Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwealth 2014
"Celebrating Art and Culture in the Commonwealth as Key Features of Nation Branding"
London; October 15th - 17th, 2014
Held Parallel to the BFI London Film Festival 2014
Held Parallel to the BFI London Film Festival 2014
| Forum Agenda | |
|---|---|
| October 15th | Venue: Universal Peace Federation, Lancaster Room (Ballroom) |
| 13:15 | Introductory Remarks Mark Donfried, Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy |
| 13:30 | “A Reflection on Cultural Diplomacy and the Commonwealth” Michael Lake,Director, Royal Commonwealth Society |
| 14:00 | “From Wales to Lesotho, Scotland to Malawi - the Importance of Cultural Partnerships in a Globalised World” Ian Lucas (MP),Member of the British Parliament |
| 14:30 | “From Rule Britannia to Angry Birds - the Emergence and Future of Modern Cultural Diplomacy” H. E. Amb. Pekka Huhtaniemi, Ambassador of Finland to the UK |
| 15:00 | “Denmark - How to Design a Nation” H. E. Amb. Claus Grube, Ambassador of Denmark to the UK |
| 15:30 | “The Commonwealth and its Nations as Agents for a Sustainable Commons” Nicholas Watts,Trustee, Chair of its Projects Committee, Commonwealth Human Ecology Council |
| 16:00 | Break |
| 16:30 | “The Role of Culture in City Branding and Lessons for Nation Branding” Malcolm Allan,Managing Director, Place Matters |
| 17:30 | “Britain’s Cultural Identity in a Rapidly Changing Demographic” Tony Haynes,Co-Founder, Grand Union Orchestra |
| 18:00 | “The Euroscreen Project as an Example of Cultural Diplomacy” Matti Allam,Euroscreen Project & Communications Officer, Film London |
| 18:20 | “The Keys to Britain’s Successful National Branding” Dr. Sheikh Ramzy, Imam, Director of Iqra Islamic institute |
| 18:40 | Keynote Address Rula Al-Abdulrazak,Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader, School of Business & Law, University of East London |
| 19:00 | “The Role of the Africa Diaspora in the Commonwealth” Dr. Alfred A. Botchway, Director, Financial Engineering and Allied Services, Regent University |
| October 16th | Venue: Morning Session - House of Lords, Committee Room 2A |
| 09:30 | “The Commonwealth in the 21st Century” Lord Jack McConnell, Former First Minister of Scotland |
| 10:15 | “Learning from Healthy Cultural Traditions: Britain and Food” The Hon. Natalie Louise Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales |
| 11:15 | “Cultural Diplomacy between Arts Promotion and Nation Branding” H. E. Amb. Emil Brix, Ambassador of Austria to UK |
| 12:00 | “Great Art, National Treasures: The Unique Contribution of the Commonwealth” Rt Hon. Nick Brown (MP), Member of British Parliament |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break & Travel Time |
| Venue: Afternoon Session - High Commission for the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to the United Kingdom | |
| 14:30 | Keynote Address Dele Meiji Fatunla, Communications Manager, Royal African Society |
| 15:00 | “Managing Place Reputations in an Age of Paradigm Shift” Prof. Dr. Nigel Morgan, Professor, Tourism & Events Marketing at the University of Surrey's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management |
| 15:30 | “A Modern Maecenas: Frank Pick (1878-1941), London Transport's Patron of the Arts” William Arthurs, Editor, City Magazine |
| 16:00 | “Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwealth: Exercising Soft Power” Bala Chandra, Visiting Fellow and Series Organiser, Institute of Commonwealth Studies School of Advanced Study, University of London |
| 16:30 | “The Three Myths of Success” Elliot Grove, Founder, Raindance Film Festival |
| 17:00 | “Effectiveness and Efficiency in Nation Branding” Amb. Dr. Petar Turčinović, Ambassador of Croatia to Montenegro |
| 17:30 | “The Commonwealth - A model of Cultural Diplomacy? Reviewing Empire and Former /Present Colonies as a Model for Global Practice” Dr. Yehoeshafaht Ben Israel, International Staff Member, Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem; Program Director, ICD Africa Program |
| 18:00 | Keynote Address H.E. Tedwin Herbert,Acting High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to the United Kingdom |
| 18:30 | “A Taste of Trinidad & Tobago” Trinidad & Tobago High Commission Reception |
| October 17th | Venue: Universal Peace Federation, Lancaster Room (Ballroom) |
| 09:30 | “The Conservation Business? Risks and Opportunities of a Touristic Management of Cultural Heritage in Europe” Dr. Andrea Ragusa, Associate Professor of Contemporary History, University of Siena |
| 10:00 | "Beyond Nation Branding- the Art of Cultural Relations in Today's World” Baroness Usha Prashar, Deputy Chair of the British Council; Cross Bench Member of the House of Lords |
| 10:30 | “Culture and Diplomacy: Matters of Definition” Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Görner, Chair of German in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film, Queen Mary University of London |
| 11:00 | “CARNIVAL - Which Nation to Brand?” Ansel Wong, Trustee, Commonwealth Arts and Cultural Foundation; Managing Editor, Hansib Publications Limited |
| 11:30 | “Soft Power and Public Interest; a Changing Media Environment in South Asia” Dr. William Crawley, Senior Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study University of London |
| 12:30 | “The Art of the Nation Brand and the Science of Transformational Branding” Dr. Jonathan A.J. Wilson, Programme Leader, Marketing Suite Masters Degrees, Greenwich University |
| 13:00 | “The Impact of Woolly Mammoths on Nation Branding - Promoting Countries by Subverting Stereotypes” Crispin Reed, Managing Director Europe & UK, Fusion Learning |
| 14:30 | Concluding Remarks Mark Donfried, Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy |
