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2022 Al Sharq Youth Conference

Motto of the Conference: ‘Unleashing Potentials’

Date: August 13-14, 2022

Venue: Pullman Hotel & Convention Center

Overview

As the world sees the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic followed by the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on social, economic, and political norms, the opportunity for alternatives has become evident – and much needed to replace obsolete ideas and structure pertaining to many dimensions that have dominated the status quo.

More than ever, we need a world where ideals of justice and equilibrium are established, and cooperation between people and nations exists in a fairer and more balanced world. This year, Al Sharq Youth International Conference will provide a venue to discuss the unprecedented global risks we face.

Sponsors and Partners

Official Airlines: Turkish Airlines

Silver Sponsor: Turkish Youth Ministry

Bronze Sponsors: TIKA

Partners:

Arabic Post

Unexpected Muslims

Türkiye Ulusal Ajans

Nucleus Consulting

Türk Kızılay

MON Investments

School of Leadership

Attending Organizations:

NESI Forum

Launch Good

SAWA for Development & Aid

Africa Asia Dialogues

Common Action Forum

CORBIZ

AlSha5ana

 

 

Time

august 13 (Saturday) - 14 (Sunday)

Location

Pullman Hotel & Convention Center

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Speakers for this event

  • Ahmed Ghanim

    Ahmed Ghanim

    Expert in Advocacy Campaigns

    Expert in Advocacy Campaigns

  • Ali Milani

    Ali Milani

    UK Labour Party Politician

    UK Labour Party Politician

  • Alia Moubayed

    Alia Moubayed

    MENA Economist

    MENA Economist

  • Alsha5angi

    Alsha5angi

    Producer & Presenter of Alsha5ana Show

    Producer & Presenter of Alsha5ana Show

  • Anna Panagiotou

    Anna Panagiotou

    Founder and Director of the Cynefin Center

    Founder and Director of the Cynefin Cent...

  • Arwa El-Khani

    Arwa El-Khani

    Lead Clinical Pharmacist at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

    Lead Clinical Pharmacist at Oxford Healt...

  • Betül Doğan Akkaş

    Betül Doğan Akkaş

    Associate Fellow at Al Sharq Strategic Research

    Associate Fellow at Al Sharq Strategic R...

  • Burak Koçak

    Burak Koçak

    Youth Worker at Turkish Red Crescent

    Youth Worker at Turkish Red Crescent

  • Comfort Ero

    Comfort Ero

    President and CEO of International Crisis Group

    President and CEO of International Crisi...

  • Diego La Monda

    Diego La Monda

    Founder of NESI Forum

    Founder of NESI Forum

  • Dr. Emad Shahin

    Dr. Emad Shahin

    Professor at Harvard University

    Professor at Harvard University

  • Emad Saif

    Emad Saif

    Innovation Trainer at Strategic Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Economic Development Office at Qatar University

    Innovation Trainer at Strategic Innovati...

  • Esra Özturk

    Esra Özturk

    Independent Journalist

    Independent Journalist

  • Fadi El-Jardali

    Fadi El-Jardali

    Founder and Director of Knowledge to Policy Center

    Founder and Director of Knowledge to Pol...

  • Fadi Itani

    Fadi Itani

    CEO of the Muslim Charities Forum

    CEO of the Muslim Charities Forum

  • Fadi Quran

    Fadi Quran

    Campaigns Director at Avaaz

    Campaigns Director at Avaaz

  • Hadia Kawakiji

    Hadia Kawakiji

    Non-resident Fellow at Omran Center for Strategic Research

    Non-resident Fellow at Omran Center for ...

  • Hamidreza Azizi

    Hamidreza Azizi

    Alexander von Humboldt fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin

    Alexander von Humboldt fellow at the Ger...

  • Hande Taner

    Hande Taner

    President at FEMYSO

    President at FEMYSO

  • Hassan Aourid

    Hassan Aourid

    Moroccan Thinker

    Moroccan Thinker

  • Hassan Imran

    Hassan Imran

  • Havva Nur Demir

    Havva Nur Demir

    Volunteer Management Specialist at Turkish Red Crescent

    Volunteer Management Specialist at Turki...

  • Heba Raouf Ezzat

    Heba Raouf Ezzat

    Political Science Professor at Ibn Haldun University

    Political Science Professor at Ibn Haldu...

  • Hussein Amery

    Hussein Amery

    Professor of Water Politics and Policy at Colorado School of Mines

    Professor of Water Politics and Policy a...

  • Joseph Bahout

    Joseph Bahout

    Director at Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

    Director at Issam Fares Institute for Pu...

  • Kamaran Palani

    Kamaran Palani

    Associate Fellow, Al Sharq Strategic Research

    Associate Fellow, Al Sharq Strategic Res...

