Young Diplomats Forum Tenth Edition will take place in London in July 2018.
Applications are open until the 15th of June. To apply, send your CV and Personal Statement ( max 500 words) to ydf@gdforum.org
1- Young Diplomats Forum in London will take place from the 2nd to the 6th of July 2018. These are the main Highlights of the Programme:
- Diplomacy in the 21st Century ambassadors and leading experts at the Global Diplomats Forum
- Digital Diplomacy in collaboration with the Facebook Europe
- Priorities of UK Foreign Policy and parliamentarian diplomacy with members of parliament
- The role of think tanks in Foreign Policy in partnership with RUSI
- The challenges to the UK-EU foreign policy at the EU representation office in London
- Public and Cultural Diplomacy in partnership with the British Council
- Global Vote Workshop by the Founders of Global Vote
- Smart Diplomacy Workshop by the Chief Executive and a member of the board of the Global Diplomatic Forum
- One Belt One Road Initiative Session in Partnership with the Embassy of China in London
- Session on Russia ‘ s Foreign Policy
- Policy development workshop
- Climbing up the O2 Adventure
- Closing Ceremony at the Churchill Room, House of Commons.
2- Confirmed Speakers :
- Lord Hannay, Member of House of lords’ International Affairs committee and Former UK Ambassador to the UN
- H.E Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Qatar
- Sean Evins, Head of Government & Politics, Facebook Europe
- Matthew Pennycook, Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union, Member of Parliament for Greenwich
- H.E Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kurdistan Regional Government
- Simon Anholt, Founder, The Good Country
- Madeline Hung, Co-founder, the Good Country
- Matthew Jackson, Director of the London Office, United Nations Population Fund
- Dr. Cornelieu Bjola, Professor of Diplomatic Studies, Oxford University
- Younes El-Ghazi, Chief Executive and Founder, Global Diplomatic Forum
- Rainatou Sow, Founder and Executive Director, Make Every Woman Count
- H.E Yamina Karitanyi, High Commissioner of Rwanda in London
- Lord Collins of Highbury, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, House of Lords
- Tom Brake MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)
- Mike Gapes MP, Member of Foreign Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons
- H.E Euripides L. Evriviades, High Commissioner of Cyprus in London
In addition, the Forum is an opportunity to experience the cultural wealth of both cities. Visits will be organised to cultural and historical attractions in both cities
Registration
To apply, you need to submit your CV and personal statement describing your leadership aspiration by e-mail to ydf@gdforum.org
Contact
E-mail : ydf@gdforum.org
Telephone : (44) 208 853 3293
