The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN
"The Influence of New US and UN Leadership on International Relations, Economic Development, Innovation, New Markets, & Global Human Rights"
(New York City; January 10th - 14th, 2017)
| Tuesday, January 10th, 2016 | |
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| VENUE: United Nations Conference Room 6 (CR 6) | |
| 14:00 | Registrations |
| 15:00 | “Responsibility and the Role of the United Nations in Today’s Interdependent World“ Introductory Speech Mark Donfried (Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) |
| 15:15 | Keynote Speech Elisabeta David (Deputy Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations) |
| 16:30 | Keynote Speech H. E. Amb. Frantisek Ruzicka (Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations) |
| 17:00 | “The Influence of New US and UN Leadership on International Relations, Economic Development, Innovation, New Markets, & Global Human Rights” Keynote Speech H.E. Amb. Laura E. Flores H. (Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations) |
| 17:30 | Keynote Speech Dr. Neva Helena Alexander (Global Leadership and Education Specialist and an Entrepreneur) |
| 18:00 | Social Program |
| Wednesday, January 11th, 2016 | |
| VENUE: United Nations Conference Room 6 | |
| 10:00 | Keynote Speech Mohammed Shams Malique (Representative of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, President of the Citizen Movement) |
| 10:15 | Keynote Speech Mr. Jacob Milton (CEO, Legal Network International, LLC ND Tycoon Properties, Inc.) |
| 10:30 | “Theatre, Ritual and Building International Communities” Keynote Address & Interactive Discussion David Daimond (Director, Theatre without Borders) Dr. Jessica Litwak (Artistic Director, the H.E.A.T. Collective) |
| 11:10 | Keynote Speech The Hon. Giandomenico Picco (Former United Nations Under Secretary General) |
| 11:45 | Keynote Speech Lily Gray (Liaison Officer, UNESCO Liaison Office to the UN) |
| 12:10 | Keynote Speech Rabbi Yaakov Cohen (Director, UN NGO The Institute for Noahide Code) |
| 12:30 | “Foreign Assistance: Ineffective or Detrimental Without Cultural Awareness“ Keynote Speech James L. Creighton (Distinguished Fellow, East-West Institute) |
| 13:00 | Break |
| 14:30 | “The Role of the New UNSG in the Changing Global Landscape” Keynote Speech H.E. Amb. Odo Tevi (Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Vanuatu to the United Nations) |
| 15:30 | Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Volker Berghahn (Seth Low Professor of History, Columbia University) |
| 15:30 | Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Nan Greer (Professor, Sociology and Anthropology Department, University of Redlands) |
| 16:00 | Keynote Speech The Hon. Rabbi Abadie (Chief Rabbi, Safra Synagogue) |
| 16:30 | “Democracy and National Elections in Bangladesh and the USA” Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Shaheda Obaed (Educationist, Retired as Director General, National Academy for Education Management) |
| 17:00 | Music as Cultural Diplomacy Keynote Speech Heather Schmid & Syra Mehdi (Award Winning Singer & Cultural Diplomat &Teen Cultural Diplomat) |
| 18:00 | Social Program |
| Thursday, January 12th, 2016 | |
| VENUE: US Capital Visitors Center, Washington DC | |
| 12:30 | Tour Meeting Point Entrance to US Capital Visitors Center & Orientation Film |
| 13:20 | Tour of US Capital - Guided Walking Tour |
| VENUE: United States Congress, Washington DC | |
| 15:00 | “The Influence of New US on International Relations, Economic Development, Innovation, New Markets, & Global Human Rights” Introductory Speech Mark Donfried (Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) |
| 15:15 | Keynote Speech Congressman Daniel M. Donovan Jr. (United States Senator from New York) Keynote Speech Senator Lamar Alexander (United States Senator from Tennessee) Attorney Richard Hellman (Founder, Middle East Research Center) |
| 16:00 | ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE US CONGRESS |
| 18:00 | Travel Back to NYC |
| Friday, January 13th, 2016 | |
| VENUE: United Nations Conference Room 11 (CR 11), General Assembly Building | |
| 10:00 | Welcome Remarks |
| 12:30-13:00 | “A Conversation with H. E. Amb. Katalin Bogyay, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN, President of the ICD Program on Cultural Diplomacy & The Arts” Moderator: Mark C. Donfried (Director General of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) |
| VENUE: Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN (227 E 52ndstreet, New York) (13:30-18:00) | |
| 13:30 | Lunch Reception Hosted by Hungarian Ambassador to the United Nations |
| 15:00 | “Conflicts Cause Poverty and Poverty can Cause Conflicts” Keynote Speech Dr. Amir Lakha (Founder and Chairman, Humanitarian and Charitable One Trust) |
| 15:30 | Rehabilitate and Reintegrate for Development Keynote Speech Nancy Bolima (Founder & Executive Director, HEDECS Cameroon) |
| 16:00 | “Education as a Resource of Smart Power” Keynote Speech Aigerim Raimzhanova (PHD Student of Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations, a program offered by the University of Bucharest, Romania - Faculty of Philosophy, in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD), Berlin) |
| 16:30 | Concluding Speech Mark Donfried (Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) |
| 18:00 | Social Program |
| Saturday, January 14th, 2016 | |
| Day of Departure Excursion Day |
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