The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009
"The Role of Soft Power in the International Environment"
Berlin, 27th - 31st July 2009
Symposium Speakers
- Jorge Sampaio
United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations, Former President of Portugal (1996 – 2006) - Joaquim Chissano
Former Chairperson of the African Union (2003-2004), Former President of Mozambique (1986-2005) - Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Former President of Latvia (1999 – 2007) - Cassam Uteem
Former President of the Republic of Mauritius (1992 - 2002) - Dr. Vasile Puşcaş
Romanian Minister for European Affairs - Ints Dālderis
Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia - Dr. Erkki Tuomioja
Member of Finnish Parliament, Former Finnish Foreign Minister (2000 - 2007) - Professor Dr. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
University Distinguished Service Professor and Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, Harvard University - H.E. Mr. Ahmada R. Ngemera
Ambassador of Tanzania to Germany - Dr. Gunter Pleuger
Former German Ambassador to the United Nations (2002-2006) - Professor Dr. Cynthia Schneider
Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University 61st Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1998 – 2001) - (ICD Advisory Board Member) - John Holden Visiting Professor
City University London Associate and former Head of Culture, Demos - Samuel Jones
Head of Culture, Demos - Professor Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper
Vice President for Olympic Education at the German Olympic Sports Confederation - Professor Dr. Christian Armbrüster Judge
Berlin Court of Justice (Kammergericht Berlin) Professor of Law, Free University Berlin - Dr. Gerlinde Niehus
Head Corporate Communications, NATO - Prof. Dr. Bassam Tibi
A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Cornell University - Professor Gert Weisskirchen
Member of the German Parliament, Spokesperson of the Social-Democratic Parliamentary Working Group on Foreign Affairs - Professor Salah S. Hassan
Chairman and Professor of Marketing at the School of Business, George Washington University - Dr. Arpad A. Sölter
Head of Division “Strategy and Evaluation” at the Headquarters of the Goethe-Institut in Munich
Coprorate Social Responsibility Event
Public Panel Discussion, Wednesday, July 29th, 2009- President Joaquim Chissano
Former President of Mozambique (1986-2005) and Director and Founder of the Joaquim Chissano Foundation - Professor Joachim Schwalbach
Professor of International Management, Humboldt-University Berlin - Dr. Gerhard Prätorius
Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability, Volkswagen AG - Matthias Stausberg
Spokesperson, UN Global Compact - H.E. Mr. Ahmada R. Ngemera
Ambassador of Tanzania to Germany - Pascal Agboyibor
Orrick's Financial Markets Group - Office Leader Paris, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Teresa Fogelberg
Deputy Chief Executive, Global Reporting Initiative - Nick Tolhurst
Managing Director, Institute for Corporate Cultural Affairs
