Keynote Speeches

Videos

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Aaron Shneyer (Heartbeat New Sound Foundation)
"Music to Shatter Social Barriers and Amplify Voices of the Silent Majority in Israel and Palestine"
March 24th, 2012
Abdelouahid Khouja (Secretary General, House of Councilors of Morocco)
"Le soufisme, vecteur de paix et quiétude dans un monde agité"
July 28th, 2016
Abdul Aziz Said (Professor of International Relations, American University)
"Contextualizing Politics"
February 21st, 2012
Abdul Basit (Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany)
"Cultural bridges between Pakistan and Germany in the Context of Globalization and Multiculturalism"
November 08th, 2012
Abdulkadir Ilhani (Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Turkey)
"Children's Rights in International Law and Practice in Turkey"
July 09th, 2014
Abdulrahman Alhumedhi (Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Germany)
"Perspectives on Saudi Economy"
March 05th, 2015
Abel Ojo (Managing Director for the Global Development and Capital Resources Ltd)
“Conflict, Its Economic Impact and Peace in Perspectives: A Call for a Shift in Consciousness”
March 07th, 2015
Abha Dawesar (Indian Novelist)
"Conversation between Mark C. Donfried and Novelist Abha Dawesar on Cross Cultural Relationships and the Arts in the Digital Age"
June 27th, 2014
Abiy Berhane (Director,Promotion and Cultural Exchange, Public Diplomacy Directorate General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
"Ethiopian Cultural Diplomacy and the Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union"
January 27th, 2014
Achwil Biong Arop Kuol (First Secretary for Economic Desk of South Sudan)
Keynote Address
August 08th, 2014
Adaeze Ekwueme (Chief Executive Officer of Eti-Oni Development Group)
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Africa's rural transformation and Sustainable Development"
October 12th, 2016
Adetoun Küppers-Adebisi (President of AFROKTAK TV cyberNomads)
"Film as a Vehicle for Cultural Diplomacy in Africa"
August 25th, 2013
Adolphe Rukenkanya (Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture of Burundi)
"Sport as a Vector of Peace and Nation Reconciliation"
May 30th, 2013
Adrian Corpadean (Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"The Romanian-Hungarian Strategic Partnership (2002-2016)"
April 14th, 2016
Adrian Curaj (Minister of National Education and Scientific Research)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Afredita Hakaj (Assistant Director for the Centre for International Human Rights)
"Soft Power as a Tool for International Peace and International Cooperation"
February 21st, 2012
Agnes Jongerius (Member of the European Parliament)
"There is a Job to do: a Reflection on Labour Standards in a Global Age”
February 05th, 2015
Agnieszka Skuratowicz (Member of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission)
"Sustainable Economic Growth: Futher Integration of Common Identity in moving forward to European Consensus"
July 04th, 2013
Ahmad A. Alzabin (Vice Chairman & CEO, ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company)
"Sustaining Aviation Industry Growth Through Aircraft Leasing"
November 09th, 2014
Ahmad Kamal (Ambassador and Senior Fellow, UNITAR)
"Cultural Diplomacy & Soft Power in an Interdependent World: The Opportunities for Global Governance"
February 23rd, 2012
Ahmed Ghoneim (Counsellor, Egyptian Embassy to Germany)
"The Challenges Ahead for Education in Africa"
January 16th, 2015
Ahsin Rasheed (Chairman & CEO of DDG)
"How Corporate Fear of Diversity Undermines Economic Success"
June 25th, 2014
Aigerim Raimzhanova (PhD Candidate)
"Paradigm Shift in the Economic and Political Agenda of Kazakhstan"
March 09th, 2016
Aigerim Raimzhanova (PhD Researcher of Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations)
“Human Capital as a determinant of Growth”
March 06th, 2015
Aigerim Raimzhanova (PhD Student in Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations)
"Issues in the formation of EU Identity"
October 14th, 2016
Aisha Balarabe Bawa (Lecturer and Researcher, Department of History)
"From Imperialism To Diplomacy: An Historical Analysis Of French And Senegal Cultural Relationship"
August 21st, 2013
Ajay Prakash (President, Institute of Planning & Technology India; Chief Executive, Nomad Travels)
“Nation Branding - An Indian Perspective”
March 06th, 2015
Akaash Maharaj (CEO of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption, GOPAC)
"How Can National Democracies Reassert Public Accountability over Offshore Anonymous Corporations?"
April 28th, 2016
Alain Gerard Slama (editorialiste, journaliste, historien)
“La francophonie dans la pensée politique et philosophique“
September 22nd, 2014
Albert Fortell (Celebrated Austrian Actor)
"Glamour or Dilemma? -- Stardom or Starve-Dom?"
December 19th, 2013
Albert Fortell (Celebrated Austrian Actor)
"Keynote Address"
December 18th, 2016
Alberto Antonio Guani Amarilla (Ambassador of Uruguay to Germany)
"Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Uruguay"
March 11th, 2016
Alberto Antonio Guani Amarilla (Ambassador of Uruguay to Germany)
"A view on Uruguayan Partnership with the Arab World"
July 27th, 2016
Alberto Gonzales (80th United States Attorney General of the United States)
"The Influence of American Diversity and Values Through the Rule of Law"
June 23rd, 2014
Alberto Guani (Ambassador of Uruguay to Germany)
"Challenges for Building Cultural Diplomacy in Latin America"
July 30th, 2014
Alberto Quattrucci (Secretary General, IMPR - Community of Sant'Egidio)
"Intellectual Culture and Peace-Building: Perspectives From the Sokoto Caliphate"
April 01st, 2014
Alberto Quattrucci (Secretary General, IMPR - Community of Sant'Egidio)
Welcome Address
April 02nd, 2014
Alberto Quattrucci (Secretary General, IMPR - Community of Sant'Egidio)
"Intellectual Culture and Peace-Building: Perspectives From the Sokoto Caliphate"
April 01st, 2014
Aldona Z. Wos (Former US Ambassador to Estonia)
"Using Cultural Diplomacy to Share Our Vision Abroad"
June 26th, 2012
Alejandra Zelaya (Country Brand International Representative, Foreign Service of Honduras)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Honduras”
March 09th, 2016
Aleksander Damjanovic (Chairman of the Committee on Economy of Montenegro)
"The Western Balkans and EU: By Straightening Regional Cooperation Towards the Goal"
November 09th, 2014
Aleksandr Kalmykov (Tour Operating Manager, Ak-Sai Travel, Kyrgyzstan)
“Kyrgyz Republic Tourism Opportunities Presentation”
March 05th, 2015
Alen Tabakovic (MACROMEDIA Campus Berlin)
"NGO's & Social Initiatives -The Moving Network"
May 21st, 2016
Alessandro Pansa (Former CEO, Finmeccanica)"Resilience of Industry and Sustainability of Technology in a Competitive World"
"Resilience of Industry and Sustainability of Technology in a Competitive World"
November 08th, 2014
Alexander Belohlavek (University Professor of International Law, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
"The Right to Access to the Secret Security Service Archives In Light of the European Convention on Human Rights"
April 28th, 2016
Alexander Likhotal (President of Green Cross International)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Alexander Vershbow (Deputy Secretary General of NATO)
“Sustainable Future Of The Black Sea Region”
April 22nd, 2016
Alexandra Vandernoot (actrice belge)
"La langue, aide ou handicap à l'expression artistique”
September 22nd, 2014
Alexandru Micula (State Secretary Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Alfred Gutiérrez-Kavanagh (Professor of International Relations & the Middle East, Comillas University of Madrid)
"Beyond Borders, Key Moments in Cultural Diplomacy between Spain and Islam"
July 16th, 2014
Algirdas Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament)
"European Multi-identity"
July 04th, 2013
Algirdas Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament)
"European Multi-identity"
July 04th, 2013
Ali A. Jalali (Former Minister of the Interior of Afghanistan)
"The Human Rights and Long-term Security Issues"
December 15th, 2016
Ali A. Jalali (ICD Advisory Board Member; Former Minister of the Interior of Afghanistan; Distinguished Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University)
"The Long Way to Peace in Afghanistan and the Role of Track II Discussions"
January 10th, 2013
Ali Al-Tarrah (Ambassadeur du Koweit à l’UNESCO)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Ali Hassan Bahdon (Minister of Communication of Djibouti)
Keynote Address
November 08th, 2014
Ali Jalali (Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan)
"Promoting Human Rights in a Transitional Political Environment: The Case of Afghanistan"
April 28th, 2016
Ali Oguz Dirioz (Researcher, Bilkent University International Relations Department)
"Energy Security Conflict & Peace"
April 17th, 2012
Ali Soubaneh Atteyeh (Deputy of the National Assembly of Djibouti)
“Cultural Diplomacy for Sustainable Development: The Example of Djibouti in Promoting Peace and Shared Prosperity thanks to Cultural Bridges.”
July 26th, 2016
Alpaslan Ozerdem (Peace and Reconciliation Studies)
"Post-Conflict Reconstruction as a Tool for peace Building"
April 18th, 2012
Alvaro Escribano (Vice Rector, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
)"International University Mobility for Cross Continental Cooperation"
December 19th, 2013
Aminetou Ahmed & El Hacene Mbareck (Association for the Development of Benichab)
The Role of the Mauritanian Civil society in the economic field & The Capital city of Gold of Mauritania: Benichab
March 11th, 2016
Amir Lakha (Founder & Chairman Humanitarian And Charitable One Trust)
“Causes Of Conflicts And Strategies To Achieve Global Peace”
December 14th, 2016
Amitai Gross (Executive Director of Music in the Key of Peace, USA & Israel)
"Music as Mediation: Transcending Political Borders & Building Relationships"
March 24th, 2012
Ana Gomes (Member of the European Parliament)
"International Law, the Responsibility to Protect and Human Security - the Need for a Doctrine”
February 05th, 2015
Anatoly Golubov (Editor in Chief, Delfi.Lv, Russian Edition)
"Freedom of Expression and Technology - Mixing UGC vs Mainstream Media: Pro's and Contra's"
March 01st, 2012
Andranik Hovhannisyan (Counselor, Embassy of Armenia to the USA)
"Options on the Table": Soft Power, Intercultural Dialogue, and the Future of US Foreign Policy"
January 10th, 2013
Andras Simonyi (Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University; Former Ambassador of Hungary to the USA; ICD Advisory Board Member)
"Rock & Roll Diplomacy to Enhance Cross Continental Cooperation"
November 06th, 2013
Andras Simonyi (Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University; Former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States)
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy to Strengthen the Transatlantic Partnership"
January 11th, 2013
Andrea Ragusa (Department of International and Political Sciences at the University of Siena)
"Building an Identity within Commonwealth: Cultural-Political debate and the legislative action for UK for Cultural Heritage management"
October 14th, 2016
Andreas Kannengießer (German Film Director, Screenwriter and Assistant Director)
"Building the Tower of Babel to Overcome Communication and Language Barriers"
February 18th, 2016
Andreas Kraemer (Founding Director of Ecologic Institute in Berlin)
"Good Practice in Initiating, Animating and Moderating International Dialogues across Scientific and Policy Communities"
July 30th, 2014
Andreea-Lucia Cojocaru (Student, Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca)
"Unity and diversity in Latin America"
August 16th, 2013
Andrei Marga (Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute)
''Repositioning in Europe, Role of Levant''
May 24th, 2013
Andrei Radulescu (Senior Economist Banca Transilvania)
"European Real Economic Convergence - Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe"
April 14th, 2016
Andrej Lepavcov (Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the EU)
Welcome Speech
May 22nd, 2014
Andrew Bennett (Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University)
"The Application of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in combating International Terrorism and Global Risks"
January 11th, 2013
André Nowak (Member of the Board of the Verein Tourismus für Alle Deutschland e.V.)
“Without Accessibility there is No Sustainable Tourism – 'Tourism for All' in the Framework of Global Challenges and German Experiences”
March 09th, 2016
Androulla Michael (Présidente de Chypre Culture à Paris)
"Le futur rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones”
September 22nd, 2014
Anette Bickmeyer (Vice President, Sustainability Management, EON AG)
"Conflict of Aims: CO2 Reduction, Coal Sourcing and a Clean Supply Chain"
November 09th, 2014
Angela Beeching (Author)
"Narco Music: the Delivery System for Empathy"
June 27th, 2014
Angelika Werthmann (Member of the European Parliament)
"Gendermainstreaming in Gender Policy"
April 15th, 2014
Angelika Werthmann (Member of the European Parliament)
"The Role of Inter-faith Dialogue in Peace Building"
April 02nd, 2014
Angie Cruz (Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh)
"The Possibility of Fiction and Creating New Maps"
June 26th, 2014
Anita Mendiratta (Founder & Managing Director, CACHET Consulting)
“Nation Branding: Competitive Identity, Critical Enabler”
March 06th, 2015
Anna Diamantopoulou (Former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities; Former Greek Minister for Development)
"Wir sind das Volk"
November 09th, 2014
Anna Diamantopoulou (Former Greek European Commissioner for Employment)
"The Refugees Crisis, Still a Major Crisis"
December 16th, 2016
Anna Diamantopoulou (Former Greek Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping)
"Standing Together in the Face of Difference: Intercultural Dialogue as a Way to Overcome the Crisis"
December 13th, 2012
Anna Diamantopoulou (Former Greek Minister; Former European Commissioner)
"The EU Economic Crisis: the Case of Greece and the particular Relationship with Germany"
May 21st, 2015
Anna Diamantopoulou (Member of Parliament in Greece
)"The European Citizens' Initiatives: 'A new tool: From the European Elite to the European Citizens"
December 19th, 2013
Anna Malavassi (MA Student, Freie Universität Berlin)
"Keynote Address"
May 21st, 2016
Anna Prior and Shamender Talwar (Founders, The Unity of Faiths Foundation 'Why Unity?' )
"Why Unity?"
April 03rd, 2014
Anna Shivute (Commissioner, The Namibian Film Commission)
"Film as an Educational Tool: A Visual Insight into Africa"
August 23rd, 2013
Anna Wallén (Member of the Parliament of Sweden)
"Gender Equality in the EU – A Question of Fairness and Economic Growth"
April 15th, 2014
Anna Wallén (Member of the Parliament of Sweden)
"Working towards de facto gender equality: Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017"
April 14th, 2014
Anna Wallén (Member of the Parliament of Sweden)
"Citizenship, Empowerment and Grass-roots Democracy in Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods within Europe"
April 15th, 2014
Anna Yankova (Director, International Affairs, Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland)
"Engaging Civil Society to Promote Women's Rights in the MENA Region: Ensuring the Effectiveness of Cultural Diplomacy"
June 25th, 2014
Annie Guénard Maget
"Teaching National History without Resentment?"
April 14th, 2016
Annika Rembe (CEO, the Swedish Institute)
"The Power of Culture in Regional Cooperation, Nordic-Baltic-Russian Cooperation"
September 09th, 2014
Anthony Russell Brenton (Former British Ambassador to Russia)
"Europe and Russia: Cultural Soul Mates or Competitors?"
December 16th, 2012
Anthony Thekkek (Indian-American actor and Producer)
"Cultural Diplomacy in Art & Film"
February 12th, 2014
Antonio Paolucci (Director of the Vatican Museum)
Welcoming Speech
June 13th, 2013
Antonio Saura (Spanish Film Producer)
Keynote Address
February 10th, 2015
Antonio Varsori (Chair of the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians, University of Padua)
"Italy and the Balkan/Danubian area after the fall of communism: between traditional interests and new challenges"
April 14th, 2016
Aquien Pascal (Vice President, The scientific Council, Université Paris 4 Sorbonne)
"Without Translation, we would be Living in Provinces Bordering on Silence' (George Steiner) : Literature and Translation as a Bridge between Cultures"
December 19th, 2013
Arif Havas Oegroseno (Ambassador of Indonesia to the European Union)
"The Use of Innovative Concepts of Intercultural Dialogue to Build Friendships and Foster Trust between Civil Society Groups at the Global Level"
January 11th, 2013
Armen Oganesyan (Editor-in-Chief, International Affairs Journal, Russia)
"Europe Meets Russia: But where are the Meeting Points?"
April 26th, 2012
Arnold Amber (Director of CWA-SCA Canada)
"Free Expression, the Use of Media in Waging Mass Public Protest, and the Political Realities Facing Those Who Wield Power and Those Who Seek to Remove Them"
February 29th, 2012
Arnold Packer (Former United States Assistant Secretary of Labor)
"US Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: Building Cultural Bridges to Strengthen the Relationships between America and the Global Community"
June 25th, 2014
Arnold Rüütel (Former President of Estonia
)"Culture as the Foundation of Sustainable Development"
December 18th, 2013
Arthur Gwagwa (Coordinator, International Liaison Office, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum)
"The Need to Adopt Adequate Measures to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Crimes Against Humanity in Zimbabwe"
May 30th, 2013
Asenka Ostojić (Conductor, Associate Professor at Music Academy University of Zagreb)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Ashok Rajamani (Author)
"The Hyphen"
June 27th, 2014
Ashot Avetisyan (Head of Yerevan Center for Democracy and Peace)
The Role of Museums in the Cultural Diplomacy: "Tapan" Museum Case"
May 26th, 2016
Asogwa Euphemia Chika (Lecturer and Head of Department of Mass Communication, Kogi State University, Anyigba)
"Nollywood and Representation of Nigerian Culture in The Global Market: Mirror Effect or Deflection?"
August 24th, 2013
Asta Skaisgiryté Liauškien (Ambassador of Lithuania to the British Film Institute United Kingdom)
"The Lithuanian Presidency of the EU: Priorities in the Field of Culture and Audiovisual"
August 21st, 2013
Athanasios D. Koustelios (Vice-Rector, University of Thessaly, Greece)
"Sport as a Means of Cultural Diplomacy"
December 18th, 2013
Atifete Jahjaga (Former President of the Republic of Kosovo)
"Healing through Art"
December 17th, 2016
August Parengkuan (Ambassador of Indonesia to Italy)
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths"
April 02nd, 2014
Aureliu Ciocoi (Ambassador of Moldavia to Germany)
"The Relationship Between Moldova and the European Union and Russia"
April 26th, 2012
Aureliu Ciocoi (Ambassador of Moldova to Germany)
"The Eastern Orientation/Policies of European Union and the European Orientation of Eastern Europe"
November 09th, 2012
Avraham Nir-Feldklein (Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel to Germany)
“Innovative Nation: Branding Israel”
March 04th, 2015
Azeema Adam (Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority)
"Innovative Policies for Sustainable Development"
November 09th, 2014
Aziz ef. Hasanović (President of Meshihat of Islamic Community in Croatia)
"Model of Arranging Relations Between the State and Religious Communities and Fostering Interfaith and intra-social Dialogue in Order to Promote Peace and Stability"
April 03rd, 2014
Azril Mohd Amin (Chief Executive, CENTHRA)
"ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms: EU Assistance to the NGO Sector"
April 28th, 2016
Azyumardi Azra (Former Rector of the State Islamic University (UIN), Jakarta)
"Interfaith Dialogues for Harmony and Peace: Indonesian Experience"
July 15th, 2014
Áine Collins TD (Member of the Irish Parliament)
"Culture as an Emotion"
December 13th, 2012
Ángeles González-Sinde (Former Minister of Culture of Spain)
"The Scribe and the Stone in the Lake: My Personal Experience in Cultural Diplomacy"
December 13th, 2012

