The Symposium - organized by the Order of Malta in cooperation with the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat - shall focus on the specific contribution of Faith-based actors to humanitarian action and how they could improve assistance and protection to victims of armed conflicts, as well as facilitate reconciliation.

Keynote address

H.E Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, Grand Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sovereign Order of Malta

PANELS

Moderators

Mr. Oliver MCTERNAN, Co-founder and Director of Forward Thinking

Mr. Stefano POLLI, Deputy  editor in chief of Ansa press agency

Panel 1

Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Chief of the WHSS

H.E. Franco FRATTINI, President of the Italian Society for International Organization &

Former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dr. Hani EL-BANNA, Co-founder of Islamic Relief & of Muslim Charities Forum (MCF)

Min. Plen. Gianpaolo CANTINI, Director General of the Directorate for Development Cooperation (Italian MFA)

Prof. Michel VEUTHEY, Deputy Permanent Observer of the  Sovereign Order of Malta at the UN in Geneva

Chief Rabbi Marc Raphaël GUEDJ, Director of Racines et Sources Foundation

PANEL 2

Prof. Alexander ALEINIKOFF, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees

H.E. Amb. Slimane CHIKH, Permanent Observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the UNOG

H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. TOMASI, Permanent Observer of Holy See to the UNOG

H.E. Staffan de MISTURA, UN Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria

Swâmi Amarananda, Director of the Vedantic Centre Geneva

H.E. Lapo PISTELLI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy (invited)

Conclusion

H.E Dominique, Prince de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel, Grand Hospitaller and Minister of Health and International Cooperation of the Sovereign Order of Malta