Conference agenda

Globalisation and the Gulf: economics and security

Kuwait Programme biennial conference, Kuwait City, 25-26 March 2009

*Please note the conference is free to attend, but delegates are required to organise and pay for their own travel and accommodation

This page provides an outline of the conference agenda.

DAY 1: Wednesday, 25 March 2009

09:00 - 09:45 Registration (Lobby, ground floor)

09:45 - 11:00 Opening Ceremony (Auditorium, basement)

Inaugural Speech:

Prof. Ali Al-Shamlan (Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) Sir Howard Davies (Director, London School of Economics and Political Science)

Keynote Speakers:

Mr. Bader Mishari Al-Humaidhi (Former Minister of Finance, State of Kuwait)

Moderator:

Mr Sulaiman Al-Awadhi (Board Secretary, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences)

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11:00 - 11:30 Coffee (Lobby, ground floor)

11:30 - 13:00 Plenary Session: Globalisation and the Gulf (Auditorium, basement)

Speakers:

• Professor Gregory Gause (University of Vermont): 'A Century of Globalization in the Gulf'
  
• Mr Will Hutton (Chief Executive of The Work Foundation, United Kingdom): 'The impact of the global financial crisis on the Gulf'
  
• Professor Giacomo Luciani (Gulf Research Centre, Geneva): 'Gulf Business and Globalisation'

Chairman:

Professor David Held (Director, Kuwait Programme, LSE)

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13:00 - 14:30 Lunch (Dining Hall, 8th floor)

14:30 - 16:30 Economic challenges in a global environment (Auditorium, basement)

Speakers:

• Professor Danny Quah (LSE): 'Challenges and opportunities facing the global economy'
  
• Sir Howard Davies (LSE): 'Domestic and global implications of sovereign wealth funds'
  
• Dr Silvana Tenreyro (LSE): 'Volatility, Diversification and Development in GCC Countries'

Chairman: Professor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem (Amiri Diwan)

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DAY 2: Thursday, 26 March 2009

10:30 - 12:30 Global security in a changing world (Auditorium, basement)

Speakers:

• Professor Anoush Ehteshami (Durham University): 'Overview of international relations, security and strategic trends in the Middle East'
  
• Professor Barry Buzan (LSE): 'The Middle Eastern Regional Security Complex: What has changed and what not since 2001'
  
• Dr N. Janardhan (Political Analyst, Gulf-Asia Affairs, UAE): 'Gulf-Asia Relations: Economy First, What Next?'
  

Chairman: Mr. Sulaiman Al-Mutawa (Institute for Private Education and Training)

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12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (Dining Hall, 8th floor)

13:30 - 15:00 Parallel workshops

a) Governance and development in the Gulf (Auditorium, basement)

Speakers:

• Professor Mark Thatcher (LSE): 'The rise of governing markets and regulatory frameworks in the Gulf States'
  
• Dr Mohammed Aly Raouf (Gulf Research Centre, Dubai): 'Sustainable development and environmental issues in the Gulf'
  
• Professor Rodney Wilson (Durham University): 'Islamic finance: can the GCC states provide global leadership?'

Chairwoman: Dr Eva-Maria Nag (LSE)

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b) Regional security issues (Kuwait Hall, 2nd floor)

Speakers:

• Professor Abdullah Al-Shayeji (Kuwait University): 'The future of US engagement in the Gulf and the emergence of non-Western competition for regional resources'
  
• Dr. Kristian Ulrichsen (LSE): 'Emerging challenges to internal security and external stability in the GCC.'
  
• Dr. Reidar Visser (Norwegian Institute for International Affairs): 'The failed Basra federalism initiative - implications for the political architecture of the Gulf?'

Chairman: Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi (Awan Newspaper)

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15:00 - 15:30 Coffee (lobby, ground floor)

15:30 - 16:30 Closing ceremony and concluding remarks

Speakers:

• Professor David Held (Director, Kuwait Programme, LSE)
  
• Dr. Abbas Al-Mejren (Faculty Member, Kuwait University & KFAS Representative)
  
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