4th April 2008
9 h 00 – 16 h00 : Registration

Openning Session

5th April 2008

( Summit Hall)

8 h 30 – 9 h 30 : Formal opening of the AMED Ministerial Meeting:
  • Opening statement by H. E. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
  • Statement by H. E. George Yong-Boon Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore.
  • H. E. Farouk Hosni,Minister of Culture of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
  • H.E. Wang Yi Deputy Minister of Forign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

9 h 30– 09 h 45 : Coffee break.

 
Political and Security Issues

5th April 2008

(Summit Hall)

Plenary Session:
09 h 45 – 10 h 30 :
Political development and reforms in Asia and the Middle East.
(Speakers from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia in their capacities  as Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Political and Security Issues).

  • 09 h 45 – 10 h 00 
  • H. E. Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim
    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.

 

  • 10 h 00 – 10 h 15 
  • H.H.Ambassador Dr. Torky Bin Mohamed Bin Saoud Al Kabir, Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Saudi Arabia.
    • 10 h 15 – 10 h 30  Discussion

     
PANELS

10 h 30 – 11 h 30 (Summit Hall)

Governments and civil societies : partners not adversaries .

  • 10 h 30 – 10 h 35 
    Dr. Moustafa Olwy, Professor of Political Sciences, Cairo University – Egypt . Moderator

10 h 35 – 11 h 15 . (10 minutes for each Speaker )

  • Dr. Kamal Aboulmagd, Vice President of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights, Egypt.
  • Dr. Hossam Badrawi, Member of the Shoura Council, the Egyptian Parliament.
  • Dr. Mona Zulficar, Member of the National Council for Human Rights, Egypt.
  • Mr.Helmy Abouleish, Ex-Chairman of the Egyptian Junior Business Assosciation (EJB)-Chair of Management Council of the Industrial Modernization Center(IMC).

11 h 15 – 11 h 30  Discussion

 

10 h 30 –11 h 30  (Red Sea- Sinai Hall) 

Effective Governance and political and economic transformations

  • 10 h 30 – 10 h 35 
     Mr. Ayman Salah- Executive Director of the Egyptian Junior Business Association(EJB),  Egypt. Moderator


* 10 h 35 – 11 h 15 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

H. E. Ahmed Darwish Minister of  Administrative Development, Egypt.

  • H. E. Rohita Bogollagama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka.
  • Dr.Anwar Mohamed Kerkash-Minister of State of Foreign Afaairs-UAE.
  •  MR. Anis Yusal Yousoff, Director of Malaysia Institute of Integrity, Malaysia.
  •  Dr.Tarek El Hidan, Deputy Director of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UAE.                           

* 11 h 15 – 11 h 30  Discussion

 

11 h 30 –12 h 30 (Red Sea- Sinai Hall)

A comprehensive approach for combating terrorism in Asia and Middle East(legislations, education and media…).

* 11 h 30 – 11 h 35 
Dr. Mustafa Olwy, Professor of Political Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt. Moderator

 11 h 35 – 12 h 15 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • Dr. Mohamed Abdellah-Chairman of Foreign Policy Committee of the NDP-Egypt.
  • Ambassador Takaya SUTO, Director of the Center For the Promotion of Disarmament, Japan.
  • Dato Hussein Haniff, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia.
  • Major Abd Allah Ibrahim Bin Nassar,Ministry of Home Affairs-UAE.
     
    * 12 h 15 – 12 h 30  Discussion

 

11 h 30 - 12 h 30 (Summit Hall)

Natural disasters and communicable diseases


  • * 12 h 30 – 12 h 35 
    Dr. Mawaheb Abou El Azm, Chief Executive Officer, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Egypt. Moderator

12 h 35 – 12 h 55 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • Dr.Mona Mehrez, Supervisor of the Central Laboratories of Poultry Monitoring, Egypt.
  • Dr. Louay El-Sayed, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Egypt.

