In this session Tu Weming will deliver a keynote speech on the question on how intercultural dialogue has become a key tool to address some of the world’s most pressing problems.
The Partners’ assembly will held its Assembly – a report on pledges made in May 2012 will be submitted, new pledges will be announced and a discussion on the strategic outlook of the UNAOC coming activities will be held.
Workshop Sessions (WS) Segment I
Segment
First of two series of 4 simultaneous sessions on topics related to the three pillars
WS 1: Promoting Intercultural understanding, Diversity and Inclusion : Learning from the corporate sector experience and Mainstreaming in Policy
WS 7: Enhancing the role of Youth within the UNAOC National Plans and Regional Strategies to promote intercultural understanding: sharing of best practices – from building on booming Youth Travel experiences to student exchanges and youth festivals
Rittersaal
Speakers:
Blerjana Bino, Social Entrepreneur, Researcher, Coordinator for Youth and Social Inclusion at the UET Centre for Development and Research, Albania
Amr Abdel-Ghaffar, Regional Director for the Middle East, UNWTO, Focal Point for the UNAOC, Egypt
Laura Daly, Special Advisor to Director General, WYSE Travel Confederation,
Chiedza Taruvinga, Member of the International Human Rights Exchange Program, Mozambique
Frank Frederics, Executive Director, World Faith, USA
Second of two series of 4 simultaneous sessions on topics related to the three pillars
WS 2: Dealing with civic unrests and early warning rapid response – lessons learned from around the world
Zeremoniensaal
Speakers:
Raya Kadirova, President of the Foundation for Tolerance International, Kyrgyzstan
Faredun Hodizoda, Director of the Academy of Dialogue, Tajikistan
Dieter Von Blarer, Former Peace-Building Advisorin Central Asia of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Security Division, Switzerland
WS 3:Consolidating democracy in a sustainable way through education for democracy and human rights
Festsaal
Speaker:
Wolfgang Benedek, Co-Director European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
Suren Badral, Ambassador at Large Community of Democracy Presidency of Mongolia
Belén Alfaro Hernández, Ambassador at Large Alliance of Civilizations
Lami Radi, Director Cultural and Scientific Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, UNAOC Focal Point, Morocco
Ayman Ayoub, Regional Director for West Asia & North-Africa International IDEA
Chiedza Taruvinga, International Human Rights Exchange Programme, Zimbawe
Maria de Conceição Pereira, PAM Vice-President, President PAM 3rd Standing Committee on Dialogue among Civilizations and Human Rights, and member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Recep Şentürk, Director AoC Institute of Fatih Sultan Mehmet University, Turkey
Siddik Syahril, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Indonesia
The following four sessions provide insight into some of the Alliance’s regional strategies and priority areas. Discussions will feature a number of experts and practitioners from the respective regions and thus present in-depth knowledge on national strategies, realities on the ground and future outlooks and priorities.
RS 1: Danube/Black Sea/South Caucasus/Central Asian Regions
Festsaal
Speakers:
Marton Mehes, Director Balassi Institute - Collegium Hungaricum Vienna, Initiator of Danube Culture Cluster, Member of the Steering Group of Priority Area 3 of the EU Danube Strategy
Victor Tvircun, Secretary General of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
Adil Akhmetov,Senator, Member of Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The closing session will not only present findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Vienna Forum, but also allow for a closing discussion with world leaders and experts on how to best pave the way ahead for the Alliance.
