National Interfaith Conference 2024
November 12 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
To mark the 20th anniversary of Scottish Interfaith Week we are hosting a National Interfaith Conference as the festival launch event.
The conference is set to include a keynote address from Charandeep Singh, a celebration of the first anniversary of Dundee City Council’s Faith Covenant, input from Interfaith Scotland’s youth board, the unveiling of the community tapestry, and workshops exploring the important issues facing our society today.
The festival theme of ‘Discovery’ is inspired by Dundee, the host city for our conference.
We believe that encouraging people to discover and learn about the lives of others is an effective way to challenge prejudice and misunderstanding both inside of us and in the world around us.
“We are delighted to be hosting the launch event for Scottish Interfaith Week in partnership with Dundee City Council, the first council in Scotland to create a faith covenant,” said Director of Interfaith Scotland, Dr Maureen Sier.
Keynote speaker
Charandeep Singh is the keynote speaker for the National Interfaith Conference 2024.
He is the Deputy Chief Executive at the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Scotland’s largest business network, where he represents Scotland’s business community nationally and internationally. In addition to his SCC role, he also serves as an Advisor to the Principal of the University of Strathclyde, Board Member at City of Glasgow College and Chair of national charity Sikhs in Scotland.
Charandeep is the founding member of The Sikh Food Bank, an award winning charity. He received a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Years Honours List 2021 and was awarded the inaugural Pride of Scotland Award & Man of the Year Award for Services to Charity. Charandeep also served as the Secretary and Board Member of The Glasgow Gurdwara from 2013 – 2020, the youngest individual to serve in this position in any Gurdwara in Europe.
