Tuesday, September 29, 2026

09:00 - 09:30

Registration & Coffee Reception

Opening Session

09:30 - 10:00

Welcome Remarks by AISS Director
Address by Host Institution Representative
Keynote Address: Religious Freedom in a Changing World

Panel I: The Evolving Role of Religion in Contemporary Societies

10:00 - 11:30

Moderator: (TBC)

Speaker I: (TBC)
Speaker II: (TBC)
Speaker III: (TBC)
Speaker IV: (TBC)
Open Discussion

Topics will include secularism, public religion, pluralism, identity politics, and democratic governance.

11:30 - 12:00

Tea Break & Networking

Panel II: Metaphysics Meets Artificial Intelligence

12:00 - 13:30

Moderator: (TBC)

Speaker I: (TBC)
Speaker II: (TBC)
Speaker III: (TBC)
Speaker IV: (TBC)
Open Discussion

Topics will include AI ethics, digital religion, algorithmic amplification of religious discourse, and spirituality in the age of technology.

13:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

Special Conversation / Fireside Talk: Religious Freedom and the Future of Global Order

14:00 - 14:45

Moderator: (TBC)

Speaker: (TBC)

A high-level dialogue with policymakers, scholars, or religious leaders on emerging global challenges and opportunities surrounding religious liberty and coexistence.

Panel III: Religious Despotism and Political Pluralism

14:45 - 16:00

Moderator: (TBC)

Speaker I: (TBC)
Speaker II: (TBC)
Speaker III: (TBC)
Speaker IV: (TBC)
Open Discussion

Topics may include state control of religion, authoritarian governance, minority rights, apostasy debates, and freedom from religion.

Panel IV: Islamic Renaissance: Possibilities and Hurdles

16:00 - 17:30

Moderator: (TBC)

Speaker I: (TBC)
Speaker II: (TBC)
Speaker III: (TBC)
Speaker IV: (TBC)
Open Discussion

Topics may include reformist thought, intellectual renewal, education, religious freedom in Muslim-majority societies, and contemporary Islamic discourse.

Night of Rumi

19:00 - 22:00

Venue: Museum of the Bible