Programme
Day 1: March 3, 2022
OPENING SESSION 10:30 - 11:15
HE. George Vella, President of Malta
HE. Marzouq Al-Ghanim, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait
Mr. Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain, Chairman of Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain Cultural Foundation
HE. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (Written message)
HE. Abdullah Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly. (Videotaped message)
SESSION I 11:30 - 13:00
The Role of World Leaders
Chairperson
HE. George Vella, President of Malta
Speakers
HE. Ilir Meta, President of Albania
HE. Vjosa Osmani, President of the Republic of Kosovo
HE. Stjepan Mesić, Former President of Croatia
HE. Armen Sarkissian, Former President of Armenia
Day 2: March 4, 2022
SESSION II 10:00 - 11:45
The Role of Intergovernmental Organization
Chairperson
Dr. Omar Grech, Director of the “Centre for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution” at the University of Malta
Speakers
HE. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
HE. Taieb Baccouche, Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union
HE. Salim M. Al-Malik, Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
His Honor. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, Former President of the International Court of Justice
HE. Khaled Khalifa, Regional Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
HE. Ambassador Muhammed Al-Shafee, Representative of the League of Arab States
Prof. Alfred J. Vella, Rector of the University of Malta
SESSION III 12:00 - 13:30
The Role of Parliamentarians and Civil Society Organizations
Chairperson
HE. Anġlu Farrugia, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta
Speakers
HE. Muhammad Nasheed, Speaker of the Parliament of the Maldives
HE. Hanno Pevkur, First Vice-President of the Parliament of Estonia
HE. Behgjet Pacolli, Member of the Parliament of Kosovo (Former President)
Mr. Abdesselam Lebbar, Head of the "Isteqlal" (Independence) Parliamentary Group in the House of Councilors of Morocco.
Mr. Struan Stevenson, Former Member of the European Parliament
Mr. Jesmond Saliba, Commissioner for Voluntary Organizations, Malta
Mr. Jean -Christophe Bas, CEO of "Connectors for Peace"
CLOSING SESSION 13:30
Mr. Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain, Chairman of Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain Cultural Foundation
Closing Speech
HE. George Vella, President of Malta