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On October 16, 2025, the AL-Monitor Global Institute hosted Dr. Conrad Rein, Secretary of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, alongside representatives from multilateral development banks and the private sector for a discussion on food security in the Middle East and Africa.

On Sept. 21, 2025, the AL-Monitor Global Institute hosted Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization, for a discussion on digital inclusion and economic empowerment in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

On May 22, 2025, the AL-Monitor Global Institute hosted Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright in Washington DC to discuss the future of power and energy in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

Al-Monitor Global Institute hosted Dr. Marwan Al-Zarouni, chief AI officer at Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism and CEO of the Dubai Blockchain Center, alongside Dr. Alaa Murabit, senior advisor at 500 Global, for a high-level conversation on how AI is accelerating innovation and transforming global economic development.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City, AL-Monitor hosted HE Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the UAE, for an off-the-record dinner and discussion at Le Jardinier of the Bastion Collection. The event was attended by thought and business leaders as well as former officials.

At an event hosted by AL-Monitor and the US Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister discussed Iraq’s plan to achieve energy independence by 2030 and his desire to drawdown the US military presence in the country.

In a live Q&A webinar, Pentagon Correspondent Jared Szuba talked with State Department Correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn about the latest tensions between the US and Iran following an attack by an Iran-backed militia that killed 3 US soldiers and injured more than 30 in Jordan.

In the sixth edition of our live Q&A webinar series on the Israel-Hamas war, Ambassador David Satterfield, the new US Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues, discussed the conflict's latest developments, including a big hostage deal and the humanitarian crisis.

In the fifth edition of our live Q&A webinar series on the Israel-Hamas war, University of Maryland Professor Shibley Telhami and Al-Monitor Associate Editor Rina Bassist discussed the conflict's latest developments as well as answered guest questions live.