The Addis Abba Summit on Cross Continental Cooperation
"The Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union"
(Ethiopia, Addis Ababa; January 27th - 31st, 2014 - Held Parallel to the African Union Summit)
| Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 |
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 |
Thursday, January 30th, 2014 |
Friday, January 31st, 2014 |
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| 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry |
"Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Africa for Inclusion in the Post 2015 Development Goals" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko (International Coordinator, Global Educators for All Initiative and Coordinator, Millennium Development Ambassadors) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
Welcome Address Speaker: Irmtraut Hubatsch (Director, Goethe Institute Addis Ababa) Location: The Goethe Institute |
Addis Ababa Excursions & Departure Day |
| 10:45 | (10:15) "Ethiopian Cultural Diplomacy and the Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Abiy Berhane (Director,Promotion and Cultural Exchange, Public Diplomacy Directorate General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Amb. Ababi Demissie, Acting Director General for Public Diplomacy and Communications at the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yosef Kassaye, Director, International Organizations, Directorate General of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Location: The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry |
"Environmental Sustainability; sub-topic: Urban Waste Management Practices" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Genemo Berisa Uka (Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Jigjiga University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
(10:15) "Constraints and Possibilities in achieving the MDGs in Africa" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Fantahun Assefa (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sub regional Office for Eastern Africa) Location: The Goethe Institute |
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| 11:30 | "The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry |
H.E. Dr. Sarah Jibril, Special Adviser to the president of Nigeria on Ethics and Values |
(11:00) Break | |
| 12:00 | "Linkage of Human Interests and Cultural Diplomacy in the Use of Common Resources" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Haimanot Aregahegn Aschale (Head, Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension in Debre Markos University; Author) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
12:15) "Is there Unfolding Rivalry between China and Japan in Africa? Analysis and Effect on Africa with Regards to the Millennium Development Goals and Implementations" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Seifudein Adem (Associate Director, the Institute of Global Cultural Studies & Associate Research Professor of Political Science at SUNY-Binghamton) Location: The Goethe Institute |
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| 12:30 | Travel Time & Lunch Break | "Asset Based Interventions to Reduce Poverty in Communities" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Getahun Kassa (Lecturer and PhD Program Coordinator, Center for Human Rights, Addis Ababa University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
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| 13:15 | Lunch Break | (13:00) Lunch Break | ||
| 14:30 | "Unleashing the Africa Moment: The MDGs, Effective States and Engaged Societies" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Costantinos Berhuétesfa Costantinos (Chair, Ethiopica Infrastructure & Tunneling Co. & AAI Capital, Professor of Public Policy, School of Graduate Studies, Addis Ababa University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Experiences from University of Gondar School of Law" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kelali Kiros Negesse (Dean, School of Law, University of Gondar; Chairperson, Ethiopian Law Schools' Consortium; Lecturer of Laws) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Road Map to Achieving MDGs in Nigeria: The Benue State Experience" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Aikor Timothy Shirgba (Senior special Assistant to the Governor of Benue State on millennium Development Goals) Location: The Goethe Institute |
Addis Ababa Excursions & Departure Day |
| 15:15 | "The Political Economy of Sustainability: Climate Change And Africa's Role in the Realization of Goal 7 of MDG" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Fekadu Tolossa (Lecturer, Governance and Development Studies Department, Jimma University) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Struggle Transformed to Synergy: Cultural Diplomacy and the MDGs" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Tsion Teklu Maru (Supervisory Consular Specialist at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Ethiopia) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"INISE aisbl: Supporting and Empowering Marginalized Communities in Africa through Social Market Economy in Collaborative Partnership of Europe with Africa" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Magdalena Chwarscianek Baiba Dhidha Mjidho Ewa Sadowska (Representatives of INISE - International Network for Innovative Social Entrepreneurship) Location: The Goethe Institute |
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| 16:00 |
"Bridging gaps in meeting the MDG Goal of Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women through Free Legal Aid Services: Lessons from University of Gondar, Ethiopia" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Hiruy Wubie Gebreegziabher (Director of the Legal Aid Center, University of Gondar) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Contribution of Growth & Transformation Plan (GTP) to MDGs" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mesfin Lemma (Specialist, UNICEF Ethiopia) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
Concluding Words and Gathering | |
| 16:45 | Break | Break | ||
| 17:15 |
"The Need for Entrepreneurship Education to Achieve MDGs in Developing Countries: the Case of Sudan" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Yagoub Ali Gangi (Associate Professor of Economics, Ahmed Bin Mohamed Military College, Doha, Qatar) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"The Initiative for Global Peace and the African Union" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: President Emil Constantinescu (President, The Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
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| 18:00 | "The Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
"Inclusive Development: Integrating Civil Society into the Decision-Making Process & Looking to the Future" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderators: President Emil Constantinescu (President, The Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania) Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The Soramba Hotel |
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| 19:00 | Group Dinner | Free Evening |
