Opening Assembly

Chairperson

Hilde Kieboom Vice-President of the Community of Sant’Egidio
• Introduction IT | EN	text

Welcome greetings

Kris Peeters Co-Formateur of the Federal Government of Belgium
• Long-lasting peace is possible. IT | NL | EN	text

Bart De Wever Mayor of Antwerp
• Saluto di Benvenuto IT | NL	text

Johan Jozef Bonny Catholic Bishop, Belgium	biography
• Saluto di benvenuto IT | NL	text

Papa Francesco
• Message of His Holiness Francis IT | EN | ES | FR | NL | DE	text

Keynote address

Andrea Riccardi Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio	biography
• Peace is the future IT | EN | FR | NL | ES | DE	text

Zygmunt Bauman Sociologist and philosopher, Poland	biography

Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council	biography
• Contribution IT | EN | NL	text

Intervallo Musicale

Witnesses

Vian Dakheel Yazidi Community, member of the Parliament, Iraq	biography
• Testimonianza di Vian Dakheel IT | FR | DE | NL | ES	text

Peace is a Workshop open to All: the Contribution of Religions

Ignatius Aphrem II Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
• Speech of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II IT | EN | ES	text

Abraham Skorka Rector of the Rabbinic Seminary "Marshall T.Meyer", Argentina	biography
• Il contributo delle religioni alla pace IT | ES	text

Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Cultures and religions in dialogue IT | EN	text

Gijun Sugitani Tendai Buddhist Denomination, Japan	biography
• Peace is a Workshop open to All: the Contribution of Religions EN | IT | NL	text