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The ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy encourages all of its students & interns to get involved in projects of The Berliner Tafel eV.
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European Companies Cultural Diplomacy Ranking 2011-18 »

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What is “Soft Power”?

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The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies and the Furtwangen University offer academic programs in Cultural Diplomacy ranging from distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs.
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Forthcoming International Conferences of the CCDS

MA & PhD Students of the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Participation in the ICD International Conferences
Participation in 2022-23 Conferences

In the framework of the curriculum MA and PhD students are offered to participate free of charge in the conferences of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy taking place in Berlin and other cities around the world - in order to enable additional professional experience and to enhance their studies with current real-world examples of cultural diplomacy. During the conferences, students are invited to conduct interviews with prominent speakers, assist in the moderation of the conferences, and participate in bilateral meetings with the prominent speakers & delegates.
Students will participate in the following events:

The World Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa »
"Uniting Africa’s Leading Powers to Promote International Cooperation, Sustainable Growth, Cultural Understanding and Peace in Africa"
(Berlin; July 5th - 8th, 2023)

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
“Berlin Peace Conference: United in Promoting Democracy and Peace”
(Berlin; July 5th - 8th, 2023)

The African Development Forum 2023 »
"Rise of Africa: Africa as a Growing International Power Bloc"
(Berlin; October 19th - 22nd, 2023)

Conference Reviews

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

The Forum aims to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and will demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of Lithuania (2009-19)		 François Fillon
Prime Minister of France (2007-12)		 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht
Member of the German Parliament		 Peer Steinbrück
Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)		 María Elena Agüero
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi
Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece		 Pedro Silva Pereira
Vice-President of the European Parliament		 Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki
President of Tunisia 2011-14		 Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21
Gjorge Ivanov
President of North Macedonia (2009-19)		 Hans Köchler
President of the International Progress Organization (IPO)		 Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania 1996-2000
Eva-Maria Liimets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia		 Denitsa Dimitrova Simeonova
Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of Bulgaria		 Pernille Weiss
Member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Kremena Milenova Kuneva
Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly		 Salima Belhaj
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands		 Lina Lopes
Member of the Assembly of Portugal

Berlin Wall 30 - From the Divided to the City of Freedom »
The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
(Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019)

The summit brought together world leaders to Berlin from all corners of the world to celebrate The 30th Anniversary for the Fall of the Wall and to promote global peace in our interdependent world. (More »)
The Summit included Keynote Addresses from the following Honourable speakers:
Andreas Kiefer
(Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe)		 Borut Pahor
President of the Republic of Slovenia		 Emil Boc
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca; Former Prime minister of Romania
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Former Prime Minister of Hungary		 Guy Verhofstadt
Former Prime Minister of Belgium 		Jan Vapaavuori
Mayor of Helsinki, Finland
Laurent Ngon Baba
President of the National Assembly, Republic of Central Africa 		Luca Jahier
President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)		 Lord Pickles
United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Maria Joao Rodrigues
President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies 		Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD 		Naheed Nenshi
Mayor of Calgary, Canada
Rita Kieber-Beck
Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein		 Thomas Silberhorn
State Secretary, German Ministry of Defense		 Roza Otunbayeva
Former President of Kyrgyzstan
Vojko Obersnel
Mayor of Rijeka, Croatia		 Wilmot Collins
Mayor of Helen, USA

Zaza Tavadze
President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia

The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2018 »
"Utilizing Cultural Diplomacy to Foster Democracy, Advance International Law and Back Global Human Rights"
(Berlin; December 13th - 16th, 2018)

The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy is the world's leading event in the field of cultural diplomacy hosted and is organized annually at the end of each year by the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in partnership with other leading institutions (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Brian Cowen
Former Prime Minister of Ireland		 Klaus Wowereit
Former Mayor of Berlin		 Hakima El Haite
President, Liberal International
Artur Mas i Gavarró
Former President of Catalonia		 Elsa Artadi i Vila
Minister of the Presidency, Catalonia		 José Montilla Aguilera
Former President of Catalonia

Berlin Economic Forum 2018 »
"Sustainable Economies & Responsible Investments"
(International Conference, Berlin; March 6th - 11th, 2018)
Held Parallel to the Berlin Tourism Fair ITB

The Forum aims to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and will demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
The Hon. Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the UK		 The Hon. Irina Bokova
Former Director-General of UNESCO		 The Hon. Brian Cowen
Former Prime Minister of Ireland
The Hon. Matti Vanhanen
Former Prime Minister of Finland		 The Hon. Aleqa Hammond
Former Prime Minister of Greenland		 President John Agyekum Kufuor
Former President of Ghana
President Rosen Plevneliev
Former President of Bulgaria		 SG Béatrice Wertli
Secretary General of the CVP Switzerland Party		 Chief Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
The Hon. Mmantsetsa Marope
Director, International Bureau of Education, UNESCO		 The Hon. Erna Hennicot Schoepges 
Former Speaker of the Parliament of Luxembourg		 Minister Nikolina Angelkova
Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria
The Hon. Nika Gilauri
Former Prime Minister of Georgia		 President Valdis Zatlers
Former President of Latvia		 The Hon. Zlatko Lagumdzija
Former Prime Minister of B&H
The Hon. Hrant Bagratyan
Former Prime Minister of Armenia		 Minister Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi
Minister of Tourism of the Sultanate of Oman		 The Hon. Hamat Bah
Minister of Tourism of Gambia

The Hon. Rui Duarte Barros
Former Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau

 Mr. Gaorekwe Gaorekwe
Director - Brand Botswana (National Portfolio)		 Mr. Moemedi Mokgosi
Executive Director, Brand Botswana
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid
Former Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange		 Mr. Nondas Cl. Metaxas
Former CEO, Cyprus Stock Exchange		 Mr. Ivan Takev
Executive Director of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange
Mr. Moremi Marwa
Chief Executive Officer, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania		 Hon. Staffan Nilsson
Former President of the EU Economic and Social Committee		 Mr. Milan Božić, CEO
Banja Luka Stock Exchange

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