Colloquy on: “European Culture: Identity and Diversity”
Strasbourg, France
8-9 September 2005
List of participants
Speakers, moderators, general rapporteur
Experts
Representatives of Member States of the Council of Europe, National Governments
Non-member States having Observer status with the Council of Europe
Steering Committees of the Council of Europe
Other international organisations, NGOs, foundations etc.
Invited guests from Strasbourg and the region
Other participants
Secretariat of the Council of Europe
Speakers, moderators, general rapporteur 
Prof. Mohammed ARKOUN, Professor Emeritus of the History of Islamic Thought, Sorbonne (Paris 3), Morocco
Mrs Gabriella BATTAINI-DRAGONI, General Director of the General Directorate 4, Council of Europe, France
M. Cézar BIRZÉA, Vice-Chair of CDED, Director of the Institute for Educational Sciences, Romania
Univ.-Prof. Lynne CHISHOLM, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Austria
Mr. Terry DAVIS, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, France
Mr Giovanni DI STASI, President, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, France
Mr Joaquim DUARTE, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the Council of Europe, France
Prof. Gvozden FLEGO, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia
M. René GUTMAN, Grand Rabbi of Strasbourg, France
Prof. Dr. Maria HADJIPAVLOU, Department of Social and Political Science, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Mme Fabienne KELLER, Mayor of Strasbourg, France
Mme Catherine LALUMIERE, President of the “Europe House”, Paris, France
M. Jacques LEGENDRE, Chair of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, France
Révérend Père Laurent MAZAS, Pontifical Council on Culture, Holy See
Mr Simon MUNDY, Director, Centre for the Cultural Environment, King's College London, United Kingdom
Mr Benoît PAUMIER, Director for development and international affairs, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France
Mr Michael RAPHAEL, Israel
Prof. Mihail SHVYDKOY, Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, Russia
Mme Katerina STENOU, Director of the Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue, UNESCO, France
Ambassadeur Christian TER STEPANIAN, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe, Chair of GR-C, France
Prof. John TOMLINSON, Director, Nottingham Institute for Cultural Analysis NICA, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
M. Jacques TOUBON, President of EURIMAGES, Council of Europe, France
Experts 
M. José Maria BALLESTER, Programme Director "Heritage and Territory", Marcelino Botin Foundation, Spain
Mr Ion CARAMITRU, Director of the National Theatre « I.L.Caragiale », Romania
Prof. Daniel COSTE, Professor Emeritus of the Ecole normale supérieure, Art and Human Sciences, Lyon, France
Mr Vladimir FILIPOV, Rector, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia
M. Abdelhafid HAMDI-CHERIF, France
Prof Vjeran KATUNARIC, University of Zagreb, Department of Sociology, Croatia
Mr. Shalva KHAKHANASHVILI, France
Mrs. Orsolya KORÖSI, Cultural Advisor, Hungarian Institute of Public Administration, Hungary
Prof. Christina KOULOURI, Professor of Modern History, Department of Social and Educational Policy, University of the Peloponnese, Greece
Mrs Ritva MITCHELL, ERICarts Institute, Cable Factory, Finland
M. Guy NEAVE, Director of Research, International Association of Universities, France
Mr Necil NEDIMOGLU, Head of Department, General Directorate for Cultural Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
Mrs Nina OBULJEN, Culturelink (IMO), Croatia
Prof. Mirjana PESIC, Educational Department, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Mr Jean PETAUX, Institute for Political Studies, University of Bordeaux, France
Dr Roberto RUFFINO, General Secretary, INTERCULTURA, Italy
Mr Tonu SEIL, Head of the Sport Department, Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Estonia
Mr Dick STANLEY, Former Director of Research, Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada
Mr. Michel THOMAS-PENETTE, Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes, Luxembourg
Mr. Angelos VALLIANATOS, School Advisor, Greece
Prof Jerzy WIATR, Poland
Prof. Dr. Andreas WIESAND, Executive Director, ERICarts Institute, Germany
