Speakers & Chairs

Executive Director and Director of Research, Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, Malta

Secretary General, Arab League

Secretary General, Arab League

President, Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (MCISE), Morocco

Europe Editor, BBC

Former First National Security Adviser to the President, Tunisia

Former First National Security Adviser to the President, Tunisia

Leader, Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), Sudan

Deputy Minister of Finance, Saudi Arabia

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain

President, BIFBPW, Bahrain

CEO, Qatar Investment Authority

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | Palestine

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Jordan

Executive Director, Anna Lindh Foundation

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar

Advisor to the President and Former Minister of National Security, Iraq

Secretary General, Organization for the Islamic Cooperation

Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Center, Qatar

Head of the Iraqi Advisory Council and Former Advisor to the Iraqi President

Head, Governance Programme MENA-OECD, OECD

President, The Brookings Institution, USA

Sustainable Energy, Food and Water System Task Force Chair, and Research Fellow, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)

Deputy Governor of Investor Services, General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Saudi Arabia

Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute, Spain

Former European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, EU

Minister of Foreign Affairs ad interim, Tunisia (Until 2020)

Non-resident Scholar, Middle East Institute (MEI)

Advisor for Libya, DCAF

Pianist, Iran

Director, MENA Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Belgium

Head of Recruitment and Translation Services, NaTakallam, Lebanon

Careteker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon (Until 2020)

Research Fellow, RUSI; Visiting Fellow, King's College London

Head and Senior Research Fellow, MENA Programme; Associate Fellow | Royal United Services Institute; ISPI

Foreign Correspondent, BBC News

Director, State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, USA

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Algeria (Until 2021)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Morocco

Visiting Fellow, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics (LSE)

Managing Editor, Class CNBC, Italy

Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO

Middle East Correspondent, The Economist

Global Managing Director, Public Policy, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia (Until 2020)

Correspondent and presenter, Rai Tg3, Italy

Caretaker Minister of State for Administrative Development, Lebanon

President of the Council of Ministers, Italy

Correspondent and Presenter, Tg3 Rai, Italy

Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara | United Nations

President of the Republic, Chad (Until 2021)

Head of Mission and Force Commander, UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

Deputy Director, Bruegel, Belgium

CEO, ENI, Italy

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy

Deputy Director, RAI1, Italy

President, Institute for European Social Protection (IPSE), France

Research Fellow, MENA Programme, Chatham House, UK

President, Policy Center for the New South, Morocco

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt

Director of the Human Mobility Initiative, ODI

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece

Deputy Director, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

Commissioner for Economy, European Commission

Resident Scholar, Carnegie Middle East Center, Lebanon

President, People’s Assembly, Tunisia

Assistant Minister for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, UAE

Director, Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), France

President, ENEL, Italy

Committee Vice-Chairman, Oxford Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Forum and Associate Fellow, Chatham House

Director, Middle East Programs, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), USA

Editor in Chief, Middle East Eye

Vice President, Policy and Partnerships, EBRD

Professor of Middle East Studies, Janet W. Ketcham 1953, Smith College, USA

Senior Program Officer, North Africa, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), USA

Foundier, DoctorX, Jordan

Senior Fellow for Middle East Security, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Iraq

Chairman, Board of Valentino Company

Head of Intercultural Research and Programming, Anna Lindt Foundation

Minister of External Affairs, India

Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Morocco

Minister Delegate to the Minsiter of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Morocco

Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Yemen

Professor of Government and Politics, George Mason University, USA

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Senior Resident Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), USA

Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Fox News, USA

Professor, Paris Science et Lettre (PSL) - École normale Supérieure and Università della Svizzera Italiana, France

Member of the German Bundestag and representative of Foreign Affairs of the CDU/CSU-Group, Germany

Deputy Director-General, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, European Commission

Director General, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Russia

Special Coordinator for Lebanon, United Nations

Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Senior Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Germany

Director, Public National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Algeria

Author, “Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio”, Algeria

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia

Vice President, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Belgium

Vice President | The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)

Senior Fellow on International Studies, Institute of International Relations, Shanghai

CEO, RAICOM, Italy

Executive Vice President and Director, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy

Senator, Chairman of the National Dialogue Party; Founder, Makhzoumi Foundation, Lebanon

Middle East Correspondent, Wall Street Journal, Egypt

President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy

Director, Energy Department, the League of Arab States

Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations

Senior lecturer of International Studies at the Lauder Institute, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

Director, North Africa Initiative; Resident Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East programs, Atlantic Council, USA

President, Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA), Palestine

High Representative for Alliance of Civilizations, UN

Managing Director, EMEA Economics & Strategy, Jefferies International, UK

Vice President, Syrian National Coalition, Syria

Prime Minister, Malta

Director, Middle East Directions Programme, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute (EUI), Italy

Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), USA

CEO, Nielsen Media and Associates

President, Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company, Cyprus

Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations

Middle East Correspondent, The Economist, UK

News Presenter and Interviewer, France24, France

Deputy Director, ANSA, Italy

Former President, EU Commission; Former UN Special Envoy for Africa

Chairman, Valentino Spa

Chairman, Board of Valentino Company

Director of Partnerships, Research and Events, Policy Center for the New South, Morocco

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, USA

Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Portugal

Foreign News Editor, El País, Spain

Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, USA

Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), Iran

Special Envoy for Libya, United Nations

Journalist, Tg2, Italy

Faculty Advisor and Researcher, NATO Defense College, Italy

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Portugal

Senior Research Fellow, Head of Turkey and Middle East Program, IFRI, France

Italy Correspondent, Politico

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Libya

Special Representative and Head of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, United Nations

Professor Emeritus Naval Post Graduate School, USA

Senior Fellow, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Russia

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Libya (until 2021)

Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, European Union

Senior Advisor, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy

Deputy Head and Senior Research Fellow, MENA Programme, Chatham House, UK

Co-Head, Mena Centre, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy

Columnist and special envoy, Corriere della Sera, Italy

State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan (until 2019)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Councilor, China

Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Middle East Programs | Atlantic Council

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Maghreb and Egypt, US Department of State, USA

Special Representative of the Chinese Government on European Affairs, China

Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF)

Director Carnegie Middle East Center, Lebanon

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), USA

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iran