Global Perspectives | Circle | Dezember 4 - 5, 2017

Aurora Dialogues Berlin 2017

Millions on the Move

Need for Development and Integration

On the 4th and 5th of December 2017 the Aurora Dialogues will take place for the first time in Berlin. They were initiated by the three philanthropists and founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Vartan Gregorian, Noubar Afeyan and Ruben Vardanyan. Together they have created the Aurora Dialogues as a platform for exchange on global challenges such as flight, migration and urgent humanitarian problems.

At the Aurora Dialogues Berlin 2017 more than 100 international experts come together to deal with the crucial challenge “Millions on the Move – Need for Development and Integration”. The participants working in and with politics, business and society are going to discuss questions of global integration and flight prevention.

Speakers:

Noubar Afeyan, Co-Founder Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Jamila Afghani, Founder Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization
Marguerite Barankitse, Founder Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital
Dr Christof Bosch, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert Bosch Stiftung
Dr Geert Cappelaere, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa UNICEF
Prof. Dr. Gianni D’Amato, Member Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration an Migration
Dr Franz Fischler, President European Forum Alpbach
Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Dr Andreas Görgen, Director for Culture and Communication at the Federal Foreign Office
Vartan Gregorian, President Carnegie Corporation of New York and Co-Founder Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Pierre Gurdjian, Philanthropy Partner RVVZ Foundation
Dr Ingrid Hamm, Co-Founder and CEO Global Perspectives Initiative
Prof. Wolfgang Huber, former Head of EKD Evangelical Church in Germany
Hina Jilani, former UN Special Representative Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
Winfried Kneip, Executive Director Stiftung Mercator
Bernard Kouchner, Co-Founder Doctors Without Borders
Dr Norbert Lammert, former President German Bundestag
Dr Anja Langenbucher, Director Europe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Matthias Lücke, Member of the Management Board Kiel Institute for World Economy
John Prendergast, Founding Director Enough Project
Mary Robinson, Chair, The Elders; Former President of Ireland and Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
Prof. Rita Süssmuth, former President German Bundestag
Ruben Vardanyan, Co-Founder Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Jens Waltermann, Executive Director UWC United World Colleges International
Lori Wilkinson, Director Immigration Research West