The Lebanese Economic Association (LEA) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for
Liberty (FNF) cordially invite you to the:
International Conference on
the Socio-Economic Dimensions of the Syrian Conflict
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Thursday, July 4, 2013 from 9:00 am- 5:30 pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hamra- Beirut
For more information and RSVP: 03-74 76 84 or [email protected]
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Please bring an item of clothing or a book in support of refugees in Lebanon.
International Conference on the Socio-Economic Dimensions of
the Syrian Conflict
Thursday, July 4, 2013/ Crowne Plaza Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon
Conference Agenda
9:00- 9:20
Registration and Coffee
9:20- 9:30
Opening Remarks
9:30-11:00
Session 1: Socio-Economic Impacts of the Conflict on Syria
Welcoming address by LEA and FNF
(Moderated by Dr. Mounir Rached, Vice President, Lebanese Economic Association)
Humanitarian Impacts
Dr. Fouad Fouad, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of
Beirut
Economic Impacts
Mr. Zaki Mehchy, Researcher, Syrian Center for Policy Research
11:00- 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30- 13:00
Session 2: Regional Socio-Economic Implications of the Syrian Conflict
(Moderated by Mr. Ralf Erbel, Resident Representative in Jordan and for Lebanon, Syria
and Iraq, Friedrich Naumann Foundation)
Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanon
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Dr. Wael Mansour, Economist, The World Bank
Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Jordan
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Dr. Yusuf Mansur, CEO EnConsult, Jordan
Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Turkey
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Dr. Ahmet K. Han, Assistant Professor of International Relations,
Kadir Has University, Turkey
13:00- 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00- 15:30
Session 3: Addressing the Syrian Refugee Crisis
(Moderated by Dr. Sari Hanafi, Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut)
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey
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Mr. Panos Moumtzis, Syria Regional Refugee Coordinator, UNHCR
Host Countries’ Strategies and Responses: Lebanon Case Study
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Mr. Makram Malaeb, Program Manager, Ministry of Social Affairs,
Lebanon
15:30- 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00- 17:30
Session 4: Panel- Possible Roadmap for Peace, Justice and SocioEconomic Recovery
(Moderated by Dr. Jad Chaaban, President, Lebanese Economic Association)
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Mr. Omar Abdul Aziz Hallaj, Architect and Development Consultant,
Visiting Senior Lecturer, American University of Beirut
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Mr. Talal Al Husseiny, Researcher and Historian, co-author of the
Lebanese National Reconciliation Pact (Taef Accord)
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Dr. Yezid Sayigh, Senior Associate, Carnegie Middle East Center in
Beirut