U.S.-Arab Economic Forum :: Invited Speakers::2006


H. E. Amre Moussa Secretary General League of Arab States	H.E. Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Energy and Industry State of Qatar	Rex W. Tillerson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Exxon Mobil Corporation

James J. Mulva Chairman & CEO ConocoPhillips	Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. President & CEO Marathon Oil Corporation	H.E. Ali bin Ibrahim Al Naimi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

H.E. Rachid Mohamed Rachid Minister Ministry of Trade and Industry, Egypt	H.E. Amr A. Al Dabbagh Governor Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority	H.R.H. Prince Saud Al-Faisal Foreign Minister Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

James Lambright Chairman & President EX-Im Bank	T.H Karen Hughes Undersecretary, Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs U.S. Department of State	H.E. Hoshyar Zebari Minister of Foreign Affairs Iraq

Shirsh Apte CEO, CEEMEA Corporate & Investment Banking CitiGroup	James McNerney, Jr. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer The Boeing Company	H.E. Dr. Tarek Mohamed Kamel Minister of Communications and IT Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

H.E. Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah Secretary General GCC	John Watson President, International Exploration & Production Chevron	Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. Global Chief Executive Officer PricewaterhouseCoopers

T.H. Bill White Mayor City of Houston	John Hofmeister President Shell Oil Company	H.E. Dr. Taher E. Jehaimi Ph.D. Secretary of Planning Libyan Liaison Office

H.R.H. Prince Turki Al-Faisal Ambassador Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia	H.E. Abdul Rahman Al Tuwaijri Secretary General Saudi Arabia Supreme Economic Council	Dr. G. Mustafa Mohatarem Chief Economist General Motors

H.E. Abdullah Alireza Minister of State Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	H.E. Munir Nassar Minister Tourism & Antiquities, Jordan	Mr. Nijad Fares Director of the Board WEDGE Group

Dr. Mustafa Nabli Chief Economist World Bank	Ahmad Chebbani Chairman American Middle-East Economic Affairs Committee (AMEAC)	Charles L. Gummer President & CEO Comerica Bank - Texas

Cari Eggspuehler Executive Director Business for Diplomatic Action	Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem Advisor to the Prime Minister State of Kuwait	Nasser Beydoun Chairman American Arab Chamber of Commerce

H.H. Sheikha Hissah Al Sabbah Chairwomen Arab Women Council	T.H. Alex Azar Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services	H.E. Sharif Ali Zu'bi Ministry of Industry & Trade Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Deepak Chopra Founder of The Chopra Center La Costa Resort & Spa	Joseph Hanania Managing Director HP Middle East	H.E. Nouri Jouini Minister of International Cooperation & Investment Tunisia

Chad Deaton Chairman Baker Hughes	Steve DuMont Corporate Vice President Cisco Systems IBSG	Michael McMillen Partner Dechert LLP

T.H. Robert Eckels County Judge Harris County, Texas	Senator Wyche Fowler, Jr. Chairman of the Board Middle East Institute	Zafar Siddiqi President CNBC Al Arabiya

James T. Hackett President & CEO Anadarko	Steven G. Farris CEO Apache	John Zogby President Zogby International

Dr. James Canton CEO Institute for Global Futures	David L. Phillips Partner Jackson Walker, LLP	Ismael Ahmed Executive Director Access

Dr. James Zogby President Arab American Insititute	Amb. Edward P. Djerejian Director James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy	Emad Tinawi Vice President, Middle East & North Africa The Monitor Group

Khaled Musaed S Al Seif Chairman El Seif Group	Omar Bahlaiwa Secretary General Committee on International Trade	Greg Nakanishi Vice President, Human Resources Baker Hughes Incorporated

Taher S. Helmy Senior Partner, Helmy, Hamza & Partners (Baker & McKenzie), President, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt	Alan R. Crain Vice President and General Counsel Baker Hughes Incorporated	Sandra Gibson President & CEO Association of Performing Arts Presenters

Ron Mobed President and COO IHS Energy	H.E. Shiekha Hanadi Nasser Bin Khaled Al Thani Vice Chairperson and Managing Director Amwal	James W. Owens Chairman and CEO Caterpillar, Inc.


