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ICC Cape Town Peace Forum |

DAY 2

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Saturday: Conference Day at the Vineyard

Speakers: Peace advocates, Captains of industry and Community leaders.

8:00am - 9:00am: Arrival

9:00am - 10:30am: Opening Plenary

Host: DG Stephen Young Distict 9350
Moderators: PDG MS Annemarie Mostert and PDG Mr Abdul Hamid El Awa​
Opening
Flag Ceremony
Word of Welcome
DG Mr Stphen Young D9350
Video message: Director of Rotary International programmes and service
Ms Ellina Kushnir and Mr Fergal McCarthy
Message
ICC Chair, Executive Board - PDG Ms Nathalie Huyghebaert
Key Note: Holding Hands for Peace
Mr Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Peace Accord after World War II
Introduction
Mr John Arvanitakis - Introduction to the Foundations
Global Peacefulness
Chairperson: Ms Nomhle Canca - Chief Albert Luthuli Foundation
Positive peace and constitutionalism
Mr Christo van der Reede - FW De Klerk Foundation
Peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Sustainable peace through dialogue
Chief Executive Officer Ms Janet Jobson - The Desmond & Leah Tutu Foundation

10:30am - 11:00am: Tea Break

11:00am - 12:25pm: Session 1

Moderators: PDG Mr Carl-Heinz Duisberg & PDG Ms Ann Wright
Theme: Global Peace
Topic: Peace in a Polarized World
Keynote: Mr Brian Currin - Architect of SA Constitution
Topic: End Global Hunger, a Call to Action
The Reverend Dr Robert V.Lee III - Fresh Ministries
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Keynote: Mr Kevin O’ Brien - ESG Group Executive - Spar
Technology, Economic Development and Peacekeeping
Keynote: HE Mister Nicolae Zaharescu - Consulate General Romania, Dean of Diplomatic Corps

12:25pm - 1:25pm: Lunch

1:25pm - 3:00pm: Session 2

Moderators: PDG PP Ms Mariam Fayez & Ms Shereen Hunter
Theme: Digital trends in Peace Building
The Sun Never Sets in Rotary
Mr James Onions
Trust and Security in Cyber Space
Mr Richard Knowlton
The role of digital tools in fostering peace
Ms Thandi Mabena
ICC and Positive Peace
PDG Mr Abdul Hamid El Awa, and Mr Roy-Stanley C Nwafor (positive peace activator Central and West Africa)
Artificial Intelligence in Peace Building
Ms Shereen Hunter and Ms Mariam Fayez
Panel discussions Facilitator
NC South Africa Egypt, Prof Emad Ghabrial
Panel: My Journal in Peace Building
Ms Cosmina Zaharescu with Ms Aloysie Benite and Ms Habiba Bennani
Peace Building through Education and Economic Development
Ms Chantal Coetzee (Queens of Africa / Art)

3:00pm - 3:30pm: Tea Break

3:30pm - 5:00pm: Session 3

Moderators: PDG Ms Annemarie Mostert and PDG Mr Abdul Hamid El Awa​
Theme: Environment, Climate change and Global Health
Positive Peace in Rotaract - Head to Heart
Ms Emily O' Ryan
Hiving and HUMing
Ms Dunja Herzog and Thembalezwe Mntambo
Fostering Peace through Service Projects
PDG Mr Deepak Talwar (India / Africa) and Mr Vijay Narayan Kewalramani
Mental Health, Global Pandemics. Enhance your Impact and Expand the Reach
Ms Sue Paget, CEO RFHA Inc
How can culinary experiences bring people of different cultures, customs and continents together
PDG Mr Andrzej Ludek (Poland)
Interactive session: Hands-on learning and discussion
PDG Ms Barbara Wolf-Wicha (Austria / Uganda)
Closure & Recognitions with Awards: Sessions 1,2,3
Organising Host and Advisory Committee

5:00pm - 5:15pm Break
Photo Opportunity

5:15pm - 6:45pm: Session 4

PDG Ms Annemarie Mostert, Mr Abdul Hamid El Awa and PDG Mr Carl-Heinz Duisberg
ICC Executive Meeting all welcome
Programme to Follow
Presentation: ICC Chair
ICC Chair, Executive Board - PDG Ms Nathalie Huyghebaert
Presentation: ICC National and Section Co-Ordinators Globally
All attendees
Call to Action & Closure
Signing of ICC agreements.
ICC Country to Country

Shuttle Transfer from The Vineyard Hotel to the dinner venue at Kelvin Grove from 7.30pm

8:00pm - 11:00pm: African Evening (Dinner)

Please Note: Attendees should dress smart / traditional

Evening Under The Slopes of Table Mountain - Kelvin Grove
Transfers from the the Hotel to the dinner event – Cultural Evening
Facilitator: PDG Mr Carl-Heinz Duiseberg
Keynote Address
Peace Park Foundation / Ambassador / Government / Former Mozambique President Mr Joaquim Chissano
Programme to be announced
Rotary Club of Cape Town Centennial
DG Stephen Young
Awards and recognition ceremony
PDG Ms Annemarie Mostert

Kelvin Grove Club, Cape Town

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