The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2016
"The Time is now: Utilizing Cultural Diplomacy to Unite the World's Cultures before Hard Power takes the Lead"
(Berlin, Sofia, Bucharest, London, New York City; April - August, 2016)
| “Die syrische Kultur”: Ausstellung, Filmvorführung und Diskussion “Syrian Culture”: Exhibition, Film Screening & Discussion (Monday, April 4th 2016 from 18:00-22:00) |
| Die syrische Krise: politische, ökonomische und kulturelle Dimensionen The Syrian Crisis: Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions (Panel Discussion, Reception; Monday, April 11th, 2016 from 18:00-21:00) |
| Die Entwicklung und Beteiligung der deutsch-türkischen Gemeinschaft The Development & Contribution of the Syrian Community and its Diasporas (Panel Discussion, Getting to Know Each other Dinner; Monday, April 18th, 2016 from 18:00-22:00) |
| Erziehung, Einwanderung und neue Karrierewege Education, Immigration and new Career Paths (Panel Discussion & Workshops; Monday, April 25th, 2016 from 10:00-18:00) |
| Syrische Nacht”: Abendessen, Show und Konzert “Syrian Night”: Dinner Show & Concert (Saturday, April 30th, 2016 from 19:00-24:00) |
| Thursday, April 14 | |
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| 8.30-9.00 | Registration |
| 9.00-10.30 | Welcome Speeches Venue: RED Ballroom Saal Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nicolae Păun (Dean of the Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Co-organiser of the Conference)
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| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00-13.00 | Opening Panel Discussion “1989: The End of Europe’s Division. A New Europe through Integration” Chair: Prof. Dr. Ioan-Aurel Pop (Member of the Romanian Academy) Keynote speakers:
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| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch Break |
| 14.30-16.00 | Panel Discussion “Challenges to European Reconciliation: National Populism in Eastern and Central Europe” Venue: Big Classroom Chair: Dr. Charles BARTHEL (National Archives of Luxembourg) Contributors:
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| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
| 16.30-18.00 | Panel Discussion “Communities and Borders in Eastern European Euro-region” Chair: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Renzsch (University of Magdeburg) Contributors:
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| 18.00-20.00 | Meeting of the European Union’s Liaison Committee of Historians Venue: ICD Meeting Room |
| 20.00 | Cocktails Hosted by Babeş-Bolyai University and the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Venue: RED Berlin Restaurant |
| Friday, April 15 | |
| 9.00-12.00 | Panel Discussion “Franco-German Reconciliation, a Model” Venue: RED Ballroom Saal Chair: Prof. Dr. Sylvain SCHIRMANN (University of Strasbourg) Contributors:
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| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break
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| 12.00-13.30 | Panel Discussion “Governance and National (Re)Constructions at the Borders of Europe” Venue RED Ballroom Saal Chair: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang-Dietrich GRUNER (University of Rostock) Contributors:
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| 13.30-15.00 | Lunch Break |
| 15.00-17.00 | Panel Discussion “Teaching National History without Hard Feelings?” Venue: Red Ballroom Saal Chair: Prof. Dr. Kiran PATEL (University of Maastricht) Contributors:
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| 15.00-17.00 | Panel for PhD Students of the Doctoral School ‘The European Paradigm’ - guidelines and progress reports Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elena CALANDRI (University of Padua) Contributors:
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| 17.00-17.30 | Final Remarks Venue: RED Ballroom Saal
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| 19.00 | Cocktail hosted by H.E. Emil HUREZEANU, Ambassador of Romania in the Federal Republic of Germany Venue: Romanian Embassy in Berlin |
| 09:00 - 9:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 -10:00 | Opening Session H.E. Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Amb. Eric Rubin, Ambassador of the United States to Bulgaria Dimitar Kyumyurdzhiev, Deputy Minister of Defence Regine Schubert, Director, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Dr. Solomon Passy, President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2005) |
