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Guest Speakers 2008 (Bazel & Rode Hoed)
Experts who spoke during the UNISCA Conference 2008:
Friday, January 11th
Rode Hoed: Welcoming Ceremony
9.45 - 10.00
Ms. I.M. van ’t Groenewout Chairperson of the UNISCA Board of Directors 07/08
10.00 - 10.15
Prof. Dr. L.A. de Klerk Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of the University of Amsterdam.
10.15 – 11.00
Lousewies van der Laan Former Dutch politician and the leader of the parliamentary group of the social liberal Democrats 66 (D66) in the Lower House for six months in 2006. She was a Member of the European Parliament between 1999 and 2003 in the ELDR group.
11.15 – 12.00
Dr. D.W. Laws Senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, former faculty associate of the Programme on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
De Bazel: Clingendael Negotiating Simulation
13.30 – 16.30
Mr. P. Meerts Advisor to the Director of the Clingendael Institute and Professor in International Negotiation Analysis at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium) and the Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic). As co-founder of Clingendael he has been Director of the Department of Training and Education (1983-1989) and Deputy Director of the Institute (2000-2006).
18:00 Drinks at the Amsterdam City Hall
Saturday, January 12th
Guest speaker per forum
De Bazel: Security Council
10.15 – 11.15
Dr. V. Kanapathipillai Ms. Kanapathipillai is a Sri Lanka Tamil, however she is not “pro Tigers”. Promovendus: Repatriation or Deportation? Nation building, citizenship and the Indian Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka after independence.
13.30 – 14.30
Drs. D. Leurdijk Clingendael’s United Nations-expert specialised in political and military UN-issues, senior research associate, lecturer, policy advisor and political commentator.
15.15 – 16.15
Ms. Tasoula Hadjitofi Cyprus’ diplomatic representative in the Netherlands. Ms. Hadjitofi is nominated by the Brussels-based association AIPFE for “Woman of Europe 2007” due to her work in the respect of human rights, cultural identity and diversity.
De Bazel: First Committee: GLOBAL CRIME
13.30 – 14.30
Mr. F. Grass Former Chairperson and Secretary-General in the simulations of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
15.15 – 16.15
Mr. R. Schouwenberg Kaspersky Lab Analyst and Senior Anti-Virus Researcher.
To be announced
De Bazel: Second Committee: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
13.30 – 14.30
Dr. I. Tellam Senior Consultant at the ETC Foundation in the Netherlands, manager of the Netherlands Climate Assistance Programme, which provides technical and financial assistance to fourteen developing countries to formulate and implement climate change policy. He is also an incidental lecturer for the University of Amsterdam’s Environment & Development programme.
15.15 – 16.15
Drs. A.J.P. Heideveld Chairperson of the UNESCO alliance that carries into effect the ‘Decade of Education for Sustainable Development’ (DESD) of the United Nations in the Netherlands.
Documentary on Small Island Developing States
De Bazel: Third Committee: HUMAN RIGHTS
10.15 – 11.15
Mr. N. Choepel Expert on Tibet on behalf of UNPO and founder of Tibetan UN Advocacy (Geneva).
13.30 – 14.30
Prof. Dr. H. Schellekens Professor of Medical Biotechnology at the University of Utrecht, Chairperson of the Committee of Biological Safety, Chairperson of the Dutch Society of Microbiology, member of the Standards Committee International Society of Interferon and Cytokine Research.
15.15 – 16.15
Ms. M. Mooij Ms. Mooij is a social anthropologist specialised in gender and women rights in Africa. She started to work with Hivos in 2000 where she is presently in charge of the Women, Gender and Development portfolio for Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Sri Lanka.
De Bazel: ECOSOC
10.15 – 11.15
Prof. Dr. J.W. Gunning Professor of International Economics at the Free University of Amsterdam (VU), director of the Amsterdam Institute for International Development, member Centre for the Study of African Economics at the University of Oxford.
13.30 – 14.30
Ms. Drs. E. Rijnierse Ms. Rijnierse is a doctor who has extensive work experience concerning children in armed conflicts. She worked in Nepal, Bangladesh and Congo and is an expert on behalf of UNICEF.
15.15 – 16.15
Mr. K. Boahene Expert on Intellectual Property Rights on behalf of Hivos.
Monday, January 14th
Rode Hoed: Opening General Assemble
11.30 – 12.00
Mr. L.F. Asscher Alderman of Finances, Economics, Airport and Harbour, and vice-mayor of Amsterdam.
Tuesday, January 15th
11.00-12.00 De Bazel: Workshop ING by Gera Voorrips, Maaike Landman and Daphne Hagen.
Thursday, January 17th
De Bazel: Closing Sessions
13.30 – until consensus is reached
Friday, January 18th
Rode Hoed: Round Table
15.00 – 17.00
Debate Leader
Daniël Schut
Specialists
Prof. Dr. Ir. Louise Fresco Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Amsterdam, former Assistant-Director-General Agriculture Department, FAO, at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Prof. Dr. Cees J. Hamelink Professor of Globalisation, Human Rights and Health Care at the Free University in Amsterdam (VU), former professor of International Communication at the University of Amsterdam (1984-2004) and former professor of Media, Religion and Culture at the VU.
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