Rev. Fr. Michael Chua, (speaker and main organizer)
Ecclesiastical Assistant, Archdiocesan Ministry of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
Archdiocese of
Topic: “The Catholic Church & Interreligious
Dialogue: Global and Local Perspectives”
Rev. Fr. Jojo Fung S.J. (speaker/panel discussant)
Director, Diocesan Ministry of Ecumenical and
Interreligious Dialogue
Diocese of Melaka Johor
Topic: “Intercultural Dialogue and Indigenous
Spiritualities”
Dr. Sherman Kuek, SFO (speaker/ panel discussant)
Director & Research Fellow, Diocesan Pastoral
Institute
Diocese of Melaka Johor
Topic: “Ecumenism: Opportunities and Challenges in
Dr. Asma Abdullah (speaker)
Corporate trainer and specialist in intercultural
management,
training and education in Esso Production Malaysia Inc.,
Author of several books on multi-culturalism
Former Fullbright Grant Recipient
Topic: “Understanding Multicultural
Dr. Claude F. Jacobs (speaker)
Director, Centre for Study of Religion and Society,
Mr. William McNeece (speaker)
Director of Photography, Pluralism Project
Topic: “Religious Pluralism in
Photo-Exhibition: Pluralism Project
Dr. Patricia Martinez (speaker)
Former Senior Research Fellow for Religion and Culture and head of the I
ntercultural Studies Research at the Asia-Europe
Institute of the
She is the
first non-Muslim Malaysian with a Ph.D. in Religion, specialization Islam,
She
has been awarded a Fulbright in Islamic Studies at
for 2003-4.
Topic: “Islamisation in
Rt Rev Bishop Antony Selvanayagam D.D.
Bishop of
President of Commission for Ecumenism and
Interreligious Affairs,
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of
Keynote Address
Rev. Fr. William Larousse, MM
Secretary, Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious
Affairs (OEIA)
Federation of Asian Bishops Conference
Topic: “Dialogue
in