930 a.m. TESTIMONIALS
Fawziah Albakr, Professor of Sociology of Education, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Rehana Hashmi, Co-founder, SIsters Trust Pakistan, 2013 IPJ Woman PeaceMaker
Ashima Kaul, Founder, Yakjah Reconciliation and Development Network, India (Kashmir), 2014 IPJ Woman PeaceMaker
10 a.m. PANEL - GENDER INITIATIVES: DEFENDING RIGHTS, DEFYING EXTREMISM
Moderator: Jennifer Freeman, Senior Program Officer for Women, Peace and Security, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Speakers: Robi Damelin, Spokesperson, Parents Circle Families Forum, Israel, 2014 IPJ Woman PeaceMaker
Ulrich Kropiunigg, Director of Research, Women Without Borders, Professor of Medical Psychology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Susan Tahmasebi, Co-Founder, International Civil Society Action Network
1 p.m. PANEL - BUILDING EFFECTIVE POLICIES: FRAMEWORKS, COLLABORATION AND ACTION
Lina Abou-Habib, Executive Director, Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action, Program Advisor, Women's Learning Partnership
Alison Davidian, Justice Specialist, UN Women
Joyce Dubensky,CEO, Tanenbaum
Sabiha Husic, Director, Medica Zenica, 2013 IPJ Woman PeaceMaker
Palwasha Kakar, Senior Program Officer, Religion and Peacebuilding, U.S. Institute of Peace
430 p.m. WORKING SESSIONS
Fostering Synergies for Advancing Women's Rights in Post-Conflict Islamic States: Three-Pillars Approach
Reducing Opposition to Women's Rights through Legislative Problem-Solving Dialogues
Unpacking the Truth: Religious Liberty, Women's Rights and Radicalization
Gender and CVE: Moving from Policy to Practice
Started from My Living Room: Community-based Models for Anti-Radicalization and Reformation
Facilitators: Paula Kweskin -- International Human Rights Attorney
Raheel Raza -- Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow
Jasvinder Sanghera -- Karma Nirvana
7 p.m. DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES