Day 1 – Opening Ceremony & Keynotes

26^th of March 2026

ZOOM link:  https://ej.uz/day_1_march_26

                     Meeting ID: 875 4340 4285

                     Passcode: 992490

14:00-14:05  Opening of the Conference, Dr. Guntis Kalme, Assistant Professor, Luther Academy

14:05-14:15 Welcome Address 1/Prayer

Jānis Vanags D.D., Rector, Luther Academy, Latvia

14:15-14:20 Welcome Address 2

Dr. Njenga Beatrice Khamati, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Advancement, International Leadership University, Kenya

14:20-14:25 Welcome Address 3

Dr. Torbjörn Johansson, Rector, the Lutheran School of Theology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

14:25- 14:55 Keynote 1

The Political Vocation in an Age of Fracture

Dr. Michael Ignatieff, Professor Emeritus at CEU in Vienna, Austria, Chair the Advisory Council of the Centre for Ethics in AI at Oxford, member of the Board of the Carnegie Corporation of New York

14:55- 15:05 Q&A Session

15:05-15:35 Keynote 2

Biblical and Ethical Considerations on Using AI for Communicating the Truth in Church, Business, or Society

Dr. Krisztina Olah, Professor, Bakke Graduate School, USA, Budapest Business School, Hungary

15:35- 15:45 Q&A Session

15:45-16:15  Keynote 3

Leadership in a Technocentrix Age to Rethink Work, Family and Community

Dr. Timothy (Tim) Kiruhi, Professor, Vice Chancellor, International Leadership University, Kenya

16:15- 16:25 Q&A Session

16:25-16:55 Keynote 4

Embodied Vocation: Biblical Anthropology and Technological Challenges

Dr. Uģis Sildegs, Assist. Prof., Luther Academy, Latvia

16:55-17:05 Q&A Session

17:05-17:20 Reflection Session (Afterthoughts)

17:20-18:00 Summary of the 1 st day /5 min per each group