World Public Forum

Published on 12 May 2009

Written by WPF Dialogue of Civilizations

Program and Preliminary List of Keynote Reports
(draft)

PLENARY MEETING
May 14

Opening of the Conference

Words of welcome
— P. Petr Prokop Siostronek,
Abbot, Brzhevnov monastery (Czech Republic)

Introductory speech
— Milos Zeman,
Ex-Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Introductory speech
— Miloslav Vlchek,
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic

Introductory speech
— Vladimir Yakunin,
President, World Public Forum " Dialogue of Civilizations» (Russia)

Speech
Alfred Gusenbauer
Co-Chairman, World Public Forum " Dialogue of Civilizations», Laureate of the «Dialogue of Civilizations» International Prize (Austria)

Speech
— Kamran Mofid,
Founder Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative, Member of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF Dialogue of Civilizations (Great Britain)

Speech
— Vyroslav Bashta,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic in the Ukrainian Republic

Speech
— Jan Kassal,
Vice Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic

Capitalism after the crisis: return to normality or something else?
— Ruslan Grinberg,
Director, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)

Speech
— Milan Govorka,
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce (Czech Republic)

Speech
— Brunson McKinley,
Co-Chairman, Association for International Mobility (USA)

Speech
— Filip Voitech,
Vice Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic

Speech
— Josef Migash,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovakia in the Czech Republic, Ex — Speaker of the Parliament of Slovakia

Speech
— His Beatitude Christopher,
Archbishop of Prague, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (Czech Republic)

Speech
— Jan Kavan,
Ex-Minister of foreign affairs (Czech Republic), Ex Chairman of the General Assembly of Organization of the United Nations

Speech
— Alexey Fedotov,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the Czech Republic

Speech
— Josef Tauber,
Director of the Czech Banking Association (Czech Republic)

Speech
— Ivan Kuleba,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in the Czech Republic (Ukraine)

Speech
— Jan Struz,
Vice President of the NGO «Club Russia» (Czech Republic)

Speech
— Hans Koechler,
Professor of University of Innsbruck, President of the International Progress Organization, Member of the ICC WPF «Dialogue of civilizations» (Austria)

Speech
— Zbytek Zdenek,
President, «Club Russia» (Czech Republic)

PANEL № 1 The global crisis as the key problem of European cooperation
The process of compulsory globalization is obviously leading to disproportions in economic development. While tackling this problem, it is necessary to take into account the cycles and processes of transforming economic systems in order to ensure social stability.
The main vectors of discussion:

• world outlook principles of forming economic systems;
• the economic potential and social-political innovation, the influence of the state on the parameters of contemporary development;
• cycles and processes of transforming economic systems and international cooperation in conditions of the crisis;
• economic security and social stability.

Moderators:

— Kamran Mofid, Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative, Member of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF «Dialogue of Civilizations» (Great Britain)

— Jan Struz, Vice President of the NGO «Club Russia» (Czech Republic)

— Mikhail Khazin, President of Neocon Expert Consulting Company, Candidate of Economics (Russia)

May 14
Keynote reports:

The collapse of neoliberal globalization and the quest for a just world order (Download pdf document 130 Kb)
— Hans Koechler,
Professor, University of Innsbruck, President of the International Progress Organization, Member of the International Coordinating Committee WPF «Dialogue of civilizations» (Austria)

Foreign investments — yes or no?
— Miroslav Gregr,
Ex- Minister of Industry and Commerce (Czech Republic)

Technological degradation as a consequence of the ongoing crisis
— Mikhail Khazin,
President, Neocon Expert Consulting Company, Candidate of Economics (Russia)

Budgeted deficit: is it well or not?
— Jan Mladek,
Financial Expert CSSD (Czech Republic)

The economic crisis of the Western System: a geopolitical approach (Download MSWord document 48 Kb)
— Tiberio Graziani,
Director, EURASIA Journal of Geopolitical Studies (Italy)

Is it Russia or the world who threatens Europe?
— Peter Havlik,
Financial Expert CSSD (Czech Republic)

Civilization foundations of the world economic crisis
— Yury Yakutin,
Supervisor of studies, Economic Newspaper, Professor, Doctor of Economics (Russia)

Awakening for transformation: a path to a virtuous economy moving forward from hyper capitalism to purposeful living
— Kamran Mofid,
Founder Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative, Member of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF Dialogue of Civilizations (Great Britain)

Global survey: world economic crisis and the different government’s policy
— Uri Dadush,
Senior Associate and Director, International Economics Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA)

