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02/08/2008
CCAS 2008 Annual Symposium "Industrialization in the Gulf: A Socioeconomic Revolution"
The Arab-Persian Gulf has witnessed an explosion of economic growth in the past several decades. This unprecedented expansion has resulted in serious sociopolitical, demographic, and economic consequences. To address the dynamic transformation that is taking place in the region, the Executive Committee at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is pleased to announce that it dedicated the Center’s 2008 Annual Symposium to this imperative subject. "Industrialization in the Gulf: A Socioeconomic Revolution" took place on March 27 and 28 at Georgetown University.
Panel topics and participants are listed below, followed by links to a number of speakers' PowerPoint presentations.
Day 1
Thursday, March 27
8:30am Registration
9:00am Welcoming Remarks, Robert L. Gallucci, Georgetown University
9:15am
Keynote address delivered by: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al-Khalifa
Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board
10:00am Panel 1 Gulf Industrialization in Perspective
§ Dr. Hazem Beblawi, Arab Monetary Fund
§ Mr. Brad Bourland, Jadwa Investments
§ Ambassador Frances D. Cook, Ballard Group, LLC
11:30-11:45am Break
11:45am Panel 2 Labor Constraints and Migration Issues
§ Dr. Gwenn Okruhlik, Independent Scholar
§ Dr. Mary Ann Tetreault, Trinity University
§ Ms.Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch
1:15pm Lunch Break
2:15pm Panel 3 The Role of Women in Industrialization
§ Dr. Hatoon Al Fassi, King Saud University
§ Dr. Munira Fakhro, Independent Scholar
§ Dr. Nada Mourtada Sabbah, American University of Sharjah
3:45-4:00pm Break
4:00pm Panel 4 Financing the Growth: Bonds and Stocks
§ Mr. Alastair Hirst, Denton Wilde & Sapte
§ Ms. Jessica Anderson, Bank of New York Mellon
§ Dr. Jean-Francois Seznec, Georgetown University
Dav 2
Friday, March 28, 2008
9:00am Registration
9:30am Panel 5 Competing Models: The Gulf Arab States and Iran
§ Mr. Paul Aarts, University of Amsterdam
§ Dr. John Duke Anthony, National Council on US-Arab Relations
§ Dr. Matteo Legrenzi, University of Ottawa
11:00-11:15m Break
11:15am Panel 6 Domestic and International Implications of Industrialization
§ Dr. Steffen Hertog, Oxford University
§ Dr. Gerd Nonneman, University of Exeter
RSVP for day 1 here: https://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/index.cfm?Action=View&EventID=1635
RSVP for day 2 here: https://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/index.cfm?Action=View&EventID=1636
Related Content
Online Articles
- Paul Aarts: Windows Opened or Doors Closed? Scenarios for the Political Economy of Saudi-Iranian Relations at 2030
- Jennifer Anderson: Accessing the Global Capital Markets
- Hazem El Beblawi: Gulf Industrialization in Perspective
- Brad Bourland: Industrialization in the GCC: Context, Facts and Implications
- Steffen Hertog: Lean and Mean: The Politics of the New State-Owned Enterprise in the GCC
- Jean-François Seznec: Financing Industrialization in the Gulf