His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri
The Lebanese American Renaissance Partnership
Hosts the LARP Mission IV to Lebanon
"Solidarity with Lebanon – Reform, Security & Stability"
August 30 / September 2, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 (LARP Delegates Only)
8:30 pm - Private dinner & reception in honor of LARP IV Delegates
Thursday, August 31, 2017 (LARP Delegates Only)
9:30 am – LARP IV Delegates meeting with the President of Lebanon
11:00 am to 2:00 pm – Visit the town of Ayto in honor of Ray LaHood
7:00 pm – Private reception hosted by the AmCham at Barbizon - Achrafieh
Friday, September 1, 2017 (open to Public)
9:00 am - Registration and coffee
9:05 am – Welcome and introducing the National Anthems and Mr. Maalouf
Mrs. Ana Navarro, CNN Commentator & LARP IV Delegate
10:00 am - Opening Ceremony
Moderator: The Honorable
Walid Maalouf, LARP President
Speakers:
Representative of the President of the Council of Ministers
His Excellency Edward White, US Deputy Chief of Mission
Ambassador Al Cardenas, Corporate Leader, Florida
Remarks:
The Honorable Ray LaHood, Illinois
10:30 am - Session I –Waste Management Crisis
11:15 am – Session II – Syria Displaced Crisis & Infrastructure Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Jacquie Maalouf – LARP Lebanon Board
Speaker:
Dr. Ziad El Sayegh
Engineer Marc Ballouz
Attorney Joe Karam
12:00 noon - Session III –Energy and Water Crisis
Moderator: Ms. Mey Al-Sayegh – LARP Media Advisor
Speaker:
Dr. Fadi Comair, Director of the Ministry of Water Recourses
Dr. Antoine Sfeir
1:15 pm - Luncheon
4:00 to 5:00 pm – Media interviews with delegates
Coordinator: Ms. Mey Al-Sayegh, LARP media advisor
5:00 pm – LARP membership meeting
Elections of new boards (USA & Lebanon)
Coordinators: George Salame
8:00 pm - Gala Dinner: The Honorable Ray LaHood Keynote speaker
Introduction: The Honorable Walid Maalouf, Virginia
Master of Ceremony: Mr. Fady Fayad, LARP Vice President
Presentation of Awards:
To Ray LaHood: The Life Time Achievement Award
To Al Cardenas: The Corporate Leadership Award
Saturday, September 2, 2017 (LARP Delegates only)
11:00 am visiting Ghazir the forefather of Al Cardenas
5:30 pm Leave to Kfarkatra, Shouf (45 minutes ride)
7:00 pm Farwell dinner at the home of Walid Maalouf
At his ancestral home in Kfarkatra, Shouf
President & Mrs. Michel Aoun (invited)
Farwell remarks: George Dandan, LARP US Board
