Young Leaders´ Forums
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe
April 2013
Introduction
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE) is a network of young individuals from across the world, who have an interest in exploring and strengthening relations between European States. The program is run on the philosophy that further development of political and economic integration between European states must be accompanied by sustained public action to maintain public opinion and relations on the European Continent.One of the key focuses of the conference was on the Balkan states and their integration into the European Union. Speaking on the subject was Mrs.Georgiva, the Deputy Head of Mission from the Embassy of Bulgaria, she gave a lecture and discussion on the topic of "The EU and the Western Balkans: a View from Bulgaria". The conference also attracted a number of key politicians from across Europe, with H.E. Ambassador Varso (Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Serbia) giving a lecture on Slovakia's experience from transformation and EU integration processes.
The ICD was also able to host a number of social events alongside the conference, these events gave all the participants and guests an opportunity to socialize and get to know each other in a more relaxed and social atmosphere.
Timetable
| The Cultural Diplomacy in Europe Conference: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE) "The Balkan Countries and the EU: On the Path to Becoming EU Members" |
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| Belgrade, April 15th - 19th, 2013 | |||||
| Monday, 15th April 2013 |
Tuesday, 16th April 2013 |
Wednesday, 17th April 2013 |
Thursday, 18th April 2013 |
Friday, 19th April 2013 |
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| 09:30 | Registration and Welcome Location: Youth Dome - Club |
Location: Clio - Publishing House |
Location: Newspaper Danas |
Location: Belgrade City Library (9:15) Participants Paper |
Location: The Faculty of Security Studies (9:15) the OSCE role in promoting stability and security in Serbia and the Western Balkans Speaker: Dr. Vladimir Bilandzic (Special Advisor Confidence and Security-Building Measures OSCE Mission to Serbia) |
| 10:00 | Welcome Words - Youth and Cultural Diplomacy in Practice (Lecture) Speaker: Mr. Hernád (Managing Director, ICD Headquarter) Ms. Sehic (ICD Program Director, Vienna Office) |
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe; Current and Future Trends (Lecture) Speaker: H.E. Prof. Dr. Albert Maes (Vice President of the ECPD Academic Council, President of the ECPD Executive Board, EU Diplomat and Ambassador of the EU to former Yugoslavia, Israel, India and Professor at Namur University) |
The EU and the Western Balkans: a View from Bulgaria (Lecture) Speaker: Ms. Georgieva (Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Bulgaria) |
International Cooperation in the field of Culture and the Youth; A Practical Example (Lecture) Speaker: Ms. Ninkov (Director of the Belgrade City Library) |
Culture as One of the Three Central Pillars of Austrian Foreign Policy (Lecture) Speaker: Mr. Keller (Director, Austrian Cultural Forum Belgrade) |
| 11:00 | The European Union and Serbia; Challenges and Opportunities (Lecture) Speaker Ms. Bobić (Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia) |
Human Capital and Cooperation in the Region (Lecture) Speaker Mr. Besiri (Executive director, Youth Education Committee) |
Slovakia's experience from transformation and EU integration processes (Lecture) Speaker H.E. Ambassador Varso (Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Serbia) |
World of Dance: the Role of the Arts in Cultural and Diplomatic Relations (Lecture) Speaker Ms. Mandic (National Democratic Institute) |
The Importance of Germany as an Economic Partner for Serbia (Lecture) Speaker: Mr. Schmidt (Director, the German Chamber of Industry for Serbia) |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | The Netherlands and the Balkans; A Dutch View (Lecture) Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Stokvis (Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Serbia) Location: Embassy of the Netherlands |
The Role and Competences of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality in Serbia (Lecture) Speaker: Ms. Petrusic (Commissioner for Protection of Equality) |
Visit of the Serbian National Assembly (Guided Tour) Location: The Serbian National Assembly |
Geopolitics of Emotions and Balkan (non)Use of Cultural Diplomacy (Lecture) Speaker: Ms. Dragićevic Šešić (Professors, Faculty of Arts) |
(15:00) Public Diplomacy of the Embassy of Sweden in Belgrade (Lecture) Speaker: H.E. Asp (Ambassador of Sweden to Serbia) Location: Embassy of Sweden |
| 16:00 | Belgrade - Sight Seeing Tour | The Involvement of Finland in the Balkans and the EU (Lecture) Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Orpana (Ambassador of Finland to Serbia) Location: Embassy of Finland |
Democracy and Public Policy; The Serbian Case (Lecture) Speaker: Mirko Dautovic (The Zoran Djindjic Foundation) Location: The Zoran Djindjic Foundation |
Culture and the Arts; A Serbian Example (Lecture) Speaker: Ms. Pavićević (Director of the Center for Cultural Decontamination) Location: Center for Cultural Decontamination |
Farewell |
| 18:00 | Welcome Group Dinner | Social Activity | Social Activity | Social Activity | |
Speaker Information
- Adam Forsström
Representative of the Swedish Embassy to Germany - Dr. Anna Maria de Giorgio
Cultural Attaché - Italian Institute of Culture, Berlin - Antonio Amendola
Founder and President of Shoot4Change - Biplab Basu
Spokesperson of KOP Berlin, Kampagne für Opfer Rassistischer Polizeigewalt - Dirk van den Berg
German Filmmaker and Producer at OutreMer Film - Eben Louw
Psychologist specialized on Racial Profiling issues - President Emil Constantinescu
President of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy, Former President of Romania - Dr. Ilaria Scaglia
Visiting Assistant Professor in Asian and International Relations at Columbus State University, USA - Isona Admetlla
Sociologist and Cultural Manager at World Cinema Fund - Jennifer Post Tyler
Arts Researcher and Executive, Master's candidate, Université Paris 8, Erasmus Mundus Performing Arts Studies dual master - Amb. Karl-Erik Norrman
Former Swedish Diplomat ; Member of the Faculty of the ICD Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies - Prof. Dr. Kishore Chakraborty
Professor of Cultural Diplomacy; Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies - Marc Bogaerts
Choreographer & Artistic Director - Mark Donfried
Founder & Director of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) - Nicole Nagel
Director of the Film "Libya, the Revolution and Me" - Rayna Campbell
Actress - Riccardo Valsecchi
Director of the Film ID-WITHOUTCOLORS - Sharon Horodi & Cheb Kammerer
Documentary Video Artists & Social Activists - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner
Academic Director at the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies
