The 2012 International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy
"Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Economic Equality & Global Risks"
(Paris, London, Ankara, Berlin, Geneva, NYC, Washington D.C.; January - July, 2012)
Symposia Speakers
The speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.To learn more about the ICD Advisory Board please click here
A Selection of Speakers for the Symposia Includes:
- Catherine Casey
West Africa Manager, Acumen Fund - Judge Daniel Nsereko
Judge of the International Criminal Court from Uganda, and President of the Appeals Chamber - H. E. Amb. Dietrich von Kyaw
Former German Ambassador to the European Union - Dr. Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh
Head, Africa Department, International Society for Human Rights - Floribert Nyamwoga
Program Director, Development Objective Communities NGO, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Günther Schaefer
Photographer, Artist and Berlin Ambassador - Hassan Shire Sheikh
Coordinator of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project - Pastor Jacques Kamba
Pastor, DRC - John Eichler
President, JE Strategie GmbH - H. E. Amb. Karl-Erik Normann
Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament, Former Swedish Ambassador - Prof. Katlijn Malfliet
Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leuven - Dr. Sabine Grund
Freelance Journalist - H. E. Amb. Sarojini, Seeneevassen-Frers
Ambassador of Mauritius to Germany - Sonia Ndikumasabo
Vice President of the Independent National Commission for Human Rights of Burundi - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner
Jean Monnet Chair Professor, European Studies, Stanford University
- Dr. Catherine Ferrier
Coordinator Certificate of Advanced Studies in Corporate Social Responsibility, University of Geneva - Cecile Molinier
Director, UNDP Office in Geneva - Clemens Boonekamp
Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, World Trade Organisation (WTO) - Deborah Vorhies
Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development - Doaa Abdel Motaal
Advisor to the Head of the World Trade Organization - Gitanjali Sah
Manager, International Telecommunication Union - Guy Girardet
Manager, International Telecommunication Union - Gérard Biraud
Former Chairman, Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations - Haibing Ma
China Program Manager &, Chief Representative in China, Worldwatch Institute - H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Adoofi
Ambassador Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations - Ignasi Guardans
Chairman, CUMEDIAE, former Member of the European Parliaments - Ivan Ureta
Professor, Geneva School of Diplomacy - H.E. Amb. Joaquim A.M.L. Da Fonseca
Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the United Nations office and other international organizations in Geneva - Jon-Hans Coetzer
General Manager, Geneva School of Diplomacy - H.E. Amb. Luvuyo Ndimeni
Deputy Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations - Mario Apostolov
Regional Adviser, UNECE Trade - Meg Jones
Women and Trade Program of the International Trade Centre - Dr. Osvaldo Agatiello
Professor of International Law and Economics, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations - Dr. Philipp Krueger
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Geneva Finance Research Institute, University of Geneva - Rolf Olsen
CEO of Leidar - Ronald Derks
Focal Point World Alliance of Cities against Poverty, UNDP - The Hon. Rufus Yerxa
Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO) - Siddharth Chatterjee
Chief Diplomat, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent - Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - H. E. Amb. Therese Baptiste-Cornelis
Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations Offices at Geneva - Thérèse de Saint Phalle
Deputy-Registrar, International Court of Justice
- H. E. Amb. Abdul Basit
Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany - The Hon. Charles Clarke
Former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom - Claus Fischer
Head of B2B Business, Austrian Mint - David Havlícek
Secretary, National Economic Council of the Government of the Czech Republic - The Hon. Dr. Emil Constantinescu
President of the ICD Academy; Former President of Romania - The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former Minister of Culture of Luxembourg - Prof. Fabrizio Onida
Professor of Economics, Bocconi University - Francesco Papadia
Director General for Market Operations, European Central Bank - Gerard Korteweg
Senior Adviser in Directorate General Economics, European Central Bank - Tor Harald Haukås
Director of Communication, Helse Midt - The Hon. Jan Pronk
Former Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands - Jon McLeod
Chairman, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick's Public Affairs Practice - Julian Weyer
Partner, C. F. Møller Architects - Katri Riekkinen
Manager, External Communications, Metso Corporation - Martin Pavlíček
Corporate Communication Director, UNIPETROL - Michal Kadera
Director External Affairs, ŠKODA AUTO a.s. - Dr. Philipp Mohl
