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DAY ONE

Sunday 9/5/2010

Opening Session

09:00-12:30

09:00-10:00

- Recitation from the Holy Koran.

- Address by H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Conference Chairman.

- Address by H.E. Amre Moussa,

Secretary General of the League of Arab States, on behalf of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Conference.

- Address by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, The Amir of Qatar.

10:00-10:30 Intermission.

Chairman: H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah,

Conference Chairman,

Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy and Industry,

State of Qatar.

10:30-12:30 Opening Statements by Their Excellencies the Ministers and Heads of

Delegations.

12:30-15:30 Lunch.

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First Panel Discussion

International Developments in Oil and Natural Gas Markets

and their Impact on Arab Countries

15:30-17:30

Chairman: H.E. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi,

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Rapporteur: Dr. Usameh F. El-Jamali,

Advisor,

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).

Background paper by: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

Paper Presented by: Mr. Christopher Allsopp,

Director.

Panelists*:

- H.E. Abdalla Salem El-Badri,

Secretary General, OPEC.

- Mr. Christoph Frei,

Secretary General, World Energy Council (WEC).

- Mr. R. K. Pachauri,

Director-General, TERI

- Mr. Nabuo Tanaka,

Executive Director, International Energy Agency(IEA).

- Mr. Noe van Hulst,

Secretary General,

International Energy forum (IEF).

20:30 Dinner.

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*Panelists are listed alphabetically according to the last name.