Building a New Syria

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace invites you to attend a one-day conference with senior opposition figures and experts on the ongoing conflict in Syria and efforts to construct a new Syrian state. Friday, November 9 CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE Root Room—Second Floor 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 8:45 – 9:00 Opening Remarks, Jessica Mathews 9:00 – 10:30 Elements of a Political Settlement Bassma Kodmani, opposition member/ex-SNC; Samer Abu Leben, Syrian Muslim Brotherhood; George Sabra, SNC spokesman; Alan Semo, Kurdish activist; Moderator, Marwan Muasher 10:45 – 12:15 Socio-Economic Challenges Omar Dahi, Hampshire College; Samer Abboud, Arcadia University; Jihad Yazigi, Editor, Syria Report; Moderator, Yezid Sayigh 12:30 – 2:15 Break 2:30 – 4:00 The Role of Political Islam in Post-Assad Syria Bassam Hatahet, Syrian Muslim Brotherhood; Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yacoubi; Sheikh Mahmud Abu Al-Huda al-Husseini; Moderator, Nathan J. Brown 4:00 – 4:15 Closing remarks, Katherine Wilkens For additional information, please contact Tiffany Tupper at ttupper@ceip.org or 202.939.2212.