Institutional barriers of overcoming the crisis
— Miroslav Somol,
Deputy, General Director, EGAP (Czech Republic)

The post-crisis economy and its characteristics
— Victor Ryazanov,
Head of Economics Theory Department, Saint-Petersburg State University, Professor, Doctor of Economics (Russia)

Overcoming of the crisis: the Czech’s experience
— Jiri Schwarz,
Dean, Faculty of Public Economy, Prague High School of Economy (Czech Republic)

Economic security — pivotal concept for socioeconomic development: under shadow of marginalization in Western societies (Download MSWord document 45 Kb)
— Martins Daugulis,
Deputy Head of Division, EU Cooperation Department, Ministry of Economics of Latvia, Riga Stradins University (Latvia)

The economic policy of the EU in conditions of the global crisis
— Olga Butorina,
Adviser to the Rector, Head of European Integration Department, Moscow State University for International Relations of the Russian Federation, Professor, Doctor of Economics (Russia)

May 15
Keynote reports:

The truth behind Wall Street accounting rules (Download MSWord document 109 Kb)
— Patrizio Palma,
Director, American Appraisal Inc (Great Britain)

The role of gold in contemporary economic crisis
— Bohumil Studynka,
Lawyer, Economic Consultant (Czech Republic)

Real exchange rate and a new world currency
— Vasily Simchera,
International Bank «Senator», Scientific Research Institute of Statistics RosStat (Russia)

Offshores: a new political momentum
— Tatiana Bulakh,
Member of International Tax Planning Organization, President, NGO «Public dialogue» (Russia)

The Czech Republic President v. Klaus’s opinion on the economic crisis
— Jana Janackova,
Economic Adviser to the President of the Czech Republic

Global problems and world economic crisis
— Alexander Akimov,
Head of Economic Studies Department, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics (Russia)

Crisis in Russian-Czech commercial relations
— Bohuslav Strejc,
Commercial Representative of the Czech Republic in Moscow

The economic crisis as seen by the population of Russia: opportunities and difficulties
— Marina Krasilnikova,
Head of Department, NGO Analytic Center of Yury Levada (Levada Center), Candidate of Economics (Russia)

Russia has a great potential for the whole Europe
— Jaroslav Poriz,
Representative of the Czech Export Bank in Moscow (Czech Republic)

The region will overcome the crisis
— Petr Lachnit,
General Director of the Free Zone in Ostrava (Czech Republic)

Overcoming the prolonged multi-crisis: learning from 11 years of reformation in Indonesia (Download MSWord document 25Kb)
— Gilbert Wiryadinata,
Chairman, PT Adhiyasa Saranamas (Indonesia)

Recession in touristic business
— Jaromir Beranek,
MAG Consulting (Czech Republic)

I am an optimist although the world is always living in crisis
— Jan Carny,
General director if the Insurance Company «Direkt» (Czech Republic)

«FAIRNESS» and its interpretation in the geo-economic sense
— Ernest Kochetov,
Head of Center of Strategic Geo-economic Studies, President of «Public Academy of Geo-economic and Globalistic Sciences, Doctor of Economics (Russia)

Ensuring European energy security
— Olga Lomakina,
Professor, Moscow State University for International Relations of the Russian Federation, Professor, Candidate of Economics (Russia)

Value-oriented objectives of economic development
— Zakhirdzan Kuchkarov,
Director, Non-Commercial Partnership «Analytical Center Concept», Professor, Doctor of Technical Science (Russia)

PANEL #2 The future of the European community as seen through the eyes of young people
The special role and stance of young people in the social processes evolving in the recent events in European capitals demonstrate that the young people are involved in the dialogue concerning the prospects of social development. Without wasting time, it is necessary to determine the format and methods of legitimizing the stance of young people, as well as to analyze its content and motivation in the discussion on issues of forming the parameters of the new system. Student exchanges have traditionally represented an important element of international cooperation helping to promote a better understanding of the identities of the parties involved.

The main vectors of discussion:

• the future of young people in changing Europe;
• the social content of youth manifestations in Europe;
• the youth format of the interethnic and inter-confessional dialogue;
• student exchanges: problems and prospects.

Moderators:
— Richard Veber, Professor, Faculty of Public Economy, Prague High School of Economy (Czech Republic)

— Alois Gudek, President, Prague High School of International and Social Relations (Czech Republic)

— Petr Grechko, Head of Social Philosophy Department, Russian University of Friendship of Peoples (Russia)

May 14
Keynote reports:

Geopolitics in Europe — contemporary point of view
— Oscar Kreichy,
Professor, Prague High School of International and Social Relations (Czech Republic)

The World and the European Economic Crisis: reasons, possible decisions and quality of social-economic relations
— Representative,
Prague High School of Economy (Czech Republic)

The new reality and a new education model
— Andrey Fursov,
Director, Institute of Russian Studies, Moscow Humanitarian University, Candidate in Historical Sciences (Russia)

Future of the youth in changing Europe. Challenges for generation Y
— Daria Klimova,
Post-graduate at Law Department, University Pierre Mendes France (France)

Peculiarities of inter-cultural contacts as a way to dialogue
— Richard Tabah,
Student of the secondary school of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Czech Republic

From dialogue of civilizations towards dialogue of generations
— Dmitry Basov,
Student at Law Department, Finance Academy under the Government of Russian Federation (Russia)

From a Europe to another: the crisis of young people (Download MSWord document 31Kb)
— Gregory Jullien,
Student, University Pierre Mendes France (France)

Life of the Russian student in the Czech Republic
— Ivan Marakov,
Student, Prague department of the Russian State Humanitarian University (Russia)

Sub-culture: a rich source of innovation in the life of young people or a source of danger for social and moral development?
— Sergey Chernyshov,
Student at the North Caucasian State Technical University (Russia)

Official youth policy perspectives in Latvia
— Vladimirs Karols,
Student, Riga Stradins University (Latvia)

May 15
Keynote reports:

Student exchanges: problems and prospects
— Ananstasia Kondratova,
Student at the department of International Economic Relations, Saint-Petersburg University of Economy and Finance (Russia)

Globalization in the area of building a youth policy in Europe: the challenges or the stimulus?
— Ekaterina Mamatova,
BA at the Chair of Political Sciences, Russian University of Friendship of Peoples (Russia)

Intercultural aspect of students’ exchange program (Download MSWord document 27Kb)
— Maria Semenova,
Student at Finance and Credit Department, Saint-Petersburg University of Economy and Finance (Russia)

Beyond the intercultural dialogue: what type of pedagogic support for young students and professional Europeans mobilities? (Download MSWord document 32Kb)
— Eric Gallibour,
Director of Training Education and European projects, Grenoble University, Ph. D. (France)

Accelerations: speed and bureaucracy in the Internet age (Download MSWord document 68Kb)
— Rob van Kranenburg,
Head of Program, Waag Society (Belgium)

Breaking out of Ideology: Explaining the Success and the Failures of «Young Americans for Freedom» (Download pdf document 60Kb)
— JeffreyJ. Langan,
Associate Visiting Professor, Holy Cross College at Notre Dame (USA)

A dialogue of higher education systems in the contemporary world
— Valery Sumarokov,
Vice-Rector, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation, Dean, International Economy Department, Professor, Doctor of Economics (Russia)

The problem of a systemic education and prospects of development
— Elena Ponomareva,
Lecturer, Moscow State University of International Relations, Candidate in Political Sciences (Russia)

Protest sentiments in the present-day youth medium and the prospects of their development
— Ludmila Kalashnikova,
Professor, Chair of Political Sciences and Sociology, Stavropol State University, Candidate in Sociological Sciences (Russia)

Presentation
— Nikita Grishenko,
Student, Prague department of the Russian Humanitarian University (Russia)

PANEL № 3 Priorities of the inter-confessional dialogue in establishing a spiritual climate in Europe
The problem of establishing a broad public dialogue lies in the following: the main public forces and participants of international cooperation are usually oriented towards upholding their own positions, towards convincing others of their own rightness and implanting their own reasoning. On the contrary, religion has always called for taking the point of view of common human truth, to escape from the framework of one’s own, inevitably temporary terrestrial reasoning and to open for oneself the road to renewal and perfecting one’s stance.
The deep-lying traditions and the potentials of religious organizations and inter-church contacts will make a priceless contribution to the matter of perfecting the public dialogue and at the same time, will provide a practical sphere for implementing the truths and strengthening of their revelations.

Main vectors of discussion:

• social orientation of the confessional programs;
• inter-confessional dialogue and international cooperation.

