9.30 a.m. : Reception of guests
10.00 a.m. : Presentation of the symposium
- Ms Seve IZOULI, Kurdish Institute of Paris
10.10-11.30 a.m.: 1st Round table : THE DYNAMICS OF THE PROTEST MOVEMENT AND THE REGIME'S RESILIENCE FOR SURVIVAL
Moderator : Joyce
BLAU,
Professor Emeritus of Paris University, Paris
Speakers :
- Samuel FOREY, journalist, Cairo
- Jordi Tejel GORGAS, Professor and research worker, Institute for Higher International Studies, Geneva
- Kamiran HAJ EBDO, member of the Kurdish National Council of Syria
- Cale SALEH, International Crisis Group, Cairo
11.30-12.45 a.m. : 2nd Round table : REGIONAL STAKES
Moderator : Jonathan
RANDAL,
former Paris correspondent of the Washington Post, Paris
Speakers :
- Dr. Sadedin MELA, member of the Kurdish National Council of Syria
- Ahmad SALAMATIAN, former Iranian Member of Parliament
- Antoine SFEIR, Director of Cahiers d'Orient, Paris
1.00 - 2.30 p.m. : Lunch Break
3.00 - 4.30 p.m. : 3rd Round Table : REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
Moderator : Kendal
NEZAN,
President of the Kurdish Institute of Paris
Speakers :
- Joseph BAHOUT, Professor at the Institut d'études politiques, Paris
- Henri BARKEY, Professor at Lehigh University, USA (*)
- Alain GRESH, Deputy Director of le Monde Diplomatique
- Dr. Fuad HUSSEIN, Director of office of President of Kurdistan Regional Gouvernement
- A representative of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
4.30-6.30 p.m. : 4th Round table : WHAT FUTURE FOR SYRIA?
Moderator : Marc
KRAVETZ,
Journalist with France Culture
Speakers :
- Enes ABDAH, President of the Justice and Development Party, Member of the General Secretariat of the Syrian National Council
- Abdulahad ASTEPHO, President of the Assyrian Democratic Organisation and Member of the Executive Committee of the Syrian National Council
- Kamiran HAJO, Member of the Kurdish National Council of Syria
- Zuhat KUBANI, Leader of the Democratic Unity Party (PYD) in Europe
- Haytham MANNA, President of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change
6.30 p.m. : Closing Speech