Malta Multi-Faith Leadership Summit
March 2-3, 2026
Hilton Malta – Portomasa, St. Julian’s, Malta PTMO1
Empower Women Media and the Abraham Women’s Alliance are honored to host the Multi-Faith Leadership Summit in the historic island of Malta, March 2-3, 2026. The leadership conference will take place in the beautiful Malta Hilton. Our vision is to equip and mobilize the next generation to foster peaceful relations between the Abrahamic faiths and inter-community resilience. The event will offer leaders a tool kit of resources to advance pluralism in real, measurable and sustainable ways.
Malta, rich in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim heritage, offers a safe and inspiring setting near the Middle East where open, meaningful conversations can flourish in pursuit of peaceful, multi-faith societies.
Why attend the Malta Multi-Faith Leadership Summit?
- Learn from subject matter experts and panels
- Engage in powerful short films and discussion groups
- Network with global leaders and influencers
- Receive a certificate of inter-faith leadership
- Enjoy a group excursion of inter-faith, historic sites.
The event is free of charge for qualified participants. Government, business, academic, media, NGO and faith leaders are invited. All participants must arrange their own travel and hotel accommodations.
OBJECTIVES
- Build trust and relationships
- Explore challenges and opportunities
- Offer practical tools & resources
- Identify inter-faith champions
- Foster peaceful, multi-faith societies.
VISION
To provide a multi-faith collaboration event where leaders come away with a tool kit of resources and new relationships to advance pluralism, highlighting women’s critical stories and solutions.
SPEAKERS
Astrid Hajjar
Co-Founder, Abraham Women’s Alliance
Deborah Paul
Human Rights Advocate & Visual Storyteller
Jennifer Makar
Founder, Coptic Coalition
Loay Al-Shareef
Arab Peace Activist
Shannon Seban
Director of European Affairs, CAM
Dr. Mariam Ketait
Founder & CEO, Chikara Global
Manel Msalmi
Advisor to European Parliamentarians
Clemente Lisi
Executive Editor,
Religion Unplugged
Asiya Nasir
CEO,
Resilient Women Network
Milica Pesic
Executive Director,
Media Diversity Institute
Soraya Deen
Executive Board Member, AMMWEC
Shirin Taber
Executive Director, Empower Women Media
AGENDA
“The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.”
