The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is currently accepting applications to its international conference "A World without Walls 2010".
The conference will explore the potential for cultural diplomacy and soft power in building peace and supporting reconciliation in different regions of the world and will consist of lectures and seminars held by leading figures from international politics, academia, international development, and civil society, as well as debates and panel discussions. The event is scheduled parallel to the historic international celebrations taking place in Berlin during the month of November, and on the evening of Tuesday, 9th November, participants will have the unique opportunity to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on the streets of Berlin.
The speakers during the Seminar will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include:
*Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson; Senator for South Australia, Deputy President of the Australian Senate, the 22nd President of the Australian Senate
*Dr. Alfredo Palacio; Former President of Ecuador
*Dr. Andro Vlahusic; Mayor of the City of Dubrovnik; Former Minister of Health of Croatia
*Prof. Anthony Giddens (Baron Giddens, of Southgate)Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics; Life Fellow of King's College, Cambridge; Former Director of the London School of Economics
*Prof. Dr. Arthur H. Westing;Former Director of the United Nations Environment Program project on Peace, Security, and Environment
*Amb. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider; Former Ambassador of the US to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
*Prof. Dr. François Heisbourg;Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (Special Advisor, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris)
*Dr. Gerlinde Niehus;Head, Corporate Communications Section, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO
*Prof. Dr. Inge Kaul; Former Director of UNDP's Office of Development Studies
*President Ivo Josipović;President of Croatia
*Joaquim Chissano;Former President of Mozambique; Former Chairperson of the African Union
*The Honorable Senator Larry Pressler (Ret.)Former US Senator from South Dakota; Member of the US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
*Marcia Barrett; Lead Singer of Boney M
*Mark Urban; Journalist, Author and Broadcaster; Former Defense Correspondent of the Independent and BBC News; Diplomatic Editor for BBC Two's Newsnight
*Merethe Stagetorn; Defense Lawyer for the Danish Supreme Court
*Dr. Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga; Former President of Latvia
*Anatoliy Zlenko; Former Foreign Minister of Ukraine
*President Dr. Emil Constantinescu; ICD Board Member, Former President of Romania
*Prof. Dr. Fawaz A. Gerges; Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science
*Jack McConnell; ICD Advisory Board Member, Former First Minister of Scotland
*HE Lt. Jerry John Rawlings; Former President of Ghana
*Prof. Dr. Joris Voorhoeve; Former Defense Minister of Holland and Professor of International Security Studies at Nederlandse Defensie Academie
*Dr. Miomir Zuzul; Former Foreign Minister of Croatia, Former Croatian Ambassador to the United States
Further details about the program can be found on the website.
For enquiries contact info@culturaldiplomacy.org.
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