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Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty (Ambassador of Egypt to Germany)
"Keynote Address"
October 06th, 2016
Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty (Ambassador of Egypt to Germany)
"Keynote Address"
July 27th, 2016
Badreldin Abdalla (Amb. of Sudan to Germany)
"Building Economic Bridges to Enhance African Sustainable Development and Economic Growth"
August 07th, 2014
Badreldin Abdalla Mohamed Ahmed A. Alla (Ambassador of Sudan to Germany)
"Keynote Address"
October 07th, 2016
Barbara Eifler (Executive Director, Making Music, UK)
"The impact of amateur music groups on their communities"
October 12th, 2016
Barbora Ondejcikova (participant of the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the EU)
"The Impact of the EEAS on the National Diplomacy of the Small EU Member States"
July 05th, 2013
Bart Gits (President, Japanese Cultural Center, Brussels)
"Japan's Perspective and Practices in Cultural Diplomacy"
May 23rd, 2014
Beatriz Becerra (Member of the European Parliament)
"The Role of the European Parliament in Democratic Governance and Human Rights. Current Challenges of the ICC System of International Criminal Justice"
February 04th, 2015
Belkacem Amarouche (Expert on European Law; Elected Parliamentarian for Europe and America)
"Ethics as a Measure to Preserve Peace in the World"
May 13th, 2016
Benito Bengzon Deputy Minister (Tourism Undersecretary of the Philippines)
“It’s More Fun in the Philippines”
March 09th, 2016
Bentley Brown (US Writer & Filmmaker)
"Linguistic Integrity in Cross-Cultural Filmmaking"
February 13th, 2014
Bernard Valero (Ambassador of France to Belgium)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Economic Diplomacy: In Opposition or Complimentary?" 
July 05th, 2013
Bernardo Torres Escudero (Judicial Vicar, Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real, Spain)
"Religious Freedom a Fundamental Right Necessary for Peace"
July 17th, 2014
Bernd Henningsen (Prof. at Humboldt University)
"Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?"
September 08th, 2014
Bernhard Schwager (Head Sustainability Office, Corporate Communications, Brand Management and Sustainability, Robert Bosch GmbH)
"Sustainability Strategies of Business Shown by the Example of Bosch"
November 08th, 2014
Bertel Haarder (Former Senior Danish Minister, Vice President of the Danish Parliament)
"Can the Nordics better utilize their Smart Power Experience in International Affairs and Co-operation?"
September 09th, 2014
Bertie Ahern (Former Prime Minister of Ireland)
Keynote Address
November 09th, 2014
Bertie Ahern (Former Prime Minister of Ireland)
"Peace, Prosperity and Progress: How Cultural Diplomacy drives Transatlantic Relationships in the 21st Century"
December 20th, 2013
Besim Beqaj (Minister of Finance of Kosovo)
Keynote Address
November 10th, 2014
Birgitte Tovborg Jensen (Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Denmark in Berlin)
"Biking Diplomacy - Copenhagen Bike Culture and City-Planning as a Case in Danish Public Diplomacy"
November 07th, 2012
Birte Fähnrich (Researcher, Strategic Communication, Berlin University for Professional Studies)
"Listening to the Scholars' Voice in Science Diplomacy. Expectations and experiences of participants in a German Science Diplomacy Programme"
July 29th, 2014
Birte Wassenberg (University of Strasbourg)
"The Franco-German Border Cooperation"
April 14th, 2016
Blanche Foster (Acting Executive Director, Darfur Rehabilitation Project, Inc.)
"Collaboration of Civil Society in Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities"
May 31st, 2013
Bob Dotson (American Broadcast Journalist & Host of "American Story with Bob Dotson," NBC News Today Show)
Keynote Address
June 27th, 2014
Borghe Dahl (Former President of the Supreme Court of Denmark)
"Fundamental values of Judges"
July 08th, 2014
Boria Sax (Writer & Journalist)
"Panda Diplomacy: How Animals Mediate Among Human Cultures"
June 27th, 2014
Boris Bracio (Professor and Head of Biomedical Engineering at Anhalt University)
"Is the West doing enough to Promote the Right Kind of Education in Africa?"
August 07th, 2014
Boris Tadić (Former President of Serbia)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Bozidar Jovanovic (Consul of Serbia in Strasbourg)
"Sources of human rights, Universal Declaration on Human Rights and European Court of Human Rights"
April 15th, 2014
Boštjan Zupančič (Judge, the European Court of Human Rights)
"The Binding Nature of the Judgments of the ECHR and the Universality of Human Rights"
April 16th, 2014
Božo Cerar (Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States)
"Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Reality"
November 05th, 2013
Branko Hrvatin (President of the Supreme Court of Croatia)
Keynote Address
July 08th, 2014
Bridget Callow-Wright (Australian Film Producer)
"Film as a Cultural Diplomacy Tool"
February 13th, 2014
Bujar Nishani (President of Albania)
"Albania’s Contribution in Strengthening the Regional Dialogue and Cooperation by Promoting its European Orientation and Values"
December 17th, 2016
Bulyzhenkov Igor Edmundovich (Rectorate Counsellor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)
"The University's Road to Excellence through an International Board and Cross Continental Scientometrics"
December 17th, 2013
Hon. Vice Minister Benjamin Liberoff (Vice Minister of Tourism in Uruguay)
"Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Uruguay"
March 12th, 2016

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Cade Russell (Programming Assistant, The Newport Film Festival)
"Film Festivals Role in Cultural Diplomacy"
February 11th, 2015
Cameron M. Chisholm (President, International Peace & Security Institute)
"Professionalizing Peace: Reclaiming Soft Power's Good Name"
January 11th, 2013
Camille Ferguson (Executive Director, American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association)
“Introducing America's Native Nations to the World”
March 04th, 2015
Candela Figueira (Director and Producer)
"The Film "Blue Lips" as an Example of International Collaboration Cultural Diplomacy"
February 14th, 2014
Carina Geber-Teir (Chief Communications Officer, OP-Pohjola Group)
"Sustainable Mission: Born to be Owned by Customers"
November 09th, 2014
Carl N. Grant (Managing Director at Kiwi Venture Partners)
Keynote Address
June 24th, 2014
Carlo Mazzi (Chairman of Prada S.p.A.)
"Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Industries, Sustainable Technologies"
November 09th, 2014
Carly Schmitt (Public Artist and Creative Entrepreneur)
"Food as an Emergency Diplomatic Tool in Contemporary Public Art"
March 31st, 2012
Carsten Paludan-Müller (General Director of the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage)
"A Constrained & Fragmented Space on the Edge of the Continental Landmasses, Crossroad, Battlefield & Melting Pot"
April 19th, 2012
Caterina Carta (Assistant Professor, Department International Affairs, Vesalius College)
"A Few Reflections on EU Cultural Diplomacy"
May 24th, 2014
Catherine Ferrie (Coordinator of Advanced Studies in Corporate Social Responsibility)
"International Environmental Governance and the Private Sector"
June 13th, 2012
Cecile Molinier (Director UNDP Office Geneva)
"Sustainable Development in Practice: UNDP's Experience of How Social, Environmental and Economic Progress Can Be Integrated to Make the Future More Sustainable"
June 13th, 2012
Celia Suárez (Country Brand Director, Office Presidency Honduras)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Honduras”
March 09th, 2016
Chang-Beom Kim (Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Belgium and to the European Union)
"Korea's Perspective and Practices in Cultural Diplomacy"
May 23rd, 2014
Charles Achaye Odong (Coordinator for Eastern Africa, Deutsche Welle)
"Cultural Diplomacy in Africa – The Impact of the Media in Sustainable Development and the Case of Deutsche Welle"
August 06th, 2014
Charles Burnett (Professor the History of Arabic/Islamic Influences in Europe', University of London)
"Music and Medicine as a Shared Culture between the East and West in the Middle Ages"
August 23rd, 2013
Charles Burnett (Professor, the Warbung Institute, London)
"Arabic learning and the beginning of European Universities"
October 12th, 2016
Charles Clarke (Former Home Secretary of the United Kindom)
"Reducing Economic Inequalities by the Expansion of Educational Capacities and Opportunities"
June 22nd, 2012
Chaudary Muhammad Barjees Tahir (Federal Minister for Kashmir/Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan)
Keynote Address
March 05th, 2015
Chris J. Dolan (Professor of Politics and Director of Global Studies, Lebanon Valley College)
“The Sources of Soft Power in the International Balance of Higher Education”
May 26th, 2016
Christian Cappe (Founder & CEO Cristal Festival)
“Francophonie et entreprises”
September 22nd, 2014
Christian Le Roux (Directeur de Cabinet, Conseil économique social et environnemental)
“Francophonie et Diplomatie”
September 22nd, 2014
Christian Leitz (Head, Corporate Responsibility Management, UBS AG)
"From Non-Governmental to Governmental in Sustainability … in Banking"
November 08th, 2014
Christianna N. Leahy (Professor of Comparative Politics, Chair, Department of Political Science and International Studies, McDaniel College)
"It's the Power, Stupid: Be it Soft, Hard, or Smart, It's All About Power"
January 10th, 2013
Christoph Bartmann (Regional Manager for North America; Director Goethe -Institut New York)
"Responsibility and the Role of the Governmental Organizations to Promote Intercultural Exchange - Case Study Germany: The Goethe Institute”
May 27th, 2016
Christopher Greenwood (Judge, International Court of Justice)
"International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights”
February 04th, 2015
Christos Giakoumopoulos (Director for Human Rights, Council of Europe)
"Enforcing Human Rights Regimes: The Collective Responsibility of States and Non-State Actors"
April 28th, 2016
Christos Koukliotis (Director, Office of the Holy Arbishopric of Cyprus)
"Fostering Interreligious Communication in Cyprus"
April 02nd, 2014
Chu Eben (Refugees Emancipation e.V.)
Keynote Speech
January 16th, 2015
Chukwuka Onwumechili (Professor of Communications, Howard University)
"Winning Against Terrorism? US Interests, Nigeria, and Boko Haram"
January 10th, 2013
Cirino Hiteng Ofuho (South Sudanese Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports)
"The Potential for Cultural and Sports Diplomacy in Supporting National Building, Good Governance and the Prevention of Intercommunal Violence"
May 30th, 2013
Claes G. Ryn (Professor of Politics, the Catholic University of America)
"Our Shared Humanity: The Moral and Cultural Preconditions of Cordial Relations"
November 06th, 2013
Clarence E. McKnight (Former General in the US Army)
"Revolution in Global Telecom and the Increased Need for Soft Power and Smart Power to Avoid Any More Long Wars"
February 23rd, 2012
Claudia Bandion-Ortner (King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre)
"Dialogue: An Essential Key to Cultural Diplomacy and Religion"
March 31st, 2014
Claudia Fritsche (Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States)
"A Global Dialogue about Cultural Diplomacy, National Security and Global Risks"
June 26th, 2012
Claudio Bisogniero (Ambassador of Italy to the United States)
Welcome Address
November 06th, 2013
Claus Fischer (Head of B2B Business, Austrian Mint)
"The Gold Market in Perspective and CSR"
June 20th, 2012
Claus-Peter Martens ( President, German Cambridge Society)
"Welcome Speech"
October 07th, 2016
Clemens Boonekamp (Director, Agriculture & Commodities Division, WTO)
"Food Security and Trade"
June 13th, 2012
Corine Defrance (CNRS)
"Twinning, Reconciliation Vectors"
April 14th, 2016
Cornelius Alvin Smith (Ambassador of the Bahamas to the United States)
"Perspectives from Latin America The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Culture, Smart Power & Diplomacy"
June 28th, 2012
Cosmina Stratan (Romanian Actress)
"Actor. The Romantic Cultural Diplomat"
February 12th, 2014
Costantinos Berhuétesfa Costantinos (Chair, Ethiopica Infrastructure & Tunneling Co. & AAI Capital, Professor of Public Policy, School of Graduate Studies, Addis Ababa University)
"Unleashing the Africa Moment: The MDGs, Effective States and Engaged Societies"
January 27th, 2014
Crin Antonescu (President of the Romanian Senate)
Keynote Speech
May 24th, 2013
Cristian Cimpeanu (Foreign Affairs Journalist)
Keynote Address
March 01st, 2012
Csaba Kőrösi (Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN)
"Role of Culture, Traditions in Tackling Challenges of Transition and in Time of Crisis"
February 22nd, 2012
Csaba Sándor Tabajdi (Member of the European Parliament)
"Cultural Diplomacy within the Framework of the European Union"
December 19th, 2013
Cyril Svoboda (Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic; Former Foreign Minister)
Keynote Address
November 10th, 2014
Cyril Svoboda (President, Diplomatic Academy of Prague; Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic; Former Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic)
"Syria and the reasons for Western Hesitation to Act"
December 20th, 2013
Çağrı Erhan (Researcher, Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies - USAK)
"Turkey's Strategic Position in the Mediterranean Security Complex"
April 18th, 2012

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Dagfinn Høybråten (Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers)
Welcome address
September 08th, 2014
Dagur B. Eggertsson (Mayor of Reykjavik)
"Democratic Accountability, State Sovereignty, and International Governance"
April 27th, 2016
Dan Petre (Director General of the Romanian Diplomatic Institute)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Dan Petre (Director General of the Romanian Diplomatic Institute)
"Keynote Address"
May 09th, 2016
Daniel Barbu (Minister of Culture of Romania)
"Levant, Cradle of Cultural Diplomacy: Rediscovering the Mediterranean"
May 24th, 2013
Daniel Nsereko (Judge, Special Tribunal for Lebanon)
"Evolution of the Status of the Individual in International Law"
February 05th, 2015
Daniel Winteler (Managing Director, Miroglio S.p.A)
"Drive the Sustainable Change"
November 10th, 2014
Daniela Koleva (Head, Master's Program „History of Women and Gender", Sofia University "St. Klimen)
"Responsibility to protect women in the conflict and post-conflict stages"
October 09th, 2013
Daniela Lulache (CEO, SN, Nuclearelectrica SA)
"The New European Paradigm of Sustainability"
November 09th, 2014
Daniela Zaharia (Head of Department of History Faculty of the Bucharest University)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Danutė Jočienė (Judge of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania)
"The Role of the National Courts in implementing the European Convention on Human Rights"
July 08th, 2014
Darius Jonas Semaška (Ambassador of Lithuania to the Netherlands)
"Challenges and Risks of Inflation in Promoting Human Rights”
February 05th, 2015
Darko Lorencin (Minister of Tourism of Croatia)
“The Promotion of the Croatian Tourism”
March 05th, 2015
Darlene J. Sadlier (Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University, USA)
"Good Neighbor Cultural Diplomacy in World War II: The Art of Making Friends"
March 31st, 2012
Darnell Summers (Journalist & ICD Consultant)
"The Challenges of Independent Film Making"
February 11th, 2015
David Gow (Former European Business Editor, The Guardian)
"The De- Professionalization of the Fourth Estate: Social Media and their Consequences"
February 29th, 2012
David Havlíček (Secretary of National Economic Council the Government of Czech Republic)
"Economic Context of Income Inequality in European Union"
June 21st, 2012
David Wayne (Member of the British Parliament)
"Human rights and devolution: the British experience"
April 15th, 2014
Davor Bozinovic (Member of the Parliament of Croatia)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Dayo Balogun (Film Editor and Postproduction Consultant, H264 Media Limited)
"Rebranding Nollywood-The 200 Million Dollar Question"
August 24th, 2013
Dániel Hegedüs (Center for Central and Eastern Europe, German Council on Foreign Relations)
''German Cultural Diplomacy in East-Central-Europe. Ballance and Perspectives of a Democratic Capacity-building Soft-power Measure.''
July 31st, 2014
Deborah Davenport (Sr. Visiting Research Assoc., Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University)
"The Unmeasurable in Pursuit of the Unattainable"
May 30th, 2013
Delia Domingo Albert (Former Foreign Minister of the Philippines)
"Breaking Borders: Building the ASEAN Community"
November 10th, 2014
Devota Mdachi (Chief Deputy Officer, Tanzania Tourism Board)
"Tanzania and the best African Destinations"
March 10th, 2016
Dhiaa N. Al-Asadi (Member of the Parliament of Iraq, Leader of the Al-Ahrar Bloc)
"Keynote Address"
July 27th, 2016
Diana Cohen Altman (Executive Director of the Karabakh Foundation in Washington, D.C)
"Inside the Cabinet of Curiosities"
January 11th, 2013
Diana Ignatova (Directeur de l’Institut culturel bulgare à Paris)
"Le futur rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones”
September 22nd, 2014
Dick Henry (President of The Streit Council)
"Toward a Union of Democracies"
November 04th, 2013
Dietmar Köring (Architect & Researcher, Institute for Urban Design and Sustainable Urban Planning)
"The Spine of Europe, Energy Rivers in the Air"
May 29th, 2013
Dietrich von Kyaw (Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Germany to the EU)
"Instruments for facing the challenges of our times with particular emphasis on Europe"
May 13th, 2016
Dimitar Kyumyurdzhiev (Deputy Minister of Defence)
"Welcome Address"
April 22nd, 2016
Dimitris Christopoulos (Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights)
"Can the EU-Turkey Agreement on Refugees be reconciled with international Humanitarian Law and the Geneve Convention?"
April 28th, 2016
Dirk Niebel (Former Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development)
Keynote Address
November 08th, 2014
Dirk Niebel (Minister of Economic Cooperation & Development of Germany 2009-13)
"Cultural Diplomacy in the German Public & Private Sectors: Culture of Cooperation"
July 30th, 2014
Dirk van den Berg (German Filmmaker, Producer)
"The overseen Importance of Culture in Post-war Societies"
December 14th, 2012
Djoomart Otorbaev (Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan)
"Finding the Best Governance Model to Reduce Poverty and Protect Human Rights"
April 28th, 2016
Dmitry Dedov (Judge, European Court of Human Rights)
"Strasbourg Court in Promoting Sustainable Development"
April 16th, 2014
Dolya Gavanski (Actress, writer, Film Producer & Founder of Thea Films)
"Storytelling and Challenging stereotypes through Film"
February 18th, 2016
Dominika Svarc (Appeals Counsel in the Office of the Prosecutor, International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia)
"International Courts as a Tool for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
February 05th, 2015
Dominique Tilmans (Member of the Belgian Senate)
"Space for Peace in the South Caucasus"
May 24th, 2014
Dorian Branea (Director of the Romanian Cultural Center in London)
"EUNIC and Cultural Diplomacy in Europe"
July 10th, 2013
Dorin Dobra (Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"Borders as Sources of Crisis: the Great Future Challenge of the EU"
April 14th, 2016
Dorji Phuntsho (CEO of the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan)
"Sustainability from the Lens of Gross National Happiness: Its Challenges in Implementation"
November 09th, 2014
Dorle Hellmuth (Assistant Professor of Politics, the Catholic University of America)
"Spying Among Friends: Implications for Trans-Continental Cooperation"
November 05th, 2013
Dragan Domazet (Rector, Belgrade Metropolitan University; Former Minister of Science of the Republic of Serbia)
"Are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) threats or opportunities for education in developing countries?"
December 18th, 2013
Dragoljub Popovic (Judge of the European Court of Human Rights)
"International Human Rights Protection – A Hope for the Weak"
April 16th, 2014
Dragoljub Popovic (Judge, the European Court of Human Rights)
"The Role of Human Rights Today"
December 16th, 2016
Dusan Spasojevic (Ambassador of Serbia to Turkey)
"To What Extent can Serbia Joining the EU Help Build Sustainable Peace in the Balkans?"
April 19th, 2012

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Ebrahim Adsani (General Manager, AWARE Center)
"The State of West-Islamic Relations"
February 21st, 2012
Edouard Bizimana (Ambassador of Burundi)
"African Youth Education & Development Burundi as Case Study"
January 15th, 2015
Edouard Bizimana (Ambassador of Burundi)
Keynote Speech
March 06th, 2015
Edson Chiota (CEO, Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offender)
"Collaboration of Civil Society in Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities - Perspectives from Zimbabwe "
May 31st, 2013
Eduardo Ochoa (Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, US Government)
"On the Definit"Smart Leadership: Higher Education in the Global Century" ion of Capitalism and Its Implications for the Current Global Political-Economic Crisis"
February 21st, 2012
Edward M. Turay (High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to the United Kingdom)
"Cultural Diplomacy throughout the Commonwealth of Nations"
July 10th, 2013
Edward Zammit Lewis (Minister of Tourism of Malta)
Keynote Address
March 05th, 2015
Egidijus Vareikis (Member of the Parliament of Lithuania)
"Problems of Cultural Dialogue and Human Rights in the Former Communist-Ruled Countries. Way to Mutual Understanding"
April 14th, 2014
Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (Former Vice Prime Minister of Georgia)
"Conflict Transformation seen through the Prism of People to People Relationship"
December 14th, 2012
Ekrem Erdem (Director for African Economic and Social Research Center, Erciyes University)
"How Sustainable Is The Growth Performance Of African Countries By Region? A Detailed Analysis of the North African Countries"
August 06th, 2014
Elena Poptodorova (Ambassador of Bulgaria to the United States)
"Cultural diplomacy at Times of Crisis"
June 24th, 2014
Elena Poptodorova (Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Bulgaria: moving forward"
February 21st, 2012
Elena Poptodorova (Former Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA)
"Human Rights and the Migration Crisis in Europe"
December 17th, 2016
Elena Poptodorova (ICD Advisory Board Member; Ambassador of Bulgaria to the USA)
"Opportunities for International and Intercultural Relations to Enhance Cross & Trans Continental Cooperation"
November 04th, 2013
Elena V. Lassal (Kamchatka Tourism Promotion)
Keynote Address
March 11th, 2016
Eleonora Glada Pessina (Group Sustainability Officer & C. SpA)
"Sustainability as a Multinational Management Model: the Pirelli Case"
November 08th, 2014
Elfyn Llwyd (Member of the British Parliament)
"Tackling Violence against Women at Home and Abroad"
April 15th, 2014
Elin Suleymanov (Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States)
"The UN Security Council and International Law"
November 04th, 2013
Elin Suleymanov (Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States)
"The Application of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in Combating Extremism and other Forms of Radicalism"
January 10th, 2013
Elissa Bantug (Project Coordinator of the Breast Cancer Survivorship Program, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Keynote Address
June 25th, 2014
Eliyahtsoor Ben Aaharon (Brotherhood of African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, UK)
"Keynote Address"
October 13th, 2016
Elizabeth Salguero Carrillo (Ambassador of Bolivia to Germany)
“Bolivia: Sustainable Tourism and Its Incidence in the Economy”
March 05th, 2015
Elke Ritt (Head of Arts, British Council Germany)
"Partnering with the Cultural Sector in Germany - the British Council’s Perspective"
July 29th, 2014
Elmar Brok (Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs)
"Keynote Address"
December 16th, 2016
Elsa Cordeiro (Member of the Portuguese Parliament)
"How Portugal can use the Power of Arts and Culture in its Economic Growth"
December 15th, 2012
Elvis N. Ololo (Writer and Film Producer from Nigeria; producer Nollywood Blockbuster "Money Drop")
"Nollywood Movies and the Importance of African Movies in Europe"
August 08th, 2014
Emanuel Xavier (Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Novelist, Editor, and Activist)
"The Potential for American Art & Culture in Transcending Cultural Barriers"
June 27th, 2014
Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania)
"Welcome Address"
May 06th, 2016
Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania)
"Keynote Address"
December 16th, 2016
Emil Hurezeanu (Ambassador of Romania in the Federal Republic of Germany)
"Welcome Speech"
April 14th, 2016
Emilio Sáenz Francés San Baldomero (Prof., Dep. of International Relations, Universidad Comillas)
“Pope Francis. New Time for Interfaith Dialogue”
July 16th, 2014
Emily Atef (Celebrated German Filmmaker & Producer)
"Not One Homeland" - The Variety of Nationalities That Have Conceived My Cultural Identity"
December 15th, 2012
Emma Bonino (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy)
Welcome remarks
June 12th, 2013
Enrico Letta (Prime Minister of Italy)
Keynote Speech
June 12th, 2013
Enrique S. Pumar (Professor & Chair, Department of Sociology, Catholic University of America)
"The Unintended Consequences of Promoting Cultural Diplomacy: Some Lessons from the American Dream"
June 24th, 2014
Enver Halilovic (Rector, University of Tuzla)
"Modern Russian Diplomacy and Global Balkans"
December 18th, 2013
Enzo M. Le Fevre Cervini (Budapester Center Int. Prevention of Genocide & Mass Atocities)
"Responsibility to Protect and in the Context of Syria"
December 14th, 2012
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (Former Foreign Minister of Cyprus)
"Respecting and Protecting Religious Heritage: An Important Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue"
April 02nd, 2014
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus)
"The Responsibility to Protect and the Role of the UN Security Council: The Need for Legitimacy and Consistency"
April 10th, 2013
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (ICD Advisory Board Member; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus)
"Ending Conflicts: Reconciliation and Peace-building remain Indispensable for a Stable Peace"
December 20th, 2013
Erhard Busek (Former Vice Chancellor of Austria)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Religions Today in Europe"
April 01st, 2014
Erhard Busek (Former Vice Chancellor of Austria)
"Globally and Regionally – How does it fit Together?"
December 16th, 2016
Erhard Busek (Former Vice-Chancellors of Austria, Former Minister of Education)
"Crisis Management & Cultural Diplomacy Today"
December 15th, 2012
Eric Joyce (MP, Member of the British Parliament)
"Contemporary African Arts and Artists into Perceptions of Africa in Developed States"
August 21st, 2013
Eric Kabera (Film Director, Founder and CEO of the Kwetu Film Institute in Rwanda)
“100 days”
February 14th, 2014
Eric Revel (Directeur général de “La Chaine Info”)
“Les médias et la francophonie”
September 22nd, 2014
Eric Rubin (Ambassador of the United States to Bulgaria)
"Welcome Address"
April 22nd, 2016
Erna Hennicot Schoepges (Former Minister of Education of Luxembourg)
"Global Human rights, a Challenge for Global Cultural Diplomacy"
December 18th, 2016
Erna Hennicot-Schoegpes (Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former President of the Parliament of Luxembourg; Former Minister of Culture & Religious Affairs)
"Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy in the Diplomatic Sector and as a Strategy of Nation Branding"
February 14th, 2014
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (Former Minister of Culture of Luxembourg, ICD Advisory Board)
"The Future of EU Cultural Diplomacy"
July 04th, 2013
Erwin Lotter (Member of the German Parliament; FDP Party)
"Strengthening of Intercultural Understanding on the Parliamentary Level"
November 08th, 2012
Eulalia Piñero Gil (Professor, North American Literature, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
“Reading American Literature at the Spanish University: A Context of Transcultural Dialogue and Conflict Resolution”
July 16th, 2014
Euripides Evriviades (High Commisioner of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Kingdom)
"Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwalth: The SoftPower within"
October 13th, 2016
Euripides G. Stephanou (Rector, University Of Crete)
"The Potential Role of Higher Education and Research Institutions in National Cultural Diplomacy"
December 18th, 2013
Evelyn Leopold (Former Bureau Chief for Reuters at UN)
"What not to do in Cultural Diplomacy"
February 22nd, 2012
Evgeni Velev (University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Sofia)
“Development of Cultural and Creative Entertainment and Tourist Industries in the Context of Art and Culture Lifelong Learning”
March 11th, 2016
H. E. Amb. Erines Otorbaev (Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Germany)
Keynote Address
March 10th, 2016
Hon. Emilio Silvestri (Minister of Tourism of Honduras)
Keynote Address
March 12th, 2016
President Emil Constantinescu (President, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania)
"Welcome Address"
July 26th, 2016

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Fabian Hamilton (British Labour Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, UK)
"Power Politics and the Tibetan Question"
April 28th, 2016
Fabienne Reuter (Délégué général de Wallonie-Bruxelles en France)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Fabrice Serodes (Department of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France )
"Is a Common European Cultural Diplomacy Only a Matter of Politics?"
May 22nd, 2014
Fadi Khalaf (Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges)
"Sustainability Strategies of Business Shown by the Example of BoschArab Stock Exchanges - Overview and Opportunities"
November 10th, 2014
Fadi Khalaf (Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges)
“Reasons behind the Lack of Liquidity on the Arab Financial Markets”
July 28th, 2016
Faisal EL-Fayez (President of the Jordanian Senate)
“Global Political and Economic Challenges: Jordan as a Model for Political and Economic Reform in an Unstable Region”
March 11th, 2016
Faisal J. Abbas (Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya English)
“From Arab Street to Arab Stream: Who do We know Communicate with in the Arab World”
July 29th, 2016
Fani Palli-Petralia (Former Minister for Employment and Social Protection of Greece)
"Human Rights, Refugee Crisis: The Contribution of Culture Diplomacy"
December 17th, 2016
Fareeda Abdulkareem (MA student in the ICD and HFU)
“Nollywood as a tool of moral responsibility in Nigeria”
February 18th, 2016
Fausto Pocar (Former President of the ICTY)
Keynote Address
February 04th, 2015
Fausto Pocar (Former President of the ICTY)
"Human Rights in Peace and Wartime: Striving for International Accountability"
July 08th, 2014
Fayik Yagizay (Representative of the Council of Europe, People’s Democratic Party, HTP, Turkey)
"Juxtaposing State Interests against Fundamental Values: The Kurdish Experience"
April 28th, 2016
Ferdous Ara Begum (Gender Issues Specialist, Former Member of UN CEDAW Committee)
"CEDAW Convention after 30 Years: Challenges & Achievements towards Advancement of Women in the Public and political Spheres"
December 14th, 2012
Fernando Ureña Rib (Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic)
"Historical and Cultural Attractions in the Dominican Republic"
August 14th, 2013
Filip Vujanović (President of Montenegro)
Welcome address
July 08th, 2014
Fillippe Savadogo (Ambassador of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF))
"The Cultural Dimension of Diplomacy - The case of the Pan African Festival of Cinema and Television Ouagadougou (FESPACO)"
December 16th, 2012
Fiona Mactaggart (Member of the British Parliament)
"Protecting Human Rights, Why Legislation Isn’t Enough"
April 14th, 2014
Flavio Guaratto (International Affairs & Global Politics Analyst)
"Welcome Address"
May 26th, 2016
Florence Tatu Amimu (ICD Director of Program, Africa-Affairs)
“State of Affairs - Afro European Relations Today”
October 06th, 2016
Frances Ngozi Chukwukere (Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Igbo Studies, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria and a PHD researcher at the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"Framing the African Dialectics of Health and Environment: Engaging the Youth in Education and Sustainability"
January 15th, 2015
Francesco Azzarello (Ambassador of Italy to the Netherlands)
"The Role of International Law in Promoting Human Rights. The Rights of Migrants in the Mediterranean: a New Frontier for Human Rights? A Challenge for International Law?”
February 04th, 2015
Francesco Maria Amoruso (Member of the Italian Senate)
"Dialogue: An PAM approach to promote and facilitate interfaith dialogue and its applications in the Mediterranean Key to Cultural Diplomacy and Religion"
April 02nd, 2014
Francesco Mattuzzi (Photographer & Video Artist)
"Peace Beyond Borders"
February 18th, 2016
Francesco Profumo (Former Minister of Education of Italy)
"The EU Horizon 2020 Program: New Opportunities for Cross Continental Cooperation"
September 26th, 2013
Francesco Rutelli & Katalin Bogyay, with the following speakers: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Bertie Ahern, Erna, Hennicot-Schoepges, Rolf Tarrach, Albert Fortell
"Arts, Culture & Applied Cultural Diplomacy"
December 18th, 2013
Francesco Rutelli (Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy)
"Cultural Diplomacy: a Strategic Tool to Enhance Dialogue, Cooperation, & the Rule of Law"
December 15th, 2012
Francesco Rutelli (Honorary President, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin; Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy)
"Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Italy"
June 13th, 2013
Francisco Mariano Manuel Fernández Amunategui (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile)
"Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy: The Latin-American Case"
December 18th, 2016
Franco Frattini (Former Foreign Minister of Italy)
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths"
March 31st, 2014
Franco Frattini (Italian Politician and former Foreign Minister of Italy)
"Responsibility to Protect or Duty to Protect? New Perspectives on UN Humanitarian Interventions"
April 10th, 2013
Franco Frattini (President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education & Development)
"The Future Role of NATO in Strengthening Cross Continental Cooperation"
September 27th, 2013
Franco Frattini (President of the ICD Organization for Youth Education & Development; Former Foreign Minister of Italy)
"Future Prospects in International and Intercultural Relations to Enhancing Cross & Trans Continental Cooperation"
November 04th, 2013
Frank Ucciardo (UN Correspondent for CBS)
"Soft Power, Diplomacy and Social Revolutions"
February 21st, 2012
Frans de Ruiter (Director Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden University)
"Europe As - in the First Place - a Cultural Project through its Citizens"
May 23rd, 2014
Frederike Wolter (Founder, favoroute.com)
“Welcome Travel Guide 2.0: Favoroute.com!”
March 04th, 2015
Fuad Isgandarov (Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
"Is a Common European Cultural Diplomacy Only a Matter of Politics?"
May 22nd, 2014
Fülöp Kocsis (Bishop of the Diocese Hajdudorog, Hungary)
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths"
March 31st, 2014

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Gabor Demsky (Former Mayor of Budapest)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Gabor Demsky (Former Mayor of Budapest)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Gabriela Bogasiu (Vice President of the Supreme Court of Romania)
"Human Rights and their Impact on National Administrative Law"
December 15th, 2016
Gaetano Quagliariello (Minister for Constitutional Reforms of Italy)
"The Power of Culture for Communication, International Cooperation and Peace"
June 13th, 2013
Gavin Phillipson (Professor, Durham Law School, UK)
"Strasbourg` Privacy and the Purpose of Free Speech: Reflections on Von Hannover v Germany (No 2)"
March 01st, 2012
Gayle McPherson & David McGillivray (University of West Scotland)
“Mega-Events as cultural diplomacy: influencing Human Rights”
December 14th, 2016
Geir Helgesen (Director, the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies)
"Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?"
September 08th, 2014
Genaro Rios-Müggenburg (Project Manager, ProMexico Germany)
"Creative Industries in Latin America. Mexico: Matrix of the Spanish-Speaking Digital Wave"
August 15th, 2013
George Papaconstantinou (Former Minister for Finance of Greece)
"Europe Since the Wall: Economic Integration and Diversity"
November 08th, 2014
George Sabin Cutas (Member of the European Parliament)
"The Role of the EP in Shaping the Foreign Policy Agenda"
May 22nd, 2014
Georgi Pirinski (MEP, S&D Group)
“Sustainable Future Of The Black Sea Region”
April 22nd, 2016
Georgiana Ciceo (Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"The Normative Power of Europe Beyond its Borders"
April 14th, 2016
Gerhard Prätorius (Director of CSR and Sustainability, Volkswagen AG)
"Volkswagen Group - Sustainability on Core Strength"
November 08th, 2014
Gerhard Prätorius (Head of Sustainability Department, Volkswagen AG)
"Human Rights and Global Value Chains"
December 16th, 2016
Germán Rodríguez Espinosa (Director & Editor-in-Chief, Hispanovisión)
"Contemporary Ibero-Latin-American Relationships"
August 16th, 2013
Gernot Wolfram (Professor for Media and Arts Management at the Macromedia University Berlin)
"Academic Perspectives: Macromedia University Berlin"
May 21st, 2016
Getachew Metaferia (Professor of Political Science, Morgan State University)
"Cross-Continental Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities"
November 04th, 2013
Getahun Kassa Atey (Lecturer and PhD Program Coordinator, Center for Human Rights, Addis Ababa University)
"Asset Based Interventions to Reduce Poverty in Communities"
January 27th, 2014
Gérard Biraud (Former Chairman, Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations)
"Reconciling Stakeholders' Cultures for a Sustainable Development: Some Lessons Learned"
June 13th, 2012
Gheorghe Magheru (‪General‬ ‪Director‬ ‪Politic‬ of the ‎Minister‬ of ‪Foreign Affairs‬)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Gheorghe Magheru (‪General‬ ‪Director‬ ‪Politic‬ of the ‎Minister‬ of ‪Foreign Affairs‬)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Gianni Picco (Former Under Secretary General to United Nations; Member of IPCGE Board)
"Keynote Address"
May 26th, 2016
Gigi Tevzadze (Rector, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)
"Institutionalizing Self-Reflection: From Cross-Cultural Cooperation to Cross-Cultural Synergy"
December 17th, 2013
Gilles A. Noghès (Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States)
"The Soft Power of the Principality of Monaco"
June 27th, 2012
Giovanna Melandri (President of MAXXI)
"Cultural Heritage, Italian Language, Creative Industries: Italian Distinctive Features In The World"
June 13th, 2013
Giovanni Puglisi (President of the UNESCO National Commission)
"Cultural Heritage, Italian Language, Creative Industries: Italian Distinctive Features In The World"
June 13th, 2013
Giovanni Puglisi (Rector, International University of Languages and Media, IULM)
"Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Industries…what about Sustainable Culture?"
November 08th, 2014
Giuli Alasania (Chairman of the University of Georgia)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Gizo Chelidze (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Georgia)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Glen Newey (Professor, Political Theory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles)
"Talking Pork: Relativism, Toleration and Intercultural Dialogue"
May 23rd, 2014
Goran Lambertz (Judge of the Supreme Court of Sweden)
"Begging, Human Rights and International Law"
July 09th, 2014
Graça Mota (Member of the Portuguese Parlament)
"Art & Culture Promoting Global Peace''
December 15th, 2012
Graham Watson (Member of European Parliament for the South West of England and Gibraltar; President, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
"Sustainable Environment and International Law"
April 15th, 2014
Gregor Ulrich Henckel Donnersmarck Ocist (Former Abbot of the Cistercian Monastery of Heiligenkreuz)
"The Cultural Influence of Christianity World-Wide and the Diplomatic Activities of the Roman Catholic Church"
December 18th, 2016
Gregory H. Stanton (President of Genocide Watch)
"Can Crimes Against Humanity Be Stopped in Syria? How Can Those Committing Them Be Held Accountable?"
December 14th, 2012
Gregory Stanton (President of Genocide Watch)
"Building an International Alliance to Prevent Genocide and Mass Atrocities: Engaging Regional, National, and Local Educational, Governmental, and Civil Society Organizations"
May 30th, 2013
Grégory Thuan (Lawyer, Cabinet Hincker & Associés)
"International Law, Human Rights and the Rights of Women"
April 15th, 2014
Guenter Nooke (German Chancellor for Africa, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Dvpment)
"Economic Opportunities in Africa"
August 06th, 2014
Gunda-Alexandra Detmers (Head of the International Team of UNICEF Berlin)
"Global Migration Crisis – the Children's Perspective"
December 16th, 2016
Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson (Ambassador of Iceland to Germany)
“Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste-Crisis Management as a Contribution to Nation Branding”
March 06th, 2015
Guro Katharina Vikør (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Bulgaria)
"Round Table: Women's Participation and Leadership: From Theory to Practice"
October 10th, 2013
Günter Mulack (Executive Director German Orient Institute in Berlin)
“The Future of the Arab Youth in the Age of Globalization - Better Education and Inclusion or Brain Drain and Extremism?”
July 29th, 2016
Gwenaele Proutière-Maulion (Vice President, European Affairs and International Relations)
"Multilateral diplomacy and cooperation between USA, Russia and EU the example of the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean"
December 20th, 2013
Gwenaëlle Grovonius (Member of the Parliament of Belgium)
"How, as a Member of the Commission of Foreign Affairs in the Belgian Parliament, is it Possible to Promote Human Rights through International Law”
February 04th, 2015
György Tatár (Director of the Budapest Centre for the Int. Prevention of Genocide)
"Responsibility to Protect and Prevent in the Context of Syria"
December 15th, 2012

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Habil Anatole Kenfack (Senior Research Associate, Free University of Berlin)
"Is the West doing enough to Promote the Right Kind of Education in Africa?"
August 07th, 2014
Hadja Kaba (Founder, Mama Afrika e.V.)
"The Treatment of the Theme of Female Genital Mutilation in the Film Industry"
August 25th, 2013
Hafeez-Ur-Rehman (Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Province)
“Nation Branding, Tourism & Cultural Delights from Pakistan”
March 09th, 2016
Haim Divon (Ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands)
"The Role of International Human Rights Law in Human Development”
February 04th, 2015
Haimanot Aregahegn Aschale (Head, Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension in Debre Markos University; Author)
"Linkage of Human Interests and Cultural Diplomacy in the Use of Common Resources"
January 27th, 2014
Halldor Asgrimsson (Former Prime Minister of Iceland)
Welcome Keynote Address
January 13th, 2015
Halldór Ásgrímsson (Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers)
Keynote Address
December 13th, 2012
Halldór Ásgrímsson (Vice President of the ICD; Former Prime Minister of Iceland)
"Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?"
September 09th, 2014
Halldór Ásgrímsson (Vice President of the ICD; Former Prime Minister of Iceland)
Welcome Address
April 03rd, 2014
Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari (Qatar’s Candidate for the Position of Director General of UNESCO)
“Cultural Diplomacy for a New Global Approach”
July 26th, 2016
Hamid Alkifaey (Bilingual Journalist, Writer, Novelist and Academic)
“Arab Culture and Democracy: Can they coexist?”
December 14th, 2016
Hamza Mjahed (MA Student, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"Intercultural Communication"
May 21st, 2016
Hans Gert Hermann Pöttering (Chairman, Konrad Adenauer Foundation)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Hans-Josef Fell (Member of the German Parliament, The Greens Party)
"Energiewende - a Cultural and Democratic Revolution"
November 07th, 2012
Harald Kindermann (Secretary General, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.)
“Foreign Policy via Cultural Dialog”
July 29th, 2016
Harald Leibrecht (Member of the German Parliament; The Free Democratic Party)
"The Role of Civil Society in Transatlantic Relations"
November 08th, 2012
Hassan B. Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon)
"Promoting Human Rights through Education"
December 16th, 2016
Hassan Diab (Former Minister of Education of Lebanon)
“Graduating Global Citizens Open to Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue through Education”
July 27th, 2016
Hatice Sitki (Independent Researcher)
"Branding International Myths & Symbols for Peace"
April 17th, 2012
Heather Blake (Head of Reporters Without Borders, UK)
"Human Right of Press Freedom and Freedom of Information for New and Traditional Media"
February 29th, 2012
Heather Schmid Mehdi (GRAMMY member recording artist, Global Music Ambassador)
“Music Diplomacy- The Unity Project 'Pehlay Hum Pakistan Hain' Case Study”
May 27th, 2016
Heather Schmid Mehdi (GRAMMY member recording artist, Global Music Ambassador)
"Special Musical Performance"
May 28th, 2016
Helen Gilbert (Professor of Theatre, Drama Department, Royal Holloway, University of London)
"Out of the Exhibition: Indigenous Performance and the Arts of Diplomacy"
August 23rd, 2013
Helga Daub (Former member of the German Parliament)
"The Importance of Youth Education and Development Advancement and its Positive Influence on Strengthening the Relationships between Europe, Russia, China and the USA"
September 25th, 2013
Henri-Pierre Koubaka (Journalist and Project Manager at Children's Radio Foundation)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Black History Month"
October 13th, 2016
Henry Bellingham (Member of the British Parliament)
"The Role of Cultural Links in the Government's Commercial Diplomacy Drive"
July 11th, 2013
Heyecan Veziroglu (Journalist; Researcher, Boghazici University, Istanbul)
"European Union and Turkish Communication Strategies (2012-2022)- The Media"
April 18th, 2012
Hikmet Çetin (Former President of the Parliament, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Hiruy Wubie Gebreegziabher (Director of the Legal Aid Center, University of Gondar)
"Bridging gaps in meeting the MDG Goal of Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women through Free Legal Aid Services: Lessons from University of Gondar, Ethiopia"
January 27th, 2014
Hiruy Wubie Gebreegziabher (Director of the Legal Aid Center, University of Gondar)
"Bridging gaps in meeting the MDG Goal of Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women through Free Legal Aid Services: Lessons from University of Gondar, Ethiopia"
January 27th, 2014
Houda Nonoo (Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States)
"The Use of Innovative Concepts of Intercultural Dialogue to Build Friendship and Foster Trust between Civil Society Groups from the USA and the Islamic World"
January 10th, 2013
Hrant Bagratyan (Former Prime Minister of Armenia)
"How to Save a Dialog in the Context of the Growing Number of Wars & the Socio-Economic Consequences"
December 15th, 2016
Hrant Bagratyan (Former Prime Minister of Armenia, Member of the Armenian National Congress)
"Growing Intensity of International Migration: Economic and Cultural Reasons"
December 18th, 2013
Hugo Hans Siblesz (Secretary General, Permanent Court of Arbitration)
Keynote Address
February 04th, 2015
Humphrey Hawksley (BBC News World Affairs Correspondent)
"Democracy, war and leadership"
October 13th, 2016
Husein ef. Kavazovic (Grand Mufti of Bosnia & Herzegovina)
"The Role of Religious Communities in Peace Promotion -Bosnian Model"
April 02nd, 2014
Hussein Haeri (Attorney, Latham & Watkins, LLP)
"The Future of the UN"
February 21st, 2012
Hywel Williams (Member of the British Parliament)
"Ara deg mae dal iar" ', Language Issues between Groups; Problems and Possibilities"
July 11th, 2013
Hywel Williams (MP, Member of the British Parliament)
"What is 'Official National Art' and What is Not?"
August 23rd, 2013

