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Iranian Scenarios

Possible Actions and Reactions.

Committee Room 4A, House of Lords.

Wednesday March 21st. Commences 10 am and finishes 12.30 pm.

Entrance: St Stephen’s Entrance, St Margaret Street.

This meeting brings together senior figures from the public and private sectors to review possible outcomes in the Gulf region. The discussion is being held under the Chatham House Rule meaning what is said is non-attributable to allow open discussion. Speakers will keep presentations short to allow time for a full exchange with all participants. This meeting is held in conjunction with the Global Policy Forum.

Programme:

·        10 am Start: Welcome and Introduction – Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram, Chairman, Global Policy Forum

·        Possible Scenarios – Sir Richard Dalton, Former Ambassador, British Embassy, Tehran

·        Political Assessment- George Joffe, Head International Affairs, Cambridge University

·        The Changing Picture Inside – Roxane Farman-Farmaian, Iran Analyst, University of Cambridge

·        The view from Washington – Jonathan Clarke, Managing Partner, Washington Analysis and Assessment Service

·        Military Options – Brig James Ellery, Director AEGIS

·        Arab Concerns – Ghayth Armanazi, Former Arab League Ambassador

·        French Analysis – Ambassador Denis Bauchard, Head Middle East, IFRI, Paris

·        The EU/Russia Perspective – Fraser Cameron, Director, EU-Russia Centre, Brussels

·        The Chinese Dimension – Andrew Leung, Former Hong Kong Representative, London and Brussels

·        Aviation Concerns – Alun Evans, Security Adviser, Cathay Pacific

·        Strategic Energy Reserves – Ambassador William Ramsay, Deputy Director, IEA Paris

·        Impact on Financial Markets – Charles Robertson, Middle East Analyst, ING

·        Final Conclusions –Rt. Hon. Lord Howell, Co-Chairman, Windsor Energy Group

More: This meeting is the first of a series of discussions presented by the Gulf Policy Forum on Middle east policies that will be held in Brussels, the Gulf and Washington DC. The forum is chaired by Michael Ancram, to find out more about the future programme, please contact GPF secretariat: Kathryn Lumby  Info@meconsult.co.uk