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Schedule

8.30 - 9.30 Breakfast
9.30 - 10.30 Registration (for those who didn’t register the evening before)
14.00 - 15.00 Opening session: Keynote speeches & roundtable: Political horizons in Yemen (Plenary)
  • Ann Linde, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden (KN)
  • Hans Grundberg, UNSG Special Envoy to Yemen (KN)
  • Amat Al-Alim Al-Soswah, Former minister and diplomat, Yemen
  • Khaled Bahah, Former Vice President, Yemen
  • Facilitator: Sanaa Center & FBA
Room 1
12.00 - 12.30

Agenda presentation and orientation

Room 1
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00
Economy: Economic missed opportunities
(Workshop)
Facilitator: Dr. Achim Wennmann, Geneva Graduate Institute
Room 3 		Reconciliation:
Future pathways to reconciliation
(Panel)
Room 5 		Political:
Political parties in the peace process
(Roundtable)
Room 1 		Security:
Central questions in the security sector
(Panel)*
Room 2
15.00 - 15.30
Coffee (in room) Break
15.30 - 17.00
Economy:
Banking sector: Coordination and data sharing
(Closed - Roundtable) 		South:
Governance and managing relations within the South
(Roundtable)
Room 5 		Settlement:
Basis for negotiations
(Panel)
Room 1 		Political:
Women in the negotiating table and decision-making bodies
(Roundtable) *
Room 3 		Security:
Integrating fighters
(Roundtable) *
Opening remarks: Switzerland
Room 2
17.00 - 17.30 Break
17.30 - 19.00
Reconciliation: Practices of memorialisation through art and creative methods (Plenary - Roundtable)
  • Artists: Film, graffiti, poetry, tv and theater
  • Facilitator: Kate Nevens, Yemen Policy Center
Room 1
Short-films screening (Plenary- Screening)
Room 1
19.00 Dinner (optional)
End of Day 1
8.00 - 9.00 Breakfast
9.00 - 11.15
Economy:
Immediate national economic priorities (Plenary - Panel)
Facilitator: DeepRoot
Room 1
Economy:
Economic Recovery: From humanitarian relief to development (Plenary - Panel)
Facilitator:Jeehan Abdul Ghaffar, International Development Expert - Development Champions.
Room 1
11.00 - 11.30 Break
11.30 - 13.30
Economy:
Banking sector: Currency exchange and liquidity
(Closed - Roundtable) 		Security: National security/defense strategies:
Instruments and Modalities (Closed - Workshop)
Facilitator: FBA
Room 2 		Political: Civil society:
transitioning from humanitarian relief to early recovery
(Workshop)
Facilitator: Saferworld & Sana’a Center
Room 1 		Reconciliation: Notions of reconciliation and justice:
Local perspectives
(Closed - Roundtable)
Facilitators: Yemen Policy Center & Sana’a Center
South:
Mechanisms of including Southern groups in the peace process
(Closed - Roundtable)
Facilitator: EIP
Room 3
13.30 - 15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.00 Settlement: Yemen and the geopolitical context: International and regional considerations (Plenary - Panel)
  • US Envoy to Yemen
  • GCC Ambassador to Yemen
  • Facilitator: Samaa Al-Hamdani
Room 1
16.00 - 16.15 Break
16.15 - 17.15
Political: Syndicates and trade unions
(Panel)
Room 1 		Settlement: Experts weigh in on peace process approaches, including the interaction between the three tracks
(Roundtable)
Room 2 		Reconciliation: Local reconciliation and justice mechanisms
(Roundtable)
Room 3 		Special Session: Water & Environment
(Panel)
Room 5
17.15 - 18.30 Break
18.30 Photo exhibit talk
Room 1
19.30 Dinner
End of Day 2
8.30 - 9.00 Breakfast
9.00 - 10.00 South: Inclusion of the South in the peace process (Plenary - Roundtable)
Room 1
10.00 - 10.15 Break
10.15 - 11.45
Security: Civilian control and accountability in the security sector
(Panel)
Room 2 		Political: Shifting political landscape: Formal and informal political groups
(Roundtable)
Room 1 		Economy: Private sector vision for addressing business challenges– commercial routes
(Panel)
Room 3 		Special Session: Minorities in the peace process
(Panel)
Room 5 		Political: Track II
(Closed - Workshop)
Room 4
11.45 - 12.15 Break
12.15 - 13.00 Special Session: FSO Safer (Plenary - In-conversation)
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly
  • Interviewer: Mohammed Al-Qadhi, Humanitarian Dialogue
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.15
Economy: Public revenue and the issue of salaries: what opportunities can Belhaf Gas offer Yemenis?
(Roundtable)
Room 1 		Political: Role of the tribes in peace and conflict resolution
(Panel)
Room 3 		Special Session: Women in peace - everyday practices
(Panel)
Room 5 		Reconciliation: Transitional justice and reconciliation: Lessons from other contexts (Panel)*
Room 2
16.15 - 16.30 Break
16.30-17.30 Closing remarks (FBA & SC)
Room 1
19.30 Dinner
End of Day 3

*: Hybrid/zoom link required

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