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