Prof. Howard WILLIAMSON, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Prof. Geneviève ZARATE, France
Representatives of Member States of the Council of Europe, National Governments 
Ambassadeur Gilles CHOURAQUI, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe, France
Mme Jasna DERVIS, Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Croatia to the Council of Europe, France
Mr Zoran JANKOVIC, Deputy Permanent Representative of Serbia-Montenegro to the Council of Europe, France
Mr Gajus KÖHR, International co-operation, Office of the Minister of State for Culture, Germany
Ambassadeur Marios LYSSIOTIS, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe, France
Mme Mirela MANAILESCU, Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Romania to the Council of Europe, France
Mrs Marija PAPIC, Attaché, Permanent Representation of Serbia-Montenegro to the Council of Europe, France
Mr Eduard RYZHKIN, Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Russia to the Council of Europe, France
Ambassador James SHARKEY, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Council of Europe, France
Mrs Miranda SIDRAN, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the Council of Europe, France
Ambassadeur Alar STREITMANN, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe, France
Mrs Irena VARFI, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Albania to the Council of Europe, France
Ms Gerdien VERHEUVEL, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Directorate for International Policy/ IPC 2300, Netherlands
Mme Clara WAGNER, Europe Division, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France
Ambassadeur Constantin YEROCOSTOPOULOS, Permanent Representative of Greece to the Council of Europe, France
Non-member States having Observer status with the Council of Europe 
Mrs Ana ROCIO ARIZMENDI, Assistant to the Permanent Observer of Mexico to the Council of Europe, France
Mr Ryûichi SHOJI, Consul General of Japan, Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe, France
Steering Committees of the Council of Europe 
Mme Roberta ALBEROTANZA, Chair of the Steering Committee for Culture, Director for Cultural Affairs, Italian Cultural Institute, Albania
Mr Kimmo AULAKE, Vice-Chair of the CDCULT, Deputy Head of Division, Cultural Exports Division, Ministry of Education and Culture - International Relations Department, Finland
Ms Deyana DANAILOVA, Director for International Cultural Policy, Ministry of Culture, Bulgaria
M. Bruno FAVEL, Director of European and International Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France
Mr. Joseph A. GERADA, Chair of the CDCS, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Social Welfare Services, Malta
Mr Alfredas JOMANTAS, Head of International Relations and Information, Department of Heritage Protection, Ministry of Culture, Lithuania
Ms Marina KLIMENKO, The House of Government of the Russian Federation, Department of Media, Culture and Education of the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia
M. Todor KRESTEV, President of ICOMOS Bulgaria, Bulgaria
M. Johann MÜRNER, Vice Chair of the CDPAT, Head of the cultural heritage and historical monuments division, Federal Office of Culture, Switzerland
Mr Dag MYKLEBUST, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Norway
Mr Andrei NIPIKHOROV, Adviser of the Federal Agency for Cultural Heritage, Division of historical monuments protection, Ministry of Culture, Russia
Ms Vassiliki PAPAKOSTOPOULOU, Directorate of International Relations, International Organisations Section, Ministry of Culture - Department of Cultural Relations, Greece
Ms Beata PETES, Chair of the CDEJ, Ministry of Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Hungary
Ms Jelka PIRKOVIČ, Chair of the CDPAT, Secretary of State, Ministry of Culture, Slovenia
M. Giuseppe PORCARO, Chairperson of the Advisory Council on Youth, Italy
Mr Ibrahim SPAHIC, President, International Peace Centre, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Mr Jacques STEIN, Vice-Chair of CODBP, Directorate of Nature, Ministry of the Walloon Region, Belgium
Mme Fiona TSCHIRHART, France
Professor Dr. Luc E. WEBER, Former Rector of the University of Geneva, Academic Advisor to the Swiss Confederation, Switzerland
Other international organisations, NGOs, foundations etc. 
