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Opening Session
James R. Rasband Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Erlend Peterson Vice President, Brigham Young University
Jorge Omar Chediak Gonzalez Minister, Supreme Court of Justice of Uruguay
Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa
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First Plenary Session: "Perspectives from Academics and NGOs"
Cecil O. Samuelson President, Brigham Young University
Brian J. Grim Director of Cross-National Data and Senior Researcher in Religion and World Affairs, Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life
M. Grégor Puppinck Director, European Centre for Law and Justice
Said Aqil Siroj General Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, National Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
Brian J. Grim, M. Grégor Puppinck, Said Aqil Siroj – Panel Q&A
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Judiciary: Trends and Challenges
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Dominican Republic
José Rafael Vargas Pantaleón Senator, National Congress, Senate of the Dominican Republic
Rosendo Arsenio Borges Rodriguez Deputy, National Congress, Chamber of Deputies
Victor Orlando Bisonó Haza Deputy, National Congress, Chamber of Deputies
Eugenio Cedeño Areché Deputy, National Congress, Chamber of Deputies; President, Human Rights Commission
Milciades Marino Franjul Pimentel Deputy, National Congress, Chamber of Deputies
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Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
Fazila Musić Deputy Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice
Valon Murtezaj Professor, Institut d'Économie Scientifique Et de Gestion (IESEG); Former Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo
Slavka Alagic Department Head, Ministry of Justice
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Southern Africa
Nico Horn Faculty of Law, University of Namibia
Victor van Vuuren Director, International Labour Organisation of the UN (ILO) for Eastern and Southern Africa
Ludwig Sanday Sondashi President of FDA Party; Senior Partner, Sondashi and Company Advocates; Former Minister of Justice
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Second Plenary Session: "Perspectives from the Judiciary"
Zaki bin Tun Azmi Chief Justice (Retired) of Malaysia
Anthony Penrose Randerson Justice of the Court of Appeal, New Zealand
Zaki Azmi, Anthony Penrose Randerson, J. Clifford Wallace (Moderator) – Panel Discussion
Zaki Azmi, Anthony Penrose Randerson, J. Clifford Wallace (Moderator) – Panel Q&A
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Judiciary: "Practices to Protect Religious Freedom"
Mohammed Al-Nasser Judge, Judicial Council of Jordan
Anthony Penrose Randerson Justice of the Court of Appeal, New Zealand
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Latin America: Colombia and Ecuador
Hernán Larraín Fernandez Senator, Chile Senate
Mario Rene Rivera Chicaiza Coordinator and Analyst for Human Rights and Religion, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Religion
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Spain and Portugal
José Ferrer Sánchez Professor, Peace and Conflicts Institute, Granada University
José Miguel Júdice Attorney at Law, PLMJ International Legal Network
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Nigeria, Benin, and Sierra Leone
Is-haq Oloyede Coordinator/Executive Secretary, Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin
Michel Alokpo Head of the Mission, Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
Mariatu Bangura Senior Executive, Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare
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Third Plenary Session: "Perspectives from Political and Media Leaders"
Rachael Kohn Producer and Presenter of The Spirit of Things and The Ark on Radio National, The Spirit of Things on ABC Radio National
Abdallah Noufan Al Soud Al-Adwan Secretary General of the Cabinet, Prime Ministry
Charles William Schultz Navarro Legal Advisor to the President of Colombia
Rachael Kohn, Abdallah Noufan Al-Soud Al-Adwan, Charles William Shultz Navarro – Panel Q&A
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Indonesia
H. Marsudi Syuhud Sahudi General Secretary of Nahdlatul Ulama, National Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
Syamsul Arifin Professor; Dr; M.Si, University of Muhammadiyah Malang
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Mexico and Honduras
Abraham Madero Marquez Director of Ministers of Religion, General Direction of Religious Associations
Carlos Alberto Portillo Gradiz Minister of Religion, Government of the Republic of Honduras
Petrona Lizeth Aguilar Gonzalez Vice Minister of Religion, Government of the Republic of Honduras
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Jordan and Turkey
Ra'ad Odai Subhi Al-Kilani Attorney at Law, Kilani Law Firm
Ilhan Yildiz Professor of Philosophy, Karatekin University
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Brazil
Damaris Dias Moura Kuo President, Religious Liberty Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association's São Paulo Division
Samuel Gomes de Lima President, Brazilian Association for Religious Freedom
Magno Alexandre Ferreira Moura Prosecutor
Moroni Morgado Mendes Costa Attorney, David Teixeira de Azevedo e Advogados Associados
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China
Yunfeng Lu Associate Professor, Sociology Department, Peking University
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Latin America: "Academic Perspectives"
Jorge Horacio Gentile Professor of Constitutional Law and Director, Universidad Católica Argentina; Argentine Council for Religious Liberty (CALIR)
Javier Saldaña Serrano National Researcher of Premier Level (Doctor of Laws), National Council of Science and Technology and Autonomous National University of Mexico
David de Azevedo Attorney and Professor at Law, University of Sao Paulo
Moisés Arata Solís Professor, Universidad de Lima
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New Zealand and Australia
Joris de Bres Race Relations Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission
Rachael Kohn Producer and Presenter of The Spirit of Things and The Ark on Radio National, The Spirit of Things on ABC Radio National
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Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Bao Protestant Affairs Desk Officer, Government Committee for Religious Affairs
Nguyen Thuy Hang Manager of Researching and Cultivating Religious Affairs Centre, Government Committee for Religious Affairs
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Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Dora Maria Meza Cornavaca de Valle Rector, University of Managua
Vicente Lines Attorney at Law, Arias and Muñoz
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Ukraine and Russia
Gennadiy Druzenko Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar
Roman Lunkin Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Senior Researcher, Institute of Europe of Russian Academy of Sciences; President, Guild of Experts on Religion and Law
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Philippines and Malaysia
Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. Professor, College of Law, University of the Philippines
Thomas Philips Reverend, Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism
Jo Aurea Imbong University Counsel and Lecturer, University of Asia and the Pacific; Faculty Member, Ateneo de Manila University
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Fourth Plenary Session
W. Cole Durham, Jr. Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University