Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2013-2014
"Unlocking Potential: Uniting the World's Leading Powers"
(Berlin, Washington, D.C., Sofia, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Addis Ababa, Helsinki; September 2013 - March 2014)
| Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 |
Thursday, September 26th, 2013 |
Friday, September 27th, 2013 |
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| 9:30 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 10:00 | Welcome Address President Emil Constantinescu The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna (10:15) "The Importance of Youth Education and Development Advancement and its Positive Influence on Strengthening the Relationships between Europe, Russia, China and the USA" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Helga Daub (Former Member of the German Parliament) Location: ICD House |
"A Universal Human Rights Model" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna (Secretary General of the ICD Center for Conflict Zones Mediation; Former Foreign Minister of Bahrain) (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Ulrich Brückner (Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies) Location: ICD House |
"The Syrian Crisis and its Impact on Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna (Secretary General of the ICD Center for Conflict Zones Mediation; Former Foreign Minister of Bahrain) Location: ICD House |
| 11:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Interview with the Hon. Helga Daub |
(11:00) Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Interview with Dr. Ulrich Brückner |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Interview with The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna |
| 11:30 | "Cultural Dialogue in the European Context in the Formation of a Polycentric World Today" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dr. Mykola Zhulynsky (Former Deputy Primeminister of Ukraine) Location: ICD House |
(12:00) "Future Prospects for the European Russian Relationships" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Dr. Ulrich Brückner Speakers: President Emil Constantinescu The Hon. Dr. Mykola Zhulynsky The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna Mark C. Donfried Location: ICD House |
"The Future Role of NATO in Strengthening Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Franco Frattini (President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education & Development; Former Foreign Minister of Italy) Location: ICD House |
| 12:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Interview with The Hon. Dr. Mykola Zhulynsky |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Interview with President Franco Frattini |
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| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | "Past and Future in Harmony" (Special Concert) Performer: The Oratnitza Band Location: ICD House |
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| 15:00 | "People, Partnerships, Problem Solving and Culture" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Simon Crean (Former Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government; Former Minister for the Arts) Location: ICD House |
"The EU Horizon 2020 Program: New Opportunities for Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dr. Francesco Profumo (Former Minister of Education of Italy; Former Chancellor of the Polytechnic University of Turin) Location: ICD House |
"The importance of Investing in Youth Education and Development to Strengthen the Cross Continental Cooperation" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: President Franco Frattini Speakers: President Emil Constantinescu The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna Mark C. Donfried |
| 16:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Interview with The Hon. Simon Crean |
Interview with The Hon. Dr. Francesco Profumo |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 17:00 | "Building Bridges between Europe, USA, Russia and China" (Interactive Discussion) Moderator: The Hon. Dr. Nazar al Baharna Speakers: President Emil Constantinescu The Hon. Simon Crean The Hon. Masaharu Nakagawa The Hon. Dr. Mykola Zhulynsky Mark C. Donfried Location: ICD House |
Welcome Address H. E. Amb. Takeshi Nakane (Ambassador of Japan to Germany) "Japan as a Model Case for Predicting the Impact of Demographic Change and Globalization on a Mature Democracy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Masaharu Nakagawa (Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) Location: ICD House |
"Young Leaders´ Contributions for Developing the Future of Cross Continental Cooperation" (Presentations & Discussion)
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| 19:00 | Group Dinner | Group Dinner | Group Dinner |
| 9th October, 2013 | |
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| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Opening Session Dr. Solomon Passy, President, The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria; Yordan Bozhilov, Founder, Sofia Security Forum; Lt. Col. Neviana Miteva, President, Bulgarian Armed Forces Women Association; |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Role of Women in Security and Defense: Specific Human Potential in Capacity Building Moderator: Tzvetanka Rizova, Journalist, BTV; Captain Yantsislav Yanakiev, Director of the Defence Advanced Research Institute at the "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence Academy; Mariya Gabriel, Member of the European Parliament; Col. Mersida Mešetović, Expert Adviser for Analyses and Assessments of Defense Acvtivities, Policy and Plans Department, Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina; |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: What are the Challenges? Moderator: Grigori Nedyalkov, Director, Pulic Relations Directorate, Ministry of Defense; Loredana Alemanno-Testa, Divisional Coordination Section, NATO Operations Division; Kalina Panayotova, President, Centre for European and International Studies; Lt. Col. Neviana Miteva, President, Bulgarian Armed Forces Women Association; Prof. Dr. Irena Ilieva, Institute for the State and the Law by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Mihail Grigorov, journalist, "Bulgarian Army" newspaper; |
| 12:45 - 13:30 | Buffet Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Women in Afghanistan: Key to the successful end of ISAF? Moderator: H.E. Zdravko Popov, President, Institute for Public Politics; Zornitsa Grekova, South and South-East Asia Department, Directorate "Asia, Australia and Oceania", Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Yordan Bozhilov, Founder, Sofia Security Forum; Vladislav Punchev, Head, International information department, "Standart" newspaper; |
