SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
| 19:00 – 22:00 |
Opening Ceremony (Prague Crossroads)
By special invitations only. |
| 19:00 – 20:00 |
Welcome:
Václav Havel, former President, the Czech Republic
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman, Nippon Foundation, Japan
Remarks:
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, USA
Moderator:
Oldřich Černý, Executive Director, Forum 2000 Foundation, the Czech Republic
Music Performance
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| 20:00 – 22:00 |
Reception |
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
| 09:00 – 09:50 |
Breakfast (Small Room, Žofín Palace)
Sponsored by Wood & Company Financial Services, a.s.
By special invitations only.
Remarks:
Ernesto Zedillo, former President, Mexico
Introduction:
Jan Sýkora, General Manager, Wood & Company Financial Services, the Czech Republic
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| 10:00 – 10:15 |
Opening of the Conference (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
Opening Remarks:
Václav Havel, former President, the Czech Republic
Moderator:
Mary Robinson,, former President, Ireland
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| 10:15 – 12:00 |
Panel 1 (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
Handling the Global Variety of Cultures, Ideologies and Religions
Keynote speeches:
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia
H.R.H. El Hassan bin Talal, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Moderator:
Mary Robinson, former President, Ireland
Panel Discussion:
Elie Wiesel,, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, USA
Kim Campbell,, Secretary General of the Club de Madrid, former Prime Minister of Canada
Ernesto Zedillo, former President, Mexico
Kanan Makiya, writer, professor, Iraq/USA
Michael Melchior, Former Chief Rabbi of Norway, Member of Knesset, Israel (tbc)
Théo Klein, President, Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaisme, Paris, France
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10:30 – 12:00
/in parallel/ |
Conference Roundtable (tbd)
The Co-Existence of Cultures in Global Cities
Chair and Opening Remarks:
Jiří Musil, Professor of Sociology at Charles University, former President of the European Sociological Association and UN and UNESCO consultant on urban issues, Czech Republic
Participants:
Pavel Bém,, Lord Mayor of Prague, Czech Republic
Japhet Ndabeni Ncube,, Mayor of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Jan Kasl, former Lord Mayor of Prague, Czech Republic
Philippe Dallier, Senator, Mayor of Les-Pavillons-sous-Bois (Paris), France
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| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Luncheon (Small Room, Žofín Palace)
Sponsored by The Prague Society for International Cooperation
Remarks:
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland (tbc)
Introduction:
Marc Ellenbogen, President, Prague Society for International Cooperation (tbc)
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| 13:00 – 14:30 |
Panel 2 (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
Is Democracy an Answer on the Global Level?
Keynote speech:
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former UN Secretary General, Egypt (tbc)
Moderator:
Ghassan Salamé, former Minister of Culture, Lebanon (tbc)
Panel Discussion:
Mikuláš Dzurinda, former Prime Minister, Slovakia
James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute, USA
Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, Poland/UK
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia
Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, USA
Hung-mao Tien, Chairman of the Institute for National Policy Research, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
Nino Burdjanadze, Speaker of the Parliament, Georgia
Irina Khakamada, opposition politician, Russia (tbc)
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14:00 – 16:30
/in parallel/ |
Conference Roundtable (Laterna Magika)
Global Business, Global Responsibility?
Chair and Opening Remarks:
Kim Campbell, Secretary General of the Club de Madrid, former Prime Minister of Canada (tbc)
Introduction:
Jan Bubeník, Chairman of the Board, the Leadership Forum, Czech Republic
Participants:
Petr Šmída, CEO, Alphabank, Czech Republic/Russia
Sir Frank Lampl, President of Bovis Lend Lease, UK
Glen Macdonald, President, Wealth & Giving Forum, USA
Patrick Grace, Former President, Grace Logistics (W.R. Grace), USA
Igor Adam Chalupec, President and CEO, PKN Orlen, Poland
Jan Mühlfeit, Vice President for Strategy in EMEA and Head of EU Relations, Microsoft, Czech Republic
Allan Cox, CEO, Allan Cox & Associates, USA
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| 14:30 – 15:30 |
Special Session (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
Perception of Human Rights in the Developing World
Opening Remarks:
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman, Nippon Foundation, Japan
Moderator:
Yozo Yokota, member of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Japan
Panel Discussion:
Zaid Ibrahim, Chairman of ZICO, Chair of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus, Malaysia
Japhet Ndabeni Ncube, Mayor of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Kanan Makiya, writer, professor, Iraq/USA
Tomáš Pojar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
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| 15:35 – 15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45 – 17:15 |
Panel 3 (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
Human Rights Revisited
Keynote Speech:
André Glucksmann, philosopher, France (tbc)
Moderator:
Bronislaw Geremek, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland (tbc)
Panel Discussion:
Alyaksandar Milinkevich, democratic opposition leader, Belarus
Grigory Yavlinsky, economist and politician, Russia
Farhad Kazemi, Professor at New York University, USA
Jacques Rupnik, political scientist, France
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15:45 – 17:15
/in parallel/ |
Conference Roundtable (Knights‘ Hall, Žofín Palace)
Middle East Water: Making Regional Politics a Stimulator for Development
Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Czech Republic.
