“The Future of Democracy in the Arab Wo rld”
March 16-18, 2012, Cairo, Egypt
Prof. Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla
Professor of Political Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain
H.E. Dr. Saleh M. Al-Namlah
Member, Shoura Council, Riyadh
Dr. Khaled Al-Qazzaz
Coordinator for Foreign Relations, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Cairo
Dr. Muriel Asseburg
Head of Research Division Middle East and Africa, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Tomas Avenarius
Middle East Correspondent, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Cairo and Tehran
Dr. Maha Azzam
Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House, London
Helga Barth
Head, Division Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Federal Chancellery, Berlin
Sihem Bensedrine
Spokeswoman, National Council for Freedom, Tunis
Ambassador Michael Bock
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Cairo
Prof. Dr. Iman Bugaighis
fmr. Spokeswoman, National Transitional Council, Tripolis
Stefan Duppel
Director, Office of fmr. Federal President Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker, Berlin
Waleed El Haddad
Member, Foreign Relations Committee; Co-Founder, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Cairo
Ambassador Nabil Fahmy
Dean, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), The American University, Cairo
Ambassador Marc Franco
EBRD Strategic Advisor for Egypt, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London
Dr. Rainer Hermann
Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Abu Dhabi
Gameela Ismail
Politician and TV-Host, Cairo
Rafif Jouejati
English Spokesperson, Local Coordinating Committees in Syria (LCCS), Washington, DC
Hisham Kassem
Member, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, Cairo
Dr. Bogdan Klich
Senator, Senate of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw
Ambassador Dr. Heinrich Kreft
Commissioner for Public Diplomacy and Special Representative for Dialogue among Civilizations, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Asmaa Mahfouz
Co-Founder, April 6 Youth Movement; Member, Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution, Cairo
Hugues Mingarelli
Managing Director for North Africa, Middle-East, Arabian Peninsula, Iran & Iraq, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels
Taha Özhan
President, Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), Ankara
Dr. Thomas Paulsen
Executive Director International Affairs, Körber Foundation, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes
Chairman and Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Dr. Heba Raouf
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Cairo University, Cairo
Mona Shahin
Programme Manager, Tahrir Lounge, Cairo
Ashraf Swelam
Senior Strategist and Political Advisor, Amre Moussa Presidential Campaign, Cairo
Michael Thumann
Bureau Chief, Editorial Office for the Middle East, Die Zeit, Istanbul
Dr. Klaus Wehmeier
Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, Körber Foundation, Hamburg
Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker
fmr. German Federal President; Chairman, Bergedorf Round Table, Berlin
Ambassador Volkmar Wenzel
Personal Representative of the Minister for the Arab World, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Ambassador Hesham Youssef
Campaign Manager, Amre Moussa Presidential Campaign, Cairo
Dr. Saloua Zerhouni
Associated Professor, Mohammed V University, Rabat-Souissi