World Summit 2017 Conference Schedule
Seoul, Korea—World Summit 2017, organized by the Universal Peace Federation from February 1 to 5, 2017, provided a comprehensive assessment of peace, security and human development around the world.
For an executive summary of the proceedings, click here.
Opening Banquet
Emcee: Mr. Richard De Sena, Secretary General, UPF North America
Invocation: Dr. Wu-Hsien Chu, Chairman, Taiwan Interfaith Foundation
Welcome Address: Dr. Thomas Walsh, President, UPF International
Amb. Christopher Hill, Ambassador to Korea (2004-2005), USA; was head of the U.S. delegation to the Six Party Talks
Concurrent Program: Korean National Assembly
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR PEACE
Speakers addressed the general World Summit 2017 theme of "Addressing the Critical Challenges of our Time: Peace, Security and Human Development," offering their analysis and recommendations as it applies to the critical challenges of our time—environmental degradation, violent conflict, extremism, extreme poverty—with emphasis on practices and action steps that should be taken in order to transform our world into a world of peace and mutual prosperity.
Moderator: Dr. Thomas Walsh, President, UPF International
Hon. Sye-kyun Chung, Chair, National Assembly, Korea
Hon. Dan Burton, Congressman, House of Representatives (1983-2013), USA
Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., Speaker, House of Representatives (1992-1998), (2001-2008), Philippines
H.E. Milan Dunovic, Vice President, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hon. Matt Salmon, U.S. House of Representatives (1995-2001), (2013-2017), USA
Hon. Dr. Rachel Carling-Jenkins, Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Parliament of Victoria, Australia
Rt. Hon. Richard Msowoya, Speaker, National Assembly, Malawi
Hon. Hilik Bar, Deputy Speaker, Knesset, Israel
Hon. Alberto Alfaro Jimenez, President, Legislative Assembly, Costa Rica
Hon. Yoo-chul Won, Member, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, National Assembly, Korea [Slide Presentation]
Concurrent Program: Lotte
ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR PEACE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Mr. Robert Williamson, Special Envoy to South Africa, UPF
Mr. Jacques Marion, Secretary General, UPF Europe
Mr. David Fraser Harris, Secretary General, UPF Middle East
Commentator: Hon. Mardo Djabir Issa, Member of Parliament, Chad [French]
Concurrent Program: InterContinental
Moderator: Mr. Gregory Stone, Secretary General, UPF Oceania
Dr. Lek Thaveetermsakul, Vice Chair, UPF Asia
Mr. Tuo-Huan Chen, Secretary General, UPF Chinese Region
Commentator: Hon. Chandrani Bandara, Minister, Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, Sri Lanka
SUNHAK PEACE PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY
Chair: Dr. Il-Sik Hong, Chairman, Sunhak Peace Prize Committee
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Chief Executive Director, Afghan Institute for Learning, Afghanistan
Dr. Gino Strada, Executive Director, EMERGENCY, Italy
Congratulatory Remarks: H.E. Anote Tong, President (2003-2016), Kiribati; Sunhak Laureate 2015
PLENARY SESSION I: WORLD SUMMIT 2017 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME
Keynote Speakers addressed the general World Summit 2017 theme of "Addressing the Critical Challenges of our Time: Peace, Security and Human Development," offering their analysis and recommendations as it applies to the critical challenges of our time—environmental degradation, violent conflict, extremism, extreme poverty—with emphasis on practices and action steps that should be taken in order to transform our world into a world of peace and mutual prosperity.
Moderator: Dr. Charles S. Yang, Secretary General, UPF International
Hon. Bubhaneswar Kalita, Member of Parliament, India
Hon. Kessai Note, Senator and Former President (2000-2008), Marshall Islands
Rt. Hon. Parmanand Jha, Vice President (2008-2015), Nepal
H.E. Federico Franco Gomez, President (2012-2013), Paraguay
H.E. Moustapha Cisse Lo, Regional President, ECOWAS Parliament, Senegal
Hon. Michael G. Aguinaldo, Chairman, Commission on Audit, Philippines
Amb. Joseph DeTrani, Former Special Envoy to the Six Party Talks, USA
PLENARY SESSION II: WORLD SUMMIT 2017 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME: PERSPECTIVES ON PEACE, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Mr. Tageldin Hamad, Chair, World Association of NGOs (WANGO)
Hon. Molana Haideri, Deputy Chairman of the Senate, Pakistan
Hon. Shim-jae Kwon, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, National Assembly, Korea
Hon. Professor Akiko Yamanaka, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2006), Japan
H.E. Prof. Dioncounda Traore, President (2012-2013), Mali [French]
Dr. Asmaa Mahmood Kftarou, UN Commission for Syria, UAE
Hon. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Minister, Ministry of Public Administration & Management, Sri Lanka
Dr. Po-Ya Chang, President, The Control Yuan, Taiwan
PLENARY SESSION III: SUNHAK PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES
Moderator: Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, President, Chamber of Deputies (1989-2009), Luxembourg
PLENARY SESSION IV: IAPP GLOBAL ASSEMBLY
Hon. Dan Burton, Co-Chair of IAPP, International
Hon. Dr. Silvia del Rosario Giacoppo, Senator, Commission on Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina
Hon. Dr. Haydee Castillo De Solano, Assemblywoman, Nicaragua [Spanish]
Hon. Dr. Olga Bogomolets, Member of Supreme Council, Ukraine
Hon. Iliesa Delana, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Fiji
Hon. Yoshinori Ohno, Former Minister of Defense, Japan; Member of Committee, SHPP
Hon. Paulo Pisco, Assemblyman, Portugal
Hon. Khodr Habib, Member of Parliament, Lebanon
Hon. Karen Wan-Ju Yu, Member of Legislative Yuan, Taiwan [Slide Presentation]
Hon. Ek Nath Dhakal, Member of Parliament and Minster of Peace and Reconstruction (2015), Nepal
Hon. Jong-seong Lim, Assemblyman, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, Korea
PLENARY SESSION V: IAPP GLOBAL ASSEMBLY
Hon. Chitralekha Yadav, Member of Parliament, Nepal
Hon. Emilia Alfaro de Franco, Senator and Former First Lady (2012-2013), Paraguay [Spanish]
Hon. Myung-chul Cho, Member, National Assembly (2012-2016), Korea
Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., Co-Chair of IAPP, International
Dr. Sun Jin Moon, Chair, UPF International
Founder's Remarks: Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Founder, IAPP
PLENARY SESSION VI: PEACE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ICUS: THE ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY AND RELEVANCE OF THE SCIENCES
Moderator: Hon. Biman Chand Prasad, Member of Parliament, Fiji
Professor J. Martin Ramirez, Psychobiology Department & Institute for Biofunctional Studies, Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain
Professor Luc Montagnier, Nobel Laureate in Physiology (2008), France
Commentator: Dr. Glen Rein, Senior Researcher, Innovative Biotechnical Studies, USA
PLENARY SESSION VII: CLOSING SESSION
Moderator: Mrs. Genie Kagawa, Executive Office Director, UPF International
Hon. Lawrence John Sichawle, Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, Zambia
Hon. Rafael Mendez, Congressman, Dominican Republic [Spanish]
Gen. Dr. Sowath Nem, Director General, Minister of National Defense, Policy and Foreign Affairs, Cambodia
Dr. Mohamed Habash, Member of Parliament (2003-2012), Syria