Cultural Diplomacy in East Asia: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDEA)

Announcing the week-long seminar for “Cultural Diplomacy in East Asia: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDEA).”
Berlin, 6th-10th October, 2009

CDEA was developed to encourage and rise to the challenge to keep up to date with the emerging economies of East Asian countries via cultural diplomacy. CDEA is an active network of young leaders interested in supporting and strengthening relations within the Asian continent and between Asia and other regions. For organizational purposes, by East Asia we are referring to countries east of Afghanistan. Important information about the seminar can be found here.

The weeklong seminar will be conducted in English and is open to anyone who has an interest in or passion for Asian music, culture, art, politics, migration, language, economics and international relations. The panel discussions, workshops and lectures will be held at various locations around Berlin, such as the Auswärtiges Amt (German Foreign Office), Bundestag, ICD Haus and various embassies. The seminar involves many respected and prominent speakers including our key speakers,

Dr. Hermann Scheer, SPD
Datuk Sulong, Malaysian Ambassador to Germany
Mr. Jacky Foo, Singaporean Ambassador
Mr. David Chan, Taiwanese Embassy Representative
Ms. Miyoshi, Cultural Attache of Japanese Embassy
Ms. Sun-ju Choi, Head of Asian Films Festival
Mr. Odbayar, Secretary of Mongolian Embassy
Dr. Enzo Weber, Professor of Economics Regensburg Uni
Dr Yu-Demski, Head of Confucius Institute Berlin
Ms. Lizza May David, Filippino Film Director and Womens' Right Activist
Ms. Nathali Van Looy, China's Policy Specialist
Mr. Shahid Riaz, Head of German-Pakistani Association

The Cultural Diplomacy in East Asia forum is now open for applications.


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