The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2015
"The 70th Anniversary of the End of WW2 and the Establishment of the UN: Developing Initiatives to Promote Cultural Understanding, Global Human Rights & World Peace"
(Berlin, London, New York, Istanbul; May - December, 2015)
Symposia Timetable
The timetable for the Symposia events can be found below:Symposium Timetable |
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| Wednesday, July 22st, 2015 | |
| 11:30 | Registrations |
| 12:30 | Welcome Addresses Mark Donfried (Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Robin Marsh (Secretary General, Universal Peace Foundation) Dr. Sheikh Ramzy (Director, Oxford Islamic Information Centre) |
| 13:00 | Keynote Speech Sir James Mancham (Founding President, Seychelles; Member ICD Advisory Board) |
| 14:00 | “Knowing 'What Works' and How it Works - Why Research and Evaluation is Crucial for the Future of Cultural Diplomacy” (Keynote Address) Deborah Bull (Director, Culture at King's College, London) |
| 14:30 | “The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Global Good Governance” (Keynote Address) MP Stephen Gethins (Member of the British Parliament) |
| 15:30 | “The Isle is Full of Noises” (Keynote Address) Tony Haynes (Co-Founder & Artistic Director, Grand Union Orchestra) |
| 16:00 | “History, Identity and Sense of Belonging” (Keynote Address) Gosia McKane (Director, Merseyside Polonia) |
| 17:00 | “Arts & Business, Business and Arts” (Keynote Address) Sarah Meltzer (Artists’ Promoter) |
| 17:30 | Participant Papers |
| 19:00 | Networking Reception |
| Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 | |
| 9:30 | Keynote Address Lord Jack McConnell (Member of the House of Lords; Former First Minister of Scotland) |
| 10:30 | “The Use of Soft Power to Enhance Global Relations” (Keynote Address) The Rt. Hon. Lord Swraj Paul (Member of the House of Lords) |
| 11:00 | “The Spirit of a Global Community.” (Keynote Address) Lord Frank Judd (Member of the British Parliament) |
| 11:30 | Keynote Address MP Jim Fitzpatrick (Member of the British Parliament) |
| 12:00 | “Culture the Lowest Common Denominator and Highest Value of Humanity: Reflections on Walks through Fourteen Countries” (Keynote Address) Rt Hon Lord Michael Bates (Member of the House of Lords; Former Minister of State, Home Office, United Kingdom) |
| 12:30 | “Soft Power, a Personal perspective “ (Keynote Address) Baroness Judith Jolly (Member of the House of Lords) |
| 13:00 | “Gallipoli: Road to Peace out of ‘Gentlemen’s War’ “ (Keynote Address) H. E. Amb. Abdurrahman Bilgiç (Ambassador of Turkey to the United Kingdom) |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | Keynote Address Sir Simon Hughes (Member of the British Parliament; Former Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties of the United Kingdom; Former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats |
| 15:00 | “The Role of Diaspora Communities in the Commonwealth” (Keynote Address) MP Keith Vaz (Member of the British Parliament) |
| 15:30 | “Cultural Diplomacy in the Face of an EU Referendum” (Keynote Address) MP Bill Wiggin (Member of the British Parliament) |
| 16:00 | “The Price of Bridge Building in a Multi-Cultural World” (Keynote Address) Rt. Hon. Lord Robin Eames (Former Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh) |
| 17:00 | Keynote Address Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE (Member of the House of Lords) |
| 18:00 | “Culture and Diplomacy” (Keynote Address) Sian Hansen (Executive Director, Legatum Institute) |
| 18:30 | Keynote Address Dan Golan (Director, Cultural Department, Embassy of Israel to the United Kingdom) |
| Friday, July 24th, 2015 | |
| 9:30 | Keynote Address Natalie Louise Bennett (Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales) |
| 10:00 | “Space, Place, Identity - Notes from a Novelist on Anti-Human Architecture” (Keynote Address) Jayne Joso (British Novelist, Playwright, Writer, Artist) |
| 11:00 | Keynote Address H.E. Amb. Diego Gómez Pickering (Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom) |
| 11:30 | “Culture as a Diplomatic Tool for Small Nations” (Keynote Address) Baroness Jenny Randerson (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Wales Office; Member of the House of Lords; Former Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language) |
| 12:30 | “World Music: Cultural Ringers and the Rest of Us” Keynote Address Prof. Dr. Keith Howard (Professor of Music, SOAS, University of London) |
| 13:00 | “Sustainable Growth and Inclusion: Commonwealth of Nations” (Keynote Address) Dr. Ruth Kattumuri (Co-Director of India Observatory and Asia Research Centre) |
| 14:00 | Concluding Remarks Sir James Mancham (Founding President, Seychelles; Member ICD Advisory Board) Dr. Yehoeshahfaht Ben Israel (Director, Experience Africa Program, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Robin Marsh (Secretary General, Universal Peace Foundation) Dr. Sheikh Ramzy (Director, Oxford Islamic Information Centre) |
