Building a "Harmonious Society" in China: Non-Governmental and Faith-Based Organizations as Agents of Social Change and Stabilit

In cooperation with the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

and with the generous support of the Maclellan Foundation

8:30-9:00 am                Registration and continental breakfast

9:00-9:30 am                Morning Keynote Address:

   Introduction by Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS

§         The Honorable Chuck Hagel, United States Senator from Nebraska

9:30-9:45 am         Opening remarks

9:45-11:00 am              Panel I:  Transformation of Non-Profit Organizations in China

§         “China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation:  Experience of One of China’s First Non-Profit Organizations,” Mr. He Daofeng, Vice President and Executive Director of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, and Board Member, China Non-Profit Organization Network

§         “The Development of Non-Profit Organization Capacity and Self-Discipline,” Mr. Shang Yusheng, Founder and President, China Non-Profit Organization Network

§         Commentator:  Mr. Luo Xiaopeng, Board Chair, Guizhou Institute for Highland Development and Senior Advisor, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation

§         Moderator: Dr. Carol Lee Hamrin, Research Professor, George Mason University and Senior Associate, Global China Center

11:00-11:15 am            Coffee/tea break

11:15 am-12:30 pm       Panel II:  Faith-Based Organizations (panel convened with support of the

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)

§         “The Pioneering Role of the Amity Foundation, 1985-2005”, Mr. Qiu Zhonghui, General Secretary, Amity Foundation

§         “Chinese Faith-Based Organizations:  Case Studies, Analysis, and Trends,” Dr. Yang Fenggang, Professor of Sociology, Purdue University

§         Commentator:  Dr. Richard Madsen, Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego

§         Moderator: Dr. Timothy Shah, Senior Fellow in Religion and World Affairs, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

12:30-2:00 pm              Lunch with keynote remarks:

§         Dr. Thomas Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence

2:00-3:30 pm                Panel III:  The International Factor

§         "Domestic and International NGOs in the Development of China's Countryside,” Mr. Chen Taiyong, China Director, Heifer International

§         “The Changing Role of Non-Governmental and International Non-Governmental Organizations in China,” Mr. Carl Minzner, Senior Counsel, Congressional Executive Commission on China

§         Commentator: Dr. Anne F. Thurston, Associate Professor in China Studies, Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

§         Moderator: Dr. Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS