Panel I – Canadian Economic and Energy Interests in the New Middle East (Click to play video)
Welcome Remarks — The Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (via Video)
Julie Lindhout, President, The NATO Council of Canada
Moderator:
Lawrence Solomon
Speakers:
Lawrence Solomon, Columnist, Financial Post; Executive Director, Energy Probe
Andy Mahut, Executive Board, Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), Manager, Energy Practices, U.S.Steel Canada
Mike Ward, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Consulate of Canada in Istanbul, Turkey
Panel II – Canadian National Security and the New Middle East
Moderator:
Raymond Boisvert
Speakers:
Raymond Boisvert, Assistant Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Doug Best, RCMP Superintendent and Head of the National Security Section
John Thompson, International Security Intelligence Expert, Mackenzie Institute
Panel III – Canada, Iran and the Arab Spring
Moderator:
Peter Goodspeed
Speakers:
Peter Goodspeed, Senior Reporter, International Affairs, National Post
Boaz Ganor, Associate Dean, and Executive Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) – Herzilya, Israel
Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iranian political philosopher, University of Toronto Centre for Ethics
Panel IV – Canada’s Human Rights Challenges in the New Middle East
Moderator:
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Speakers:
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, International human rights advocate, President, ‘Stop Child Executions’, singer/songwriter, former Miss World Canada
Raheel Raza, Author, Human Rights Activist, Consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural Diversity.
Marina Nemat, Best-selling Author and Human Rights Advocate, former political prisoner
