Interreligious Leadership Conference 2017 Schedule
Seoul, Korea—Religious leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations concluded an international conference co-hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC). The Interreligious Leaders Conference (IRLC) assembled from November 11 to 14, 2017, at the Lotte Hotel World to discuss “The Responsibility of Religious Leaders and Faith-Based Organizations in Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time.”
For an executive summary of the proceedings, click here.
To see the entire album selection from the IRLC: click here.
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November 10, 2017
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Opening Banquet Emcee: Dr. Michael W. Jenkins, National Co-Chair, ACLCInvocation: Rev. John Izvernariu, Templestowe Baptist Church Iranian Congregation, Australia Ven. Pramahaboonthin Taosiri, President, Thai Buddhist Society of Sweden Welcome Address Speakers |
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November 11 Photo Gallery |
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SESSION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERFAITH VISION AND WORK OF UPF AND ACLC Moderator: Mr. Ricardo De Sena, Secretary General, UPF-North America President, UPF-USA Invocation: Rev. Suamalie Naisli Tafaki Iosefa Naisali, Chairman, United Reformed Christian Church of Tuvalu, Kirbati and New Zealand Special Remarks: Amb. Suzan Johnson Cook, former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, USA Speakers Mr. Michael W. Jenkins, Co-Chair, ACLC [Slide Presentation] |
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SESSION II: 2017 GLOBAL RALLY FOR THE PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, SEOUL WORLD CUP STADIUM Amb. R. James Woolsey, Jr., Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, USA Keynote Address Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Co-founder, UPF Special Addresses Archbishop Dr. Johannes Ndanga, President, Apostolic Christian Council, Zimbabwe |
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November 12 Photo Gallery |
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SESSION III: INTERRELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RELIGION AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN BUILDING PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETIES Moderator: Mr. Jacques Marion, Vice President, UPF Europe and Middle East Invocation Imam Moussa Drame, Fatima Zarhra Mosque of Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast Speakers Dr. Elmar Kuhn, Dean, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Austria [Slide Presentation] |
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SESSION IV: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Moderator: Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Director, Office of Public Affairs, UPF-USA Speakers IAPP – Hon. Ek Nath Dhakal, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction (2015-2016), Asian Co-chair, International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP), Nepal [Slide Presentation] |
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SESSION V: INTERRELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RELIGION AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN BUILDING PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETIES Moderator: Mr. Masayoshi Kajikuri, President, UPF-Japan Speakers Pastor Dr. Charles W. Schultz, founding vice president of “CONFELIREC,” Confederation of Religious Liberty, Colombia |
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SESSION VI: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Moderator: Rev. Gregory Stone, Secretary General, UPF-Oceania Speakers Korean Religions Association – Rev. Hyun-young Lee, President, Korean Religions Association [Slide Presentation] |
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November 13 Photo Gallery |
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SESSION VII: LAUNCH OF THE INTERRELIGIOUS ASSOCIATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT Moderator: Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, Chairman, UPF International Interfaith Prayer Bishop Jesse Edwards, Executive Board Member, ACLC Speakers Protestant Christianity: Rev. Hjoertur Magni Johannsen, Head Minister, Free Lutheran Church of Reykjavik, Iceland Presentation and Signing of Resolution Sounding of the Gong |
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SESSION VIII: CLOSING SESSION Moderator: Mrs. Genie Kagawa, Director, Executive Office, UPF International Invocation: Pastor John Dick Tabilepo, Apostle Pastor, City Prayer Evangelism and Harvest Ministries, Vanuatu Speakers Hon. Netani B. Rika, Member of Parliament, Fiji Cheonwon Complex Tour and Group Photo Founder’s Banquet |
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