European legacy of Pope John Paul II - Lessons in hope

16. Oct. 2018 - 16. Oct. 2018

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

12h00 – 13h20 Registration and light lunch

13h20 – 13h25 Welcome by
HE Andrzej Sadoś, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the EU and Father Krzysztof Wieliczko, OSPPE, Secretary General of the John-Paul II Foundation in Rome

13h25 – 14h00 Keynote Speech by George Weigel
Distinguished Senior Fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies, Ethics and Public Policy Center

14h00 – 15h15 Panel 1: Political and social legacy of Pope John Paul II in Europe
Speakers:
HE Archduke Eduard Habsburg Lotharingen (HU)
Tobias Teusscher (DE)
Father Eric de Beukelaer (BE)
Moderator: Bernard Margueritte (FR/PL)

15h15 – 15h45 Coffee break

15.45 – 17h00 Panel 2: Spiritual legacy of Pope John Paul II in Europe
Speakers:
Constance du Bus (BE)
Christiaan Alting von Geusau (NL)
Karol Tarnowski (PL)
Moderator: Father Olivier Poquillon OP (FR)