09:30-10:30

Inauguration

Welcoming remarks:

• HH Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al-Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education Scientific Research, UAE
• HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of ASREN, Jordan
• H.E. Adam Kulach, Head of Delegation of the EU to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, KSA
• HE Dr. Sultan Abu-Orabi, Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities
• Mr. Fahem Al Nuaimi, CEO, Ankabut, UAE

10:30-10:45

- Arab e-Infrastructure Status Report:

• Salem Alagtash, Chairman s Senior Advisor on ICT and Technology, ASREN, Jordan

Coffee Break

11:15-11:30

Invited Keynotes:

• John Dyer, The future landscape for Research and Education Networking , GN3 ASPIRE foresight study, TERENA, Netherlands

11:30-13:00

National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) Developments:

• Yousef Torman, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan (Chair)
• Aouaouche El-Maouhab, Executive Director, CERIST, Algeria
• Ahmed Dabbagh, UAE Educational Cloud over ANKABUT , Technology Services Development Manager, Ankabut, UAE
• Osman Babury, Deputy Minister for Academic Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Afghanistan
• Fred Baker, Fellow, Cisco Systems - Research Advanced Development, USA
• Ognjen Prnjat, Greek Research and Technology Network: Status and Updates , European and Regional e-Infrastructure Manager, GRNET, Greece
• Iman Abu El Maaly, Sudanese Research and Education Network: Evolution, Challenges and Opportunities , CEO, SudREN, Sudan
• Osama Al-Dosary, The Value of Internet Exchange Points , Chairman, MENOG, Saudi Arabia
• Nabil Azar, Alcatel-lucent Enablement Towards NREN , Sales Manager, Alcatel-lucent, UAE

13:00-14:00

14:00-15:30

Regional Research and Education Networks (RRENs) Development:

• David West, EUMEDCONENCT3 Project Manager, DANTE, UK (Chair)
• Mukhtar Ahmed, Pan Islamic Research and Education Network - PIREN , Deputy Director General, ISESCO, Morocco
• Markus Buchhorn, The Asia-Pacific Advanced Network (APAN) , APAN General Manager International e-Infrastructure Consultant, Australia
• Boubakar Barry, African Research and Education Networking - Status and Prospects , Coordinator, Association of African Universities, Ghana

15:30-15:45

Coffee Break

15:45-17:15

Regional Research Opportunities:

• Robert Klapisch, ASREN as a tool to boost Education and Research activities in Arab States , President, Sharing Knowledge Foundation, Switzerland. (Chair)
• Danny Powell, Cyberinfrastructure to Enable Global Collaborations , Executive Director, NCSA, USA
• Jens Wiegand, LinkSCEEM-2: A Computational Resource for the Development of Computational Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean , Scientific Coordinator, Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
• Fotis Karagiannis, Cloud Computing for Research and Science in the Horizon 2020: A Hybrid Future , Independent Consultant, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
• George Loftus, Updates on Internet2 Initiatives , Associate Vice President for Network Services, Internet2, USA
• Iman Abu El Maaly, From dreams to achievement , Vice-Chair, UbuntuNet Alliance, Sudan

Closing/Announcement

09:00-10:00

Research and Education Applications and Services (1):

• Roberto Barbera, University of Catania and INFN, Italy (Chair)
• Mustafa Jarrar, Europe-Palestine Research Cooperation Ongoing Projects at Sina Institute , Director of Sina Institute for Knowledge Engineering and Arabic Technologies, Birzeit University, Palestine
• Danfeng Zhu, HPC and e-Infrastructure Development in China s High-tech R D Program , Beihang University, China
• Luis Nu ez, From e-Infrastructure to VRC , Academic Relations Manager, RedCLARA, Venezuela
• Marc Bellon, Digital Infrastructure Linking African Universities and the Arab World Global Knowledge , Assistant Programme Specialist, UNESCO, France

10:00-11:00

Research and Education Applications and Services (2):

• Ahmed Dabbagh on behalf of Eesa Bastaki, Former CEO, ICT Fund, From Technology to Knowledge Development in UAE , Technology Services Development Manager, Ankabut, UAE (Chair)
• Abdulla Al Hefeiti, UAE Library Consortium (eFADA): Opportunities and Challenges , Library Director, Masdar Institute for Science and Technology, UAE
• Fahar Hayati, Faculty for the Digital Age , Dean of College of Engineering, Ajman University of Science Technology, UAE
• Rusagara Innocent, The Advantages of E-Learning in Inclusive Education: The Case of WEC-Learn to People with Disability , Lecturer, Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Rwanda

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-12:45

e-Infrastructures Sustainability and Funding:

• Husam Al Olama, Director National Research Foundation, UAE (Chair)
• Samia Melhem, Open Data and Open Government Initiatives , Lead ICT Policy Specialist, Chair, e-Development, World Bank, USA
• David West, Regional Perspectives , EUMEDCONNECT3 Project Manager, DANTE, UK
• Salem Alagtash, Chairman s Senior Advisor on ICT and Technology, ASREN, Jordan
• Ahmed Alosi, National Research Foundation-Funding Programs , Research Program Manager, NRF, UAE
• George Loftus, Associate Vice President for Network Services, Internet2, USA
• Margaret Ngwira on behalf of Tiwonge Banda, Head, Finance and Administration, UbuntuNet Alliance, e-Infrastructures and Applications in Sub Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities , Special Projects Coordinator, UbuntuNet Alliance, Malawi

14:00-15:15

Round Table: ASREN and networking with the world:

• Boubakar Barry, Coordinator, Association of African Universities, Ghana (Chair)
• Fahem Al Nuaimi, CEO, Ankabut, UAE
• Federico Ruggieri, INFN and CHAIN REDS Project Manager, Italy
• Jonathon Chapman, Chair, Middle East SIG, Internet2, Qatar
• Yousef Torman, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan
• Osama Al-Dosary, Chairman, MENOG, Saudi Arabia

Discussions

15:15-15:30

Coffee break

15:30-17:00

CHAIN - REDS:

• Federico Ruggieri, CHAIN-REDS Project Overview , INFN and CHAIN REDS Project Manager, Italy (Chair)
• Ognjen Prnjat, Grids and Clouds for Research Education , European and Regional e-Infrastructure Manager, GRNET, Greece
• Rafael Mayo-Garc a, Data Infrastructures in CHAIN-REDS , Researcher, CEIMAT, Spain
• Ludek Matyska, Identity Federations for Scientific Collaboration , Senior Researcher, CESNET, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• Roberto Barbera, Science Gateways , University of Catania and INFN, Italy
• Nikos Manouselis, Large-Scale (meta)Data Aggregators and Requirements from Research Education e-Infrastructures: the Case of Agriculture , R D Director, Agro-Know Technologies, Greece

17:00-17:30

Remarks, Conclusions, Next Meeting and Event Closing

09:00-17:00

Kickoff Meeting for CHAIN-REDs EU Funded FP7 Project (by invitation only)