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Under the Patronage of His Highness
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent

First Qatar Economic Development Conference On:
Meeting the Challenges of Diversification in the GCC

February 9th and 10th, 2010
Four Season Hotel, Doha, State of Qatar

The General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP) in partnership with the World Bank is organizing the Qatar Economic Development Conference on Meeting the Challenges of Diversification in the GCC
This conference will bring together thought leaders and decision makers from government, the business community, regional and international organizations, to share ideas, perspectives and experiences around the multiple challenges that economic diversification poses for the GCC countries.
The aim of the conference is to frame discussion in a way that helps develop practical strategic and operational approaches to economic diversification in the GCC countries with a particular focus on implementation.

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February 9th, 2010

Day 1:

7:45-8:15 Registration

8:15-9:00 Welcome Remarks Opening formalities,

  • H E Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saud Al-Thani, Governor, Qatar Central Bank

  • HE Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Secretary General, Secretariat for Development Planning

  • Luis Serven, Senior Advisor, World Bank Research Department

9:00-9:30 Break

9:30-11:30 Panel 1: Global Experience in Economic Diversification

Moderator, Darren Jordon, Al Jazeera English

  • Adel al-Wugayan , General Secretary, The Supreme Council for Planning and Development,  Kuwait

  • Ricardo Hausmann, Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University

  • Tan Sri Suleiman Mahbob, Chairman of the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

  • Thorvaldur Gylfason, Professor of Economics, University of Iceland

  • Senior Representative, Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi (tbc)

  • Gerard Lyons, Chief Economist, Standard Chartered Bank, London.

11:30-12:00 Break

12:00-2:00 Panel 2: Strategies for Diversification in the GCC

Moderator: Luis Serven (Senior Advisor, World Bank):

  • H E Sheikh Hamad Bin Jabor Bin Jassem Al Thani, Director General, Secretariat for Development Planning, Qatar

  • Mr. Kamal Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), Bahrain

  • Dr. Saleh Suliman Al-Rashid, College of Management Sciences, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

  • Ali Aissaoui, Senior Consultant, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), Saudi Arabia

2:00-2:30 Lunch

17:00-18:30 Closed Door Session: Diversification in the context of the Qatar National Development Strategy (NDS); invitation only

 

February 10th, 2010

Day 2:

8:00-10:00 Working Group Sessions (parallel)

  • Creating New Market and Product/Service Opportunities

    • John Page, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and Director, International Growth Center, formerly World Bank

  • New Frontiers in the Energy Sector

    • David V. Scott, Executive Director of Economic Affairs, Abu Dhabi

  • ICT, innovation

    • Adnan Abu-Dayya, Executive Director, QU Wireless Innovations Center (QUWIC)

  • Human Resources

    • Zafiris Tzannatos (World Bank—retired)

10:00-10:45 Group Presentations prepared

10:45 -12:00 Presentations and discussion

12:00-12:30 Break

12:45-1:15 Lessons: where does the GCC go from here? Luis Serven, Senior Advisor, World Bank Research Department
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