Sunday, March 11
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION
10:00 AM - 1:00PM
OPENING LUNCHEONPLENARY - Global Impact: Understanding Today's Middle East
A top-flight panel of experts lead delegates on a virtual tour of the Middle East with satellite stops in key locations in order to better understand how the latest events are shaping our world.
- Former Ambassador Marc Ginsberg
- Author and Scholar Robert Satloff
- Former Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority Spokesman Dan Senor
- Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh
- Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION TRACK 1
Topics to include:
- Radioactive Revolution: What a Nuclear Iran Would Mean for the World
- Vital Votes: What the 2008 Elections Could Mean for the Pro-Israel Community
- Battle Over Beirut: What the Struggle in Lebanon Means for the Middle East
- The Changing Map of the Middle East: What's at Stake?
- Knesset Conversation: Leading Voices From Israel's Parliament
- ...and many others
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION TRACK 2
Topics to include:
- Jihad 101: Understanding Radical Islam and Its War Against the West
- Tentacles of Terror: The Global Reach of the Terrorist Network
- What Will it Take to Revive the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process?
- Academic Challenge: How AIPAC Student Activists Overcome Campus Hostility
- Continental Drift: The Key Trends Affecting Europe's Middle East Policy
- ...and many others
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION TRACK 3
In this special new track of breakout sessions, some of the world's top Middle East scholars will prepare AIPAC activists to answer the toughest questions about Israel.
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
SUNDAY NIGHT PLENARY - The U.S. and Israel: Tradition and Transcendence
Two eloquent voices from diverse backgrounds explore the history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East and how Americans from all faiths can find common cause in supporting Israel.
- Pastor John Hagee
- Author and Scholar Michael Oren
- Special Guest Eitan Wertheimer, Chairman of the Board of ISCAR
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