Sunday, 19 February 2023
08:00 AM- 08:30 AM Guest Registration
08:30-09:00 AM
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Speeches
H.E Prof. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti
General Manager of Katara Cultural Village Foundation
H.E Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al Derham
President of Qatar University
09:00 AM-10:30 AM
Plenary Panel
New Directions in the Study of Public Diplomacy
Moderator: Mahjoob Zweiri
From Soft Power to Reputational Security: Public Diplomacy in Dangerous Times
A Humanity-Centred Approach to Public Diplomacy
10:30 AM –10:45 AM
Coffee break
10:45 AM–12:30 PM
Panel 1: Public Diplomacy at the Intersection of Media and Digital Diplomacy
Moderator: Luciano Zaccara
Relationship Building or Continuing Rivalry? Digital Diplomacy in the GCC
Digital Public Diplomacy: Can Qatar Adopt Digital Diplomacy in its Development Diplomacy?
Media as Public Diplomacy
Digital Diplomacy Capacity of the Arab Gulf States: A Content Analysis
Qatari Public Diplomacy Examined: The French Connection
12:30 PM –13:30 PM
Lunch
13:30 PM–15:15 PM
Panel 2: Public Diplomacy at the Intersection of Political Economy
Moderator: Nikolay Kozhanov
The Role of National Oil Companies in Arab Gulf Public Diplomacy
Beyond Rentierism: Nation Branding, Economic Diversification and Public Diplomacy in the UAE
Contextualizing Indian Diaspora in the Arab Gulf States’ Public Diplomacy
Defense Public Diplomacy of the Smaller Arab Gulf States
Framing National Vision 2030: A New Narrative for Saudi State
15:15 PM –15:30 PM
Coffee break
15:30 PM–17:00 PM
Panel 3: Public Diplomacy at the Intersection of Education and Youth
Moderator: Mizanur Rahman
Oman Educational Diplomacy: Student Exchange Programs in the Omani Higher Education Institutions
Public Diplomacy and Soft Power in Qatar’s Higher Education: Practices and Trends in Qatar University
Public Diplomacy between the Arab Gulf States and Asia: Case Study of the Ship for World Youth Program
19:00 PM Dinner
Monday, 20 February 2023
08:00 AM-08:30 AM
Keynote Speech:
Reflections on Qatar’s Experience with Public Diplomacy
08:30 AM-10:00 AM
Panel 4: Public Diplomacy in Qatar’s Foreign Policy
Moderator: Sinem Cengiz
Conceptualising Qatar’s Development Assistance as a Public Diplomacy Strategy
Qatar Public Diplomacy: In times of War, In times of Peace
Qatar Public Diplomacy: Challenge of Transformation from Active Player to Trusted Partner
Nation Branding Through Sports Diplomacy: The Case of Qatar Airways’ Sponsorship of FC Barcelona
10:00 AM –10:15 AM
Coffee break
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Panel 5: Public Diplomacy and Regional Affairs I
Moderator: Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu
Positive and Negative Public Diplomacy, New Concepts to Understand Public Diplomacy in the Arab Gulf States
Cultural/Public Diplomacy as a Mechanism for Détente in Foreign Policy: A case study of Iran-Arab World Relations
Türkiye’s Public Diplomacy towards the Gulf Countries
Russian Public Diplomacy in Gulf: Challenges and Perspectives
American Public Diplomacy in Oman
12:00 PM –13:15 PM
Lunch
13:15 PM–14:45 PM
Panel 6: Public Diplomacy at the Intersection of Religion and Culture
Moderator: Bulent Aras
From Cultural to Public Diplomacy? Culture in the French Diplomacy in the UAE
Cultural Diplomacy: A Potent Soft Power Tool for Qatar
The Ambivalent Nature of Religious Soft Power as a Public Diplomacy Tool
Public Diplomacy through Culture and Sports: Qatar’s Preparations for FIFA 2022 World Cup
14:45 PM –15:00 PM
Coffee break
15:00 PM–16:45 PM
Panel 7: Public Diplomacy and Regional Affairs II
Moderator: Adnan Hayajneh
Saudi Perspective on Public Diplomacy Regionally or Internationally
Normalizing the Normalization? Emirati and Bahraini Public Diplomacy amid the Abraham Accords (2020-2021)
Rebranding and Reinventing the Nation: Regional Cooperation, Abraham Accords and the Gulf
Electoral Gender Quotas as Public Diplomacy Strategies: The Arab Gulf in Regional Perspective
GCC States’ Humanitarian Assistance to African Countries
16:45 PM–17:00 PM Closing session
19:00 PM Dinner
