Conference Overview

Reconnect with old friends, meet alums in the region, and explore the best of Doha at the 2010 Arab World Conference.

Transforming the Arab world:
New Perspectives on Modernity, Culture, and Change

بين التغير و التحول: قراءة جديدة لواقع العالم العربي

W Hotel Doha, Qatar April 22nd 2010

Under the Patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned
Consort of His Highness the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
And Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development

   

 

"Transforming the Arab World: New Perspectives on Modernity, Culture, and Change” is the fifth in a series of annual Arab World Conferences of the Harvard Arab Alumni Association (HAAA), and is expected to be the most successful of the series to date.

The aim of the 2010 Doha conference is to harness the potential of diverse groups of Harvard alumni living in the region in order to identify innovative trends and successful strategies that pertain to the globalizing sectors of business, culture, education, health, and media in the Arab world today. Distinguished speakers will present their perspectives on a variety of contemporary and critical issues and processes concerning the region such as “Islamizing” finance, “modernizing” women, “reforming” education, “globalizing” culture, “democratizing” media and “privatizing” healthcare.

The conference brings together Harvard scholars, distinguished Arab intellectuals, leading policy makers and prominent figures in the business community to advance fresh perspectives and new agendas for transformation of an Arab region faced with globalizing realities. In addition to providing an opportunity to learn about key trends taking place in the Arab world, the conference provides participants with an opportunity to discover Doha, meet Harvard faculty and researchers, and network with other Arab alumni of leading educational institutions such as Georgetown, Columbia, Yale, Stanford, The London School of Economics, and INSEAD, among others. The conference will take place through collaborations with institutions including Georgetown University, The Museum of Islamic Art, The Dubai School of Government and Harvard University.

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