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The 3rd World Forum for Muslim Democrats
24-25 November 2016 Tokyo, Japan

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Program

24 November (Thursday)

0830-0900: Registration
Master of Ceremony (Dr. Akira Matsunaga, Senior Fellow, SPF)
0900-1030: Welcoming Address
Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, President, SPF
0910-0930: Opening Remarks 1
Ms. Akie Abe, First Lady, Japan (to be read)
0930-0945: Opening Remarks 2
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan
Former Secretary General, ASEAN Secretariat, Thailand
0945-1000: Keynote Address 1
Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Convener of WFMD
(to be read by Ms. Nurul Izzah Anwar, Member of Parliament and Vice President of People's Justice Party, Malaysia)
1000-1015: Keynote Address 2
Mr. Hassine Abassi, Secretary General, The Tunisian General Labour Union, Tunisia
1015-1030: Keynote Address 3
Dr. Taha Ozhan, Member of Parliament, Turkey
1030-1100: Tea/Coffee Break, Group Photograph for WFMD Speakers/Panelists
1100-1230: Session 1: Enhancing understanding of Islam: Inter-faith Dialogue Panel
Moderator
Ms. Rahimah "Ima" Abdulrahim, Executive Director, Habibie Center, Indonesia
Panelists
Dr. Kosei Morimoto, Abbot Emeritus, Todaiji Temple, Japan
Dr. Azyumardi Azra, Professor, Graduate School of UIN Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Carool Kersten, King’s College London, United Kingdom; Questions and Answers
1230-1400: Break
1400-1530: Session 2: Situational Analysis of Islamophobia
Moderator
Dr. Kilic Bugra Kanat, Representative Director, SETA Foundation Washington D.C., U.S.
Panelists
Dr. Enes Bayrakli, Associate Professor, Turkish-German University, Turkey
Dr. Bridget Welsh, Senior Research Associate, National Taiwan University, Malaysia
Dr. Makoto Mizutani, Academic Adviser, Arabic Islamic Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf, Professor, Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding, College of
Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand; Questions and Answers
1530-16:00: Tea/Coffee Break
1600-1730: Session 3: Parallel Sessions
Parallel Session 1: Arab Spring: How Asia Would Have Done It?
Moderator
Ms. Shada Islam, Director of Policy, Friends of Europe, Brussels, Belgium
Panelists
Dr. Azyumardi Azra, Professor, Graduate School of UIN Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Abdul Mawgoud Dardery, Former Member of Parliament, Egypt
Dr. Akifumi Ikeda, President, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan
Dr. Michael Vatikiotis, Regional Director, Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, Singapore; Questions and Answers; Parallel Session 2: Capacity Building of Civil Society in the Muslim World
Moderator
Mr. Khalid Jaafar, Head of Strategy and Research, Office of the Chief Minister, Selangor, Malaysia
Panelists
Dr. Mohamed Raimi Ab. Rahim, President, ABIM (Islamic Youth Movement), Malaysia
Mr. Abbas Rashid, Executive Director, Society for the Advancement of Education, Pakistan
Dr. Sandra Hamid, Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Indonesia; Questions and Answers
1730: End of the 1st Day

25 November (Friday)

0830-0900: Registration
Master of Ceremony (Ms. Yumiko Nozaki, SPF)
0900-1030: Session 4: Women Muslim Democrats
Moderator
Ms. Rahimah "Ima" Abdulrahim, Executive Director, Habibie Center, Indonesia
Speakers
Ms. Nurul Izzah Anwar, Member of Parliament and Vice President of People's Justice Party, Malaysia
Ms. Reem Abu Hassan, Former Minister of Social Development, Amman, Jordan
Ms. Eva Kusuma Sundari, House of Representative, Indonesia
Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Professor, Meiji Institute for Global Affairs, Meiji University and Former Foreign Minister, Japan.
1030-1200: Session 5: Countering Extremism
Moderator
Dr. Mohamed Raimi Ab. Rahim, President, ABIM (Islamic Youth Movement), Malaysia
Speakers
Mr. Hassine Abassi, Secretary General, The Tunisian General Labour Union, Tunisia
Dr. Azyumardi Azra, Professor, Graduate School of UIN Jakarta, Indonesia
Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Associate Professor, The Tokyo University, Japan
Dr. Mohammad Reza Dehshiri, Deputy Dean, School of International Relations, Iran
1200-1215: Session 6: Adoption of Declaration and Expansion of WFMD Movement
1215-1230: Closing Remarks
Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin bin Ali, Chief Minister, Selangor, Malaysia
Ms. Mari Kogiso, Director, International Project Planning and Development Department, SPF
1230: Adjourn

List of Speakers

Mr. Mohamad Raimi AB. RAHIM President, Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM)
Ms. Rahimah ABDULRAHIM Executive Director, The Habibie Center, Indonesia
Ms. Reem ABU HASSAN Former Minister of Social Development, Amman, Jordan
Ms. Reem ABU HASSAN Former Minister of Social Development, Amman, Jordan
The Honorable Nurul Izzah Binti ANWAR Member of Parliament, Lembah Pantai, Malaysia
Vice President and Election Director, People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN)
Dr. Enes BAYRAKLI Assistant. Professor at Turkish German University / SETA Foundation, Turkey
Dr. Abdul Mawgoud DARDERY MOHAMED Former Member of Parliament, Egypt
Mohammad Reza DEHSHIRI Deputy for International Cooperation and Academic Exchange, School of International Relations, Iran
Dr. Sandra HAMID Country Representative, The Asia Foundation in Indonesia
Dr. Akifumi IKEDA President, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan
Dr. Satoshi IKEUCHI Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Shada ISLAM Director of Policy, Friends of Europe, Brussels, Belgium
Mr. Khalid bin JAAFAR Head of Strategy and Research, Office of the Chief Minister of Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Kilic Burga KANAT Research Director, SETA Foundation, Washington D.C., USA
Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI Professor, Meiji Institute for Global Affairs, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
Dr. Carool KERSTEN Associate Professor in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, King’s College London
Dr. Makoto MIZUTANI Academic Adviser, Tokyo Branch of Imam Uni., Arabic Islamic Institute in Tokyo
Dr. Kosei MORIMOTO Abbot Emeritus of the Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan
Dr. Taha OZHAN Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Turke
Dr. Surin Abdul Halim bin Ismail PITSUWAN Former Secretary General, ASEAN Secretariat and Former Foreign Minister, Thailand
Professor Emeritus, Thammasat University
Mr. Abbas RASHID Executive Director, Society for the Advancement of Education (SAHE), Pakistan
Ms. Eva Kusuma SUNDARI Member of Parliament, The Republic of Indonesia House of Parliament
Dr. Michael Richard John VATIKIOTIS Regional Director, Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, Singapore
Dr. Bridget WELSH Beatrice Senior Research Associate, National Taiwan University.
Dr. Imtiyaz YUSUF Assistant Professor, Lecturer and Director of the Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding, College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand