Both locals and visitors love a long session at the three-story Tajine.

BBC: The local side of Qatar��s capital

This year, I would love to attend a session run by a business person with an English Major background (instead of a PhD in Computer Science), showing what they did with Data at scale, without huge servers, without expensive software or cryptic languages.

FORBES: Big Data "A-Ha" Moment?

Laurie Puhn, a couples mediator and author of "Fight Less, Love More, " likens Friday's meeting at the White House to a couple's mediation session where both spouses come into the room but refuse to speak.

CNN: Shame and blame: Why Washington needs couples therapy