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    10th Arab Media Forum 2011 program

    Arab Media Forum 2011

    Tuesday, May 17, 2011 – Day One

    TimeDescription
    09:00 AM – 10:15 AM
    (Workshops)
    Workshop 1 - “Media Content…More Personal…More Interactive” - Al Ameera Ballroom 1
    Moderator: Sahar Al Mizari
    Speakers: Wael Attili, Sajed Al Abdali, Rawan Al Damen, Giorgio Ungania, Faisal J. Abbas
     Workshop 2 - “Jordanian Media…Birth pangs or Heartburn?” - Al Remal Ballroom
    Speakers: Ramadan Al Rawashda, Samir Al Heyari, Fahed Al Khitan, Basim Sakijha
     Workshop 3 - “On-air medical clinics” - Al Ameera Ballroom 3
    Moderator: Ali Singel
    Speakers:  Hamid Abdulraoof Saleh, Ameen Al Amiri, Saqer AL Mualla
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak
    10:30 AM – 11:45 AMSession A: “A New Window of Opportunity for Storms of Change!” - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    Speakers: Zied Al Heni, Sultan Al Qassemi, Lamia Radi, Laila El Honi, Shadi Hamid
    11:45 AM – 12:00 PMBreak
    12:00 PM – 01:00 PMWelcome Remarks and Formal Inauguration - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    01:00 PM – 02:30 PMLunch
    02:30 PM – 03:45 PMSession B: “An end to the era of secrecy” Undisclosed sources....dangerous information and dis-information.... who pays the price - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    Moderator: Shafeeq N.Ghabra
    Speakers: Hasni Abaidi, Omar Nashabe, Wayne Madsen, Evan Kraus
    03:45 PM – 04:00 PMBreak
    04:00 PM – 05:30 PMSession C: “Image of the Arab citizen after recent popular uprisings” - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    Moderator: Najwa Qassim
    Speakers: Octavia Nasr, Philip Seib, Joe Lauria, Abdullah Bozkurt, Farah Al Atassi, Jacques Charmelot

    Wednesday, May 18, 2011 – Day Two

    TimeDescription
    09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    (Workshop)
    “Arab Youth create their own media platform" - Al Ameera 1 Ballroom
    Moderator: Nour Eldein Al Youssef
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak
    10:30 AM – 12:00 PMSession F: “Media in a shifting Arab world” - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    Moderator: Taleb Kanaan
    Speakers: Octavia Nasr, Nabil Al Kahtib, Hussein Amin , Qenan Al-Ghamdi
    12:00 PM – 12:15 PMBreak
    12:15 PM – 01:45 PMSession G: “Entertainment space. . . Blurring the red lines” - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    Moderator: Abdullah Boftain
    Speakers: Khalid Al Khaja, Rafia Obaid Ghubash, Heba Al Abasiry, Lina Abu Baker, George Kordahi, Hala Sarhan
    01:45 PM – 02:45 PMLunch
    02:45 PM – 04:15 PMSession H: “Egyptian Media Post 25 January!” - Baniyas Grand Ballroom
    Moderator: Hamdy Kandil, Magdy El Galad , Belal Fadl, Mohamed Krichen, Wael Kandil, Mona Al Shazly
    08:00 PM – 10:00 PMArab Journalism Award Ceremony 2011