Omar Shaban Ismail's participation in international conferences and events: the European Parliament, the Middle East Institute, Brookings, and the Gaza reconstruction conferences in Cairo, Rome, Washington, Brussels and Doha.
Record of engagements
Regional Developments: Palestine, Lebanon & Syria — Session with Western Diplomats— University of Jordan & Konrad Adenauer Foundation · Amman, Jordan · June 2026
Gaza Under War: The Humanitarian Crisis and the Complexity of the Palestinian Situation— EU Member States Officials (Closed Seminar) · Valletta, Malta · June 2026
Unmet Needs: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis and International Response — CHS Doha Panel— Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) — Doha · Doha, Qatar · May 2026
What Future Do We Give to Gaza's Children?— Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) · Brussels, Belgium · January 2026
Roundtable on the Financial Crisis in Palestine and Humanitarian Access in Gaza— Charity & Security Network · Washington D.C., USA · July 2025
Reviving the Two-State Solution: Prospects for the Next Palestinian Leadership— Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) · Rome, Italy · July 2025
What is Needed to End the Gaza War?— Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington · Washington D.C., USA · July 2025
Delphi Sulaymaniyah International Economic Forum— Delphi Economic Forum / Kurdistan Region Presidency · Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq · May 2025
Interview — Ara.cat: 'What Future Do You Hope the 20,000 Orphans of Gaza Will Have?'— Ara.cat (ARA Media Group — Catalonia) · Online · April 2025
Interview — El País: 'Europeans Should Be Ashamed of Their Silence on Gaza'— El País (Spain) · Online · April 2025
Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel's Siege and the Politics of International Funding— Arab Center Washington DC · Washington D.C., USA · March 2025
World Movement for Democracy Award for PalThink— World Movement for Democracy / Open Society Foundation · Online · October 2024
TV Interview — France 24: Gaza Reconstruction and Political Future— France 24 · Online · August 2024
TV Interview — Al Jazeera English: Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations— Al Jazeera English · Online · July 2024
Appointed as Inaugural Leahy Human Rights Fellow — Center for International Policy— Center for International Policy (CIP) — Washington · Washington D.C., USA · March 2024
TV Interview — BBC Arabic: Gaza Economy and the Humanitarian Crisis— BBC Arabic · Online · October 2023
Local Governance and Reconstruction: Comparative Experiences— Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) · Paris, France · September 2023
Expert Briefing for MEPs on Palestinian Conditions— European Parliament — Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) · Brussels, Belgium · April 2023
Annual Gaza Economic Conference — Transformations and Pathways— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · November 2022
EuroMeSCo Annual Conference — Mediterranean Peace Pathways— EuroMeSCo / European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) · Barcelona, Spain · June 2022
Prospects for the Next Generation of Palestinian Leadership from Gaza— Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington · Washington D.C., USA · May 2021
Workshop: Resistance Economy and Development Options in Gaza— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · March 2020
Regional Economic Integration and Euro-Mediterranean Partnerships— European Conference of Mediterranean Think Tanks · Berlin, Germany · April 2019
Gaza Public Policy Forum — Towards a Diversified and Independent Economy— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · September 2018
Gaza Post-Escalation: Between Economy and Politics— European Institute for Peace (EIP) · Brussels, Belgium · March 2018
Gaza Humanitarian Crisis and Political Solutions— Amnesty International — Palestinian Network · Cairo, Egypt · October 2017
10th Year of the Gaza Blockade: Humanitarian Consequences— Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs & UNRWA · Bozar, Brussels, Belgium · June 2016
Reviving the Stalled Reconstruction of Gaza— Brookings Doha Center · Doha, Qatar · April 2016
Annual Palestinian Researchers Conference— Center for Development Studies / Birzeit University · Ramallah, Palestine · February 2016
EuroMeSCo Annual Conference: European Policy Towards the Southern Neighbourhood— EuroMeSCo / European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) · Barcelona, Spain · November 2015
Gaza Reconstruction Conference — Cairo— Egypt / United Nations / Arab League · Cairo, Egypt · October 2014
ILO Palestinian Labour Market Report Discussion— International Labour Organization (ILO) — Jerusalem · Jerusalem, Palestine · June 2014
Workshop: How Should Palestinian Youth React in Times of Division?— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · November 2013
Chatham House Dialogue on the Future of European-Palestinian Relations— Royal Institute of International Affairs — Chatham House, London · London, United Kingdom · May 2013
Gaza Academic Dialogue — PalThink Interview Series II— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · December 2012
European-Palestinian Dialogue: Partnership and Democracy— European Policy Studies Foundation / European Parliament · Brussels, Belgium · May 2012
PalThink Annual Conference on Democracy and Civil Society— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · September 2011
Sustainable Development and Lifting the Blockade — Gaza Economic Conference— PalThink / International Partner Organizations · Gaza, Palestine · July 2010
Rebuilding Gaza Post-Cast Lead — UN Reconstruction Programme— United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) — Jerusalem · Jerusalem, Palestine · November 2009
European Parliament Delegation to Gaza — Expert Briefing— European Parliament — Official Delegation · Gaza, Palestine · June 2009
1st PalThink International Conference: Palestine Facing Challenges— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · October 2008
The Current Palestinian Crisis: How To Exit? — First Reconciliation Roadmap— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · August 2007
Cairo Forum of Arab and International Think Tanks— Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies · Cairo, Egypt · May 2007