| 14:30 - 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Responsibility to protect women in the conflict and post-conflict stages Moderator: Kiril Valchev, Journalist, Darik Radio; Stoila Bongalova, Director of the Bulgarian Fund for Women; Captain-Lieutenant Silviya Vassileva, Assistant Chief, Planning Office, Burgas Naval Base; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daniela Koleva, Head, Master's Program "History of Women and Gender", Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"; Chief Assist. Dr. Konstantin Pudin, Department "National and Regional Security", Faculty of Economics of Infrastructure, University of National and World Economy; |
| 10th October, 2013 | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Round Table: Women's Participation and Leadership: From Theory to Practice Moderator: Dr. Sonia Hinkova, Lecturer, Department of Political Sciences, New Bulgarian University; H.E. Guro Katharina Vikør, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Bulgaria; Ph.D. Yordanka Nencheva, President, Association "To Preserve the Woman"; Prof. Dr. Nedyalka Videva, Lecturer, Department of Logic, Ethics and Aesthetics, Faculty of Philosophy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"; Dr. Rositza Russeva, National and International Security, "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence Academy |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| Monday, November 4th, 2013 |
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 |
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 |
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| 10:00 | "Opportunities for International and Intercultural Relations to Enhanc Cross & Trans Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb.Elena Poptodorova (ICD Advisory Board Member; Ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States) Location: National Public Radio |
"Lithuania's EU Presidency - Achievements and Remaining Challenges for Strengthening Inter-Continental and Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Rolandas Kačinskas (Minister Plenipotentiary, the Embassy Lithuania to the United States) Location: Goethe Institute |
Welcome Address H. E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero (Ambassador of Italy to the United States) "Rock & Roll Diplomacy to Enhance Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Andras Simonyi (Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University; Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 10:45 | "Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Reality" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Dr. Božo Cerar (Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States) Location: Goethe Institute |
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| 11:30 | Break | Break | Break |
| 12:00 | "The UN Security Council and International Law" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Elin Suleymanov (Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States) Location: National Public Radio |
"Bridge Building on a Continental Level: Islam, Immigration, and Empire in Europe" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Akbar Ahmed (Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies & Professor, School of International Service, American University; Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland) Location: Goethe Institute |
"China, India, and the United States: Dynamics of Power and Security in the 21st Century" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Charles F. Doran (Director, the Center for Canadian Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced and International Studies, Johns Hopkins University) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | "Shared Freedom-Space and Shared Responsibility" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Imam Talib Shareef (President & Imam, the Mosque Masjid Muhammad, Inc) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
"Spying Among Friends: Implications for Trans-Continental Cooperation" Dear President Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dorle Hellmuth (Assistant Professor of Politics, the Catholic University of America) Location: Goethe Institute |
"Future Prospects for Cultural Diplomacy to Enhance Cross & Trans Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Prof. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider (Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 15:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Dr. Tom Palmer (Executive Vice President for International Program at AtlasNetwork; Senior Fellow at Cato Institute) Location: National Public Radio |
"Creative Industries and Culture-Based Economy - Creative Industries and Cultural Diplomacy" (Participant Paper) Speaker: Nicolas Serge (Consultant; Researcher, Sustainability Consulting Group) Location: Goethe Institute |
"How the Common Roots of the Abrahamic Tradition May be used to Promote Human Rights" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Juliana Geran Pilon (Professor of Politics and Culture and Director of the Center for Culture and Security at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 15.30 | "Cross-Continental Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Getachew Metaferia (Professor of Political Science, Morgan State University) Location: National Public Radio |
"Organizational Responsibility for Ethical Behavior: How a Learning Organization Instills Ethical Culture" (Participant Paper) Speaker: Dr. Beatrice Barbara Boerner (Educator ; Head of the Business & Organizational Leadership Program at Brevard College) Location: Goethe Institute |
"Our Shared Humanity: The Moral and Cultural Preconditions of Cordial Relations" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Claes G. Ryn (Professor of Politics, the Catholic University of America) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 16:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 16.30 |
"A World of Institutions: Assessing Our Progress" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. James Stocker (Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Trinity Washington University) Location: National Public Radio |
"Transatlantic Cultural Diplomacy: Theory and Practice" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Jaroslav Zajicek (Chargé d´Affairs, Embassy of the Czech Republic to the United States) Location: Goethe Institute |
"Cultural Diplomacy and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa to Strengthening Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Dr. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse (Ambassador of Botswana to the United States) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 17:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Dick Henry (President, The Streit Council) Location: National Public Radio |
