Tuesday, July 28th – Sciences Po Paris
Monday, July 27th – UNESCO Headquarters
10:00 – 12:00: Opening Ceremony
- Presentation of the projects and activities of the Youth Association for a Greater Europe
- Panel Discussion: “2015 is the 70th anniversary both of the End of World War II and of the birth of UNESCO. How can we continue promoting peace in Greater Europe today?”
- Invited speakers:
- Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
- Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the French Senate
- His Excellency the Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov
- Mr. Frank Schauff, President of the Association of European Businesses
- Mr. Thierry Mariani, Co-President of the French-Russian Dialogue
- Mr. Yves Pozzo di Borgo, Vice-President of the French-Russian Friendship group of the French Senate
- Mr. Roger Munning, Chairman of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
- Mrs. Chantal Guittet, President of the French-Russian Friendship group of the French National Assembly
12:30 – 13:00: Opening Concert of the “Greater Europe Peace Orchestra”
13:00 – 14:30: Opening cocktail (reception?)
14:30 – 16:30: Conference about the Power of Civil Diplomacy
- Invited speakers:
- Representative of the Human and Social Sciences Sector of UNESCO
- Former Ambassador of France to Russia Claude Blanchemaison
- Representative of the Gorchakov Foundation
- Lukas David Meyer, Member of the Board, Foundation „Schüler Helfen Leben“. Named “Young European of the Year in 2013”
17:00 – 17:30: Guided tour of the UNESCO Headquarters
17:30 – 21:00: Free time in Paris
21:00 – 22:00 : Back to the rest base
Tuesday, July 28th – Sciences Po Paris
10:00 – 12:00: Panel Discussion: “The Common Need for Security in Greater Europe and possible answers to this need”
- Invited speakers:
- Senator Yves Pozzo di Borgo, member of the French Delegation to the OSCE
- Member of French National Assembly Thierry Mariani, member of the French Delegation to the OSCE
- Representative of the European Leadership Network
- Igor Alekseev, Second Secretary at the European Counter-terrorism Desk, CT&CVE expert, Public Relations Assistant, Department on the issues of New Challenges&Threats, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Tiago Ferreira Lopes, Expert on NATO-Russia Affairs and Former Head of the Observatory for Human Security in Lisabon, Portugal
- Mr. Alain Corvez, Former French Colonel, Former Advisor of the Commanding General of the United Nations Force in South Lebanon, former advisor on International Relations to the French Ministry of the Interior, currently advisor on International Strategy
12:00 – 13:30: Picnic in the Garden of Sciences Po
13:30 – 15:30: Panel discussion: “No business without trust. Practical examples in Greater Europe.”
- Invited speakers:
- Keynote: Frank Schauff, Head of the Association of European Businesses
- Roger Munnings, Head of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
- Emmanuel Quidet, Head of the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industrie
- Representative of Renault-Avtovaz-Nissan
- Mr. Ulf Schneider, Founder and CEO of Russia Consulting
- Mr. Gilles Rémy, President of CIFAL group
- Mr. Denys Pluvinage, Representative of the French-Russian Dialogue
- Mr. Antonio Carlos Ruiz Soria, Director of Economia Creativa, Madrid, Spain
16:00 – 19:00: Guided tour through Paris
19:00 – 20:00: Main concert of the “Greater Europe Peace Orchestra” in the Saint-Germain L’Auxerrois Church (near the Louvre)
23:00: Back to the rest base