Participants Travel to Malta

20:00 Welcome Reception at Salini Suite, 2nd Floor, Salini Resort Hotel.

Salini Suite, 2nd Floor, Salini Resort Hotel.

09:30 Introductions & Opening Ceremony

09:45 Welcome Message from Giuseppe Pitari, District Governor District 2110, Sicily and Malta.

10:00 The role of the Italian Government in Peace Building in the Mediterranean: A perspective from Malta? - H.E. Dott. Fabrizio Romano, Italian Ambassador to Malta

10:30 Rotary & Peace Building - John de Giorgio

10:50 Coffee Break

11:20 Negotiating for peace in the UN Security Council - H.E. Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s Ambassador to the UN and President 2024 of the UN Security Council. Via live on-line meeting

11:40 Intelligent machines and wise leaders - the role of AI in Peace-building. - Rev Dr Jean Gové, Coordinator of the European AI Research Group within the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education.

12:15 Leading for Peace - H.E. Dr Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament

13:00 Lunch

14:10 Participants Self-Introduction

15:40 Coffee Break

16:00 Introduction to the RYLA Peace Video project - Bruce Micallef-Eynaud, film director. About the RYLA Peace Video Challenge.

16:40 Round-up of Day 1

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20:00 Dinner at Vecchia Napoli at the Salini Resort Hotel

Salini Suite, 2nd Floor, Salini Resort Hotel.

10:00 Opening Session

10:05 Immigration & Peace - David Attard

10:35 Giving Peace a Chance - Matthew Caruana Galizia - Director of the Daphne Foundation

11:15 Coffee Break

11:45 Leadership in a changed world - John de Giorgio

12:25 Lunch

14:00 Planning your Peace Video. Working in groups. Ideation, scripting and casting your group’s video.

14:30 Departure by bus for Valletta

15:00 Walk-through Valletta

15:15 Visit to St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta including visit to the two Caravaggio paintings.

16:30 Free time in Valletta all afternoon & evening. Self-guided.

Self-arranged dinner arrangements.

Salini Suite, 2nd Floor, Salini Resort Hotel.

09:30 Opening Session - Summary of day 3

09:45 Bringing about peaceful transitions through international diplomacy - the transition of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe - Richard Knowlton

10:25 My experience negotiating peace with the Tamil Tigers - Past Rotary International President K R Ravi Ravindran

10:50 Peace Building in Action - Claudia Taylor-East is interviewed by Mikela Fenech Pace on her experiences

11:15 Group Peace Video showing & discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Summary & discussion of the topics addressed during RYLA. What did you get from RYLA? Personal action points.

15:15 Closing Ceremony. Attendance Certificates & Group Photograph

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19:15 Departure by bus for Closing Dinner

20:00 Closing Dinner @ Sole Restaurant, St Julians.

23:30 Departure by bus for the hotel. Personal transport arrangements can also be made.

Participants that have not chosen to extend their stay over the weekend will travel home.