The Madrid Symposium on Peace Building & Conflict Resolution
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & Global Political Discourse"
(Madrid, Spain; July 15th - 17th, 2014)
| SYMPOSIUM AGENDA | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, July 15th 2014 | |
| 10:00 | Keynote Address Prof. Dr. Pilar Vélez, Rector Nebrija University Mark Donfried, Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) |
| 11:00 | “The Role of Higher Education in Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Building” Prof. Dr. Marta Genís Pedra, Director, Applied Language Department, Universidad Nebrija, Spain |
| 12:00 | “The Importance of Inter-Religious Dialogue in the Construction of Peace in Post-Conflict Contries” The Hon. Rui Duarte Barros, Former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau |
| 12:30 | "Waiting for peace the Pending Peace" President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Former Prime Minister of Spain |
| 14:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Keynote Speech Musa Amer Odeh, Palestinian Authority Ambassador |
| 16:00 | “Reformasi Era and the Emerging of Distolerant New Moslem Groups - A “Home Work” of such a Culture and the Inter-Faith Dialogues in Indonesia” Dr. Laode Ida, Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Senate |
| 17:00 | “Interfaith Dialogues for Harmony and Peace: Indonesian Experience” Prof. Dr. Azyumardi Azra, Former Rector of the State Islamic University (UIN), Jakarta |
| 18:00 | Keynote Speech H. E. Amb. Slobodan Chashulev, Ambassador of Macedonia to Spain |
| 19:00 | Welcome Group Dinner |
| Wednesday, July 16th 2014 | |
| 10:00 | “Malta’s Experience During the Libya Conflict - a Humanitarian Response to Conflict” Lawrence Gonzi, Former Prime Minister of Malta; 4th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations |
| 11:00 | Interview with Lawrence Gonzi, Former Prime Minister of Malta; 4th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | “Beyond Borders, Key Moments in Cultural Diplomacy between Spain and Islam” Prof. Dr. Alfred Gutiérrez-Kavanagh, Professor of International Relations & the Middle East, Comillas University of Madrid |
| 15:00 | “Religious Polarization and Civil Conflict” Prof. Dr. José María Mella Márquez, Professor, Institute for Economics & Development Policy, Autonomous University of Madrid |
| 15:30 | “Pope Francis. New Time for Interfaith Dialogue” Prof. Dr. Emilio Sáenz-Francés San Baldomero, Professor, Department of International Relations, Universidad de Comillas |
| 16:30 | Keynote Address Juan Moscoso del Prado Hernández, Member of the Spanish Parliament |
| 17:00 | “Reading American Literature at the Spanish University: A Context of Transcultural Dialogue and Conflict Resolution” Prof. Dr. Eulalia Piñero Gil, Professor, North American Literature, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| 17:30 | “Mediating in conflictive views. Perspectives from critical linguistics and translation” Prof. Dr. Ovidi Carbonell Cortés, Professor of Translation Studies; Director, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, University of Salamanca |
| 18:00 | Day Two Concluding Remarks |
| 18:00 | Free Evening |
| Thursday, July 17th 2014 | |
| 10:00 | “Religious Freedom a Fundamental Right Necessary for Peace” H.E. Vicar Bernardo Torres Escudero, Judicial Vicar, Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real, Spain |
| 11:00 | “A Broader Scope for the Conflict Cycle. Cross-border Cooperation and the Role of Local Authorities” José Ignacio Sánchez Amor, Member of the Spanish Parliament; Special Representative Border Cooperation, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly; Former Vice President of the Junta de Extremadura |
| 12:00 | “Economics and Conflict Resolution” Miguel Ors Villarejo, Deputy Chief Editor, Actualidad Económica |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | “The Andalusian Music as a Cultural Bridge between Spain and Morocco” Luis Delgado, Musician |
| 15:30 | Lecture & Discussion Sathanama Sleur, Founder ad chairman Foundation (Stichting) Isaia for children and World Peace |
| 16:00 | “Considering Diversity and Multicultural Dialogue to Confronting Conflicts” Jorge Garrido, Manager, Apoyo Positivo Association |
| 16:30 | Concluding Remarks Mark Donfried, Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) |
| 17:00 | Madrid City Excursion |