"Personal Relationships: the Key to Strengthening International Relations" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark Hyatt (President, Character Education Partnership) Location: Goethe Institute |
"Women in Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Marilyn Sephocle (Founder and President, The Women Ambassadors Foundation) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 17:30 | "Future Prospects in International and Intercultural Relations to Enhancing Cross & Trans Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Franco Frattini (Former Foreign Minister of Italy) Location: National Public Radio |
"Is International Relations in Danger of Being Eclipsed by Conflict Resolution? The Case for Cooperation to Address Transnational Challenges in an Interconnected World" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan (Graduate Program Director and Assistant Professor, Negotiation and Conflict Management Program, Global Affairs and Human Security Program, School of Public and International Affairs, College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore) Location: Goethe Institute |
"A Limping Giant And The Liberian Crisis - Is Nigeria Her Brother's Keeper Or A Regional Influential?" (Participant Paper) Speaker: Olusimbo Olorunfemi (PhD researcher in Political Science; Director of Media and Public Relations for the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria) Location: Embassy of Italy to the United States |
| 18:00 | (19:00)"Opening Formal Networking Reception of the Conference" (Reception) Location: Embassy of Bulgaria to the United States |
(18:30) Group Dinner | Farewell |
| Wednesday, November 20th | |
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| 9:15 | Historical Tour of Samaria |
| 10:00 | Visit to Lipski Company including Meeting with Management and Factory Site Visit |
| 12:00 | Working-Lunch hosted by Governor of Samaria, Attorney Gershon Mesika |
| 14:30 | Arrival to Knesset |
| 15:00 | Meeting with Speaker of the Knesset, H.E. Yuli Edelstein |
| 15:30 | Conference in Knesset |
| 17:30 | VIP Tour of Knesset |
| 19:00 | Dinner & Discussion at the Israel Council on Foreign Relations |
| Thursday, November 21st | |
| 10:00 | Historical Tour of Ramallah |
| 11:00 | Visit to Ministry of Planning and Administration of the Palestinian Authority |
| 11:30 | Meeting with Hon. Ahmad Abbas, Director General of Ministry of Planning and Administration of the Palestinian Authority |
| 13:00 | Lunch Hosted by Hon. Ahmad Abbas |
| 14:30 | Visit to Mukataa and the grave of the Hon. Yassar Arafat |
| Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 |
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 |
Thursday, December 19th, 2013 |
Friday, December 20th, 2013 |
Saturday, December 21st, 2013 |
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| Location | ICD House | EU House & ICD House | ICD House | ICD House | ICD House |
| 08:30 | Travel Time to the EU House Berlin | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | |
| 09:30 | "The Levant Initiative" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Emil Constantinescu "Culture as the Foundation of Sustainable Development" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Arnold Rüütel "The Evolution of Multiculturalism Policy in Europe" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Petru Lucinschi Location: EU House |
"International University Mobility for Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Álvaro Escribano Saéz |
"Syria and the reasons for Western Hesitation to Act" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Cyril Svoboda |
"Looking Back a Decade Later: Reflections on Early Official Efforts to 'Engage' with the Muslim World" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: James C. Clad |
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| 09:50 | " Multilevel Governance & Multi Actor ship in Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Luc van den Brande |
"The Essential Role Universities can Play in Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sibrandes Poppema |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: MP Tsoukalas Dimitrios |
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| 10:10 | Keynote Address Speaker: Master Jun Hong Lu Location: EU House |
"Intercontinental Cooperation, Global Governance and the Position of Small Countries" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Mirko Cvetkovic |
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy and the Political Culture in Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. László Kovács |
"A Very Thin Line: Shared Culture or Invasive Ideology as Diplomatic Ends" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Patrick Quinn |
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| 10:30 | Reception | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | |
| 11:00 | "Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: Developing A Culture of Peace" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Opening Words MK Nissim Zeev MP Emanuelis Zingeris Governer Gershon Mesika Mr. Yossi Dagan Mr. Shai Atias Dr. Sheikh Ramzy Moderators: MP Ögmundur Jónasson & Mark C. Donfried Speakers: President Emil Constantinescu Master Jun Hong Lu The Hon. Mirko Cvetkovic The Hon. Halldor Ásgrímsson The Hon. Hrant Bagratyan The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges Prof. Dr. Dragan Domazet Prof Dr. Gigi Tevzadze Prof. Dr. Ivan Ilchev Prof. Dr. Athanasios D. Koustelios Dr. Khaldoon Aba Hussain H.E Dr. Sarah Jibril Location: EU House |
"Croatia's Path to EU Accession and the Important Role of Trans-European Cooperation has Played in the Process" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Jadranka Kosor |
"XXI Century World - Towards Conflict, Balance or Unity?" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Jan Figel |
"Cultural Diplomacy and Education of China: Issues and Potentials for Cross-Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. John Chi-Kin Lee |
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| 11:20 | "The Significance of Education and Gender Equality in the Process of Building Peace and Sustainable Society" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Mari Kiviniemi |
"Beyond the Singing Revolution; How Latvia Took the Diplomatic Note to a Cultural Level" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ojars Eriks Kalnins (MP) |
"Cultural Diplomacy: A South Pacific Perspective" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Winston Peters |
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| 11:40 | "Cultural Dialogue for Global Social Cohesion" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Ugo Mifsud Bonnici |
"Cultural Diplomacy, International business and Global Ethics" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Pedro Nonell |
