OPENING PLENARY SESSION CHAIR

Dr Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, Ph.D.  Opening Session Chair Vice President for Education, Qatar Foundation Bio

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr Philip Yeo, Chairman of Spring Singapore, Special Advisor for Economic Development of the Prime Minister's office and former chairman of A*STAR Bio

Nobel Laureate Sydney Brenner, 2002 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and Scientific Advisor to A*STAR Chairman Bio

Dr Tidu Maini, Advisor to Her Highness on Science and Technology, Chairman, management board Qatar Science and Technology Park, Qatar Fundation Bio

Dr Magid Abou Gharbia, Senior Vice President of, Discovery Research, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bio

PLENARY SESSION CHAIRS

Dr Ibrahim Al Ibrahim Secretary General, General Secretariat for Developmental Planning (GSDP) Bio

Dr Ahmed Elmagarmid Professor of Computer Science and Director Cyber Center, Purdue University Bio

Dr Farouk Al Baz Director of Remote Sensing Center Boston University, USA Bio

SPEAKERS

Dr Hessa Al-Jaber Secretary General of the Information and Communication Technology Council Bio

Dr Ghalia Al-Thani Chair of National Health Authority Bio

Mr. Khalid Ghanim Al-Ali Secretary General of Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves Bio

Dr Abdelali Haoudi Vice President for Research, Qatar Foundation Bio

Dr Virander Chauhan Director of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India Bio

Dr W. Richard Bowen Centre for Complex Fluids Processing School of Engineering University of Wales, Swansea, UK Bio

Dr Rachid Benmokhtar  President of Al Akhawayn University and Chairman of the STP, Ifrane, Morocco and Former Minister of Higher Education and Sciences Bio

PANELISTS

BIOMEDICAL GROUP PANEL

Dr Magid Abou Gharbia Senior Vice President Discovery Research, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bio

Dr Hamda Al-Naemi Head, Biological Sciences Dept. Qatar University Bio

Dr Hilal A. Lashuel Assistant Professor Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bio

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PANEL

Dr Amr Elnashai Bill and Elaine Hall Endowed Professor Director, Mid-America Earthquake Center University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Bio

Dr Rabi H. Mohtar Professor Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Purdue University Bio

Dr Hassan Al-Fadala Dean, College of Engineering Qatar University Bio

COMPUTING/INFORMATION SYSTEMS GROUP PANEL

Dr Karem A. Sakallah Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Michigan Bio

Dr Ahmed Elmagarmid Professor of Computer Science and Director of Computer Science Cyber Center, Purdue University Bio

Dr Qutaibah M. Malluhi Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Qatar University Bio

BREAKOUT SESSION CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

BIOMEDICAL GROUP BREAKOUT SESSION CHAIRS

Dr Salam Chouaib Research Director INSERM Bio

Dr Alaa El-Husseini Associate Professor University of British Columbia Bio

BIOMEDICAL GROUP BREAKOUT SESSION REPORTERS

Dr Hilal A. Lashuel Assistant Professor Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bio

Dr Magid Abou Gharbia Senior Vice President- Discovery Research Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bio

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP BREAKOUT SESSION CHAIRS

Dr Adel Sharif Director of Centre for Osmosis Research & Applications University of Surrey Bio

Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie Director Qatar National Research Fund, Qatar Foundation Bio

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP BREAKOUT SESSION REPORTERS

Dr Amr Elnashai William J. and Elaine F. Hall Endowed Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bio

Dr Rabi Mohtar Professor of Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Purdue University Bio

COMPUTING/INFORMATION SYSTEMS BREAKOUT SESSION CHAIRS

Dr Rabab Ward Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of British Columbia

Dr Nagwa Abou El-Naga Coordinator, Computer Programmer Program Sheridan Institute

COMPUTING/INFORMATION SYSTEMS BREAKOUT SESSION REPORTERS

Dr Karem Sakallah Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science University of Michigan (On sabbatical at Carnegie Mellon in Qatar) Bio

Dr Tyseer Aboulnasr Professor of Electrical Engineering University of Ottawa Bio