1^st Congress
Highlights

The Road Ahead

"Facing Challenges and Finding Solutions"

Welcome:
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Yalcintas
Former Turkish MP

Keynotes:
Her Excellency Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani
Founder, Doha Academy, Qatar

Mr. Ali Bardakoglu
President, Directorate of Religious Affairs, Republic of Turkey

Honorable Ebrahim Rasool
Premier of Western Cape, South Africa

Honorable Ms. Nimet Cubukcu
Minister of State, Republic of Turkey

Her Royal Highness Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al-Thani 
Chair, Reach Out To Asia, Qatar

His Excellency Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
Secretary General, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

Soaring State of Social Justice: An Overview of Human Crisis Worldwide

Speaker:
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - Founder, Zaytuna Institute, United States

Giving in Tough Times: Preserving Legitimacy in a Rapidly Changing Political Environment

Moderator:
Peter O'Driscoll - Executive Director, ActionAid International, USA

Speakers:
Mr. Nihad Awad - National Executive Director, CAIR, USA

Prof. Ali Carkoglu - Sabanci University, Turkey

Human Development Check: A Closer Look at Inequities in the Muslim World

Moderator:
Ms. Farah Kabir - Country Representative, ActionAid Bangladesh

Speakers:
Dr. Khalid Riaz - Co-founder, Human Development Foundation

Mr. Mark Ward - Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID

Featured Speaker:
Dr. Nafis Sadik - Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General

Crossing Borders for Common Good: Partnering Beyond Color and Creed

Moderator:
Mr. James Kidner - Executive Director, Coexist Foundation, UK

Speakers:
Dr. William Vendley - Secretary General
World Conference of Religions for Peace

Dr. Mehmet Gormez - Vice President
Directorate of Religious Affairs, Republic of Turkey

Moderators:
Prof. Dr. Ihsan Karaman: Van Yuzuncu Yil University
Shariq Siddiqui - Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University

The Muslim-West Facts Initiative
Ahmad Younis - Senior Analyst, Gallup Consulting, United States

The New Mission of Philanthropists in Turkey
Can Paker: Turkish Economic & Social Studies Foundation- TESEV

From Charity to Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy
Dr. Barbara Ibrahim - Director, Center for Philanthropy
American University in Cairo

Perspective and Future Prospects for Change: Patterns of Change in Philanthrophy
Filiz Bikmen - Advisor, Turkish Third Sector Foundation (TUSEV)

Passing On The Legacy of Compassion and Tolerance To The Next Generation

Speakers:
Kadir Topbas - Mayor of Istanbul

Keynote Address:
Honorable Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey

Social Benefits and Enhancing the Efficiency of Social Welfare : A Discussion Over Turkey's Practices.
Honorable Prof. Omer Dincer - Member of Turkish Parliament

A Rights-Based Approach to Ending Poverty
Peter O'Driscoll - Executive Director, ActionAid International, USA

Protecting the Environment: A Religious Duty & A Social Call
Mohideen Abdul Kader - Senior Board Member
Friends of the Earth Malaysia

Promoting Literacy: Path to Peace and Prosperity
Her Excellency Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani
Founder Doha Academy, Qatar

Endowment Building: Strategic Approach Towards Community Uplift

Moderator:
Dr. Heidi Hadsell - President, Hartford Seminary, United States.

Speakers:
Zeinoul Abedien Cajee -CEO, National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA)

Dr. Jamal Barzinji- International Institute of Islamic Thought.

Engin Yilmaz - Chairman, Deniz Feneri Association, Turkey

Media Mastery: Empowering Communities Through Awareness and Activism

Moderator:
Sohail Nakhooda - Editor-in-Chief, Islamica Magazine

Speakers:
Nuri Colakoglu - President, Turkish Broadcasting Association

Maryam Al Hajiri - Co-founder, Islamonline.net

Sefer Turan - Journalist & Producer, Channel 7, Turkey

Millennium Development Goals: Call to Action and the Role of Muslim Philanthropy

Keynote Address:
Honorable Shahid Malik
Minister for International Development, United Kingdom

Corporate-Community Collaboration: Catalyst for Sustained Social Change

Moderator:
Hamed Omar - Senior Vice President, Sallie Mae, USA

Speakers
Abdul Kadir Konukoglu - Chairman, SANKO Holding, Turkey

Ahsan Saleem - Chairman, Crescent Steel, Pakistan

Compassion in Action: Providing Effective Disaster Relief

Moderator:
Dr. Najeeb Rehman - Chairman, Doctors Worldwide, United Kingdom

Speakers:
Dr. Tariq H. Cheema - Executive Director
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America

Dr. Mohammed G. A. Al Maadid
Secretary General, Qatar Red Crescent

This program is subject to change