Conference Speeches

2018

"Zenith Photo Prize as Means to Connect the Arab World and Europe”
Robert Chatterjee (Deputy Editor-in-chief, Zenith Magazine)
March 16th, 2019
"10 Lies of the Catalan Independent Movement"
A Keynote Address by José Ramón Bauzá (Former President of the Balearic Islands)
December 15th, 2018
"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a Quite New Important Dimension Globally"
A Keynote Address by Xhezair Zaganjori (Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court of Albania)
December 13th, 2018
"Do we need to Reinvent Society Locally and Globally"
A Keynote Address by Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Minister of Justice of Iceland)
December 13th, 2018
"Human Rights and Migration. Do we make Compromise on Western Fundational Human Rights Protection and will there the Consecuences if we do?"
A Keynote Address by Helgi Magnús Gunnarsson (Deputy Director of Public Prosecution of Iceland)
December 13th, 2018
"The Constitutional Complaint as Democratic Tool for the Development of Constitutional Justice"
A Keynote Address by Boris Velchev (President of the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria)
December 13th, 2018
"The Increasing Troubles in International Justice or the Awaken Ghosts"
A Keynote Address by Fadi El Abdallah (Spoke Person of the International Criminal Court of the UN)A Keynote Address by Jao Caupers (Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Portugal)
December 13th, 2018
"International Criminal Court and International Criminal Law: a Fruit and Space of a Continuous Cultural Dialogue"
A Keynote Address by Fadi El Abdallah (Spoke Person of the International Criminal Court of the UN)
December 13th, 2018
"The Role of the Constitutional Court in the Establishment of Democracy in Ukraine"
A Keynote Address by Yuriy Baulin (Former Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine)
December 13th, 2018
"Catalonia Investment Opportunities"
A Keynote Address by Marie Kapretz (Representative of the Catalan Government in Germany) & Martí Adroher (Executive Director, Catalonia Trade & Investment)
December 13th, 2018
"The Role of Religion, Nationalism and Populism in the Modern World"
A Keynote Address by Valdis Zatlers (Former President of Latvia)
December 13th, 2018
"Berlin the place to be. The Future of a modern city depends on its inner liberality"
A Keynote Address by Klaus Wowereit (Former Mayor of Berlin)
December 13th, 2018
"The Impact of The Rise of Populism on our Democratic Institutions"
A Keynote Address by Brian Cowen (Former Prime Minister of Ireland)
December 13th, 2018
"Media Literacy. Part of Modern Democracy"
A Keynote Address by Margit Stuumpp (Member of the German Parliament)
December 13th, 2018
"The Role of Women and the Value of Gender Equality in Acheving Democratic Legitimacy of Decision-Making and in Realizing the Goal of Peace"
A Keynote Address by Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (Former Foreign Minister of Cyprus)
December 13th, 2018
"Women and Culture of Equality, What's New?"
A Keynote Address by Nouzha Skalli (Former Moroccan Minister of Social Development, Familz and Solidarity)
December 13th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Hakima El Haité (President of Liberal International)
December 13th, 2018
"Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick. Preconditions and Limitations of Diplomacy in Budget Negotiations"
A Keynote Address by Peter Boehringer (Member of the German Parliament)
December 13th, 2018
"Immigration Law and Welcoming Culture in Germany"
A Keynote Address by Karamba Diaby (Member of the German Parliament)
December 13th, 2018
"Is Migration Splitting the EU Apart?"
A Keynote Address by Elena Poptodorova (Former Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA)
December 13th, 2018
"What is an Eventful City - How do you develop a Place where Culture and Cultural Events underpin the City's Attitudes and its Identity?"
A Keynote Address by Mary Miller (General & Artistic Director, Bergen National Opera)
December 13th, 2018
"Strengthening European Identity through Culture and Education"
A Keynote Address by Steve Austen (Celebrated International Entrepreneur)
December 13th, 2018
"Democracy Under Threat - Conditions for Survival"
A Keynote Address by Pär Stenbäck (Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland)
December 13th, 2018
"Making the Conservative Revolution"
A Keynote Address by Petr Bystron (Member of the German Parliament)
December 13th, 2018
"The Increasing Importance of International Law in World Affairs: History, Important Developments Turning Points and Current Situation"
A Keynote Address by Gudmundur Eiriksson (Former Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea)
December 13th, 2018
"The European Cultural Parliament"
A Keynote Address by Karl Erik Norman (Founder and Secretary General, European Cultural Parliament)
December 13th, 2018
"Daily Diplomacy of Ukranian Denomination and its Role in Maintaining the Unity of Society, Integrity of the Country and Fight against Separatism and Extremism"
A Keynote Address by Mufti Sheik Ahmed Tamin (Mufti of Ukraine)
December 13th, 2018
"The Global Prosperity and Human Rights"
A Keynote Address by Hrant Bagratyan (Former Prime Minister of Armenia)
December 13th, 2018
"Bridging Cultural Gap in Conflict Resolution"
A Keynote Address by Ali A. Jalali (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan)
December 13th, 2018
"Iceta's Receipt"
A Keynote Address by Rafel Bruguera (Member of the Catalan Parliament for PSC)
December 13th, 2018
"Catalonia Situation in European Union Framework"
A Keynote Address by Laura Castel (Member of the Spanish Senate for ERC)
December 13th, 2018
"What Future for Catalonia? Catalan Process and Political Centrality"
A Keynote Address by Elisenda Alamany (Member of the Catalan Parliament for En Comú-Podem)
December 13th, 2018
"The Role of the University as a Social Agent in a Context of Political Transcendence"
A Keynote Address by Joaquim Salvi Mas (Rector of the University of Girona)
December 13th, 2018
"Journalism and Politics. New Methods, Bad Companies”
A Keynote Address by Toni Comín (Former Minister of Health of Catalonia on Exile)
December 13th, 2018
The Political Situation on Exile"
A Keynote Address by Toni Comín (Former Minister of Health of Catalonia on Exile)
December 13th, 2018
"El Futur de l'AutoGovern de Catalunya"
President José Montilla Aguilera (128è President de la Generalitat de Catalunya)
December 13th, 2018
"The Political Situation in Catalonia"
A Keynote Address by President Artur Mas (129th President of Catalonia)
December 13th, 2018
"Spanish State Represion in Catalonia"
A Keynote Address by Elsa Artadi (Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia)
December 13th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Thomas Schirrmacher (Executive Chair of the World Evangelical Alliance WEA)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Mohammad Sammak (Member of Board, KAICIID)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Malek Bou Tanous (Superior General Farther of the Lebanese Missionaries, Hight Representative of His Beatitude Mor Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, Cardinal-Patriarch of Antioch, Primate of the Maronite Church, Lebanon)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Swami Jyothirmayah (Joshy Chungath) – Founder of the “Art of living” International NGO (Special Representative of Shri Shri Shankar)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Usama El Abed (Chairperson of the Parliament Committee for the Religious Affairs, Egypt)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Khaled Akasheh (Head of Department of Dialogue with Islam in the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dilaogue)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Farhad Abualnasr (Director General of KAICIID)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Rabbi Yitzak Ehrenberg (Orthodox Rabbi of Berlin, Jewish Community of Berlin)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Metropolitan Gerasim (Special Envoy of the Patriarch, Catholicoslliya II of All Georgia )
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Mark Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Abdulla Al Matouq (Special Adviser of the UN Secretary General, Chairman of the International Islamic Charity Organization)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Irmgard Maria Fellner (Director for Cultural Relations Policy and Deputy Director-General Culture and Communication, Federal Foreign Office)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Selim Argun (Deputy Head of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Turkey)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Rabbi Marc Schneier (President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, USA)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Nikolas Löbel (CDU/CSU Special Rapporteur on Eastern Partnership, MP)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Khalaf Khalafov (Deputy Foreign Minister, Azerbaijan)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Archimandrite Philaret ( Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Special Representative of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Hanns Eberhard Schleyer (Chairman of the German-Azerbaijani Forum)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Mohamed Moncef Marzouki (Former President of Tunisia)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by His Beatitude Theodors II (Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Mubariz Gurbanli (Chairman of the State Committee on the Work with Religious Organisations)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Abdulaziz Altwaijri (Director General of ISESCO)
November 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
A Keynote Address by Ramin Hasanov (Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Germany)
November 19th, 2018
"Iraq: An Agenda towards a New Era in the Region following the Transitions in Governance?"
