Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific
“The Application of Cultural Diplomacy in Fostering Relations within the Asia Pacific”
(Berlin; June 5th - 7th, 2013)
Symposium Speakers
We are privileged to include as speakers many distinguished experts from the fields of international politics, international law, diplomacy, human rights and civil society; The ICD is grateful for their contributions to this important event.The following are among the speakers for the Symposium:
- Dr. Ares Kalandides
City planner & Managing Director, Inpolis UCE GmbH - Prof. Dr. Barbara Lenz
Head of Institute, Institute of Transport Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Spokeswoman, Cluster for Transport, Mobility and Logistics - Dr.-Ing. Eckhart Hertzsch
Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP - Cornelia Horsch
Head, International Design Centre Berlin IDZ - Cornelia Yzer
Berlin Senator for Economics, Technology and Research - Elisabeth Schwerdfeger
M.A. in Management in Nonprofit Organizations - Francisco S. Tatad
Special Counsel on International Relations, Philippines - Dr. Guido Westerwelle
German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs - Hans Ulrich Fuhrke
Principal Advisor, GIZ-SUTIP Sustainable Urban Transport Improvement Project, German Association for Internation Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂĽr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) - Hazel Han
Erasmus Mundus Master Program in Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary - Jehan Chu
Director, Vermillion Art Collections, Board of Directors, Ambassadors of Design, Hong Kong - Vice President Jejomar C. Binay
Vice President of the Philippines; Former Mayor of Makati - Joerg Suermann
Founder & Managing Director, DMY (International Design Festival) Berlin - Johannes Kleske and Igor Schwarzmann
Managing Directors, Third Wave GmbH - Amb. Karl-Erik Norrman
Secretary General, European Cultural Parliament; Professor, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies - Mark C. Donfried
Director and Founder, The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy - Prof. Dr. Mohd. Noor Mat Yazid
Programme of International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Prof.Dr. Peter Ruge
Architect, Peter Ruge Architekten; Professor, Sustainiblw Design, Dessau Institute of Architecture - Rainer Becker
Daimler Mobility Services GmbH - Robert Kleinfeld
Competence centre Future Applications and Media, Fraunhofer FOKUS - Minister Dr. Surapond Tovichackchaikul
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand - Susa Pop
Director Berlin, Public Art Lab - Tac Lion
Director, AHL Lighting & Media Facades, China - Prof. Dr.Tatsuaki Tanaka
Professor Energy-Efficient Architecture, Ochanomizu University, Japan - Tobias Berger
Curator at “M+” the new museum for visual culture in Hong Kong - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner
Jean Monet Professor of European Studies, Stanford University; Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Weinberg
Head, Hasso Plattner Institut - School of Design Thinking
