Gender in Foreign Policy | Gender in Diplomatic Practice | AI in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
Gender in Conflict Situations
Gender in Foreign Policy is the seventh event in the signature Hiwaraat series launched in the fall of 2023. The conference addresses gender-informed approaches to foreign policy and diplomacy, the role and risks of AI in policy and practice, and gender aspects of foreign policy in conflict situations with a focus on specific countries including Afghanistan, Gaza, and Ukraine. The conference will convene leading diplomats, public officials, academics, and students to discuss the interconnected, topical themes.
Live translation will be provided.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Registration
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Conference Moderator
9:30 am – 9:35 am
Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:35 am – 10:00 am
Androulla Kaminara, Distinguished-Diplomat-in-Residence, Georgetown University in Qatar, former EU Ambassador to Pakistan
Safwan Masri, Dean, Georgetown University Qatar
H.E. Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York (pre-recorded message)
Session I
Gender in Foreign Policy: Why it Matters
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Moderator: Androulla Kaminara, Distinguished-Diplomat-in-Residence, Georgetown University in Qatar, former EU Ambassador to Pakistan
H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, former President of Lithuania
H.E. Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, Ambassador of South Africa to Qatar
Break
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Session II
Gender in Diplomatic Practice
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Moderator: Mehran Kamrava, Professor of Government, Georgetown University in Qatar
Wendy Gilmour, Assistant Secretary General NATO, former Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan
Cynthia Schneider, Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, former Ambassador of the U.S. to the Netherlands
H.E. Cristian Tudor, EU Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to the State of Qatar
Lunch
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Session III
AI in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Moderator: Androulla Kaminara, Distinguished-Diplomat-in-Residence, Georgetown University in Qatar, former EU Ambassador to Pakistan
Michail Bletsas, Director of Harvard University Media Labs (via Zoom)
Jamie Olsen, Manager of Instructional Design and Educational Continuity, Georgetown University in Qatar
Nathanial Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab, Yale School of Public Health
Colonel Simon K. Maina, Director of Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Technologies at the National Security Advisors Office in Kenya
Break
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Session IV
Gender in Conflict Situations
Session Introduction 3:30 pm – 3:40 pm
Natalie A. Baker Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Qatar
Gender in Conflict Situations
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Moderator: Safwan Masri, Dean, Georgetown University in Qatar
H,E. Kuzmenko Andrii, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from Ukraine to Qatar
Sultan Barakat, Professor of Public Policy, founder of the Conflict and Resolution Studies Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
Raffaella Iodice, EU Chargée d’Affaires a.i., European Union Delegation to Afghanistan
Nada Tarbush, Counselor, Permanent Palestinian Mission to the UN in Geneva (via zoom)
Closing Remarks
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Safwan Masri, Dean, Georgetown University in Qatar
Reception
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm