Details

Thursday, March 29, 2012

10.00 am

Opening

Dr. Canan Atilgan, Head of the KAS Regional Programme Political Dialogue South Caucasus

Briefing by Ambassador Herbert Quelle

01.00 pm

Lunch break

03.00 pm

Panel hosted by Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy

Azerbaijan’s Role in the Region: Balancing Security Threats and Driving the Regional Development

Introduction: Fariz Ismayilzade, Executive Vice-Rector, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy & Dr. Canan Atilgan, Director, KAS South Caucasus

Keynote Speeches:

Ambassador Rector Hafiz Pashayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Herbert Quelle

Comments by:

Christian Rieck (WG YFPE) & Kavus Abushov (Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy)

Moderator: Sebastian Enskat (WG YFPE)

Protocol: Nina-Birke Glonnegger

05.00 pm

Coffee break

07.00 pm

Dinner speech

Samad Seyidov, Deputy, Chairman of the Committee on International Relations and Inter-Parliamentary Relations

Friday, March 30, 2012,

09.30am

Presentation of the WG Young Foreign Policy Experts (YFPE) and introduction

Dr. Patrick Keller, Coordinator Foreign and Security Policy, KAS Berlin

09. 45am

Energy: Opportunity or Challenge for Regional Cooperation?

Ivonne Julitta Bollow (WK YFPE) & Gulmira Rzayeva (Center for Strategic Research)

Moderator: Jasper Eitze (Desk Officer Southern Caucasus, KAS Berlin)

Protocol: Dr. Antje Nötzold

11. 00am

Coffee break

11. 30am

Political and Economic Transformation: Outcomes Achieved and Still Achievable

Dr. Benedikt Franke (WK YFPE) & Erkin Gadirli (independent expert, philosopher of law) & Vugar Bayramov (President CESD, “Centre for economic and social development“)

Moderator: Dr. Jana Puglierin (WK YFPE)

Protocol: Michael Winzer

01.00pm

Lunch break

02.30pm

„Democracy Starts With You!” – The Importance of Democracy in Azerbaijan

Dr. Heiko Piesbergen (WK YFPE) & Ilgar Mammadov (Political School of Baku, Head of the movement REAL) & Mehriban Rahimli (National Coordinator for the Project DSWY)

Moderator: Dr. Maria Elisabeth Rotter (WK YFPE)

Protocol: Christian Klein

04. 00am

Coffee break

04. 30am

Azerbaijan’s Relations with EU and NATO

Philipp Müller (WK YFPE) & Dustin Dehéz (WK YFPE),

Zaur Shiriyev (Center for Strategic Research) & Rashad Shirinov, (Young Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA)-Azerbaijan)

Moderator: Julian Voje (WK YFPE)

Protocol: Maik Zarandi

07. 00am

Dinner

Saturday, March 31, 2012

09.30am

Closing discussion and conclusions

Dr. Canan Atilgan & Dr. Patrick Keller

12.30pm

Lunch break

afterwards

Cultural programme

Sunday, April 1, 2012

03.00''.00''0''' a.m.

Departure of participants