Cool North - Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Nordic Countries
"Strategies for Regional Development, Cooperation, Good Neighbor Relations"
(Copenhagen; September 8th - 9th, 2014)
| Symposium Agenda |
Conference Moderator:
Verner Kristiansen |
| September 8th, 2014 |
| 12:00 |
Registration |
| 12:30 |
Welcoming addresses
- Halldor Asgrimsson (Former Prime Minister of Iceland and Secretary General of Nordic Council of Ministers)
- Mogens Lykketoft (Speaker of The Danish Parliament)
- Marianne Jelved (Minister of Culture of Denmark)
- Dagfinn Høybråten (Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers)
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| 13:30 |
Plenary Session 1: The Power of Culture in International Cooperation, Trust Building and Peace: Nordic experiences
- Ole Wæver (Prof. at the University of Copenhagen)
- Jakob Skovgaard Petersen (Prof. at the University of Copenhagen)
- Morten Traavik (Norwegian Artist and Director)
Discussion |
| 14:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:00 |
Plenary Session 2: Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries
- Michael Metz Mørch (Director, the Danish Cultural Institute)
- Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning (Director, the Center for Cultural and Experience Economy)
- Dr. Marie-Louise von Plessen (Art Historian & Curator)
- Jonas Eder-Hansen (Development Director, the Danish Fashion Institute)
Discussion |
| 16:30 |
Plenary Session 3: Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?
- Bernd Henningsen (Prof. at Humboldt University)
- Marcus Andersson (CEO, Tendensor International)
- Ole Egberg Mikkelsen (Ambassador, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark)
- Geir Helgesen (Director, the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies)
Discussion |
| 18:00 |
Evening reception at the restaurant Snapstinget, the Parliament of Denmark |
| September 9th, 2014 |
| 9:00 |
Plenary Session 4: The Power of Culture in Regional Cooperation, Nordic-Baltic-Russian Cooperation
- Annika Rembe (CEO, the Swedish Institute)
- Karina Petersone (Director, the Latvian Institute)
- Lene Espersen (Chairman, the Baltic Development Forum)
Discussion |
| 10:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 |
Plenary Session 5: - Can the Nordics better utilize their Smart Power Experience in International Affairs and Co-operation?
- Bertel Haarder (Former Senior Danish Minister, Vice President of the Danish Parliament)
- Halldor Asgrimsson
- Karl-Erik Norrman (Former Swedish Ambassador; Secretary General, European Cultural Parliament)
Discussion |
| 12:00 |
Summing up and final remarks |
| 15:00 |
Guided Tour of the National Museum of Denmark
- Michael Andersen (Senior Curator and Head of Research and Collections, the Nationalmuseum Copenhagen)
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