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Ian Biggs (Australian Ambassador to Turkey)
"Multilateral Diplomacy: the Case of Nuclear Non-Proliferation"
April 18th, 2012
Ian Gillan (Singer & Song writer, Deep Purple; ICD Advisory Board Member)
"The Parallax Effect on Long Hair"
December 14th, 2012
Ian Morissette (Délégué pour la Francophonie et Affaires multilatérales)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Ichiro Fujisaki (Ambassador of Japan to the United States)
Keynote Address
June 27th, 2012
Idriss Benarafa (Editor-in-Chief, the Moroccan Times)
“Morocco's Model in Fighting Terrorism as a New Form of Cultural Diplomacy”
July 28th, 2016
Ignasi Guardans (Chairman, CUMEDIAE, former Member of the European Parliaments)
"Culture and Cultures: Identity and Diversity as a Force of Growth and Progress"
June 14th, 2012
Ignazio Sanna (Archbishop of Oristano, Italy)
"Religious Freedom, the Path to Peace"
April 02nd, 2014
Igor Lukšić (Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integrations, Montenegro)
"An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Role of International Law in Promoting Human Rights"
July 08th, 2014
Igor Munteanu (Ambassador of Moldova to the USA)"Moldova: Soft Power in Transitional Democracies"
"Moldova: Soft Power in Transitional Democracies"
June 28th, 2012
Igor Popov (Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Netherlands)
"Seven Decades after the Establishment of the United Nations: a Look at the International Human Rights Law"
February 04th, 2015
Ikram ul Haq (Resident Imam, Masjid Al-Islam, President Fatwa Center of America)
"Religious Freedom, the Path to Peace"
March 31st, 2014
Imam Talib Shareef (President & Imam, the Mosque Masjid Muhammad, Inc.)
"Shared Freedom-Space and Shared Responsibility"
November 04th, 2013
Ineta Ziemele (Judge, Section President, European Court of Human Rights)
"Women and Children in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights"
April 14th, 2014
Inga Hlin Palsdottir (Director, Tourism & Creative Industries, Promote Iceland)
“Taking on a Volcano and Keep Going!”
March 06th, 2015
Inge Gotzmann (National Manager, Bund Heimat und Umwelt in Deutschland)
"Renewable Energies - Participating in Landscape Changes"
May 29th, 2013
Ingrid de Caluwé (Member of the Dutch Parliament)
"Protecting Human Rights in Developing Countries: Dilemma's for Donor Countries"
February 05th, 2015
Ints Dalderis (Celebrated Conductor, Former Minister of Culture of Latvia)
"Music, A Universal Means of Communicating the Idea of Humanity"
December 18th, 2016
Ioan Mircea Pascu (Vice-President, European Parliament)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part I)"
April 22nd, 2016
Ioan-Aurel (Rector, Babes-Bolyai University)
"History and Nation Branding - the Romanian Case"
March 05th, 2015
Ioan-Aurel Pop (Rector of Babeş-Bolyai University, Member of the Romanian Academy)
"Welcome Speech"
April 14th, 2016
Ion Iliescu (Former President of Romania)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Ionel Haiduc (President of the Romanian Academy)
"Inter-Academic Cooperation in the Levant"
May 24th, 2013
Irakli Khutsurauli (Manager of the Supreme Court of Georgia)
"The Practice of the Courts in the Republic of Macedonia in the Implemenation of the International Law in the Protection of Human Rights"
July 09th, 2014
Ireny Comaroschi (Ambassador of Romania to the Netherlands)
"Protecting Human Rights-Benchmark for a Consolidated International Community"
February 04th, 2015
Isabelle Beernaert (Artist)
"EU Youth Education & Development"
May 22nd, 2014
Isah Emanuel Momoh (Head of Department of Communication and Media, Pan-Atlantic University)
Keynote Address
August 06th, 2014
Isahak Ahmed (Communications Officer, Puntland Development Research Center, Somalia)
"Grassroots Awareness and Empowerment for Peace Building through the use of audio-visual and Film Based Initiatives - Case Study Somalia"
February 18th, 2016
Iulia Huiu (State Councillor)
"The Message of the President of Romania"
April 14th, 2016
Iulia-Cristina Tarcea (Vice President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice Romania)
"Children's Rights in International Law and Practice in Turkey"
July 08th, 2014
Ivan Ilchev (Rector, Sofia University, Bulgaria)
"Bulgaria in the EU Cultural Policy and Propaganda"
December 18th, 2013
Ivana Simeoni (Member of the Italian Senate)
"Religions: the Key to Spread the Culture of Human Rights"
April 01st, 2014
Ivo Goldstein (Ambassadeur de Croatie en France)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Ivo Slaus (President of the World Academy of Art and Science)
"Global Education and Cultural Diplomacy"
May 24th, 2013
Ivo Slaus (President of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Ixhet Memeti (Ombudsman of Republic of Macedonia)
"The International Law, Human Rights and their Protection in Macedonia"
July 09th, 2014

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Jānis Mažeiks (Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations)
"American exchange programmes and Diasporas in America as a cultural bridge"
June 27th, 2014
J. Christian B. Kirsch (Secretary General at the International Delphic Council)
"Art and Sports and Cultural Diplomacy -- Case Study: The Delphic Games -- Sister of the Olympic Games."
March 24th, 2012
J. Tierney (Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations; Academic Dean, Ad Interim; Chairman of the Admissions Committee, Institute of World Politics)
"How Cultural Diplomacy Helped Win the Cold War"
June 23rd, 2014
Jack McConnell (Former First Minister of Scotland)
Keynote Address
November 10th, 2014
Jack McConnell (Former First Minister of Scotland)
"Peacebuilding and Human Rights in the Global Development Partnership post-2015"
December 20th, 2013
Jacques Toubon (Défenseur des droits; ancien ministre de la Culture et de la Francophonie)
“L'évolution de la francophonie”
September 22nd, 2014
Jacques Yvon Ndolou (Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Congo)
Keynote Address
March 05th, 2015
Jadranka Kosor (Former Prime Minister of Croatia)
Welcome Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Jaime García Amaral (Ambassador of Mexico to Turkey)
"Cultural Diplomacy - The RSA Experience"
April 19th, 2012
Jakob Skovgaard Petersen (Prof. at the University of Copenhagen)
"The Power of Culture in International Cooperation, Trust Building and Peace: Nordic experiences"
September 08th, 2014
Jamal Ahmed Qaiser (Diplomatic Council Business Ambassador and UN Commission)
"Keynote Address"
July 26th, 2016
James Atwell (Head of Winchester Cathedral)
"Creation Theology as the Essential Basis of Inter-Faith Dialogue and Mutual Respect"
April 03rd, 2014
James C. Rosapepe (Former US Ambassador to Romania)
"Foreign influence is built at home: America, Europe, and China Cultural Diplomacy and National Security Policies to counter Global Risks"
June 28th, 2012
James Finn Cotter (Professor of English at Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh NY)
"Dante to the Present: Poetry as the experience of pilgrimage in religious, social and personal life"
June 27th, 2014
James G. Cussen (Researcher)
"The Church-State(s) Problem: The Holy See in the International Theoretical (or Theological) Marketplace"
April 03rd, 2014
James Milton Loy (Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Commandant of the US Coast Guard)
"Leadership Essentials in the Post 9/11 World"
June 26th, 2012
James Pattison (Professor of Politics, University of Manchester)
"The Responsibility to Protect and Just War Theory"
April 28th, 2016
James Smith (Special Representative, Aegis Trust)
"Education for Prevention: Case Study from Rwanda"
May 30th, 2013
James Stocker (Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Trinity Washington University)
"A World of Institutions: Assessing Our Progress"
November 04th, 2013
Jan Figel (EU Special Envoy for Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU)
"Freedom of Religion, Interfaith Dialogue and Development Policy"
December 16th, 2016
Jan Figel (Vice-President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic)
Keynote Address
July 03rd, 2013
Jan Figel (Vice-President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Former European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth)
"XXI Century World -- Towards Conflict, Balance or Unity?"
December 20th, 2013
Jan Lubomirski – Lanckoroński (President of Landeskrone Group and the Princes Lubomirski Foundation)
Keynote Address
November 08th, 2014
Jan Pronk (Former Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands)
"From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals"
June 21st, 2012
Jana Smiggels Kavková (Chair, Czech Women´s Lobby)
"Resistance Against Quotas in the Post-Communist Countries"
May 27th, 2013
Janez Jansa (Former Prime Minister of Slovenia)
"The Origins of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect in the 21st Century"
April 10th, 2013
Janez Jansa (Former Prime Minister of Slovenia)
"Europe at a Crossroads"
December 17th, 2016
Janis Judson (Professor of Law and Political Science at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland)
"International Law, Human Rights and Truth Commissions: A Model for Restorative Justice"
April 28th, 2016
Jauhar Saleem (Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany)
Keynote Address
March 09th, 2016
Jauhar Saleem (Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany)
"Keynote Address"
July 26th, 2016
Javier Casalí
"Cultural Diplomacy & Cross Continental Cooperation: Building Bridges for a United Global Community"
December 19th, 2013
Javier El-Hage (International Legal Director, The Human Rights Foundation)
"The Responsibility to Protect Doctrine (R2P), and the Global Civil Society"
May 31st, 2013
Jay Malarcher (Associate Professor of Theatre and Dramaturg, College of Creative Arts,USA)
"A Lecture by Jay Malarcher, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dramaturg, College of Creative Arts, West Virginia University, USA"
March 31st, 2012
Ján Čarnogurský (Former Prime Minister of Slovakia)
"Borders of cultures, borders of human rights"
December 17th, 2016
Ján Figel (Vice President, National Council of the Slovak Republic; Former European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth)
"Will XXI Century be More Human? Universality of Human Rights"
April 14th, 2014
Jean Bio Chabi Orou (Ambassadeur du Bénin à l’UNESCO, ancien ministre de l’Education)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Jean Frédéric Jauslin (Ambassadeur de Suisse à l’UNESCO)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Jean Krasno (Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer in Political Science)
"Kofi Annan and the Role of the Secretary-General and the Rule of Law"
February 23rd, 2012
Jean Marie Maguena (Ambassador of Gabon to Germany)
"Ecotourism in Gabon"
March 10th, 2016
Jean Paul Adam (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Seychelles)
"The Role of Small States in building a global Community"
December 19th, 2013
Jean-Christophe Meyer (University of Strasbourg)
"Sport and Franco-German Reconciliation"
April 14th, 2016
Jeff Leen (Assistant Managing Editor in Charge of the Investigations Unit, The Washington Post)
"Investigative Reporting as a Cultural Bridge"
June 23rd, 2014
Jennifer Cover Payne (President, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington)
"Art and Culture: A Key to Diplomacy"
January 11th, 2013
Jerry Edling (Editor in Chief of "PD" Magazine, University of Southern California)
"Cultures of Collaboration: Making the 21st Century Safe for Journalism"
February 28th, 2012
Jesmond Mugliett (Parliament of Malta, Former Minister for Urban Development and Roads of Malta)
"Political Institutions, Parliamentary Diplomacy & Multiculturalism"
December 15th, 2012
Jesse Lutabingwa (Associate Vice Chancellor for International Education and Development; Professor of Public Administration at Appalachian State University; Director of the North Carolina-Pakistan School Exchange Project)
"Cultural Diplomacy Through Educational And Cultural Exchange: The Case Of North Carolina-Pakistan School Exchange Project"
June 24th, 2014
Jessica Litwak & David Diamond (Theatre Without Borders)
“Theaters Without Borders”
May 28th, 2016
Joachim Pfeiffer (Member of the German Parliament)
“Mission Agenda 2030: How Germany Remains Fit for the Future and What Role the EU Plays in it”
July 29th, 2014
Joachim Pfeiffer (Member of the German Parliament)
Keynote Address
March 09th, 2016
Joana Meyer (Representative, Africa Views NGO)
“The Role of NGOs to Support the United Nations”
May 27th, 2016
Joanna Rozpedowski (Department of Government & International Affairs, University of South Florida)
"EU's Foreign Policy in an Era of Conflict-induced Population Displacements and Global Political Disequilibria"
May 23rd, 2014
John A. Kantara (Author, Producer, Journalist)
"The Impact of New Communication Technologies in promoting African Development & Prosperity"
August 25th, 2013
John Chi-Kin Lee (Vice President, Hong Kong Institute of Education)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Education of China: Issues and Potentials for Cross-Continental Cooperation"
December 21st, 2013
John D. Fonte (Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for American Common Culture, Hudson Institute)
"Cultural Diplomacy, Global Governance, and Democratic Sovereignty"
June 24th, 2014
John Feffer (Co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies)
"When Soft Power Works, and When it Doesn't"
January 09th, 2013
John Hemming (Member of the British Parliament)
"Secret Courts and the Rule of Law, the Right to Petition and Narrow Rights of Freedom of Expression"
March 02nd, 2012
John Holmes (Ambassador of Canada to Turkey)
"Conflict Prevention and International Justice - a Canadian Perspective"
April 18th, 2012
John Leslie Prescott (Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
"A Politician's Perspective on the Enforcement of Human Rights both Nationally and Internationally"
April 10th, 2013
John M. Hobson (Professor of Politics and International Relations)
"Thinking Inter-Culturally: From racist and Eurocentric Monologism to Inter-Civilizational Dialogism"
December 15th, 2012
John R. Malott (President and CEO, Japan-America Society of Washington DC)
"Japan's Soft Power and Its Role in Promoting National Image"
January 10th, 2013
John Whitehead (Director of British Council Berlin)
"What's the point of cultural Relations in the 21st Century?"
December 15th, 2012
Johnny Muthahi Muhindo (Deputy Ambassador & Chargé d´Affaires, Embassy of Uganda to Germany)
"Keynote Address"
October 07th, 2016
Jon McLeod (Chairman of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Weber Sandwick's Public Affairs Practice)
"What Does it Mean to be a Good Business in 2012: Trends in Corporate Responsibility"
June 20th, 2012
Jon-Hans Coetzer (General Manager, Geneva School of Diplomacy)
"Innovative Strategies for the Future Progress and Success of Sustainable Development Policies"
June 14th, 2012
Jonas Eder Hansen (Development Director, the Danish Fashion Institute)
"Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries"
September 09th, 2014
Jonas Eder Hansen (Development Director, the Danish Fashion Institute)
"Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries"
September 08th, 2014
Jonas Slaats (Theologian)
"Building Cultural Bridges with the European and Global Muslim Communities"
May 24th, 2014
Jonathan Fryer (Chairman of the London Liberal Democrats and Vice Chair of Liberals International)
"Significance of the Commonwealth in post Brexit Britain"
October 12th, 2016
Jorge Arancibia Reyes (Ambassador of Chile to Turkey)
"Peace, as a Need for Development? The Chilean Experience"
April 18th, 2012
Jorge Garrido (Manager, Apoyo Positivo Association)
"Considering Diversity and Multicultural Dialogue to Confronting Conflicts"
July 17th, 2014
Jorge Pizarro (President of the Senate of the Republic of Chile)
"Cross Cooperation between Continents: the Case of the Euro- Latin-American Parliamentary Assembly"
December 19th, 2013
Jose de Faria Costa (Ombudsman of Portugal)
"The Specific Role of the Ombudsman in Promoting Human Rights under International Law"
July 09th, 2014
Joseph L Adolphe (Professor, Fine Arts, St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John's University)
"The Role of the Arts in the Contemporary Global Community: One Painters Perspective"
June 26th, 2014
Joseph R. Marthone (Director of Global Sustainable Development, World Energy Forum)
"Keynote Address"
May 26th, 2016
Joseph Said Pullicino (Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta)
"Cultural Diplomacy – an Active Agent for Change to ensure Good Governance and Respect for Human Rights"
December 15th, 2016
José Ignacio Sánchez Amor (Member of the Spanish Parliament; Special Representative Border Cooperation, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly; Former Vice President of the Junta de Extremadura)
"A Broader Scope for the Conflict Cycle. Cross-border Cooperation and the Role of Local Authorities"
July 17th, 2014
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Former Prime Minister of Spain)
"Waiting for peace ­the Pending Peace"
July 15th, 2014
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Former Prime Minister of Spain)
"Peace and Dialogue among Civilizations"
April 01st, 2014
José María Mella Márquez (Prof., Institute Economics & Development Policy, Autonomous Uni. Madrid)
“Religious Polarization and Civil Conflict”
July 16th, 2014
Josh Abrams (Principal Lecturer, Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies)
"The Way to a Diplomat's Heart? Cuisine as Artistic Expression in Contemporary Global Politics"
August 21st, 2013
Josh Wolf (Documentary Filmmaker and Freelance Journalist)
"Why Students and independent Journalists Must Have the Same Protections as Their Professional Peers"
March 03rd, 2012
Joyce M. Johnson (Former Director, Health & Safety for U.S. Coastguard)
"A Global Dialogue about Cultural Diplomacy, National Security and Global Risks"
June 26th, 2012
Joyce M. Johnson (Former Director, Health & Safety for U.S. Coastguard)
"Cultural Diplomacy: The UN and the Role of Health"
February 21st, 2012
Joyce M. Johnson (Rear Admiral (Ret.) U.S. Public Health Service)
"The Citizen's Role in Cultural Diplomacy"
June 23rd, 2014
Jörg-Ingo Weber (Chairman in the board of the Europamusicale-Festival)
"Conclusive Discussion"
May 20th, 2016
Jørgen Hallundbaek (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Welltec)
"Can a Safer and more Sustainable Approach Provide an Economic Upside?"
November 10th, 2014
Juan Bethancourt (President, Red de Talentos Mexicanos en Alemania)
"Red de Talentos Mexicanos as an Example of Cultural Diplomacy"
August 16th, 2013
Juan José Gómez Camacho (Ambassador of Mexico to the Kingdom of Belgium)
"The EU Regional Policy - Economic Policy and Cultural Diplomacy in Same Time"
May 22nd, 2014
Juan Manuel Bonet (Directeur de l’Institut Cervantes à Paris)
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region"
September 22nd, 2014
Juan Mayr Maldonado (Ambassador of Colombia to Germany)
"The Colors of Latin America: Preserving Traditional Arts & Heritage in a Multicultural World"
August 16th, 2013
Juan Moscoso del Prado Hernández , Member of the Spanish Parliament
Keynote Address
July 16th, 2014
Juan R. Monroy (Chairman of Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society Institute)
"Political Power and Cultural Identity in Latin America"
December 16th, 2012
Judit Trunkos (PhD Student of International Relations, University of South Carolina, USA)
"What Is Soft Power Capability And How Does It Impact Foreign Policy?"
January 10th, 2013
Judy Muller (Journalist, ABC News)
"News Literacy in the Digital Age: Educating and Involving the News Consumer"
March 01st, 2012
Julia Chang Bloch (President, US-China Education Trust; Former US Ambassador to Nepal)
"Cultural Diplomacy: Projecting America Abroad"
June 27th, 2012
Julia Kandzia (Project Assistant of Buntkicktgut - Intercultural Streetfootball Leagues Berlin)
"Integration Initiatives: Buntkicktgut"
May 20th, 2016
Julia Sebutinde (Judge at the ICJ)
"The International Court of Justice: Holding Sovereign States to Account for Human Rights Violations"
April 28th, 2016
Julia Sebutinde (Judge, International Court of Justice)
"The Role of the International Court of Justice in Promoting Global Peace and Justice"
July 08th, 2014
Juliana Geran Pilon (Professor of Politics and Culture and Director of the Center for Culture and Security at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.)
"How the Common Roots of the Abrahamic Tradition May be used to Promote Human Rights"
November 06th, 2013
Juris Jansons (Ombudsman of Republic of Latvia)
"Black Box for Provision of Human Rights: Latvian Case"
July 09th, 2014