| 10:00-11:00 | “Sustainable Future Of The Black Sea Region” (Panel Discussion & Keynote Speeches) Amb. Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary General of NATO Amb. Valentin Poryazov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgi Pirinski, MEP, S&D Group |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 - 12:05 | “Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region - First Part “ (Panel Discussion & Keynote Speeches) Moderator: Grigoriy Nedyalkov, Journalist Ioan Mircea Pascu, Vice-President, European Parliament Lt. Gen. Konstantin Popov, Chief of Defence of Bulgaria Amb. Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes, Ambassador of France to Bulgaria Konstantin Zografov, AFCEA International Regional Vice President for South East Europe and AFCEA Sofia Chapter President, BULYARD Shipbuilding Industry EAD, Director Security and Strategic Projects |
| 12:05-13:00 | “Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region - Second Part” (Panel Discussion & Keynote Speeches) Prof. Plamen Panayotov, Deputy Prime Minister (2001 -2005) Amb. Luybomir Kyuchukov, Director of the Economics and International Relations Institute, Former deputy MFA Prof. Mustafa Aydin, Rector, Kadir Has University Yordan Bojilov, President, Sofia Security |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Coffee break |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | “Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns” (Panel Discussion & Keynote Speeches) Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner, Academic Director of Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Rear Adm. Mitko Petev, Commander, Bulgarian Navy Gizo Chelidze, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Georgia Victoria Bucataru, Program Director, Foreign Policy Association of Moldova Prof. Michail Stanchev, National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine Nahide Denis, Journalist, Turkey Intervention by Steven Mehringer, Head of Communications Services, PDD, NATO |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Buffet Lunch |
| 15:30 - 16:45 | “Daesh War For Oil. Its Impact On Energy Security In The Region (Panel Discussion & Keynote Speeches) Moderator: Zdravko Popov, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Czech Republic (2006 - 2010) Bogomil Manchev, President, BULATOM Prof. Alexander Nikitin, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) Dr. Nika Chitatdze, International Black Sea University, Georgia Slavcho Neykov, Energy Policy Expert |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | Closing Remarks |
“Russian Culture: from Matryoshka Dolls to Modern Art” |
“Russia and Germany 70 Years After”: Past, Present & Future Perspectives of Relations |
“The Development & Contribution of the Russian Community in Germany” |
“Youth Education & Development: Developing Academic & Economic Cooperation” |
“Russian Night” |
Symposium Agenda |
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| May 6th, 2014 | |
| Venue: Biblioteca Centrală Universitară, Bucharest (Central University Library, Bucharest) | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Inaugural Session Chair: Speakers: |
| 11:00 | Discussion & Debate |
| 11:10 | Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | Higher Education in Cultural Diplomacy - Premises and Perspectives Speakers: |
| 12:30 | Discussion & Debate |
| 12:40 | Lunch Break |
| 13:40-15:20 | Cultural Diplomacy, Economic Foundation for Peace and Development Speakers: |
| 15:20 | Discussion & Debate |
| 15:30-15:45 | Concluding Speeches of the Conference |
| 16:00-17:00 | Meeting with Gheorghe Magheru, General Politic Director, Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mirela Grecu, Director of the Department for Public and Cultural Diplomacy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Alexandru Allee. |
| 19:00 | Dinner at Hanul Berarilor, intercultural night with traditional Romanian food and dances |
| 20:00 | Visit to Historical City Center |
| Saturday, 07 May 2016 | |
| 10:00-12:00 | Visit to the Cotroceni Museum |
| 12:00-14:00 | Visit to the Palace of the Parliament |
| 14:00-15:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00-17:30 | Departure to Sinaia, with bus rented by SNSPA Check-in at the student hotel, University of Bucharest |
| 19:00 | Program in Sinaia -Dinner offered by University of Bucharest Romanian Night |
| Sunday, 08 May 2016 | |
| 09:00-11:00 | Visit to Peles Castle, Sinaia |
| 11:00-12:30 | Visit to Bran Castle |
| 12:30 | Departure from Sinaia to Brasov |
| 15.00 | Lunch and visit to the historical center, Brasov |
| 17:30 | Departure from Brasov to Sinaia |