"The Experience of Panama in the International Relation searching for Peace" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Rubén Arosemena Valdés |
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| 12:00 | "The Art of Cultural Diplomacy: Panorama of a Presidency" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Amb. Katalin Bogyay |
"Sports as Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin |
"Towards New Possibilities for Constructing an Image of the Self. Some Remarks on the Results Intertwining Cultural and Academic Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Paul De Knop |
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| 12:20 | "The Soft Power of Culture" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dame Tessa Jowell (MP) |
"Evolutionary Dynamics of Cultural Diplomacy: Facing the Challenges in Operations in a Changing World" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Tsiaras Konstantinos |
"The End of Super Powers and a New International Order, "Some Remarks On Cultural Diplomacy in the Muslim World" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Aydın (MP) |
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| 12:40 | "The Future of European Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: MEP Lorenzo Fontana |
"What Role Can University Play in Cultural Diplomacy?" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ľudomír Šlahor |
"The Role of Education in Promoting Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wahid Omar |
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| 13:00 | Registration | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:10 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Dr. Khaldoon Aba Hussain |
"Cultural Diplomacy within the Framework of the European Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: MEP Csaba Sándor Tabajdi |
"Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as Agent of Cross-Continental Cooperation and Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ioannis A. Mylopoulos |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Rear Admiral Dr. Joyce M. Johnson |
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| 14:30 | "Cultural Diplomacy, a global Antidote to Extremism" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ribal Al Assad |
"Bulgaria in the EU Cultural Policy and Propaganda" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ivan Ilchev |
"Cross Cooperation between Continents: the Case of the Euro- Latin-American Parliamentary Assembly" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Jorge Pizarro |
"The Latvian-European Relationship and the Role of Culture in the Foreign Policy of Latvia" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Valdis Zatlers |
"Modern Development and its Implications for Improved Intercultural Relations" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Soodursun Jugessur |
| 14:50 | "Growing Intensity of International Migration: Economic and Cultural Reasons" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Hrant Bagratyan |
"The Potential Role of Higher Education and Research Institutions in National Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Euripides Stephanou |
"The European Citizens' Initiatives: 'A new tool: From the European Elite to the European Citizens" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Anna Diamantopoulou |
"Cross Continental Cooperation and Higher Education" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Bill Summers |
| 15:10 | "The University's Road to Excellence through an International Board and Cross Continental Scientometrics" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bulyzhenkov Igor Edmundovich |
"Internal Internalisation of Universities - Important Base of Youth Multiculturalism" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Filippov |
"The Importance of Cultural Diplomacy for Successful Global Leadership" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |
"Culture, Arts, Sports: the new Ways for Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Michèle Alliot-Marie |
Participant Papers |
| 15:30 | "Institutionalizing Self-Reflection: From Cross-Cultural Cooperation to Cross-Cultural Synergy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Gigi Tevzadze |
"Are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) threats or opportunities for education in developing countries?" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dragan Domazet |
"Global Challenges of Cross Continental Cooperation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi |
Participant Papers | |
| 15:50 | "Modern Russian Diplomacy and "Global Balkans" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Enver Halilovic |
"Culture as the Foundation of Sustainable Development" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Arnold Rüütel |
"Cultural Diplomacy and the Role of Civil Society" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Staffan Nilsson |
Participant Papers | |
| 16:10 | "Sport as a Means of Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Athanasios D. Koustelios |
"Creating Value through International University Partnerships" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Michael Lederer |
"Ending Conflicts: Reconciliation and Peace-building remain Indispensable for a Stable Peace" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis |
Participant Papers | |
| 16:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Musical Interludes with Bill Summers & Band |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Musical Interludes with Bill Summers & Band |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments (16:50) Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Prof. Dr. Samvel Avetisyan |
The Syrian Crisis and Political & Religious Extremism" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: James C. Clad Speakers: The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges Ribal Al Assad Dr. Nazar Al Baharna The Hon. Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis The Hon. Mehmet Aydın |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 17:00 | (17:00 - 19:00) "Building Cultural Bridges: Turkish-German Perspectives in Cultural Diplomacy" (Panel Discussion & Concert) Speakers: H. E. Amb. Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu Amb. Dr. Heinrich Kreft Amb. Dr. Ahmet Hadi Adanalı Dr. Günter Seufert |
"Without Translation, we would be Living in Provinces Bordering on Silence' (George Steiner) : Literature and Translation as a Bridge between Cultures" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Pascal Aquien |
"The Internationalization of Universities as a Way for Cultural Diplomacy. The Experience of the Public University of Navarre" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Javier Casalí |
"The Role of Small States in building a global Community" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Jean Paul Adam |
