Opening Address on 24 March, 11.00 am:
HRH Sultan Dr Nazrin Shah, Sultan of Perak
Keynote Address on 25 March, 12.00 noon:
YB Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Chairman, IIIT)
Welcome Address on 24 March:
Distinguished Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar (Chairman of WUWF)
PANEL 1 (24 March 2020 / 2.00 PM – 4.00 PM)
Theme: Promoting Wasatiyyah Values in Education: The Role of Universities
Speaker
Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak (Rector, IIUM)
Dr Mohamad Hashim Kaamali (CEO, IAIS Malaysia)
Dato Dr Afifi Al-Akiti (University of Oxford)
Associate Professor Dr Aasem Padela (University of Chicago)
Moderator: Senator Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff ( Adjunct Professor, ISTAC-IIUM)
Panel 2 (24 March 2020 / 4.15 PM – 5.45 PM)
Theme: Ummatan Wasatan Ideals in a Pluralistic Society: A Challenge for Malay Islam
Speakers
Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dr Mohamad Kamal Hassan (IIUM)
Dr Azyumardi Azra (UIN, Jakarta)
Professor Muhammed Haron (University of Botswana)
Moderator: Associate Professor Dr Syed Khairuddin Aljunid (National University of Singapore)
Panel 3: (25 March 2020/ 8.30 AM – 10.00 AM
Theme: The Golden Mean in Gender Relations: Ideals and Realities
Speakers
Dr Siti Ruhaini Dzuhayatin (Religious Advisor to President Joko Widodo, Indonesia) Professor Dr Zaleha Kamaruddin (ISTAC-IIUM)
Ustadhah Amina Blake (Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK)
Moderator: Dato Seri Professor Salleh Yapar (Science University of Malaysia, Penang)
Panel 4 : (25 March 2020/ 10.30 AM – 12.00 NOON)
Theme: Islamophobia in the West: Islam Without Moderates?
Speakers:
Emeritus Professor Dr John L. Esposito (Georgetown University, USA)
Dr Abdullah Faliq (The Cordoba Foundation, UK)
Professor Dr Amin Saikal (Australian National University, Canberra)
Moderator: Associate Professor Dr Imtiyaz Yusuf (ISTAC-IIUM)
Panel 5: (25 March 2020 / 2.00 PM – 3.00 PM)
Theme: Uniting East and West to Confront Global Environment Crisis
Speakers:
Naz Shah (Member of Parliament, UK Labour)
Senator Nathalie Goulet (France)
Mohammed Chahin (Netherlands)
Moderator:
Panel 6: (25 March 2020 / 4.00 PM – 5.30 PM)
Theme: Creating a Sustainable Civilization: Living the Golden Mean
Speakers:
Magid Magid (Green Party, UK)
Sam Tarry (UK Labour)
Moderator:
Panel 7: (26 March 2020 / 8.30 AM – 10.00 AM)
Theme: The Golden Mean: Wasatiyyah in Islam and Chun Yung in Confucianism
Speakers:
Professor Dr Yasushi Kosugi (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
Professor Dr Lee Cheuk Yin (National University of Singapore)
Professor Dr Jamil Lee (University of Sungkonghoe, Seoul)
Moderator: Associate Professor Dr Peter Chang (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
Panel 4: (26 March 2020/ 10.30 AM – 12.00 NOON)
Theme: Hindu – Muslim Partnership in Civilisation Building in the Indian Subcontinent
Speakers:
Professor Dr Richard M. Eaton (University of Arizona, USA)
Professor Muhammad Suhayl Umar (University of Punjab, Lahore)
Professor Dr Hamidullah Marazi (Central University of Kashmir Ganderbal)
Moderator: Dr Chandra Muzaffar (JUST, Malaysia)