* 12 h 55 – 13 h 15  Discussion
  • 12 h 30 - 13 h 30
  • Lunch break
 
Economic Issues

5th April 2008

 Plenary Session:(Summit Hall)
13 h 30 – 14 h 15 :
Economic reforms and improving investment climate in Asia and the Middle East.
(Speakers from Egypt and Thailand in their capacities as Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Economic Issues).

11 h 30 – 11 h 45

  • H. E.  Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin Minister of Investments of Egypt

11 h 45 – 12 h 00 

  • Mrs. Vasana Mututanont-Director of International Affairs Bureau-Board of Investment-Thailand.

    12 h 00 – 12 h 30  Discussion

     

     
PANELS

14 h 15 –15 h 15   (Summit Hall)

Expanding trade and investment partnerships between Asia and the Middle East

  • 14 h 15 – 14 h 20 
    Dr. Abel-Moneim El-Mashat- Director of the Center for Research and Political studies, Cairo University, Egypt. Moderator

14 h 20 – 15 h 00 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • H.E. Hamarkhan Zarifi- Minister of Foreign Affairs-Tajikistan.
  • H.E.Sami Hadad-Minister of Economy and Commerce, Lebanon.
  • H. E. Shah Azim Monorov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.
  • Mr. Salah Mohamed Said El Atar-Head of the Investment Authority-Yemen.

* 15 h 00 – 15 h 15  Discussion

14 h 15 – 15 h 15(Red Sea- Sinai Hall)

Promoting tourism exchange between Asia and the Middle East


14 h 15 – 14 h 20 
Mr. Mohamed Islam, Media Expert, Egypt. Moderator

14 h 20 – 15 h 00 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • Mr. Elhamy El-Zayat, Chairman and CEO, EMCO Travel Chairman, Egyptian Tourism Federation-Egypt.
  • Mr. Hesham Zazoua,  First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt. 
  • Mr. Tuan Haji Azizan Nordin, Director of International Promotion Division, Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia.

* 15 h 00 – 15 h 15  Discussion

 

15 h 15 –16 h 15 (Red Sea- Sinai Hall)

potentials and opportunities for cooperation among the banking sectors in Asia and Middle East .

  • 15 h 15 – 15 h 20 
    Mr. Ayman Salah, Executive Director of the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB), Egypt. Moderator

* 15 h 20 – 16 h 00 . (10 minutes for each Speaker) 

  • Mr. Mohamed Ozalp, Vice Chairman of Misr Bank, Egypt.
  • Dr. Bashir Fadl Allah, Deputy Vice Chairman of the Islamic Bank for Development.
  • MR. Naguib Abdallah El Shamsi, Director of Research and Studies Departement, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

* 16 h 00 – 16 h 15  Discussion

15 h 15- 16 h 15 (Summit Hall)

Promoting cooperation between oil producers and consumers in Asia and the Middle East .

* 15 h 15 – 15 h 20 
MR. Mohamed Islam-Expert of Media, Egypt. Moderator

 15 h 20 – 16 h 00 .( 10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • Mr.Ahmed Alashmawi-Deputy Chairman of the Executive Authority for Investment and International Relations-Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources-Egypt.

  • Mr. David Tan-Deputy Chief Executive Energy Policy and Plannibg Division - Singapore.
  • Mr. Owas Chinoroje-Assistant to Executive Vice President-PTT Exploration and Production Co. Ltd., Thailand.
  • Dr.Magued Ben Abdalah El Manif, Counselor-Ministry of Petroleum, Saudi Arabia.
  • Mr. Hendra Fadhly, Indonesia .

* 16 h 00 – 16 h 15  Discussion
  • 19 h- 21 h 30
  • Dinner hosted by Egyptian Minister of Forign Affairs for the Heads of the Official Delegation and Culural event.
Social, Educational, Scientific, and Media Issues

6th April 2008

Plenary Session:           (Summit Hall)
9 h 00 – 9 h 45 :

Cultural aspects and dimensions of development process in Asia and the  Middle East .
(Speakers from Jordan and Singapore in their capacities  as Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Social, Cultural, Environmental and Media Issues).. 15 minutes for each Chairman.