  • Karim El Gendy

    Karim El Gendy

    Founder of Carboun

    Founder of Carboun

  • Khaled Foad

    Khaled Foad

    Founder and CEO of Dinar

    Founder and CEO of Dinar

  • Linda Sarsour

    Linda Sarsour

    American Civil Rights Activist

    American Civil Rights Activist

  • Liqaa Meki

    Liqaa Meki

    Senior Researcher at Al Jazeera Center for Studies

    Senior Researcher at Al Jazeera Center f...

  • Marc Owen Jones

    Marc Owen Jones

    Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Hamad bin Khalifa University

    Assistant Professor of Middle East Studi...

  • Mehmet Emin Cengiz

    Mehmet Emin Cengiz

    Researcher at Al Sharq Strategic Research

    Researcher at Al Sharq Strategic Researc...

  • Mehmet M. KASAPOĞLU

    Mehmet M. KASAPOĞLU

    Minister of Youth and Sports in Türkiye

    Minister of Youth and Sports in Türkiye

  • Mohammed Mahmoud

    Mohammed Mahmoud

    Director of the Climate and Water Program at MEI

    Director of the Climate and Water Progra...

  • Nasser Yassin

    Nasser Yassin

    Lebanese Minister of Environment

    Lebanese Minister of Environment

  • Nesrin Haj Ahmad

    Nesrin Haj Ahmad

    Managing Director of Ahel for Community Organizing

    Managing Director of Ahel for Community ...

  • Omar Faiad

    Omar Faiad

    Journalist at Al Jazeera Media Network

    Journalist at Al Jazeera Media Network

  • Omar Salha

    Omar Salha

    Founder of Ramadan Tent Project

    Founder of Ramadan Tent Project

  • Omar Shakir

    Omar Shakir

    Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch

    Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch

  • Prof. Adeel Malik

    Prof. Adeel Malik

    Globe Fellow and Associate Professor at University of Oxford

    Globe Fellow and Associate Professor at ...

  • Prof. Ahmet Faruk Aysan

    Prof. Ahmet Faruk Aysan

    Professor of Islamic Finance and Economy and Program Coordinator of PhD and MS programs in Islamic Finance at HBKU

    Professor of Islamic Finance and Economy...

  • Prof. Mehmet Asutay

    Prof. Mehmet Asutay

    Director of the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance

    Director of the Durham Centre for Islami...

  • Rana Dajani

    Rana Dajani

    Professor Molecular Cell Biology, Social Entrepreneur

    Professor Molecular Cell Biology, Social...

  • Riyaad Minty

    Riyaad Minty

    Digital Manager - TRT International

  • Rouba Mhaissen

    Rouba Mhaissen

    Economist, Activist, and Founder of Sawa for Development and Aid

    Economist, Activist, and Founder of Sawa...

  • Sami Zaidan

    Sami Zaidan

  • Shireen Naqvi

    Shireen Naqvi

    Senior Adviser and Consultant at School of Leadership Pakistan

    Senior Adviser and Consultant at School ...

  • Sinan Hatahet

    Sinan Hatahet

    Senior Research Fellow at Al Sharq Strategic Research

    Senior Research Fellow at Al Sharq Strat...

  • Talha Karatas

    Talha Karatas

    CEO of Talchi International

    CEO of Talchi International

  • Tesnim Khriji Chirchi

    Tesnim Khriji Chirchi

    Director of The Jasmine Foundation for Research and Communication.

    Director of The Jasmine Foundation for R...

  • Thembisa Fakude

    Thembisa Fakude

    Senior Research Fellow and Director of Africa Asia Dialogues

    Senior Research Fellow and Director of A...

  • Wadah Khanfar

    Wadah Khanfar

    Al Sharq Forum President

    Al Sharq Forum President

  • Wael Alalwani

    Wael Alalwani

    Co-Founder of OPEN

    Co-Founder of OPEN

  • Yassine Saadi

    Yassine Saadi

    Doctor of Economics

    Doctor of Economics

  • Youssef Mohsen

    Youssef Mohsen

    Founder & Managing Partner at Anubius Gaming

    Founder & Managing Partner at Anubius Ga...

  • Zamzam Ibrahim

    Zamzam Ibrahim

    President of National Union of Students (NUS)

    President of National Union of Students ...

