Participations
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the GRC and Dr. Christian Koch, Director of the GRC Foundation spoke and participated in the 9th Edition of the World Policy Conference held in Doha, State of Qatar. Dr. Sager spoke in the opening plenary session of the future of the Middle East.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the GRC, and Dr. Mustafa Alani, Senior Advisor and Program Director for Defense and Security Studies participated in the 163rd Bergedorf Round Table of the German Körber Foundation on the topic of “A ‘Westphalia’ for the Middle East?. The event held in Berlin was attended by 30 high-ranking politicians, senior members of administration as well as experts and historians from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Discussions were opened by Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the GRC, participated in the workshop entitled “Yemen: Drivers of Conflict and Peace” organized by
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Othman bin Sager – Chairman of the Gulf Research Center Participated as keynote speaker in the academic symposium hosted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel– Doha. He presented a paper entitled “The reasons for the Saudi-Iranian crisis and future orientations”.
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Othman bin Sager – Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, gave a lecture in Joaan bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College, Doha on the theme: “Saudi foreign policy”.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman, Gulf Research Center participated at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain organised by The International Institute of Strategic Studies.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager participated in the First Gulf Economic Forum organized by the Union of the GCC Chambers in Doha, Qatar. He presented a paper in the first session titled: “Gulf Joint Economic Performance: Successes and Challenges” in which he discussed the current situation of the Gulf economy and the challenges and setbacks that it encounters. He also provided an outlook on the solutions that should be considered by the Gulf States to maintain and develop the Gulf economic structure so as to preserve its regional and international status as well as maintain economic prosperity and the citizens’ wellbeing that has been achieved over the last few years.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager participated at the Beirut Institute Summit, in Abu Dhabi on october 10 & 11, 2015 , entitled: ‘Reconfiguring the Arab Region and its Global Space Beyond Political Economy and Security Threats’ and played the role of Facilitator and shared the panel for “The Town Hall Conversation”.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center spoke at briefing event of UBS Bank in Zurich, Switzerland on June 9, 2015 on the topic of “Energy, Fracking, IS, Iran: Business Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East.” In his presentation, Dr. Sager focused on the geostrategic and economic developments in the region and how those development impact the overall business environment.Business
The first annual Middle East Think Tank Summit held in Istanbul, Turkey from December 11 to 13, 2013 brought together nearly 50 participants from 19 countries and representing 40 thinks tanks from throughout the Middle East. The meeting was held under the theme “Increasing the Effectiveness of Think Tanks in the Middle East and North Africa: Key Opportunities for Institutional Growth.” It was organized by the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, Stratim: Center for Strategic Communications, and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. In addition to discussing global and regional challenges and opportunities facing think tanks, the workshop took an in-depth look at the role of think tanks in shaping and informing policy, avenues for more effective funding, increasing communication, engaging civil society and areas of institutional growth. The workshop will result in a summit report to be released in early 2014. From the GRC side, Chairman Dr. Abdulaziz Sager and Dr. Christian Koch, Director of the GRC Foundation in Geneva attended.
