The first event of its kind for managing Church assets
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
April 28 - Theology of Place
April 29 - Old Property, New Evangelization
April 30 - "Rebuild My Church"
April 28 - Theology of Place
Time |
Event |
Speaker |
| 08:30 – 09:10 | Registration | |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Opening Remarks | Prof. Dan Kelly, Dr. Pia de Solenni |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | KEYNOTE – Opening Speech | His Eminence Cardinal George Pell |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | KEYNOTE – The Significance of Real Estate | Prof. Dan Kelly, Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate, University of Notre Dame (USA) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | KEYNOTE – Religious Order & Property: Ever Ancient, Ever New | Dom Benedict Nivakoff OSB, Prior of the Monastery of St Benedict in Monte (Norcia – Italy) |
| 12:30 – 14:25 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:30 – 14:55 | Vatican Representative Welcome | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | KEYNOTE – Theology of Place – The Importance of Place for Catholicism | Dr. Jennifer (Miller) Morel, SThD, (France) |
April 29 - Old Property, New Evangelization
Time |
Event |
Speaker |
| 09:00 – 09:45 | CASE STUDY – Transforming Contemporary Spaces into Places of Catholic Workshop: Crystal Cathedral to Christ Cathedral | Scott Johnson, Architect (USA) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | CASE STUDY – Developing a Real Estate Portfolio in the Archdiocese of Lipa, Philippines | Fr. Miguel Samaniego, Finance Administrator of the Archdiocese of Lipa (Philippines) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | CASE STUDY – Repurposing Urban Spaces to Serve | Sophie Janssen, Community of Sant’Egidio (Italy) |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | KEYNOTE – Underutilized Church Property | Carlo Dalla Vedova, Canon & Civil Lawyer, expert in properties belonging to religious communities and congregations (Italy) |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | KEYNOTE – Notre Dame and Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate’s Role in Service to the Church | Ward Fitzgerald, Partner & Head of EQT Exeter (USA) |
| 12:45 – 14:25 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | KEYNOTE – New Evangelization, Innovation, and Real Estate | Pia de Solenni, SThD, Global Institute of Church Management (USA) |
| 15:30 – 15:55 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | ROUNDTABLE – Repurposing Contemporary Spaces to Serve the Mission of the Catholic Church | Moderator: Pia de Solenni. Participants: Scott Johnson, Architect & Rob Neal, Property Developer |
April 30 - "Rebuild My Church"
-- End of Virtual Session at 11:30 --
Time | Event | Speaker |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | KEYNOTE – Poverty and Property: A Franciscan Perspective on Land, Buildings, and Assets | Fr John Puodziunas, OFM – Economo General of Franciscans (Italy) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | KEYNOTE – Activating the Church’s Latent Power as Largest Land Owner in the World–End of Virtual Session– | David Murphy, Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate, University of Notre Dame (USA) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION – Continuing Innovation of Church Real Estate | |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Closing Remarks & Reception |
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