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Kalakhi Mohamed (Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Morocco to Germany)
“Moroccan Cultural Diplomacy in the Framework of Africa”
August 08th, 2014
Kalina Panayotova (President, Centre for European and International Studies)
"United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: What are the Challenges?"
October 09th, 2013
Kamanga Clementine Shakembo (Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany)
"The Educational System of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Limitations and Plans for Solutions"
January 13th, 2015
Karina Petersone (Director, the Latvian Institute)
"The Power of Culture in Regional Cooperation, Nordic-Baltic-Russian Cooperation"
September 09th, 2014
Karl Erik Normann (Former Swedish Ambassador; Secretary General, European Cultural Parliament)
"German-Scandinavian Relations in the Modern Age"
July 29th, 2014
Karl-Erik Norman, Tobias Janson and Jannik Tai Nosholt
"Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy: Practicing Cultural Diplomacy through Film"
February 12th, 2014
Karl-Erik Normann (Former Swedish Ambassador to Spain)
"Historical overview on Cultural Diplomacy in Germany, Today’s Challenges and the Path ahead"
May 13th, 2016
Karl-Erik Norrman (Former Ambassador of Sweden to Spain)
"Swedish Prospective on Film and Cultural Diplomacy"
February 10th, 2015
Karl-Erik Norrman (Former Swedish Ambassador; Secretary General, European Cultural Parliament)
"Can the Nordics better utilize their Smart Power Experience in International Affairs and Co-operation?"
September 09th, 2014
Karmen Mentil (Alpine Pearls Tourism Consulting)
"Alpine Pearls: International Cooperation for Sustainable Tourism in the European Alps"
March 04th, 2015
Karunatilaka Amunugama (Sri Lanka Ambassador to Germany)
Opening Remarks
March 06th, 2015
Kaspar-Laurenz Reif (German Parliament; CDU/CSU Party)
"Immigration and Identification - from Multiculturalism to proactive Integration"
November 09th, 2012
Katalin Bogyay (Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Hungary to UNESCO; President of the 36th session of UNESCO General Conference)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Katalin Bogyay (Permanent Delegate of Hungary to UNESCO, President of the× Conference of UNESCO (2011-13))
"The Art of Cultural Diplomacy: Panorama of a Presidency"
December 19th, 2013
Katalin Bogyay (President of UNESCO's General Conference)
"Culture and Sustainable Development"
May 31st, 2013
Katarzyna A. Przybyla (Fulbright Scholar at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies)
“It Happened Before: Reflections on Europe in Decline”
March 07th, 2015
Kathleen Carroll (Executive Editor, Associated Press; Co-Chair Pulitzer Board)
"It's None of Your Business: The Challenges of Getting Public Information to the Public"
March 01st, 2012
Katja Hermes (Director, German Office, Sound Diplomacy)
“Sound Diplomacy - Cultural Diplomacy in the Music World”
July 31st, 2014
Kayvon Afshari (Host & Executive Producer, the Mideast Show with Kayvon Afshari)
"Political Satire as Intercultural Diplomacy' with Kayvon Afshari"
June 26th, 2014
Kazuo Kodama (Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN)
"Challenges Confronting the UN: Democracy, Nationalism and Secularism"
February 22nd, 2012
Keiji Ide (Ambassador of Japan to Croatia)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Kelali Kiros Negesse (Dean, School of Law, University of Gondar; Chairperson, Ethiopian Law Schools’ Consortium; Lecturer of Law)
"The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Experiences from University of Gondar School of Law"
January 27th, 2014
Kelly Miller (Co-Founder of Migration Matters)
"Interactive Session: Migration Matters"
May 20th, 2016
Kenneth R. Weinstein (President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Institute)
"So Close Yet so Far: the Need for Cultural Diplomacy with Western Europe"
November 04th, 2013
Kenny Fame (Poet & Musician)
"Does America Actually Have A Cultural Heritage? And If So - What Is It? And How Can It Affect Change Throughout The Rest Of The World"
June 27th, 2014
Khaldoon Aba Hussain (Chief Executive Officer, Isa Cultural Centre, Bahrain)
Lecture
December 19th, 2013
Kheswar Jankee (Ambassador of Mauritius to Germany)
Keynote Address
March 11th, 2016
Klaus Bondam (Director, Danish Cultural Institute)
"The Danish Cultural Institute, our strategies on sustainability and our involvement in MORE EUROPE" 
July 03rd, 2013
Koen de Decker (Artist)
"The Universal Scale of All Things"
May 22nd, 2014
Komal Qureshi (Human Rights activist, Pakistan)
“Syrian Spillover” - Reflections on the Syrian refugee Crisis"
May 29th, 2016
Konstantin Popov (Chief of Defence of Bulgaria)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part I)“
April 22nd, 2016
Konstantin Pudin (Department "National and Regional Security", Faculty of Economics of Infrastructure, University of National and World Economy)
"Responsibility to protect women in the conflict and post-conflict stages"
October 09th, 2013
Konstantin Pudin (Department "National and Regional Security", Faculty of Economics of Infrastructure, University of National and World Economy)
"Responsibility to protect women in the conflict and post-conflict stages"
October 09th, 2013
Konstantin Zografov (Director Security and Strategic Projects)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part I)“
April 22nd, 2016
Kornelios S. Korneliou (Ambassador of Cyprus to the EU)
"Cyprus and the EU Financial Crisis"
July 03rd, 2013
Kristiina Ojuland (Member of the European Parliament)
"Human Rights in Russia - the EU Must Take a Stand"
April 15th, 2014
Kristiina Ojuland (Member of the European Parliament)
"The Role of Women in resolving Crises"
December 14th, 2012
Kristin Lord (Executive Vice President, Center for a New American Security)
"The Role of Soft Power in National Security Policy and the Long and Short Term Objectives of Public Diplomacy, including Cultural Diplomacy"
June 27th, 2012
Kristina Ojuland (Former Foreign Minister & Member of European Parliament)
"Growing Challenges to the EU-Russia Parliamentar Cooperation"
April 26th, 2012

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Ľudomír Šlahor (Vice Rector for International Relations, Comenius University, Bratislava)
"What Role Can University Play in Cultural Diplomacy?"
December 19th, 2013
Lahcen Haddad (Minister of Tourism of Morocco)
“The Role of Tourism in the Economic Emergence of Morocco”
March 06th, 2015
Lahcen Haddad (Minister of Tourism of Morocco)
“The Role of Tourism in the Economic Emergence of Morocco”
March 06th, 2015
Laode Ida (Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Senate)
"Reformasi Era and the Emerging of Distolerant New Moslem Groups - A “Home Work” of such a Culture and the Inter-Faith Dialogues in Indonesia"
July 15th, 2014
Laris Gaiser (President of EMUNI University, Slovenia)
"EMUNI University as a Tool for fostering cultural Creativity & Production"
December 16th, 2012
Larry Pressler (Attorney-at-Law, Former US Senator for South Dakota)
"Will U.S. Foreign Policy Enter a New 'Dark' Age of Isolation from Cultural Diplomacy?"
February 21st, 2012
Larry Schugam (Executive Vice President, the Baltimore Curriculum Project)
Keynote Address
June 25th, 2014
Lars-Hjalmar Wide (Ambassador of Sweden to the Holy See)
"Interreligious Dialogue and Practical Social Action"
April 01st, 2014
Lasse Hölck (Researcher, Latin America Institute, Free University Berlin)
"Cultural Heterogeneity and Environmental Preservation: Lessons from Past and Present"
August 15th, 2013
Laurent de Briey (Professor, Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Namur)
"Cultural Diplomacy: Lack of Neutrality or Art of Intercultural Dialogue"
May 23rd, 2014
Lawrence Gonzi (Former Prime Minister Malta; 4th Chairperson-in-office Commonwealth of Nations)
"Malta's Experience During the Libya Conflict: a Humanitarian Response to Conflict"
July 16th, 2014
Lawrence Gonzi (Former Prime Minister of Malta)
"The UK, Brexit and the EU – A Maltese Perspective"
December 17th, 2016
Lazăr Comănescu (Ambassador of Romania to Germany)
Welcome Address
December 14th, 2012
Lazar Elenovski (Ambassador of Republic of Macedonia to Belgium)
"Cultural Diplomacy in the 21st Century"
May 22nd, 2014
Lazar Elenovski (Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Kingdom of Belgium)
Keynote Address
July 03rd, 2013
László Kovács (European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary)
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy and the Political Culture in Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Lech Walesa (Former President of Poland)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Leena Azzam (Research Assistant, Law Department, the American University in Cairo (AUC)
"On Sexual, Economic, and State Security Violence in Post- Revolutionary Egypt: Features of a System of Exploitation"
May 28th, 2013
Leila de Lima (Member of the Senate of the Philippines)
"The Philippines in 2016: On Forgotten Histories and Identities in Peril"
December 18th, 2016
Len Bernstein (Photographer)
"The Potential for American Art & Culture in Transcending Cultural Barriers"
June 27th, 2014
Leonidas Donskis (Member of the European Parliament)
"How to Bridge the Gaps of Modern Politics? Cultural Diplomacy and European Stories"
May 22nd, 2014
Lia Quartapelle (Member of the Italian Parliament, Democratic Party "Democracy & Faith")
"Democracy & Faith"
April 03rd, 2014
Lieve Fransen (Director, European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)
"EU Multiculturalism and Cultural Diplomacy"
May 22nd, 2014
Ligia Deca (State Councilor, Department of Education and Research – Romanian presidency)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir (Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland)
Opening Address
April 28th, 2016
Lilja Gretarsdottir (Senior Adviser on Migration, Council of Europe)
"On the Move: Human Rights and Migrants in Today´s Europe"
April 15th, 2014
Lily Valtchanova (UNESCO Liaison Officer)
“UNESCO’s Cultural Diplomacy”
May 27th, 2016
Lilyana Pavlova (Former Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria)
"Cultural Diplomacy between Bulgaria and Neighboring Countries in Relation to Programs for Cross-border Cooperation"
December 17th, 2016
Linda Lanzillotta (Vice President of the Italian Senate)
"Education as a Key Policy for Inter-Faith Dialogue"
April 01st, 2014
Lionell Thomas (Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities)
"The Potential for American Art & Culture in Transcending Cultural Barriers"
June 23rd, 2014
Lisa Palmieri Billig (Vice President, Religions for Peace Italy)
"The Roots of the Immigration Emergency in Europe and Interreligious Response"
April 03rd, 2014
Liviu Jicman (Vice-‪President‬ of the Romanian Cultural Institute, ‪ICR‬)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Lluís Foix (Director, La Vanguardia)
"Freedom of Speech in Democratic Countries"
March 02nd, 2012
Lord Inglewood, William Richard Fletcher-Vane (Former British Minister in John Major’s Government)
"Kultur Kampf?"
December 16th, 2016
Loredana Alemanno-Testa (Divisional Coordination Section, NATO Operations Division)
"United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: What are the Challenges?"
October 09th, 2013
Lorenzo Fontana (Member of the EU Parliament)
"The Future of European Cultural Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Lorna Cannon (Founder of Refugee Voices)
"NGO's & Social Initiatives -Refugee Voices"
May 21st, 2016
Luc Van den Brande (Former Minister-President of Flanders)
"Keynote Address"
December 17th, 2016
Luc van den Brande (Former Minister-President of Flanders-Belgium)
"Multilevel Governance & Multi Actor ship in Cultural Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Lucia Franchini (Ombudsman of Tuscany)
"Theoretically define the Ombudsman is Simple but in the Practice? Human Rights and the Paradox of Empty Democracy"
December 18th, 2016
Lucio Malan (Member of the Italian Senate)
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths"
April 01st, 2014
Ludwig Brunner (Executive Director, the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University)
"The Importance of Cultural Diplomacy through Government Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education"
June 27th, 2014
Lufter Xhuveli (Former Albanian Minister of Environment, Forests and Water, Agriculture and Food)
"Freedom of Religion, a Fundamental part of Universal Human Rights. Religious Coexistence in Albania"
December 17th, 2016
Luis de Almeida Sampaio (Ambassador of Portugal to Germany)
"Portugal's Recovery"
March 05th, 2015
Luis Delgado (Musician)
“The Andalusian Music as a Cultural Bridge between Spain and Morocco”
July 17th, 2014
Luitpold of Bavaria (CEO of König Ludwig GmbH)
Keynote Address
November 09th, 2014
Luís de Almeida Sampaio (Ambassador of Portugal to Germany)
Keynote Address
July 30th, 2014
Luybomir Kyuchukov (Director of the Economics and International Relations Institute)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part II)“
April 22nd, 2016

