PROGRAMME FOR THE THINK TANKING SEMINAR ON DOING DIPLOMACY IN THE AGE OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AT MOFA WAPA –AUDITORIUM (4th-8thAPRIL2016.)

TIME / ACTIVITY / Presenter / DISCUSSANTS
DAY 1: MONDAY 4th April 2016 (opening ceremony)
8:00-8:45am / Registration / Secretariat
8:45-9:00am / PS/FA welcomes the Participants and Makes Opening Remarks for the Think Tank Seminar
Session 1:
10.00-11:00am / Topic: Multiplicities of Diplomacy
Case Illustrations: Millenium Declaration, World Summit Declaration, Sustainable Development Goals / Presenter: Prof Markus Kornprobst
Health Break
11.30-1:00 pm / Topic: Background of Diplomacy
Case Illustrations: Julian Asange (Diplomatic Asylum), Article 4 AU Constitutive Act / Presenter: Prof Markus Kornprobst
1:00 pm / Lunch Break
2.00-4:00pm / Topic: Tasks of Diplomacy
Case Illustrations: Tripartite Accord, Ottawa Convention, 2015 UN Climate Change Conference / Prof Markus Kornprobst
5.00 pm / Health Break (Participants leave at leisure)
DAY TWO: Tuesday 5thApril2016
9.00-10:45am / Topic: Making Decisions
Case Illustrations: John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Francois Hollande and International Intervention / Prof Markus Kornprobst
10:45-11:00am / Health break
11.00-1:00pm / Topic: Making Relations
Case Illustrations: European Union, African Union / Prof Markus Kornprobst
1.00 pm / Lunch Break
2.00-4:00 pm / Topic: Making of Order
Case Illustrations: Humanitarian Initiative on nuclear arms control, territorial order and counterterrorist governance / Prof Markus Kornprobst
4 00-5:00pm / Evaluation
DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY6thApril2016
8:30- 9.00am
9.00-9:30am
9:30-10:45am / Topic: Human trafficking
Topic: International Trade Negotiations
Plenary discussion / Mr. Moses Binoga
Min of Internal Affairs
Mr. Michael Wamai / Fred Moses Mukhooli/,
Amb. Rashid Ssemuddu
Nathan Irumba
10.45 am / Health Break
11:00-11:30am
11:30-12.00pm
12:00-12:45pm / Topic: Regional Cooperation/ ICGLR
Topic: Uganda’s Foreign Policy
Plenary discussion / Mr. Julius Kivuna
Dr. Sam Omara / Mr. Nelson Kasigaire
Amb. David Etuket Amb. Arapta Mangusho Martinez
1:00-2:00pm / Health Break
2.00 -2.30pm
2:30-3:30pm
3:30-4:00pm
4:00-5:00 / Topic: Importance of Branding and Brand Identity in enhancing Public Diplomacy
Plenary Discussion
Topic: AGOA- Relevance and how to take advantage
Plenary discussion / Mrs. Margaret Kafeero
AGOA Office (Uganda) / Mr. Dennis Matanda(Morgenthau Stirling), Ms.Belinda Namutebi (CEO Ibrand)
US Embassy Representative
5:00-6:00pm / Health break(Participants leave at leisure)
DAY FOUR: THURSDAY 7thApril 2016
8:30- 9:15am
9:15-10:00am
10:00-10:45am / Topic: TICAD –Japan
Topic: KOICA- Rep of South Korea
Topic: FOCAC- China / Japan Embassy
Korean Embassy
Chinese Embassy / HeadAsia/Rep
Head Asia/Rep, Amb. David Etuket
Head Asia/Rep
10.45-11:00am / Health Break
11.00-12.00
12:00-12:30pm
12:30 – 1:00pm / Topic: Uganda Tourism Authority
UIA
Plenary Session / Asiimwe Steven
Uganda Tourism Board
To be announced / Joshua Ssentongo Ssali
1.00pm / LUNCH BREAK
2.00 -.3:30pm
3:30-5:00pm / Topic:Health Diplomacy
Topic: Team Building and Effect on Service Delivery / Matata Twaha
Mr. Ben Beyunga / Mr. Ben Kumumanya
5:00-6:00pm / Health break(Participants leave at leisure)
DAY FIVE: FRIDAY 8thApril 2015
8:30- 10.30am / Topic: AU & UN Peacekeeping / Amb. Mull Katende / Ma.j Gen. Fred Mugisha
10:30–11:00am / Health Break
11.00-12:00pm
12:00-1:00pm / Topic: The EU and its relations with Uganda
Topic: The Commonwealth and Uganda / Presenter: Amb Mirjiam Blaack
High Com. Joyce Kikafunda
1:00 – 2:00pm / LUNCH BREAK
2.00 -3.00pm
3:00- 4.00 pm / Topic: Summary of the Course
Topic: Think Tank Evaluation
5:00-7:00pm / Closing Ceremony
-Remarks by the PS/FA

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