The Berlin International Economics Congress – 11.03.2011

Day 1 - 03/09/2011

  • Opening Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by The Rt. Hon. Nahas Angula (Prime minister of Namibia)
  • Welcome Address - "Why and How to Develop Tourism & Tourism Branding"
    A Lecture by Frédéric Pierret (Executive Director, World Tourism Organization - UNWTO)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. Akua Sena Dansua (Minister for Tourism of Ghana)
  • Presentation
    A Lecture by Erwin Feldhaus (Director of ProMéxico for Middle and Eastern Europe)
  • Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by The Hon. Dr. Alfredo Palacio (Former President of Ecuador)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by María Elena Agüero (Deputy Secretary General of the Club of Madrid)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Norman Garcia Paz (Ambassador of Honduras to Spain; Former Minister of Trade and Industry of Honduras; Former Minister of Tourism of Honduras)
  • Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by The Hon. Alberto Jose Guevara Obregon (Minister of Treasury and Public Credit of Nicaragua, Minister of Finance of Nicaragua)
  • Presentation
    A Lecture by The Hon. Edmund Bartlett (Minister of Tourism of Jamaica) and John Lynch (Chairman, Director, Jamaica Tourist Board)

Day 2 - 03/10/2011

  • Presentation
    A Lecture by Armands Slokenbergs (Director, "Latvian Tourism Development Agency")
  • "Nation branding & Tourism from a Hungarian Perspective"
    A Lecture by The Hon. Dr. Endre Horváth (Deputy State Secretary Minister for National Economy, Hungary)
  • Presentation
    A Lecture by Niall Gibbons (Chief Executive of "Tourism Ireland")
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by Dr. Mary Lambkin (Professor of Marketing, Quinn School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Amb. Dan Mulhall (Ambassador of Ireland to Germany)
  • "Whither the World Economy, Whither Europe: a Clash of Civilizations or Global Melting Pot?"
    A Lecture by The Hon. Dr. Grzegorz W. Kolodko (Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. Dr. Ken Lipenga (Minister of Tourism of Malawi)
  • "The Value Proposition of Tourism in Nation Branding"
    A Lecture by H.E Amb. Kingsley Makhubela (Director-General of the National Department of Tourism of South Africa)
  • Presentation
    A Lecture by Mary Kimonye (Chief Executive Officer, Brand Kenya Board)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. Lord Jack McConnell (Former First Minister of Scotland)
  • Presentation
    A Lecture by Armands Slokenbergs (Director, "Latvian Tourism Development Agency")
  • "I Feel Slovenia"
    A Lecture by Valerija Mencej (Head of State Promotion Section, Slovenia)
  • Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by The Hon. Dimitrij Rupel (Former Foreign Minister of Slovenia)
  • Welcome Address
    A Lecture by H.E Amb. Mitja Drobnič (Ambassador of Slovenia to Germany)
  • Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by H.E. Ambassador. Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga, Ambassador of Congo to Germany
  • Lecture Presentation
    A Lecture by Rica Rwigamba (Head of Rwanda Tourism and Conservation Department)

Day 3 - 03/11/2011

  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. Al Imam Al Sadig Al Mahdi (Former Prime Minister of Sudan)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Dr. Makase Nyaphisi (Ambassador of Lesotho to Germany)
  • Tourism and Sustainable Development in Tajikistan
    A Lecture by Lochin Fayzullaev (First Vice-Chairman of Committee of Yourth Affairs)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Mosud Mannan (Ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany)
  • Economic Bridges and Cultural Diplomacy
    A Lecture by The Hon. Dr. Erhard Busek (Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria)
  • "Tourism, Trade and Investment in Democratic Indonesia: Quest for Sustainable Development"
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Eddy Pratomo (Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Germany)
  • CSR in a Globalized World
    A Lecture by Dr. Gerhard Prätorius (Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability, Volkswagen AG)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Gabriela von Habsburg, Ambassador of Georgia to Germany
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Jacky Foo (Ambassador of Singapore to Germany)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. Sir James R. Mancham (Former President of the Republic of Seychelles)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H.E Ambassador Fesseha Asghedom Tessema (Ambassador of Ethiopia to Germany)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. Victoria Saidu Kamara (Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone)
  • Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by The Hon. Jean-Paul Adam (Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by The Hon. N'Diaye Bah (Minister of Tourism of Mali)
  • Keynote Speech
    A Lecture by The Hon. Jose Domingo Arias (Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of Panama)
  • "Latin American countries - Ideas and recommendations for Country Branding"
    A Lecture by Jose Filipe Torres (CEO and Head of Strategy at Bloom Consulting)

Day 4 - 03/12/2011

  • Presentation
    A Lecture by Hermenegildo Neves (Director General of the Mozambique Tourism)
  • Managing Dimensions for Destination Brand Building – The case of the Algarve Brand
    A Lecture by Dr. Joao Freire (Editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa for the journal Place Branding and Public Diplomacy journal)
  • "Nation Branding, Cultural Diplomacy and Economic Objectives: Recent Practice in South Korea, Japan, China and France
    A Lecture by Dr. Keith Dinnie (Associate Professor of Business, Temple University Japan)
  • Lecture & Discussion
    A Lecture by H. E. Ambassador Tolendy Makeev (Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Germany)
  • "Media Matters: Anticipating and Managing Challenges to Nation Brand Identity in the Global Village"
    A Lecture by Robert A. Saunders, Ph.D (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Economics & Politics, State University of New York)

Interviews

  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Rt. Hon. Nahas Angula (Prime Minister of Namibia)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon. Jean-Paul Adam (Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with Imran Sikandar Baloch (The Secretary, Tourism Department, Government of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon. Dr. Erhard Busek (Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon. Dr. Grzegorz W. Kolodko (Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon. Lord Jack McConnell (Former First Minister of Scotland)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with H.E Amb. Dan Mulhall (Ambassador of Ireland to Germany)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon. Alberto Jose Guevara Obregon (Minister of Treasury and Public Credit of Nicaragua, Minister of Finance of Nicaragua)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with H.E Ambassador Norman Garcia Paz (Ambassador of Honduras to Spain; Former Minister of Trade and Industry of Honduras; Former Minister of Tourism of Honduras)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon.The Hon. Dimitrij Rupel (Former Foreign Minister of Slovenia)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with H.E. Amb. Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga (Ambassador of Congo to Germany)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with The Hon. Edmund Bartlett (Minister of Tourism of Jamaica)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with Mr. John Lynch (Chairman of the Jamaican Tourism Board)
  • The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011
    An interview with Jean-Robert Saget (Ambassador of Haiti to Germany)