Participant Papers |
| 17:20 | "Cultural Diplomacy and Human Rights" (Lecture & Discussion) Speakers: Prof. Dr. Mircea Dumitru |
"Bridging Cultural Differences: The Role of Actors" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Beate Finckh |
"Multilateral diplomacy and cooperation between USA, Russia and EU the example of the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gwenaele Proutière-Maulion |
Participant Papers | |
| 17:40 | "Cultural Diplomacy: An Added Value in a World Full of Antagonism" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro |
"Glamour or Dilemma"? - "Stardom or Starve-Dom"? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Albert Fortell |
"Peacebuilding and Human Rights in the Global Development Partnership post-2015" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Lord Jack McConnell |
Participant Papers | |
| 18:00 | Break | Break | Break | Break | |
| 18:10 | (18:30) Performance of Traditional Turkish Music (in Memorial of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi) | Opening Speech The Hon. Halldor Ásgrímsson "Cultural Diplomacy & Cross Continental Cooperation " (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: The Hon. Halldor Ásgrímsson Speakers: President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro The Hon. Mirko Cvetkovic The Hon. Hrant Bagratyan The Hon Simon Crean |
Opening Speech President Francesco Rutelli "Arts, Culture & Applied Cultural Diplomacy" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderators: President Francesco Rutelli & Amb. Katalin Bogyay Speakers: President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga The Hon. Bertie Ahern The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges Prof. Dr. Rolf Tarrach Beate Finckh Albert Fortell Amb. Dr. Cythia Schneider |
"Peace, Prosperity and Progress: How Cultural Diplomacy drives Transatlantic Relationships in the 21st Century" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Bertie Ahern "Cultural Diplomacy, Peace building & Reconciliation Moderator: The Hon. Bertie Ahern Speakers: Lord Jack McConnellThe The Hon. Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis The Hon. Mehmet Aydın |
Concluding Panel Discussion |
| 19:00 | Berlin Christmas Markets (Optional Visit) |
Farewell Group Dinner | |||
| 20:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Master Jun Hong Lu |
ICD Award Ceremony | ICD Award Ceremony The Hon. Marcia Barrett President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President Emil Constantinescu |
Group Dinner | |
| 20:30 | A World without Walls: "This is Our Planet" (Concert, Dinner, Song Recording) |
"The Strength of Song" (Concert, Dinner, Song Recording) |
| Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 | Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 | Thursday, January 30th, 2014 | Friday, January 31st, 2014 | |
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| 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry |
"Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Africa for Inclusion in the Post 2015 Development Goals" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko (International Coordinator, Global Educators for All Initiative and Coordinator, Millennium Development Ambassadors) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
Welcome Address Speaker: Irmtraut Hubatsch (Director, Goethe Institute Addis Ababa) Location: The Goethe Institute |
Addis Ababa Excursions & Departure Day |
| 10:45 | (10:15) "Ethiopian Cultural Diplomacy and the Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Abiy Berhane (Director,Promotion and Cultural Exchange, Public Diplomacy Directorate General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Amb. Ababi Demissie, Acting Director General for Public Diplomacy and Communications at the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yosef Kassaye, Director, International Organizations, Directorate General of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Location: The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry |
"Environmental Sustainability; sub-topic: Urban Waste Management Practices" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Genemo Berisa Uka (Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Jigjiga University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
(10:15) "Constraints and Possibilities in achieving the MDGs in Africa" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Fantahun Assefa (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sub regional Office for Eastern Africa) Location: The Goethe Institute |
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| 11:30 | "The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry |
H.E. Dr. Sarah Jibril, Special Adviser to the president of Nigeria on Ethics and Values |
(11:00) Break | |
| 12:00 | "Linkage of Human Interests and Cultural Diplomacy in the Use of Common Resources" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Haimanot Aregahegn Aschale (Head, Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension in Debre Markos University; Author) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
12:15) "Is there Unfolding Rivalry between China and Japan in Africa? Analysis and Effect on Africa with Regards to the Millennium Development Goals and Implementations" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Seifudein Adem (Associate Director, the Institute of Global Cultural Studies & Associate Research Professor of Political Science at SUNY-Binghamton) Location: The Goethe Institute |
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| 12:30 | Travel Time & Lunch Break | "Asset Based Interventions to Reduce Poverty in Communities" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Getahun Kassa (Lecturer and PhD Program Coordinator, Center for Human Rights, Addis Ababa University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
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| 13:15 | Lunch Break | (13:00) Lunch Break | ||
| 14:30 | "Unleashing the Africa Moment: The MDGs, Effective States and Engaged Societies" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Costantinos Berhuétesfa Costantinos (Chair, Ethiopica Infrastructure & Tunneling Co. & AAI Capital, Professor of Public Policy, School of Graduate Studies, Addis Ababa University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Experiences from University of Gondar School of Law" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kelali Kiros Negesse (Dean, School of Law, University of Gondar; Chairperson, Ethiopian Law Schools' Consortium; Lecturer of Laws) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Road Map to Achieving MDGs in Nigeria: The Benue State Experience" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Aikor Timothy Shirgba (Senior special Assistant to the Governor of Benue State on millennium Development Goals) Location: The Goethe Institute |
