The Ankara Conference on Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution

The Ankara Conference on Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution
“Using Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool to Build Sustainable Peace”
(Ankara, April 17th – 19th, 2012)
www.ankara-conference.org

Culture can have an extremely strong impact on societies, and should be taken into account as a factor in change and new developments in the international system. The conference therefore will look in detail at the major conflicts across the Mediterranean today, from disputes amongst communities at the local level to international disputes, reflecting on the role of cultural diplomacy as a tool for conflict resolution.

Conference Speakers >
Speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, diplomacy, civil society and the private sector from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.

Speakers for the conference include:

·         The Hon. Yasar Yakis – Former Foreign Minister of Turkey, patron of the Ankara Conference on Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution

·         Ahu Ozyurt – Moderator, CNN Turkey

·         Prof. Dr. Bülent Aras – Professor of International Relations, Isik University, Department of International Relations

·         H.E. Amb. Drazen Hrastic – Ambassador of Croatia to Turkey

·         H. E. Amb. Dusan Spasojevic – Ambassador of Serbia to Turkey

·         Dr. Fuat Keyman – Director of the Department of the Istanbul Policy Center and Professor of International Relations at Sabancı University, Istanbul

·         H.E. Amb. Ian Biggs – Ambassador of Australia to Turkey

·         Isabelle Dumont – Second Political Counsellor at the Embassy of France in Ankara

·         H. E. Amb. Jean-Daniel Ruch – Special Representative for the Middle East of the Foreign Ministry of Switzerland

·         H. E. Amb. Jorge Arancibia Reyes – Ambassador of Chile to Turkey

·         H. E. Amb. Marcin Wilczek – Polish Ambassador to Turkey

·         H. E. Amb. Marilyn J. Alarilla – Ambassador of the Philippines to Turkey

·         Melih Gökçek – Mayor of Ankara (tbc)

·         H.E. Amb. Dr. Milan Jazbec – Ambassador of Slovenia to Turkey

·         H.E. Amb. Pol De Witte – Ambassador of Belgium to Turkey

·         Prof. Serdar Güner, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University

·         Shahid Najam – United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkey

·         Suat Kiniklioglu (MP) – Former Member of the Turkish Parliament

·         Ural Aküzüm – Chairman, ARI Movement

·         Yusuf Kanli – Columnist for Hurriyet Daily News

 

Conference Participants >
The conference is open to applications from young professionals, students, scholars and academics, diplomatic and political representatives, civil society practitioners, private sector figures, journalists, and other interested stakeholders from across the world.

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