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A World without Walls 2010
"An International Conference on Peace building, Reconciliation and Globalization in an
Interdependent World"
(Berlin, 6th - 10th November 2010)
Held on the 21st Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Dear Friends & Colleagues,
On behalf of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, it is my distinct pleasure to write to you to bring to your
attention the next major conference being hosted by the ICD and other leading organizations:
A World Without Walls 2010: "An International Conference on Peace building,
Reconciliation and Globalization in an Interdependent World" (Berlin, 6th – 10th November
2010)
www.world-without-walls.org
As the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy’s flagship annual event, ‘A World without Walls 2010’ presents a unique
opportunity to join a large group of speakers and participants in celebration of this historic event. Attendees will
participate in lectures, discussions and seminars led by experts from the fields of international politics, academia
and civil society. Confirmed speakers include current and former heads of states and ministers, as well as leaders
of academic institutions and non-governmental organizations.
In addition I would like to bring to your attention two additional programs hosted by the ICD
in November 2010:
Europe Meets Russia: A Forum for Young Leaders
Berlin, 03 - 09 November, 2010
(www.icd-emr.org)
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders
Berlin, 22 - 26 November, 2010
(www.icd-europe.org)
We are currently accepting applications to attend these programs. I would therefore be grateful if you could
share the announcement within your network and forward the information below on to anyone that you feel may
be interested in attending this unique event. We would also be delighted to have you involved and to welcome
you to Berlin. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in raising awareness of this, and future
events at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy.
I am pleased to announce that you can now follow the ICD, and connect with our global
network, online. The ICD Face book group allows you to communicate with likeminded
individuals across the world, and by following us on Twitter you will be the first to know
about our new programs, as well as the latest developments in the field of Cultural Diplomacy.
If you do not wish to receive emails from the ICD in future, please send us an email to
[email protected] indicating this (Please do not reply to this e-mail).
Mark Donfried
Director & Founder
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)
Ku´damm Karree (3rd Floor/Hochhaus)
Kurfürstendamm 207-8 Berlin, Germany-10719
Phone: 00.49.(0)30.2360-7680
Fax: 00.49.(0)30.2360-76811
www.culturaldiplomacy.org
[email protected]
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A World without Walls 2010
"An International Conference on Peace building, Reconciliation and Globalization in an
Interdependent World"
Held on the 21st Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
www.world-without-walls.org
“A World without Walls 2010” is an international conference being hosted by the Institute for
Cultural Diplomacy that will explore the potential for cultural diplomacy and soft power in
building peace and supporting reconciliation in different regions of the world. The program
will consist of lectures and seminars held by leading figures from international politics,
academia, international development, and civil society, as well as debates and panel
discussions. In addition to attending the academic components, participants will have the
opportunity to experience Berlin’s rich cultural landscape and network with each other
through a series of cultural and social events. The event is scheduled parallel to the historic
international celebrations taking place in Berlin on November 9th, commemorating 21 years
since the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the evening of Tuesday, 9th September, participants will
have the unique opportunity to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall on
the streets of Berlin. Further details about the program can be found under: www.worldwithout-walls.org
Speakers
The speakers during the Seminar will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia,
the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will
include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board (for further information about the Advisory Board
please click here).
Speakers for the conference include:
Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson - ICD Advisory Board Member - Senator for South
Australia, Deputy President of the Australian Senate, the 22nd President of the Australian
Senate
Dr. Alfredo Palacio - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of Ecuador
Anatoliy Zlenko - Former Foreign Minister of Ukraine
Dr. Andro Vlahusic - Mayor of the City of Dubrovnik; Former Minister of Health of Croatia
Prof. Anthony Giddens (Baron Giddens, of Southgate) - Professor Emeritus at the London
School of Economics; Life Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; Former Director of the
London School of Economics
Arno Truger - Director - Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)
Prof. Dr. Arthur H. Westing - Former director of the United Nations Environment Program
project on Peace, Security, and Environment
Amb. Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider - ICD Advisory Board Member – Former Ambassador of
the United States to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
President Dr. Emil Constantinescu - ICD Board Member - Former President of Romania
Dr. Erhard Busek - ICD Board Member - Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria
Dr. Erkki Tuomioja - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Finnish Foreign Minister
Prof. Dr. Fawaz A. Gerges - Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations
at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Prof. Dr. Fadwa El Guindi - Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Head of Department
of Social Sciences, Qatar University
Prof. Dr. François Heisbourg - Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
(IISS) and of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (Special Advisor, Fondation pour la
Recherche Stratégique, Paris)
Dr. Gerlinde Niehus - Head, Corporate Communications Section, Public Diplomacy
Division, NATO
Prof Dr. Gert Weisskirchen - Former Member of the German Parliament, Former
Spokesperson of the Social-Democratic Parliamentary Working Group on Foreign Affairs
Heinz J Kuzdas - Photographer and Author of „Berliner Mauer Kunst: Mit East Side Gallery
(Berlin's wall art = Arte en el muro de Berlin)
Kazenambo Kazenambo - ICD Advisory Board Member - Minister of Youth and Sports of
Namibia (tbc)
Jack McConnell (Lord McConnell) - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former First Minister
of Scotland
