Source: German Information Center Pretoria - March 8, 2011
The Berlin-based Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) will hold its latest conference on Africa "The Rise of Africa: Future of Nation Branding, Sustainable Tourism, and International Investment on the African Continent" from March 9- 12, 2011 in Berlin.
This programs will be run in conjunction with the Berlin International Economics Congress 2011. Also running parallel is their Young Leaders Forum, a week-long seminar on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa (March 9-16) addressing the same topic.
As the world slowly recovers from the global financial crisis, international economists and politicians are looking once again to the future. Whilst the emergence of new economic powerhouses in Asia and Latin America is widely agreed upon, the influence of the African continent on the global political economy remains unclear. The year 2011 therefore represents an important opportunity to consider this role, and to examine strategies that will strengthen development and foster growth within Africa.
"The Rise of Africa" will bring together expert international speakers from the fields of politics, academia, and civil society for a three-day program of lectures and panel discussions to address this theme.
Some of the main topics of the conference are: National Brands in Africa: Moving Beyond Stereotypes, Exploring Potential Economic Relations between Latin America and Africa, the Economic Challenges Facing Emerging and Post-Conflict States, Fair Trade: Fair for Who? , the Chinese-African Relationship: Political, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives, Attracting and Retaining Intellectual Elites: Reversing Brain Drain, South Africa and the Legacy of the 2010 World Cup, and African Tourism in the 21st Century.
Parallel program for young leaders
Taking place at the same time is the Young Leaders Forum, Cultural Diplomacy in Africa. The ICD organizers offer this program to talented, young individuals who are students or professionals with an active interest in the African continent and international affairs.
The current seminar will mirror the economic topics addressed in "The Rise of Africa," look comprehensively at the themes above in a week-long program of workshops, seminars, panel discussions and lectures from March 9-16. Leading figures from the fields of politics, diplomacy, civil society, academia, and the private sector will present their various perspectives on this topic, the challenges ahead, and new strategies and approaches being taken to address these challenges.
The ICD seminars aim to prepare participants for the development of their own activity that will strengthen intercultural relations within African and between Africa and other regions. The program also aims to raise awareness amongst the group of salient issues relating to politics, development, and the economy within African.
Activities in previous seminars have included lectures by leaders of the German Academic Exchange (DAAD), the German Development Bank (kfw), visits and presentations in the German Bundestag and the German Foreign Office, as well as panel discussions by leading editors or directors of media outlets, and presentations by Ambassadors of African nations and many other prominent and important individuals.
The upcoming session is the seventh week-long seminar on Africa offered by the ICD. They take place every 4-6 months and are part of the organization's Young Leaders Forum series. The last seminars were in October 2008, February and August in 2009, and January, June and December in 2010.
Following the completion of the seminar, participants may become members of the ICD's Young Leaders Forum, a network of like-minded individuals with an active interest in cultural diplomacy, who conduct activity to support the region or relationship in question.
This programs will be run in conjunction with the Berlin International Economics Congress 2011. Also running parallel is their Young Leaders Forum, a week-long seminar on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa (March 9-16) addressing the same topic.
As the world slowly recovers from the global financial crisis, international economists and politicians are looking once again to the future. Whilst the emergence of new economic powerhouses in Asia and Latin America is widely agreed upon, the influence of the African continent on the global political economy remains unclear. The year 2011 therefore represents an important opportunity to consider this role, and to examine strategies that will strengthen development and foster growth within Africa.
"The Rise of Africa" will bring together expert international speakers from the fields of politics, academia, and civil society for a three-day program of lectures and panel discussions to address this theme.
Some of the main topics of the conference are: National Brands in Africa: Moving Beyond Stereotypes, Exploring Potential Economic Relations between Latin America and Africa, the Economic Challenges Facing Emerging and Post-Conflict States, Fair Trade: Fair for Who? , the Chinese-African Relationship: Political, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives, Attracting and Retaining Intellectual Elites: Reversing Brain Drain, South Africa and the Legacy of the 2010 World Cup, and African Tourism in the 21st Century.
Parallel program for young leaders
Taking place at the same time is the Young Leaders Forum, Cultural Diplomacy in Africa. The ICD organizers offer this program to talented, young individuals who are students or professionals with an active interest in the African continent and international affairs.
The current seminar will mirror the economic topics addressed in "The Rise of Africa," look comprehensively at the themes above in a week-long program of workshops, seminars, panel discussions and lectures from March 9-16. Leading figures from the fields of politics, diplomacy, civil society, academia, and the private sector will present their various perspectives on this topic, the challenges ahead, and new strategies and approaches being taken to address these challenges.
The ICD seminars aim to prepare participants for the development of their own activity that will strengthen intercultural relations within African and between Africa and other regions. The program also aims to raise awareness amongst the group of salient issues relating to politics, development, and the economy within African.
Activities in previous seminars have included lectures by leaders of the German Academic Exchange (DAAD), the German Development Bank (kfw), visits and presentations in the German Bundestag and the German Foreign Office, as well as panel discussions by leading editors or directors of media outlets, and presentations by Ambassadors of African nations and many other prominent and important individuals.
The upcoming session is the seventh week-long seminar on Africa offered by the ICD. They take place every 4-6 months and are part of the organization's Young Leaders Forum series. The last seminars were in October 2008, February and August in 2009, and January, June and December in 2010.
Following the completion of the seminar, participants may become members of the ICD's Young Leaders Forum, a network of like-minded individuals with an active interest in cultural diplomacy, who conduct activity to support the region or relationship in question.