09 h 00 – 09 h 15

  • Dr. Salah El Bashir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.

09 h 15 – 09 h 30  Speaker

  • H.E.Wong Kwok Pun, Ambassador of Singapore to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
    • 09 h 30 – 09 h 45  Discussion
PANELS

09 h 45 –  10 h 45  (Summit Hall)

Promoting cooperation and exchange of information and experiences in the fields of science & technology and IT between Asia and the Middle East

  • *09 h 45 – 09 h 50 
    Dr. Hossam Badrawi, Member of the Shoura Council, the Egyptian Parliament. Moderator

 

09 h 50 – 10 h 30 .( 10 minutes for each Speaker)

  •  Mr. Amin Kheir El Din, Member and Advisor of Strategies to the Board of Directors of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Technology Development Fund, Egypt.
  • Dr. Sherif Kamel, Director of the Management Center, American University in Cairo, Egypt.
  • H. E. Ambassador Yasuo MATSUI , Ambassador of S&T, Japan.
  • MR. Wah Yuen, Director of Water Reclamation Plants-Public Utilities, Singapore. 


* 10 h 30 – 10 h 45  Discussion

 

09 h 45 –10 h 45(Red Sea- Sinai Hall)

Promoting cooperation between Asia and the Middle East in the fields of human resources and movement of labor forces

  • 09 h 45 – 09 h 50 
    Dr. Samir Radwan-Advisor to the General Authority of Investment and Free Zones(GAFI),Egypt. Moderator

 

*09 h 50 – 10 h 30 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • Mr. Monchai Patchanee-Director, Departement of Consular Affairs, Thailand.
  • Mr.Vu DUNG , Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.
  • Mr. Badr Bin Salem Bagaber, Deputy Director, Ministry of Labor, Saudi Arabia.
  • Mr. Rafael Segus-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Philippines.
  • Mrs. Endang Sulistianingish, National Agency for Migrant Workers, Indonesia .

* 10 h 30 – 10 h 45  Discussion

10 h 45 - 11 h 45 (Summit Hall)

National policies and international cooperation on plans dealing with climate changes in Asia and the Middle East

  • 10 h 45 – 10 h 50
    Mohamed Islam-Expert of Media-Egypt. Moderator

10 h 50 – 11 h 30 . (10 minutes for each Speaker)

  • Dr. Sayed Sabry, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)-Egypt.
  • Mr.Zhang Lijun-Deputy Director, China Institut of International Studies-China
  • Mr. Philip Ong-Director-Climate Change-Ministry of Environment and Water Ressources, Singapore.

* 11 h 30 – 11 h 45  Discussion

 

 

 

 

10 h 45 - 11 h 45  (Red Sea- Sinai Hall)

Combating defamation of religion and promoting mutual respect among peoples (role of religious institutions – Governments – Media…)

  • 10 h 45 – 10 h 50 
    Dr. Aly El Samman, Chairman of the Dialogue and Islamic Relations Committee, Egypt. Moderator

10 h 50 – 11 h 30 . (10 minutes for for each Speaker)

  • H. E. Dulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
  • H. E. Choi Seung Hoh, Former Ambassador of Korea to Egypt, Korea.
  • Dr. Albakri Ahmed, Dean Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) Academy and Senior Director (Capacity Building),MUIS, Singapore
  • Dr. Mourad Wahba,Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Ain Shams University, Egypt.


* 11 h 30 – 11 h 45  Discussion

11 h 45 – 12 h 00 :Coffee break

12 h 00 – 13 h 00 :
Plenary session : Chairman's Report.

13 h 00 – 13 h 30 :
Closing session of the AMED II Ministerial Meeting:
 - Statement by Mr.Charivat Sanputra-Undersecretary General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Thailand.

14 h 00 –
Press Conference by H. E. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

         
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