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of
the Republic of Seychelles
HE Lt. Jerry John Rawlings - Former President of Ghana
Joaquim Chissano - Former President of Mozambique; Former Chairperson of the African
Union
Prof. Dr. Joris Voorhoeve - Former Defence Minister of Holland and Professor of
International Security Studies at Nederlandse Defensie Academie
The Honorable Senator Larry Pressler (Ret.) - Former United States Senator from South
Dakota; Member of the US Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
Dr. Ioannis Kasoulides - ICD Board Member - Former Foreign Minister of Cyprus
Dr. Luc Reychler - Professor of International Relations, University of Leuven; Director of
the Center of Peace Research and Strategic Studies (CSIS)
Marcia Barrett - Lead Singer of Boney M
Marina Pendes - ICD dvisory Board Member - Deputy Minister of Defence of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Mark C. Donfried – Director, the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Prof. Dr. Miomir Zuzul - ICD Board Member - Former Foreign Minister of Croatia, Former
Croatian Ambassador to the United States
Nouzha Skalli - ICD Advisory Board Member - Moroccan Minister for Family, Social
Development, and Solidarity
Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Foreign Minister of
Bulgaria
Prof. Sultan Barakat - Professor at the Department of Politics, University of York, UK;
Founding director of the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University
of York
Prof. Dr. Vasile Puscas - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former Romanian Minister for
European Affairs (tbc)
Prof. Dr. Werner Weidenfeld - Director of the Center for Applied Policy Research and
Professor or Political Science at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
H.E. Yasar Yakis - ICD Advisory Board Member - Turkish MP, Former Foreign Minister of
Turkey
Emmanuel Reinert - Executive Director of The International Council on Security and
Development
Dr. Bruno Tertrais - Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la recherche strategique
For more information on speakers who have attended previous ICD events, please click here.
Conference Participants
The conference participants will include young professionals, students and scholars, civil
society practitioners, private sector representatives, journalists, and other interested
stakeholders from across the world.
To apply: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_www2010_applicationform
Certificate of Attendance
All conference participants will be awarded an official certificate of attendance at the end of
the program. This certificate will confirm attendance and provide details of the speakers who
took part during the program and the topics discussed.
Participant Papers
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy encourages research and progressive thought into the
fields of culture, globalization and international relations. In this regard, the ICD welcomes
participants of the Conference to submit papers on this subject. The papers can cover any
topic within these fields, according to your own particular interests and passions. Participants
can submit work that they have completed in the past for other purposes, ongoing research or
a paper written specifically for the conference. Groups of students are also allowed to submit
collaborative pieces of work.
Conference Book
Upon completion of the conference, The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy will publish a
conference book including the proceedings and activities of the conference.
This book will include a number of different components:
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Introductory Essay by ICD’s Director and Advisory Board Members
The Conference Report and Summary
Conference Papers and Lectures from the Speakers
The Revised and Edited Participant Papers
Special Interviews with the Speakers and Participants
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A Photo Gallery of the entire event including social activities and a group photo of all
of the conference speakers and participants
Once published, the book will be distributed to the entire ICD Advisory Board, ICD Members
and the wider global network of ICD partners around the world. This will enable a much
wider audience to benefit from the conference and it will archive this historic gathering and
opportunity for dialogue and exchange. This is also an opportunity for our participants and
speakers to publish in a book that will be read by a very wide audience of important
stakeholders involved directly and indirectly in the field of cultural diplomacy.
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The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
www.culturaldiplomacy.org
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental
organization with headquarters in Berlin, Germany. The goal of the ICD is to promote global
peace and stability through strengthening and supporting intercultural relations at all levels.
Over the past decade the ICD has grown to become one of Europe’s largest independent
cultural exchange organizations, whose programs facilitate interaction between individuals of
all cultural, academic, and professional backgrounds, from across the world.
Previous Events
Previous events held by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy include “A World without Walls:
An International Congress on “Soft Power”, Cultural Diplomacy and Interdependence”,
which marked the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (www.world-withoutwalls.org).
In February, 2010, the ICD hosted the Berlin International Economics Congress: An
Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roles of Global Politics & Civil Society in International
Economics (www.biec.de).
In May 2010 the ICD hosted The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2010
(www.icd-interantionalsymposium.org ). Speakers in this event included Bertie Ahern Former Prime minister of Ireland; Emil Constantinescu - ICD Advisory Board Member Former President of Romania; Sir Malcolm Rifkind - Former Foreign Secretary of the
United Kingdom; Kjell Magne Bondevik - Former Prime Minister of Norway; and Dr.
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - ICD Advisory Board Member - Former President of Latvia.
For more information on speakers who have attended previous ICD events, please click here.
For any additional information please address any queries to [email protected]
With warm regards and gratitude,
Mark Donfried
Director & Founder
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)
Ku´damm Karree (3rd Floor/Hochhaus)
Kurfürstendamm 207-8 Berlin, Germany-10719
Phone: 00.49.(0)30.2360-7680
Fax: 00.49.(0)30.2360-76811
www.culturaldiplomacy.org
[email protected]
Join the ICD’s global network on Facebook – click here
Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field by following the ICD on Twitter – click here
Become a member of the ICD and help create a strong Cultural Diplomacy community – click here