28th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
Finding Collaborative Solutions to Promote Freedom of Religion or Belief
Schedule of Events (all times UTC-6)
Sunday, October 3, 2021
6:00 – 7:00 PM MDT
Keynote Session “Collaborative Approaches to Freedom of Religion or Belief: A Time to Heal” (translation in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian)
Moderated Discussion
Monday, October 4, 2021
8:00 – 9:00 AM MDT Keynote Roundtable “Challenges and Keys to Successful Collaborations in Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief” (translation in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian)
9:00 – 9:45 AM MDT
Regional Breakout Session – Africa (translation in French)
Moderated Discussion
9:00 – 9:45 AM MDT
Regional Breakout Session – Asia (English only)
Moderated Discussion
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
8:00 – 8:45 AM MDT
Plenary: Keynote Discussion “Working Together to Promote Freedom of Religion or Belief in a Divisive World” (translation in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian)
Moderated Discussion
8:45 – 9:30 AM MDT
Regional Breakout Session – Latin America and the Caribbean (translation in Spanish and Portuguese)
Moderated Discussion
Keynote Session: "Collaborative Approaches to Freedom of Religion or Belief: A Time to Heal””
Brett G. Scharffs
Rex E. Lee Chair and Professor of Law; Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Elder Ronald A. Rasband
Member, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sharon Eubank
President, Latter-day Saint Charities; first counselor, General Relief Society Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Elder Jack N. Gerard
General Authority Seventy; Executive Director of the Church Communication Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Keynote Roundtable: “Challenges and Keys to Successful Collaborations in Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief”
Amy Lynn Andrus
Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Ambassador Jos Douma
Special Envoy for Religion and Belief, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mohamed Elsanousi
Executive Director, The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
Melissa Rogers
Executive Director, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships; Senior Director for Faith and Public Policy within the Domestic Policy Council
Knox Thames
Senior Visiting Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace
Regional Session - Africa (co-sponsored by the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS) and West African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (WARCLARS))
David H. Moore
Sterling and Eleanor Colton Endowed Chair in Law and Religion; Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Akin Ibidapo-Obe
Professor in the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Kofi Quashigah
President of the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS), Professor at the School of Law, University of Ghana
Lee Scharnick-Udemans
Senior Researcher, The Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice
Regional Session - Asia (co-sponsored by the Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief (SEAFORB))
W. Cole Durham Jr.
Founding Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Nadine Maenza
Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Timothy Shah
Senior Fellow, Archbridge Institute; Principal Investigator, Freedom of Religious Institutions Society (FORIS) project
Dicky Sofjan
Core Doctoral Faculty in the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), based in the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta
Eugene Yapp
Senior Fellow with the Religious Freedom Institute of the South and South East Asia team (RFI SSEAT)
Keynote Discussion: “Working Together to Promote Freedom of Religion or Belief in a Divisive World”
Francesco Di Lillo
Director, EU and International Affairs Office, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Susan Kerr
Senior Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)
Regional Session - Latin America and the Caribbean (co-sponsored by Conscorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa)
Gary B. Doxey
Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
José Antonio Calvi
President, Latin American Consortium for Religious Liberty; Legal Counsel, Peruvian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Astrid Ríos
Vice-president and Executive Director, Asociación La Familia Importa
Elena López Ruf
Lawyer; Teacher of Legal Philosophy at Catholic University of Argentina; Consultant to the United Nations Development Program in Argentina (UNDP Argentina)