Istanbul 2010 launch

VIP Debate

This is a VIP debate open to invited guests only. Nevertheless, please feel free to contact the conference secretariat for additional information.


Venue: Altiero Spinelli Building, Room A3G2
List of participants (PDF)

16.30-17.00

Arrival and registration

17.00-18.00

Debate on Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture

Speakers include:

Egemen Bağış, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Member of the Coordination Board of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency

Richard Howitt MEP, Socialist and Democrat Group Standing Shadow Rapporteur on Turkey

Nilüfer Göle, Professor of Sociology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris.

Yudhishthir Raj Isar, Professor of Global Communications, American University of Paris

Moderated by Jonny Dymond, Europe Correspondent, BBC News

18.00

End of the debate