WOMEN IN DIPLOMACY SCHOOL Rome, February 25 th - March 1 st 2013

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1 WOMEN IN DIPLOMACY SCHOOL Rome, February 25 th - March 1 st 2013 PROGRAMME In collaboration with 1

2 Sunday, February 24 th 8.30 pm Welcoming Dinner offered by Donne Italiane Diplomatiche (DID) (Association Italian Women in Diplomacy) at Donna Laura Palace Hotel, Lungotevere delle Armi, 21, Rome Monday, February 25 th Ministry of Foreign Affairs SALA ALDO MORO UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL TRENDS 8.45 am am Registration of participants 9.15 am am WELCOME ADDRESS Michele Valensise, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy and Marta Dassù, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Italy 9.30 am am OPENING SESSION Nation States and International Order: the post-westphalian world- Interactive Lecture Roberto Toscano, Former Italian Ambassador in New Delhi and Teheran Roberto Menotti, Editor-in-Chief of Aspenia online and Deputy Editor of Aspenia Senior Advisor International Activities, Aspen Institute, Rome am am Coffee break am pm Rethinking Democracy: lessons from successful transitions Nathalie Tocci, Vice-Director, Institute for International Affairs, IAI, Rome Petra Mezzetti, Senior Researcher, CeSPI - International Politics Research Centre, Rome pm-1.30 pm Lunch at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2.00pm-3.00pm 3.00pm-5.00pm Ministry of Foreign Affairs SALA ONOFRI A Career at the United Nations Staffan De Mistura, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Italy Understanding diplomacy, a conversation with the Italian diplomats 2

3 Tuesday, February 26 th SIOI Palazzetto di Venezia Piazza di San Marco, 51 LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 9.30 am am Women in Diplomacy: Leadership for a Changing World Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director World Food Programme am am My experience at OSCE Giancarlo Aragona, President ISPI, and former Secretary General OSCE am am Coffee break am pm How to build an international career pm pm Lunch Gherardo Casini, Head UN/DESA - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Italy 2.00 pm Transfer to the Hotel 3.30 pm Embassy of the United States of America - Via Sallustiana, pm Brief introduction by Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer Julia Fendrick Videotaped message by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine 4:25 pm-4.45 pm Presentation by Christina Sass, Advisor to the President and CEO, the MasterCard Foundation, Toronto, Canada on topic: Designing Technologies for Economic Empowerment pm-5.15 pm Q. and A. session pm-6.00 pm Roundtable with U.S. Government women diplomats on U.S. Government Initiatives to Empower Women in the Middle East and North Africa Participants from U.S. Embassy: Elizabeth McKay, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Julia Fendrick, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer Elisabeth Fritschle, Counselor for Energy, Science, and Technology 3

4 Wednesday, February 27 th SIOI Palazzetto di Venezia Piazza di San Marco, 51 WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP 9.30 am am PANEL DEBATE Women as economic and political agents: breaking the glass ceiling Marta Dassù, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Italy Joyce Victoria Bigio, Member of the Board of Directors, FIAT Emma Bonino, Vice-President, Italian Senate Elisabetta Belloni, Director General for Human Resources, Budget and Innovation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Italy am am Coffee break am pm Presentation of the Report Women in Diplomacy in Europe Sonia Lucarelli, Associate Professor of International Relations, Università di Bologna pm pm Lunch 2.00 pm pm Guided Visit: Campidoglio, Fori Imperiali, and Colosseo 4.30 pm pm Meeting with Hon. Franco Frattini, SIOI President and former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Certificates Award Ceremony 4

5 Thursday, February 28 th SIOI Palazzetto di Venezia Piazza di San Marco, 51 COMMUNICATION: A KEY INSTRUMENT FOR SUCCESS 9.30 am am ROUNDTABLE The changing role of social media Stefano Baldi, Director, Italian Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vichi de Marchi, Spokesperson for Italy, World Food Programme Elizabeth Linder, Facebook s Politics & Government Specialist for Europe, Middle East & Africa Region, UK Monica Maggioni, Director RAI News, Italy am pm Coffee break pm pm INTERACTIVE DEBATE How to be successful in the media landscape: tools and recipes Stefania Salustri, Head of Communication and Media relations, Aspen Institute, Rome Donatella Della Ratta, Arab world and development Manager at Creative Commons 1.00 pm-2.30 pm Lunch 2.30 pm-3.30 pm How to be women diplomats: pros and cons of a special career Laura Mirachian, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations, Geneva and President of the Association Italian Women in Diplomacy DID. 5

6 Friday, March 1st RFK Training Institute Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Florence 7,55 am Departure from Termini Station, Rome 9.22 am Arrival in Santa Maria Novella Central Station, Florence 9.30 am 9.45 am Transfer to the RFK International House at Le Murate 9.45 am am WELCOME COFFEE am am OPENING SESSION am am KICK-OFF NOTE Imco Brouwer, Director RFK Training Institute, Florence Cristina Giachi, Councillor of the University, Research, Youth, Tourism, European Funds and Equal Opportunities, City of Florence Sarah Morisson, U.S. Consul General, Florence am am LECTURE AND DISCUSSION Micaela Frulli, Professor of International Law, University of Florence: The Evolution of Women s Rights Under International Law am am LECTURE AND DISCUSSION Massimo Livi Bacci, Professor of Demography, University of Florence: Demography and International Migration: Europe and the Middle East & North Africa am 1.00 pm VISIT OF THE RFK International House at Le Murate 1.15 pm 2.30 pm Lunch 2.45 pm 3.15 pm Walk to City Centre Federico Moro, Executive Director RFK Center Europe 3.50 pm 5.15 pm Tour of Palazzo Vecchio 5.30 pm 6.30 pm Free program 7.04 pm Departure 8.39 pm Arrival at Termini Station, Rome 6