AGENDA

Contents

Opening, 10:00 – 10:40

Keynote Speech, 10:40 – 11:00

Coffee Break, 11:00 – 11:30

Legislation and Media Pluralism, 11:30 – 12:40

Group Photo, 12:40 – 13:00

Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00

Public Service Broadcasting, 14:00 – 15:10

Part I – Models for Development

Part II – Country Experiences

Community Media, 15:10 – 16:00

Gender and Media, 16:00 – 16:45

Coffee Break, 16:45 – 17:15

Summary of Day 1 and Discussion, 17:15 – 17:45

Announcements, 17:45 – 17:50

Day 1 Closing Remarks, 17:50 – 18:00

Cocktail Reception, 19:00

Opening Day 2, 10:00 – 10:10

Media Pluralism in a Digital Era, 10:10 – 11:40

Coffee Break, 11:40 – 12:10

Institutional Support in Media Development, 12:10 – 13:00

Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00

Capacity Building for Journalism Education and Media Professionals, 14:00 – 14:50

Part I – Journalism Education

Part II – Trainings for Media Professionals

Coffee Break, 15:00 – 15:30

Summary of Day 2 and Discussion, 15:30 – 16:00

Recommendations Brainstorm, 16:00 – 17:00

Closing Ceremony, 17:00 – 17:30

DAY 1: 8 OCTOBER 2012

Opening, 10:00 – 10:40

Sergey Lazarev, Director, UNESCO Almaty Office

Igor Musalimov, Head, Almaty Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Serik Seidumanov, Deputy Mayor of Almaty

Galymkair Mutanov, Rector, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University

Janis Karklins, Assistant Director-General, Communication and Information, UNESCO (Video message)

Henrikas Iouchkiavitchious, Advisor to the Director-General, UNESCO

Keynote Speech, 10:40 – 11:00

Martin Hadlow, Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland and Deputy Chair of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO

The freedom of the press and media pluralism

Coffee Break, 11:00 – 11:30

Legislation and Media Pluralism, 11:30 – 12:40

Moderator: Henrikas Iouchkiavitchious, Advisor to the Director-General, UNESCO

Gwen Lister, Chairperson, Namibia Media Trust

History of the UNESCO Declarations

Boyko Boev, Senior Legal Officer, ARTICLE 19London

Legislation and media pluralism in Central Asia

Gadilbek Shalakhmetov, Head, Department of TV, Radio and Public Relations, L.N.GumilevEurasianNationalUniversity

20 years of development of TV in Kazakhstan and prospects for transitioning to pluralistic media

Tamara Kaleeva, President, “Adil Soz” International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, Almaty

Obstacles and risks in developing pluralistic media in Kazakhstan

Marat Tokoev, Head, Public Association “Journalists,” Bishkek

The violation of the freedom of speech in public and community broadcasting

Nuriddin Karshiboev, Chairman, National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT)

20 years of development of the press in Tajikistan: Moving towards pluralism

Group Photo, 12:40 – 13:00

Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00

Public Service Broadcasting, 14:00 – 15:10

Part I – Models for Development

Moderator: Bettina Ruigies, Program Director, Internews Kyrgyzstan

Elvira Sarieva, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Public Broadcasting Corporation (OTRK), Bishkek

The dynamics and formation of a structure and functions of a public council for public television and radio corporations

Galina Baiterekova, Anchor and Editor, Social and Economic Programs, Public Broadcasting Corporation (OTRK), Bishkek

The practice of public television and its social benefits

Valery Ruzin, President, Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio (EATR)

Media pluralism: The thorny path of the development of public television in Russia

Part II – Country Experiences

Moderator: Bettina Ruigies, Program Director, Internews Kyrgyzstan

Lutfullo Davlatov, Director, State Institution “TV Safina,” Dushanbe

The role of public television on TV Safina

Meri Bekeshova, Chairman, Media Workers’ Trade Union of the KyrgyzRepublic

The role of trade unions in the development of public and community media

Rozlana Taukina, Director, “Journalists in Danger” Foundation, Almaty

20 years: The dynamics of the development of media pluralism in Kazakhstan

Community Media, 15:10 – 16:00

Moderator: Sergey Karpov, Communication and Information Programme Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office

Francesco Diasio, Secretary General, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) - Europe

The role of community media in media pluralism and diversity

Asylgul Akimjanova, Communications Specialist, EU-UN “Operationalizing Good Governance for Social Justice” Project, Bishkek

The role of media for improving social justice

Bettina Ruigies, Program Director, Internews Kyrgyzstan

Community media networking and capacity building

Nazira Zhusupova, Program Editor, Public Foundation “Mediamost” / “Radiomost” Community Radio Station, Talas

A multilingual community radio program for community development

Gender and Media, 16:00 – 16:45

Moderator: Laura Kennedy, Human and Social Sciences Programme Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office

Laura Kennedy, Human and Social Sciences Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office

