Úterý, 9.října

09:00 - 09:50

Breakfast  (Žofín Palace, Small Room)

Sponsored by Volvo Auto Czech.

By special invitations only.

Remarks:

Ricardo Lagos, Former President, Chile

Introduction by Milan Koza, Volvo Auto Czech, Czech Republic.

10:00 - 11:15

Interfaith Dialogue Roundtable (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Changing Relation between Religion and Politics

Keynote Speech:

Azhar Hussain, Vice President of International Center for Religion & Diplomacy, USA

Moderator:

Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, USA

Panel Discussion:

Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute, USA

Farish Noor, Researcher, Malaysia / Germany

Mohamed Bashar Arafat, President, Civilisation Exchange and Cooperation Foundation, USA

Tomáš Halík, Professor of the Charles University, Member of the Program Committee of the Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Aaron T. Wolf, Professor, Oregon State University, USA

10:15 - 11:45

Conference Roundtable (Žofín Palace, Knights' Hall)

Freedom and Responsibility in Politics: Challenges for Democracy in Latin America

Moderator:

Martin Ehl, Chief International Editor, Hospodářské noviny, Czech Republic

Panel Discussion:

Philip Dimitrov, Former Prime Minister, Bulgaria

Carlos Salazar, European Representative of ODCA, the Latin-American Christian Democrats, Mexico

Humberto Celli, Former President of the Latin American Parliament, Venezuela

Jan Ruml, Former Minister of Interior, Czech Republic

Remarks by Angela Sposito, Students' Center, Universidad Central, Venezuela

11:15 - 11:30

Coffee Break (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

11:30 - 13:00

Interfaith Dialogue Roundtable (Žofín Palace, Small Room)

Trends and Changes within the Contemporary Religious Scene

Keynote Speech:

David Martin, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Moderator:

Doris Donnelly, Professor of Religious Studies, The Cardinal Suenens Center, USA

Panel Discussion:

Shlomo Avineri, Director of the Institute for the European Studies, Israel

Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iran

Tomáš Halík, Professor of the Charles University, Member of the Program Committee of the Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Mohamed Bashar Arafat, President, Civilisation Exchange and Cooperation Foundation, USA

11:30 - 13:15

Conference Roundtable (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

EU and Russia: What are the Alternatives to Energy Driven Policy?

Opening Remarks:

Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Czech Republic

Moderator:

Jacques Rupnik, Political Scientist, France

Panel Discussion:

Viktor Orbán, Leader of FIDESZ, Former Prime Minister, Hungary

Paul Wolfowitz, Former President of World Bank, USA

Grigory Yavlinsky, Economist and Politician, Russia

Wolfgang Gerhardt, President of the Board of Directors,  Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, Germany

Alyaksandar Milinkevich, Opposition Leader, Belarus

Martin Bútora, Sociologist, Former Ambassador to the USA, Slovakia

Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland

13:30 - 15:00

Closing Luncheon (Mlýnec)

Introduction:

Oldřich Černý, Executive Director, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Remarks:

HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board  of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia

17:00 - 18:00

Multi-Faith Meditation (Church of St. Salvator)

Moderator:

Tomáš Halík, Professor of the Charles University, Member of the Program Committee of the Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Mohamed Bashar Arafat, Imam

David Martin, Anglican Priest

Aaron T. Wolf, Rabbi

Meditation of representatives of Abrahamic religions.