First panel at the Fifth Annual Gulf International Conference hosted on November 16, 2023 at the National Press Club between 9:35 AM ET – 10:45 AM ET. Panel title is "Great Power Competition and America’s Standing in the Gulf," and speakers are:

Speakers:

Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (moderator), Fellow for the Middle East, the Baker Institute; Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Gulf International Forum

Shaikh Nawaf Al Thani, Qatar’s former Defense Attache to the United States, Canada and Mexico; Member of the Board of Directors, Gulf International Forum

Dr. Paul Salem, President and CEO, Middle East Institute

Shaikha Najla Alqasimi, Director of Global Affairs Department, Bhuth

Dr. Abdulaziz Alsager, Chairman and Founder, Gulf Research Center