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"Mehmet Aydın (Former Minister of State of Turkey; Former Member of Parliament)
The End of Super Powers and a New International Order. Some Remarks On Cultural Diplomacy in the Muslim World"
December 19th, 2013
Madeline del Toro Cherney (Adjunct faculty in the International Academic Programs)
"Culture as Commodity: Harmonizing Dichotomies"
March 31st, 2012
Mai Alkaila (Ambassador of Palestine to Italy)
"The Role of Culture and Cultural Diplomacy in Peace"
April 03rd, 2014
Maiken Tandgaard Derno (Head of Culture and Public Diplomacy, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations)
"Cultural Diplomacy: A Danish Perspective"
June 26th, 2014
Maja Gasal-Vrazali (Member of the Parliament of Bosnia & Herzegovina)
"The Istanbul Convention on the Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in B&H"
December 16th, 2016
Mani Shankar Aiyar (Member of the Indian Parliament; Former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India)
"Human Rights and the Development Dilemma: The Tribal Conundrum in India"
April 11th, 2013
Manuel Lezertua (Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe)
"The Role of International Law to Promote Sustainable Development, Youth Empowerment & Women's Rights"
April 16th, 2014
Marcel Bucsescu (Executive Director, Millstein Center, at Columbia Law Schhol)
"Welcome Address"
May 26th, 2016
Marcia Barrett (Lead Singer of Boney M)
"The Power of the Arts & Culture to Promote Democracy & Global Peace"
December 14th, 2012
Marcin Wilczek (Polish Ambassador to Turkey)
"Democratic Transitions in the Mediterranean: Lessons Learned from the Polish Experience"
April 18th, 2012
Marcus Andersson (CEO, Tendensor International)
"Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?"
September 08th, 2014
Marcus D. King (Director of Research at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs)
"Water, Foreign Policy and American Leadership"
January 10th, 2013
Marek Belka (Former Prime Minister of Poland)
"Europe of Common Interests or Common Values?"
December 17th, 2016
Margaret Newman (Executive Director, Municipal Art Society of New York)
"Supporting Dersity through Arts and Culture"
June 26th, 2014
Mari Kiviniemi (Former Prime Minister of Finland)
"The Significance of Education and Gender Equality in the Process of Building Peace and Sustainable Society"
December 19th, 2013
Maria de Belém Roseira (President of the Socialist Party, Member of the Portuguese Parliament)
"Interculturality, Human Rights and Peace"
December 14th, 2012
Maria Jessop (Senior Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management)
"Intercultural Dialogue: A Practical Tool or Floating Concept?"
February 21st, 2012
Maria Serkedjieva, (Former Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria)
"Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations in the Context of Bulgaria and European Union"
December 16th, 2012
Maria Stylianou Michaelidou (Manager, Limassol Tourism Board, Cyprus)
“Sustainable Tourism Mobility as a Driver for Economic Growth”
March 04th, 2015
Marian Wendt (Member of the German Parliament)
“Without Accessibility there is No Sustainable Tourism – 'Tourism for All' in the Framework of Global Challenges and German Experiences”
March 09th, 2016
Marianne Jelved (Minister of Culture of Denmark)
Welcome address
September 09th, 2014
Marie Brown (Area Management Coordinator, Foyle Women's Aid)
"Violation of Women's Human Rights in Northern Ireland"
May 27th, 2013
Marie Walter (Freie Universität Berlin)
"Islam in Berlin: Economic, Political, Cultural Opportunities and Challenges of Migration"
March 07th, 2015
Marie-Louise von Plessen (Art Historian & Curator)
"Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries"
September 08th, 2014
Marijanca Ajsa Vizintin (The Institute for Slavanian Immigration and Migration)
"The Integration of Immigrant Children of the first Generation and Intercultural Dialogue in Primary Schools, Case Study of Slovenia"
November 07th, 2012
Marilou McPhedran (Prof. Institute for Int. Women's Rights, University of Winnipeg.)
"Women's Lived Rights in a Culture of Peace"
May 27th, 2013
Marilyn J. Alarilla (Ambassador of the Philippines to Turkey)
"The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Human Rights"
April 17th, 2012
Marina Kaljurand (Ambassador of Estonia to Washington, D.C.)
"Strengthening Transatlantic Relations and the Cultural Diplomacy of Estonia in the US"
January 10th, 2013
Mario Apostolov (Regional Adviser, UNECE Trade)
"Intercultural Relations and the Challenges of the Global Crisis"
June 16th, 2012
Marion Aballea (University of Strasbourg)
"Diplomats and Franco-German Rapprochement"
April 14th, 2016
Marion Lieser (Managing Director of OXFAM Germany)
"The Impact of Mass Media in Africa"
August 23rd, 2013
María Teresa Infante Caffi (Ambassador of Chile in the Netherlands)
"Human Rights as a Core Subject of International Law"
February 04th, 2015
Marju Lauristin (Member of the European Parliament)
"Protection of Human Rights in the Digital Age"
February 04th, 2015
Mark Aspinwall (Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh)
"Thinking together: global Education and cultural Identity"
December 16th, 2012
Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder ICD)
"Concluding Remarks"
February 18th, 2016
Mark C. Donfried (Founder & General Director ICD)Keynote Address
Keynote Address
February 18th, 2016
Mark Corner (Research Centre for Globalization, Innovation and Competition, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Brussels)
"Setting up a Regional Food Reserve outside the EU: The Community Method in Practice"
May 23rd, 2014
Mark Donfried (Director, Founder of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy)
"Welcome Speech"
April 14th, 2016
Mark Lagon (International Relations and Security Chair at the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University)
"Soft Power, Dialogue on Human Dignity, and U.S. Foreign Policy"
January 11th, 2013
Mark Paul Brann (Former Secretary General, Universal Peace Federation Europe)
"Towards in principled basis for International relations and Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwealth and the wider world"
October 13th, 2016
Marko Stucin (First Secretary, Embassy of Slovenia to Germany)
"Multicultural Challenges of Small Countries - Case Study of Slovenia"
November 09th, 2012
Maroun Laham (Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
"The Promotion of World Peace through Christian/Muslim Dialogue in Jordan"
April 02nd, 2014
Marta Cooper (Editorial Assistant, Index on Censorship)
"Journalism in the Age of New Media: Implications for Freedom of Expression"
February 28th, 2012
Marta Genís Pedra (Director, Applied Language Department, Universidad Nebrija, Spain)
"The Role of Higher Education in Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Building"
July 15th, 2014
Marta Grande (Member of the Italian Parliament)
"Cultural Diplomacy and the Unity of Faiths"
March 31st, 2014
Martha Mathews Libster (Founding Director of the Bamboo Bridge)
“Tipis and Tea Houses: Cultural Diplomacy and the Work of Healing the Youth and a Nation"
May 27th, 2016
Martial Libera (University of Strasbourg)
"Cooperation Between French and German Chambers of Commerce"
April 14th, 2016
Martin Berger (Lecturer and Head Unit for Early Music at the University of Stellenbosch)
"Shaping individuals and developing a multi-ethnic society: Pursuing cultural identity and social justice through choral singing"
July 30th, 2014
Martin Brandes (CIM - Senior Advisor International Cooperation presso Kwetu Film Institute, Rwanda)
"20th Commemoration of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda"
February 14th, 2014
Martin Davidson (CEO and Chair of the British Council)
"The Latest Global Trends in Cultural Relations & the Role of Culture and Education in Soft Power"
July 12th, 2013
Martin Pavlíček (Corporate Communication Director, UNIPETROL)
"Can Corporate Social Responsibility connect the Public and Corporate Spheres?"
June 21st, 2012
Martina Anderson (Member of the European Parliament)
"International Law and Human Right in the Context of State Justice: Victims of State Violence in the North of Ireland and Occupation of Palestinian Territories"
February 04th, 2015
Mary Honeyball (Member of the European Parliament)
"Towards a Hierarchy of Human Rights Norms Internationally - the Experience of European Integration"
February 05th, 2015
Masaharu Nakagawa (former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan)
"Japan as a Model Case for Predicting the Impact of Demographic Change and Globalization on a Mature Democracy"
September 26th, 2013
Mascarenhas Monteiro, Former President of Cape Verde
"Cultural Diplomacy: An Added Value in a World Full of Antagonism"
December 18th, 2013
Massimo Bray (Minister for Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Italy)
"The Power of Culture for Communication, International Cooperation and Peace"
June 13th, 2013
Mathilde Ho Si Fat-Marlaud (BA in Art History, The Université Paris)
“Using the Cultural Sector as a Tool for Soft Power: A Sustainable Strategy for Cultural Diplomacy?"
May 29th, 2016
Mats Liljefors (Professor, Queen Christina Culture and Peace)
“Queen Christina of Sweden and the world order of the 17th Century. A queen as diplomate, patron of the arts and early European migrant”
December 14th, 2016
Matt Sweetwood (American Filmmaker) and Jörg Zinke (President, Showcase Recording Studio)
Keynote Addresses
February 11th, 2015
Matthew Black Eagle Man Cordes (Founder of Red Road Awareness)
“Tipis and Tea Houses: Cultural Diplomacy and the Work of Healing the Youth and a Nation"
May 27th, 2016
Matthias Akaazua (Post Graduate Student of International Business Management (MBA), Girne American University; Certificate Student, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"The Role that National Institute for Cultural Orientation In Nigeria Plays Using Cultural Diplomacy as a Means of Dialogue"
August 25th, 2013
Matthias Lewy (Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Free University Berlin)
"Music as Cultural Diplomacy: the Venezuelan Case of the "Sistema"
August 16th, 2013
Maurizio Fiorilli (Deputy State Attorney, Rome)
"Legality, Ethical Principles, International Partnership: Italy's Action and Proposals To Fight Illicit Trafficking Of Art"
June 14th, 2013
Max Hilaire (Associate Professor & Chairperson, Morgan State University)
"Bridging the Cultural Divide: United States Diplomacy in the 21st Century; Multilateralism v. Exceptionalism"
June 25th, 2014
Max Paul Friedman (Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History, American University)
"From Monologue to Dialogue in U.S. Foreign Policy: Soft Power and Anti-Americanism"
January 09th, 2013
Meg Jones (Women and Trade Programme of the International Trade Centre)
"Cultivating an Inclusive Culture: Empowering Women to Power Trade and Sustainable Development"
June 15th, 2012
Megan Hamilton (Program Director, Creative Alliance)
Keynote Address
June 25th, 2014
Mengsteab Tesfayohannes (Susquehanna University's Sigmund Weis School of Business, USA)
"Promoting Entrepreneurship Education in the Landscape of African Higher Education: The 21st Century Developmental Agenda"
August 06th, 2014
Meral Duran (Managing Director, International Relations Consulting Network and Lobbying)
Welcome Address
January 10th, 2013
Meskerem Geset (Deputy Executive Director of Inst. for Human Rights and Development in Africa)
"Discrimination and Women's Political Participation in Africa"
May 28th, 2013
Michael Chertoff (Chairman, the Chertoff Group; Former Secretary of Home Land Security)
"The Role of Soft Power in the World Today"
June 26th, 2012
Michael Lederer (Executive Vice President - International Affairs & Executive Education)
"Creating Value through International University Partnerships"
December 19th, 2013
Michael Metz Mørch (Director, the Danish Cultural Institute)
"Soft Powers of Culture, Media and Creative Industries"
September 08th, 2014
Michael O'neall (Nottingham Trent University, Jean Monnet Chair)
"Challenges or Crisis: The 'European Idea' in Retreat?"
April 14th, 2016
Michael Tettay (MA in Democracy, Governance, Law & Development Ghana)
"Citizen participation in the development discourse the role of stakeholders"
May 29th, 2016
Michail Kasyaanov (Former Prime Minister of Russia)
"Russia and Europe: Together or Apart? "
April 26th, 2012
Michail Stanchev (National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Michele Alliot Marie (ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes)
"Les champs d'action de la francophonie"
September 22nd, 2014
Michèle Alliot-Marie (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France; Former Minister of Justice; Former Minister of the Interior)
"Culture, Arts, Sports: the new Ways for Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Miguel Angel Estrella (Ambassadeur d’Argentine à l’UNESCO)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Miguel Ors Villarejo, Deputy Chief Editor, Actualidad Económica
"Economics and Conflict Resolution"
July 17th, 2014
Mihai Dobre (Former State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs‬)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Mihai Manea (President of the Romanian Association of History)
"Teachers: Truth and Teaching History without Hard Feelings. An Approach to History Teaching and Reconciliation"
April 14th, 2016
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (Former Prime Minister of Romania)
"Migration in Europe and European Cultural Diplomacy: A Challenge"
December 17th, 2016
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (Member of Romanian Senate, Former Prime Minister of Romania)
"The Future has the Flavor of the Past"
April 02nd, 2014
Mihail Grigorov (Journalist, "Bulgarian Army" newspaper)
"United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: What are the Challenges?"
October 09th, 2013
Mihnea Motoc (Ambassador of Romania to the European Union)
"A Europe of Cultures Versus a Common European Cultural: Current Challenges and Trends"
July 03rd, 2013
Mike Hardy (Professor of Intercultural Relations at Coventry University)
"Peaceful Relationships between People: cultural Relations in a World of difference"
December 15th, 2012
Mikhail Kasyanov (Former Prime Minister of Russia)
"Time for European Magnitsky Law"
May 27th, 2013
Mila Zaharieva-Schmolke (Founder of International Radio YCBS)
"Out in the World with a Microphone"
January 14th, 2015
Milan Zver (Former Minister of Education of Slovenia)
"Democracy, Youth & the Future of the EU"
December 14th, 2012
Milka Ristova (Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia)
"The System of Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms in the Republic of Macedonia"
December 15th, 2016
Milka Ristova (Judge Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia)
"The Practice of the Courts in the Republic of Macedonia in the Implemenation of the International Law in the Protection of Human Rights"
July 09th, 2014
Mircea Dumitru (Rector of University of Bucharest)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Mircea Dumitru (Rector, the University of Bucharest)
Keynote Address
March 06th, 2015
Mircea Dumitru(Rector, University of Bucharest)
"Cultural Diplomacy and Human Rights"
December 19th, 2013
Mircea Dumitru, Rector (University of Bucharest)
"Intercontinental Cooperation, Global Governance and the Position of Small Countries"
December 19th, 2013
Mireya Agüero de Corrales (Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Honduras)
"Soft Power Honduras Perspective"
December 14th, 2012
Mirjam Ernst (Sustainability Manager at Volksbank AG, Austria)
"Making Sustainability Work: Banking, Economic Crisis and Sustainability"
November 09th, 2014
Mirko Cvetkovic (Former Prime Minister of Serbia)
"Beyond the Post-Cold War"
November 09th, 2014
Mirko Cvetkovic (Former Prime Minister of Serbia)
"Balkans – a Potential Key Spot for Intercultural Dialog"
December 17th, 2016
Mirko Jelic (Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Holy See)
"Religious Tolerance - 17 Centuries of the Milan Edict"
April 02nd, 2014
Mirsad Isaković (Chair of the Gender Equality Committee Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
“The Bridge between Arab and European Muslims. Tourism, Socio-Cultural Factor that Links East and West”
July 27th, 2016
Mitar Kujundzic (Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States)
"Peace Establishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: From the War to the Way Toward the EU and NATO"
February 23rd, 2012
Mitko Petev (Commander, Bulgarian Navy)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Mogens Lykketoft (Speaker of The Danish Parliament)
Welcome address
September 08th, 2014
Mohamed Abdelhamid Ibrahim Higazy (Ambassador of Egypt to Germany)
Keynote Address
August 07th, 2014
Mohamed El Fatah Naciri (Representative of the Mission of the Arab League of Arab States in Turkey)
"The Arab Spring and the Identity Crisis"
April 19th, 2012
Mohamed Kazem (Deputy Assistant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt)
“In Search of Understanding: A public diplomacy initiative fostering a Culture of peace”
July 27th, 2016
Mohamed Matar (NBS Moschee & Kulturzentrum)
"Islam in Berlin: Economic, Political, Cultural Opportunities and Challenges of Migration"
March 07th, 2015
Mohammad Dauod Naderi (Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development, Afghanistan)
“EU contributions and their role on Afghanistan from Rural Development Prospective”
March 11th, 2016
Mohammed Abdulwahab Nass (CEO, Bahrain Flour Mills Company)
"An Agenda For Corporate Sustainability and Related Risks- A Business Care"
November 10th, 2014
Mohammed Abubaker Al Ghasani (Deputy Chairman of Majlis A'shura Council of Oman)
“Cultural Diplomacy in Oman as a Means for Cultural Understanding”
July 27th, 2016
Mohammed Omran (Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange)
"Human Rights & Development"
December 15th, 2016
Mohsen Naderia (FilmMaker)
"NGO's & Social Initiatives -Helplinge"
May 21st, 2016
Mokhtar Mehiri (CEO, Intermetal Tunisia)
From Mechanic Processing to Digital Technology and Interactivity “Dividing Wall”
November 10th, 2014
Mona el Roby (Assistant Lecturer, Future University, Egypt)
"The Codification of Muslim Personal Status Laws: A Blessing or a Curse?"
May 28th, 2013
Monkid Mestassi (General, Ministry of Economic and General Affairs)
"The Power of the Arts and Culture to Promote Democracy and Global Peace"
December 15th, 2012
Moremi Marwa (CEO, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange)
"Capital and the Sustainable Economies in the Context of Developing Economies"
November 10th, 2014
Morten Traavik (Norwegian Artist and Director)
"The Power of Culture in International Cooperation, Trust Building and Peace: Nordic experiences"
September 08th, 2014
Moses Ali (First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda)
"Promoting Rights of Marginalized groups in Africa through Cultural Diplomacy: Experience from Uganda"
December 15th, 2016
Muhammad Ajmal Gondal (The Joint Secretary, Gilgit Baltistan Council)
Keynote Address
March 05th, 2015
Mukesh Kapila (Special Representative, Aegis Trust)
"Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities - Case Study: Sudan"
May 31st, 2013
Muktar Djumaliev (Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the United States and Canada)
"Environmental Threats and Global Security in Central Asia"
June 28th, 2012
Murat Tuncer (President of the Hacettepe University)"Cross Continental Cooperation and Higher Education"
Murat Tuncer (President of the Hacettepe University)
December 19th, 2013
Musa Amer Odeh (Palestinian Authority ambassador)
Keynote Address
July 15th, 2014
Mustafa Aydin (Rector, Kadir Has University)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part II)“
April 22nd, 2016
Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi (Amb. of South Africa to Belgium and Luxembourg and Mission to the European Union)
"Using Cultural Diplomacy to Enhance Africa-EU Relations"
May 24th, 2014
Mykola Zhulynsky (Former Prime Minister of Ukraine)
"Cultural Dialogue in the European Context in the Formation of a Polycentric World Today"
September 25th, 2013

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Nada Roudies (Secretary General, Office of the Minister of Tourism of Morocco)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Morocco”
March 10th, 2016
Nadia Milanova
"Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters"
October 09th, 2013
Nahide Denis (Journalist, Turkey)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Nancy Buirski (American Film Producer)
Keynote Speech
February 13th, 2014
Nancy Pedot (CEO, Comptoir des Cotonniers)
"Perspectives of a Global Business Woman"
November 08th, 2014
Naomi Martin (MA Student Academy for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)"Welcome Address"
"Welcome Address"
May 20th, 2016
Nastasa Zeceviv (Journalist)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Natalie Bennett (Former Green Party Leader)
"Education in Arts and Culture: An essential preparation for Life and an Economic imperative"
October 13th, 2016
Navin Dissanayake (Minister of Tourism and Sports of Sri Lanka)
Keynote Speech Sri Lanka Tourism and Sustainable Development: it's Future
March 06th, 2015
Neil Parsan (Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States)
"Cultural Diplomacy – Perspectives of Trinidad and Tobago"
June 23rd, 2014
Neta Riskin (Israeli Actress)
"Human Mechanisms - Immigration Through Film"
February 11th, 2014
Neviana Miteva (President, Bulgarian Armed Forces Women Association)
"Role of Women in Security and Defense: Specific Human Potential in Capacity Building"
October 09th, 2013
Nick Brown (MP, Member of the British Parliament)
"The Public Representative: A Political Perspective in a Time of Austerity"
August 23rd, 2013
Nicolae Păun (Dean of the Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"Welcome Speech"
April 14th, 2016
Nicolae Păun (Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"The Fifth Wave of Enlargement of the European Union"
April 14th, 2016
Nondas Cl. Metaxas (CEO, Cyprus Stock Exchange)
"The Role of Stock Exchanges for Sustainable Industries and Economic Growth"
November 09th, 2014
Nondas Cl. Metaxas (Director General-CEO, Cyprus Stock Exchange)
"EU Directives, Initiatives for Co-operation in the Middle East and for Establishing Joint Institutions"
December 16th, 2016
Noor Fatima (Chairperson, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan)
“Intercultural Difference and Economic Outcome: An EU Perspective”
March 06th, 2015
Nouzha Skalli (Former Moroccan Minister for Family Affairs)
“Global Human Rights and Climate Justice"
December 15th, 2016
Nursel Köse (German Actress & Film Director)
"Mission Possible: Film as Cultural Diplomacy"
February 12th, 2014

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H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber (Ambassador of Moroco to Germany)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Morocco”
March 10th, 2016
Oba Dokum Thomson (His Royal Majesty the Oloni of Eti-Oni, State of Osun, Nigeria)
"Cultural Diplomacy from the African perspective as a panacea for peace and development"
October 12th, 2016
Obediah Mazombwe (Director Nation Branding, Communications & Business Developlment)
Keynote Address
March 10th, 2016
Ognian Hishow (EU-Integration, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)
"Germany’s Undivided Cultural Diplomacy During the Era of Division"
July 30th, 2014
Ogujen Svilicic (Professor in the Croatian Movie and Theatre Academy; Director & Producer)
"Is Film still Powerful?"
February 18th, 2016
Oksana Kozhevnikova (University instructor, Udmurt State University, Russia)
"We have just one state language. Why should I study the other? Some observations of the language diversity in Latvia"
May 23rd, 2014
Oktar Babuna (MD, Representative, A9 TV Turkey)
"How America can strengthen relations with Turkey, Muslims and the Islamic world"
June 26th, 2014
Oktar Babuna (Medical Doctor specialized in Neurosurgery & Journalist)
"Keynote Address"
July 26th, 2016
Oktar Babuna (Medical Doctor specialized in Neurosurgery, Researcher and Journalist in A9 TV)
"Keynote Address"
December 17th, 2016
Ole Egberg Mikkelsen (Ambassador, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark)
"Branding and Cultural Diplomacy conflicting or complementary?"
September 08th, 2014
Olga Algayerova (State Secretary and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia)
"Importance of the Cultural Diplomacy and the Slovak Experience"
December 15th, 2012
Oliver Otiendo Konje (Commercial Attache for the Ambassador of Kenya to Germany)
"Cultural Bridges between Kenya and Germany, in the Context of Globalisation and Multiculturalism"
November 09th, 2012
Olivera Jovanovic (Secretary General of Interreligious council in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
"From Deconstruction to Reconstruction of Civil Society Through Inter-Religious Dialogue"
April 01st, 2014
Olivier Reigen Wang Genh (Vice President, Buddhist Union of France)
"European Culture in Globalized world"
April 02nd, 2014
Omar Zniber (Ambassador of Morocco to Germany)
"German Moroccan Economical, Political and Cultural Relations"
August 06th, 2014
Omer El-Hamdoon (President of the Muslim Association of Britain)
"The British Quest for a Harmonic and Integrated Multicultural Society"
July 11th, 2013
Oras Tynkkynen (Member of the Parliament of Finland)
"Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue"
April 15th, 2014
Ovidi Carbonell Cortés (Director, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, University of Salamanca)
“Mediating in conflictive views. Perspectives from critical linguistics and translation”
July 16th, 2014
Ovidiu Pecican (Vice-dean, Faculty of European Studies at Babes-Bolyai University)
Welcome Address
December 13th, 2012
Ovidiu Vaida (Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"Already Tired of Europe? Euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe"
April 14th, 2016
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (President of Iceland, on International Responses to Human Rights Abuses)
Welcoming Speech
April 10th, 2013
Ögmundu Jonasson (Former Minister of the Interior of Island)
Keynote Address
November 08th, 2014
Ögmundur Jónasson (Chairman of the Constitutional and Supervisory Committee of Parliament and former Icelandic Minister of the Interior
Opening Address
April 27th, 2016
Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Icelandic Minister of the Interior)
Roundtable Summary and Conclusion
April 28th, 2016
Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Minister of Justice of Iceland)
"Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty"
December 15th, 2016
Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Minister of the Interior of Iceland)
"The Need for a Collective Alliance in the Prevention of Genocide & Mass Atrocities"
May 30th, 2013
Ögmundur Jónasson (Member of the Council of Europe)
Welcome Address
April 14th, 2014
Ögmundur Jónasson (Min. of the Interior of Iceland, Former Min. of Justice & Human Rights)
"The UN Genocide Convention, War Crimes Tribunals & the Politics of Justice: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives"
December 14th, 2012
Ögmundur Jónasson (Minister of the Interior of Iceland)
"Confronting Mass Atrocities: International Responsibility and Human Rights Protection"
April 11th, 2013
Össur Skarphéðinsson (Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of Iceland)
"The United Nations and the Politics of Self-determination
April 28th, 2016

