The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2017
"The Time is now: Utilizing Cultural Diplomacy to Unite the World's Cultures before Hard Power takes the Lead"
(Berlin, Bucharest, Addis Ababa, Brussels, London, New York City; April - November 2017)
Symposia Speakers
| H. E. Mr. Adama Dieng United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide |
Agha H. Jafri Secretary General American Muslim Congress |
| Alejandro Posse Consul General of Panama in New York |
Ali Sadun Engin Producer of the “Proofs of Creation and the End Times” Programs on Channel A9 |
| Prof. Dr. Colette Mazzucelli New York University |
David Daimond, Manager Theatres without Borders |
| Ambassador Diego Gómez Pickering Ambassador of Mexico to the United Nations |
President Emil Constantinescu Former President of Romania; the Initiator of the Institute for Advanced Study of Levantine Culture and Civilization |
| Gazi Monir Ahmed President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Khoso Assistant Professor at the Area Study Centre, Far East and Southeast Asia, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Prof. Dr. Jean Krasno, Professor Political Science Department, Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, City College of New York |
Jessica Litwak, Manager Theatres without Borders |
| President Joyce Hilda Banda Former President of Malawi |
H. E. Amb. Katalin Annamária Bogyay Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations |
| Malique Mohammed President, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, UK Branch |
Mark C. Donfried Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy |
| Michael DiNiscia Researcher and Administrator, the John Brademas Center of New York University |
Michael John Williams Ph.D, Director, Program in International Relations, Graduate School of Arts & Science, New York University |
| Noah J. Hanft President & Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution |
Dr. Oktar Babuna Representative the Movement for the Culture of Peace and Reconciliation |
| Dr. Omer Salem Director, International Organization for Peace |
H.E. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See |
| Minister Péter Szijjártó Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary |
Prof. Dr. Remus Pricopie Rector of the National School of Political and Administrative Science |
| Richard H. Pildes Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law |
Dr. Sabir Michael Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, University of Karachi, President of the Research Advocacy & Social Training Institute (RASTI) Pakistan |
| Suyeb Ahmed President of International Affairs Jamiat-e Ulema e Islam, Bangladesh and Founder Principal of Markazul Uloom, London UK |
H.E. Amb.Teodoro Lopez Locsin Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the UN |
| Prof. Dr. Xenia Hanusiak Global Cultural Fellow, University of Edinburgh, School of International Cultural Relations |
Rabbi Yakov D. Cohen Founder and Director, Institute of Noahide Code |
