Friday, 20 October
10:00-11:00 A.M. Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Zhu Rui, Former Assistant Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC)
Agenda
1.Address by Ji Bingxuan, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress and President of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU)
2. Address by Wang Zhanying, Member of the Standing Committee and
Head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Henan Provincial
Committee
3.Work Report of the Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network by Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister of IDCPC
4.Address by Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Former President of Chile
5.Address by Sujata Koirala, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
6.Address by Vito Rosario Petrocelli, President of the Instituto Italia-BRICS and Former President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate of Italy
11:15-12:30 A.M. The Civilization Lecture Series
Agenda
Moderator: Zhu Rui, Former Assistant Minister of IDCPC
Opening Ceremony
1.Address by Ji Bingxuan, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress and President of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU)
2.Address by Wang Zhanying, Member of the Standing Committee and
Head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Henan Provincial
Committee
3.Address by Essam Sharaf, Former Prime Minister of Egypt and President of the Sharaf Foundation for Sustainable Development
Lecture I Carrying Forward the Chinese Civilization and Contributing to the Advancement of World Civilizations
Moderator: Zhu Guijie, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Association for International Understanding
Keynote Speaker: Ma Xiaolin, President of Henan Museum
Interactions
1.Lamin Jammeh, Minister of Information of Gambia
2.Altaf Hossain Choudhury, President of the Bangladesh-China Cultural, Economic and Mass Communication Center
3:00-4:00 P.M. Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network International Steering Committee Meeting
Moderator: Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister of IDCPC
Speakers:
1.Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Former President of Chile
2.Essam Sharaf, Former Prime Minister of Egypt and President of the Sharaf Foundation for Sustainable Development
3.Sujata Koirala, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
4.Nozabelo Ruth Bhengu, Chairperson of the National Development Agency of South Africa
5.Keith Bennett, Vice Chairman of the 48 Group Club
6.Dong Mingzhu, Chairperson and President of Gree Electric Appliances Co., Ltd of Zhuhai
7.Zheng Yongnian, President of the Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
8.Kemreat Viseth, Chairman of Civil Society Alliance Forum of Cambodia
Summary: Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister of IDCPC
2:30-4:30 P.M. Parallel Sessions
Parallel Session I
Jointly Seeking New Development Opportunities and Fostering Closer Ties Among the People
The First half
Moderator: Wang Xiangyi, Vice Chairperson and Secretary General of China Association for NGO Cooperation
Speakers:
1.Fedila Biya Abamecha, Director General of the Public Relations Department of Ethiopian Prosperity Party
2.Wang Tiedong, Director of the Institute of Enterprise and Strategic Studies of University of International Business and Economics
3.Abdul Majit Bin Ahmad Khan, Former Malaysian Ambassador to China and President of Malaysia-China Friendship Association
4.Irene Niyitanga, Staff of the Rwanda Transport Development Agency
5.Li Chun, Assistant Secretary General of Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation
6.Mario Renduli?, President of the Chinese Southeast European Business
Association
7.J. L. Simbakalia, Professor of National Defence College of Tanzania and Professor of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School
8.Ling Chunxiang, Secretary General of the Amity Foundation
Tea Break
The Second half
Moderator: Wirun Pichaiwongphakdee, Director of Thailand-China Research Center of the Belt and Road Initiative
Speakers:
1.Sande Ngalande, Director of the Belt and Road Joint Research Center of the University of Zambia
2.Wang Shangfeng, Chairperson of the Chinese Qu Yuan (Macau) Culture
Development Research Society
3.Nicola Pedde, Director of Institute for Global Studies of Italy
4.Zhao Weili, Head of the Liaison Division of the Chinese Medical Association
5.Ebrima Jobe, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information of Gambia
6.Liu Li, President of US-China International Entrepreneurial Community
7.Dumitru Nicolae, Executive Chairman of Romanian-Chinese House and President of the NIRO Investment Group
8.Kalyan Raj Sharma, General Secretary of Friends of Silk Road Club of Nepal
Parallel Session II
Jointly Expanding New Space for Development and Building the High-End Platform for People-to-People Connectivity
The First half
Moderator: Zhao Shulan, Director of the Institute of Laos Studies of Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences
Speakers:
1.Farooqi Muhammad Asif Noor, Director of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic
Studies of Pakistan