Addis Ababa Excursions & Departure Day |
| 15:15 |
"The Political Economy of Sustainability: Climate Change And Africa's Role in the Realization of Goal 7 of MDG" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Fekadu Tolossa (Lecturer, Governance and Development Studies Department, Jimma University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Struggle Transformed to Synergy: Cultural Diplomacy and the MDGs" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Tsion Teklu Maru (Supervisory Consular Specialist at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Ethiopia) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"INISE aisbl: Supporting and Empowering Marginalized Communities in Africa through Social Market Economy in Collaborative Partnership of Europe with Africa" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Magdalena Chwarscianek Baiba Dhidha Mjidho Ewa Sadowska (Representatives of INISE - International Network for Innovative Social Entrepreneurship) Location: The Goethe Institute |
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| 16:00 |
"Bridging gaps in meeting the MDG Goal of Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women through Free Legal Aid Services: Lessons from University of Gondar, Ethiopia" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Hiruy Wubie Gebreegziabher (Director of the Legal Aid Center, University of Gondar) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Contribution of Growth & Transformation Plan (GTP) to MDGs" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mesfin Lemma (Specialist, UNICEF Ethiopia) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
Concluding Words and Gathering | |
| 16:45 | Break | Break | ||
| 17:15 |
"The Need for Entrepreneurship Education to Achieve MDGs in Developing Countries: the Case of Sudan" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Yagoub Ali Gangi (Associate Professor of Economics, Ahmed Bin Mohamed Military College, Doha, Qatar) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"The Initiative for Global Peace and the African Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Emil Constantinescu (President, The Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
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| 18:00 | "The Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Inclusive Development: Integrating Civil Society into the Decision-Making Process & Looking to the Future" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderators: President Emil Constantinescu (President, The Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania) Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
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| 19:00 | Group Dinner | Free Evening |
| Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 | Thursday, February 13th, 2014 | Friday, February 14th, 2014 | |
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| 09:30 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) |
"Mission Possible: Film as Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Nursel Köse (German Actress & Film Director) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy in the Diplomatic Sector and as a Strategy of Nation Branding" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoegpes (Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former President of the Parliament of Luxembourg; Former Minister of Culture & Religious Affairs) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
| 10:45 | "Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy: Practicing Cultural Diplomacy through Film" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Amb. Karl-Erik Norman (Member of Faculty, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies) Speakers: Tobias Janson, (Swedish Film Producer) Jannik Tai Nosholt, (Danish Scriptwriter) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Film industries in a single market: some aspects of European audiovisual policies" Speaker: The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoegpes (Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former President of the Parliament of Luxembourg; Former Minister of Culture & Religious Affairs) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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| 11:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 12:00 | "Actor. The Romantic Cultural Diplomat" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Cosmina Stratan (Romanian Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Cross Cultural Studies through Experimental Performance Art-Practice and Cinematic Documentation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Helmi Vent (Professor emerita at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Austria, Director of LIA - Lab Inter Arts) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"The Film "Blue Lips" as an Example of International Collaboration Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Candela Figueira (US Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
| 12:30 | "The Impact of an Unfortunate Event - The Film "Circles" as an Example of Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Nikola Rakocevic (Serbian Actor) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | "The Aesthetics of Shadow: Lighting and Japanese Cinema" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daisuke Miyao (Chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures Associate Professor of Japanese Film and Cinema Studies, University of Oregon) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Linguistic Integrity in Cross-Cultural Filmmaking" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Bentley Brown (US Writer & Filmmaker) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"The Role of the Artist in the Contemporary World" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Igor Simic (Serbian Writer and Director) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
| 15:00 | "Peacebuilders: Languages and Roles" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Nesrin Cavadzade (Azerbaijani Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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| 15:30 | "Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Film as a Cultural Diplomacy Tool" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Bridget Callow-Wright (Australian Film Producer) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Film, a Letter to the Future" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Adina Istrate (Romanian Writer & Director) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
| 16:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 16.30 |
The Role of Dance as Cultural Diplomacy Speaker: Tatjana Sehic Consultant, Intercultural Communication Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
