Emad is regularly invited to speak and participate at conferences and institutions worldwide, including at the Afro-Middle East Center, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Hamilton College, International Peace Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, United Nations, University of Chicago, US Institute of Peace and Yale University.
“Challenges to Peace Building in the MENA Region.” Peace Building Academy, Beirut, Lebanon, April 15, 2010. (Lecturer)
“Forthcoming Iranian parliamentary elections: Under the shadow of international sanctions and the threat of war.” Georgetown University, Washington D.C., February 23, 2011. (Moderator)
“Iranian Foreign Policy in the Middle East.” MENA Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflicts, Beirut, Lebanon, March 18, 2011. (Lecturer)
“The Changing Middle East: New Challenges, Players & U.S.-Iran Relations.” American Iranian Council, Washington D.C., June 8, 2011. (Speaker)
“Building Partnership for a Better Iran and a More Secure Iranian Community.” American Iranian Council, Los Angeles, July 17, 2011. (Moderator)
“U.S.-Iran Relations in the Wake of the Arab Spring-Confrontation or Accommodation?” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, November 30, 2011. (Lecturer)
“The Future of U.S.-Iran Relations.” Asia Society, New York, December 13, 2011. (Participant)
“Breaking the Impasse Between Iran and the United States.” Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., May 16, 2012. (Speaker)
“Meeting the Next Challenges on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,” Arms Control Association (ACA), Washington DC, June 4, 2012. (Participant)
“U.S.-Iran Rapprochement.” The Philadelphia Committee on Foreign Relations, Philadelphia, June 5, 2012. (Participant)
“Challenges in the U.S.-Iran Relationship, 2001-2009.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, June 13, 2012. (Speaker)
“Responding to the Arab Spring: Enhancing Civil Society and Regional Intergovernmental Organizations Collaboration to Meet New Peace and Security Challenges.” Permanent Peace Movement, Beirut, Lebanon, June 16, 2012. (Lecturer)
“The Changing Middle East: Implications for Regional and Global Politics,” East-West Institute, New York, July 11, 2012. (Participant)
“A Preemptive Strike on Iran? Economic and Geopolitical Consequences,” Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New Haven, October 11, 2012. (Participant)
“Creating a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East,” Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, United Nations Plaza, New York, October 17, 2012. (Lecturer)
“Iranian Nuclear Program.” The International Model United Nations Association (IMUNA), San Francisco, November 29, 2012. (Lecturer)
“Prospects for a Breakthrough in Iranian Nuclear Negotiations.” Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, New York, December 13, 2012. (Participant)
“Toward a Diplomatic Solution of the Iranian Nuclear Crisis: What Can Be Achieved in 2013?” Arms Control Association & Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C., February 25, 2013. (Participant)
“International Day of Nowruz.” Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations, New York, March 18, 2013. (Participant)
“The Future of Afghanistan Conference.” Harvard University, Massachusetts, April 5, 2013. (Participant)
“Reaching a Breakthrough in U.S.-Iran Relations.” 93rd Annual Conference Rotary International, Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, April 12, 2013. (Lecturer)
“Resolving the Iranian Nuclear File.” Lehigh University, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, April 18, 2013. (Lecturer)
“U.S.-Iran direct talks: is there a breakthrough in the horizon?” American Iranian Council, New York, April 19, 2013. (Speaker)
“Reaching A Breakthrough in U.S.-Iran Relations.” Metuchen Rotary Club, New Jersey, May 16, 2013. (Lecturer)
“Steps Toward a Middle East WMD Free Zone.” UN Office of Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, New York, October 9, 2013. (Lecturer)
“New Leadership in Iran: Time for Rapprochement?” American Iranian Council, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., October 28, 2013. (Moderator)
“Memorial Service for South African President Nelson Mandela.” Consulate General of South Africa, New York, December 6, 2014. (Participant)
“The U.S. and Iran: A Breakthrough Moment?” Asia Society, December 14, 2013. (Participant)
“Farewell Event for Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations.” American Iranian Council, New York, February 28, 2014. (Speaker)
