| Wednesday, February
7 |
20.00 - 21.00
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Welcome Drinks at Penthouse Suite, Coastline Hotel
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| Thursday, February
8 |
09.00 - 10.00 |
Registration and Welcome Drinks |
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10.00 - 11.00 |
Official Opening and Welcome Address |
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Welcome by Professor Dietrich Kappeler,
President of DiploFoundation
Opening Address by The Hon. Dr. Michael Frendo,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malta
Keynote Speech by Dr. Garret FitzGerald,
Former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Ireland
"How Small and Big States Negotiate" |
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| 11.00 - 11.15 |
Conference Photo in
the Foyer and
Coffee Break |
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| 11.15 - 12.15 |
Diplomacy of Small States in Perspective |
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Moderator: Ambassador
Kishan Rana
Keynote Presentation:
Prof. Alan Henrikson, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy:
"The Large Diplomacy of Small States"
Prof. Dietrich Kappeler,
President, DiploFoundation:
"The Role of Diplomats from Small States" 
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| 12.15 - 13.15 |
Small States in Modern International Relations
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Moderator: Dr. John Hemery
Prof. Lino Briguglio, University of Malta:
"The Role of Small Island States in Global Issues" 
Dr. Matthias Maass,
Political Science Department, National University of Singapore:
"Small States' Foreign Policy from the Perspective of IR Theory"
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| 13.15 - 14.30 |
Lunch |
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| 14.30 - 15.45 |
Aspects of Small State Negotiation |
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Moderator: Dr. Alex Sceberras
Trigona
Ambassador Victor Camilleri, Malta’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York:
"How Small States Influence Diplomatic Practice: A Look at the Fourth Round of Accession Negotiations to the European Union"
Commentator:
Dr. Garret FitzGerald, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Ireland
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| 15.45 - 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16.00 - 17.30 |
Small States and Diplomatic Representation |
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Moderator: Mr. Ljupco Gjorgjinski
Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Robert, Ambassador of Jamaica to Germany:
"Overseas Missions: Small but Effective"
Mr. Olaph Terrible, Director of Protocol and Consular Affairs of the Malta Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Crisis Management within the context of Small States Diplomacy"
John A. Gauci-Maistre, Honorary Consul of Panama to
Malta:
"Honorary Consuls as an Effective Alternative of
Diplomatic Representation of Small States"
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19.30
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Departure for Conference Dinner
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| Friday, February 9 |
09.00 - 10.15 |
Public Diplomacy of Small States |
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Moderator: Dr. Deryck Brown
Ambassador Kishan Rana, former Indian Ambassador to Germany and Senior Fellow -
DiploFoundation:
"The Importance of Public Diplomacy to Small States"Ms. Iruthisham
Adam, Maldive’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"Public Diplomacy and Small States: The Maldives, A Case Study"
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| 10.15 - 11.15 |
Human Resources and Diplomatic Training |
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Moderator: Prof. Dietrich Kappeler
Mr. Robin Nair, Hon Director,
Centre for International and Regional Affairs, University of Fiji:
"Diplomacy Skills Training for Small Island States: Case Study Paper on Fiji"
Ms. Hannah Slavik, Educational Programmes Director,
DiploFoundation:
"Online Learning as Training Solution for Small States"
Commentator:
Ms. Claire Diane Giraldeau,
Deputy Director for CIRA (Centre for International & Regional Affairs) at The University of Fiji
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| 11.15 - 11.45 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11.45 - 13.15 |
Diplomatic Tools and Services |
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Moderator: Dr. Stephen Calleya
Dr. Alex Sceberras Trigona, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta:
"Representation of Small States"
Mr. William Assanvo, Graduate Institute of International Studies - Geneva:
"ICT for African States' Diplomacy: Challenges, State and Opportunities"
Mr. Mario Pisani, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Malta:
"The Impact of a Voice Over Internet Protocol System on
the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
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| 13.15 - 14.30 |
Lunch |
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| 14.30 - 15.45 |
Regional Perspectives |
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Moderator: Ms. Taiamoni Pifeleti
Dr. Aldo Matteucci, former Deputy Secretary General of the European Free Trade Association:
"Small States: A Future? - Reflections on the South Pacific"
Ms. Solange Cross, Institute of International Relations – Trinidad and Tobago:
"Caribbean diplomacy -- Research on Diplomacy of Small States"
Commentator:
Mr. Edwin Laurent, Head of
Trade Section, Commonwealth
Secretariat
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| 15.45 - 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16.00 - 17.15 |
Small States and Multilateral Negotiations |
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Moderator: Mr. Aldo Matteucci
Ambassador Chris Lamb, Head of External Relations of the Federation of Red Cross and Crescent (former Australian ambassador):
"Small States and Humanitarian Diplomacy"
Prof. Vladimir Petkovski, Former Ambassador of Macedonia to China and Professor, Faculty of Economics in Skopje:
"High Transaction Costs in the Diplomacy of 'Latecomer' Small States"
Commentator:
Ambassador Michael Zammit Cutajar, Former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change, Malta’s representative in climate change negotiations:
"Small States and Climate Changes
Negotiations"
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| 17.15 |
Concluding Remarks |
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Dr. Deryck Brown,
Commonwealth Secretariat
Mr. Ljupco Gjorgjinski, DiploFoundation |
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