The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2016

"Keynote Address"

Elmar Brok (Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs)

"Keynote Address"

Elmar Brok (Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs)
December 15th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Elmar Brok (Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs)
December 16th, 2016
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“Mega-Events as cultural diplomacy: influencing Human Rights”
Gayle McPherson & David McGillivray (University of West Scotland)
December 14th, 2016
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“Queen Christina of Sweden and the world order of the 17th Century. A queen as diplomate, patron of the arts and early European migrant”
Mats Liljefors (Professor, Queen Christina Culture and Peace)
December 14th, 2016
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“Arab Culture and Democracy: Can they coexist?”
Hamid Alkifaey (Bilingual Journalist, Writer, Novelist and Academic)
December 14th, 2016
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“Causes Of Conflicts And Strategies To Achieve Global Peace”
Amir Lakha (Founder & Chairman Humanitarian And Charitable One Trust)
December 14th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Shirley Wade McLoughlin (Keene State College in New Hampshire, USA)
December 14th, 2016
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“Human Rights Activities for the Religious Minorities in Bangladesh”
Tarun Kanti Chowdhury (President of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council)
December 14th, 2016
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“Shalom, Hello, Goodbye, and, Somewhere in Between, Peace: An Anthropological Analysis of Conditions Predicting Ethno-Nationalistic Violence”
Shenandoah Cornish (Researcher, Washington and Lee University, USA)
December 14th, 2016
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"Promoting Rights of Marginalized groups in Africa through Cultural Diplomacy: Experience from Uganda"
Moses Ali (First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda)
December 15th, 2016
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“Global Human Rights and Climate Justice"
Nouzha Skalli (Former Moroccan Minister for Family Affairs)
December 15th, 2016
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"The Human Rights and Long-term Security Issues"
Ali A. Jalali (Former Minister of the Interior of Afghanistan)
December 15th, 2016
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"Global Human Rights, the Cultural Aspect"
Panel Discussion: "Global Human Rights, the Cultural Aspect"
December 15th, 2016
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"Human Rights & Development"
Mohammed Omran (Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange)
December 15th, 2016
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"How to Save a Dialog in the Context of the Growing Number of Wars & the Socio-Economic Consequences"
Hrant Bagratyan (Former Prime Minister of Armenia)
December 15th, 2016
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"Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty"
Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Minister of Justice of Iceland)
December 15th, 2016
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"The Syrian Crisis from the Standpoint of the Promotion of the Global Human Rights through Cultural Diplomacy"
Yasar Yakis (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey)
December 15th, 2016
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"Cultural Diplomacy – an Active Agent for Change to ensure Good Governance and Respect for Human Rights"
Joseph Said Pullicino (Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta)
December 15th, 2016
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"Human Rights and their Impact on National Administrative Law"
Gabriela Bogasiu (Vice President of the Supreme Court of Romania)
December 15th, 2016
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"Constitutional Justice and Politics: the Case of Albania"
Xhezair Zaganjori (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Albania)
December 15th, 2016
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"The System of Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms in the Republic of Macedonia"
Milka Ristova (Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia)
December 15th, 2016
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"The Istanbul Convention on the Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in B&H"
Maja Gasal-Vrazali (Member of the Parliament of Bosnia & Herzegovina)
December 16th, 2016
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"Global Migration Crisis – the Children's Perspective"
Gunda-Alexandra Detmers (Head of the International Team of UNICEF Berlin)
December 16th, 2016
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"Human Rights in Africa and Cultural Diplomacy"
Rui Duarte Barros (Former Prime Minister of Guinea–Bissau)
December 16th, 2016
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"Kultur Kampf?"
Lord Inglewood, William Richard Fletcher-Vane (Former British Minister in John Major’s Government)
December 16th, 2016
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"EU Directives, Initiatives for Co-operation in the Middle East and for Establishing Joint Institutions"
Nondas Cl. Metaxas (Director General-CEO, Cyprus Stock Exchange)
December 16th, 2016
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"Promoting Human Rights through Education"
Hassan B. Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon)
December 16th, 2016
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"The Refugees Crisis, Still a Major Crisis"
Anna Diamantopoulou (Former Greek European Commissioner for Employment)
December 16th, 2016
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"Freedom of Religion, Interfaith Dialogue and Development Policy"
Jan Figel (EU Special Envoy for Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU)
