Schedule
Monday, September 21 — Student Seminar
“International Regimes for Global Warming: Political, Economic, and Legal Challenges”
| Faculty | Raimund Bleischwitz -
View Seminar Presentation Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability, College of Europe, Co-Director for Material Flows and Resource Management, Wuppertal Institute, Germany Ann Florini - View Seminar Presentation Professor and Director of the Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, Brookings Institution William Moomaw - View Seminar Presentation One - Two - Three Professor of International Environmental Policy and Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School Rolf Wüstenhagen - View Seminar Presentation Professor for Management of Renewable Energies, University of St. Gallen; Director, Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWOe-HSG) |
| Guest Lecturer | Patrick Low - View Seminar Presentation Chief Economist, World Trade Organization |
| Morning | Student and faculty participants arrive |
| 12:00-14:00 | Group welcome luncheon at the Priory (catered) |
| 14:00-17:00 | Urgency of the Global Warming Crisis |
| 19:00 | Group dinner at restaurant in Talloires |
Tuesday, September 22 – Student Seminar
| 9:00-12:00 | Political and Legal Challenges o f Global Warming (I) |
| 12:00-13:30 | Group luncheon at the Priory (catered) |
| 13:30-18:30 | Tourist and social event |
| 19:00-20:00 | Music recital at the Priory |
| 20:00 | Group dinner at restaurant in Talloires |
Wednesday, September 23 – Student Seminar
| 9:00-10:15 | Political and Legal Challenges of Global Warming (II) |
| 10:45-12:00 | Climate Change Regimes and WTO Rules |
| 12:00-14:00 | Group luncheon at restaurant in Talloires |
| 14:00-17:00 | Session topic to be determined |
| 18:00-22:00 | Buffet dinner (catered) at the Priory and student groups prepare short reports |
Thursday, September 24 — Student Seminar
| 9:00-12:00 | A 10-Point Program for Global Action and Closing Section |
| 12:00-14:00 | Group luncheon at restaurant in Talloires |
Thursday, September 24 — Joint Student and Practitioner Seminar
| Midday | Practitioners arrive |
| 14:00-18:00 | Session topic(s) to be determined |
| 19:00 | Reception and group dinner at restaurant in Talloires |
Friday, September 25 — Practitioner Seminar
| Morning | Students depart |
"Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region in the World Economy and in World Politics"
| 9:00-10:30 | Session 1: The Role of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Countries for Global Energy Security Ali Aissaoui Head, Economics and Research, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation Raad Alkadiri Senior Director, PFC Energy International Lucia van Geuns Deputy Director, Clingendael International Energy Programme, Netherlands Institute of International Relations |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Session 2: Regional and International Security Considerations Christian Blickenstorfer Swiss Ambassador to Germany, former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to the U.S. Mamoun Fandy Senior Fellow for Gulf Security, The International Institute for Security Studies (IISS London) Abdulaziz O. Sager Chairman, Gulf Research Center, Dubai and President, Sager Group Holding |
| 12:30-14:00 | Group luncheon at restaurant in Talloires |
| 14:00-15:30 | Session 3: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Countries as Global Investors Heiko Hesse Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund Constantin Salameh Chief Operating Officer, Emirates International Investment Company John Sfakianakis Chief Economist, Banque Saudi Fransi |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Session 4: Development and Internationalization of Private Business in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Countries Omar Ahmed Bahlaiwa Secretary General, Committee for the Development of International Trade (CIT), Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry Fouad M. T. Alghanim Chairman, Fouad Alghanim & Sons Group of Companies Majid Jafar Executive Director, Crescent Petroleum Group Tim Niblock Professor, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter |
| 19:00 | Group dinner at restaurant in Talloires |
Saturday, September 26
| Morning | Faculty and practitioners depart |
