Join Dialogue of Civilisations online at 1pm CEST on Wednesday 29 April for DOC’s new webinar series ‘Global pandemic: The way forward. Scenarios for transformational change’.The third webinar in the series will focus on culture, civilisations, and humanity in dialogue in light of the Covid-19 crisis. This online webinar will feature three expert speakers considering the following topics:
Crisis provocations – the point of departure for a new narrative on humanity
Existential questions – the likely consequences for cooperative dialogue among cultures
Solidarity vs. the great blame game
Our three expert speakers for this topic will be:KJ Alphons, former Minister of Culture of India, member of Indian Parliament.Ruben Vardanyan, entrepreneur and philanthropist, and co-founder of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO.Hakima Al Haité, climate change scientist and politician, President of International Liberal former, Vice President of the COP21 and former Minister of Environment in Morocco.More about the webinar series:The current global pandemic has dramatic implications for our lives, for global economics, and for geopolitics. Many of us are confined to our own homes for the next few weeks. Each day brings more uncertainty, especially surrounding the potential long-term effects the virus may have on multiple aspects. It will certainly have profound transformational effects on economics, geopolitics, and society.Global dialogue is more necessary than ever at this time: global challenges indeed require international cooperation, not just national responses.Throughout the month of April, the DOC will hold three webinars with speakers from around the world exploring the consequences of the coronavirus crisis and its potential transformational effects longer-term. Each webinar will focus on one of the three spheres that the DOC specialises in.Features of the webinar seriesEach webinar will feature three speakers from various regions of the world discussing the potential impact that the crisis may have on their particular sphere and longer-term scenario. Look out for our promotional videos before each webinar that will give a brief introduction to the topics – after watching the video please submit any preliminary questions to event@doc-research.org to see them answered live during the webinar. We will also be dedicating time during the webinar to answer your questions in real time.As is common for the DOC, we expect participants to join us from all over the world. Advance registration is necessary.
为合作应对全球新冠疫情，促进文明对话，中国传媒大学人类命运共同体研究院的签约合作方——文明对话研究院（德国）从4月开始举办系列网络论坛，邀请各国学者专家共议新冠疫情给全球经济、地缘政治和社会带来的影响。4月29日，最新一期网络论坛将聚焦”后疫情时代人类社会的价值重建”，欢迎报名参加。