The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2013
“Cultural Diplomacy & Cross Continental Cooperation: Building Bridges between Europe, USA, Russia, and China"
(Berlin: December 17th – 21st, 2013)

The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy is the world's leading event in the field of cultural diplomacy and is the final concluding event of the Institutes Cultural Diplomacy for the year.

The conference will bring together current and former heads of state and ministers, celebrities and dignitaries including an interdisciplinary group of participants traveling to Berlin from all over the world to discuss Cultural Diplomacy in our interdependent world. The 2013 event will include parallel large-scale events dedicated to the fields of cultural diplomacy & international relations, peace building, human rights, arts and culture.

The 2013 Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy is ICD's will be held in the framework of the ICD event series on Cross Continental Co-operation; The Annual conference will be the final and sixth event in the series. Ranging from broad topics of discussion to specific areas within the field of Cultural Diplomacy, the annual conference will provide a wide and detailed analysis of Cultural Diplomacy for 2013.

Conference Locations
Based in Berlin, the conference will be hosted at a number of important political, historic, and cultural locations across the city.
Conference Participants
Participation in the conference is open to governmental & diplomatic officials, academics, artists, journalists, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, young professionals and students as well as other interested individuals from across the world.

The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy encourages academic research and analysis of issues related to the goals of the Conference. The ICD would therefore like to welcome the participants of the conference to submit a paper they would like to be considered for presentation at the conference as well as being included in the proposal document that will be issued following the conference and will be sent to all governments and leaders of the international community worldwide.