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Launching Conference of the EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue

  • Location: Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR), Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels
    Start: 08:45  |  End: 18:00
    Organisers: DG Education and Culture, European Commission
    2 February 2012
    OPEN REGISTRATION: http://yicd.teamwork.fr, password: conference

    The Launching Conference of the EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue aims at illustrating the promotion of mutual understanding between the EU and China, through cooperation projects supported by the European Commission. The conference will gather stakeholders from Member States and from China, including policy-makers, artists, intellectuals and cultural institutions.

    Programme:
    08.45-09.30 Registration and welcome coffee
    09.30-10.15 Opening session
    • Discussion between artists Mr Luc Tuymans, Belgium and Mr RongRong, China (moderated by Mr Paul Dujardin, CEO and Artistic Director of Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels)
    10.15-11.15 Cross EU-China perceptions
    • Chinese Views of the EU: Mr Richard Pascoe, consultant and former director of China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham
    • EU perspective on China: Mrs Ingrid d'Hooghe, researcher,The Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael'
    • EU-China Cultural Compass: Mrs Joanna Burke, British Council, China Director, Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Beijing
    11.15-17.45
    EU-China cooperation in the fields of culture, education and youth How culture, youth, multilingualism and other projects can contribute to a better knowledge and understanding between Europeans and Chinese citizens:

    11.15-12.00 Cooperation in the cultural sector
    • Mrs Susan Whitfield, Director of the International Dunhuang Project, The British Library
    • Mr Bertram Müller, President, European Dancehouse Network
    • Mr Pun Siu-fai, Artistic Director, Guangdong Modern Dance Company
    Questions and Answers
    12.00-12.30 Short movies
    12.30-14.00 Walking lunch
    14.00-14.50 Intercultural learning
    • Mrs Allison Dunne, consultant, "EU-China Student and Academic Staff Mobility" (GHK study)
    • Mrs Raya Stanachkova, KU TU Ltd, "Mission Possible: Chinese for Europeans"
    Questions and Answers
    14.50-15.30 Youth and entrepreneurship
    • Mr Adam Purvis, initiator of Power of Youth
    • Mr Rao Jin, CEO of April Media, China
    Questions and Answers
    15.30-16.00 Coffee break
    16.00-17.45 Cooperation in the field of creative and cultural industries
    16.00-16.30 Keynote speeches:
    • Pr. Chengyu Xiong, National Research Centre for Cultural Industries in Tsinghua University
    • Mr Philippe Kern, consultant, KEA
    16:30-17:00 Film distribution:
    • Mrs Sabrina Baracetti, President, Udine Asian Film Festival
    • Mr Gary Mak, Managing Director, Broadway Cinematheque, China
    17:00-17:45 Publishing:
    • Mrs Marie-Christine Vacher, senior publisher, Actes Sud
    • Mrs Isabelle Rabut, translator and professor of modern Chinese literature at INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales), Paris
    • Mrs Jo Lusby, Managing Director, Penguin China
    17.45-18.00 Closing remarks

    Mr Jan Truszczyński, Director General for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, European Commission