Berlin International Economics Congress 2012
"Building Economic Bridges: Integrating Cultural Diplomacy into Nation Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Governance"
Berlin; March 7th - 10th, 2012
Held Parallel to the Berlin International Tourism Trade Fair
Held Parallel to the Berlin International Tourism Trade Fair
| Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 Location: ICD House |
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 Location: ICD House |
Friday, March 9th, 2012 Location: ICD House |
Saturday March 10th, 2012 Location: ICD House |
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| 09:00 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 09:30 | (09:45) Welcome & Introduction to the Program | “Building Economic Bridges in the Horn of Africa and Economic Development of Ethiopia” (Keynote Address) Speaker: Minister Tadelech Dalecho (Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ethiopia) |
Participant Papers Malte Kaufmann “The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Business Performance - Can it be measured, and if so, how?” |
Participant Papers Marcus Ruge “Public Governance and the Shadow Economy- A small Introduction to Empirical Modeling and Political Economics” |
| 10:00 | Economic Bridges: Aims, Incentives and Impacts (Keynote Address) Speaker: Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi (Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development -UNCTAD)  Speaker: Gergely Pröhle (Deputy State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary) |
“The Significance of Archelogical Tourism Wealths in Nation Branding the Case of Ethiopia” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Fesseha Asghedom Tessema (Ambassador of Ethiopia to Germany) (Lecture & Film Screening) Speaker: Dr. Berhane Asfaw (Ethiopian Pleoanthropologist) |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb. Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (Ambassador of South Africa to Germany) Speaker: Minister Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu (Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia) (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Christian Jourquin (CEO of Solvay GmbH) |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb. Mosud Mannan (Ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany) |
| 11:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Reception - Embassy of Ethiopia | (12:00) Reception - Embassy of Uzbekistan | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 12:00 | "The Importance of Nation Branding in Contemporary International Economics" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Mark Donfried Speakers: Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi Gergely Pröhle |
Welcome Address by H. E. Amb Anatole Bacanamwo (Ambassador of Burundi to Germany) Keynote Address Minister Victoire Ndikumana (Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Burundi) |
(12:30) “Uzbekistan Nation Branding” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Dilshod Akhatov (Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Germany) |
“The Challenges of Economic Development in Africa in the 21st Century: The Case of Malawi” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ambassador Prof. Dr. Isaac C. Lamba (Ambassador of Malawi to Germany) |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | (13:30) Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Aleksej Jerman Blažič (CEO, SETCCE, Slovenia) Speaker: Minister Walter Mzembi (Minister of Tourism of Zimbabwe) |
(14:30) “Economic Bridges: Aims, Incentives and Impacts” (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. José António Pinto Ribeiro (Lawyer, J. A. Pinto Ribeiro & Associados, Portugal) |
Participant Papers Dr. Anne E. Witte “Special Knowledge is the Source of all Culture” Constantin-Adrian Blanaru “Financial Products Consumer Protection in Conditions of Crisis” |
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| 15:00 | "Building Economic Bridges: Integrating Cultural Diplomacy into Nation Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Governance" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Mark Donfried |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb. Lazăr Comănescu (Ambassador of Romania to Germany, Former Foreign Minister of Romania) |
“International Practices and Local Conditions” (Keynote Address) Speaker: Richard Boucher (Deputy Secretary-General, OECD) |
Farewell |
| 16:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Reception - Embassy of Romania | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
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| 16:30 |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H.E. Amb. Makase Nyaphisi (Ambassador of Lesotho to Germany) |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Daniel Fouchard (Director of the Ministry of Tourism of Haiti) |
“Why has Globalization Increased Inequality in Developing Economies?” (Keynote Address) Speaker: Prof. Eric S. Maskin (Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Nobel Prize Winner in Economics) |
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| 17:30 | Reception - Embassy of Lesotho | Reception - Embassy of Haiti | Traveling Time | |
| 18:00 | “Sierra Leone Day in Berlin” (Reception, Keynote Speech, Dance Performance) |
“Pakistan Day in Berlin” (Reception, Keynote Speech, Cultural Activity) |
“Indonesian Day in Berlin” (Reception, Keynote Speech, Cultural Activity) Location: Berlin Westin Grand Hotel |