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| Sunday, June 14th, 2015 | |
| Arrival of Delegates | |
| Monday, June 15th, 2015 | |
| 09:00 | Departure from Hotel |
| 09:30 | Conference Registration Venue: Parliament of Kosovo, Plenary Hall |
| 10:00 | Welcome Keynote Addresses President Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo The Hon. Kadri Veseli, Chairmen of the Parliament of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Prime Minister of Kosovo President Fejzullah Hasani, President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo The Hon. Enver Peci , Chairman of Kosovo Judicial Council Mark Donfried , Director General & Founder, ICD |
| 10:35 | Introductory Lectures Moderator: President Fejzullah Hasani, President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo Minister Hajredin Kuqi, Minister of Justice of Kosovo Alessandra Roccasalvo, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP, Kosovo H.E. Amb. Tracey Ann Jacobson, Ambassador of the USA to Kosovo President Enver Hasani, President of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo Judge Xhezair Zaganjori, President of Supreme Court of Albania Judge Vesna Medenica, President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro |
| 11:35 | Reception |
| 11:45 | Press Conference Mark Donfried and President Fejzullah Hasani |
| 12:10 | Coffee Break & Beverages Visit the Residence of the Chairmen of the Parliament & Group Photo |
| 12:15 - 14:40 | Lectures and Discussions Session One - Panel Discussion "Judges as Guardians of Human Rights Standards and Rule of Law” Moderator: Mark Donfried , Director General & Founder, ICD Judge Joel Mermet, Senior Human Rights Expert Judge Valdete Daka, Judge, the Supreme Court of Kosovo Mrs. Fisnik Korenica, Senior Research Fellow at the Group for Legal, Political Studies & Constitutional Right Expert MP Margarita Kadriu, Member of the Parliament of Kosovo |
| 14:50 - 16:15 | Lunch Break Venue: Hotel Sirius, Pristina |
| 20:00 - 21:30 | Dinner hosted by the Supreme Court President & Kosovo Judicial Council |
| Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 | |
| 09:00 | Departure from Hotel to Conference venue Venue: Government Building – Conference Hall Rilindja Building |
| 09:30 | Conference Registration |
| 09:45 | Opening Remarks Presidet Fejzullah Hasani, President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo Mark Donfried, Director General & Founder, ICD |
| 10:00 - 11:40 | Lectures and Discussions Venue: Government Building – Conference Hall Rilindja Building “International Law, interpretation and application by domestic authorities” Session Two - Panel Discussion Moderator: Judge Valdete Daka, Judge, the Supreme Court of Kosovo Prof. Dr. Blerim Reka, Former ambassador of Republic of Macedonia in EU & professor of International Public Law in SEEU Macedonia Ombudsman Sami Kurteshi, Kosovo Ombudsperson Ms. Flora Macula, UN Women Kosovo Judge Bekim Sejdiu, Judge, the Constitutional Curt of Kosovo Prof. Dr. Haxhi Gashi, President of the Board of Peja University |
| 11:40 | Reception |
| 12:10 | Coffee Break & Beverages |
| 12:15 - 14:15 | Session Three - Panel Discussion “Human Rights, challenges and opportunities in promoting dialogue and peace between communities” Moderator: Andrew Russell, UN Development Coordinator UNDP, Kosovo N.L. Narasimha Rao, Chief of UNHCR Mission, Kosovo |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Concluding Remarks President Fejzullah Hasani, President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo Mark Donfried, Director General & Founder, ICD Andrew Russell, UN Development Coordinator, Kosovo |
| 14:35 - 16:00 | Lunch Break Venue: Hotel Sirius, Pristina |
| 16:00 | Visit to the Palace of Justice Sightseeing- Tour guide by Kosovo Judicial Council and EC Representative |
| Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 | |
| Departure of Delegates | |
| Thursday, May 21st, 2015 | |
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| 12:30 | Registrations |
| 13:30 | Welcome Address Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner, Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies |
| 13:40 | Keynote Address MdB Gitta Connemann, Member of the German Parliament |
| 14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 15:30 | Keynote Address Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner, Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies |
| 16:30 | Break |
| 17:00 | "The 70th Anniversary of the End of WW2 and the Establishment of the UN: Developing Initiatives to Promote Cultural Understanding, Global Human Rights & World Peace" (Interactive Panel Discussion) The Hon. Anna Diamantopoulou, Former Greek Minister; Former European Commissioner Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner, Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Mark Donfried, Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy |
