Hier das Programm der Konferenz

Democracy in Cuba:
Seeking Common Initiatives

Conference of the International
Committee for Democracy in Cuba


PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Date: 25th – 26th April 2007
Venue: Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung,
Tiergartenstr. 35, Berlin, Germany


Wednesday, April 25

Working languages: English, Spanish, German

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 11:00 Opening Plenary Session

Opening Speech: Mr. Václav Havel, former President, ICDC member, Czech Republic

Opening Address: Mr Bernhard Vogel, President Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany (TBC)
Mr. Lech Walensa, former President, Poland
Mr. Luis Alberto Lacalle, former President, ICDC member, Uruguay
Mr. Ricardo Lagos, former President, Chile (TBC)
Mr. Rexhep Meidani, former President, ICDC member, Albania
Mr. Mart Laar, former Prime Minister, ICDC member, Estonia

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.30 Mr. Günter Nooke
Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights, Germany

12:30 – 12:45 Video greetings from Cuba:
Mr. Oswaldo Payá Sardinas, Christian Liberation Movement
Mr. Vladimiro Roca Antúnez, Cuban Social Democratic Party
Ms. Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, Assembly to Promote Civil Society

12:45 – 13:15 Press conference

13:15 – 14:45 Lunch

15:00 – 17:00 First Session: (two parallel workshops, participation based on registration)

Workshop 1: Power of the Powerless - Cuban democrats and independent civil sector

Introduction: Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-president of the European Parliament, United Kingdom

Moderator: Ms. María Luisa Bascur, International Helsinki Federation, Austria

Panelists: Mr. Manuel Vazquez Portal, former political prisoner, Cuba/USA
Ms. Annabelle Rodriguez, Asociación Encuentro de la Cultura Cubana, Cuba/Spain
Ms. Sylvia Iriondo, President of M.A.R. Por Cuba, Cuba/USA
Mr. Francisco de Armas, foreign representative of Christian Liberation Movement, Cuba/Puerto Rico
Mr. Osvaldo Alfonso Valdes, former political prisoner, Cuba/Sweden
Ms. Olivia Ocampo, International Group for Corporate Social Responsibility, Cuba/Curazao

Rapporteur: Mr. Gonzalez Cáceres, Deutsche Welle, Germany (TBC)

15:00 – 17:00 Workshop 2: Cuba after Castro - What path will Cuba take?

Moderator: Ms. Hildegard Staussberg, journalist from Die Welt, Germany (TBC)

Speakers: Mr. Carlos Alberto Montaner, Cuban Liberal Union, Writer, Cuba/Spain
Ms. Claudia Zilla, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Germany
Mr. Gutenberg Martinez, Chile
Ms. María C. Werlau, Director of Cuba Archive, Cuba/USA
Mr. Detlef Nolte, Director of the German Institute of Global and Area Studies
(GIGA), Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez, Directorio Democrático Cubano, Cuba/USA

Rapporteur: Mr. Rafael Rubio, Asociacion Espanola Cuba en Transicion, Spain

17:00 – 17:30 Reports from the Rapporteurs

18:00 – 20:00 Reception ¨


Thursday, April 26
Venue: Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Tiergartenstr. 35, Berlin
Working languages: English, Spanish, German

9:00 – 09:30 Registration

9:30 – 11:30 Second Session: (two parallel workshops, participation based on registration)

Workshop 3: What should be European common position?

Introduction: Mr. Janus Onyszkiewicz, Member of the European Parliament, Poland (TBC)
What is the role of Europe in the future of Cuba?

Moderator: Ms. Anna Lee Stangl, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, United Kingdom

Panelists: Mr. Peter Weiss, Member of Deutscher Bundestag, Germany
Mr. Jorge Moragas, Member of Parliament, Intern. Secretary of Partido Popular, Spain
Mr. José Ribeiro e Castro, Member of the European Parliament, ICDC member, Portugal (TBC)
Mr. Daniel Lipsic, Member of Parliament, Slovakia (TBC)

Rapporteur: Mr. Javier Martínez Corbalán, Fundación Hispano Cubana, Spain

9:30 – 11:30 Workshop 4: Opinion and recommendations of those who support Cuban civil society

Moderator: Ms. Kristina Prunerová, People in Need, Czech Republic

Speakers: Mr. Hans Blomeier, Head of Latin America Department, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany
Mr. Martin Lessentin, International Society for Human Rights, Germany
Mr. José Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch, USA
Mr. Fernando Gril, Member of the International Youth Committee for Democracy in Cuba, Argentina
Mr. Exequiel Silva, Secretary of International Relations of the Christian Democratic Party, Chile
Mr. Fernando Castello, President of Reporters without Borders International, Spain
Prelate Dr. Karl Jüsten, German Bishop Conference, Berlin, Germany

Rapporteur: Ms. Mae Liz Orego, Swedish International Liberal Center, Sweden

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 – 14:00 Final Plenary Session: The Common Interest – Is there the possibility for a common approach (Europe, US and Latin America) towards Cuba

Keynote speaker: Mr. Karel Schwarzenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, ICDC member, Czech Republic

Introduction: Reports from the workshops 3 and 4

Moderator: Mr. Igor Blaževič, People in Need, Czech Republic

Panelists: Mr. Robert Menendez, Senator, USA (TBC)
Mr. Manuel Espino, President of ODCA, Mexico
Mr. Caleb McCarry, Coordinator for Assistance to a Free Cuba, US Department of State, USA
Mr. Witold Waszczykowski, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland (TBC)
Mr. Arnold Vaatz, Member of Parliament, ICDC member, Germany
Mr. Julio Borges, president of Primero Justicia party, Venezuela
Mr. Frank Calzon, Director of Center for a Free Cuba, Cuba/USA

Rapporteur: Ms. Liduine Zumpolle, Cuba Futuro, The Netherlands

14:00 – 14:30 Final Remarks:

Speakers: Mr. Arnold Vaatz, Member of Parliament, ICDC member, Germany
Mr. Markus Meckel, Member of Parliament, ICDC member, Germany

14:30 – 16:00 Lunch