DAY 1, JUNE 24, 2008

Morning - afternoon

Arrival

18:30-19:30

Opening Dinner

19:30-21:30

Venue: Golden Ballroom

Opening Ceremony

Welcoming Remarks

M. Din Syamsuddin, Chairman, Muhammadiyah; Chairman, Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilisations (CDCC), Jakarta, Indonesia

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Founder & Chairman, Cheng Ho Multi Culture Trust, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Messages from World Leaders

Rt. Hon. Helen Clark MP, Prime Minister of New Zealand

Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia

Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

H.E. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

H.E. Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

H.E. Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union

Opening Speech

H.E. Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia

Cultural Performance

DAY 2, JUNE 25, 2008

09:00-09:30

Venue: Golden Ballroom

Keynote Speech

H.E. Dr. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

09:30-10:00

Coffee Break

10:00-12:00

Venue: Golden Ballroom

Plenary Session I

Facets of Violence: Issues and Challenges

Chair:

Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Director for Program and Research, The Habibie Center, Jakarta, Indonesia

Panelists:

Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim, Adviser, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Malaysia

H.E. Ali Alatas, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic of Indonesia

Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, President, Institute for Interreligious Dialogue, Tehran, Iran

Hedi Baccouche, Former Prime Minister of Tunisia

Amien Rais, Former Chairman, People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia

H.E. Xanana Gusmao, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste (tbc)

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Host:

H.E. Prof. Dr. Bambang Sudibyo, Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia

Luncheon Speech

Ven. Master Chin Kung, Founder, Amitabha Buddhist Society, Toowomba, Australia

13:30-15:30

Venue: Golden Ballroom

Plenary Session II

Political and Religious Violence: Addressing the Root Causes

Chair:

Meidyatama Suryadiningrat, Managing Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia

Panelists:

Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, Secretary General, Global Assembly for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Tehran, Iran

Mark Juergensmeyer, Director, Center for Global & International Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA

Tan Sri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, Chairman & CEO, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Surasee Kosolnavin, Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand

Rev. William F. Vendley, Secretary General, Religions for Peace International, New York, USA

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Venue: Asean Room

Concurrent Session I

Combating Violence: The Role of Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations

Chair:

Abdul Mu’ti, Executive Director, Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilisations (CDCC), Jakarta, Indonesia

Resource Persons:

Rev. Gunnar Stalsett, Bishop Emeritus, European Council of Religious Leaders, Oslo, Norway

Father Chris Riley, Founder, Youth Off The Streets, Sydney, Australia

Amina Rasul-Bernardo, Lead Convenor, Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID), Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Sudibyo Markus, Vice Chairman, Central Board of Muhammadiyah, Jakarta, Indonesia

Concurrent Session II

Media, Freedom of Expressions and Violence

Chair:

Bambang Harymurti, Corporate Chief Editor, Tempo, Jakarta, Indonesia

Resource Persons:

Aidan Patrick White, General Secretary, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Brussels, Belgium

Bettina Peters, Director, Global Forum for Media Development, Brussels, Belgium

Endy M. Bayuni, Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia

Lawrence Pintak, Director, Kamal Adham Centre for Journalism, Training and Research, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Rustem Ibragim Khairov, Executive Director, International Foundation for Survival and Development of Humanity, Moscow, Russia

19:00-21:30

Dinner

Host:

H.E. Hatta Redjasa, State Secretary of the Republic of Indonesia (tbc)

DAY 3, JUNE 26, 2008

09:00-11:00

Venue: Golden Ballroom

Plenary Session III

The Role of Religion in Combating Violence

Chair:

Ameer Ali, Vice President, Regional Islamic Da’wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP), Murdoch, Australia

Panelists:

A. Syafii Maarif, Founder, Maarif Institute for Culture and Humanity, Jakarta, Indonesia

Hasan Ali Yurtsever, President, Rumi Forum, Washington DC, USA

K.H. Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman, Nahdhatul Ulama, Jakarta, Indonesia

Radha Bhatt, Chairperson, Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, India

Valeria Martano, Comunita di Saint’Egidio, Rome, Italy

12:00-13:00

Lunch

Luncheon Speech:

H.E. Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari, Minister for Health of the Republic of Indonesia

13:00-14:30

Venue: Asean Room

Concurrent Session III

Interfaith Dialogue: Can It Make a Difference?

Chair:

Raja Juli Antoni, Executive Director, Maarif Institute for Culture and Humanity, Jakarta, Indonesia

Resource Persons:

H.E. Dell Higgie, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand

Soritua Nababan, President, World Council of Churches, Jakarta, Indonesia

Rev. John Baldock, Parish Priest, St. Johns Anglican Parish, Malvern East, Australia

Mir Nawaz Khan Marwat, Moderator, Religions for Peace Asia, Karachi, Pakistan

Habib Chirzin, Former Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia

Concurrent Session IV

Can Democracy Contain Violence?

Chair:

Putut Wijanarko, Vice President, Mizan Publika, Bandung, Indonesia

Resource Persons:

Azyumardi Azra, Director, Graduate School, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia

Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Chair, Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC), Istanbul, Turkey

Serif Ali Tekalan, President, International Association of Universities, Istanbul, Turkey

Rizal Sukma, Deputy Executive Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia

14:30-15:00

Coffee Break

15:00-17:00

Venue: Golden Ballroom

Plenary Session IV

Working for a Peaceful World: What can be Done?

Chair:

Dahlan Rais, Secretary, Central Board of Muhammadiyah, Solo, Indonesia

Panelists:

His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President, The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue of the Holy See, Vatican

Mohamed Sobeih, Palestinian Representative to the Arab League, Cairo, Egypt

Abdullah Abdullah, Secretary General, Massoud Foundation, Kabul, Afghanistan

Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore (tbc)

17:00-17:15

Concluding Remarks

M. Din Syamsuddin, Chairman, Muhammadiyah; Chairman, Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilisations (CDCC), Jakarta, Indonesia

18:30-21:00

Venue: The Vice President Palace

Farewell Dinner

Closing Session

Closing Remarks

H.E. H. M. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia (tbc)