Events June 2009
| 01.06.2009 (10:00) |
Business Behaviour in Germany and Scandinavia Ralf Fröhlich, Director of Himmel och Jord |
Seminar |
| 02.06.2009 (14:00) |
The Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gropper, University of Tübingen |
Lecture |
| 02.06.2009 (16:00) |
An example of Cultural Diplomacy: World Heritage at UNESCO Judith Herrmann, German Commission for UNESCO |
Seminar |
| 02.06.2009 (19:00) | Art as Cultural Diplomacy Prof. Dr. Sophie Wennerscheid, Director of the Lecture Kulturhus Berlin |
Lecture |
| 03.06.2009 (10:00) | German Foreign Ministry – State Sponsored Cultural Diplomacy Alexander Somoza, Desk Office for the Nordic Region, German Foreign Ministry |
Lecture |
| 03.06.2009 (14:00) | Nordic Embassies in Berlin – Multilateral Cultural Diplomacy Lene Mortensen and Counselor Frode Solberg, Norwegian Embassy |
Seminar |
| 03.06.2009 (16:00) |
New Opportunities: The German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Elin Lindberg, Junior Chamber of Commerce |
Lecture |
| 04.06.2009 (16:00) |
Scandinavian Identity and Culture in the Context of the European Union Ambassador Karl Erik Norrman Director of the Europa Kulturparlament |
Lecture |
| 04.06.2009 (14:00) | Providing Leadership in Turbulent Times? A Preview of the Swedish 2009 EU Presidency Ruth Jacoby, Uwe Optenhögel, Fredrick Langdal, Göran von Sydow, Swedish Embassy in Berlin |
Lecture |
| 04.06.2009 | Cabaret American culture in Berlin from the Weimar Republic to today (A component of the ICD program “The European-American Relationship”) |
Films Screening, Discussion |
| 05.06.2009 (10:30) | The Finnish Institute’s Cultural Diplomacy in Germany Suvi Wartiovaara, Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft |
Lecture |
| 08.06.2009 (18:00) |
The Historical Development of the German-Turkish Community H. E. Ali Ahmet Acet (Ambassador of Turkey to Germany), Heidrun Tempel, Special Representative for Dialogue between Cultures, German Foreign Office, Cem Özdemir, Leader of the Green Party, Prof. Dr. Klaus Bade, Migration Researcher, Prof. Dr. Barbara John, Former Commissioner of the Berlin Senate for Immigration and Migration, Moderation: Nazmi Kavasoglu, Author, Journalist, Project Manager, Recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit |
Speeches and Podium Discussion |
| 08.06.2009 (21:00) |
Concert from Orientation Featuring artists: Bekir Karaoglan (Antakya/Berlin), Babak Akhoondi (Teheran/Berlin), Enno Kuck (Berlin), Serdar Dagdelen (Turkey/Berlin), Andreas Advocado (Berlin) |
Concert |
| 08.06.2009 - 13.06.2009 |
German-Turkish Week in Berlin 2009 A weeklong event series focusing on the German-Turkish Community |
Event Series |
| 09.06.2009 (14:00) | Europe in the Middle East Program – cities compared Nora Lafi, Zentrum der Moderner Orient |
Seminar |
| 09.06.2009 (16:00) |
Cultural Diplomacy in the Mediterranean and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung’s initiative “The Mediterranean dialogue”. Ms. Anna Kellner & Ms Julia Bläsius, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung |
Seminar |
| 09.06.2009 17:30 |
Lesotho Traditional Dance Group The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy and the Lesotho Embassy in Berlin are proud to present a performance of traditional Lesotho music and dance by the Likuena High School from Mohales Hoek (Lesotho) and a performance by the Herder Gymnasium (Berlin). The speakers will include Mohlalefi Moletsane (Counsellor, the Embassy of Lesotho in Berlin), Mark Donfried (Director, ICD), and a representative from the Federal Foreign Office. |
Cultural event |
| 10.06.2009 (16:00) | German Foreign Policy & Soft Power in the Mediterranean Region Ms Barbara Wolf, Member of the division in charge of the Union for the Mediterranean and the G8 BMENA initiative, German Foreign Office |
Lecture |
| 10.06.2009 (19:00) |
Cultural Contributions of the German-Turkish Community Hatice Akyün, Journalist and Author, DJ Ipek, Author and DJ, Andrea Kurmann, Actress, Jochen Kühling, Director, Plak Music, Moderation: Sirin Sak, Moderator Radyo Metropol FM |
Podium Discussion |
| 11.06.2009 (10:00) |
