Welcome to the website of the Enriching the Middle-East’s Economic Future Conference, held jointly by the Permanent Committee for Organizing Conferences (MOFA - Qatar) and the Center for Middle-East Development (UCLA - USA). The conference provides a yearly platform for eminent experts, pundits, scholars, businessmen and decision-makers from all over the world to express and exchange their ideas and prospective thoughts on the Mediterranean region’s economic outlook. This year’s debates will embrace a wide range of topical issues of great concern for the region, divided into a dozen sessions and workshops that will span over 3 days, such as “the Consequences of the Global Financial Crisis in Reshaping Economic Policy and Implications for the Arab and GCC countries”, “Ways to address food security challenges in the Middle-East”, "Investment Climate in the Region/GCC”, “Gas Fields in the Eastern Mediterranean”, “Why Did Greece Collapse?”, among others. The Enriching the Middle-East’s Economic Future Conference will be held at the Doha Sheraton Hotel in Qatar from 20-22 May, 2012 and will be attended by over 200 participants from more than 62 countries and organizations.

Closing Remarks by Prof. Steven L. Spiegel, Director of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development(CMED),University of California, USA Closing Remarks by HE Sheikh / Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, Chair of the Permanent Committee for Organizing Conferences Closing Remarks by Sean Cleary, Founder and Executive Vice Chair of The Future World Foundation, Strategy Adviser to the World Economic Forum, South Africa

Abu-Ghazaleh Calls for Achieving Arab Development through Building Arab Knowledge Society His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, inaugurated today the 12th Doha Forum and Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future Conference at Doha Sheraton Hotel.more...

HH the Emir Opens Doha Forum and Enriching the Future Conference HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the 12th Doha Forum and Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future Conference at the Doha Sheraton Hotel on Sunday morning.more...

ConocoPhillips focuses on Mideast developments A ConocoPhillips delegation led by chairman and chief executive officer, Ryan Lance took part in the inaugural session of the 12th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade.more...