Lecture & Discussion Moderator: Nancy Buirski (US Film Producer) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
Dance & Body Language (Workshop & Performance) Speaker: Tatjana Sehic (Consultant, Intercultural Communication) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
| 17:00 |
"Human Mechanisms - Immigration Through Film" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Neta Riskin (Israeli Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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| 17:30 | "20th Commemoration of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda" (Film Screening, Discussion followed by a farewell Reception- co- hosted with the Embassy of Rwanda) Speakers: Eric Kabera (Film Director, Founder and CEO of the Kwetu Film institute in Rwanda Martin Brandes (Senior Advisor International Cooperation, Kwetu Film Institute) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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| 19:00 | Group Dinner- Pakistani Experience at the Gandhara | ||
| 22:00 | BERLINALE- Berlinale Open House Berlinale NATIVe hosts a storytelling-slam with invited storytellers and open mike Location:  Audi Berlinale Lounge - Marlene-Dietrich-Platz |
| Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 | Thursday, March 6th, 2014 | Friday, March 7th, 2014 | |
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| 08:30 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 9:00 | "Creative Economy as Key Driver of the Network Society" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Andreas Reiter (Founder, ZTB Zukunftsbüro) |
"Culture and Diplomacy as a Tool for Economic Growth" (Participant Paper Presentation) Adeyinka Moyosore Kotoye (Politically known as "AMK") (Legal Adviser & Managing Partner of Pisces and Gemini Law Office (P.A.G.E) & the Managing Partner of Pagetax Consulting "Scholarly Publishing in Nigerian Universities: The Ibadan University Press Experience" (Participant Paper Presentation) Dr. Adeolu Alex Adedapo (Lecturer, University of Ibadan) Anne Pauline Adedapo (Senior Editor, the Publishing House, Ibadan University Press University of Ibadan) |
"Social Corporate Responsibility and Shell" (Participant Paper Presentation) Speaker: Koen Wellink (MA Student, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS) of the ICD and Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) |
| 9:30 | "Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Economic Growth" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dora Bakoyannis (Former Foreign Minister of Greece) |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Nicolas Dittberner (Country Manager - DACH, Elance) |
"Digital Technology Trends And Services Enabling Global Creative Economies" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Paula Marttila (Digital Product & Business Development) |
| 10:00 | (10:15) Break/ Video Interview
(10:30) Welcome & Introduction Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) (10:35) "Stuck in the Middle", a Progress Report of the 202020 Strategy" (Lecture & Discussion) Marinella Davide Researcher, Centro per un Futuro Sostenibile Davide Triacca Researcher, Centro per un Futuro Sostenibile (11:00) "Toward a Sustainable Europe. A Political Perspective" (Panel Discussion) Speakers: Yann Wehrling (Spokesman MoDem and Former Leader of the Political Party Les Verts) The Hon. Dora Bakoyannis (Former Foreign Minister of Greece) (11.30) "Redesigning Europe 2020 Strategy. Strengthening Green Growth and Green Jobs" Alexander El Alaoui (Policy officer, Team German and EU Climate Policy, German watch) Alfonso Martinez Cearra (Director General Bilbao Metropoli 30) Aldo Ravazzi Douvan (Senior Economist, Italian Ministry of Environment) Manfred Rosenstock (Deputy Head of Unit Resource Efficiency and Economic Analysis DG Environment European Commission) Concluding Remarks Speaker: President Francesco Rutelli (Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy; Former Mayor of Rome) |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: The Hon. Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz (Minister of Tourism and Culture of Malaysia) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Creative Approaches for Simultaneous Secure of Biodiversity, Poverty Reduction and Tourism Development in Example of Kavango-Sambesi-Transfrontier-Conservation-Area (KAZA)" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Dirk Niebel (Former Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany) |
| 10:45 | "Tourism as a Sustainable Economic Boost" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Minister Alain St. Ange (Minister of Tourism of the Seychelles) |
"Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool for Nation Branding: Cultural Aspects of Contemporary Nation Branding" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Maxime Verhagen (Former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs) |
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| 11:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | |
| 12:00 | Education, Entrepreneurship and Tourism as Drivers of Sustainable Economic Growth" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Hon. J.M.T.S Yeung Sik Yuen (Minister of Tourism & Leisure of Mauritius) |
"From Crisis to Creativity: New Approaches in Greece and the EU" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. George Papaconstantinou (Former Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change of Greece) |
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| 12:30 | "Open Innovation and Collaboration is a Global Trend Especially in the Creative Economies" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Omran (Executive Chairman, the Egyptian Exchange) |
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| 13:00 | Lunch Break | "Morocco and African Countries Relations: Multiple Dimensions of the Moroccan Diplomacy for Peace, Prosperity, Development and Cooperation" (Lecture & Moroccan Embassy Lunch Reception Event) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Omar Zniber (Ambassador of Morocco to Germany) |
(12:45) Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Minister Peter Bayuku Konte (Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Sierra Leone) |
| 14:00 | "Thermal Baths, Thracian Wines and the Uniqueness Of Cultural Heritage as Responsible Forms of Tourism Generating Sustainable Economic Growth" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Deputy Minister Branimir Botev (Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy of Bulgaria) |
(13:30) Lunch Break | |
| 14:30 | "Ready for 2014 and the Future: How To Align Your Strategy With Current Travel Trend" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Angelika Schwaff (Publisher & Media Consultant) |