| 20:00 | Dinner offered by University of Bucharest Intercultural Night |
| Monday, 09 May 2016 | |
| 09:00-11:30 | Departure from Sinaia to Bucharest |
| 11:30-12:00 | Check-in at the student hotel, University of Bucharest |
| 12:00 | Meeting with profesors and students from National School for Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA) |
| 15:00-16:00 | Interactive discussion with Dan Petre, General Director of the Romanian Diplomatic Institute |
| 19:00 | Dinner offered by University of Bucharest |
| Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 | |
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| 13:00 | Registrations Opening Session |
| 14:00 | Welcome Address President Emil Constantinescu (President, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania) |
| 14:15 | “Cultural Diplomacy for a New Global Approach” (Keynote Speech) The Hon. Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari (Minister; Qatar’s Candidate for the Position of Director General of UNESCO; Adviser at the Amiri Diwan) |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 16:00 | “The World as I See It - Faith and Peace” (Keynote Speech) MP Zuraida binti Kamaruddin (Member of the Parliament of Malaysia) |
| 16:30 | “Cultural Diplomacy for Sustainable Development: The Example of Djibouti in Promoting Peace and Shared Prosperity thanks to Cultural Bridges.” (Keynote Speech) MP Ali Soubaneh Atteyeh (President of the Legislation Commission and of the General Administration of the African Parliamentary Union, Deputy of the National Assembly of Djibouti) |
| 17:00 | “Cultural Diplomacy in the Arab World” The Hon. Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey) |
| 17:30 | “Best Practices of Cultural Diplomacy in the Arab World” (Interactive Discussion) Moderator: The Hon. Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey) President Emil Constantinescu (President, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania) Grand Mufti H. Skender Bruçaj (Grand Mufti of the Albanian Muslim Community) MP Dhiaa N. Al-Asadi (Member of the Parliament of Iraq, Leader of the Al-Ahrar Bloc) The Hon. Hassan Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon) Idriss Benarafa (Editor-in-Chief, the Moroccan Times) MP Zuraida binti Kamaruddin (Member of the Parliament of Malaysia) MP Ali Soubaneh Atteyeh (President of the Legislation Commission and of the General Administration of the African Parliamentary Union, Deputy of the National Assembly of Djibouti) |
| 19:00 | “Pakistan Evening” |
| 19:15 | Keynote Speech H. E. Amb. Jauhar Saleem (Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany) |
| 19:45 | Keynote Speech Mr. Jamal Ahmed Qaiser (German Pakistani Business Entrepreneur; Diplomatic Council Business Ambassador and UN Commission) |
| 19:55 | Folk Instrumental Live Performance Ustad Ashraf Shareef Khan & Friends |
| 20:30 | Pakistan Embassy Reception with Pakistani Cuisine |
| Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 | |
| 9:00 | “The Migration Crisis in Syria and its Impacts on International Security” (Keynote Speech) MP Stephan Mayer (Member of the German Parliament) |
| 10:00 | “Cultural Diplomacy in Oman as a Means for Cultural Understanding” (Keynote Address) The Hon. Mohammed Abubaker Al Ghasani (Deputy Chairman of Majlis A'shura Council of Oman) |
| 10:30 | "Difference and Cultural Signification" (Keynote Address) MP Dhiaa N. Al-Asadi (Member of the Parliament of Iraq, Leader of the Al-Ahrar Bloc) |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:30 | "A view on Uruguayan Partnership with the Arab World" (Keynote Address) H.E. Amb. Alberto Antonio Guani Amarilla (Ambassador of Uruguay to Germany) |
| 12:00 | “Religious Coexistence and Interfaith Dialog: Albanian Case” (Keynote Speech) H. Skender Bruçaj (Chairman of Albanian Muslim Community) |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00 | “Morocco's Model in Fighting Terrorism as a New Form of Cultural Diplomacy” (Keynote Speech) Idriss Benarafa (Editor-in-Chief, the Moroccan Times) |
| 15:45 | “Graduating Global Citizens Open to Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue through Education” (Keynote Speech) The Hon. Hassan Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon) |
| 16:30 | Break |
| 17:00 | “The Specificity of Islam in BiH: The Interaction of Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Arab world” (Keynote Speech) The Hon. Speaker Safet Softić (Speaker of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 17:45 | “The Bridge between Arab and European Muslims. Tourism, Socio-Cultural Factor that Links East and West” (Keynote Speech) MP Mirsad Isaković (Chair of the Gender Equality Committee of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 18:30 | Arabic Language, Cultural Manifestation and Economic Activities in B&H (Keynote Speech) MP Maja Gasal Vrazalica Member of Parliament of Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 19:00 | “Egypt Evening” |
