Where: Dialogue Society, London

• Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE DL, Speaker
• The Revd Donald Reeves, Discussant

Biography of Lord Khalid Hameed

The Lord Hameed (Dr Khalid Hameed, CBE DL) worked for three London teaching hospitals. Following this he developed a successful practice in Central London and was appointed CEO & Executive Director of the Cromwell Hospital, London. He is currently Chairman of the Alpha Hospital Group and also Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the London International Hospital, a new Centre of Excellence being created for the treatment of cancer, heart and the brain.

Lord Hameed is Chairman of the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council, Chairman of the Friends of The British Library, President of the Little Foundation, Chairman of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, a Trustee of the Ethnic Minority Foundation, a Governor of the International Students House, and supports other charities. He is involved in interfaith harmony and dialogue for which he regularly undertakes public speaking. In 2005 he was awarded the Sternberg Award for his work on interfaith matters, and in 2007 he was also awarded the Ambassador for Peace Award by the Interreligious & International Federation for World Peace. He was the recipient of the Asian of the Year Award 2007.

Lord Hameed was also appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London and was appointed High Sheriff of Greater London in March 2006 by HM The Queen. In 2007, he was appointed as a Member of the House of Lords where he sits as a crossbench Peer.

Biography of The Revd Donald Reeves

Donald Reeves is the Director of the Soul of Europe,which has been working in the Balkans for 10 years. The mission of the Soul of Europe is to help those in post conflict situations realise Nelson Mandela's words:- 'if you want to make peace do not speak with your friends,you must speak with your enemies' The Soul of Europe has been invited by Kosovo Albanians and Kosovo Serbs to help normalise relations between 2 Serbian Orthodox Monasteries - Decani and Pec,endangered world heritage sites with the Kosovo Muslim Albanians.

Donald Reeves is an Anglican priest. For 18 years until 1998 he was Rector of St James Piccadilly. He was awarded the MBE in 2006 for peacebuilding in Bosnia,and in 2010 he was awarded the Tscheblelbi peace Award for fostering good relations between the Abrahmic Faith .The Tschelebi Insititute is the oldest Islamic organisation in Germany. . He is a Visiting Fellow at Leeds Metropolitan University in Peace Studies. His lates book is his autobiography - the Memoirs of a Very Dangerous Man.

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves

With Dr Lord Khalid Hameed CBE, DL and The Revd Donald Reeves