About the ICD (More »)

ICD Highlights 2013 (More »)

ICD Leadership & Board (More »)

President Francesco Rutelli (Former Deputy Primemnister of Italy: Former Mayor of Rome)
Dr. Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania; Former President of Bucharest University)
Erna Hennicot Schoepges (Former President of the Parliament of Luxembourg; Former Minister of Culture of Luxemburg)

Human Rights Initiatives (More »)

Young Leaders Forums (More »)

The ICD Young Leaders Forums are networks of like-minded individuals with an interest in supporting intercultural relations.

Our Institutional Partners (More »)

The ACB is directed by Dr. Solomon Passy, Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (More »)

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) is the world's leading center for the study of cultural diplomacy, offering educational opportunities ranging from distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs. To apply, please click HERE
The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies offers the following Programs:

Forthcoming International Conferences (More »)

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2013 is the world's leading and largest event in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. The Symposia 2013 will include large-scale events exploring the Potential for Cultural Diplomacy in Supporting National and International Governance. The events will take place in different cities, throughout the months of May - August 2013 (More »)
If you would like to reserve a position and participate in the conference, please click HERE
The following Events will take place during June - August 2013:
The following are among the speakers for the Symposia:

President Francesco Rutelli »

President of the ICD; Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy; Former Mayor of Rome (more)
 

Primeminister Enrico Letta »

Primeminister of Italy (more)

President Pietro Grasso »

President of the Italian Senate (more)
 

Minister Emma Bonino »

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy (more)

Minister Didier Reynders »

Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium; Minister of Foreign Affairs (more)
 

The Hon. Yves Leterme »

ICD Advisory Board Member; Deputy Secretary General of the OECD; Former Primeminister of Belgium (more)

Minister Massimo Bray »

Minister of Culture of Italy (more)
 

Natalie Louise Bennett »

Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales (more)

President Katalin Bogyay »

ICD Advisory Board Member; President of UNESCO's General Conference (more)
 

President Crin Antonescu »

President of the Romanian Senate (more)

Minister Titus Corlăţean »

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania (more)
 

Martin Davidson »

Chief Executive, The British Council (more)

The Hon. Michail Kasyanov »

Former Prime Minister of Russia (more)

David Soul »

ICD Advisory Board Member; Celebrated Actor, Director & Singer; Best known for his Role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch"(more)

The Hon. Alan Ferguson »

ICD Advisory Board Member; The 22nd President of the Australian Senate (more)
 

The Hon. Giovanna Melandri »

President of MAXXI Museum; Former Minister of Culture of Italy (more)

Minister Giuseppe Maria Morganti »

Minister of Culture of San Marino (more)
 

Minister Adolphe Rukenkanya »

Minster of Youth, Sports and Culture of Burundi (more)
The African film industry is booming- a fact made evident by the numerous African Film Festivals taking place across the world as well as increasing popularity of Nollywood. As exposure increases, more and more Africans are given the opportunity to redefine Africa´s image abroad. (More »)
If you would like to reserve a position and participate in the conference, please click HERE

ICD Young Leaders' Forums (More »)

The ICD Young Leaders Forums are international networks of like-minded young individuals with an interest in developing, supporting and sustaining intercultural relations. Over the past decade the ICD Young Leaders Forum has grown to become one of Europe's largest independent cultural exchanges Forum.
If you would like to join the Young Leaders Forum, please click Here.
Forthcoming Weeklong Seminars for 2013 include:

Event Reviews (More »)

The Congress will create and publish a discussion document that will be presented to the international community on how to overcome the dilemma of restraining and promoting all forms of International Interventions based on coordinated global coalition efforts between governments, NGOs and International Institutions. (More »)
If you would like to reserve a position and participate in the conference, please click HERE
Speakers for the Conference included:

President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

President of Iceland (more)

The Hon. Janez Jansa

President of the ICD Initiative on the UN Genocide Convention; Former Primeminister of Slovenia (more)

The Hon. Franco Frattini

ICD Advisory Board Member; Former Foreign Minister of Italy (more)

The Hon. John Leslie Prescott, Lord Prescott

Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (more)

Minister Dr. Urmas Paet

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (more)

Dr. Kinga Goencz

ICD Advisory Board Member; Member of the European Parliament; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary (more)

Minister Ögmundur Jónasson

ICD Advisory Board Member; Minister of the Interior of Iceland (more)

Judge Vesna Medenica

ICD Advisory Board Member; President of the Supreme court of Montenegro (more)
The Berlin International Economic Congress 2013 focused on innovative Nation Branding techniques and strategies in the 21st Century in allowing countries to achieve economic gains and financial stability through the uses of sustainable development, ecological tourism, and socially responsible investment. (More »)
If you would like to reserve a position and participate in the conference, please click HERE
Speakers for the Congress included:
President Staffan Nilsson
President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) (more)
 
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
ICD Advisory Board Member; Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) (more)
Minister Sanja Vlahovic
ICD Advisory Board Member; Minister of Science of Montenegro (more)
 
Ed Scott
American Investor &, Philanthropist; Co-Founder of Enterprise Software Company BEA Systems (more)
Minister Maria Grapini
Minister of Business and Tourism of Romania (more)
 
Hans B. Sicat
President & CEO, the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (more)

Sponsor (Read »)

About Berlin & Germany (More »)

About Cultural Diplomacy (More »)

Cultural Diplomacy News (More »)

"Cultural Diplomacy in the UNESCO" »

A Perspective by ICD Advisory Board Member, Amb. Katalin Bogyay, President of UNESCO's General Conference

ICD News (More »)

100,000$ Award for Solution Leap to Zero + »

ICD Partner, the “Savannah Ocean Exchange”, is calling for Solutions Leap to Zero +; An award is given to Solution that demonstrates the greatest Potential
WWW.OCEANEXCHANGE.ORG

Organization for Youth Education & Development (OYED) »

During Summer 2013 the OYED will hold several events to promote youth development in Africa, among them:

The Burundi Youth Education & Development Summit »

His Exelency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, to hold a Keynote Speech for the Event
(Burundi, Bujumbura; September 10th - 13th, 2013)

Our Speakers (More »)