DAY 0

Monday 12 March 2012

7pm – 9pm

Pre Conference Reception & Pre Registration
ROTANA Yas Island

DAY 1

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Time

Program Description

8:00am

Registration
Exhibition Open (all day)
Sign-up for Campus Tours (see tour schedule)

8:30 – 9:30am

Networking Breakfast
Student Focus: W4SG (Women for Sustainable Growth) Sustainability in Action Certificate Program

10:00am

Opening Ceremony

• National Anthem

Address by

• H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan

• U.A.E Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and President of Zayed University

Distinguished Speakers

• H.H. Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

• H.R.H. Princess Lolowah Al-Faisal Al Saud

• H.E. Rodi Kratsa, Vice President, European Parliament

• Helena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws

12:00pm

LUNCH
Student Focus: W4SG Lunch
Campus Tours, 12:30-1:30

2:00pm

Opening for Afternoon Keynote Addresses

2:15pm

Keynote Address
H.E. Raja Al Gurg

2:45pm

Keynote Address
Sigourney Weaver

3:15pm

Keynote Address
Zeinab Bedawi

3:45pm

Keynote Address
Dr. Isobel Coleman

4:30 pm

Day 1 Conference Sessions Conclude,
Depart for Hotels

7:00 – 10:00pm

Gala Heritage Evening
Dress Code : National Dress / Smart Casual

DAY 2

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Time

Program Description

8:00am

Registration
Exhibition Open (all day)
Sign-up for Campus Tours (see tour schedule)

8:00 – 8:30am

Networking Breakfast
Student Focus: W4SG Sustainability in Action Certificate Program
(8:15 – 10:30)

8:30am

Invited Sessions:
Panel  : Masdar Institute
Speaker: Amina Taher, Mubadala
Academic Concurrent Session 1

9:30am

MORNING TEA BREAK
Exhibition Open
Campus Tours

9:30 – 10:00am

Poster Opening Session

10:00am

Keynote Address
 H.H. Sheikha Sheikha Bint Saif Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

10:30am

Keynote Address
Hala Gorani, CNN Anchor and Correspondent

11:00am

Arab Women Leaders Panel Discussion and Q & A
Moderator: Hala Gorani

Panel members:
H.E. Noura Al Kaabi (twofour54)
H.E. Badriya Al Ali (ADNOC)
H.E. Moza Saeed Al Otaiba (Al Otaiba Inmaa)

12:30pm

LUNCH
Student Focus: W4SG Lunch
Campus Tours

1:45pm

Invited Sessions:
Panel: Lynda Moore
with Fatma Al Jaber, Faiza Al Syed,
Farida Kamber

Speaker : Nawal Bayari sponsored by Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Academic Concurrent Session 2

3:15pm – 3:45pm

Poster Session Open

3:15pm

AFTERNOON TEA
Exhibition Open

3:45pm

Invited Sessions:
Speaker: Lily Bandak
Speaker: Theo Sowa, CBE

Academic Concurrent Session 3

5:00pm

Day 2 Conference Sessions Conclude
Depart for Hotels

7:30pm – 10:00pm

Gala Dinner—By Invitation
Dress Code : National Dress / Formal

DAY 3

Thursday 15 March 2012

Time

Program Description

8:00am

Registration
Exhibition Open (all day)
Sign-up for Campus Tours (see tour schedule)

8:00 – 8:30am

Networking Breakfast

8:30am

Invited Sessions
  Round Table: Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC)
  Speaker: Dr. Richard D. Hansen - Mirador Basin Project

Academic Concurrent Session 4

Poster Session Open

9:30am

MORNING TEA BREAK - 15 minutes
Exhibition Open

9:45am

Opening of Morning Session

10:00am

Featured Speaker:
H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak

10:15am

Keynote Address:
Soraya Salti, Regional Director INJAZ Al Arab

10:45am

Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion and Q & A
Moderator: Soraya Salti
Panel Members:

• Marwa Ibrahim Farah Abdulrahman (ATIC),

• Mariam Ibrahim Mahmoud Mohamed Almahmoud (Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation),

• Salama Al Shamsi (TDIC),

• Mariam Mohamed Omar Abdulla Balfaqeh (General Secretary Executive Affairs),

• Maytha Alhaj Abdulla Al Mehairbi (twofour54),

• Amani Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Hashmi (Etihad)

12:00pm

LUNCH
W4SG Lunch
Campus Tours

1:00pm

Invited Sessions:
  Speaker: Dr. Nadia Qassim Bastaki, Etihad Airways
  Speaker: Wafa' Tarnowska, DLA Piper CSR Manager UK-Europe
Academic Concurrent Session 5

W4SG Sustainability in Action Certificate Program: Student Project Presentations
Student teams will present their projects based on their work at the conference.

2:30pm

REFRESHMENT BREAK – 15 minutes
Exhibition Open

2:45pm

Invited Sessions
Speaker: Dr. Jyoti Grewal
Workshop: Kelly L. Eide
Academic Concurrent Session 6

4:15pm

Closing Session

5:00pm

Conference Concludes
Depart for Hotels