Gulf News. The topic attracted students from Abu Dhabi (home of Masdar) at the universities of Sorbonne and New York. Bjørn Lomborg Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center. Author of 'Cool It' and 'Skeptical Environmentalist' also took part via Skype and posed his questions to the panel. Dubai Debates 3 was divided into the following six segments: The Arabian Gulf: What’s Next for Oil and Gas? Energy for the World Economy: But from where? Renewable Energies- Much Ado About Nothing? Nuclear Energy: More risks than opportunities? How Can We Waste Less Energy in the Gulf? What Will Our Future Cities Look Like? The next debate is due to take place on 18 December on After the Arab Awakening: Women, Civil Society and Leadership in the New Arab World at Knowledge Village. Women, Civil Society, and Leadership in the New Arab World In cooperation with Vital Voices Global Partnership, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and CNN International, Dubai Debates held its fourth edition on the topic Women, Civil Society and Leadership in the New Arab World. The panel brought together Amira Yahyaoui, a Tunisian blogger, Dr. Ebtisam Al Kitbi, professor of political science at UAE University, and Mohamed Abu Obeid a Palestinian women’s rights advocate and a TV presenter on Al Arabiya on 18 December 2011, for the first debate in Arabic language simultaneously translated into English, at the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium. The panel was moderated by Gulf News columnist Mishaal Al Gergawi. The debate consisted of five motions, after each the audience voted. The motions were The role of women in the Arab revolutions has been exaggerated There should be quotas for women in Arab parliaments? Arab women should choose between family and business The Western model of “women’s rights” should be applied to Arab countries Constitutional guarantees for women’s rights won’t change social attitudes Video contributors via Skype included Ms Almas Jiwani, Head of the UN Committee on Women in Canada and Manal Sharif a Saudi Arabian Women's rights activist. References External links Organisations based in Dubai Political debates 2011 web series debuts Organizations established in 2011