Wednesday, June 22

4:00 PM

Private Tour of The Marble House

• Paul Miller, Curator, Newport Mansions

6:00 PM

Opening Reception at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University

7:00 PM

Dinner and Keynote Address

Welcome from Salve Regina University and ABANA

"Rhode Island and the Art of Transformation"

• Vincent ("Buddy") Cianci, Jr., Former Mayor, Providence, Rhode Island

Thursday, June 23

8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:30 AM

Welcome

• Omar Wohabe, ABANA President and Partner, Wohabe Law Offices
• Katharine ("Kitty") Cushing, Chair, ABANA Summer Leadership Retreat

8:40 AM

Welcome to Rhode Island

• The Honorable Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor, State of Rhode Island

9:00 AM

"The World Turned Upside Down: The New Energy of Geopolitics"

• Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, Partner, Tremont Energy Partners and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Arlington Energy & Environment Fund

9:50 AM

Break

10:05 AM

Roundtable Discussion 1: Transformation and a Time of Opportunity for the Arab World: The Landscape for M&A, Private Equity Partnerships and Strategic Ventures

• Moderator: Mohannad Aama, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Beam Capital Management LLC
• Harry Alverson, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
• Sanjay Hundiwala, Executive Vice President, United Gulf Management,      Inc.
• Amr M. Nosseir, Founding Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners
• Edwin Wang, Senior Managing Director, Accretive Exit Capital

10:55 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Roundtable Discussion 2: Paths to Change: New Approaches to Education, Economic Development and Philanthropy

• Moderator: Hussein Khalifa, Partner, MVision Private Equity Advisers
• Ronald Bruder, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Education for        Employment Foundation
• William Corcoran, President, ANERA
• Ahmed Fattouh, CEO, Baron Group Holdings
• J. Douglas Holladay, Co-Founder, Park Avenue Equity Partners, L.P.

12:00 PM

Break

12:15 PM

Luncheon and Keynote Address: "The Complex World of Healthcare: US Landscape & New Horizon of Global Partnerships"

• Edward ("Ted") Kennedy, Jr., Co-Founder, Marwood Group

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Roundtable Discussion 3: Evolving Landscape in the Middle East and North Africa: Geopolitics and Energy

• Moderator: Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, Partner, Tremont Energy Partners and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Arlington Energy & Environment Fund
• Salah Brahimi, President and CEO, Grey Matter International, Ltd.
• Peter Gish, Partner, UPC Renewables
• Frank Savage, Chairman, Hinduja Capital Advisors, Inc.

3:30 PM

Program Conclusion

6:30 PM

The Life and Passions of Anthony Quinn: Dinner at the home of Katherine Quinn, Bristol, RI

Friday, June 24

8 - 10 AM

Dockside Breakfast at the Vanderbilt Residences