Ibrahim Mohammed Al Sarheed (Secretary General of the Youth Renaissance Movement)
November 17th, 2018
"The Cultural Ecology of Grassroots Movements"
Iman Kamel (Filmaker, Nomad's Home Forum)
November 17th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Ambassador of Qatar in Germany)
November 16th, 2018
"Zenith Photo Prize as Means to Connect the Arab World and Europe”
Robert Chatterjee (Deputy Editor-in-chief, Zenith Magazine)
November 16th, 2018
"Stories as Carriers of Culture - How Autobiographical Storytelling is Building Bridges between Arabic and European Cultures in Berlin"
Rachel Clarke (Director, Storytelling Arena)
November 16th, 2018
"International Cross Cultural Management with a Focus on Cultural Dimensions - Case Studies from the Arab World"
Hamid Doost Mohammadian (Fachhochschole des Mittelstand FHM)
November 16th, 2018
"Targeting Cultural Diversity in the Arab World"
Yara Moualla (PhD Researcher, University of West Scotland and ICD)
November 15th, 2018
"Arab and German Tales on Exhibit - Cultural Exchange through Time and Space"
Sarah Wessel (University of Hamburg)
November 15th, 2018
"Multaka: Museums as Meeting Point - Building Cultural Bridges through Art and History"
Salma Jreige (Project Coordinator of Multaka: Museum as a Meeting Point)
November 15th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Mohamed Moncef Marzouki (Former President of Tunisia)
November 14th, 2018
"The Arab World and the European Union: New Perspectives for Cultural Diplomacy"
Michèle Alliot-Marie (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France)
November 14th, 2018
“Cultural Diplomacy as a Priority in the Arab World Perspectives from Kuwait"
Allam Al Kanderi (Secretary General of the National Assembly of Kuwait)
November 14th, 2018
"European Cultural Diplomacy in Kazahstan"
Neil Collins & Kristina Bekenova (University of Kazahstan)
October 06th, 2018
"Crossing Borders: The role of Labour Migration in Interregional Linkages and Development"
Liria Sagynbekova (University of Central Asia)
October 06th, 2018
"Modern Silk Road: Vision from Uzbekistan"
Sanjar Valiev (Deputy Head Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies Uzbekistan)
October 06th, 2018
"The Best Kept Tourist Secret"
Jauhar Saleem (Ambassador of Pakistan in Germany)
October 05th, 2018
"Rallying Africa to Prosperity"
Deborah Olateru (MA Student, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy)
August 17th, 2018
"Cultural Tourism as a Engine for Sustainable Economic Growth in North Africa"
Salma Halioui (PhD Candidate at BTU Cottbus Senftenberg)
August 17th, 2018
"Organazing Tourism as an Engine For Sustainable Economic Growth in North Africa"
Margarita Gomez Salas de Schetter (Architect, Territorial Planner & Culture Manager)
August 17th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Conrad Smith-Benz
August 16th, 2018
"Music from and Within Africa"
Stefanie Schumann (Founder & Owner, Delicious Tunes)
August 16th, 2018
"Unlocking the Potential of German-African Economic Cooperation For Development"
Lara Petersen (Senior Manager, The Federation of German Industries)
August 16th, 2018
"Re-Engeneering The Zambian Energy Sector. A Zambian Response to Climate Change"
Anthony Mukwita (Ambassador of Zambia to Germany)
August 16th, 2018
"What is the Potential for Growth of Sustainable Manufacturing"
Andrea Bury (Founder & CEO, Abury Foundation)
August 16th, 2018
"Diversity and Development: The Prospects for West Africa"
Arnold Elue (MA Student, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy)
August 15th, 2018
"The role of creative industries in the cultural diplomacy of the new europe"
Liliana Turoiu (President, Romanian Cultural Institute)
August 10th, 2018
"General Introduction of the United States of Europe Model. Past, Present and the Future of Europe"
Ulrich Brückner (Stanford University Berlin)
