Event Schedule

9:30am	Opening of the conference by John Rosen, CIJA's Legal Task Force Chair
9:45am	Welcome remarks/Opening statement by H.E. Dr. Ronen Hoffman, Israel's Ambassador in Canada
10:00am	Keynote
10:30am	Panel 1 - The Abraham Accords: A legal view from behind the scenes Dr. Tal Becker, the Legal Adviser, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Leading Drafter and Negotiator in Abraham Accords process), will give us the ins and outs of these historic agreements.
11:20am	Break
11:30am	Panel 2 - The Abraham Accords: An overview of the situation in the United Arab Emirates and what it means for lawyers The United Arab Emirates are fairly unknown in Canada. What is the constitutional framework? What legal system are in place? How can Canadians lawyers navigate the legal, economic, and political environment? Trade? Commercial law?
12:30pm	Panel 3 - The Abraham Accords: the birth of a new Middle East A behind the scenes account of how the Abraham Accords came about.
1:15pm	LUNCH BREAK
2:00pm	Panel 4 - The Abraham Accords: A Moroccan perspective on the new possibilities created by the recently signed agreements Introduction by the Kingdom of Morocco’s Ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Souriya Otmani on the new set of opportunities but also on the Jewish Community heritage. Followed by a discussion of the new Israeli-Moroccan dynamics and multiple agreements. Topics such as Trade? Commercial law? The Israel and Morocco landmark Defense agreement?
3:00pm	Panel 5 - The Abraham Accords: What they mean for Israeli Arabs in the legal sector The Abraham Accords have advanced the integration of Arab Israelis in numerous ways. This panel will explore the role played by a number of Arab Israelis as a bridge or mediator to the countries of the Abraham Accords. Another important aspect of the Abraham accords is that over the long term, Jewish Israelis who are experiencing a warm peace with Arab countries will have openness towards their fellow Arab citizens and on the other side, the Abraham Accords is that it has freed up the speech of some Arab-Israelis who can more "easily" speak out and make their contributions to the Arab-Jewish reconciliation in Israel.
3:45pm	Break
4:00pm	Panel 6 - The Abraham Accords: Has peace had an impact on the BDS movement from a human rights perspective? Panelists will discuss how businesses & human rights movements are being hijacked by the BDS agenda and how to legally combat these issues.
5:00pm	Panel 7- The Abraham Accords: What do they mean for Canadian lawyers? This panel will explore the potential of the Abraham accords for Canadian lawyers in many practice areas: procurement, corporate law, immigration, etc.
5:45pm	Closing: Canada’s opportunities in the New Middle East created by the Abraham Accords
6:15pm	Conference Wrap Up