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OPENING SESSION
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James R. Rasband Dean; Hugh W. Colton Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Kevin J Worthen President, Brigham Young University
W. Cole Durham, Jr. Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies
Orrin Hatch United States Senator for Utah
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FIRST PLENARY SESSION: Secularisms, Religion, and Social Tensions
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Brett G. Scharffs Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Brian J. Grim President, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
Slavica Jakelić Associate Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia
Akinola Ibidapo-Obe Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos
Daniel Philpott Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Center for Civil and Human Rights, University of Notre Dame
Q&A
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Religious Responses to Secularisms Breakout Session
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Welcome Shon D. Hopkin
Peter Comensoli Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney; Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia
Mohd Hasbi Abu Bakar President, Jamiyah Singapore
James T. Christie Professor of Dialogue Theology; Director, Ridd Institute for Religion & Global Policy, University of Winnipeg
Q&A
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Latin America Breakout Session
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Guillermo García Montúfar Professor, Universidad de Lima
Julio Rosas Huaranga Congresista, Congreso del Perú
Mariano Germán Mejia Jiménez President, Supreme Court of Justice, Dominican Republic
Selvin Boangeres García Velásquez Congressman, National Congress of Guatemala
Q&A
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Vietnam and Laos Breakout Session
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Brett G. Scharffs Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Anh Cuong Nguyen Faculty of Political Science, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi
Lee Koua Sayaxang Acting President, Lao Front for National Construction of Vientiane Capital City
Tai Tam Nguyen Civil Servant, Government Committee for Religious Affairs
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Central Europe Breakout Session
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Welcome Wade Jacoby
Tamás Lukacs Former Member of Parliament and Chair of the Committee for Human Rights, Minorities, Civil and Religious Affairs; current President, Hungarian Independent Police Complaints Board
Henryk Hoffmann Director, Department of Religious History, Institute of Religious Studies, Jagellonian University
Anna Książek PhD Student, Jagellonian University
Lucia Grešková Deputy Director, Ministry of Culture
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SECOND PLENARY SESSION: Varieties of Secularism
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Elizabeth A. Clark Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science, Northwestern University
Jean-Paul Willaime Directeur d'Études, École Pratique des Hautes Études
Effie Fokas Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and London School of Economics
Q&A
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Mexico Breakout Session
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Welcome J. Stanley Martineau
Víctor Hugo Sánchez Zebadúa Subsecretary of Religious Affairs, Secretaría de Gobernación Chiapas
Alberto Patiño Reyes Professor of Law and Religion, University Iberoamericana-Santa Fe, Mexico
Vicente Segú Marcos Director, Incluyendo Mexico AC
Jorge Lee Galindo Director General, Lee and Associates Law Practice
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Australia Breakout Session
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Arthur L. Edgson
Neil Foster Professor, Newcastle Law School
Neville Rochow Barrister/Board Member, University of Adelaide Research Unit for Society, Law and Religion
Nigel Zimmermann Private Secretary to Most Rev Peter Comensoli, Archdiocese of Sydney
Peter Comensoli Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney; Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia
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Middle East and North Africa Breakout Session
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Welcome Shadman Bashir
Lami Bertan Tokuzlu Assistant Professor, Ýstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Dolapdere Kampüsü
Alessandro Ferrari Associate Professor, Department of Law, Economy, and Cultures, University of Insubria
Kishan Manocha Lecturer, University of East London School of Law and School of International Law, Pakistan
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THIRD PLENARY SESSION: Aspects of Secularism
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Gary B. Doxey Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies
Alberto Patiño Reyes Professor of Law and Religion, University Iberoamericana-Santa Fe, Mexico
Joseph E. David Faculty member / Professor of Law and Religion, University of Oxford, UK, and Sapir Academic College
Brett G. Scharffs Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Q & A
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Religion and European Foreign Policy Breakout Session
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David M. Kirkham Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, Regional Advisor for the European Union and Council of Europe, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Jean-Bernard Bolvin Policy Advisor, European External Action Service
Susan J. Breeze Head, Equality and Non-Discrimination Team, Human Rights and Democracy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pasquale Annicchino Research Fellow, European University Institute