August 10th, 2018
"Should the EU become a United States of Europe"
Bernd Lucke (Member of the European Parliament)
August 10th, 2018
"The role of creative industries in the cultural diplomacy of the new europe"
Panel Debate: "Reasons and consequences for leaving the EU"
August 10th, 2018
"The current political landscape in Poland in face of rising nationalist movements in Europe"
Tomasz Badowski (Embassy of Poland in Berlin)
August 09th, 2018
"View of the left side: Left-wing populism and anti-establishment politics"
Concha Álvarez (Podemos Berlin)
August 09th, 2018
"Multiculturalism and Internationalization through Culture and Education in Pécs, Hungary"
Beáta Seres (University of Pécs)
August 09th, 2018
"Peace Development Organisations"
Chameera Wijayarathna (ICD MA Student and Goodwill Ambassador)
August 08th, 2018
"Introduction to the topic of Multiculturalism"
Kristina Lindla (Member of the Estonian Anthropology Association and ICD Intern)
August 08th, 2018
"The European Management of the Roma Community"
Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka (Deputy Director, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture)
August 08th, 2018
"The Arabic Cultural House The Divan. How Cultural Exchange can Enhance Integration"
Jeremias Kettner (Special Advisor Planning at the Arabic Cultural House)
August 08th, 2018
"The role of cultural heritage in the integration process"
Yara Moualla (Cultural Heritage Expert, ICD PhD Candidate)
July 27th, 2018
"Role of civil society and how do these actors support integration and operate within the institutional and legislative framework"
Hameed Khasawnih (Project Manager, Über den Tellerand)
July 27th, 2018
"Role of civil society and how do these actors support integration and operate"
Jessy Medernach (Initiator, Refugees Company for Crafts And Design)
July 27th, 2018
"The power of films to create social change"
Mohammed Arsher (Project Coordinator, Cinema for Peace Foundation)
July 27th, 2018
"Historical and Current Situation"
Yahya Alaous (Journalist, Berlin Handelsblatt)
July 26th, 2018
"First Hand Experience: Syria"
Lorna Cannon (Founder, Refugees Voices Tour)
July 26th, 2018
"A recent historical overview and the current status of migration throughout the Mediterranean area"
Julia Black (Project Coordinator, Missing Migrants Project)
July 26th, 2018
"New Diasporas in Europe: The Case of Turkey"
Nil Mutluer (Professor, Humboldt-University zu Berlin)
July 26th, 2018
"Housing, health care and education. Social challenges around migration in Berlin"
Sascha Langenbach (Spokesperson of the State office for refugee affairs in Berlin)
July 26th, 2018
"Round Table: The possible long-term scenarios and solutions"
"The possible long-term scenarios and solutions regarding the migration, integration approaches and transnational cooperation"
July 26th, 2018
"Welcome Speech"
Karl Donfried (Professor Emeritus, Religion Biblical Literature, Smith College, USA)
June 20th, 2018
"What is Cultural Heritage and Why Is It Important? The Link to Cultural Diplomacy"
Yara Moualla (Cultural Heritage Expert. ICD PhD Candidate)
June 20th, 2018
"7 Most Endangered Programme"
Piet Jaspaert (Vice President, Europa Nostra)
June 20th, 2018
"Albania. Post Byzantine Churches in Voskopoja and Vithkuqi"
Bruno Hasa (Intern, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. MA Student in Public Administration, CEU)
June 20th, 2018
"Austria. Historic Centre of Vienna"
Jenise Ogle (Intern, ICD. School of International Affairs, Columbia University)
June 20th, 2018
"Bulgaria. The Buzludzha Monument"
Marta Saletti (Intern, ICD. BA in International Relations at IE University)
June 20th, 2018
"UK. Grimsby Ice Factory"
Giulia Romano (Intern, ICD. MA in Languages, International Communicationat University of Tuscia)
June 20th, 2018
"Romania. Constanta Casino"
