Forum on Democracy & Peace

"United in Promoting Democracy and Peace"

(Berlin; July 5th - 8th, 2023)
Agenda

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

Location: ICD House of Arts and Culture
13:15 – 14:00 Registration
14:00 Lecture Series

Moderator: Amb. Ali Jalali
(Distinguished Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, USA; Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan; Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to Germany)
14:15 – 14:30 Welcome Notes / Mark Donfried
14:30 – 15:30 Country Presentation: Pakistan

Ambassador Keynote Speech
(Keynote & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Faisal
(Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Germany)

Followed by Musical Performance by Mr. Saad Butt
15:30 – 16:00 Networking Reception
 16:00 – 16:30 Country Presentation: Malawi

Ambassador Keynote Speech
(Keynote & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Ambassador Joseph John Mpinganjira
(Ambassador of the Republic of Malawi to Germany)
16:30-17:00
 Georgia for Peace and Democracy
“The Successful Practices & Democratic reforms of Georgia and its Role in Settling the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict”
(Presentation & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Nikoloz Khatiashvili
(Chief of Staff of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia)
17:00 – 17:30
 "The Power of Cultural Diplomacy in Sustaining Diversity”
Reflections on Team Building Capacity for Cop27 through Students ‘Centered Learning at the British university in Egypt"
(Presentation & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Dr. Zeinab Shawky Younis
(Associate Professor Public Administration; Director Research Center for Innovation, Governance and Green Economy and International Aspect Committee Coordinator, British University in Egypt)
17:30 – 18:00
 "The Impacts of AI (Artificial Intelligence) on Global Peace and Security"
(Presentation & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Dr. Suda Ishida
(Professor - Communication Studies; Department Chair - Communication Studies, Hamline University- MN, USA)
18:00 – 19:00 Day closing Networking Reception

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

Morning Session Location: ICD House of Arts and Culture
11:00 – 12:00 "Dangerous and Destabilizing Forces as Threats for Democracy and Peace in the Middle East "
(Presentation & Discussion)

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler  
(Senior Director at Counter Extremism Project (CEP))
12:00 – 13:00 International co-operation and Solidarity-based development as a strategy for Peace & Democracy
(Lecture & Discussion)

Dr. Didem Aydurmus
(Member of the Left Political Party (die Linke))
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch Break the Pavilion & Travel Time
Location (Afternoon Session): Embassy of Croatia to Berlin

15:30 – 18:30

“How to Use 21st Century Diplomacy to Encourage and Advance Democracy and Peace in Europe and Globally”
(Keynote Speech & Panel Discussion)

Gordan Bakota
(Ambassador of Croatia to Berlin)
Amb. Ali Jalali & Mark Donfried

“Germany’s Parliament Response to Global Threats for Democracy and Peace”
(Keynote Speech & Q&A/Discussion)

Stephan Mayer, MdB 
(Member of the German Parliament (CSU))

“Implementing Coexistence, Secularity, and the Fight Against Corruption for Democracy and Peace in the Middle East- Case Study Lebanon”
(Keynote Speech & Discussion)

Omar Harfouch    
(Businessman; Co-owner of the Supernova Media Group; Campaigner for the Establishment of a Secular Third Republic of Lebanon & the Initiator of the Anti-Corruption Project)
18:30 Embassy Reception

Friday, July 7th, 2023

Morning Session Locations: The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) & The Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin
09:45   arrival & Check-in // The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)
10:00 – 11:00 “The Konrad Adenauer Foundation- a Worldwide Network for Democracy:
Case Study of International Cooperation- Sub-Saharan Africa”
(Presentation & Discussion)

Henri Bohnet
(Policy Advisor- Department for Subsaharan Africa, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS))
11:00 – 11:30 Arrival & Check-in // The Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin
11:30 – 13:00
 "Culture as Soft Power- The Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin"
(Presentation & Visit)

SUN Qinhang  
(Director, the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin)
13:00 – 15:15 Lunch Break & Travel time to the ICD House
16:00 – 16:30 Country Presentation: Ghana
(Keynote & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Maxwell Nyarko-Lartey
(Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Ghana in Germany)
16:30-17:15 The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) as a Vehicle for American Soft Power & Development in Africa- Case Study Malawi 
(Presentation & interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Happy Mhango
(First Secretary for Development Cooperation, Embassy of Malawi to Berlin)
17:15 – 17:30 Short break
17:00 – 17:30 "Case Study Latin America- Contributions and challenges of RECAM for the Cultural Diplomacy in MERCOSUR (The Southern Common Market)"
(Presentation & Interactive Discussions/ Q&A)

Maria Julia Carvalho
(Member of the Technical Secretariat of Specialized Meeting of Cinematographic and Audiovisual Authorities of MERCOSUR (RECAM))
17:30 – 18:00 "Concluding Lecutre- Peace and Democracy- the Path Ahead"

Dr. Ali Jalali
(Distinguished Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, USA; Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan; Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to Germany)
18:00 – 19:00 Day Closing Networking Reception

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

National Day of Malawi – Program Attached