The 2011 International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in the European Union
"Crisis, Conflict, and Culture: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the European Project"
(Brussels; December 6th - 9th, 2011)
Conference Speakers
The speakers during the conference include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community,and civil society from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.Speakers for the Conference Include:
- Adrian Severin (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania - Alojz Peterle (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Former Prime minister of Slovenia - Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Former Belgium Minister for European Affairs, International Trade and Agriculture - H. E. Amb. Arif Havas Oegroseno
Ambassador of Indonesia to Belgium - Birgit Daiber
Director, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Brussels Office - Boris Zala (MEP)
Member of the European Parliament; Former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Slovakia - Clive Myrie
Journalist, BBC News - Csaba Tabajdi (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Member of the EU Delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China - Dr. Fabrizio Cantelli
Professor of Political Science, University of Brussels - Fabrice Soredes
Assistant Professor, University of Manchester - Dr. Gerhard Sabathil
Director, European External Action Service , Professor at the Brugge European College and the Prague Economics University - Giannalia Cogliandro
Head of European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers - Hon. Henri Malosse
President of the Employers Group, Economic and Social Committee of the European Union - Prof. Igor Jelen Associate Professor in Economic and Political Geography, Faculty of Political Science, University of Trieste
- H.E. Amb Ilir Dugolli
Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Belgium - Indrek Tarand (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Former Chancellor of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - H. E. Amb. Ismat Jahan
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium - Kristiina Ojuland (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Former Foreign Minister of Estonian - Maen Khreasat
First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Jordan to Belgium - Marietje Schaake (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Member of the EU Committee on Culture and Education - Marietta Giannakou (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Former Greek Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs - Dr. Michael Daumer
Policy Analyst, European External Action Service - Morten Messerschmidt (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Vice Chair of the EU Committee on Constitutional Affairs - Paul Dujardin
Centre for Fine Arts Brussels - Philippe van Parijs
Professor of Economic and Social Ethics, University of Louvain - Prof. Dr. Pieter Lagrou
Professor of Political Science, University of Brussels - H. E. Amb. Salome Samadashvili
Ambassador of Georgia to the European Union - Dr. Samuel Furfari
Professor of Political Science, University of Brussels - Sebastien Wielemans
Film Director - Tanja Fajon (MEP)
Member of European Parliament; Vice Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee - Vladimír Šucha
Director, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European