Schedule

    • Day 1
    • Day 2
    • August 13, 2022

    • 8:00 Registration8:00 - 10:00Registration

    • 10:20 Welcoming Remarks10:20 - 10:35Opening Speech & Welcoming RemarksSpeakers: Wadah Khanfar

    • 10:35 Keynote Speech: Climate Change and its Potential Impacts on Economy, Society and Migration10:35 - 10:50Keynote Speech: Speakers: Mehmet M. KASAPOĞLU

    • 10:50 Keynote Speech: Horizons of Change and Youth’s Role in Transitional Times10:50 - 11:05Keynote Speech:Speakers: Comfort Ero

    • 11:15 Strategic Panel: The Al Sharq Region in a Changing World Order11:15 - 12:15The international system is undergoing a watershed moment. This process will not solely define (dis)order at the global level. It will also define the place and meaning of regions in the international system. Al Sharq region’s place in the international system and relations with global powers are set to experience a major transformation. This session is set to discuss the following questions: - Why and how is the international system changing, if not disintegrating? - How will this global-order level change affect Al Sharq’s place in world politics? And likewise, how will the same process shape the intra-regional politics in the Al Sharq region? - How does the rupture in the international system represent an opportunity as well as a challenge for the process of change in the region? Speakers: Betül Doğan Akkaş, Comfort Ero, Joseph Bahout, Sami Zeidan, Yassine Saadi

    • 12:15 Break12:15 - 12:35Break

    • 12:35 Spotlight: Get Your Voice Heard or Die Trying12:35 - 12:50Spotlight SessionSpeakers: Linda Sarsour

    • 13:05 Youth Leads: The Unlikely Candidate: How Youth Could Change Politics13:05 - 13:20Youth LeadsSpeakers: Ali Milani

    • 13:05 Horizons Panel: Don't Look Up: The Global Economic Crisis and Implications on Al Sharq13:05 - 14:05Humanity is now facing many global challenges that potentially carry opportunities within them, and the Al Sharq region is no exception. The world did not recover from the devastating economic effects of Covid-19 before since receiving another blow from the Ukraine war. Strong economies have suffered as much as developing economies. This panel will explore the global economic crisis and the potential opportunities it carries for the Al Sharq region. This session is set to discuss the following questions: How has the era of Post Covid-19/Ukraine war accelerated economic recession? What are the upcoming scenarios to expect? What implications will it have on the future of political regimes in the Al Sharq region? The way out: Are there any potential opportunities for the Al Sharq region during this economic crisis? Speakers: Ali Milani, Alia Moubayed, Joseph Bahout, Tarik Yousef

    • 14:05 Youth Leads: Understand the Network, Act as a Network14:05 - 14:20We currently live in an interconnected world of complex systems that connect everyone to everything, and all economic influencers, political activists, and non-state actors are linked together through these systems. Therefore, one cannot make the right decisions and navigate this world without understanding it. The speaker will discuss how to understand the world as a network and highlight the OPEN initiative, which maps and analyzes political and economic networks in Syria. OPEN is an impact platform initiative that took place in 2021. Speakers: Wael Alalwani

    • 14:35 Lunch Break14:35 - 15:45Lunch Break

    • 15:45 Deep Dives 1 : Parallel Sessions15:45 - 17:15Know Why | Israel, The Crime of Apartheid & What You Can do about It | Closed Panel Know Why | The Purpose of Entrepreneurship Beyond Shareholder Value | Master Class Know Trends | Future Esports Activism | Master Class

    • 17:15 Break17:15 - 17:35Break

    • 17:35 Deep Dives 2 : Parallel Sessions17:35 - 19:05Know How | Trust Building through Negotiation and Mediation | Youth Skills to Reconcile Fragmented Societies | Master Class (Arabic) Know Why | Escalation, De-escalation and the Future of Rivalries in MENA: Prospect for Regional Cooperation and Change | Panel discussion Know How | Influential Advocacy | Master Class Know How | E-movements: The Future of Internet Organizing, Activism & Mobilization | Master Class Know How | OSINT - Open Source Investigation | Master Class Know How | Islamic Economics Hackathon | Master Class Know Trend| Unleashing the Potential of Blockchain in Reimagining the Islamic Economy | Master Class Know Trend | The Future of Work | Master Class Know How | Fighting Disinformation, Infodemics & Digital Authoritarianism | Master Class Know How | Digitalization of Volunteering via TRC Diversity and Inclusion Simulation / Screening of “Islam on the Edges”Speakers: Ahmed Ghanim, Anna Panagiotou, Emad Saif, Fadi Itani, Hadia Kawakiji, Hamidreza Azizi, Karim El Gendy, Khaled Foad, Marc Owen Jones, Mehmet Emin Cengiz, Nesrin Haj Ahmad, Omar Salha, Prof. Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Rana Dajani, Sinan Hatahet, Youssef Mohsen

    • 19:05 Break19:05 - 19:25Break

    • 19:25 Tea Time Sessions19:25 - 20:00Tea Time Sessions

    • 20:00 Art Night20:00 - 22:00Omar Al-Azzawi & Aytaç Doğan

    • August 14, 2022

    • 10:00 Spotlight: Unleashing Imagination of a New Civilization Model10:00 - 10:15SpotlightSpeakers: Heba Raouf Ezzat

    • 10:30 Spotlight: Moral leadership in Uncertain Times10:30 - 10:45SpotlightSpeakers: Shireen Naqvi

