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"Mehmet Aydın (Former Minister of State of Turkey; Former Member of Parliament)
The End of Super Powers and a New International Order. Some Remarks On Cultural Diplomacy in the Muslim World"
December 19th, 2013
Madeline del Toro Cherney (Adjunct faculty in the International Academic Programs)
"Culture as Commodity: Harmonizing Dichotomies"
March 31st, 2012
Mai Alkaila (Ambassador of Palestine to Italy)
"The Role of Culture and Cultural Diplomacy in Peace"
April 03rd, 2014
Maiken Tandgaard Derno (Head of Culture and Public Diplomacy, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations)
"Cultural Diplomacy: A Danish Perspective"
June 26th, 2014
Maja Gasal-Vrazali (Member of the Parliament of Bosnia & Herzegovina)
"The Istanbul Convention on the Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in B&H"
December 16th, 2016
Mani Shankar Aiyar (Member of the Indian Parliament; Former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India)
"Human Rights and the Development Dilemma: The Tribal Conundrum in India"
April 11th, 2013
Manuel Lezertua (Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe)
"The Role of International Law to Promote Sustainable Development, Youth Empowerment & Women's Rights"
April 16th, 2014
Marcel Bucsescu (Executive Director, Millstein Center, at Columbia Law Schhol)
"Welcome Address"
May 26th, 2016
Marcia Barrett (Lead Singer of Boney M)
"The Power of the Arts & Culture to Promote Democracy & Global Peace"
December 14th, 2012
Marcin Wilczek (Polish Ambassador to Turkey)
"Democratic Transitions in the Mediterranean: Lessons Learned from the Polish Experience"
April 18th, 2012
Marcus Andersson (CEO, Tendensor International)
"Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?"
September 08th, 2014
Marcus D. King (Director of Research at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs)
"Water, Foreign Policy and American Leadership"
January 10th, 2013
Marek Belka (Former Prime Minister of Poland)
"Europe of Common Interests or Common Values?"
December 17th, 2016
Margaret Newman (Executive Director, Municipal Art Society of New York)
"Supporting Dersity through Arts and Culture"
June 26th, 2014
Mari Kiviniemi (Former Prime Minister of Finland)
"The Significance of Education and Gender Equality in the Process of Building Peace and Sustainable Society"
December 19th, 2013
Maria de Belém Roseira (President of the Socialist Party, Member of the Portuguese Parliament)
"Interculturality, Human Rights and Peace"
December 14th, 2012
Maria Jessop (Senior Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management)
"Intercultural Dialogue: A Practical Tool or Floating Concept?"
February 21st, 2012
Maria Serkedjieva, (Former Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria)
"Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations in the Context of Bulgaria and European Union"
December 16th, 2012
Maria Stylianou Michaelidou (Manager, Limassol Tourism Board, Cyprus)
“Sustainable Tourism Mobility as a Driver for Economic Growth”
March 04th, 2015
Marian Wendt (Member of the German Parliament)
“Without Accessibility there is No Sustainable Tourism – 'Tourism for All' in the Framework of Global Challenges and German Experiences”
March 09th, 2016
Marianne Jelved (Minister of Culture of Denmark)
Welcome address
September 09th, 2014
Marie Brown (Area Management Coordinator, Foyle Women's Aid)
"Violation of Women's Human Rights in Northern Ireland"
May 27th, 2013
Marie Walter (Freie Universität Berlin)
"Islam in Berlin: Economic, Political, Cultural Opportunities and Challenges of Migration"
March 07th, 2015
Marie-Louise von Plessen (Art Historian & Curator)
"Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries"
September 08th, 2014
Marijanca Ajsa Vizintin (The Institute for Slavanian Immigration and Migration)
"The Integration of Immigrant Children of the first Generation and Intercultural Dialogue in Primary Schools, Case Study of Slovenia"
November 07th, 2012
Marilou McPhedran (Prof. Institute for Int. Women's Rights, University of Winnipeg.)
"Women's Lived Rights in a Culture of Peace"
May 27th, 2013
Marilyn J. Alarilla (Ambassador of the Philippines to Turkey)
"The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Human Rights"
April 17th, 2012
Marina Kaljurand (Ambassador of Estonia to Washington, D.C.)