DG-Economics, Fiscal Policies Division, European Central Bank - The Hon. Ranko Krivokapić
President of the Parliament of Montenegro - The Hon. Said Musa
Former Prime minister of Belize - Thérèse de Saint Phalle
Deputy-Registrar, International Court of Justice - Todd Drake
Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Tom Dolev
President's Office,The Peres Center for Peace - Tor Harald Haukås
Director of Communication, Helse Midt - The Hon. Dr. Vasile Puşcaş
Former Romanian Minister for European Affairs - Wojciech Konstanty
Director of Investments and Development in Polski Tyton S.A. - The Hon. Yasar Yakis
Former Foreign Minister of Turkey
- H.E. Amb. Aldona Z. Wos
Former US Ambassador to Estonia - Amb. Andras Simonyi
Director, Center for Transatlantic Studies, Johns Hopkins University - H.E. Amb. Bockari Kortu Stevens
Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the United States - Amb. Brenda LaGrange Johnson
Former US Ambassador to Jamaica - Dr. Bridget A. Teboh
Associate Professor, History Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Lt. General Clarence McKnight
Former Director; Command, Control, and Communications, US Joint Chiefs of Staff - H. E. Amb. Claudia Fritsche
Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States - H.E. Amb. Cornelius Alvin Smith
Ambassador of the Bahamas to the United States - Amb. Dr. Cynthia Schneider
Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Former US Ambassador to the Netherlands - H. E. Amb. Erlan Idrissov
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States - H.E. Amb. G. Philip Hughes
Senior Director, White House Writers Group; Former Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla - H. E. Amb. Gilles A. Noghès
Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States - H.E. Amb. Gillian M.S. Bristol
Ambassador of Grenada to the United States - H.E. Amb. Ichiro Fujisaki
Ambassador of Japan to the United States - Jameel M. Khan
Consultant/Analyst for Huron Consulting Group Inc., Chicago, IL - H.E. Amb. James C. Rosapepe
Former US Ambassador to Romania - Admiral James Milton Loy
Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Commandant of the US Coast Guard - General James Thomas Hill
Former U.S. Army General and Former commander of United States Southern Command (tbc) - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
American World Renowned Musician; Chairs a Congressional Advisory Board on Missile Defense - Secretary Jim Nicholson
Former US Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee - H.E. Amb. John F. Maisto
Former US. Ambassador to the Organization of American States; Former US. Ambassador to Venezuela and Nicaragua - Amb. John R. Bolton
25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations - Rear Admiral Dr. Joyce M. Johnson
Vice President Health Sciences, Battelle; Former Director of Health and Safety, U.S. Coast Guard - H.E. Amb. Julia Chang Bloch
President, US-China Education Trust - Kristin Lord
Executive Vice President, Center for a New American Security - Mark C. Donfried
Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) - Under Secretary Martha J. Kanter
Under Secretary of Education, US Department of Education - Amb. M. Osman Siddique
Former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, to the Republic of Nauru, to the Kingdom of Tonga and to Tuvalu - The Hon. Michael Chertoff
Chairman, the Chertoff Group; Former Secretary of Homeland Security - H.E. Amb. Muktar Djumaliev
Ambassador of the Kyrgyzstan to the United States and Canada - The Hon. Dr. Nazar Al Baharna
Former Foreign Minister of Bahrain - H. E. Amb. Dr. Neil Parsan
Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the US - Amb. Paula Dobrianski
Former US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs - Phyllis F. Oakley
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Population, Refugees, and Migration - Reggie Littlejohn
Founder and President of Women's Rights Without Frontiers - H.E. Amb. Roman Kirn
Ambassador of Slovenia to the USA - Samson E. Liolio
Master's student of Peace and conflicts studies, the European Peace University, Austria - Silvia Kofler
Spokesperson, Head of Press and Public Diplomacy Delegation of the European Union to the United States - H.E. Amb. Stuart W. Holliday
President and CEO of Meridian International Center; Former United States Ambassador for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations - Lt. Gen. Tad J. Oelstrom
Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General; Director of the National Security Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University - H.E. Amb. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse
Ambassador of Botswana to the United States - H.E. Amb. Thomas Patrick Melady
Former U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda and the Holy See; Former President Emeritus, Sacred Heart University - H.E. Amb. William P. McCormick
Former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa - Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma
Founder, Polyglots in Action for Diversity, Inc; Associate Professor of Philosophy, Morgan State University - H.E. Amb. Zygimantas Pavilionis
Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States
