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SIR BANI YAS 
FORUM 
THE MIDDLE EAST, ENERGY & SECURITY 
INAUGURAL ANNUAL RETREAT 
CO-ORGANISED BY 
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
AND THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE 
Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
November 5 - 8, 2010 
AGENDA 
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FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER 
Participants' arrival and check-in at the Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort 
20:00 
Welcoming Dinner 
SATURDAY 6 NOVEMBER 
9:30 — 9:45 
Opening Remarks by Hosts 
Introduction 
HH Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab 
Emirates 
Terje Rod-Larsen, President, International Peace Institute 
9:45 — 10:00 Video Presentation: "Local Change, Global Impact: The Middle East & The World" 
10:00 — 10:30 Keynote Address 
HE Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority 
10:30 — 12:30 Session 1. Interdependence: The World and the Middle East 
A session on emerging geopolitical and global security. economic. development and media 
trends and their impact on the Middle East. The Foreign Ministers will be joined by: 
Daniel Yergin, Chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates 
Gilles Kepel, Professor, Sciences Po Paris; Senior Fellow, London School of 
Economics and Political Science 
Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East & North Africa Programme, The Royal Institute of 
International Affairs, Chatham House 
HRH Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman, Saudi Research & 
Marketing Group 
Plenary Discussion Moderated by: Lyse Doucet, Correspondent and Presenter, 
BBC World News 
12:30 — 14:00 Lunch 
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14:00 — 16:00 Session 2. The Middle East Peace Process 
Where is the Israeli-Palestinian peace process going? What can be done? The session will 
begin with a presentation of a public opinion survey of politics and policy in Palestine. Israel 
and Lebanon by Craig Charney. President of Charney Research and lPl Senior Adviser. The 
Foreign Ministers will be joined by: 
Yasser Abed Rabbo, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization 
Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel and Minister Responsible for 
Intelligence Services and the Atomic Energy Commission (via video-link) 
Martin Indyk, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution 
Robert Malley, Middle East and North Africa Program Director, International Crisis 
Group 
Plenary Discussion Moderated by: Hala Gorani, Reporter and Anchor, CNN 
International 
16:00 - 19:00 Bilateral Meetings and Recreational Activities 
19:00 - 22:00 Dinner and Evening Program 
Keynote Address 
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post 
SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 
10:00 — 12:00 Session 3. Geopolitics: Iran and the Middle East 
What are the prevailing geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East and what is the role of Iran? 
The session will begin with a presentation of the results from a public opinion poll in Iran by 
Craig Charney, President of Charney Research and !PI Senior Adviser. The Foreign Ministers 
will be joined by: 
Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution 
Joschka Fischer, Former Foreign Minister of Germany and Managing Partner, 
Joschka Fischer & Company 
Ghassan Salame, Dean of PSIA, the Paris School of International Affairs and 
professor at Sciences Po (Paris) and Columbia University (NY) 
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, 
Brookings Institution 
Plenary Discussion Moderated by: Lyse Doucet, Correspondent and Presenter, 
BBC World News 
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12:00 — 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 — 16:00 Session 4. Energy, Security and the Middle East 
Meeting the growing demand for energy. securing access to resources, and developing 
alternative sources are just a few of the challenges that the world has to face in the area of 
energy. What are the implications of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East? Is there space 
for security cooperation in the region? The Foreign Ministers will be joined by: 
Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and 
Diplomacy, Tufts University 
Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies 
Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO, Shell 
Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman Emeritus, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 
Plenary Discussion Moderated by: James P. Rubin, US President of Atlantic 
Partnership 
16:00 - 19:00 Bilateral Meetings and Recreational Activities 
19:00 - 22:00 Dinner and Evening Program 
MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER 
10:00 -10:45 Special Address 
Tony Blair, Quartet Representative 
10:45 — 11:00 Wrap-Up by Hosts 
This concluding session will reflect on the retreat conversations and discuss the way forward 
in the Middle East. 
HH Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab 
Emirates 
Terje Rod-Larsen, President, International Peace Institute 
11:15 — 16:00 Bilateral Meetings and Recreational Activities 
17:00 
Check-out and Departure 
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