On Wednesday, November 11 at 11:00 a.m. ET, as part of the third annual Rome Conference on Faith, Freedom, and Development, the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center will host a high-level concluding roundtable featuring faith leaders who will discuss how to address global challenges through innovative development partnerships.
As declining foreign aid funding and growing skepticism of top-down development paradigms create pressure to identify and mobilize alternative forms of development aid, these leaders will discuss how faith-based institutions and partnerships can catalyze development and advance prosperity.
In-person attendance at the 2026 Rome Conference is by invitation only, but this conversation will be livestreamed. Additional conference recordings will be released following the event.
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Welcome remarks
Michael Fisch
Chairman,
Freedom and Prosperity Center Advisory Council,
Atlantic Council;
Founder and CEO,
American Securities
Fr. Laurent Basanese
Head of Office,
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Holy See
Speakers
Margaret Karram
President,
Focolare Movement, Italy
Rabbi Michael Melchior
Founder and President,
MOSAICA – The Middle East Religious Peace Initiative, Israel
H.H. Muhammad Sanusi II
14th Emir of Kano,
Nigeria
Somboon Chungprampree
Executive Secretary,
International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Thailand
Alissa Wahid
Nahdlatul Ulama;
Founder,
Gusdurian Network, Indonesia
MODERATED BY
Amb. Pasquale Ferrara
Executive Chair,
Reset Dialogues on Civilizations
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