Hanna Chichepontiche (Intern, ICD. BA in Political Science with a focus on International Relations)
June 20th, 2018
"Turkey. The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage"
Ambareen Huda (ICD Student, MA in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy, HFU)
June 20th, 2018
"Georgia. David Gareji Monasteries and Hermitage"
Victoria Taittinger (Intern, ICD. BA in Political Science and Enviorment)
June 20th, 2018
"Romania. Rosia Montana Mining Landscape in Transylvania. Case from 2013 Endangered Sites"
Eliza Marin (Emerging World Heritage Professional. Cultural Journalist)
June 20th, 2018
"How to create an Inclusive Labor Market for All"
Fredrik Reinfeldt (Former Prime Minister of Sweden)
May 19th, 2018
"The Art and Science of Negotiation: The Diplomatic Engineering. A Case Study: How Switzerland facilitated the Entry of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organisation"
Micheline Calmy-Rey (Former President of Switzerland)
May 19th, 2018
"The Relationship between the EU and the UK in an Unstable World"
Lord Clive Soley (Former Senior Member of the British Parliament)
May 19th, 2018
"The Culture of the Velvet Revolution -Peace and Love"
Kristine Voskerchyan (Founder President, Future Bridges)
May 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Hastyar Asaad Baper Blbas (Project Assistant for the Kurdistan Institution for Human Rights)
May 19th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Rifaat Al Assad (Fomer Vice President of Syria)
May 18th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Ribal Al Assad (Founding President, Iman Foundation)
May 18th, 2018
"Smart Power & Soft Power in the 21st Century World: Lessons from the Experience of Iceland"
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson (Former President of Iceland)
May 18th, 2018
"The Rise of Extremism in Europe"
El Hacene Abdallah Mbareck (Head of Cooperation of the Mauritanian Human Rights Commission)
May 18th, 2018
"Possible Principles of Political Language in the Function of Cultural Diplomacy, Resolution of Conflicts and Peacebuilding"
Ognjen Tadić (Speaker of the House of the Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of B&H)
May 18th, 2018
"The Power of Culture in Shaping a Society"
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (Former Speaker of the Parliament of Luxembourg)
May 18th, 2018
"A Path You Cannot Ignore"
Eunice Campbell-Clark (1st Vice President of the Congress of Regions, Council of Europe)
May 18th, 2018
"Mediation - the Tool of the Future in Many Fields"
Alexandra Sitch (Intercultural Mediator)
May 17th, 2018
"Diplomacy in an Age of Disillusionment"
Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Senior Minister of Iceland)
May 17th, 2018
"Challenges and Funding Opportunities for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in South East Europe"
Ivan Takev (Executive Director of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange)
March 11th, 2018
"Ways of Financing Sustainable Development"
Nondas Cl. Metaxas (Former CEO, Cyprus Stock Exchange)
March 11th, 2018
"The Role of Stock Exchange in Transition Economy for Promoting Sustainable Growth"
Milan Božić (CEO, Banja Luka Stock Exchange)
March 11th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Moremi Marwa (Chief Executive Officer, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania)
March 11th, 2018
"Socially Responsible Investments: The Sustainability Concerns"
Muhammad Abdul Mazid (Former Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange)
March 11th, 2018
"Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism"
Irina Bokova (Former Director-General of UNESCO)
March 10th, 2018
"Brexit : How to go about it , and what direction for the E.U when it happens?"
Brian Cowen (Former Prime Minister of Ireland)
March 10th, 2018
"Africa: Does Europe Possess the Political Will?"