Dr. Thuraya Al Arrayed Senior Executive & Arab Thought Leader Aramco	Judith Kipper Director of Middle Eastern Forum Council on Foreign Affairs	Dr. Fahd Al-Mubarak Member of the Shoura Council Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Maureen Kempston Drake Group Vice President General Motors	Laurence Moskowitz Chairman, President and CEO Medialink Worldwide Incorporated	Dr. Elias Zerhouni Director National Health Institute

Dr. Jack Shaheen Author & Media Critic Independent	T.H. Frank Wisner Vice Chairman, External Affairs AIG	Mahmood Panjwani General Partner Minah Ventures

Dr. Arun Gandhi Chairman Gandhi Institute	Dr. Sohail Inayatullah Professor Philosopher & Writer	Dr. Samia Fessi Professor University of Manouba, Tunis

Kenneth P. Morse Managing Director MIT Entrepreneurship Center	Craig Jarchow Director First Reserve Corporation	Ennis Rimawi Managing Partner Catalyst Private Equity

Ali Faramawy Vice President Microsoft	Riane Eisler President Center for Partnership Studies	Wafa Zaid Human Resources Advisor Aramco

Dr. Saleh Jallad Group Vice President CCC	John B. Craig Vice President Boeing	Ambassador Theodore H. Kattouf President & Chief Executive Officer AMIDEAST

Dr. Akram Yosri Managing Partner 3i Capital Group	Dr. Anan Ameri Director Arab American National Museum	T. B. McClelland, Jr. President & CEO, Center House Ltd. Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Bilateral U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce

Greg Howell Global Development Alliance Advisor USAID/Iraq	Chas White EVP & Corporate CTO BearingPoint Inc.	Abdul M. Al-Jaber Executive Chairman of the Board Palestine Telecommunications Co.

Haiyan Mujarkech Chief Officer - Projects Dubai Properties	Dr.Selwa A.F. Al-Hazzaa, M.D., F.R.C.S. Chair of Ececutive Board of Friends of Saudi Arabia, Head & Consultant of Ophthalmology, KFSH & RC	Dr. Philip A. Salem President Salem Oncology Centre

Dr.Saad Hamad Al Barrak Managing Director & Deputy Chairman Mobile Telecommunications Company	Dr. Sami Al-Araji Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Iraq)	H.E. Ibrahim Guider Director General Arab Labor Organization

Fatma-Zohra Benoughlis Director of Strategy & Economic Planification SONATRACH	Dr. Talaat Bin Zafer Director General Arab Industrial Development & Mining Organization	H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssef Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Djibouti

Don Pressely Partner Booz Allen Hamilton	Dr. Florence Eid VP &Senior Economist for the MENA Region JPMorgan	Douglas Oberhelman Group President Catepillar

Dr. Abderrahim Foukara Editorial Director Al Jazeera Washington Bureau	Jerry O'Brien Senior Advisor USAID	Mr. Jonathan Berman Director Development Alternatives, Inc.

Nizar Zakka Vice Chairman World Information Technology and Services Alliance WITSA	David Bohigian Assistant Secretary Market Access and Compliance at Commerce	David Bosch Director Aramco Service Company

Chase Untermeyer US Ambassador to Qatar American Embassy Doha	Dr. William Edwards Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer AMD	Dr. Mustafa Al Jarrah Director General Ministry of Industry &Minerals Baghdad

Ambassador Dr. Abdallah Bouhabib Ambassador Republic of Lebanon	Dr. Juan Cole President Middle East Studies Association, University of Michigan	Daniel Lubetzky Chairman PeaceWorks Foundation

Robin McGowan Chief Science Officer and Oil/Gas Partner Catalyst Private Equity	Mohamed Omran CEO Information Technology Industry Development Agency, TIDA	Frank Drohan Chairman Journey of Light

Shaun Donnelly Assistant United States Trade Representative Office of U.S. Trade Representative	Dan Wolterman President Memorial Hermann Healthcare System	Agron Telaku President and CEO AmeriCapital Renaissance Group

Warren Whitehead Assistant Vice President St Luke Episcopal Health System	Eric Bonabeau Chief Executive Officer Icosystem Corporation	Ms. Dina Kohleffel Director of Philanthropic Interests Apache Corporation

Hassan Jaber Associate Executive Director ACCESS