• Mrs. Rima Karaki, Presenter, Lebanon

• Mrs. Nadine Abou Zaki, NAWF Founder and Executive Chair and Al Hasnaa Editor-in-Chief, Lebanon
• Mr. Mazen Hayek, Group Director of PR and Commercial Affairs, mbc Group
• H.E. Mr. Denis Pietton, Ambassador, French Embassy, Lebanon
• H.E Mrs. Bahiya Hariri, Member of Parliament, Lebanon
• H.E Mr. Wael Abou Faour, Minister of Social Affairs, Lebanon

• The Arab “revolutions and expectations" of the Arab woman
• Will the “revolutions” lead to actual reforms?
• What kind of opportunities do these revolutions provide for the youth?
• Religion’s standpoint and the issue of minorities

Moderator: Ms. Muntaha Al Rumaihi, Anchor, Al Arabiya News Channel, UAE

• Dr. Moussa Wehbe, Professor of Philosophy, Editorial Consultant, Al Hasnaa Magazine, Lebanon
• Ms. Buthaina Kamel, Presidential candidate and Television Anchor and Activist, Egypt
• Dr. Farida Allaghi, Libyan Human Rights Activist and a Human Development Expert, Lebanon
• Ms. Nabila Hamza, President, Foundation for the Future (FFF), Jordan

• Will the Arab “Spring” reflect on the west’s perspective?
• The West’s perception of the Arab world in general, and the Arab woman in particular
• The complex Arab perception of the west

Moderator: Mr. Hazem Saghieh, Writer, Columnist and Political Analyst, Al Hayat Newspaper, Lebanon

• H.E. Ms. Malalai Joya, Former Deputy, Activist and Writer, Afghanistan
• Ms. Octavia Nasr, Columnist Founder, Bridges Media Consulting, Lebanon
• Ms. Geneviève Fraisse, Former Member of the European Parliament, Philosopher and Historian, France
• Mr. François Zabbal, Editor-in-Chief, Qantara Magazine, Institut Du Monde Arabe, France
• Ms. Arwa Damon, Correspondent, CNN International, USA

• Will the social media continue to stress individual freedom?
• Will the Arab woman possess the essential tools for defending her cause?
• Will it be invested by activists and NGOs?
• Online Safety in Social Media

Moderator: Mr. Zaki Mahfoud, Actor, Playmaker and Journalist, Al Hayat Newspaper, Lebanon

• Mrs. Mariam Al Bassam, Editor-in-Chief, News Desk, Al Jadeed TV, Lebanon
• Ms. Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Editor-in-Chief, Yemen Times, Yemen
• Ms. Leila Serhan, Country Manager, Microsoft, Lebanon and NEPA Indirect Markets
• Ms. Lamees Dhaif, Writer, Media Figure and Activist, Kingdom of Bahrain

• Mr. Ricardo Karam, Talk Show Host, Founder and General Manager, Takreem Achievement Award, Lebanon
• Mrs. Fawzia Salama, Journalist and TV presenter, MBC, Lebanon

Panelists:

• Mrs. Mona Khazindar, General Director, Institut du Monde Arabe, France
• Mrs. Hala Fadel, Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum for the Pan Arab Region and Fund Manager, Comgest, Lebanon
• Ms. Buthaina Kamel, Presidential Candidate and Television Anchor and Activist, Egypt
• Mrs. Buthaina Al Ansari, Founder, Chairperson and CEO, Qatariat Co., Qatar
• Ms. Octavia Nasr, Columnist founder of Bridges Media Consulting, Lebanon
• Ms. Zoya J. Rouhana, Director, KAFA (enough) Violence and Exploitation, Lebanon

• Women in Business: Post Arab Spring opportunities
  Promenade Meeting room - (3rd Floor)

  Moderator: Ms. Rana Ghandour Salhab, Partner in Deloitte Middle East

  Panelists:

  • Dr. Tara Vishwanath, Lead Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, The World Bank, USA
  • Mr. Ibrahim Muhanna, Actuary and Managing Director, i.e. Muhanna & Co., Lebanon
  • Dr. Heba Nassar, Vice President, Cairo University, Egypt
  • Dr. Mayada Baydas, Executive Director, Emkan, Lebanon
• Media and Civil Society: What kind of partnership?
  Marina Meeting room- (3rd Floor)

  Moderator: Mr. Fadi El Halabi, Psychotherapist-Counselor for couples, TV talk show host, Lebanon

  Panelists:

  • Ms. Diana Mokaled, Program & Production Manager, Future News TV, Lebanon
  • Ms. Kinda Mohamadieh, Program Manager, ANND, Lebanon
  • Ms. Mona Merhi, Founder and Program Director at Sahbeh Readership Initiative, Writer, Producer and Director, Lebanon

In the presence of H.E Mr. Wael Abou Faour and H.E Mrs. Bahiya Hariri

• Mrs. Mona Khazindar, General Director, Institut du Monde Arabe, France
• Mrs. Hala Fadel, Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum for the Pan Arab Region and Fund Manager, Comgest, Lebanon
• Ms. Octavia Nasr, Columnist founder of Bridges Media Consulting, Lebanon

• Literary and artistic forms of expression: a prelude to the Arab Spring
• Political change and the future of literary and artistic forms of expression
• What kind of future awaits the creativity of woman?

Moderator: Mr. Yehia Jaber, Poet, Theater Actor, Journalist, Founder and owner of “Why Production” company, Lebanon

Panelists:

• Mrs. Joumana Haddad, Writer, Head of Cultural Page, An-Nahar S.C.P.A, Lebanon
• Mrs. Badriah Al Becher, Writer and Journalist, UAE
• Ms. Mariam Ali, Performer, Mariam and Abou, Egypt

• Mrs. Jahida Wehbe, Poet, Orator of poetry, Singer and Songwriter, Lebanon
• Mrs. Joumana Haddad, Writer, Head of Cultural Page, An-Nahar S.C.P.A, Lebanon
• Ms. Rania Selwan, Actress, Presenter and Writer, Lebanon
• Mrs. Badriah Al Becher, Writer and Journalist, UAE
• Ms. Mona Merhi, Founder and Program Director at Sahbeh Readership Initiative, Writer, Producer and Director, Lebanon
• Ms. Mona Tayem, Writer, A Literary and a Sociological Critic, Lebanon
• Dr. Nadine Al-Assaad, Journalist and Poet, Lebanon
• Ms. Celia Hamadeh, Poet, Lebanon

Moderator: Ms. Mona Merhi, Founder and Program Director at Sahbeh Readership Initiative, Writer, Producer and Director, Lebanon

• Mr. Nadim Jarjoura, Journalist and Film Critic, Assafir Newspaper, Lebanon
• Mr. Daoud Abdelsayed, Director and Screenwriter, Egypt

Projections: This session will include selections from films featuring the work of Arab filmmakers inspired by the revolutions

Moderator: Mr. Neshan Der Haroutiounian, TV Host, Lebanon

Panelists:

• Mr. Dureid Lahham, Comedian and Director, Syria
• Mr. Khaled Youssef, Director and Film Writer, Egypt