Schedule is subject to change
TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks – Ambassador at Large Sam Brownback
9:15 a.m. Survivors of Religious Persecution
9:40 a.m. Panel – Private Sector Engagement from Foundations to Corporations
10:45 a.m. Break (30 min.)
11:15 a.m. Survivors of Religious Persecution
11:40 a.m. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey Interview
Moderator: Greta Van Susteren, Host, “Plugged In With Greta Van Susteren”
12:25 p.m. Lunch (90 min.)
1:55 p.m. Survivor of Religious Persecution
2:10 p.m. State Department Religious Freedom Grant Opportunities
3:10 p.m. Break (30 min.)
3:40 p.m. Survivor of Religious Persecution
3:55 p.m. OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, introduced by Assistant Secretary Marie Royce
4:10 p.m. Closing Remarks: Frank Wolf
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks by Deputy Secretary John Sullivan
9:15 a.m. Survivor of Religious Persecution
9:30 a.m. Plenary Discussion: “The Challenge We Face – Religious Persecution around the World” (60 min.)
10:30 a.m. Instructions for the Day and Transition to Breakout Rooms
10:50 a.m. Breakout Sessions – (90 min., Running Concurrently)
- Advocating for Equal Rights & Protections for Religious Minorities
- Accountability and Prevention: Genocide & Mass Atrocities
- Religious Freedom and Economic Prosperity
- Religious Freedom and Combatting Violent Extremism
12:20 p.m. Luncheon (60 min.)
1:30pm-3:00pm Breakout Sessions (90 min, Running Concurrently)
- Confronting Legal Limitations
- Religious Freedom and Women’s Rights
- Needs of Displaced Minorities During Humanitarian Emergencies
- Preserving Cultural Heritage
3:15 p.m. Plenary Discussion: “The Road Ahead – Working Together to Advance Religious Freedom” (65 min.)
4:35 p.m. Survivor of Religious Persecution
4:50 p.m. Closing Remarks by USAID Administrator Mark Green
5:05 p.m. Summary of Day
Schedule is subject to change