The Fourth "Rencontres de Fès : giving a soul to globalization" Colloquium

A forum for understanding and action

May 29^th to June 2^nd 2004

Participant from multidisciplinary backgrounds, some famous and some lesser known, offer reflection and bear witness to the paths their lives have taken, their spiritual resources and, through their concrete actions, the real possibilities for changing things on a daily basis. The will outline a path for us…of "Traces of light".

The Rencontres de Fès wish to thank:

PLENARY SESSIONS

From 8:45 AM to 12:15 PM
At the Batha Museum
(Program subject to changes)

Saturday May 29^th: For a global democracy

Musical Introduction
Introductions: Mohammed Kabbaj, Faouzi Skali, Katherine Marshall
Lectures : Wissam Chaoukat Zahaoui
Round Table :Christophe Aguiton, Assia Alaoui Bensalah, Aïcha Belarbi, Hans-Peter Duerr, Karen Torjesen
Moderator : Katherine Marshall, Faouzi Skali

Sunday May 30^th: Forms of spirituality confronting world problems

Musical Introduction
Introduction : Ahmed Taoufiq
Lecture : Richard R. Ernst
Témoignages : Yungchen Lhamo
Round Table : Thierry de Montbrial ,Karen Torjesen, Jaques Attali, Kamla Chowdry, Frédéric Lenoir, Susan Marks, Olara Otunnu, Mathieu Ricard, Idrissa Seck
Moderator : Patrice Barrat

Monday May 31^st: Interdependent Economies

Musical Introduction
First Round Table: Orientation and challenges: where are we going ?
Mustapha Bakkoury, Bertrand Collomb, Francis Mayer, Jean-Louis Sarbib, Henning Schulte-Noelle, Jean Staune, Dominique Strauss Kahn
Second Round Table : The hands and the tools
Mona Chasserio, Marie de Hennezel, Amina Laraki, Fabienne Keller, Jonathan Rose, Vandana Shiva, Hassan Zaoual
Moderator : Katherine Marshall

Tuesday June 1^st: Cultures of peace in the Middle-East (part I)

Musical Introduction : West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Lecture : André Azoulay
Presentation : Abraham Ségal, Hamid Berrada, Mireille Mendès France, Benjamin Barber
Discussion : John Marks, Jean Claude Petit, Christiaan Portman, Rachid Benmokhtar

Wednesday June 2^nd: Cultures of peace in the Middle-East (part II)

Musical Introduction
Introduction: André Azoulay
Round Table : Leïla Chahid, Mohamed Barrada, Simone Bitton
Discussion : Chérif Khaznadar, Simon Lévy, Mireille Mendès France, Fatima Mernissi. Suasn Steiner

WORKSHOPS

Starting at 5:30 PM
At the Riad Shéhérazade
(Program subject to changes)

List of personnalities invited to particiapte in the workshops (in addition to the speakers of the plenary sessions). These workshops will take place every day, starting at 5:30 PM, according to the theme indicated in the prgram. These workshops are closed to the public.

Elaine Wolfensohn, Hussein Al Adhami, Christian Badaut, Fattouma Benabdenbi, Jean-Paul Bertrand, Henry Bonnier, Jacques Chancel, Nathalie Calmé, Sabah Chraïbi, Lama Denys, Setsuko Klossowska De Rola, Waddick Doyle, Abdellatif El Azizi, Jack Lang, Katia Légeret, Emmanuel Leprince, Abdelkebir Mezouar, Jim Morton, Mohamed Tozy, Zakia Zouanat, Michele Van Eersel, Patrice Van Eersel, Maati Kabaal, , Victorio Rodriguez, Maurice Halimi, André Bonet, Alain De Rosanbo, Evence Coppée, Nicolas Moller, Rastis Nicos, Judith Straub, Anne Devillard, Claire de Crayencour, Jeanneke Denboer

Speakers' biographies

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