Moderator:
Jan Šnaidau, Project Coordinator, Exploring Water Patterns in the Middle East, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic
Participants:
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary General of the UN, Egypt
Petr Kalaš, Minister of Environment, Czech Republic
Khaled El-Shuraydeh, Secretary General, Higher Council for Science and Technology, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jana Hybášková, European Parliament, Czech Republic
Representatives of the expert workshop on Middle East Water (tbd)
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| 17:15 – 17:30 |
Closing of the Plenary Session (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
Closing Remarks:
Václav Havel, former President, the Czech Republic
Moderator:
Jacques Rupnik, political scientist, France
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| 17:30 |
Adjourn |
| 18:00 - 18:50 |
Shared Concern Initiative meeting (tbc)
For SCI members only. |
| 19:00 - 20:30 |
Encounter with Stradivari (Church of St. Simon and Juda)
Supported by The Nippon Foundation and Nippon Music Foundation.
By special invitations only.
A unique concert in honor of the 70th birthday of Václav Havel and of the 10th Forum 2000 Anniversary featuring original Stradivarius instruments played by distinguished musicians including Tokyo String Quartet.
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| 20:30 – 23:00 |
Reception (Na Františku, next to the Church of Sts. Simon and Juda)
By special invitations only.
Remarks:
H.R.H. El Hassan bin Talal, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (tbc)
Moderator:
Ivana Štefková, Member of the Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation, the Czech Republic
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
| 9:00 – 9:50 |
Breakfast (Small Room, Žofín Palace)
By special invitations only.
Remarks:
Mikuláš Dzurinda, former Prime Minister, Slovakia
Introduction:
Karel Schwarzenberg, Member of the Senate, Czech Republic
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Forum 2000 Interfaith Dialogue
The Interfaith Dialogue is organized by the Forum 2000 Foundation in cooperation with Friedrich Naumann Stiftung.
| 10:00 – 11:15 |
Interfaith Dialogue (Part 1) (Large Room, Žofín Palace)
The Risks of Globalization – Do Religions Offer a Solution or Are They Part of the Problem?
Moderator:
Joyce Davis, Associate Director for Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, USA/Czech Republic
Panel Discussion:
H.H. the Dalai Lama, Head of State and Spiritual Leader, Tibet
Soho Machida, Professor at Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan
Tomáš Halík, Professor of the Charles University, Member of the Program Committee of the Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic
Kanan Makiya, writer, professor, Iraq/USA
Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, USA
Michael Melchior, Former Chief Rabbi of Norway, Member of Knesset, Israel (tbc)
Michel Dubost, Bishop, Eveché D'Evry-Corbeil, France
James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute, USA
Zaid Ibrahim, Chairman of ZICO, Chair of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus, Malaysia
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| 11:15 – 11:30 |
Coffe Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Interfaith Dialogue (Part 2) (Large Room, Žofín Palace) |
| 13:30 – 15:00 |
Luncheon (Mlýnec)
Remarks:
Antonín Koláček, Founder and CEO, Maitrea, Czech Republic
Introduction:
Oldřich Černý, Executive Director, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic
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| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Interfaith Meditation (Church of St Salvator)
H.H. the Dalai Lama, Head of State and Spiritual Leader, Tibet
Tomáš Halík, professor of the Charles University, Member of the Program Committee of the Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic
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VENUES OF THE FORUM 2000 CONFERENCE:
Žofín Palace
Slovanský ostrov
Prague 1
Czech Republic
Prague Crossroad
(former St Anne´s church)
entrance from Liliová Street
Prague 1 – Old Town
Czech Republic
Church of Sts. Simon and Juda
Dušní ulice
Prague 1 - Old Town
Czech Republic
Mlýnec
Novotného lávka 9
Prague 1 – Old Town
Czech Republic
Goethe Institut
Masarykovo nábřeží 32
Prague 1
Czech Republic
Laterna Magika
Národní
Prague 1
Czech Republic
Church of St.Salvator
Křížovnické náměstí 2
Prague 1
Czech Republic
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