The conference aims to shed some light on the origins of the events in Tahrir Square, the deposing of President Mubarak, the changes currently under way, likely future developments, and what the future of Egypt and the Arab world is likely to look like. Review the complete day-long program.
After a 11:00am roundtable on the roots and character of the egyptian revolution and a 2:30pm roundtable on possible outcomes of the revolution, the keynote address will be delivered at 6:00 by Yasmine el-Rashidi, a Journalist in Cairo, former Middle East correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, and New York Review of Books contributor.
Roundtable participants include Talal Asad, Nathan Brown, Shahida el-Baz, Juan Cole, Hazem Fahmy, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Atef Said, Samer Soliman, Joe Stork, and Mohammed Tabishat.
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