Matti Vanhanen (Former Prime Minister of Finland)
March 10th, 2018
"The Arctic in the Middle of a New Sea Route"
Aleqa Hammond (Former Prime Minister of Greenland)
March 10th, 2018
"Sustainable Business and Responsible Investments in The Face Of Climate Change, Human Insecurities, and Unfettered Capitalism"
John Agyekum Kufuor (Former President of Ghana)
March 10th, 2018
"A New Phase of Development: Perspectives for the Next Decade"
Rosen Plevneliev (Former President of Bulgaria)
March 10th, 2018
"Swiss federalism and Direct Democracy: Impact on Economic Welfare"
Béatrice Wertli (Secretary General of the CVP Switzerland Party)
March 10th, 2018
"Economy and Rural Development"
Staffan Nilsson (Former President of the EU Economic and Social Committee)
March 10th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi (Minister of Tourism of the Sultanate of Oman)
March 09th, 2018
"Tourism Opportunities in Pakistan and Peace in South Asia"
Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan (Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan)
March 09th, 2018
"New Paradigm for Sustainable Development - Shared Societies and Environmental Sustainability"
Zlatko Lagumdzija (Former Prime Minister of Bosnia Herzegovina)
March 09th, 2018
"The Growing Inequality and Increasing Political Tensions in the World"
Hrant Bagratyan (Former Prime Minister of Armenia)
March 09th, 2018
"Future Competences For Sustainable Business: A Smart Investment"
Mmantsetsa Marope (Director, International Bureau of Education, UNESCO)
March 09th, 2018
"Global Economic & Political Reshuffle – Need for new policies by IFIs, Governments & Private Sector"
Nika Gilauri (Former Prime Minister of Georgia)
March 09th, 2018
"Uncertainty of Today’s World and its Impact on Investment Climate"
Valdis Zatlers (Former President of Latvia)
March 09th, 2018
"Applying Cultural Diplomacy tools for Sustainable Development and Rehabilitation in Afghanistan"
Mohammad Isaaq Atmar (Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Afghanistan)
March 09th, 2018
"Tourism Opportunities in Pakistan and Peace in South Asia"
Jauhar Saleem (Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany)
March 09th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Moremi Marwa (CEO, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange)
March 08th, 2018
"Cultural Heritage, Nation Branding and Tourism of Zambia"
Kagosi Mwamulowe (Regional Director for East Central Region)
March 08th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Marcel Tibaleka (Ambassador of Uganda to Germany)
March 08th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Rui Duarte Barros (Former President of Guinea Bissau)
March 08th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Else Nizigama (Ambassador of Burundi to Germany)
March 08th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Hamat Bah (Minister of Tourism of Gambia)
March 07th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Retselisitsoe Masenyetse (Minister of Tourism of Lesotho)
March 07th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Nikolina Angelkova (Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria)
March 07th, 2018
"Botswana, A place to Visit, Invest and Trade"
Moemedi Mokgosi (Executive Director, Brand Botswana)
March 07th, 2018
"Madagascar's investment opportunities, culture, tourism and people"
Rafaravavitafika Rasata & Edmond Ranaivosoloamarimalala (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar)
March 07th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Jean Paul Adam (Minister of Health of Seychelles)
March 07th, 2018
"Cultural Diplomacy in the Framework of the Refugee Crisis"
James Creighton (Retired Colonel, United States Army, Distinguished Fellow EastWest Institute)
March 01st, 2018
"Creating a Dialogue with Muslim Communities around the World after September"
Charlotte Beers (Former Under Secretary of State of the United States)
March 01st, 2018
"Football more than a Game; The Case of Didier Drogba and Nelson Mandela"
Robert Ani Agbozoh (Director, Fink & Sove Foundation)
March 01st, 2018
"Diplomacy in the case of the Arab Gulf states - The War about Narratives in the Ongoing Gulf Rift"
Jeremias Kettner (Manager, The Arabic Cultural House "The Divan")
February 28th, 2018
"The Role of Cultural Institutions in Diplomacy, Embracing Diversity, and Civic challenges"
Whitney Donhauser (Director & President, Museum of the City of New York)
February 28th, 2018
"Applying Cultural Diplomacy tools for Post war conflict Resolution and Rehabilitation in Afghanistan"
Mohammad Isaaq Atmar (Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Afghanistan)
February 28th, 2018
"Problem Solving & Development in Cultural Communities"
Kathleen Laziza (Technical Director, Micro Museum)
February 28th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Angela Freyre (Former General Counsel of EXIM)
February 27th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Floreta Faber (Ambassador of Albania to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"25 Years of U.S.- Georgia Cultural Diplomacy"
David Bakradze (Ambassador of Georgia to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"Macedonia's Peace Building Experiences"
Vasko Naumovski (Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"10 years on: Kosovo’s public diplomacy efforts"
Vlora Çitaku (Ambassador of Kosovo to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Tihomir Stoychev (Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"Global Division; Cultural Cohesion!"