“Advancing a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East.” Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), United Nations, New York, April 9, 2014. (Speaker)
“The Need for Strategic Thinking in U.S.-Iran Relations.” American Iranian Council, Washington D.C., April 14, 2014. (Speaker)
“Weapons of Mass Destruction, the Middle East, and Non-Proliferation.” Pugwash International, United Nations, New York, May 3, 2014. (Lecturer)
“The WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Constructive Proposals for the Helsinki Process by a Six Continent Initiative.” Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), United Nations, New York, May 6, 2014. (Participant)
“Belief in the WMD Free Zone – Designing the corridor to Helsinki and beyond.” British American Security Information Council, United Nations, New York, May 07, 2014. (Participant)
“Iran Expert Meeting.” Iranian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, May 8, 2014. (Speaker)
“Advancing nuclear disarmament through interparliamentary forums.” Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (PNND), United Nations, New York, May 8, 2014. (Participant)
“Ukraine and Its Region: The Search for Stability.” American Iranian Council, Washington D.C., May 15, 2014. (Moderator)
“U.S.-Iran Rapprochement.” Network 20/20, New York, May 19, 2014. (Participant)
“The Sectarian Divide in the Middle East and North Africa.” Middle East and North Africa Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflicts (MENAPPAC), Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2014. (Lecturer)
“8th Al Jazeera Forum: Change in the Arab World: Where To?” Al Jazeera Media Network, Doha, Qatar, May 26, 2014. (Speaker)
“Iran Advisory Group.” Heinrich Böll Stiftung and the Stimson Center, Beirut, Lebanon, May 30, 2014. (Speaker)
“Peace Game: The Syrian Crisis.” Foreign Policy & The United States Institute of Peace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 18, 2014. (Speaker)
“Conversation Series: Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo,” American Iranian Council, April 17, 2015. (Speaker)
“Combating the extremism’s contagion: creating a counter strategy and stemming the tide of foreign fighters.” Foreign Policy & The United States Institute of Peace, Washington D.C., June 1, 2015. (Speaker)
“People Building Peace: Stories from the Middle East.” Middle East and North Africa Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflicts (MENAPPAC), Beirut, Lebanon, July 30, 2015. (Lecturer)
“Nuclear deal and Iran’s future as regional power.” The Chautauqua Institute, New York, August 21, 2015. (Lecturer)
“The Nuclear Deal and Future of U.S.-Iran Relations,” American Iranian Council, New York, November 4, 2015. (Speaker & Organizer)
“Following the Iranian Nuclear Deal: Opportunities for U.S.-Iran Rapprochement and Regional Cooperation,” Columbus State Community College, Ohio, November 24, 2015. (Lecturer)
“A new Middle East: Resetting the balance of power?” Afro-Middle East Center (AMEC), Johannesburg, South Africa, December 7, 2015. (Lecturer)
“Saudi-Iranian Relations, A Conversation with Dr. Andrew Scott Cooper,” American Iranian Council, New York, February 8, 2016. (Speaker & Organizer)
“Peace Game: The Syrian Crisis.” Foreign Policy & The United States Institute of Peace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 23, 2016. (Speaker)
“The U.S. Elections and Middle East Foreign Policy,” American Iranian Council, New York, April 7, 2016. (Speaker & Organizer)
“Conference on Establishing a Middle East WMD-Free Zone: Devising the Next Steps.” Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, May 23, 2016. (Speaker)
“Iran Expert Meeting with Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.” Iranian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, September 24, 2016. (Participant)
“Geopolitics, Nuclear Issues and the Middle East.” The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), New York, September 27, 2016. (Speaker)
“The 2016 U.S. Elections: What it means for U.S.-Iran Relations.” Hamilton College, New York, October 5, 2016. (Lecturer)
“2016 Warsaw Security Forum (WSF): A Year Later. Implementation and Consequences of the Iranian Nuclear Deal.” Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Warsaw, October 26, 2016. (Participant)
“What the Trump presidency will mean for the Iran nuclear deal,” Iran Project, New York, November 29, 2016. (Participant)
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