II. International Forum of Catholic Alumni Associations www.ifocaa.org

Venue: Collegium Hungaricum, Via Giulia 1., Rome (Palazzo Falconieri)

Time: 7-8 November 2024

Draft agenda

1st Day

13.00 – 14.00 Holy mass (Chiesa Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte): Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of the Section of Culture of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, Roman Curia (confirmed)

14.00 – 14.30 Coffee Break

14.30 – 14.35 Welcome speech: Krisztina Lantos, head of Collegium Hungaricum

14.35 – 15.00 Keynote: Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of the Section of Culture of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

15.00 – 15.15 Opening Speech: Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary

15.15 – 15.45 Catholic education and alumni: Hervé LECOMTE, the General Secretary of OIEC (International Office of Catholic Education)

15.45 – 17.00 The relationship between the Religious Orders and their Alumni Associations

speakers:

· Fr. Joseph Christie, Secretariat for the Service of Faith, Jesuits Curia

· Fr. Carles Gil i Saguer, Asistente General, Piarist Fathers, Rome

· P. Kelemen Sárai-Szabó OSB, Prior, Benedictine abbey of Győr (Hungary)

· Fr Joan Lluis Playa SDB and Bro Domenico Nam, Salesians, Rome

17.00 – 17.30 Coffee Break

17.30-18.15 Panel discussion with the speakers, moderated by Filipe Farelo (president ECJA)

Social Program: piano concert - Nikola Marinov

20:00 Dinner (Giulietta Vino e Cucina)

2nd Day

9.00 – 13.30 International cooperations of catholic alumni associations

Opening Speech: Orsolya Pacsay-Tomassich, President of the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy

speakers:

1. Alfonso GIRALDO (Columbia), Chairman, OMAEC (Organisation mondiale des anciens Eleves de l’Enseignement catholique)

2. Francisco Guarner (Spain), President World Union of Jesuit Alumni

3. Bryan Magro (Malta), World Confederation of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco

4. Laurent Gregoire, Secretary General of UNAEC-Europe, Honorary President of COFAEC, deputy treasurer of OMAEC

10.30 – 11.00 Coffe break

5. Mr Giuseppe Mariano, President, UNAEC-Europe, a Confederazione Italiana delle Associazioni Ex Alunni ed Ex Alunne della Scuola Cattolica (Italy)

6. Marco RUSSO (Vatican), OMAEC correspondent for the Vatican

7. György Kovács (Hungary), International director of Hungarian Association of Piarist Alumni, board member of European Network of American Alumni Associations

12.00 – 13.00 Q&A, moderated by András Tóth (SZITA)

13.30-14.30 Lunch