Dr. Mongi BOUSNINA, Director General of ALECSO, Tunisia
Mr Philippe CARMEL, Director of the Brussels Office, Conference of European Rabbis, Belgium
M. Ali GEDIKOGLU, President of the European Cojep Platform, France
Mme Nadège MOREAU, Development officer, Franco-Polish Association POLART, France
Mme Annelise OESCHGER, President of the Liaison Committee of NGOs to the Council of Europe, Germany
Mme Monika SIELSKA, POLART, France
Invited guests from Strasbourg and the region 
M. Jean-Yves BAINIER, Adivsor on international affairs, Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs – Alsace, France
M. Stéphane BRAUNSCHWEIG, Director of the National Theatre Strasbourg, France
M. Gérald CHAIX, Rector of the University of Strasbourg, Chancellor of Universities, France
M. Bernard FLEURY, Director of the theatre “Le-Maillon”, Strasbourg, France
M. François LAQUIEZE, Regional Director for Cultural Affairs - Alsace, France
Mrs Johanna LEHR, National Theatre Strasbourg, France
M. Bernard REUMAUX, Director of “Editions de la Nuée Bleue”, France
Père Bernard XIBAUT, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg, France
Other participants 
Mme Christiane ANDOLFATTO-RUEBRECHT, France
Mr Lovis BLOCH, France
Mr Georg BOLDT, France
Mr Jacob BRENCIC, France
Prof. Andrea CARTENY, University "La Sapienza”, Italy
Mr Angelos MARCOPOULOS, France
Mr Waldemar MARTYNIUK, France
Mrs Noella NKUNDWA, France
Secretariat of the Council of Europe 
Mr Alexander BARTLING, Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Mr Sjur BERGAN, Head of Higher Education and Research Division, DG4
Mme Gesa BÜTTNER, Cultural Policy and Action Department, DG4
Mme Alison CARDWELL, Cultural Action Division, DG4
Mr Mikhail DE THYSE, Cultural and Natural Heritage Department, DG4
Mme Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Culture and cultural heritage, DG4
Mme Agneta DERRIEN, Division for Citizenship and Human Rights Education, DG4
Mme Katia DOLGOVA, EURIMAGES
Mrs Anna GANZ, DG4
Mr Christopher GRAYSON, Head of Secretariat, Culture, Science and Education, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Mme Madelena GROSSMANN, Culture and cultural heritage, DG4
Mr Denis HUBER, Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers
Mrs Can KAFTANCI, Education and Higher Education, DG4
Mrs Irena KOWALCZYK-KEDZIORA, Culture and cultural heritage, DG4
Mrs Galina KUPRIYANOVA, Directorate of Youth and Sport, DG4
Mr Gabriele MAZZA, Director, Directorate of School, Out-of-school and Higher Education, DG4
Mrs Kathrin MERKLE, Cultural Policy Division, DG4
Mrs Tatjana MILKO, Section for History Teaching, DG4
Mrs Olöf OLAFSDOTTIR, Head of Department of School and Out-of-School Education, DG4
Mrs Johanna PANTHIER, Language Policy Division, DG 4
Mr Domenico RONCONI, Head of Cultural Action Division, DG4
Mr Joe SHEILS, Head of Department, Department of Language Education and Policy, DG4
Mr Gianluca SILVESTRINI, Head of Central Division, DG4
Mr Daniel THEROND, Director a.i., Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage, DG4
Mme Françoise TONDRE, Cultural Routes, DG4
Mrs Natalja TURENNE, Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers
Mr Ralf-René WEINGÄRTNER, Director, Directorate of Youth and Sport, DG4
Mme Biljana ZASOVA, External Relations, DGAP
Organisation
Mr Ulrich BUNJES, Central Division
Mrs Pascale DORE, Central Division
Mme Sandra FERREIRA, Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage
Ms Frédérique PRIVAT DE FORTUNIE, Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage
Ms Nadine RAVAUD, Trainee
Mrs Danielle SCHMITT, Central Division
Interpreters
Mrs Sally BAILEY
Mrs Barbara GRUT
Mr Philippe QUAINE