    • 10:45 Strategic Panel: Societal Interconnectivity Versus Authoritarian Consolidation: The Contest over Restoring Political Order In Al Sharq Region10:45 - 11:45he struggle over restoring political order is the most fiercely contested one in the Al Sharq region. Popular revolt against the autocratic and dysfunctional political systems during the Arab Spring led to a decade-long crisis of stability and legitimacy. Capitalizing on the popular fatigue and the global recession of democratic ideals, the resurgent authoritarianism in the Al Sharq region is attempting to renew its validity. For decades, the strategy of the rules elites in the Al Sharq region has been to trade freedom for security, and political rights for the promise of development, attempts which have obviously not suceeded. At the societal level, the region has never been as interconnected as it is now since the advent of modern nation states. Societal interconnection provides fertile ground for new imaginations, premised on the idea of a shared destiny and future. In the face of such societal interconnection and consciousness, the attempt to resurrect a new version of an authoritarian status quo is no more than a fragile relic from the past. Indeed, social interconnection and solidarity is the most effective antidote to authoritarian consolidation. Therefore, the endeavor to establish an efficient, yet legitimate and inclusive political order at both the domestic and regional level is the only way out from the current chaos.Speakers: Hassan Aourid, Liqaa Meki, Tesnim Khriji Chirchi

    • 11:45 Youth Leads: Owning The Narrative11:45 - 12:00Youth LeadsSpeakers: Fadi Quran

    • 12:00 Spotlight: Driving Change through Social Entrepreneurship12:00 - 12:15SpotlightSpeakers: Rana Dajani

    • 12:15 Break12:15 - 12:35Break

    • 12:50 Youth Leads: Cleaning States' Mess, the Youth Response to the Refugee Crisis.12:50 - 13:05Youth LeadsSpeakers: Rouba Mhaissen

    • 13:05 Future Horizons Panel: Steering the Wheel: Towards a Just, Inclusive and Sustainable Future13:05 - 14:05Decades of development models in the Al Sharq region have so far failed to provide just, prosperous and sustainable realities for societies. Rather, the region seems to be set on a destructive path complicated by conflict, climate change, global economic crises and a post-fuel transition. How can we rethink the Al Sharq path to development and move into directions that are more just, inclusive and sustainable taking into consideration the existing challenges and opportunities? Speakers: Diego La Monda, Karim El Gendy, Prof. Adeel Malik, Prof. Mehmet Asutay, Rouba Mhaissen

    • 14:05 Youth Leads: The Art of Bridging and Belonging14:05 - 14:20We are living in a networked world formed of complex systems where everyone and everything is connected, economic actors, political actors, non-state actors and more, all weaved together. One cannot navigate this world and take the right decisions without understanding it. In this session, we attendees explore how to understand the world as a network. The session includes a spotlight on the OPEN initiative which maps and analyzes political and economic networks in Syria. OPEN was one of Impact Platform’s incubated initiatives in 2021Speakers: Omar Salha

    • 14:35 Lunch Break14:35 - 15:45Lunch Break

    • 15:45 Deep Dives: Parallel Sessions15:45 - 17:15Know How | Ways of Making Viral and Meaningful Social Media Content | Master Class Know How | Unleashing Imagination about "Justice" using Lego Serious Play | Master Class (Arabic) Know why | Towards informed activism: Knowledge, Policy-making and Youth | Master Class Know Life | Youth Financial independence during economic crisis | Master Class Know Why | Water and Food resources in MENA: A Human Security Perspective | Panel Know Trend | The Future of Digital Media 10 Years from Now Know Trend | The Future of GameFi | Master Class Know Why | The Future of Civil Society | Master Class Know How | Digital Evacuation: How to Save Lives in Conflict Zones Using Digital Media? The Case of Ukraine | Master Class Know Life | Mental Health and Wellbeing of Youth Activists | Master Class Know How | Connecting Nations: Ways of Building Bridges between Asia and Africa | Master Class Know Why | Unleashing Imagination of New Governance Model Inspired by Islam | Master ClassSpeakers: Alsha5angi, Arwa El-Khani, Dr. Emad Shahin, Emad Saif, Esra Özturk, Fadi El-Jardali, Hussein Amery, Linda Sarsour, Mohammed Mahmoud, Nasser Yassin, Riyaad Minty, Talha Karatas, Thembisa Fakude

    • 17:15 Break17:15 - 17:35Break

    • 17:35 Workshop: World Café Workshop17:35 - 19:05Facilitated discussion among Hubs and their communities about determining the pressing challenges of their local communities and proposing solutions to it. Speakers: Hadia Kawakiji

    • 19:25 Tea Time Sessions19:25 - 20:25Tea Time Sessions

    • 20:25 Closing Remarks20:25 - 21:30Closing RemarksSpeakers: Wadah Khanfar

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