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Program
Draft program, may undergo changes until the event.
All activities take place at the Ritz-Carlton unless otherwise noted.
| Saturday, April 7th, 2012 |
| All–Day Activities |
Optional Arranged Alumni Activities**
(separate registration and fees required)
- Tour of Islamic Museum of Art
- Dhow trip around Doha Harbor
- Desert Sightseeing Trip
- Doha Sightseeing Trip (Old Souk, Qatar Foundation, and other sites)
- Golf at the Doha Championship Golf Club
- Multi–day regional tours available before and after the Doha activities, at individual discretion.** doha– regional–tour– information.pdf
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| 6:00 pm |
HLSAA Executive Committee and Council Meeting
(Open to Executive Committee and City Representatives only) |
| 7:10 pm |
Buses Depart from Ritz Carlton to Katara Cultural Center |
| 7:30 pm |
Green Gulf–Chevron Dinner
Sponsors: Green Gulf & Chevron Qatar
Venue: Katara Cultural Center
The Keynote Opening Address
Mr. Carl Attalah
Chevron Qatar Limited, President
Mr. Omran Al–Kuwari
Green Gulf, Chief Executive Officer
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| 8:30 pm |
The Dinner Address
The Parallels between Arab Self Determination & The African/American Abolitionist and Civil Rights Movement
Introduction: Mr. Malik Dahlan LLM ’01; AM '06; GSA '00
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, President
Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy, Principal & Chief Lawyer, Doha
Professor Charles J. Ogletree JD ’78
Harvard Law School, Jesse Climenko Professor of Law; and
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Director
Conversation with Mr. Dahlan and the audience
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10:00 pm
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Buses Depart from Katara Cultural Village to Ritz Carlton
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| Sunday, April 8th, 2012 |
| 8:10 am |
Buses Depart from Ritz Carlton to Qatar National Convention Center |
| 8:30 am–8:45 am |
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Malik Dahlan LLM ’01; AM '06; GSA '00
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, President
Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy, Principal & Chief Lawyer, Doha
Ms. Sharon E. Jones AB '82; JD ’82
Harvard Law School Association (HLSA) President
O–H Community Partners, President, Chicago
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| 8:45 am–10:15 am |
Session I:
HLS Today: Global Profession and the Future of Global Legal Education
Professor David B. Wilkins JD ’80
Harvard Law School, Lester Kissel Professor of Law
Program on the Legal Profession, Director; and
Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Vice Dean
Dr. Moatasem elGheriani
Qatar Foundation, Deputy General Counsel
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| 10:15 am–10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:30 am–11:45 pm |
Session II:
Arab Spring and the Rule of Law: 100 years of reaching Arab Self–determination
Moderator: Mr. Karim Kobeissi, LLM ’00
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, 1st Vice President & Beirut City Representative
Kobeissi & Frangie, Partner, Beirut
His Excellancy Dr. Salaheddin Al Bashir LLM ’88
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, Member of Honor
International Business Legal Associates (IBLaw), Founder and Managing Partner
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Former Foreign Minister, Minister of Justice & Minister of Trade & Industry
Mr. Abdulhay Sayed LLM ’93
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, City Representative for Damascus
Sayed & Sayed, Partner, Syria
Professor Amr Shalakany SJD '00
American University of Cairo, Associate Professor
Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, Member
Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
Dubai School of Government (established in affiliation with Harvard Kennedy School), Non-resident Fellow
The National Newspaper (United Arab Emirates), Columnist
Named as the #1 Top Twitter Presence by Forbes Middle East
Dr. Tarik Yousef , PhD ’97
Silatech, Chief Executive Officer
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| 12:00 pm–12:15 pm |
Break |
| 12:15 pm–1:45 pm |
Session III:
The Rise of Asia
Moderator: Dr. Walid Hegazy LLM '95; SJD '07; GSA '98
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, 2nd Vice President and Cairo Representative
Hegazy & Associates, Managing Partner
Dr. Melli Darsa LLM ’94
Melli Darsa & Co., Senior Partner, Indonesia
Mr. Rowland Cheng JD ’95
Latham & Watkins LLP, Managing Partner, Shanghai
Mr. Young–Joon "YJ" Kim JD ’83
Harvard Law School Association Executive Committee Member-At-Large
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, Partner, Hong Kong
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| 1:45 pm–3:15 pm |
Networking Lunch
Doing Business in the Middle East
Sponsor: Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy
Introduction by:
Mr. William Cattan
Law Office of Malik Dahlan at Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy, Managing Partner, Doha
Welcome Address
Her Excellency Ambassador Susan L Ziadeh
US Ambassador to Qatar
Mr. Abdulrahman Al–Shaibi
Qatar Financial Center, Board Member and Managing Director
Qatar Petroleum Group, Director of Finance
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| 3:15 pm–4:45 pm |
Session IV:
Human Rights, Women and Islam
Moderator: Mr. Shahm Al-Wir AB ’93
Harvard Arab Alumni Association, President
Ahmed el-Gaili, AB ’98, JD ’03
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, City Representative for Khartoum
Harvard Arab Alumni Association, Treasurer
Vinson & Elkins, Partner, Dubai
Professor Christina Jones-Pauly JD ’76
Women Under Islam: Gender, Justice and the Politics of Islamic Law (2011), Author
Ms. Naima Said LLM '90
Naima Said & Associates, P.C., Member, United States
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| 4:45 pm |
Buses Depart from Qatar National Convention Center to Ritz Carlton |
| 5:00 pm–6:00 pm |
Pre–dinner, at the discretion of individual guests
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| 6:00 pm |
Reception
His Excellency Minister Hasan Bin Abdullah Al-Ghanem
State of Qatar, Minister of Justice
Venue: Ritz Carlton
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| 7:00 pm |
HLSAA and 125th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Sponsor: ExxonMobil
Venue: Ritz Carlton
Opening Remarks
Ms. Sharon E. Jones AB '82; JD ’82
Harvard Law School Association (HLSA), President
O–H Community Partners, President, Chicago
Mr. Barton P. Cahir
ExxonMobil Qatar Inc, President & General Manager
Harvard Law School Association Award Presentation
His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani LLM ’56
Chairman and Founder, Centre for Global Energy Studies, London
Former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
And Members of Honor Recognition
To Recognize Harvard Law School Association of Arabia Members of Honor with Certificates
Mr. Shahm Al-Wir AB '93
Harvard Arab Alumni Association, President
Closing Remarks
Mr. Malik Dahlan LLM ’01; AM '06; GSA '00
Harvard Law School Association of Arabia, President
Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy, Principal & Chief Lawyer, Doha
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| 9:30 pm |
Close of Program |
**Contact on-site event manager for arrangements:
Julie Atkinson
Event Director - Conference Division
QMDI (Qatar MICE Development Institute)
A Qatar Foundation Joint Venture
Tel. +974 4454 8000 ~ Direct Tel. +974 4454-8012
Mobile +974 6608-9742 ~ Fax +974 4454 8047
P.O. Box 34232, Doha, Qatar
Email julie.atkinson@qmdi.qf.org.qa
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When: Saturday, 04/7/12 at 10:00am - 9:30pm | iCal
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| Ritz-Carlton
Doha,
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