December 16th, 2016
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"Freedom of Religion, Interfaith Dialogue and Development Policy"
Panel Discussion: "Freedom of Religion, Interfaith Dialogue and Development Policy"
December 16th, 2016
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"Globally and Regionally – How does it fit Together?"
Erhard Busek (Former Vice Chancellor of Austria)
December 16th, 2016
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"Human Rights and Global Value Chains"
Gerhard Prätorius (Head of Sustainability Department, Volkswagen AG)
December 16th, 2016
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"The Role of Human Rights Today"
Dragoljub Popovic (Judge, the European Court of Human Rights)
December 16th, 2016
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"How to invigorate EU's Dream? Democratizing Democracy!"
Pedro Sánchez (Former Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, PSOE)
December 16th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania)
December 16th, 2016
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"Freedom of Religion, a Fundamental part of Universal Human Rights. Religious Coexistence in Albania"
Lufter Xhuveli (Former Albanian Minister of Environment, Forests and Water, Agriculture and Food)
December 17th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Oktar Babuna (Medical Doctor specialized in Neurosurgery, Researcher and Journalist in A9 TV)
December 17th, 2016
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"Human Rights, Refugee Crisis: The Contribution of Culture Diplomacy"
Fani Palli-Petralia (Former Minister for Employment and Social Protection of Greece)
December 17th, 2016
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"Cultural Diplomacy between Bulgaria and Neighboring Countries in Relation to Programs for Cross-border Cooperation"
Lilyana Pavlova (Former Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria)
December 17th, 2016
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"Human Rights and the Migration Crisis in Europe"
Elena Poptodorova (Former Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA)
December 17th, 2016
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"Culture: Uniting or Dividing People"
Valdis Zatlers (Former President of Latvia)
December 17th, 2016
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"Borders of cultures, borders of human rights"
Ján Čarnogurský (Former Prime Minister of Slovakia)
December 17th, 2016
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"Europe at a Crossroads"
Janez Jansa (Former Prime Minister of Slovenia)
December 17th, 2016
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"Balkans – a Potential Key Spot for Intercultural Dialog"
Mirko Cvetkovic (Former Prime Minister of Serbia)
December 17th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Luc Van den Brande (Former Minister-President of Flanders)
December 17th, 2016
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"Migration in Europe and European Cultural Diplomacy: A Challenge"
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (Former Prime Minister of Romania)
December 17th, 2016
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"The UK, Brexit and the EU – A Maltese Perspective"
Lawrence Gonzi (Former Prime Minister of Malta)
December 17th, 2016
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"Europe of Common Interests or Common Values?"
Marek Belka (Former Prime Minister of Poland)
December 17th, 2016
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"Healing through Art"
Atifete Jahjaga (Former President of the Republic of Kosovo)
December 17th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Viktor Yushchenko (Former President of Ukraine)
December 17th, 2016
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"Albania’s Contribution in Strengthening the Regional Dialogue and Cooperation by Promoting its European Orientation and Values"
Bujar Nishani (President of Albania)
December 17th, 2016
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"Hard but Fair: A Discussion about the Future Europe"
Panel Discussion: "Hard but Fair: A Discussion about the Future Europe"
December 17th, 2016
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"Theoretically define the Ombudsman is Simple but in the Practice? Human Rights and the Paradox of Empty Democracy"
Lucia Franchini (Ombudsman of Tuscany)
December 18th, 2016
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"The Cultural Influence of Christianity World-Wide and the Diplomatic Activities of the Roman Catholic Church"
Gregor Ulrich Henckel Donnersmarck Ocist (Former Abbot of the Cistercian Monastery of Heiligenkreuz)
December 18th, 2016
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"Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy: The Latin-American Case"
Francisco Mariano Manuel Fernández Amunategui (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile)
December 18th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Thuli Madonsela (Public Protector of South Africa)
December 18th, 2016
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"The Philippines in 2016: On Forgotten Histories and Identities in Peril"
Leila de Lima (Member of the Senate of the Philippines)
December 18th, 2016
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"Music, A Universal Means of Communicating the Idea of Humanity"
Ints Dalderis (Celebrated Conductor, Former Minister of Culture of Latvia)
December 18th, 2016
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"Keynote Address"
Albert Fortell (Celebrated Austrian Actor)
December 18th, 2016
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"Human Rights and Foreign Policy"
Tony Brenton (Former Ambassador of the UK to Russia)
December 18th, 2016
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"Promoting Global Human Rights through Cultural Diplomacy"
Panel Discussion: "Promoting Global Human Rights through Cultural Diplomacy"
December 18th, 2016

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