| 19:00 | Keynote Speech H. E. Amb. Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty (Ambassador of Egypt to Germany) |
| 19:15 | “In Search of Understanding: A public diplomacy initiative fostering a Culture of peace” (Keynote Speech) Amb. Mohamed Kazem (Deputy Assistant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt for a Culture of Dialogue, Coexistence and Outreach among People) |
| 20:00 | Live Egyptian Cultural Performance |
| 20:30 | Egypt Embassy Reception with Egyptian Cuisine |
| Thursday, July 28th, 2016 | |
| 9:00 | “The Challenges of Marital Patterns in Contemporary Yemen” (Presentation) Tamara Khamis (MA Student, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) |
| 9:30 | “The Diversity of Cultural Heritage in the Arab world as A target of the Terrorist Attacks” (Presentation) Yara Moualla (PhD Student, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) |
| 10:00 | "le soufisme, vecteur de paix et quiétude dans un monde agité" (Keynote Speech) The Hon. Abdelouahid Khouja (Secretary General, House of Councilors of Morocco) |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:30 | “UAE Economy, Abu Dhabi Economy, and ADX performance in 2015” (Keynote Speech) The Hon. Rashed Al Balooshi (CEO, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange) |
| 12:15 | “Reasons behind the Lack of Liquidity on the Arab Financial Markets” (Keynote Speech) SG Fadi Khalaf (Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges) |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00-16:30 | “Developing Economic Cooperation between Germany and the Arab World” (Interactive Discussion) Moderator: The Hon Dirk Niebel (Former Minister of Economic Development of Germany) SG Fadi Khalaf (Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges) The Hon. Rashed Al Balooshi (CEO, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange) The Hon. Hassan Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon) The Hon. Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey) Samir Barhoum (Chief Editor, the Jordan Times) The Hon. Mohammed Abubaker Al Ghasani (Deputy Chairman of Majlis A'shura Council of Oman) MP Zuraida binti Kamaruddin (Member of the Parliament of Malaysia) |
| 16:30 | Break |
| 17:30 | Developing a Culture of Peace through Parliaments and the Educational Systems Interactive Discussion Moderator: The Hon. Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey) MP Mirsad Isaković (Chair of the Gender Equality Committee of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Faisal J. Abbas (Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English) MP Dhiaa N. Al-Asadi (Member of the Parliament of Iraq, Leader of the Al-Ahrar Bloc) The Hon. Hassan Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon) Faisal J. Abbas (Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English) Samir Barhoum (Chief Editor, the Jordan Times) |
| 19:00 | Evening Reception |
| Friday, July 29th, 2016 | |
| 10:00 | “Foreign Policy via Cultural Dialog” (Keynote Speech) Amb. Harald Kindermann (Secretary General, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.) |
| 11:00 | "The Arab World and the West: Briding the Gap" (Keynote Speech) Samir Barhoum (Chief Editor, the Jordan Times) |
| 11:45 | “From ‘Arab Street’ to ‘Arab Stream: The Impact of the Arab Online Citizen’Keynote Faisal J. Abbas (Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English) |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Welcome Words: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner (Academic Director, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) “Cultural & Political Challenges in Germany in the Wake of the Migration Crisis” (Keynote Speech) Philip Lengsfeld (MdB) (Member of the German Parliament) |
| 15:00 | “The Future of the Arab Youth in the Age of Globalization - Better Education and Inclusion or Brain Drain and Extremism?” (Keynote Speech) Dr. Gunter Mulack (Executive Director German Orient Institute in Berlin) |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 16:00 | „Kulturaustausch - eine Chance für beide Seiten“ Interactive Discussion Moderator:Mark C. Donfried |
| 17:30 | Break |
| 18:00 | „Stärkung der Frau - Stärkung der Gesellschaft“ Interactive Discussion Moderator: Mark C. Donfried |
| 19:30 | “ORIENTAL EVENING” |
| Saturday, July 30th, 2016 | |
| Departure Day | |