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Latin America - Government Perspectives Breakout Session
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Scott E. Isaacson Attorney at Law, Kirton McConkie
Frezia Sissi Villavicencio Rios Directora General de Justicia y Culto del Ministerio de Justicia del Perú, Ministerio de Justicia
Gabriel Iván Álvarez Director of Relations with Religions and NGOs, Ministry of Government of San Juan, Argentina
Herminio Lobos Centurión Dr., Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Paraguay
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Japan and South Korea Breakout Session
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Welcome Mark A. Peterson
Makoto Arai Prof. Dr., Japan Adult Guardianship Law Association
Byung-Sun Oh Professor Emeritus, Sogang University Law School
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Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria Breakout Session
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Welcome Leslie A. Hadfield
André Makengo Kisala Mazyambo Professor, University of Kishasa
Femi Falana Hallmarks of Labour Foundation
Katshung Joseph Yav Professor of Law, University of Lubumbashi
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Religious and Theoretical Understandings of Secularism Breakout Session
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James A. Toronto Senior Fellow in Islamic Studies, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Andrea Pin Professor, University of Padova
Michael Casey Private Secretary, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
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Brazil and Guyana Breakout Session
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Gregory Clark
Uziel Santana President, ANAJURE (National Association of Evangelical Jurists)
Luigi Braga General Counsel, South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Acyr de Gerone Lawyer, Brazil Bar Association, Religious Freedom Committeeof the BAR Association of Paraná State of Brazil
Raphael Trotman Speaker, National Assembly of Guyana
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Indonesia and Malaysia Breakout Session
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J. Clifford Wallace Chief Judge Emeritus, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Mahaarun Kusuma Pertiwi Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada Faculty of Law
Henry Sandanam Reverend, Association of Social Services and Community Development of Gombak District
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Russia and Armenia Breakout Session
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Welcome N. Anthony Brown
Oleg Yurevich Goncharov Member, Council for Cooperation with Religious Organizations under the President of the Russian Federation
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, Yerevan State University
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European Perspectives on Secularism Breakout Session
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Robert T. Smith Managing Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Tore Lindholm Associate Professor, Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo
Ricardo García García Deputy Director General for Religious Affairs, Ministry of Justice of the Government of Spain
Denis J. Edwards Director, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University
Vanja-Ivan Savić Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb Faculty of Law
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Philippines Breakout Session
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Welcome Victor A. Taylor
Malou Mangahas Executive Director, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Maria Cecilia de los Reyes Training Director, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
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Mongolia Breakout Session
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Richard H. Page International Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University
Choinorov Sunrevtsoodol Khukhdandar Director, Ministry of Labor
Darijav Naranbaatar Deputy Director, Immigration of Mongolia
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Ukraine Breakout Session
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Welcome
Liudmyla Fylypovych Professor, Lecturer on Law and Religion, Center for Religiosu Information and Freedom, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Oleksandr Zhuravchak Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
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FOURTH PLENARY SESSION: Conference Summation and Concluding Reflections
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David M. Kirkham Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, Regional Advisor for the European Union and Council of Europe, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Tore Lindholm Associate Professor, Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo
Mariano Germán Mejia Jiménez President, Supreme Court of Justice, Dominican Republic
Liudmyla Fylypovych Professor, Lecturer on Law and Religion, Center for Religiosu Information and Freedom, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Guillermo García Montúfar Professor, Universidad de Lima
Byung-Sun Oh Professor Emeritus, Sogang University Law School
J. Clifford Wallace Chief Judge Emeritus, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Susan J. Breeze Head, Equality and Non-Discrimination Team, Human Rights and Democracy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Mohd Hasbi Abu Bakar President, Jamiyah Singapore
Elizabeth A. Clark Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
W. Cole Durham, Jr. Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies