Speakers

The inaugural ICCS featured speakers from various backgrounds and experiences:

Guest-of-Honour:

• His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Opening Address:

• Her Excellency Halimah Yacob, Former President of the Republic of Singapore

Keynote Speaker:

• Ms Karen Armstrong OBE; FRSL, Historian of World Religion• Dr Paul Hedges (spoke on behalf of Karen Armstrong)

Plenary 1 Speakers:

• Ms Karen Armstrong OBE; FRSL, Historian of World Religion

• Bishop Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, President, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

• Dr Veena Howard, Associate Professor, Asian Religious Traditions and Coordinator of Peace and Conflict Studies Program, California State University, Fresno

• Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Deputy Mufti, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS)

• Venerable Guo Huei, Abbot-President, Dharma Drum Mountain

Plenary 1 Moderator

• Dr Farish A. Noor, Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Plenary 2 Speakers:

• Lord John Alderdice, House of Lords, United Kingdom

• Mr Christian Picciolini, Founder, Free Radicals Project

• Dr Azza Karam, Senior Advisor on Culture, United Nations Population Fund and Coordinator, United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion and Development

• Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Professor of Political Science, Thammasat University and Founder, Thai Peace Information Centre

Plenary 2 Moderator:

• Professor Lily Kong, President, Singapore Management University

Plenary 3 Speakers:

• Professor Lai Pan Chiu, Interim Dean and Professor of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Dr Ali Al Nuaimi, Chairman, The World Council of Muslim Communities

• Dr Anna Halafoff, Research Associate of the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific

• Bishop Emeritus Dr Wee Boon Hup, Member, Presidential Council for Religious Harmony, Singapore

Plenary 3 Moderator:

• Dr Dicky Sofjan, Core Doctoral Faculty, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada Graduate School

Closing Remarks:

• Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minster of the Republic of Singapore