"Strengthening Transatlantic Relations and the Cultural Diplomacy of Estonia in the US"
January 10th, 2013
Mario Apostolov (Regional Adviser, UNECE Trade)
"Intercultural Relations and the Challenges of the Global Crisis"
June 16th, 2012
Marion Aballea (University of Strasbourg)
"Diplomats and Franco-German Rapprochement"
April 14th, 2016
Marion Lieser (Managing Director of OXFAM Germany)
"The Impact of Mass Media in Africa"
August 23rd, 2013
María Teresa Infante Caffi (Ambassador of Chile in the Netherlands)
"Human Rights as a Core Subject of International Law"
February 04th, 2015
Marju Lauristin (Member of the European Parliament)
"Protection of Human Rights in the Digital Age"
February 04th, 2015
Mark Aspinwall (Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh)
"Thinking together: global Education and cultural Identity"
December 16th, 2012
Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder ICD)
"Concluding Remarks"
February 18th, 2016
Mark C. Donfried (Founder & General Director ICD)Keynote Address
Keynote Address
February 18th, 2016
Mark Corner (Research Centre for Globalization, Innovation and Competition, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Brussels)
"Setting up a Regional Food Reserve outside the EU: The Community Method in Practice"
May 23rd, 2014
Mark Donfried (Director, Founder of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy)
"Welcome Speech"
April 14th, 2016
Mark Lagon (International Relations and Security Chair at the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University)
"Soft Power, Dialogue on Human Dignity, and U.S. Foreign Policy"
January 11th, 2013
Mark Paul Brann (Former Secretary General, Universal Peace Federation Europe)
"Towards in principled basis for International relations and Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwealth and the wider world"
October 13th, 2016
Marko Stucin (First Secretary, Embassy of Slovenia to Germany)
"Multicultural Challenges of Small Countries - Case Study of Slovenia"
November 09th, 2012
Maroun Laham (Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
"The Promotion of World Peace through Christian/Muslim Dialogue in Jordan"
April 02nd, 2014
Marta Cooper (Editorial Assistant, Index on Censorship)
"Journalism in the Age of New Media: Implications for Freedom of Expression"
February 28th, 2012
Marta Genís Pedra (Director, Applied Language Department, Universidad Nebrija, Spain)
"The Role of Higher Education in Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Building"
July 15th, 2014
Marta Grande (Member of the Italian Parliament)
"Cultural Diplomacy and the Unity of Faiths"
March 31st, 2014
Martha Mathews Libster (Founding Director of the Bamboo Bridge)
“Tipis and Tea Houses: Cultural Diplomacy and the Work of Healing the Youth and a Nation"
May 27th, 2016
Martial Libera (University of Strasbourg)
"Cooperation Between French and German Chambers of Commerce"
April 14th, 2016
Martin Berger (Lecturer and Head Unit for Early Music at the University of Stellenbosch)
"Shaping individuals and developing a multi-ethnic society: Pursuing cultural identity and social justice through choral singing"
July 30th, 2014
Martin Brandes (CIM - Senior Advisor International Cooperation presso Kwetu Film Institute, Rwanda)
"20th Commemoration of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda"
February 14th, 2014
Martin Davidson (CEO and Chair of the British Council)
"The Latest Global Trends in Cultural Relations & the Role of Culture and Education in Soft Power"
July 12th, 2013
Martin Pavlíček (Corporate Communication Director, UNIPETROL)
"Can Corporate Social Responsibility connect the Public and Corporate Spheres?"
June 21st, 2012
Martina Anderson (Member of the European Parliament)
"International Law and Human Right in the Context of State Justice: Victims of State Violence in the North of Ireland and Occupation of Palestinian Territories"
February 04th, 2015
Mary Honeyball (Member of the European Parliament)
"Towards a Hierarchy of Human Rights Norms Internationally - the Experience of European Integration"
February 05th, 2015
Masaharu Nakagawa (former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan)
"Japan as a Model Case for Predicting the Impact of Demographic Change and Globalization on a Mature Democracy"
September 26th, 2013
Mascarenhas Monteiro, Former President of Cape Verde
"Cultural Diplomacy: An Added Value in a World Full of Antagonism"
December 18th, 2013
Massimo Bray (Minister for Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Italy)
"The Power of Culture for Communication, International Cooperation and Peace"
June 13th, 2013
Mathilde Ho Si Fat-Marlaud (BA in Art History, The Université Paris)
“Using the Cultural Sector as a Tool for Soft Power: A Sustainable Strategy for Cultural Diplomacy?"
