Organizer:
Dr. Andi Faisal Bakti, Research Fellow, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), the Netherlands; Lecturer, State Islamic University, Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta;

Objective of the seminar:
To critically examine the achievements of Sawerigading, the ancestor of South Sulawesi people, to be reflected and emulated by Luwu country people for social development. This is crucial for scholars to explore in response to the regional autonomy policy of the Indonesian government.

THEMES

Topics proposed but not limited to:

1. Work ethics as exemplified by Sawerigading
2. Sawerigading : “Myth and Reality”
3. The philosophy of Luwu societal life
4. The peripatetic values of Sawerigading
5. The intellectual curiosity of Sawerigading
6. The entrepreneurship spirit of Sawerigading

Featured speakers (to be confirmed):

1. Dr. Roger Tol (The Netherlands/Indonesia)
2. Dr. Heather Sutherland (The Netherlands)
3. Dr. Narikimi Maeda Tachimoto (Japan)
4. Dr. Yusoff Hashim (Malaysia)
5. Dr. Catherine Anderson (The Netherlands)
6. Dr. Gene Ammarel (USA)
7. Dr. George Aditjondro (Indonesia)
8. Dr. Leonard Andaya (USA)
9. Dr. Barbara Andaya (USA)
10. Dr. Kathryn Robinson (Australia)
11. Dr. Tan Sri Ismail Hussein (Malaysia)
12. Dr. Mohd Jusof Md Nor (Malaysia)
13. Dr. Anhar Gonggong (Indonesia)
14. Dr. Philip Yampolsky (Indonesia)
15. Dr. A. Zainal Abidin Farid (Indonesia)
16. Dr. Mochtar Pabottingi (Indonesia)
17. Dr. A. Alfian Mallarangeng (Indonesia)
18. Dr. Nani Tuloli (Indonesia)
19. Dr. Siti Rugayyah Hj. Tibek (Malaysia)
20. Dr. H. Abu Hamid (Indonesia)
21. Andi Anthon Pangerang (Indonesia)
22. Dr. Andi Faisal Bakti (The Netherlands/Indonesia)
23. Dr. Mashadi Said (Indonesia)
24. Drs. Sarita Pawiloy (Indonesia)
25. Drs. Muh. Salim (Indonesia)
26. Dr. Ian Caldwell (UK)
27. Prof. Dr. Fachruddin Ambo Enre (Indonesia)
28. Dr. H. Mahmud Tang, M.A. (Indonesia)
29. Other invited scholars