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A World Without Walls 2009 |
Day 1 - 11/06/2009
"From a Divided City to a United World"
A Lecture by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Barber (President & Director of the Interdependence Movement and "CivWorld" at Demos)
"Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Today"
A Lecture by Lord Jack McConnell (Former First Minister of Scotland)
"Education in a World Without Walls"
Panel Discussion - Speakers: Dr. Benjamin Barber, Martin Hope, Prof. Dr. Uli Brückner; Moderated by Dr. Jo Ritzen
"Opening the Iron Curtain: Hungary's Role in the Fall of the Berlin Wall"
A Lecture by The Hon. Lásló Kovács (Former Foreign Minister of Hungary)
"Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Back to the Future"
A Lecture by Meir Shlomo (Public Diplomacy Division at the Israeli Foreign Ministry)
"The Impact of Globalization on the World's Oldest Sovereign State"
A Lecture by Mirko Tommassoni (Former Captain Regent of San Marino)
"Transcending Borders: The Voice of the Seas"
A live concert combining traditional African music with classic European and American influences
Day 2 - 11/07/2009
"The Euro-Atlantic Perspective of Bosnia-Herzegovina"
A Lecture by Ana Trisic Babic (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina)
"Freedom and the Politics of Walls"
A Lecture by Dr. Igor Lukšič (Minister of Education and Sport of Slovenia)
"New Perspectives on Globalization"
A Lecture by Dr. Alfredo Palacio (Former President of Ecuador)
"Gender Equality in a World without Walls: A Moroccan Perspective"
A Lecture by Nouzha Skalli (Moroccan Minister of Social Development, Family, and Solidarity)
"National Sovereignty and International Relations since 1989"
A Lecture by Sir James Mancham (Founding President of the Republic of the Seychelles)
"NATO, Afghanistan, and Trans-Atlantic Cooperation"
Panel Discussion - Speakers: Dr. Solomon Passy, H.E. Amb. Carlo Ungaro, Marina Pendes, Prof. Dr. Uli Brückner
"Turkey as a European State: Progress and Challenges"
A Lecture by H.E. Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey)
"The US-Russian Relationship"
Panel Discussion - Speakers: Dr. Benjamin Barber, Ivaylo Kalfin, Kolinda Kitarovic, Lord Jack McConnell, Dr. Solomon Passy, Radmila Sekerinska
Day 3 - 11/08/2009
1. Ségolčne Royal – French Presidential Candidate 2007
“The United States of Europe” (Keynote Speech)
2. Martin Hope – Director of British Council Brussels
“Cultural Relations between the EU and Major International Partners in the 21st Century”
3. Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz – Former Prime Minister of Poland
“Poland’s Path to Change”
4. The Hon. Alan Baird Ferguson – 22nd President of the Australian Senate
“Breaking Down Barriers and Building Bridges”
5. “Establishing Foreign Policy Priorities in an Interdependent World” (Panel)
Erkki Tuomioja, Ivaylo Kalfin, Yasar Yakis, Ioannis Kasoulides, Delia Domingo-Albert, Dr. Miomir Žužil
6. Alfred Sant – Former Prime Minister of Malta
“Cultural Diversity and Regional Autonomy in a World without Walls”
7. Emil Constantinescu – Former President of Romania
“The Soft Wall between Global Information and Knowledge”
8. “A Strong Europe is an Integrated Europe?” (Panel)
Mr. Cimoszewicz, Ms. Schoepges, Mr. Yakis, Ms. Hilden, Ms. Pendes, Mr. Arsenis, Mr. Constantinescu
Day 4 - 11/09/2009
1. Ioannis Kasoulides – Former Foreign Minister of Cyprus
“Breaking down Visible and Invisible Walls”
2. Global Leadership in a World Without Walls: The Challenges Ahead (Panel)
Mr. Moore, Mr. Palacio, Mr. Janša, Mr. Constantinescu, Ms Sekerinska, Mr. McConnell
3. Luc van der Brande – Former Minister-President of Flanders
“Sub-State Decision Making in a World Without Walls”
4. Janez Janša – Former Prime Minister of Slovenia
Janez Janša; Former Prime Minister of Slovenia, 09.11.09 Theatre on Kurfürstendamm, Berlin
5. Mike Moore – Former Director General of the World Trade Organisation
“Freedom, Development, Free Trade and Global Governance”
6. “Reflection on a World without Walls: Moving Beyond Borders” (Panel)
Ms. Schoepges, Ms. Stagetorn, Mr. Donfried, Prof. Dr. Brückner
Interviews
Interview with Sir James Mancham
conducted by Florence Collins, CD-News.org
Interview with President Alfredo Palacio
conducted by Holly Perman Turnbull, CD-News.org
Interview with Mike Kenneth Moore
Interview with Ioannis Kasoulides
conducted by Holly Perman Turnbull, CD-News.org