May 29th, 2016
Mats Liljefors (Professor, Queen Christina Culture and Peace)
“Queen Christina of Sweden and the world order of the 17th Century. A queen as diplomate, patron of the arts and early European migrant”
December 14th, 2016
Matt Sweetwood (American Filmmaker) and Jörg Zinke (President, Showcase Recording Studio)
Keynote Addresses
February 11th, 2015
Matthew Black Eagle Man Cordes (Founder of Red Road Awareness)
“Tipis and Tea Houses: Cultural Diplomacy and the Work of Healing the Youth and a Nation"
May 27th, 2016
Matthias Akaazua (Post Graduate Student of International Business Management (MBA), Girne American University; Certificate Student, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"The Role that National Institute for Cultural Orientation In Nigeria Plays Using Cultural Diplomacy as a Means of Dialogue"
August 25th, 2013
Matthias Lewy (Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Free University Berlin)
"Music as Cultural Diplomacy: the Venezuelan Case of the "Sistema"
August 16th, 2013
Maurizio Fiorilli (Deputy State Attorney, Rome)
"Legality, Ethical Principles, International Partnership: Italy's Action and Proposals To Fight Illicit Trafficking Of Art"
June 14th, 2013
Max Hilaire (Associate Professor & Chairperson, Morgan State University)
"Bridging the Cultural Divide: United States Diplomacy in the 21st Century; Multilateralism v. Exceptionalism"
June 25th, 2014
Max Paul Friedman (Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History, American University)
"From Monologue to Dialogue in U.S. Foreign Policy: Soft Power and Anti-Americanism"
January 09th, 2013
Meg Jones (Women and Trade Programme of the International Trade Centre)
"Cultivating an Inclusive Culture: Empowering Women to Power Trade and Sustainable Development"
June 15th, 2012
Megan Hamilton (Program Director, Creative Alliance)
Keynote Address
June 25th, 2014
Mengsteab Tesfayohannes (Susquehanna University's Sigmund Weis School of Business, USA)
"Promoting Entrepreneurship Education in the Landscape of African Higher Education: The 21st Century Developmental Agenda"
August 06th, 2014
Meral Duran (Managing Director, International Relations Consulting Network and Lobbying)
Welcome Address
January 10th, 2013
Meskerem Geset (Deputy Executive Director of Inst. for Human Rights and Development in Africa)
"Discrimination and Women's Political Participation in Africa"
May 28th, 2013
Michael Chertoff (Chairman, the Chertoff Group; Former Secretary of Home Land Security)
"The Role of Soft Power in the World Today"
June 26th, 2012
Michael Lederer (Executive Vice President - International Affairs & Executive Education)
"Creating Value through International University Partnerships"
December 19th, 2013
Michael Metz Mørch (Director, the Danish Cultural Institute)
"Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries"
September 08th, 2014
Michael O'neall (Nottingham Trent University, Jean Monnet Chair)
"Challenges or Crisis: The 'European Idea' in Retreat?"
April 14th, 2016
Michael Tettay (MA in Democracy, Governance, Law & Development Ghana)
"Citizen participation in the development discourse the role of stakeholders"
May 29th, 2016
Michail Kasyaanov (Former Prime Minister of Russia)
"Russia and Europe: Together or Apart? "
April 26th, 2012
Michail Stanchev (National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Michele Alliot Marie (ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes)
"Les champs d'action de la francophonie"
September 22nd, 2014
Michèle Alliot-Marie (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France; Former Minister of Justice; Former Minister of the Interior)
"Culture, Arts, Sports: the new Ways for Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Miguel Angel Estrella (Ambassadeur d’Argentine à l’UNESCO)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Miguel Ors Villarejo, Deputy Chief Editor, Actualidad Económica
"Economics and Conflict Resolution"
July 17th, 2014
Mihai Dobre (Former State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Mihai Manea (President of the Romanian Association of History)
"Teachers: Truth and Teaching History without Hard Feelings. An Approach to History Teaching and Reconciliation"
April 14th, 2016
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (Former Prime Minister of Romania)
"Migration in Europe and European Cultural Diplomacy: A Challenge"
December 17th, 2016
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (Member of Romanian Senate, Former Prime Minister of Romania)
"The Future has the Flavor of the Past"
April 02nd, 2014
Mihail Grigorov (Journalist, "Bulgarian Army" newspaper)
"United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: What are the Challenges?"
October 09th, 2013
Mihnea Motoc (Ambassador of Romania to the European Union)
"A Europe of Cultures Versus a Common European Cultural: Current Challenges and Trends"
July 03rd, 2013
Mike Hardy (Professor of Intercultural Relations at Coventry University)
"Peaceful Relationships between People: cultural Relations in a World of difference"
December 15th, 2012
Mikhail Kasyanov (Former Prime Minister of Russia)
"Time for European Magnitsky Law"
May 27th, 2013
Mila Zaharieva-Schmolke (Founder of International Radio YCBS)
"Out in the World with a Microphone"
January 14th, 2015
Milan Zver (Former Minister of Education of Slovenia)
"Democracy, Youth & the Future of the EU"
December 14th, 2012
Milka Ristova (Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia)
"The System of Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms in the Republic of Macedonia"
December 15th, 2016
Milka Ristova (Judge Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia)
"The Practice of the Courts in the Republic of Macedonia in the Implemenation of the International Law in the Protection of Human Rights"
July 09th, 2014
Mircea Dumitru (Rector of University of Bucharest)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Mircea Dumitru (Rector, the University of Bucharest)
Keynote Address
March 06th, 2015
Mircea Dumitru(Rector, University of Bucharest)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Human Rights"
December 19th, 2013
Mircea Dumitru, Rector (University of Bucharest)
"Intercontinental Cooperation, Global Governance and the Position of Small Countries"
December 19th, 2013
Mireya Agüero de Corrales (Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Honduras)
"Soft Power Honduras Perspective"
December 14th, 2012
Mirjam Ernst (Sustainability Manager at Volksbank AG, Austria)
"Making Sustainability Work: Banking, Economic Crisis and Sustainability"
November 09th, 2014
Mirko Cvetkovic (Former Prime Minister of Serbia)
"Beyond the Post-Cold War"
November 09th, 2014
Mirko Cvetkovic (Former Prime Minister of Serbia)
"Balkans – a Potential Key Spot for Intercultural Dialog"
December 17th, 2016
Mirko Jelic (Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Holy See)
"Religious Tolerance - 17 Centuries of the Milan Edict"
April 02nd, 2014
Mirsad Isaković (Chair of the Gender Equality Committee Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
“The Bridge between Arab and European Muslims. Tourism, Socio-Cultural Factor that Links East and West”
July 27th, 2016
Mitar Kujundzic (Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States)
"Peace Establishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: From the War to the Way Toward the EU and NATO"
February 23rd, 2012
Mitko Petev (Commander, Bulgarian Navy)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Mogens Lykketoft (Speaker of The Danish Parliament)
Welcome address
September 08th, 2014
Mohamed Abdelhamid Ibrahim Higazy (Ambassador of Egypt to Germany)
Keynote Address
August 07th, 2014
Mohamed El Fatah Naciri (Representative of the Mission of the Arab League of Arab States in Turkey)
"The Arab Spring and the Identity Crisis"
April 19th, 2012
Mohamed Kazem (Deputy Assistant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt)
“In Search of Understanding: A public diplomacy initiative fostering a Culture of peace”
July 27th, 2016
Mohamed Matar (NBS Moschee & Kulturzentrum)
"Islam in Berlin: Economic, Political, Cultural Opportunities and Challenges of Migration"
March 07th, 2015
Mohammad Dauod Naderi (Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development, Afghanistan)
“EU contributions and their role on Afghanistan from Rural Development Prospective”
March 11th, 2016
Mohammed Abdulwahab Nass (CEO, Bahrain Flour Mills Company)
"An Agenda For Corporate Sustainability and Related Risks- A Business Care"
November 10th, 2014
Mohammed Abubaker Al Ghasani (Deputy Chairman of Majlis A'shura Council of Oman)
“Cultural Diplomacy in Oman as a Means for Cultural Understanding”
July 27th, 2016
Mohammed Omran (Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange)
"Human Rights & Development"
December 15th, 2016
Mohsen Naderia (FilmMaker)
"NGO's & Social Initiatives -Helplinge"
May 21st, 2016
Mokhtar Mehiri (CEO, Intermetal Tunisia)
From Mechanic Processing to Digital Technology and Interactivity “Dividing Wall”
November 10th, 2014
Mona el Roby (Assistant Lecturer, Future University, Egypt)
"The Codification of Muslim Personal Status Laws: A Blessing or a Curse?"
May 28th, 2013
Monkid Mestassi (General, Ministry of Economic and General Affairs)
"The Power of the Arts and Culture to Promote Democracy and Global Peace"
December 15th, 2012
Moremi Marwa (CEO, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange)
"Capital and the Sustainable Economies in the Context of Developing Economies"
November 10th, 2014
Morten Traavik (Norwegian Artist and Director)
"The Power of Culture in International Cooperation, Trust Building and Peace: Nordic experiences"
September 08th, 2014
Moses Ali (First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda)
"Promoting Rights of Marginalized groups in Africa through Cultural Diplomacy: Experience from Uganda"
December 15th, 2016
Muhammad Ajmal Gondal (The Joint Secretary, Gilgit Baltistan Council)
Keynote Address
March 05th, 2015
Mukesh Kapila (Special Representative, Aegis Trust)
"Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities - Case Study: Sudan"
May 31st, 2013
Muktar Djumaliev (Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the United States and Canada)
"Environmental Threats and Global Security in Central Asia"
June 28th, 2012
Murat Tuncer (President of the Hacettepe University)"Cross Continental Cooperation and Higher Education"
Murat Tuncer (President of the Hacettepe University)
December 19th, 2013
Musa Amer Odeh (Palestinian Authority ambassador)
Keynote Address
July 15th, 2014
Mustafa Aydin (Rector, Kadir Has University)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part II)“
April 22nd, 2016
Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi (Amb. of South Africa to Belgium and Luxembourg and Mission to the European Union)
"Using Cultural Diplomacy to Enhance Africa-EU Relations"
May 24th, 2014
Mykola Zhulynsky (Former Prime Minister of Ukraine)
"Cultural Dialogue in the European Context in the Formation of a Polycentric World Today"
September 25th, 2013