The Balkans’ identity within Europe and the Mediterranean. Mr. Martin Wilhelm, Goethe Institute – Belgrade |
Seminar |
| 11.06.2009 (14:00) | EUROMED and Cultural Diplomacy Mr Rainder Steenblock, Member of the EMPA - Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly |
Lecture |
| 11.06.2009 (16:00) |
The lack of regional leadership in the Middle East. Martin Beck – German Institute of Global and Area Studies |
Seminar |
| 12.06.2009 14:00 - 17:00 |
Germany’s Future: New Parties – New Solutions? The Amerika Haus Berlin will host participants of a German-American Fulbright Commission program for a panel discussion and workshop on the recent US Elections and their impact on the upcoming German Elections. The event is closed to the general public. |
Panel discussion, workshop |
| 12.06.2009 (18:00) |
Tipping the Scales? Political Parties and the German-Turkish Community in Election Year 2009 Hanaa El-Hussein, Head of the Regional Committee for Immigration Policy, FDP, Stefan Gelbhaar, Regional Chairman Berlin, Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen, Baki Irmak, Press Officer, DWS, Serdar Yazar, Federal chairman of Turkish Student´s Associations (BTS), Hüseyin Yılmaz, Chairman, Association of Turkish Businessmen and Craftsmen, Eva Majewski, CDU, Moderator: Ferda Ataman, Der Tagesspiegel |
Podium Discussion |
| 17.06.2009 18:00 - 20:30 |
Global Cleantech Triangle: Alignment Trends in the US, Germany and China The German-American Business Association, in cooperation with the Public Affairs Program of the Embassy of the United States will hold a presentation by Dr. Terry Cooke, CEO & President of GC3 Strategy, Philadelphia, on the opportunities and challenges of clean tech companies in China and Germany and the prospects for Obama Administration policy initiatives in this area. The event, which is open to the general public, is sponsored by the Investitionsbank Berlin and supported by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. Mark Donfried (Director, ICD), and Prof. Dr. Burkhard Koch, (Co-Chair, GABA Berlin Clean Technology Industry Group) will given an introduction.  Download Brochure |
Presentation |
| 18.06.2009 | Globalization and Labor Power - Frances Fox Piven Lecture The John F Kennedy Institute in Berlin and the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy are proud to host renowned American scholar and social activist, Frances Fox Piven (Distinguished Professor in Sociology and Political Science, City University New York) for an event in the “Ernst Fraenkel Lecture Series”, made possible by the support of the “Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung”. The event will be moderated by Thomas Greven (Guest Professor, Political Department of the JFK Institute in Berlin). Download Brochure |
Lecture |
| 22.06.2009 (14:00) |
The European Commission, the EU, and Regional Identities William Noë, European Commission in Berlin |
Lecture |
| 23.06.2009 (14:00) |
The Polish Institute as an Example of Cultural Diplomacy Marcin Zastronzny, Polnisches Institut Berlin |
Lecture |
| 23.06.2009 (16:00) |
Culture as a pillar of European Integration Ambassador Karl Erik Norrman Director of the Europa Kulturparlament |
Lecture |
| 24.06.2009 (10:00) |
The perception of history as a dividing factor in Europe's East-West relations Dr. Zsuzsa Breier, Executive Director, Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Kultur im erweiterten Europa e.V. |
Lecture |
| 24.06.2009 (14:00) | Reactions of European societies to Migration from a comparative perspective Dr. Marc Helbling, Migration, Integration, Transnationalization, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH |
Lecture |
| 25.06.2009 (10:00) |
German Foreign Cultural Policy and the Ernst Reuter Initiativ Florian Jäger & Anne Duncker, German Foreign Ministry |
Seminar |
| 25.06.2009 (16:00) |
German Integration Policy + Bundestag Visit Sarmad Hussain, Policy Expert, German Parliament |
Seminar |
| 29.06.2009 (14:00) |
America’s Berlin. German-American Relations During the Cold War Dr. Andreas Etges, Profesor, John F. Kenney Institute of the Free Univerity of Berlin |
Lecture |
