| Monday, April 12 |
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| 19:30 | Welcome
Reception Please join the delegates and sponsors of the Congress at an informal reception. Food and beverages will be served. |
| 20:30 | Welcome
Remarks: Emre Kocaoglu, Executive Director, Turkish Democracy Foundation Dr. Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Madeleine Albright, Chairman, National Democratic Institute Hafiz Pasha, UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Opening Discussion: Uniting as democrats – what we can accomplish Summary: The Congress Convening Committee will describe the origins and planning of the Congress and present the topics that will be discussed during the program. Panelists: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Aydin, Minister of State, Turkey Abdulkarim El-Eryani, Secretary-General, General People's Congress Party, Yemen A. Muhaimin Iskandar, Deputy Speaker, People’s Representative Council, Indonesia Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saif Jamsheer, First Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council, Bahrain Zlatko Lagumdzija, President, Social Democratic Party and former Prime Minister of the Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina Moderator: Husain Haqqani, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Tuesday, April 13 | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Call to
Order Main Ballroom |
| 9:15 | Keynote
Speech: Cemil Cicek, Minister of Justice, Turkey Introduced by: Emre Kocaoglu, Executive Director, Turkish Democracy Foundation |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 | Plenary
Panel: Islamic culture and the democratic tradition Summary: Declaring an end to the debate over the compatibility of Islam and democracy, panelists will describe the practical implementation of democratic values in modern Islamic societies. Panelists: Dr. Imam Addaruqutni, Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the People’s Representative Council, Indonesia Princess Basma bint Talal, Chair, Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development Mohand Laenser, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Secretary General of the Popular Movement, Morocco Mahamane Ousmane, President of the National Assembly and former President of the Republic, Niger Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Aydin, Minister of State, Turkey |
| 12:00 | Delegate Group Photo |
| 12:15 | Lunch Hosted by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) Served in the Junior Ballroom Lunch Speaker: Dr. Marwan Muasher, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jordan Introduced by: Can Paker, Head of Board of Directors, TESEV |
| 14:00 | Concurrent
Workshops: b) Implementing democratic legal systems c) Empowering
women and engaging youth – new
approaches to inclusive politics d) Strengthening
relationships between political organizations and civil society |
| 16:00 | Coffee
Break |
| 16:20 | Plenary Address: Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone |
| 16:45 | Platform
Committees Meeting Small groups will meet to read and discuss revisions to the draft Platform. |
| 18:00 | Break |
| 19:00 | Dinner – Çiragan
Palace Dr. Kadir Topbas, Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, invites official Delegates and Participants to dinner at the historic home of the Ottoman Sultans. |
| Wednesday, April 14 | |
| 7:15 – 8:15 | Breakfast Served in the Manzara Restaurant (R Floor) |
| 8:45 | Platform
Review Delegates will consider revisions made to the Platform |
| 9:30 | Concurrent Workshops: c) Overcoming
cultural hurdles in implementing democratic governance d) Models of incorporating economic prosperity into democratic reform |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 | Working
Session: Coordinating Follow-up and Future Programs Working groups will discuss follow-up programs for consideration by the delegates. |
| 13:00 | Lunch Served in the Junior Ballroom (R Floor) Closing Speaker: Amat Al-Aleem Alsoswa, Minister of Human Rights, Yemen |
| 14:30 | -- End of Program -- |