Moderators:

— His Beatitude Christopher, Archbishop of Prague, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (Czech Republic)

— P. Petr Prokop Siostronek, Abbot, Monastery Brzhevnov (Czech Republic)

— Archpriest Georges Ryabykh, Deputy Chairman, Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russia)

May 14 — 15
Keynote reports:

Model of social development in the conditions of the economic and financial crisis
— Archpriest Georges Ryabykh,
Deputy Chairman, Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russia)

The responsibility of the church and religious societies for the peaceful development of human society
-Milan Gerka,
Secretary of Holy Synod, Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, Professor, University of Presov Orthodox Theological Faculty (Slovakia)

Religious aspect of the intercultural dialogue problems in Europe
— Higumen Philaret (Bulekov),
Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in Strasbourg (Russia)

The concept of developing social services of the Russian Orthodox Church
— Mikhail Tarusin,
Head of Sociology Sector, Institute of Public Designing (Russia)

Vladimir Soloviev and dialogue of civilizations: warnings on the dangers of world unity
— Fabio Petito,
Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex (Italy)

The Russian intellect: vectors of interaction and overcoming the crisis
— Mikhail Demurin,
Adviser to the Foundation for Promoting Timely Historical Studies «Historical Memory» (Russia)

Virtue economy and the good society
— Adrian Pabst,
Leverhulme early career research fellow, Center of Theology and Philosophy, University of Nottingham (Germany)

Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw as an example of the inter-confessional cooperation in the education system
— Jerzy Ostapczuk,
Doctor of Orthodox Theology in biblical exegesis, Christian Academy of Theology, Warsaw (Poland)

Does the cross insult non-Christians?
— Evgeny Nikiforov,
Chairman of the religious organization Orthodox Brotherhood «Radonezh» of the Russian Orthodox Church (Russia)

Notes of Pope Paul VI about the dialogue
— Giovanni Cubeddu,
Deputy Director, member of the Board, International Magazine «Trenta Giorni» (Italy)

PANEL № 4 Contemporary European problems of mobility and migration and their impact on the future of Europe
Population mobility is a fundamental condition for the existence of mankind. It is the key factor that forms the image, identity and the future of civilizations.
The processes responsible for the emergence of contemporary megapolises have led to a weakening of man’s ties with territories. In this case, man receives motivation and conditions for frequently resettling to other cities and countries. Moreover, since he remains the bearer of a cultural identity, he acquires the opportunity to spread this cultural identity throughout the world. Nonetheless, this process may be extremely painful and may acquire diverse forms, and in conditions of the contemporary economic crisis, these risks become even more aggravated.
All this underscores the need to find effective mechanisms to socially legitimize population mobility and to avert models of asocial behavior of both new arrivals and local residents.

Main vectors of discussion:

• processes of socio-cultural dynamics and population mobility;
• the religious factor in migration policy;
• social-political motives of migration process in conditions of the crisis;
• international mobility and mechanisms for ensuring social stability

Moderators:
— Brunson McKinley, Co-Chair, Association for International Mobility (AIM) (USA)

— Filip Voitech, Vice Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic

— Valerian Kristi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova in the Czech Republic

— Valery Elizarov, Head of Center for Studying Population Problems, Moscow State University (Russia)

Keynote reports:

Benefits and impacts on social development of foreign populations and diasporas: some solutions
— Brunson McKinley,
Co-Chair, Association for International Mobility (USA)
— Anna Maria Buschman-Petit,
Co-Chair, Association for International Mobility (Switzerland)

Processes of socio-cultural dynamics in Europe: between multi-culturalism and assimilation
— Alexey Gromyko,
Deputy Director, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor in Political Sciences (Russia)

Presentation
— Uri Dadush,
Senior Associate and Director, International Economics Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA)

Mobility or security? Prospects for a visa-free regimen in Europe
— Olga Potemkina,
Head of the Department of European Integration Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Historical Sciences (Russia)

The new EU members states: at the crossroads of migration? The case of Latvia
— Andris Spruds,
Associate Professor, Riga Stradins University (Latvia)

Migration: the need to bring into order the principles and strategies of «living together»
— Aram Sarkisyan,
First Vice-President World Armenian Congress, Director of the National Center «Dialogue of Civilizations» (Armenia)

The migration echo of the world crisis
— Lidia Grafova,
Chairman of the Executive Committee, International Public Movement «Forum of Migrating Organizations», Editor -in-Chief of the magazine «Russian Migration» (Russia)

International migration tendencies in the globalizing world
— Ivan Aleshkovskiy,
Deputy Dean, Global Processes Faculty, Moscow State University (Russia)

Internet Service Platform for Migrants
— Juan Andres Avellan Veloz,
VP Public Sector and Deputy CEO, WISeKey (Switzerland)

Migration in Russia: ethno-cultural integration or isolation?
— Antonina Noskova,
Professor of Sociology Department, Moscow State University for International Relations of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Sociology (Russia)