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H.E. Amb. Philip S. Marmo (Ambassador of Tanzania to Germany)
“Tanzania and the best African Destinations”
March 10th, 2016
Paa Kwesi Inkumsah (2011 JCI UN Affairs Commissioner for Africa and Middle East)
"Stabilizing Democracy in The Commonwealth of Nations"
July 11th, 2013
Pablo Virgilio S. David (Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando, the Philippines)
"Exploring the Judaeo-Christian Scriptures - for Age- old Templates for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue".
April 02nd, 2014
Paloma Moré (Manager, President of the Dulcamara Womens Assotiation)
"Labor Rights for Migrant Care and Domestic Workers in Contemporary Society"
May 28th, 2013
Panel Discussion: "Cultural Diplomacy, Economic Foundation for Peace and Development"
A Panel Discussion with Dan Petre, Sandra Pralong, Vlad Nistor and Garry Jacobs
May 06th, 2016
Patrick H. Daly, (General Secretary of Comerce, the Commission of the Bishops' C.E.C. )
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths"
April 03rd, 2014
Patrick Quinn, (Provost, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy)
"A Very Thin Line: Shared Culture or Invasive Ideology as Diplomatic Ends"
December 19th, 2013
Patrick Saint Hilaire (Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Haiti to Germany)
Welcome Address
March 04th, 2015
Patrick Watson (Chairman, Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission)
"Linking Tourism Flows and Biological Biodiversity in Small Island Developing State: Evidence from Panel Data"
November 09th, 2014
Patrick Worsnip (Chief Correspondent United Nations, Reuters)
"The United Nations and World Conflicts: a reporter's view"
February 23rd, 2012
Paul De Knop (Rector, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Towards New Possibilities for Constructing an Image of the Self. Some Remarks on the Results Intertwining Cultural and Academic Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Paul Eaton (Senior Advisor to the National Secuirty Network, Retired United States Army General)
"Institutional Framework: balancing the components of national power and their deployment internationally"
February 21st, 2012
Paul Iorapuu (MA Student, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"The Potency of Cultural Industries in the Contemporary International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy-The Experience of UK and Germany. Lessons for Nigeria and Growing Economies"
August 24th, 2013
Paul Jacob Bhatti (Former Minister of National Harmony and Minority Affairs of Pakistan)
"Living Together with Diversity is the Only Way Forward"
March 31st, 2014
Paul Smith (Director, British Council USA)
"Cultural Relations Appeasing a Troubled World"
January 09th, 2013
Päivi Kannisto (Chief, Peace and Security Section, United Nations Women Organization)
“The Role of UN Women in the United Nations and Worldwide”
May 27th, 2016
Pedro Nonell (Director, EENI Global Business School, Spain)
"Cultural Diplomacy, International business and Global Ethics"
December 19th, 2013
Pedro Sánchez (Former Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, PSOE)
"How to invigorate EU's Dream? Democratizing Democracy!"
December 16th, 2016
Peter Njenga & Josephine Ngunjiri (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
“Cattle rustling and conflicts resolutions among the pastoral communities in Kenya"
May 27th, 2016
Peter Tomka (President of the International Court of Justice)
Keynote Address
February 04th, 2015
Peter W. Schulze (Professor, Institute for Film, Theater and Empirical Cultural, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz)
"Glocalising the Film Musical in the Americas: Intercultural and Cross-Media Perspectives"
August 15th, 2013
Petr Gandalovič (Ambassador of Czech Republic the USA)
"Culture as a Tool for Fighting Dictatorship"
January 10th, 2013
Petra Wadström (CEO, Solvatten AB)
"Safe and Warm Water with Solvatten- A Valuable Saving Instrument"
November 09th, 2014
Petre Lazaroiu (Judge Constitutional Court of Romania)
"The Practice of the Courts in the Republic of Macedonia in the Implemenation of the International Law in the Protection of Human Rights"
July 08th, 2014
Petre Roman (Former Prime Minister of Romania)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Petru Lucinschi (Former President of Moldavia)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Petru Lucinschi (Former President of Republic of Moldova)
"The Evolution of Multiculturalism Policy in Europe"
December 19th, 2013
Phil Eskeland (Executive Director, Korea Economic Institute of America)
Keynote Address
June 23rd, 2014
Philip Heylen (Vice Mayor for Culture, Economy, City Maintenance and Property Management of Antwerp)
"Cultural Diplomacy is an Attitude, not a Profession - From Bilateral to Multilateral Diplomacy in a Globalized World"
May 24th, 2014
Philip Hughes (Senior Director, White House Writers Group; Former US Ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla)
"Cultural Diplomacy as Strategy"
June 26th, 2012
Philip Lengsfeld (Member of the German Parliament)
“Cultural & Political Challenges in Germany in the Wake of the Migration Crisis”
July 29th, 2016
Philip Sang'ka Marmo (Ambassador of Tanzania to Germany)
Keynote Address
August 08th, 2014
Philipp Mißfelder (Foreign Policy Speaker of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group)
"Sustainable Foreign Policy in the 21st Century"
November 10th, 2014
Philippe Kridelka (Director, UNESCO New York Office, Representative to the United Nations)
"Culture as a Tool for Peace and Sustainable Development"
February 21st, 2012
Pierre Guerlain (Lecturer of American Studies, Paris West University Nanterre La Défense)
"Obama's Foreign Policy: The Case of the Middle East"
January 10th, 2013
Pierre Nkurunziz (President of the Republic of Burundi)
"Peace Building and Reconciliation in Africa"
December 13th, 2012
Pierre-Emmanuel Quirin (Director General for International Affairs, Crans Montana Forum)
Keynote Speech
January 13th, 2015
Pietro Grasso (President of the Italian Senate)
"The Power of Culture for Communication, International Cooperation and Peace"
June 13th, 2013
Pilar Vélez (Rector Nebrija University)
Keynote Address
July 15th, 2014
Plamen Panayotov (Deputy Prime Minister)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part II)“
April 22nd, 2016
Pol De Witte (Ambassador of Belgium to Turkey)
"EU, Soft Power, and the Promotion of Democracy in the Mediterranean"
April 19th, 2012
Porfirio Thierry Munoz Ledo (Ambassadeur de Mexico à l’UNESCO)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Poul Skytte Christoffersen (Ambassador of Denmark to the EU)
"Building a European Diplomacy in a Period of Economic Crisis"
July 03rd, 2013
Pórdís Ingadóttir (Associate Professor of Law at the Reykjavik University; Expert on Genocides and War Crimes)
"The Joint Role and Responsibility of International and National Courts in Prosecuting Serious Crimes"
April 11th, 2013
Praxoula Antoniadou Kyriacou (Former Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism of Cyprus)
"The Economy & Energy to Enhance Cultural Diplomacy in the Eastern Mediterranean Area"
December 14th, 2012
Prince Radu of Romania (Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Prince Radu of Romania (The Crown Prince of Romania)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Prof. Dr. Pauline F.M. van der Meer Mohr (President Executive Board, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
“Between Rhetoric and Reality: Protecting Refugees in the EU”
February 05th, 2015
Pusghpakumara Manel Withana (Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority)
Keynote Address
March 06th, 2015
Þórdís Ingadóttir (Associate Professor of Law, Reykjavik University)
The International Criminal Court and State Sovereignty: Current Challenges
April 28th, 2016

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Quentin Michel (Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Liège)
"The Values of the EU: Elements of the EU Identity"
May 23rd, 2014

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Rabbi Abadie & Agha H. Jafri (Special Interfaith Dialogue Session)
"Responsibility and the Role of the Religions to promote cultural Respect, Understanding, & world peace“
May 29th, 2016
Radu Ciobotea (Directeur adjoint de l’Institut culturel Roumain à Paris)
"Le futur rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones”
September 22nd, 2014
Radu Toia (Vice President, S.I.F. Transilvania S.A)
"Romania’s Economic Growth through Sustainable Agriculture and Tourism"
November 09th, 2014
Ralf Fücks (President, Heinrich Boell Foundation)
"The Rise of Green Politics as a Global Ideology and Global Priority"
May 30th, 2013
Ramon Custodio Espinoza (Ambassador of Honduras to Germany)
"The Effects of Globalization on the Region"
August 14th, 2013
Ramón Custodio E. (Ambassador Honduras)
Keynote address and lecture
March 06th, 2015
Ramón Custodio Espinoza (Ambassador of Honduras to Germany)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Honduras”
March 09th, 2016
Rana Ehtisham Rabbain (President, the Peace and Humanity Forum, Pakistan)
“Development Dilemma of under Developed Nations”
March 07th, 2015
Ranko Krivokapić (Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro and the President of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (SDP)
Keynote Address
June 20th, 2012
Ranko Vilović (Ambassador of Croatia to Germany)
"Keynote Address"
May 13th, 2016
Ranko Vilovic (Ambassador of Croatia to Germany)
“The Nation Branding of Croatia and Tourism”
March 11th, 2016
Ranko Vilovic (Ambassador of Croatia to the UN)
Keynote Address
February 21st, 2012
Ranko Vilovic (Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the UN)
"The Protection of Human Rights while the UN Performs its Peacekeeping Role"
December 14th, 2012
Raphael Liogier (Sociologue et philosophe, prof. à l’Institut d’études politiques d’Aix-en-Provence)
“Le rapport à la langue et la francophonie”
September 22nd, 2014
Raphael Ogar Oko (International Coordinator, Global Educators for All Initiative and Coordinator, Millennium Development Ambassadors)
"Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Africa for Inclusion in the Post 2015 Development Goals"
January 27th, 2014
Rashed Al Balooshi (CEO, Abu Dhabi Securities)
Keynote Address
November 10th, 2014
Rashed Al Balooshi (CEO, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange)
“UAE Economy, Abu Dhabi Economy, and ADX performance in 2015”
July 28th, 2016
Rashid Bin Ali Al-Mansoori (CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange)
Keynote Address
November 10th, 2014
Rebecca MacKinnon (Co-Founder of Global Voices Online)
"The Global Struggle for Freedom and Control of the Internet"
February 29th, 2012
Regine Lavoie (Conseillère du Secrétaire Général de la Francophonie)
"La francophonie, facteur de dialogue entre les peuples"
September 22nd, 2014
Regine Schubert (Director, Friedrich Ebert Foundation)
"Welcome Address"
April 22nd, 2016
Regína Jensdóttir (Head of the Children´s Rights Division of the Council of Europe)
"Children's rights are human rights: the integrated action of the Council of Europe"
April 14th, 2014
Reinhold Lopatka (Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Austrian People's Party in the National Council)
"Austrian Initiatives in the Field of Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue"
April 03rd, 2014
Remus Pricopie (Minister of National Education of Romania)
Keynote Speech
May 24th, 2013
Remus Pricopie (Rector of SNSPA)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Renée Watson (Poet)
"The Role of Art in Social Justice: using the arts to celebrate, critique, and change our world"
June 26th, 2014
Rexhep Meidani (Former President of Albania)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Rexhep Meidani (President of Albania 1997-2002)
"Levant. A Vision from Present to Future"
May 24th, 2013
Richard B. Davies Vice-Chairman of Swansea University)
"Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Technologies, and Sustainable Industries"
November 09th, 2014
Richard Bryan (Former United States Senator)
"An American Perspective"
June 24th, 2014
Rita Booker (Vice President, SIETAR Deutschland)
"Intergovernmental Perspectives on Integration: SIETAR"
May 21st, 2016
Robert J. Lieber (Professor of Government and International Affairs, Department of Government, Georgetown University)
"Why Hard Power Matters in the Soft Power Debate"
January 10th, 2013
Robert Olechna (Founder of Mosaic International)
"Mosaic International"
May 21st, 2016
Robert Pearson (President, IREX)
"Cultural Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge"
February 21st, 2012
Robert Picciotto (Visiting Professor, Department of Political Economy from Kings College London)
"Cultural Diplomacy and the Inequality Challenge"
July 11th, 2013
Robert S Walker (Former Republican Chief Deputy Whip of the United States House of Representatives)
"Diplomacy in Revolutionary Times"
June 24th, 2014
Robert Satloff (Executive Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
"U.S. Cultural Diplomacy in the Era of Arab Uprisings"
January 09th, 2013
Robin Marsh (Secretary General, Universal Peace Federation UK)
"Keynote Address"
October 12th, 2016
Roger Newman (Senior Vice President, Tech Mahindra)
"Jugaad- A Very Indian Approach to Sustainability"
November 08th, 2014
Rolf Hageman (Good will ambassador for Copenhagen Representative Danes Worldwide in Berlin Consul)
Keynote Address
July 30th, 2014
Roman Kirn (Ambassador of Slovenia to the USA)
"Risks and Challenges of a Small Country in a Reshaped Global World"
June 26th, 2012
Romana Lekić (Chair of the Tourism Department, VERN' University)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Romuald Normand (Professor of Sociology, University of Strasbourg)
"Sustainable Lifelong Learning and the Sense of Justice"
April 14th, 2014
Ronald Derks (Focal Point World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty, U.N. Development)
"World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty: Safer, Smarter and More Sustainable Cities"
June 15th, 2012
Ronald Edsforth (Department professor of Globalization Studies, Dartmouth Univerisity)
"On the Definition of Capitalism and Its Implications for the Current Global Political-Economic Crisis"
February 21st, 2012
Rosa Pavanelli (General Secretary of Public Services International)
"International Trade Agreements and Democratic Rights "
April 28th, 2016
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (Former Minister of the Environment of France; Former Minister of Social Affairs)
"Sports as Cultural Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Rositza Russeva (National and International Security, "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence Academy)
"Round Table: Women's Participation and Leadership: From Theory to Practice"
October 10th, 2013
Rubén Arosemena Valdés, Former Second Vice President of Panama
"The Experience of Panama in the International Relation searching for Peace"
December 19th, 2013
Rudolf Porsch (Director, Axel Springer Academy)
"Don't Be a Maybe: Challenges and Attitudes in Modern German Journalism"
March 01st, 2012
Rudolf W. Strohmeier (Deputy Director General, Research Programmes, European Commission)
"Science Diplomacy"
May 23rd, 2014
Rufus Yerxa (Deputy Director-General, WTO)
"Why International Trade rules matter: The Role of WTO in fostering Sustainable Development"
June 13th, 2012
Rui Duarte Barros (Former President of Guinea – Bissau)
Welcome Keynote Address
January 13th, 2015
Rui Duarte Barros (Former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau)
“The Importance of Inter-Religious Dialogue in the Construction of Peace in Post-Conflict Contries”
July 15th, 2014
Rui Duarte Barros (Former Prime Minister of Guinea–Bissau)
"Human Rights in Africa and Cultural Diplomacy"
December 16th, 2016
Ruth Broyde Sharone (Filmmaker, Author & Journalist, Southern California Parliament of the World’s Religions)
"Citizen Diplomacy, Minefields & Miracles: Why God and Allah Need to Talk"
April 03rd, 2014
Ruth Kattumuri (Co-Director of India Observatory and Asia Research Centre)
"Cultural Diplomacy in a Changing World"
July 10th, 2013
Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Germany)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Zimbabwe”
March 10th, 2016
Ruud Lubbers (Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands)
"Green Growth to overcome the Financial Crisis and to create Jobs"
December 15th, 2012
Ryan Irwin (Professor International Security StudiesYale University)
"On Decolonization: Genealogies of Cultural Diplomacy in an International World"
February 23rd, 2012

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Commander Suhaib Farooq (Lt. Commander and CEO of New Horizons Group of Companies)
"Keynote Address"
October 13th, 2016
Professor Stetsenko (Russian Trade Ambassador)
"Tourism opportunities in Russia"
March 11th, 2016
Sabine Kacunko (Installation Artist)
"Art Projekt : BOOTSCHAFT"
March 31st, 2012
Safet Softić (House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
“The Specificity of Islam in BiH: The Interaction of Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Arab world”
July 27th, 2016
Said W. Musa (Former Prime Minister of Belize)
"Overcoming Structural Barriers to Growth with Equity in Small Developing Countries -- Perspectives from Belize"
June 20th, 2012
Samantha Horn & Laura Collins (Program for Genocide Prevention)
"Genocide Prevention as Peace building: The Auschwitz Institute for Peace & Reconciliation"
December 14th, 2012
Samir Barhoum (Chief Editor, The Jordan Times)
"The Arab World and the West: Briding the Gap"
July 29th, 2016
Samson Onoja Itodo (Member of Afrobizgermany)
"Write"
August 08th, 2014
Samuel Olalere Lere Amusan (Prof. Dept. Politics & International Relations, North-West University)
"Globalizing Soft Power through Cultural Diplomacy: A Need For Cooperative Co-Existence In The International System"
August 07th, 2014
Samuel Opoku Pimpong (Lecturer U. of Professional Studies, PHD Res. of Political Science, U. Ghana)
"The Role of Government in enhancing African Sustainable Development and Economic Growth in Africa"
August 07th, 2014
Sandra Pralong (State Advisor for Relations with Romanians Abroad)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Sandra Sekulic (President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation "Hrvatska kuća")
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Sandra Vermuyten (Equality and Rights Officer of Public Services International - PSI)
"The Rise and Fall of Gender Equality: From Empowerment to Precarity"
April 14th, 2014
Sandro Gozi (Member of the Italian Parliament)
"The Religion in the Mediterranean Area"
April 01st, 2014
Sanji Monageng (Vice President, International Criminal Court)
"Reconciling Culture and Tradition with International Human Rights Standards - the Experience of the Republic of Botswana"
February 05th, 2015
Sarah Feingold (Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts
"Dialogue and Challenges of Language Acquisition in Integration of Migrants"
April 14th, 2016
Sarah Jibril (Special Advisor to the President of Nigeria on Global Ethics)
"Perspectives on Cultural Diplomacy"
January 27th, 2014
Sarah Richey (Head International Coordination, Berliner Tafel e.V.)
Keynote address
March 06th, 2015
Sarah Taylor (Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG)
"Women's Human Rights, Armed Conflict, and International Responsibility: Rhetoric and Practice"
April 10th, 2013
Sarika Lakhani (Producer, One Fine Day Films)
"Nairobi Half Life"
August 24th, 2013
Sarika Lakhani (Producer, One Fine Day Films)
"Nairobi Half Life"
August 24th, 2013
Scott Johns (Lecturer, Immigration Rights and Individual Rights, University of Denver)
"The Limits of the Morality of Rationality: Uncovering Competing Conceptions in Defining and Protecting Minority Rights"
April 15th, 2014
Selmo Cikotić (Former Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
"Leadership in Dynamic Environment and Cultural Diplomacy"
December 15th, 2012
Serdar Güner (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University)
"The Effect of Religion on Foreign Policy"
April 18th, 2012
Sergei Lavra (Father Superior Roman)
"Cultural and Religious Tourism in Russia"
March 11th, 2016
Sergi Kapanadze (Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia)
“Superseding Culture and Identity by Power and Imperialistic Visions”
May 26th, 2016
Sergiu Gherghina (Department of Political Science, Goethe University Frankfurt)
"Electoral Support Beyond Leaders? The Organization of Populist Parties in Post-Communist Europe"
April 14th, 2016
Sergiu Miscoiu (Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University)
"The New Consensual Disagreement: Melting Populism into Neo-Populism"
April 14th, 2016
Sergiu Musteaţă (Ion Creangă State University of Chișinău)
"The Republic of Moldova - a Young State with a Fragile Democracy and Uncertain Citizenship"
April 14th, 2016
Seth Schindler (Assistant Professor, Global Studies Programme, Humboldt University of Berlin)
"Urban Transformation and Diplomacy in the 21st Century"
August 08th, 2014
Séverine Dusollier (Professor of Law, University of Namur)
"Enhancing Copyright Balance to Promote Cultural Diplomacy"
May 22nd, 2014
Shafique Chouldry (The Council for Christian and Muslim relations with High Wycombe)
"Countering radicalisation through interfaith work (A case of study example from High Wycombe and its partnership links with Pakistan)"
October 12th, 2016
Shaireen Rasheed (Professor Philosophy, LIU Post, Long Island University)
"Islam, Sexuality and the War on Terror: Luce Irigaray's Post-Colonial Ethics of Difference"
May 27th, 2013
Shazadah Hayat (Excellent Community Activist, UK)
"Keynote Address"
October 13th, 2016
Sheikh Maytham Al Salman (Chairman of the Bahrain Interfaith Center)
"The Absence of the Culture of Human Rights In The Arabian Gulf"
May 28th, 2013
Shenandoah Cornish (Researcher, Washington and Lee University, USA)
“Shalom, Hello, Goodbye, and, Somewhere in Between, Peace: An Anthropological Analysis of Conditions Predicting Ethno-Nationalistic Violence”
December 14th, 2016
Shirley Wade McLoughlin (Keene State College in New Hampshire, USA)
"Keynote Address"
December 14th, 2016
Sibel Atasayi (Princeton University Psychology, Master's Degree, University of Heidelberg Psychology, BA)
"How Political Psychology Contributes to Peace Building & Conflict Resolution"
April 19th, 2012
Sibrandes Poppema (President, University of Groningen)
"The Essential Role Universities can Play in Cultural Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Siddharth Chatterjee (Chief Diplomat, International Federation of Red Cross / Crescent)
"The Role of Humanitarian Diplomacy-From Relief to Sustainable Development"
June 13th, 2012
Silvana Koch Mehrin (Member of the European Parliament)
"The protection of women's rights - which role can and should female Parliamentarians play?"
April 16th, 2014
Silvia Kofler (Minister-Counselor responsible for Press and Public Diplomacy at the Delegation of the European Union to Washington D.C.)
"EU External Action: The Cultural Dimension"
June 27th, 2012
Silvia Oitner (Coordinator of Alice Solidarisch, from the Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin)
"Integration Initiatives: ice Solidarisch"
May 21st, 2016
Silvio De Girolamo (Group Chief Internal Audit & CSR Office, Autogrill)
"Not only Reporting; Towards Sustainable Management - How the Reporting Can Improve the Companies and the Society"
November 08th, 2014
Simon Crean (Former Minister for Regional Australia; Former Minister for the Arts)
"People, Partnerships, Problem Solving and Culture"
September 25th, 2013
Simona Miculescu (Ambassador of Romania to the UN)
Keynote Address
June 26th, 2014
Simona-Mirela Miculescu (Ambassador of Romania to the UN)
"The Romanian Cultural Diplomacy in the Universal Arena: Opportunities and Challenges"
February 23rd, 2012
Simone Pront-van Bommel (Professor of Energy and Law, University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Law)
"Human Rights and Access to Energy"
February 05th, 2015
Sjaak Koenis (Professor of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University)
"Do the Arts and Culture Promote Democracy?"
December 16th, 2012
Skender Bruçaj (Grand Mufti of the Albanian Muslim Community)
“Religious Coexistence and Interfaith Dialog: Albanian Case”
July 27th, 2016
Slobodan Chashulev, Ambassador of Macedonia to Spain
Keynote Address
July 15th, 2014
Sonia Castillo (Director, Nuovi Orizonti Latini)
"Film for Social Awareness & Change- Case Study"
February 11th, 2015
Sophia Burton (Co-Founder of Collidoscope)
"NGO's & Social Initiatives - Collidoscope"
May 21st, 2016
Sorin Costreie (Department of Theoretical ‪Philosophy‬, ‪University‬ of ‪Bucharest‬)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Staffan Nilsson (Former President, the European Economic and Social Committee)
"A Europe With Less and Lower Walls"
November 09th, 2014
Stanislav Suschkevich (Former President of Belarus)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Stefan Gehrold (Head, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Brussels Office)
"How to Generate Sustainable Grown? - The Slovak Example"
July 03rd, 2013
Stephan Mayer (Member of the German Parliament)
Keynote Address
July 29th, 2014
Stephan Mayer (Member of the German Parliament)
“The Migration Crisis in Syria and its Impacts on International Security”
October 27th, 2016
Stephanos of Tallinn (Primate of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church)
"Interfaith Dialogue in the Mediterranean Basin"
April 02nd, 2014
Steven Mehringer (Head of Communications Services, PDD, NATO)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Steven van Hoogstraten (General Director, Carnegie Foundation)
"Human Rights, a Standard for Civilised Behaviour or a Set of Legal Norms?"
February 04th, 2015
Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin (Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries Haiti)
Keynote Address
March 04th, 2015
Stjepan Mesić (Former President of Croatia)
"Religious Communities, Dialogue and Conflict Resolution"
March 31st, 2014
Stockwell Day (Former Minister of International Trade of Canada)
"Is Prosperity or Poverty in the hands of fate? Can Cultural Diplomacy and Trade change the inevitable?"
December 15th, 2012
Stuart Isacoff (Author)
"Obstacles to Cultural Diplomacy: Lessons from the Cold War"
June 27th, 2014
Sue Ellen Chávez (Marketing Manager, International Tourism Board of Honduras)
“Nation Branding: Creative Economies, Sustainable Tourism & Responsible Foreign Investments- Perspectives from Honduras”
March 09th, 2016
Supachai Panitchpakdi (7th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Keynote Address
November 08th, 2014
Supachai Panitchpakdi (Former Director General of the World Trade Organization)
"Global Challenges of Cross Continental Cooperation"
December 19th, 2013
Supachai Panitchpakdi (Secretary-General UN Conference Trade & Development)
Welcome Address
June 13th, 2012
Sussan Tahmasebi (Co-Founder of the International Civil Society Action Network, Iran )
"Engaging Civil Society to Promote Women's Rights in the MENA Region: Ensuring the Effectiveness of Cultural Diplomacy"
June 24th, 2014
Swapan Kumar Nala, FCMA (CEO, Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd.)
"Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Technologies, and Sustainable Industries from the Perspective of Bangladesh and South Asia"
November 09th, 2014
Syed Hasan Javed (Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
Keynote address
March 07th, 2015
Sylvain Schirmann (University of Strasbourg)
"Introduction"
April 14th, 2016
Sylvain Schirmann (University of Strasbourg, Co-organiser of the Conference)
"Welcome Speech"
April 14th, 2016
Šućko Baković (Ombudsman of Montenegro)
"An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Role of International Law in Promoting Human Rights"
July 09th, 2014

