Programme
European Forum Cyprus
ΕΥΡΩΠΑIΚΟ ΦΟΡΟΥΜ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ AVRUPA KIBRIS FORUMU
Programme
Effective Communication on Common Challenges
2nd Seminar of the third Year of the European Forum Cyprus
Co-funded by the European Commission
Nicosia, 21 – 22 February 2011
Venue:
Château Status
Address:
21 Markou Drakou Street, 1102 Nicosia
P.O.Box 21813, 1513 Nicosia
Tel.: 00357 22 77 771167
Sunday, 20 February 201
Arrival of the experts
Transfer from airport to the hotel
20:00 Dinner for participants and experts (Venue: Château Status)
Monday, 21 February 2011
9:30 Opening of the meeting
Chairperson: Mrs Claudia Luciani, Director of Political Advice and Co-operation, Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Welcome addresses by:
· Mr Aristophanes GEORGIOU, Head of the Delegation of Cyprus to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Nicosia
· Mr Mehmet ÇAĞLAR, Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Community to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Nicosia
· Mrs Claudia LUCIANI, Director of Political Advice and Co-operation, Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
· N.N., Unit for Support to the Turkish Cypriot Community, Directorate for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels
9:45 Overcoming psychological barriers - effective communication in situations of tension
Introduction by the moderator: Mrs Claudia LUCIANI, Director of Political Advice and Co-operation, Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Speaker:
Ms CĂ©cile BARBEITO THONON, School for a Culture of Peace, Barcelona
Discussion
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 Specific challenges of inter-communal communication
Introduction by the moderator: N.N. Unit for Support to the Turkish Cypriot Community, Directorate for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels
Speaker:
Michael WARDLOW, Consultant working internationally in the areas of education, peace building and youth work, Belfast
Discussion
12:00 Lunch (Venue: Chateau Status)
13:30 Working groups
15:30 Coffee Break
18:00 Presentation of results of working groups
18:30 Dinner for experts and participants (Venue: Chateau Status)
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
9:00 The future of Cyprus: Economic challenges
Introduction by the moderator: Mr Aristophanes GEORGIOU, Head of the Delegation of Cyprus to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Nicosia
Speaker:
Mrs Fiona MULLEN, Sapienta Economics, Nicosia
Discussion
10:00 The future of Cyprus? Federalism – various European experiences
Introduction by the moderator: Mr Mehmet ÇAĞLAR, Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Community to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Nicosia
Speaker:
Mr Philip BLAIR, former Director of Democratic Institutions, Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Working groups
13:15 Lunch (Venue: Chateau Status)
14:30 Presentation of results of working groups
Discussion
15:30 Coffee Break
17:00 End of seminar
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Departure of experts
Experts
CĂ©cile BARBEITO THONON [Presentation]
has been working in the field of peace education for ten years, training on the subject and testing experiential learning methodologies. She has a background education in political sciences and peace studies. She has trained youth leaders in countries in conflict situation such as Colombia, Ivory Coast or Israel. She started her commitment with social issues through her participation in youth organisations, and still now, volunteers in several peace organisations.
Philip BLAIR, former Director of Democratic Institutions, Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Fiona MULLEN
Fiona Mullen is Director of Sapienta Economics Ltd. Fiona Mullen has been providing economic analysis and research to an international audience for over 15 years. Her knowledge of the Cyprus economy is unrivalled. She has been the economic advisor to the UN in the Cyprus peace negotiations since the preparatory phase began in April 2008 and she served as a UN staff member (P4) from March 2009 to April 2010. She is a former Senior Europe Analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit in London, where she produced political and economic analysis and forecasts on eastern and western Europe. She was the Director of the flagship Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports until late 2001. She is the EIU’s contributor for Cyprus and Bahrain. She was the Senior Analyst from 2002 until 2006 at the Financial Mirror, Cyprus’ only financial newspaper and continues to write for the publication. Fiona Mullen has also produced in-depth economic analysis on a wide range of Middle Eastern countries. In 2009 Fiona Mullen was awarded the Stelios Hadjioannou Award for Business Cooperation in Cyprus together with her Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot associates, Praxoula Antoniadou Kyriacou and Özlem Oğuz. The team is known as “The Three Ladies”.
Michael WARDLOW [Presentation]
In September 2009 Michael set up a freelance consultancy, in which role he specialises in assisting organisations or groups, nationally or internationally based, which are working in the broad area of citizenship education, cohesion, integration, peace building and reconciliation, including assisting in developing appropriate faith and inter-faith based responses to these areas of social need. Until August 2009, Michael was the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (www.nicie.org) a post he held from 1995. Within this role he helped parents develop integrated schools for their children and during his tenure, the number of schools grew from 24 to over 60. In this role he met with local politicians, media, and representatives of other educational and peace-building bodies to promote the growth and development of integrated education in Northern Ireland. Prior to this, following 7 years in commerce, the majority of Michael’s work experience, both paid and in a voluntary capacity, has been in the area of peace building and reconciliation, focusing on youth work and leadership training. During this time, he has worked in almost 40 countries, including two years spent in Uganda, following the overthrow of Idi Amin working with the Ugandan church in community development and famine relief work and three years with the European Alliance of YMCA’s in East and Central Europe facilitating the development of the voluntary sector after the removal of the Communist regimes. In all these roles he has dealt with local and national Government officials as well as international relief and development agencies. He continues this connection with YMCA on a voluntary capacity and is very much involved in reconciliation and peace building work both at home and on a wider scale through his membership of various committees both locally and nationally. In the past decade, he has spoken at a variety of international reconciliation events and has carried out a number of evaluations of peace building projects in Europe, Asia and Africa and continues to be involved in reconciliation and peace building work both at home and on a wider scale through his membership of various committees both locally and nationally. Michael holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Queens University Belfast and is currently in the process of completing a Doctorate in Education at Queens. Professionally, Michael is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Michael is married with two children and lives in Dundonald, a suburb of Belfast.
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