Wednesday, May 10 - Opening Session
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Reception (appetizers and beverages)
4:15– 6:00 p.m. Transboundary Disputes and Collaborative Solutions
- 4:15-4:20 p.m. Greetings, Chair Aaron Packman
- 4:20-4:30 p.m. Opening Remarks, Dean Julio Ottino
- 4:30-6:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker, David Katz
- Discussion
Thursday, May 11 - Conference Day
- 8:30-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. Introduction, Chair: Elie Rekhess
9:10 – 10:55 a.m. Session I: Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians
- 9:10 – 9:45 a.m. Julie Trottier, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, France “Achieving water security through joint management of water as a flow”
- 9:45 – 10:20 a.m. Neda Zawahri, Cleveland State University “History and Outlook: The Politics of Water between Israel and Jordan”
- 10:20 – 10:55 a.m. George Wells, Northwestern University “Towards a Sustainable and Circular Water Economy: Collaborative Advances at the Water-Energy Nexus between the US and Israel”
10:55-11:10 a.m. Coffee Break 11:10 a.m. Chair: Aaron Packman
11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Session II: Middle East Transboundary River Basins
- 11:15 – 11:50 a.m. Kevin Wheeler, University of Oxford “Critical risks and elusive opportunities on the Nile with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam”
- 11:50 – 12:25 p.m. Aysegül Kibaroglu, MEF University "The role of diplomacy mechanisms in mitigating water dispute in Euphrates-Tigris river basin"
- 12:25-1:00 p.m. Jonathan Chenoweth, University of Surrey “Assessing the limits of desalination in the Red Sea basin”
1:00-1:30 p.m. Closing Remarks, Aaron Packman & Elie Rekhess
