Segma

SCHEDULE

Day 1

Day2

08.30–09.30

Registration and Morning Refreshments

09.30 – 10.00

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Rachid Derbas, Minister of Social Affairs, Lebanon
Christos Stylianides, Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Commissioner, European Union
Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Special Coordinator, Lebanon
Riad Kahwaji, CEO, Segma, Dubai
Antoine Haddad, CEO, HBC sal, Lebanon
Presenter: Najat Charafeddine, Journalist, TV anchor

Plenary Session 1

10.00–11.30

The Humanitarian Response – Obstacles and Outlook, Lessons Learned
Rachid Derbas, Minister of Social Affairs, Lebanon
Christos Stylianides, Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Commissioner, European Union
Mireille Girard, UNHCR Representative, Lebanon
Tarek Mitri, Director, IFI (Issam Fares Institute) – AUB, Former Minister of Information, Lebanon
Samar Muhareb, Director, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), Jordan
Moderator: Maha Yahya, Director, Carnegie Middle East Center

11.30–12.00

Break

Expert Panels

12.00 – 13.30

Expert Panel 1: Another Face to the Crisis: Child Protection and Maintaining Proper Education
Sonia El Khoury, Head of Unit, R.A.C.E. Program, Ministry of Education, Lebanon
Haneen Sayed, Program Leader (Human Development), World Bank , Lebanon
Sanaa Awada, Expert, Ministry of Social Affairs, Lebanon
Anthony MacDonald, Chief of Child Protection, UNICEF, Lebanon
Moderator: Nahla Hwalla, Dean of Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences, American University of Beirut

Expert Panel 2: Public-Private Partnerships to Multiply Capabilities
Ziad Hayek, Secretary General, Higher Council for Privatization (HCP), Lebanon
Fouad Zmokhol, President, Lebanese Businessmen Association (RDCL), Lebanon
Peter Mousley, Program Leader (Finance & Private Sector), Mashreq, World Bank.
Toufic Dabbousi, President, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli, Lebanon
Moderator: Rock-Antoine Mehanna, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration and Finance, Sagesse University, Lebanon

13.30–15.00

Lunch

Plenary Session 2

15.00–16.30

Impact of Refugees on Host Countries – Turning the Burden into Asset
Elias Bou Saab, Minister of Education, Lebanon
Ferid Belhaj, Middle East Director, World Bank
Yassine Jaber, Member of Parliament, Former Minister of Economy, Lebanon
Tanya Chapuisat, UNICEF Representative, Lebanon
Saban Kardas, President, ORSAM (Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies), Ankara, Turkey
Moderator: Adib Nehmeh, Regional Advisor on Peace building, ESCWA

16.30

End of Day 1

09.00–09.30

Registration (continued)

Plenary Session 3

09.30 – 11.00

Reconstruction of Syria – How does the Future Look Like
Raya Haffar Al Hassan, President of TSZE (Tripoli Special Economic Zone), Former Minister of Finance, Lebanon
Makram Sader, Secretary General, Lebanese Banks Association, Lebanon
Khalid Abu-Ismail, Chief, Economic Development and Poverty Section, ESCWA
Jihad Yazigi, Editor-in-Chief, Syria Report
Abdul Ilah Mikati, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Azm University, Lebanon
Moderator: Nassif Hitti, Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Arab League Mission in Paris

11.00 – 11.30

Break

Expert Panels

11.30–13.00

Expert Panel 3: Syria at War: Impact on Syrians and Neighboring Countries
Ferhat Pirincci, Academic Coordinator, Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM), Ankara, Turkey
Denise Sumpf, Chief, Economic Governance and Planning Section, ESCWA
Khalid Abu-Ismail, Chief, Economic Development and Poverty Section, ESCWA
Fouad Fouad, MD and Assistant Professor, American University of Beirut (AUB), Aleppo University (Formerly)
Sami Kabbani, Coordinator, Saudi National Campaign to Aid Syria, Beirut, Lebanon.
Moderator: Jad Chaaban, Associate Professor of Economics at the American University of Beirut

Expert Panel 4: Integration of Youth programs in the response plans
Fady Daou, Chairman, Adyan Foundation, Lebanon
Rouba Mhaissen, Founder and Director, Sawa Foundation (UK), Sawa for Development and Aid (Lebanon)
Umut Kumru, Specialist, AFAD (Disaster & Emergency Authority),Turkey
Aimee Karam, Expert, Ministry of Social Affairs, Lebanon
Moderator: Ziad Abdel Samad, Executive Director, Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)

13:00–15:00

Lunch

15:00

End of Forum