| 18:00 | Break |
| 18:10 | “The EU Economic Crisis: the Case of Greece and the particular Relationship with Germany” (Keynote Address) The Hon. Anna Diamantopoulou, Former Greek Minister; Former European Commissioner |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
| Friday, May 22nd, 2015 | |
| 10:00 | “Germany and the United Nations: Past and Future” (Keynote Address) MdB Roderich Kiesewetter, Member of the Germany Parliament |
| 10:30 | “World against Violence and Extremism as a Paradigm Shift: Middle East in Turmoil"
(Keynote Address) H. E. Amb. Ali Majedi, Ambassador of Iran to Germany |
| 11:00 | Keynote Address The Hon. Michèle Alliot-Marie, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France |
| 12:00 | "The End of the WW II and the Founding of the UN" (Keynote Address) H. E. Amb. Ranko Vilovic, Ambassador of Croatia to Germany |
| 12:30 | Break |
| 13:00 | “The Day of Liberation. For All Germans? From May 8th - November 9th.” (Keynote Address) MdB Marian Wendt, Member of the German Parliament |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | “International Cooperation and Human Rights. The Allied Policies of Democratization in Occupied Germany as a Case Study” (Keynote Address) Prof. Dr. Arnd Bauerkämper, Professor, History Department, Free University of Berlin |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 | "Legacy of Wars and Construction of Powerhouse: A Tale from East Asia" (Keynote Address) Dr. Siswo Pramono, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Indonesia to Germany |
| 17:00 | “Jammu and Kashmir Dispute and the United Nations” (Keynote Address) H. E. Amb. Syed Hasan Javed, Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany |
| 17:30 | “Key to Regional Peace and Stability lies in the Solution of Kashmir Dispute” (Interactive Panel Discussion) MEP Afzal Khan, Member of the European Parliament MEP Sajjad Karim, Member of the European Parliament Dr. Michael Gottlob, Representative, Amnesty International Berlin Germany Prof. Dr. Hermann Kreutzmann, Chairman, Department of Geography, Free University Berlin Ali Raza Syed, Chairman, Kashmir Council EU Brussels Belgium |
| 19:00 | “Germany's Foreign Policy in a Globalized World” (Keynote Address) MdB Charles Huber, Member of the Germany Parliament |
| 19:30 | Dinner Reception (Hosted by the Embassy of Pakistan) |
| Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 | |
| 10:00 | “European Identity - A Set of (Effective?) Symbols” Valeria Zincone, PHD researcher of Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations, Center for Cultural Diplomacy studies and the University of Bucharest |
| 10:30 | “External Cultural Diplomacy as a ‘Soft Power’ Instrument of National Image Promotion. A Case Study of Poland” Agata Kielek, Postgraduate student of International Studies at Durham University, UK; specialization in the European Union, diplomacy & European Security |
| 11:00 | “Democracy and the Problem of Minorities in Africa” Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Adam, Associate Professor of Political Science & Director of Cultural Relations and Information University of Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 12:00 | Keynote Address H. E. Amb. Ruth M. Chikwira, Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Germany |
| 13:00 | ”Eight Principles of Peacebuilding” Dr. Mohamed Elrashed, Pharmacist of the Medical Project of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society – Sudan, North Kordofan |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00 | Keynote Address The Hon. Abed Nadjib, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Afghanistan to Germany |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | “Judicial Enforcement of International Human Rights through Weak Courts in China: A Perspective from an Illiberal State” Prof. Dr. Shucheng Wang, PhD in Law; lecturer at the City University of Hong Kong |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | “Democracy Behind Bars” the democratic struggles facing Bahrain today (Presentation and Short Film) Annabella Stieran, Documentary researcher and producer, Shells for Media productions Ltd |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | “Al Jawdiah, a Traditional Means Of Conflict Resolving In Sudan” Dr. Nasir Mohamed Hassan Elsheikh, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Kordofan University, North Kordofan, State Elobied, Sudan |
| 17:30 | Moderated Interview H. E. Amb. Ramón Custodio Espinoza, Ambassador of Honduras to Germany |
| 18:30 | Concluding Remarks Mark Donfried, Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| Sunday, May 24th, 2015 | |
| 11:30 | Day-Long Excursion to the Berlin Carnival of Cultures |
