International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the EU
"EU Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: Building Cultural Bridges within EU States and with the Global Community"
(Brussels; May 22nd - 24th, 2016)
Symposium Speakers & Delegates
Speakers & Delegates during the conferences include among others heads leading politicians, senior diplomats, leading governmental officials, senior academics, renowned authors, journalists, and celebrated artists. These speakers will include a large number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board. To learn more about the ICD Advisory Board, please click here.The following are among the speakers for the Symposium:
- H. E. Amb. Andrej Lepavcov
Ambassador of Macedonia to the European Union - Barbara Gessler
Head of Unit Creative Europe - Culture, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) - H. E. Amb Brave Rona Ndisale
Ambassador of Malawi to Belgium - Prof. Dr. Caterina Carta
Assistant Professor, Department : International Affairs, Vesalius College - H. E. Amb. Chang-Beom Kim
Ambassador of Korea to Belgium - Cristian Bădescu
Deputy Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union - Senator Dominique Tilmans
Member of the Belgian Senate - Prof. Dr. Frans de Ruiter
Director Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden University - H. E. Amb. Fuad Isgandarov
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belgium, Luxembourg, & the EU - MEP George Sabin Cutas
Member of the European Parliament - Prof. Dr. Glen Newey
Professor, Political Theory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles - MP Güler Turan
Member of the Belgian Parliament - Prof. Dr. Jacques Steenbergen
President, Belgian Competition Authority - Jonas Slaats
Theologian - Prof. Dr. Katie Goeman
Assistant Professor, Center for Business Management Research, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel - Koen de Decker
Artist - Prof. Dr. Laurent de Briey
Professor, Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Namur - H. E. Amb. Lazar Elenovski
Ambassador of Macedonia to Belgium - MEP Leonidas Donskis
Member of the European Parliament - Director Lieve Fransen
Director, European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion - Prof. Dr. Mario Telo
Professor of Political Science, International Relations and European Union Studies, the Université Libre of Bruxelles (ULB) - Dr. Mark Corner
Research Centre for Globalization, Innovation and Competition, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Brussels - H. E. Amb. Mitsuo Sakaba
Ambassador of Japan to the Belgium - H. E. Amb. Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi
Ambassador of South Africa to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU - Naima Charkaoui
Directeur, Minderhedenforum vzw - Nicolas Nihon
European Correspondent, Belgian Foreign Ministry - Olivier Maingain
Mayor of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Mr. Philip Heylen
Head of Culture, Economics, Urban and Area Maintenance, Heritage and Liturgy, City of Antwerp - Prof. Dr. Quentin Michel
Professor, Facultry of Law and Political Science, University of Liège - Prof. Dr. Séverine Dusollier
Professor of Law, University of Namur - Viviane Cangeloni
Artist - Dr. Wolfgang Streitenberger
Senior Advisor, Directorate-General for Regional Policy and Urban Development
