Cool North - Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Nordic Countries
"Strategies for Regional Development, Cooperation, Good Neighbor Relations"
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Symposium Speakers
Speakers during the conferences include among others leading politicians, senior diplomats, leading governmental officials, and senior academics.The following are among the speakers for the Symposium:
- Annika Rembe
CEO, the Swedish Institute - Prof. Dr. Bernd Henningsen
Honorary Professor at the Department for Northern European Studies, Humboldt University - The Hon. Bertel Haarder
Vice President, Danish Parliament; Former Danish Minister of Education, Interior, Health, Science, Technology and Progress - Secretary General Dagfinn Høybråten
Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers - Geir Helgesen
Director, the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies - The Hon. Halldor Asgrimsson
Former Prime Minister of Iceland; Former Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers - Inger Blix Kvammen
Administrative Director, Pikene på Broen - Prof. Dr. Jakob Skovgaard Petersen
Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen - Karina Petersone
Director, the Latvian Institute - Amb. Karl-Erik Norrman
Former Swedish Ambassador; Secretary General, European Cultural Parliament - Lene Espersen
Chairman, the Baltic Development Forum (BDF) - Marcus Andersson
Partner and Head of Research, Tendensor AB - Minister Marianne Jelved
Minister of Culture of Denmark - Dr. Marie-Louise von Plessen
Art Historian & Curator - Amb. Michael Metz Mørch
Director, the Danish Cultural Institute - Michael Nellemann
Director, Nivaagaards Malerisamling - The Hon. Mogens Lykketoft
Speaker of The Danish Parliament - Morten Traavik
Norwegian Artist - Amb. Ole Egebjerg Mikkelsen
Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Prof. Dr. Ole Wæver
Professor and Center Director, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen - Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning
Director, the Center for Cultural and Experience Economy, Denmark
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