"Nomadic Fascination: Opportunities & Challenges facing Creative Industries and Tourism in Mongolia" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Minister Tsedevdamba Oyungerel (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia) |
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| 15:00 | "Engaging Developing Countries in the Creative Economy for Sustainable Development" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Rashed Al Baloushi (Chief Executive, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange) |
"New Sources of Growth Through linking Tourism and the Creative Industries" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Alain Dupeyras (Head of the Tourism Unit, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, OECD) "Challenges to Ensure Sustainable Economic Growth - Bulgarian Experience" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: MP Lilyana Pavlova (Member of the Bulgarian Parliament) |
Kyrgyzstan Embassy Reception Speaker: Olga Romasko (Manager, Ak-sai Travel Company Kyrgyzstan) |
| 15:30 | "Croatia: Economic Perspectives and Opportunities for Culture Based Development" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Martina Dalić (Former Minister of Finance of Croatia) |
"Ecological and Social Transformation of the Society as an Engine for Sustainable Growth" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Thomas Gambke (MdB) (Member of the German Parliament) |
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| 16:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Embassy of Belarus Reception Speakers: H. E. Amb. Andrei Giro (Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Germany) Vadim Karmazin (Director of the Tourism Department of Belarus) Olga Matiushko (Head of the Marketing Department of the National Tourism Agency of Belarus) |
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| 16.30 |
"Demographic Developments in Germany an the Consequences on Political Discussions" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ekin Deligöz (MdB) (Member of the German Parliament) |
"OECD Perspectives on Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Tourism" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Sergio Arzeni (Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), OECD) "Open Innovation and Collaboration is a Global Trend Especially in the Creative Economies" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Michael Bartl (CEO, HYVE) |
"How can Cultural Diplomacy Lead to the Solution of Contemporary Issues" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Fanny Palli-Petralia (Vice President, International Olympic Truce Foundation; Former Minister of Tourism Development of Greece) |
| 17:30 | (17:00) Congo Embassy Event Speaker: H. E. Amb. Kamanga Clementine Shakembo (Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany) |
"The dual system of Vocational Training and the Federal Law on support in Education as Guarantors of Sustainable Economic Growth" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Stefan Kaufmann (MdB) (Member of the German Parliament) |
"The Importance of Tourism as a Crucial Element for the Sale of Services from Uruguay" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Alberto Antonio Guani Amarilla (Ambassador of Uruguay to Germany) |
| 18:00 | Djibouti Embassy Event Speaker: Mohamed Abdullahi Wais (Director of the National Tourism Office of Djibouti) |
Concluding Session | |
| 19:00 | Group Dinner | (19:30) Group Dinner | Group Dinner |
| Monday, March 10th, 2014 | |
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| 09:30 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 10:00 | "The Role of International Law in Promoting Women's Rights" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Minister Erkki Tuomioja (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland) Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 11:00 | Panel 1: "The Role of International Law in Promoting Women's Rights" Chairperson: The Hon. Mari Kiviniemi (Former Prime Minister of Finland) Speakers: Implementation of International and National Laws when Customary Laws are Respected The Impact of International Conventions on Gendered Violence Discourses in Finland Prof. Dr. Marjut Jyrkinen (Professor, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki) Human Rights in Education: Women's and Children's Rights Perspectives Dr. Alessandra Sarelin (Researcher, Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University) A Female Attorney's Role in the Pursuit of Gender Equality Johanna Norrback-Ilvessalo Senior Associate, Attorneys at Law Borenius LtD Minister Elisabeth Rehn (Former Minister of Defense of Finland) Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 14:00 | Panel 2: "International Perspectives on Raising Awareness for Gender Equality Globally using International Law" Chairperson: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Speakers: Women's Rights are Human Rights H. E. Amb. Sello Moloto (Ambassador of South Africa to Finland) H.E. Amb.Datin Seri Blanche Olbery (Ambassador of Malaysia to Finland) Women's Human Rights Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda. A view from Mexico. H.E. Amb. Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno (Ambassador of Mexico to Finland) Finnish Gender Equality Policies - What Role for International Law? Dr. Johanna Kantola (Academy Research Fellow, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki) The role CEDAW and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the Promotion of the Rights of Women with Disabilities Pirkko Mahlamäki (Secretary General of the Finnish Disability Forum; Board Member of European Disability Forum) The Possibilities of Gender Advisors to Advance Women's Rights in the Context of International Peace-Keeping and Crisis Management Prof. Dr. Elina Penttinen (University Lecturer, Gender Studies, University of Helsinki) Equal Treatment also for "The Smallest" Terttu Savola (Chairperson, the Poor Party of Finland; Member, Council of the City of Espoo; Ambassador for Human Rights and Children's Rights in the Finnish United Nations Alliance) Päivi Nikkilä Chair of the Board at The Women Journalists in Finland Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 15:30 | Break Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 16:00 |
Panel 3: "International Perspectives on Raising Awareness for Gender Equality Globally using International Law" Chairperson: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Speakers: Prof. Dr. Stefan Kirchner (Visiting Professor for Fundamental and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland) Honour Related Violence Against Women Dr. Satu Lidman University Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, Legal History, University of Turku, Finland Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland (18:00) Reception Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