2.Tong Xinshun, Vice Dean of School of Business of Zhongyuan Institute of Science and Technology
3.Chia Lek Ming, President of Malaysia Organization for International Exchange
4.Zhang Feng, Director General of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of China
5.Alexandru Corvin Lupu, Researcher of the Romanian Peace Council
6.Sun Hong'an, Deputy Secretary General of Gansu NGO Network for International Exchanges
7.Katarina Zakic, Head of the Center “One Belt, One Road” of the Institute of International Politics and Economics of Serbia
8.Zhang Weiting, China Disabled Persons’ Federation
Tea Break
The Second Half
Moderator: Roman Tesfaye, CEO of Hailemariam & Roman Foundation and Former First Lady of Ethiopia
Speakers:
1.Dusan Prorokovic, Researcher of the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals of Serbia
2.Zheng Shunmei, Division Chief of Beijing NGO Network for International Exchanges
3.Marta Fernández, Director of BRICS Policy Center of Brazil
4.Kurt Gr?tsch, Vice President of the Catedra China of Spain
5.Sun Haizhen, Deputy Secretary General of Dragon Design Foundation
6.Terry Mumbi Kiragu, Project Director of Women, Youth & Children Development Organization of Kenya
Parallel Session III
Sharing the New Outcomes of Development and Enhancing the Wellbeing of BRI Partner Countries
The First Half
Moderator: Zhang Runzhou, Deputy Director of Center for Global Competence Development at Tsinghua University
Speakers:
1.Dinesh Bhattarai, Former Joint Secretary of Foreign Ministry of Nepal
2.Sun Junjian, Vice President of Henan University
3.Soy Sopheap, Co-President of the Cambodia China Journalist Association
4.Zhou Ji, Division Chief of the International Liaison Department of the
Communist Youth League of China
5.Altaf Hossain Choudhury, President of the Bangladesh-China Cultural, Economic and Mass Communication Center
6.Zhou Li, President of the Shandong Fashion Association
7.Kanchana Dassanayake, Secretary of Sri Lanka China Journalists Forum
8.Hu Pingchao, General Manager Assistant of Xinhua Silk Road Division of China Economic Information Service of Xinhua News Agency
Tea Break
The Second Half
Moderator: Indrananda Abeysekera, President of Association for Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation
Speakers:
1.Kyi Shwin, Rector of Yangon University of Foreign Languages
2.Wu Yunguo, Vice President of China Enterprise Culture Improvement
Association and President of China Enterprise News
3.Mehdrad Shabahang, UNESCO Programme Specialist
4.Nasim Mahmmud, Executive Director of Center for East Asia Foundation of Bangladesh
5.Zhu Yuan, Deputy Secretary General of the World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization
6.Sergei Sanakoev, Vice Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association
7.Li Hongyi, Coordinator of the Department of International Cooperation of All- China Environment Federation
8.Tara Banjade, Research Director of the GP Koirala Foundation for Democracy, Peace and Development of Nepal
5:00-6:00 P.M. Closing Ceremony
Moderator: Wang Ke, Deputy Secretary General of China NGO Network for International Exchanges
Agenda
1.Address by Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister of IDCPC
2.Address by Ek Sam Ol, Member of the Standing Committee of Cambodian People’s Party and President of the Cambodia-China Friendship Association
3.Address by Lamin Jammeh, Minister of Information of Gambia
4.Address by David Saganelidze, Chairman of Supervisory Board of the Development Fund of Georgia
5.Address by Yertysbayev Yermukhamet, Chairman of the People's Party of Kazakhstan
6.Address by Yan Naing Tun, Chairman of the Management Committee of Thilawa Special Economic Zone of Myanmar
7.Address by Ezzat Saad, Director of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs
8.Address by Nozabelo Ruth Bhengu, Chairperson of the National Development Agency of South Africa
6:00-7:00 P.M. Reception
Saturday, 21 October
9:30-11:00 A.M. International NGOs Network for Poverty Reduction Cooperation Seminar
Moderator: Wang Ke, Deputy Secretary General of China NGO Network for International Exchanges
Guest Speaker: Zhu Rui, Former Assistant Minister of IDCPC
Speakers:
1.Liu Zhenzhong, Deputy Secretary General of China Foundation for Peace and Development
2.Kassem Tofailli, President of Arab Chinese Cooperation and Development Association of Lebanon
3.Ren Guangjie, Vice General Manager of China Railway Construction Corporation (International) Limited
4.Farooqi Muhammad Asif Noor, Director of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies of Pakistan
5.Peng Zhikun, President of Eye Care Foundation
6.Marta Fernández, Director of BRICS Policy Centre of Brazil
7.Wu Peng, Director of International Development Department of China Foundation for Rural Development
8.Hari Prasad Thapaliya, Chairperson of the International Foundation for Nature Care of Nepal
9.Yu Xiaoyi, President of Shandong Provincial Chamber of Commerce for Foreign Exchange and Cooperation
10.Gunsham Seeborun, President of F.A.L.C.O.N Association of Mauritius
11.Zhao Zihong, President of Fuhah International Group
12.Zheng Tingying, Vice President of Silk Road City Institute of Silk Road Cities Alliance
Release of the Project Plan of the International NGOs Network for Poverty Reduction Cooperation