Gender and media

Yelena Kudryavtseva, Programme Specialist, UN Women Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Women in Media

Jarmo Koponen, Deputy Executive Director, The Finnish Foundation for Media, Communication and Development (VIKES)

Gender aspects in the development of media in Central Asia and Europe

Coffee Break, 16:45 – 17:15

Summary of Day 1 and Discussion, 17:15 – 17:45

Facilitated by TBD

Announcements, 17:45 – 17:50

Day 1 Closing Remarks, 17:50 – 18:00

Cocktail Reception, 19:00

All participants are welcome.
DAY 2: 9 OCTOBER 2012

Opening Day 2, 10:00 – 10:10

MediaPluralism in a Digital Era, 10:10 – 11:40

Moderator: Sholpan Zhaksybayeva, Executive Director, National Association of Teleradio Broadcasters (NAT) of Kazakhstan

Rafis Abazov, Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, ColumbiaUniversity

Topic TBC

Aleksandra Kazakova, Director, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Office in Kazakhstan

A retrospective analysis of the development of print and electronic media in Central Asia

Sholpan Zhaksybayeva, Executive Director, National Association of Teleradio Broadcasters (NAT) of Kazakhstan

Public opinion on the development of oblast TV channels in the era of digital media

Daria Tsyrendzhapova, Coordinator of the “Media Support” Program, Soros Foundation – Kazakhstan

Digitalization and media legislation

Sadriddin Shamsiddinov, Director, “Khovar” National Information Agency of Tajikistan

Debates about public television on Khovar

Mark Walsh, Country Director of Internews Kyrgyzstan and Deputy Regional Manager of Internews in Central Asia

The particularities of media pluralism in Kyrgyzstan

Shamil Ibraghimov, Executive Director, Soros Foundation – Kyrgyzstan

Media pluralism and new media

Coffee Break, 11:40 – 12:10

Institutional Support in Media Development, 12:10 – 13:00

Moderator: Vlastimil Samek

Sergey Karpov, Communication and Information Programme Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office

The basics of institutional support

Marzhan Elshibaeva, Executive Director, Internews Kazakhstan

Regional TV as a platform for democratic discourse

Seitkazy Matayev, Chairman, KazakhstanUnion of Journalists

Journalism solidarity

Safo Safarov, Director, “Tajikistan – 21st Century” IndependentSchool of Journalism

Strategies for building the capacity of young professionals during the transition to media pluralism

Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00

CapacityBuilding for Journalism Education and Media Professionals, 14:00 – 14:50

Part I – JournalismEducation

Moderator: David Mould, Independent Media Trainer and Consultant and Professor Emeritus of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University, USA (TBC)

Laila Akhmetova, Professor of UNESCO, International Journalism and Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University

Indicators for media development: Capacity building for media. Training and journalism education in Kazakhstan

Aigul Nijasgulova[1], Chair of UNESCO, International Journalism and Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University

Integrating Kazakhstani journalism education to the international landscape

Karlyga Myssayeva, Vice Dean of Innovational Service and International Relations, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Innovative methods of journalism education

Gulmira Sultanbayeva, Professorof Print and Electronic Media, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University

Kazakh-language reading materials for training students of TV journalism: The situation and recommendations

Saule Barlybayeva, Professor ofPrint and Electronic Media, Faculty of Journalism,al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University

The KazNU experience: Training journalists through an online course on university TV production

Galiya Ibrayeva, Professor of Journalism and Political Science, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University

The Alma-Ata Declaration, the Bologna Process, and changesin journalism education

Sholpan Kozhamkulova, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, KIMEPUniversity, Almaty

Education of TV journalists and issues of pluralism

Gulnar Assanbayeva, Senior Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, KIMEPUniversity, Almaty

KIMEP +UNESCO: Developing journalism standards

David Mould, Independent Media Trainer and Consultant and Professor Emeritus of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University, USA

Media professionals training, journalism education, and communication for development (C4D)

Part II – Trainings for Media Professionals

Moderator: Marina Maximova, Media Trainer, Almaty

Esengul Kap, President, Public Foundation “Minber”SupportCenter for Journalists, Almaty

The particularities of capacity building for Kazakh-language journalists of print media

Igor Bratsev, Director, “MediaNet” InternationalCenter for Journalism, Almaty

Building capacity on new media

Ruben Kazaryan, President, Social Foundation “AURORA,” Almaty

Communications for the development of TV: Society, ecology and health

Marina Maximova, Media Trainer, Almaty

Building capacity of media professionals

Coffee Break, 15:00 – 15:30

Summary of Day 2 and Discussion, 15:30 – 16:00

Facilitated by TBD

Recommendations Brainstorm, 16:00 – 17:00

Facilitated by TBD

Closing Ceremony, 17:00 – 17:30

Sergey Lazarev, Director, UNESCO Almaty Office

[1]Presentations highlightedin grey suggestedin the conference proceedings. Due to the limitedtime for discussion,prompted to make only two presentationsof a single institution.