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‎Tina Mulcahy (Acting Head of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe)
"The Role of the Council of Europe in Empowering Young People‎"
April 15th, 2014
Taavi Heikkilä (CEO, SOK Corporation)
"S Group in the Middle of Big Change Retail"
November 10th, 2014
Tabriz Jafarov (President of the "Presidental Scholar" Youth Organisation, Azerbaijan)
“The Role of Youth for creating Cultural Relations in Conflicting Regions"
May 28th, 2016
Tahsin Yilmaz (Cultural Attaché, Embassy of Turkey to Germany)
"The Relation Between Cultural Diplomacy and the Purpose of the Creation of the Mankind"
July 30th, 2014
Taleb Rifai (Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO))
Keynote Address
March 06th, 2015
Tamás Iván Kovács (Ambassador of Hungary to the Kingdom of Belgium)
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy: a Link between Cultures and a Tool in Economic Development"
July 04th, 2013
Tamer Marzouk (Egyptian Tourist Authority)
"Keynote Address"
July 26th, 2016
Tara D. Sonenshine (Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs)
"Leveraging Culture and Diplomacy in the Age of Information"
January 09th, 2013
Tara D. Sonenshine (Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, United States State Department)
"Leveraging Culture and Diplomacy in the Age of Information"
January 09th, 2013
Tariq Modood (Professor of Sociology at University of Bristol, UK)
"Four Modes of Integration"
December 13th, 2012
Tarun Kanti Chowdhury (President of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council)
“Human Rights Activities for the Religious Minorities in Bangladesh”
December 14th, 2016
Tatiana de Germán-Ribón (First Secretary of Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Colombia to the United States)
"Cultural Diplomacy – Perspectives of Colombia"
June 23rd, 2014
Tatjana Sehic (Consultant, Intercultural Communication, Program Director ICD Vienna Office)
"Creative Industries as Tool for Cultural Diplomacy - Example for Good Practice"
February 11th, 2015
Tatsuya Machida (Cultural Counselor, Embassy of Japan to Germany)
"Rising Sun and Football - Public Image and Public Diplomacy"
July 30th, 2014
Teresa Lapid Rodriguez (Director, George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University)
"Cultural Identity and the Globalized World"
June 27th, 2014
Terry Terence Garde (Co- Founder of Maranatha Ferrochrome)
"The Role of Fairtrade Gold in Building Economic Bridges to Enhance African Sustainable Development and Well-Being"
August 06th, 2014
Tesfaye Fissiha Lemma (Second Secretary, Embassy of Ethiopia)
"Keynote Address"
October 06th, 2016
Tessa Jowell (Former UK Minister for the Olympics)
"The Soft Power of Culture"
December 19th, 2013
Tewodros Girma Abebe (Minister Counsellor II, Embassy of Ethiopia)
"Keynote Address"
October 06th, 2016
Therese Baptiste-Cornelis (Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to U. N.)
"Cultural Diversity as the Fourth Policy Area of Sustainable Development"
June 15th, 2012
Théodore Comlanvi Loko (Ambassador of Benin to the Holy See)
"Recognition of the Proximity of Spiritual Values in international Law Explanation"
April 03rd, 2014
Thomas Hammarberg (Former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights)
"Gaps are Growing: How to Ensure Universal Economic and Social Rights?"
April 28th, 2016
Thomas Jeffrey Miley (Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge)
"The Refugee Crisis and Its Impact in Europe"
October 07th, 2016
Thomas Silberhorn (Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation of Germany)
"From Security to Sustainability - Development Cooperation as Prima Ratio"
July 31st, 2014
Thomas Stelzer (Asst. Secretary General for Policy Coordination)
"Cultural Diplomacy in the UN"
February 23rd, 2012
Thuli Madonsela (Public Protector of South Africa)
"Keynote Address"
December 18th, 2016
Thuli Madonsela (South Africaʼs Public Protector)
"State Sovereignty and International Responsibility to Guard Human Rights: Revisiting South Africa´s History during Apartheid "
April 28th, 2016
Tia Powell Harris (Executive Director, Weeksville Heritage Center)
"Living with Intention: Lessons in Cultural Diplomacy"
June 27th, 2014
Tim Unwin (Secretary General of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization)
"Challenges of Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwealth"
July 11th, 2013
Timo Lochocki (German Marshall Found)
"Islam in Berlin: Economic, Political, Cultural Opportunities and Challenges of Migration"
March 07th, 2015
Timon Screech (Professor, Department of the History of Art & Archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies)
"400 Years on: Cultural Diplomacy in London, 1613"
August 22nd, 2013
Titus Corlăţean (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania)
Keynote Speech
May 24th, 2013
Tom Dolev (President's Office, The Peres Center for Peace)
"Social Media as Public Cultural Diplomacy -- YaLa-Young Leaders as a MENA Region Model"
June 20th, 2012
Tom Palmer (Executive Vice President for International Program at AtlasNetwork; Senior Fellow at Cato Institute)
"US-Pakistan-Afghanistan exchange"
November 04th, 2013
Tony Brenton (Former Ambassador of the UK to Russia)
"Human Rights and Foreign Policy"
December 18th, 2016
Tony Haynes (Artistic Director & Co-Founder, Grand Union Orchestra)
"Keynote Address"
October 14th, 2016
Tony Langford (Co-Founder, Kinetica Museum)
"Keynote Address"
October 14th, 2016
Tony Tokunbo Fernández (Writer, Public Speaker and Radio Presenter)
"Keynote Address"
October 13th, 2016
Trésor Senga (President, the Mashariki African Film Festival/Kigali-Rwanda)
"Presentation and Screening"
February 10th, 2015
Tschen-fong Wu (Deputy Representative Taipeh Vertretung)
"Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: Case Study - Taiwan"
March 24th, 2012
Tsiaras Konstantinos, Member of Parliament Karditsa; Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece
"Evolutionary Dynamics of Cultural Diplomacy: Facing the Challenges in Operations in a Changing World"
December 19th, 2013
Tsion Teklu Maru (Supervisory Consular Specialist at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Ethiopia)
"Struggle Transformed to Synergy: Cultural Diplomacy and the MDGs"
January 27th, 2014
Tsoukalas Dimitros (Member of The Parlament in Greece)
"Cultural Diplomacy & Cross Continental Cooperation: Building Bridges for a United Global Community"
December 21st, 2013

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Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (Former President of Malta)
"Cultural Dialogue for Global Social Cohesion"
December 19th, 2013
Ugoji Adanma Eze, ESQ (Founder/CEO, Aja Eze Foundation)
“Uniting to Make the World a Safer Place: A Conversation on Radicalization, Violent Extremism, Hate Crimes and Religious Intolerance whilst Enhancing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainible Development”
May 27th, 2016
Uli Brueckner (Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"Cultural Diplomacy from the European Perspective"
May 13th, 2016
Ulrich Brückner (Academic Director, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies)
"The Quartet: State of Relations between Russia, Europe, the USA, & China"
September 25th, 2013
Ulrich Brückner (Jean Monet Professor of European Studies, Stanford University)
"European Integration as Cultural Diplomacy"
July 30th, 2014
Ural Akuzum (Founding Chairman ARI Movement an independent social movement)
"Prospects for Democracy and the Mederraian The Rise of Civil Society and the Region"
April 18th, 2012
Urmas Paet (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia)
"The Complex Relationship between the Responsibility to Protect and the International Criminal Court. Can it Succeed?"
April 10th, 2013

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Vaira Vike-Freiberga (Former President of Latvia)
"The Importance of Cultural Diplomacy for Successful Global Leadership"
December 19th, 2013
Valdis Zatlers (Former President of Latvia)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Valdis Zatlers (Former President of Latvia)
"The Latvian-European Relationship and the Role of Culture in the Foreign Policy of Latvia"
December 19th, 2013
Valdis Zatlers (Former President of Latvia)
"Culture: Uniting or Dividing People"
December 17th, 2016
Valentin Poryazov (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs)
“Sustainable Future Of The Black Sea Region”
April 22nd, 2016
Valentina Dediu (Rector, College of New Europe)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Valur Ingimundarson (Professor of Contemporary History, University of Iceland)
"International Intervention, UN Protectorate, and "Regime Change" : The Kosovo Case"
April 10th, 2013
Valur Ingimundarson (Professor of Contemporary History, University of Iceland)
"Political Cultures, Transitional Justice, and Post-Conflict Stabilization"
April 28th, 2016
Vangelis Vitalis (Amb. of New Zealand to the EU)
"Promoting European Values in the Asia-Pacific: Cultural diplomacy and EU 'Soft Power': An 'Outsider's' Perspective" 
July 03rd, 2013
Vášáryová Magdaléna (Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic)
"European Culture in Globalized world"
April 02nd, 2014
Velma McClymont (Former Director of the Caribbean and African Learning and Heritage Centre)
"Black History Month a an example of Cultural Diplomacy"
October 13th, 2016
Ven Bogoda Seelawimala (Head of the London Buddhist Vihara)
"The Celebration of Diversity, a Buddhist Look at Modern Cultural Diplomacy"
July 11th, 2013
Veronika Stabej (Ambassadeur de Slovénie en France)
"Le rôle de la diplomatie culturelle dans les pays francophones"
September 22nd, 2014
Vesna Medenica (Former Prime Minister of Slovenia)
"Humanitarian Crisis: Perspectives and Problems"
April 10th, 2013
Vesna Medenica (President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro)
"Humanitarian Crisis: Perspectives and Problems"
December 19th, 2013
Vesna Medenica (President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro)
"Humanitarian Crisis: Perspectives and Problems"
July 09th, 2014
Vesselin Valkanov (Ambassador of Bulgaria to Belgium and Luxembourg)
"Arts, Culture and Applied CD within Europe"
May 22nd, 2014
Vesselin Valkanov (Ambassador of Bulgaria to Belgium and Luxembourg)
"Talking Pork: Relativism, Toleration and Intercultural Dialogue"
May 23rd, 2014
Vesselin Valkanov (Ambassador of Bulgaria to Belgium and Luxembourg)
"Preserving National Identity & Heritage while Moving Towards a More Unified Europe"
July 05th, 2013
Vicky Hayward (Freelance Journalist)
"Los Gitanos: the Spanish Gypsies - Media Access and Expression as a Tool for Integration"
March 02nd, 2012
Victor Neumann (West University of Timișoara)
"Border Cultures and Croos-Border Cultures in the Case of East-Central Europe"
April 14th, 2016
Victoria Bucataru (Program Director, Foreign Policy Association of Moldova)
“Hybrid Warfare And Propaganda Campaigns“
April 22nd, 2016
Vika M. Khumalo (Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Turkey)
"Cultural Diplomacy - The RSA Experience"
April 19th, 2012
Viktor Yushchenko (Former President of Ukraine)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014
Viktor Yushchenko (Former President of Ukraine)
"Keynote Address"
December 17th, 2016
Vivian Wineman (President of The Board of Deputies of British Jews)
"The Jewish Perspective on Cultural Diplomacy"
July 12th, 2013
Viviane Cangeloni (Artist)
"Creativity, a Tool for Change in a World in Need of New Paradigm"
May 22nd, 2014
Vlad Nistor (Member of the Romanian Parliament)
"Keynote Address"
May 06th, 2016
Vladimir Drobnjak (Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations)
"Good Governance and the Rule of Lay - EU and UN perspective"
June 27th, 2014
Vladimir Filippov, Rector, Former Minister of Education of Russian
"Internal Internalization of Universities - Important Base of Youth Multiculturalism"
December 19th, 2013
Vladimir Gonec (Institute of Political Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences)
"The Transborder Regions of EU: a Successful or Failed Tool for Reconciliation and Partnership. The Experience of Slovakia and the Czech Republic"
April 14th, 2016
Vladislav Punchev (Head, International information department, "Standart" newspaper)
"Women in Afghanistan: Key to the successful end of ISAF?"
October 09th, 2013
Vojko Volk (Ambassador of Slovenia to Croatia)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Vytautas Landsbergis (Former President of Lithuania)
Keynote Speech
November 19th, 2014

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Wafik Moustafa (Founder and Chairman of the Conservative Arab Network)
"The Arab Spring Opportunities and Threats for ME Prace"
April 03rd, 2014
Wahid Omar, President / Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
"The Role of Education in Promoting Cultural Diplomacy"
December 19th, 2013
Walter Mzembi (Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)
Keynote Address
March 10th, 2016
Werner Müller-Pelzer (University of Dortmund)
"The Manifesto convivialiste in a European Perspective"
April 14th, 2016
Wichard Woyke (Westfalian University of Münster)
"Two Active Civil Societies - Franco-German Cooperation in Everyday Life"
April 14th, 2016
Wilhelm K. Weber (Partner, SHS Swiss Hospitality Solutions AG)
“Managing Competitive Environments - Why Computer Games are better than Business Schools”
March 06th, 2015
William Arthurs (Editor, CityCity Magazine)
"Art as a means of Understanding the City"
August 21st, 2013
William Arthurs (Editor, CityCity Magazine)
"Octopus and Oyster: The Political and Cultural Economy of stored-value Tickets in HongKong and London"
October 14th, 2016
William Davis (Director, Washington Representation Office, UNDP)
"The UN's Priorities for 2012: Working Together to Face Common Challenges"
February 23rd, 2012
William Ramsay (South African musician; Artistic Director of Global Music Academy in Berlin)
"Music as Cultural Diplomacy – Case Study: the Global Music Academy's Work with GMA in 9 African Countries"
August 08th, 2014
William Richard Inglewood (Member of the House of Lords)
"The Role of Culture in the Foreign Policy of the UK"
July 10th, 2013
Winston Peters (Former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Lecture
December 19th, 2013
Wojciech Konstanty (Director of Investments and Development in Polski Tyton S.A.)
"Economic Freedom as a Tool to Counter Inequalities"
June 21st, 2012
Wolfgang Streitenberger (Senior Advisor, European Commission)
"The EU Regional Policy - Economic Policy and Cultural Diplomacy in Same Time"
May 23rd, 2014
Wouter Vandenhole (Chair, the Law and Development Research Group, Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp)
Beyond Territory and State: Human Rights Obligations of Foreign States and Non-State Actors"
February 05th, 2015

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"The impact of amateur music groups on their communities"
Xenia Davis (Youth Engagement Manager, Making Music, UK)
October 12th, 2016
Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes (Ambassador of France to Bulgaria)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part I)“
April 22nd, 2016
Xavier-Jean Keita (Principal Counsel, International Criminal Court, ICC)
"How Continued State Cooperation via Agreements on Provisional Release and Acquittal are Vital to Uphold the Rome Statute Principle of Presumption of Innocence"
April 28th, 2016
Xavier-Jean Keïta (Principle Counsel, Office of Public Counsel for the Defence, International Criminal Court)
"The Rome Statute as a descendant of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
February 05th, 2015
Xenia Davis (Youth Engagement Manager, Making Music, UK)
"The impact of amateur music groups on their communities"
October 12th, 2016
Xhezair Zaganjori (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Albania)
"Constitutional Justice and Politics: the Case of Albania"
December 15th, 2016
Xhezair Zaganjori (President of the Supreme Court of Albania)
"The Impact of the Decisions of ECHR at the National level"
July 08th, 2014

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Yantsislav Yanakiev (Director of the Defence Advanced Research Institute at the "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence)
"Role of Women in Security and Defense: Specific Human Potential in Capacity Building"
October 09th, 2013
Yara Moualla (PhD Student, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy)
“The Diversity of Cultural Heritage in the Arab world as A target of the Terrorist Attacks”
July 28th, 2016
Yasar Yakis (Former Foreign Minister of Turkey)
“Cultural Diplomacy in the Arab World”
July 26th, 2016
Yasar Yakis (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey)
"The Syrian Crisis from the Standpoint of the Promotion of the Global Human Rights through Cultural Diplomacy"
December 15th, 2016
Yasar Yakis (President of the ICD Young Leaders Forums, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey)
"Turkey as a Cultural Bridge between Europe and the Arab World"
November 07th, 2012
Yehoeshahfaht Ben Israel (Program Director, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Africa Programs)
Welcome Keynote Address
January 13th, 2015
Yerkin Akhinzhanov (Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States)
Keynote Address
June 24th, 2014
Yordan Bojilov (President, Sofia Security)
“Security Challenges In The Black Sea Region (Part II)“
April 22nd, 2016
Yuriy Sergeyev (Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations)
Keynote Address
June 26th, 2014
Yusuf Ziya Irbec (Member of the Turkish Parliament)
"Parliamentarian Cooperation to Prevent Genocide and Other Atrocities - Case Study of How to Solve the Turkish-Armenian Dispute"
May 31st, 2013
Yusuf Ziya Irbec (Member of the Turkish Parliament)
"International Communication and Cultural Diplomacy for the Harmonization of Energy Policies in the Middle East and Central Asia with the Global Economic Interdependence"
December 16th, 2012
Yvonne Captain, Director (MIPP Program Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University)
"Cultural Diplomacy Begins at Home"
June 23rd, 2014
Yvonne Vissing (Professor of Sociology, Salem State College)
"Child Rights in the United States: 25 Years Later and Counting"
April 28th, 2016

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Zachary Kerschberg (Narrative and Documentary Filmmaker)
"Art immigration, how diversity encourages dialogue?"
February 18th, 2016
Zaleha Kamaruddin (Rector, International Islamic University Malaysia)
"World Without Walls: 25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Peace Building Initiatives"
November 09th, 2014
Zeljko Mraz (General Secretary of Baptist Union of Croatia)
Keynote Address
July 01st, 2014
Zerrin Torun (Ph.D.: Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex. M.A.: Department of Government, University of Manchester)
"The European Union's Policies Towards the Mediterranean Policy"
April 19th, 2012
Zornitsa Grekova (South and South-East Asia Department, Directorate "Asia, Australia and Oceania", Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
"Women in Afghanistan: Key to the successful end of ISAF?"
October 09th, 2013
Zuraida binti Kamaruddin (Member of the Parliament of Malaysia)
“The World as I See It – Faith and Peace”
July 26th, 2016
Zvonimir Paul Separovic (Former Minister of Justice of Croatia)
"International NGO's & Global Human Rights Culture"
May 27th, 2013
Zygimantas Pavilionis (Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States)
"Lithuania's Story: Smart and Proud Power can win"
June 26th, 2012

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