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The Berlin International Economics Congress

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    INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

    The Berlin International Economics Congress:

    “An International Conference on the Future of Nation Branding, Tourism, and International Investments in a Globalized World”

    (March 9th - 12th 2011, Berlin, Held Parallel to the ITB Berlin and in conjunction with the ICD conferences “Nuestra America” and “The Rise of Africa” )

    www.biec.de

    “The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011” is an international conference taking place over 4 days that will explore the future of Nation Branding, Tourism, and International Investment in a Globalized World. The program will consist of lectures, seminars, workshops, interactive sessions and panel discussions that will feature leading figures from international economics & politics, academia, marketing, advertising, and civil society. Participants of the program will also have the opportunity to experience Berlin through a series of cultural and social activities.

    Speakers for the conference include:

    •Dr. Alfredo Palacio - Former President of Ecuador; ICD Advisory Board Member

    •Baki Irmak - Director of Communications, DWS Investments, (Deutsche Bank Group)

    •Amb. Dan Mulhall - Ambassador of Ireland to Germany

    •Bendt Bendtsen - Former Danish Deputy Prime Minister, Former Danish Minister of Economic and Business Affairs; ICD Advisory Board Member (tbc)

    •Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim - Former Foreign Minister of Brazil

    •Dr. Erhard Busek - Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Former Minister for Education & Cultural Affairs; (tbc)

    •Filippe Savagado- Minister of Culture, Tourism and Communication of Burkina Faso

    •Dr. Gerassimos D. Arsenis- Former Minister of Economics of Greece, Former Minister of Education and Former Minister of Defense; (tbc)

    •Dr. Gerhard Prätorius - Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability, Volkswagen AG (tbc)

    •Dr. Jacques F. Poos - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Minister of Foreign Affairs (tbc)

    •Sir James R. Mancham - Former President of the Republic of Seychelles; ICD Advisory Board Member

    •Janez Jansa - Former Prime Minister of Slovenia; president of the Slovenian Democratic Party

    •Joy Wheeler- Ambassador of Jamaica to Germany

    •Kalonzo Musyoka - Vice President of Kenya

    •Kazenambo Kazenambo - Minister of Youth and Sports of Namibia (tbc)

    •Kintto Lucas Lopez - Deputy Foreign Minister of Ecuador

    •MONIE R. Captan - Former Foreign Minister of Liberia; President of Liberian Chamber of Commerce

    •Dr. Miomir Žužul - Former Foreign Minister of Croatia; President of Dubrovnik International University; ICD Advisory Board Member

    •Dr. Rick van der Ploeg - Professor of Economics, Oxford University; Former State Minister of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands; ICD Advisory Board Member (tbc)

    •Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy - Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria; ICD Advisory Board Member

    •Dr. Vasile Puşcaş - Former Romanian Minister for European Affairs;

    •Zeine Ould Zeidane - Former Prime Minister of Mauritania (tbc)

    Contact:

    www.culturaldiplomacy.org

    info@culturaldiplomacy.org

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    Last Call for Applications

    The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the Berlin International Economics Congress 2011, our forthcoming international conference, as well as to our next Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy Young Leaders Forum.

    The Berlin International Economics Congress 2011

    „An International Conference on the Future of Global Politics, Nation Branding,

    Sustainable Tourism and International Investment in a Globalized World”

    (Berlin, 9th - 12th March 2011)

    (www.biec.de)

    Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy:

    A Forum for Young Leaders

    „The Future of Global Politics, Nation Branding, Sustainable Tourism,

    and International Investment in a Globalized World”

    (Weeklong Seminar, Berlin, 9th - 15th March 2011)

    (www.icd-internationaleconomics.org)

    Conference Participants

    The conference is open to applications from young professionals, students and scholars, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, journalists, and other interested stakeholders from across the world. All seminar participants will be awarded an official certificate of attendance upon completion of the program, which will provide details of the speakers who took part and the topics discussed. Each certificate will be signed by two members of the ICD's Advisory Board.

    Sustainable Network

    Conference participants will become part of a growing international network of people from across the world with different fields of interest and levels of experience, who share a commitment to intercultural exchange. Participants will be able to remain in touch with each other through the ICD Online Network.

    The online application form can be found under: www.culturaldiplomacy.org/culturaldiplomacyandtheeconomy/index.php?en_seminars_nws_application-form

    Speakers

    The speakers during the program will consist of renowned figures from international economics and politics (including Heads of State and Ministers) and high-profile representatives from the private and public sectors. A large number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board will also be speaking at the BIEC conference. Speakers for the Conference include:

    • Abel Cruz - Vice Minister of Economy Investing and Competitive Issues of Guatemala

    • Dr. Alfredo Palacio - Former President of Ecuador; ICD Advisory Board Member

    • Beatriz Merino - Former Prime minister of Peru

    • Dr. Charles van Marrewijk - Professor of International Economics, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, Netherlands (Specializations: International Trade, Geographical Economics, Economic Growth & Development)

    • Edmund Bartlett - Minister of Tourism of Jamaica

    • Dr. Erhard Busek - Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Former Minister for Education & Cultural Affairs; ICD Advisory Board Member; Former Minister for Science and Research; Advisor to ECIKS (Economic Initiative for Kosovo)

    • Frank Barry - Professor of International Business & Development, School of Business, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    • Dr. Gerhard Prätorius - Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability, Volkswagen AG; ICD Advisory Board Member

    • Hugo Lavados Montes - Former Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile

    • Dr. Jan Van Der Borg - Professor in the Economics of Tourism at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Italy

    • Kalonzo Musyoka - Vice President of Kenya; Former Minister of the Environment of Kenya

    • Nahas Angula - Prime Minister of Namibia

    • Dr. Oliver Zoellner – Chair of Media and Marketing Research, Stuttgart Media University, Germany

    • Dr. Peter Cornelius - Economic Advisor to AlpInvest Partners; Former Group Chief Economist for Royal Dutch Shell; Former Chief Economist and Director of the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Program

    For a selection of nation branding video clips, or more information on the conference, please visit www.biec.de, or address queries to info@culturaldiplomacy.org