Schedule

Social Media Changing Lives Friday, December 16, 2011
11:00am – 12:00pm	WELCOME & REGISTRATION
12:00pm – 12:25pm	Opening and Welcome Note  ● by Mohammad Hijazi, President & Founder of Online Collaborative
12:25pm – 12:50pm	Riding the Digital Tiger – How Twitter can Change Diplomacy  ● by HMA Tom Fletcher, The British Ambassador to Lebanon
12:50pm – 1:10pm	Improving Lebanon through Social Media  ● by Farid Chehab, Honorary Chairman and Advisor to the Board of Leo Burnett MENA and author of “A Bet For a National Conscience”
1:10pm – 1:25pm	Open Source and Free Culture ● by Naeema Zarif, Online Strategist & Integrated Media Consultant
1:25pm – 1:50pm	PANEL: Social Media in Business  ● Moderated by Leila Khauli Hanna, Marketing Instructor at the American University of Beirut Panelists: o   Reham Darwish, Assistant Community Manager at Seeqnce SAL o   Rami Majzoub, International Executive Vice President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) o   Roy Nammour, Senior Account Manager & Digital Strategist at Spidermonkey  o   Afif Tabsh, Co-founder and President of Aie Serve
1:50pm – 2:00pm	Social Media & Entrepreneurship  ● by Omar Christidis, Founder & CEO of Arabnet
2:00pm – 2:15pm	Social Media in Food/Beverage Business   ● by Ziad Kamel, Founder & CEO of The Alleyway Group
2:15pm – 2:30pm	Customer Service & Social Media  ● by Hady Chehaloui, Online Media Strategist at Roadsters Diner and Deek Duke and Darine Sabbagh, Digital Media Consultant
2:30pm – 2:45pm	Enhancing Learning Using Social Media  ● by Leila Khauli Hanna, Marketing Instructor at the American University of Beirut
2:45pm – 3:00pm	Mind the Non-Local! ● by Mahmoud Natout, Psychology and Cultural Studies Instructor at the Lebanese American University
3:00pm – 3:30pm	LUNCH BREAK
3:30pm – 3:40pm	Band Music  ● by Lazzy Lung, Indie Lebanese Band
3:40pm – 3:55pm	Donner Sang Compter  ● By Yorgui Teyrouz, Founder & Action President of Donner Sang Compter
3:55pm – 4:20pm	PANEL: Social Media & NGOs in Lebanon  ● Moderated by Loulwa Kalache, Treasurer of Online Collaborative Panelists: o   Farah Abdel Sater, Executive Director at The United Nations Youth Association of Lebanon o   Loryne Atoui, Founder of One Wig Stand o   Nadine Moawad, Feminist Activist and Founder of Nassawiya o   Khalil Pfaff, Social Worker at Dar El Awlad
4:20pm – 4:35pm	Be7ke: Inspiring Youth Online  ● by Riham Kowatly, Manager at “Be7ke?” web-series and Mohammad Tabbara, Director of “Be7ke?”
4:35pm – 4:50pm	The New Media: A Thin Line Between Bubbling & Blogging  ● by Maan Barazi, Editor at eBusinessLebanon
4:50pm – 5:00pm	Is Social Media Taking Over Traditional Newspapers?  ● by Kamal Chelhot, Marketing Director at L’Orient Le Jour
5:00pm – 5:10pm	Social Media Comedy  ● by Malek Teffeha, Head Editor at the Gaming Desk of Gigalb
5:10pm – 5:20pm	A Hijab with a Voice  ● by Esraa Haidar, Owner & Manager Consult-E Marketing
5:20-pm – 5:35pm	Human Rights & Arab Women  ● by Aliaa El Zeiny, Blogger and Political Science Student at the American University of Beirut
5:35pm – 5:55pm	PANEL: Social Media Influencing Political Decisions  ● Moderated by Doaa Abdel Rahman, Political Science Student at the American University of Beirut Panelists: o   Marina Chamma, Writer and Blogger at Eye on the East o Shakeeb El-Jabri, , Political  Activist at the American University of Beirut o   Nadine Moawad, Feminist Activist and Founder of Nassawiya o   Assaad Thebian, Political Activist and Blogger at Beirutiyat
5:55pm – 6:15pm	COFFEE BREAK
6:15pm – 6:25pm	Band Music  ● by Lazzy Lung, Indie Lebanese Band
6:25pm – 6:45pm	Food Science & Nutrition Controversies on Social Media  ● by Cynthia Bu Jawde, Loulwa Kalache, and Particia Moghames, Food and Nutrition Bloggers and Masters Candidates in AUB’s Nutrition and Food Science Department
6:45pm – 7:00pm	Animals on the Web  ● by Ghassan Nassar, Marine Biology Research Assistant at the American University of Beirut
7:00pm – 7:20pm	Earth Tipping Point, Catalyzing Evolutionary Change  ● by Kamal Merehbi, Fouder of Earth Tipping Point
7:20pm – 7:45pm	PANEL: Social Media for Personal Use  ● Moderated by Ayman Itani, CEO of Think Media Labs Panelists: o   Alaa Chehayeb, Journalist, Interior Architect and Graphic Design Student at the Lebanese University o   Aline Chirnian, Fashion Blogger and Business Administration Student at the American University of Beirut o   Rabih El Khodr, Patriotic and Spiritual Soul-searching Blogger o   Lana El Sahely, Fashion Blogger and Economics Student at the American University of Beirut o   Giovanni Raidy, Blogger and Biology Student at the American University of Beirut
7:45pm – 7:55pm	Is Blogging Overrated?  ● by Liliane Assaf, Computer Science Post-Graduate and Founder of Lebanon Aggregator
7:55pm – 8:05pm	Photoblogging in Lebanon  ● by Mher Krikorian, Photoblogger and Online Community Manager
8:05pm – 8:15pm	Art, Poetry & Music in Revolutions in 2011 Global Uprising  ● by Andrew Bossone, Journalist and Masters Candidate in Middle East Studies at the American University of Beirut
8:15pm – 8:30pm	Dissemination & preservation of traditional Arab Music  ● by Akram Rayyes, Founding Member of the Foundation for Arab Music Archiving and Research (AMAR)
8:30pm – 8:50pm	Concert  ● by EpiSode, Symphonic Progressive Music Lebanese Band
8:50pm – 9:00pm	Concert  ● by Anthony Touma, Pop/Funk Artist, Performer, Singer, and Composer
9:00pm – 9:10pm	Concert  ● by Poly, Soul/Pop Singer and Songwriter
9:10pm – 9:15pm	Closing Note ● by Online Collaborative, Student Organization at the American University of Beirut that seeks to group social media enthusiasts and experienced individuals in the digital media world and promote proper digital citizenship.

Accompanying the Social Media Changing Lives conference there will be an all day running Creative Commons Digital  Visual Arts Exhibition from Lebanese and all around the world CC artists.

Categories:

● Opening & Closing notes

● Politics
● Humanities & Culture
● Business & NGOs
● Education
● Arts & Entertainment
● Science
● Personal Use