Network 2012

21-23 March 2012 

2011 has been a year of unprecedented change in the Middle East and North Africa.  Change requires a response.  As a ministry based in this region for over 15 years and with a predominantly indigenous staff, SAT-7 has responded with thoughtful prayer and impactful programming.  

The Network 2012 event will take a look at the region, the changes it is going through and the impact this is having on the Christians who live here.  SAT-7’s programming reports will illustrate how being of and for this group of people allows an appropriate response – a chance to come alongside the Churches of the Middle East and North Africa in unique and supportive ways.  The SAT-7 staff will share how our five channels responded as the region began to change, what SAT-7 is currently doing and what it plans to do as this change continues to unfold.

It is with great pleasure that SAT-7 announces the keynote speaker for the conference, Ziya Meral.

Ziya, a member of SAT-7’s International Council, is a London based Turkish analyst, writer and a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Cambridge. He is also a Research Associate at the Foreign Policy Centre and the Chairman of the Advisory Council of Lapido Media. Currently, he is researching on ethno-religious violence and its prevention at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. More on Ziya here. 

Join us as we hear from Ziya an updated perspective on the last year of change across the Middle East and get a glimpse into the ongoing struggle of Middle Eastern Christians.

You can also learn more about Ziya from his website as well as by following him on Twitter.

If you have any questions, please feel free to write my staff at network@sat7.org .

I look forward to seeing you at Network 2012!

Terence Ascott, SAT-7 CEO