Panel discussion :The Kurdish Role in the New Middle East – Organized by the BDP Representative Office in the USA
At The National Press Club – Monday, 28 October 2013, 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.
** DRAFT PROGRAM – PANELISTS AND MODERATORS TO BE CONFIRMED **
First Session: 09:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – In Conference Room Holeman
Kurds as Agents of Change in the Middle East
Moderator:Prof. Hisyar Ozsoy (Assistant Prof. of Anthropology, University of Michigan-Flint) (Confirmed)
Speakers
- PYD Chairman Salih Muslim / Member of the Supreme Kurdish Supreme Council in Syria (Confirmed)
- A representative from the KRG-Iraq, Mahmut Osman (To be Confirmed)
- A representative from Iranian Kurds — Kejal Rahmani (Confirmed)
- Erbil conference representative – Kemal Kerkuki (To be Confirmed)
- A representative from Turkey Kurds – Fayik Yagizay (Confirmed)
Questions and discussion with moderator and audience members
Second Session: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – In Conference Room Holeman
The Kurds of Syria and their Vision for the Future
Moderator:Mutlu Civiroglu ( Reporter, Political Analyst on Kurdish Issue) (Confirmed)
– Sinem Mohamed (Co- President of Peoples Assembly in Rojava) (Confirmed)
– Amberin Zaman (The Economist Turkey Correspondent,. Columnist of Taraf)(Confirmed)
– Kamuran Haj Abdo (Member of Kurdish National Council (KNC) Foreign Relations Commitee (To be Confirmed)
– Saif Badrakhan (Rapresentative of Kurdistan National Congress In U.S – KNK) (Confirmed)
Questions and discussion with moderator and audience members
Third Session: 01:30 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. In Conference Room Holeman
The Imrali Peace Process: Can Turkish-Kurdish Relations be Renewed?
Moderator: Prof. Mehmet Gurses (Associate professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University) (Confirmed)
- Cengiz Candar (Journalist, Columnist)(Confirmed)
- Ayla Akat Ata ( MP From Peace and Democracy Party –BDP)(Confirmed)
- Aliza Markus (Journalist and Writer)(To be Confirmed)
Questions and discussion with moderator and audience members
Fourth Session: 03:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – In Conference Room Holeman
“The U.S., Turkey and the Kurds: Towards a New Vision?”
Moderator: Michael Werz (Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress)(Confirmed)
Speakers Selahattin Demirtas (Co-President of BDP) (Confirmed)
- Gerry Connolly (D) (Co-ChairofCongressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish) (To be Confirmed)
- Rep. Jared Polis (D) (Co-Chair of Kurdish-American Congressional Caucus)(To be Confirmed)
- James Jeffrey (Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey) (Confirmed)
Questions and discussion with moderator and audience members