Thelma Phillip-Brown (Ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis)
February 27th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Miomir Zuzul (Former Foreign Minister of Croatia; Former Ambassador of Croatia to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"Rule of Law and Cultural Diplomacy: the Role of Courts in Promoting Global Peace and Stability"
Caroline Fredrickson (President American Constitution Society for Law & Policy)
February 27th, 2018
"The Impact of Cultural Diplomacy in the Transatlantic Relationship"
Pjer Šimunović (Ambassador of Croatia to the USA)
February 27th, 2018
"Future Trends in Cultural Diplomacy"
Anna Gawel (Managing Editor, Washington Diplomat)
February 27th, 2018
"The Royal Jordanian Massage of Amman and its Approach on Global Peace, and Coexistence in the Contemporary World"
Adnan M. Al Assaf (Professor, the University of Jordan)
February 27th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Philip Brenner (Professor of International Relations, American University)
February 26th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Anton Fedyashin (Associate Professor, History Department, American University)
February 26th, 2018
"Keynote Address"
Chuck Hagel (24th US Secretary of Defense, Former US Senator from Nebraska)
February 26th, 2018
"Trust and Reputation: the Coin of the International Realm"
Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. (Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs)
February 26th, 2018
"Beyond the Big Stick: The Role of Soft Power in Combating Terrorism"
Stephen Tankel (Assistant Professor, American University)
February 26th, 2018
"The Trump Administration’s Challenge to U.S. Constitutional Democracy"
Chris Edelson, J.D. (Assistant Professor of Government, American University)
February 26th, 2018
“How Visual arts and Journalism can interact and blend together to form a viable form of Communication”
Gianluca Pardelli (Photojournalist)
February 23rd, 2018
"Europeanisation/Westernisation of Polish culture- The Relations between cultural Policies of the UE and the Phenomenon of Europeanisation"
Bożena Gierat-Bieroń (Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)
February 23rd, 2018
"Historical Memory and Film Presentation"
Esther Arias (PhD researcher, University of Bucharest & ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy)
February 23rd, 2018
"Can religiosity help organize cultural diplomacy? Jerusalem as Umbilicus Mundi"
Danielle Gurevitch (Bar Ilan University)
February 23rd, 2018
"The Forgotten story of the Middle Europe and why Ivan Franko spoke German"
Olena Serpen (Singer & Songwriter from Lviv, Ukraine)
February 23rd, 2018
"Music of Paradise - Problems, Challenges and the Way Forward"
Waheed Jeelani (Artist & Cultural Activist)
February 23rd, 2018
"Power for Good - Power for Bad: Globalisation and Cultural Diplomacy against Music Torture"
Alexa Walbrodt (MA Student of International Music & Cultural Diplomacy)
February 23rd, 2018
"Welcome Address"
Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Ambassador for the Qatar Embassy in Germany)
February 22nd, 2018
"Arabic Music and the World – Building cultural bridges between east and west through music"
Ashraf Kateb (Syrian-German violinist, composer and conductor)
February 22nd, 2018
"The New Archbishop. A Film Representing the Extreme Intolerance and Polarization of Social Media”
Niclas Engelken & Nicolae Butler (The New Archbishop)
February 22nd, 2018
“Compartments. An animated short film made in Israel and Germany”
Uli Seis (Animation Director and Producer)
February 22nd, 2018
"Film as Cultural Diplomacy. The Swedish case; yesterday and today"
Karl-Erik Normann (Former Swedish Ambassador to Spain)
February 21st, 2018
“Can Art be a Catalyzer for Change? - How Art and Innovation can have a positive Impact on our Society”
Nicole Loeser (Artistic Director at the Institute for Art and Innovation)
February 21st, 2018
"Special Evening in honour of Black History Month 2018"
John Eichler (Lawyer; Philosopher; Author)
February 21st, 2018
“Music as Cultural Diplomacy Case Study: Take my Otherness – Intercultural Music Project”
Dorothea Mader (Founder of "IYouWeBe")
February 21st, 2018

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