| Time | Description |
|---|
| 08:30 AM – 09:00 AM | Registration |
09:00 AM – 10:15 AM
(Workshops – On Parallel) | How are the Gulf Media responding to the challenges of technology?
Moderator: Abdulla Al Zaabi
Speakers: Ahmad Al Shaikh , Ibrahim Bashmi , Jamal Khashoggi |
| | Maghreb Journalists Facing New Technology Opportunities
Moderator: Khadija Ben Ganna
Speakers: Abdallah Bakkali, Ashour Tellisi, Issam Hamoud , Muhammed Syedi Ahmed , Rasheed Khashana |
| | Levant Media and the Talents Drain
Moderator: Najwa Al Qassim
Speakers: Hafez Al Barghouthi , Issam Dari , Khayri Mansour , Jamil Morue |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break |
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
(Session A) | Transformations breaking the traditional mould of Arab Media
Moderator: Mohammed Fahad Al Harthi
Speakers: Jihad Al Khazen , Danny Bottoms , Hessah Lootah , Mohammed Jasim Al Saqr |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Break |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Formal inauguration by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai |
| 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Lunch |
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
(Session B) | The Big Picture: Impact of New Technologies on the Media Scene
Moderator: Zaven Kouyoumdjian
Speakers: Abdullatif Al Sayegh , Azzam Al-Dakhil, Alan Knight, Eason Jordan |
02:30 PM – 03:45 PM
(Session C) | The New Media: the Interface Between IT Players and Media Players
Moderator: Jasim Al Azzawi
Speakers: Ayman Abdul Nour , Walid Mounamene , Ammar Bakkar |
| 03:45 PM – 04:00 PM | Break |
04:00 PM – 04:45 PM
(Session D) | Media on the Edge: Screening of two short documentaries from Iraq and Palestine
Speakers: Dr. Ali Dabagh , Dr. Musthafa Barghouti |
04:45 PM – 06:00 PM
(Session E) | Pushing Technology Boundaries: Possibilities and Constraints
Moderator: Laila Al Shaikhli
Speakers: Ali Al Ahmed , Sashi Kumar , Andrew Marshall , Ayman Al Sayad |
| 08:00 PM – 09:00 PM | BBC Arabic Reception Dinner ( By Invitation ) |
| Time | Description |
|---|
| 09:00 AM – 09:45 AM | Welcome remarks and formal inauguration
Moderator: Khadeeja Al-Marzooqi
Speakers: Nigel Chapman |
09:45 AM – 10:45 AM
(Session F) | Consolidation Driving Arab Broadcasting networks’ Growth
Moderator: Maria Ma’alouf
Speakers: Hosam El Sokkari , Nigel Parsons |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Break |
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
(Session G) | Challenges and Opportunities Before the Arab Media in the Era of New Technologies
Moderator: Shada Omar
Speakers: M.J.Akbar, Najat Rochdi , Khaldoon Tabaza , Hamad Bin Ibrahim |
12:15 PM – 01:15 PM
(Session H) | Arab League Broadcasting Charter
Moderator: Muntaha Al-Ramahi
Speakers: Mahmoud Shamam , Nakhle El-Hage , Salah Aeddine Maaoui |
02:45 PM – 04:00 PM
(Session I) | Freedom - the New Battle Front for Arab Cyber Media
Moderator: Hosam El Sokkari
Speakers: Hani Shukrallah , Tahseen Khayat , Anne Nelson |
| 04:00 PM – 05:30 PM | Break |
| 05:30 PM – 06:30 PM | Arab Journalism Award Ceremony Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Arab Journalism Awards will honour outstanding media persons who have made meaningful contributions to their profession, thereby elevating the standards of journalism in the Arab World and initiating change in the communities they represent. |