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The Berliner Tafel e.V Volunteering Report »

The ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy encourages all of its students & interns to get involved in projects of The Berliner Tafel eV.
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Corporate Cultural Diplomacy

European Companies Cultural Diplomacy Ranking 2011-18 »

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Perspectives on Cultural Diplomacy

Participants Papers »

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What is “Soft Power”?

"Soft Power Explained"

Watch a Video Lecture by Prof. Joseph S. Nye (American Political Scientist)
(The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy - July 2009)

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CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE UNITED NATIONS

UNITAR-ICD Executive Diploma Programme »
Executive Diploma Programme in Cultural Diplomacy, International Relations & Global Governance

(Berlin or Online: June 17-27th, 2026 & Online: July 1-9th, 2026)

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Forthcoming Conferences

MA & PhD Students’ Participation in Our International Conferences
Forthcoming Conferences

As part of the academic curriculum, MA and PhD students are granted complimentary participation in conferences organised by the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin and internationally, providing practical professional experience alongside their academic studies.
Students will be able to participate in the following forthcoming conferences:

Berlin Economic Forum 2026 »

"International Business, Sustainable Investments and Tourism Development in Modern Economies"
(Potsdam; March 2nd - 6th, 2026)

The African Development Forum 2026 »

“Africa Rising as a Global Economic Power: International Business, Sustainable Investments and Tourism Development in Modern Economies"
(Potsdam; March 2-6th, 2026)

EU-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »

"Build Up International Cooperation between the EU and Africa"
(Berlin; June 17-19th, 2026)

EU-Latin America Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »

“Strengthening International Cooperation between the EU and Latin America"
(Berlin; June 17-19th, 2026)

Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2026 »

“80 Years of the United Nations Advancing Cultural Diplomacy for Peace, Development and Human Rights”
(UN Office, Geneva; June 28-30th, 2026)

Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2026 »

“80 Years of the United Nations Advancing Cultural Diplomacy for Peace, Development and Human Rights”
(UN Headquarters, NYC; September 21-26th, 2026)

Conference Reviews

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »
"International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace"
(Berlin; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
Carlos James
Minister of Tourism of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 		 Pablo Hernández de Cos
70th Governor of the Bank of Spain 2018-24		 Charles Fernandez
Minister of Tourism, Investment and Development of Antigua & Barbuda
Mikael Cassar
Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)		 Már Guðmundsson
Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland 2019		 Etleva Kadilli
Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Miguel Pedro Sousa Monteiro
President, Board of Directors,  Cape Verde Stock Exchange		 Rajeeva Bandaranaike
Chief Executive Officer, Colombo Stock Exchange		 Sok Hour Hong
CEO of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)
Andrian Iastremschi
President of the Moldovan Stock Exchange		 Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
Head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei; Member of the House of Wittelsbach		 Mohammed Omran
Ex-Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority & the Egyptian Exchange
George Panteli
Director General, Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport & Youth 		 Harris C. Georgiades
Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of Cyprus		 Edin Dilberović
Secretary General,Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia &  Herzegovina
Martin Frick
Director of the WFP Global Office Berlin		 Sandris Laganovskis
Director, Cooperation &Partnerships, EU Intellectual Property Office		 Jean-Philippe Chauzy
Chief of Mission, IOM Germany
Jack McConnell
First Minister of Scotland (2001-07)		 Natalia Gavrili?a
Prime Minister of Moldova 2021-23		 Jan Vapaavuori
Head of the Finnish Olympic Committee, Former Mayor of Helsinki

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Abdulla Shahid
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives)		 Vera Kamtukule
(Minister of Tourism of Malawi)		 Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad Dalawi
(Vice President of the Iraqi Federal Parliament)
Joël Randriamandranto
(Minister of Tourism of Madagascar)		 Dato’ Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
(Minister of Culture of Malaysia)		 Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of Lithuania (2009-19)		 François Fillon
Prime Minister of France (2007-12)		 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht
Member of the German Parliament		 Peer Steinbrück
Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)		 María Elena Agüero
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi
Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece		 Pedro Silva Pereira
Vice-President of the European Parliament		 Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki
President of Tunisia 2011-14		 Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21
Gjorge Ivanov
President of North Macedonia (2009-19)		 Hans Köchler
President of the International Progress Organization (IPO)		 Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania 1996-2000
Eva-Maria Liimets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia		 Denitsa Dimitrova Simeonova
Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of Bulgaria		 Pernille Weiss
Member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Kremena Milenova Kuneva
Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly		 Salima Belhaj
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands		 Lina Lopes
Member of the Assembly of Portugal

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