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Opening Ceremony CIDG 2024 - Programme
Welcome at the Opening Ceremony of the Caux Inner Development Goals Forum in Caux (9 July 2024).
Please note that the announced times are based on CEST time and that this programme might be subject to change.
You can find detailed information on the event and our speakers & artists here:
programme
Tuesday, 09 July
OPENING CEREMONY
WELCOME BY THE MODERATOR
- Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
WELCOME ADDRESS
- Jacqueline Coté, President Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
REMARKS
- Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva
KEYNOTE
- Ambassador Christian Guillermet Fernández, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist
IGNITE TALK
- Louise Le Gat, Founder and President A Purpose-Led World And School
CULTIVATING OUR COURAGE IN TIMES OF CHANGE
- Ignacio Packer, Executive Director Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist
UNVEILING THE PATH WITHIN: A FRAMEWORK FOR INNER DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- Jan Artem Henriksson, Executive Director of the IDG Foundation
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist
LIVING LIBRARY: VOICES OF THE MAP
Three youth from three continents sharing testimonies of their day-to-day life and what inner development means to them.
- Daniel Clements (UK), Teacher & Programme Manager Creative Leadership initiative for young leaders
- Asmaa Sleem (Egypt), Educator, Storyteller and Founder of Lifelong Learning Talks
- Steven Lin (Canada), Community Organizer
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist
REFLECTIONS
- Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, Historian, Biographer, former Member of India’s Parliament and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi
MUSIC
Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violinist
COMMEMORATION CORNELIO SOMMARUGA
- Jacqueline Coté, President Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
- Andrew Stallybrass, Caux Palace Historian
CLOSING: WHAT'S NEXT IN CAUX?
- Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change
REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING
BUS TRANSFER TO CAUX
For the participants of the full-residential Caux Inner Develoment Goals Forum
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Opening Ceremony Caux Democracy Forum 2024 - Programme
Welcome at the Opening Ceremony of the Caux Democracy Forum in Caux (15 July 2024).
Please note that the announced times are based on CEST time and that this programme might be subject to change.
You can find detailed information on the event and our speakers & artists here:
* Opening Ceremony Caux Democracy Forum - 15 July 2024, 16:00 CEST
* Download the programme (overview)
programme
Monday, 15 July
OPENING CEREMONY
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist
WELCOME BY THE MASTER OF CEREMONY
- Ignacio Packer, Executive Director Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
WELCOME ADDRESS
- Jacqueline Coté, President Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
- Raymond Loretan, Chairman Geneva Diplomatic Club
A WELCOME FROM SWITZERLAND
- Ambassador Thomas Guerber, Deputy State Secretary, Head of UN Division
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist
KEYNOTE
- Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist
KEYNOTE
- Ambassador Andrius Krivas, Chair of the Committee of Ministers’ Deputies, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the Council of Europe
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist
LIVING LIBRARY: VOICES OF THE MAP
Three youth from three continents sharing testimonies of their day-to-day life and what democracy means for them
- Maruee Pahuja (India), Expressive Arts Therapy Facilitator & Strategist, Visual Artist & Eye-care Practitioner
- Jonas Truneh (UK), Project Development Officer at Triangle
- Sidra Raslan (Syria), Logistics and Outreach Lead at Creative Leadership, Amplify Impact Partner Sustainability Programme Support at HP
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist
REFLECTIONS
- Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, Historian, Biographer, former Member of India’s Parliament and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi
WHAT'S NEXT IN CAUX?
- Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change
MUSIC
- Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist
REFRESHMENTS & EXPOSITION "ABOUT DEMOCRACY"- Cartoons by Patrick Chappatte
CONCERT POP-FOLK - NOLA KIN
Organised with the support of the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation
RECEPTION: BUFFET-STYLE DINNER
SUNSET NETWORKING & GUIDED TOURS
- Between 20:30 and 22:00: SUNSET NETWORKING (Sunset at 21:20).
- Between 20:00 - 21:15: Possibility for HISTORICAL GUIDED TOURS of the Caux Palace (mainly for guests of the Diplomatic Club)