"UMOJA: The Gathering of all African Nations"
Strengthening Inter-Cultural and International Relations in Africa through Cultural Diplomacy
African Summit, Berlin; October 23th - 26th, 2012
Conference Speakers
The speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.Speakers for the Conference Include:
| The Hon. Akua Sena Dansua Minister for Tourism of Ghana |
The Hon. Dr. Alfredo Palacio President & Chairman of the ICD Advisory Board |
| H. E. Amb. Anatole Bacanamwo Ambassador of Burundi to Germany |
Andreas Jahn CDU/CSU Party, German Parliament |
| The Hon. Cletus A. Sieh Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Liberia |
Pastor Frank Williams Pastor, Protestant Faith Fellowship |
| Günther Schaefer Photographer, Artist and Berlin Ambassador |
H. E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Isaac C. Lamba Ambassador of Malawi to Germany |
| The Hon. Sir James R. Mancham Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles |
John Eichler President, JE Strategie GmbH |
| John Ferguson Executive Director, American Voices |
H. E. Amb. Karl-Erik Normann Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament, Former Swedish Ambassador |
| H. E. Amb. Ken Nyauncho Osinde Ambassador of Kenya to Germany |
Marcia Barrett Lead Singer of Boney M |
| Marc Bogaerts Program Director, ICD Cultural Diplomacy in Practice Program; Chief Choreographer Deutsches Fernseherballet |
Nestor Nkunzimana First Secretary, Embassy of Burundi to Germany |
| The Hon. Nouzha Skalli Former Moroccan Minister of Social Development, Family, and Solidarity |
H. E. Amb. Omar Zniber Ambassador of Morocco to Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Robert Dussey Advisory to the President of Togo |
Dr. Sabine Grund Journalist |
| The Hon. Dr. Solomon Passy President, the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria (ICD Bulgaria Branch Office) |
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner Jean Monnet Chair Professor, European Studies, Stanford University |
| William Harvey Director & Founder, Culture in Harmony |
The Hon. Yasar Yakis President of the ICD Young Leaders Forums |
