The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the EU
“Sustainable Economic Growth, Further Integration and Common Identity: Moving towards a European Consensus”
(Brussels; July 3rd - 5th, 2013)
| Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 | Thursday, July 4th, 2013 | Friday, July 5th, 2013 | |
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| 9:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee and Refreshments | “The Impact of the EEAS on the National Diplomacy of Slovakia as a Case Study of Small EU Member States” (Participant Paper) Speaker: Barbora Ondejcikova (Researcher, Science in European Politics and Policies, Free University Leuven) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 9:30 | Welcome Words Speaker: President Dr. Emil Constantinescu (President, ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania; Former Rector of University of Bucharest) “Introduction to Cultural Diplomacy” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
Lecture & Discussion (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Lazar Elenovski (Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Kingdom of Belgium; Former Minister of Defense of Macedonia) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“External Pressures and Domestic Changes: The Council of Europe, The European Union, and the National Minorities in Vojvodina” (Participant Paper) Speaker: Tea Ivanovic (Researcher, International Studies, Virginia Technical University) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 10:00 | “A Europe of Cultures Versus a Common European Cultural: Current Challenges and Trends” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Mihnea Motoc (Ambassador of Romania to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Further European Integration - Future visions of Economic and Political Governance?” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Minister Didier Reynders (Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs of Belgium) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Cultural Diplomacy and Economic Diplomacy: In Opposition or Complimentary?” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Bernard Valero (Ambassador of France to Belgium) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 10:30 | “Building a European Diplomacy in a Period of Economic Crisis” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Poul Skytte Christoffersen (Ambassador of Denmark to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Preserving National Identity & Heritage while Moving Towards a More Unified Europe” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Vesselin Valkanov (Ambassador of Bulgaria to Belgium and Luxembourg) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
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| 11:00 | Break | Break | Break |
| 11:30 | “The Danish Cultural Institute, our strategies on sustainability and our involvement in MORE EUROPE” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Klaus Bondam (Director, Danish Cultural Institute) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
Lecture & Discussion (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Agnieszka Skuratowicz (Member of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Diversity as an Asset. An Analysis of 50 Years of Turkish Migration to Europe and Belgium” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Veli Yüksel (MP) (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 12.00 | “Cyprus and the EU Financial Crisis” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Kornelios S. Korneliou (Ambassador of Cyprus to the Eureopan Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Cultural Diplomacy in the Levant” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Dr. Emil Constantinescu (President of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania; & Former Rector of the University of Bucharest) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Shaping a Common Identity” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Paw Lwin Sein (Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 12:30 | “Promoting European Values in the Asia-Pacific: Cultural diplomacy and EU ‘Soft Power’: An ‘Outsider’s’ Perspective” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Vangelis Vitalis (Ambassador of New Zealand to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Shaping a Common Identity” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Avet Adonts (Ambassador of Armenia to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Reconciliation for the Real European Integration by Strengthening the Central European Identity” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: László Surján (MEP) (Member of the European Parliament) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | (12:30) Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | Lecture & Discussion (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Jan Figel (Vice-President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“European Multi-identity“ (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Algirdas Saudargas (MEP) (Member of the European Parliament) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“The Impact of Cultural Heritage on Pan-European Identity” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Senator Richard Miller (MP) (Member of the Belgian Senat; Member of the Parliament of the Francophone Community) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 15:00 | “Azerbaijan - The Crossroad of Civilizations: From Dialogue to Integration” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Leyla Abdullayeva (First Secretary of the Mission of Azerbaijan to European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU) |
Lecture & Discussion (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb Marlene Bonnici (Permanent Representative of Malta to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
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| 15.30 |
“Identities, Diversity, Intercultural Diplomacy, Universal Rights, Creative Industries : the European Dream and/or the Management of Complexity” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Philippe Suinen (CEO, Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency and Wallonie-Bruxelles International) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“The Effects of European Integration and the Disparity Across the Borders for the French Community in Belgium” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Sylvain Berger (Consular General of France to Brussels) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Science Diplomacy and the EU Identity as International Actor” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Angela Liberatore (Professor, Institute for European Studies, Free University of Brussels) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 16.00 |
“Conflict Resolution with Contested States in Europe” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bruno Coppieters (Professor, Political Science Department, Free University of Brussels) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“The Future of EU Cultural Diplomacy” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (Vice President, ICD Advisory Board; Former Minister of Culture of Luxembourg) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
Lecture & Discussion (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Irina Bratosin D'Almeida (Research Associate, Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 16:30 | Break | Break | Break |
| 17:00 | “How to Generate Sustainable Grown? - The Slovak Example” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Stefan Gehrold (Head, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Brussels Office) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Russia and the EU: a Marriage of Convenience?” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Tom Casier (Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Unity in Diversity: Implications on Foreign Policy” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Rami Mortada (Ambassador of Lebanon to the European Union) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
| 17:30 | “Workers or Citizens? Toleration and Migration in an Expanding Europe (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Glen Newey (Professor, Political Theory, Free University of Brussels) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
“Super-diversity and Rethinking Europe” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ico Maly (Coordinator, Kif Kif ) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
Conclusion of Conference |
| 18:00 | “The Religion Dilemma: Is Religious Tolerance Necessary in a Multicultural Europe?” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Margareta Hanes (Independent Researcher, Research Project: Evaluating the Concept and Practices of Democratic Governance in Europe) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
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| 18:30 | “European Islam, a Challenge for the Secular Paradigm” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Jonas Slaats (Theologian and Anthropologist; Head of MANAvzw) Location: Mission of Macedonia to the EU |
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| 19:30 | Group Dinner | Group Dinner |
