Saturday, April 23
- 09.30-11.00: Plenary Session #6
REPORTING AIDS
Everyone knows that the spread of HIV and AIDS is one of the biggest crises facing the world at the start of the 21st century. But how well is the media doing in reporting the facts behind this global epidemic? Some accuse the media of stoking panic and ignorance by not reporting the facts in a sober and accurate manner. Others believe that the media is not imaginative or bold enough in finding new angles in the AIDS story as some audiences become bored by the crisis or try to ignore it altogether for cultural or political reasons. The reporting of AIDS on trial – is this one issue that the media must get right?Chair: Jim Laurie, Executive Producer, FocusAsiaTV.org, Senior Consultant Broadcasting, Journalism Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Panelists:
Dr. Issidora Yerassilova, Director General, Republican Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control, Kazakhstan
Salim Amin, CEO, Camerapix, Founder and Chairman of The Mohamed Amin Foundation, Kenya
Alexander Shatalov, Founder and publisher, “Glagol” Publishing House, TV host, Russia
Basel Haj Jasem, Central Asia correspondent, Al Arabiya News Channel, United Arab Emirates
- 11.00-11.30: Coffee break
- 11.30-13.00 Plenary Session #7
THE ARAB MEDIA
How do we define Arab media? Is this a geographic, political, religious or cultural phenomenon?With the rise of Al-Jazeera and other channels in the Arabic language the battle for the world’s airwaves has never been more intense. As Al-Jazeera moves into programming in English and other channels draw up expansion plans, who is likely to emerge victorious in the struggle for global television audiences and journalistic credibility? In such a cut-throat world is the concept of objectivity under increasing threat? The struggle to catch the ear of the world is in full swing – we consider the benefits and risks to millions of viewers and listeners all over the world.
Chair: Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World TV, UK
Panelists:
Nigel Parsons, Managing director, Al Jazeera International
Akram Khouzam, Moscow bureau chief, Al-Jazeera channel
Alexey Malashenko, Chairman of “Ethnicity” program, Carnegie Center in Moscow, Russia
Dr. Ammar Bakkar, Head of the New Media Unit, Al Arabiya News Channel, Editor-in-Chief of Alarabiya.net, UAE
Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior research fellow, Expert on International Security, Arab-Israeli conflict, the Heritage Foundation, USA
- 13.00-14.00: Lunch and Presentation hosted by
- the German-Kazakh Society (Asian Caf)
- 14.00-15.30: Plenary Session #8
THE COLOURFUL REVOLUTIONS IN POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
The so-called Rose Revolution in Georgia and Orange Revolution in Ukraine rightly received extensive media coverage. But how responsible and impartial has the reporting been, especially on television and the newer medium of the internet? How has the media influenced the outcome of these political and civil conflicts? And are there times when it is right for journalists to abandon their objective role and man the barricades? As well as Georgia and Ukraine the media has had to report on the complicated election campaign in Kyrgyzstan and Moldova. This session explores the fine line that journalists have to tread when dealing with embattled governments and rampant opposition forces.Producers: Russian News Agency “Novosti”
Akram Khouzam, Moscow bureau chief, Al-Jazeera channel
Chair: Vladimir Rerikh, Journalist, Kazakhstan
Panelists:
Irina Gerashenko, Spokesperson for the President of Ukraine
Igor Zhdanov, Political scientist, Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Studies, Ukraine
Malhaz Gulashvili, President of Georgian Times Media Holding, Leader of the “Georgia, Go Ahead!” public movement
Gleb Pavlovskiy, President of the Effective Policy Foundation, Russia
Evgeniy Kozhokin, Director, Russian Institute of Strategic Studies
Zeyno Baran, Director of International Security and Energy Programs, The Nixon Center, USA
- 15.30-16.00: Coffee break
- 16.00-17.15: Plenary Session #9
BRANDING
Creating the right image has never been more important than in a world of slick mass media and massive commercial markets. The PR and lobbying industries are mushrooming at a terrific pace. One fascinating development in this battle for influence has been the rise in the number of countries working to create the right branding of their image in the world. Recent examples of this trend include the marketing efforts of the nations competing to host the 2012 Olympics and President Bush's attempts during the American election campaign to project a particular international image of the United States. In some countries widespread political advertising and lobbying in the mass media can feed on and foster political conflict and destabilisation. In this session we examine how modern branding techniques work and consider the challenges posed for the media and modern societies.Chair: Tyler Brule, Chairman/Creative Director, Winkorp, UK
Panelists:
Georgiy Pocheptsov, Head of the Department on Information Policy, National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine
Igor Panarin, Political scientist, Professor of the Diplomatic Academy, MFA, Russia
Simon Anholt, Chairman, Earthspeak, UK
Sergey Kudasov, Deputy Director-general, Russian News Agency “Novosti”, Russia
- 17.15-18.15: Special Discussion and Question & Answer Session
Keynote Speakers:
General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe
Richard Perle, Resident Fellow at American Enterprise Institute; former Chairman of the Defense Policy Board (2001-2003); former Assistant Secretary of Defense (1981-1987)
POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW THREATS.
GEO-POLITICAL CHALLENGES FOR CENTRAL ASIA. THE ROLE OF MEDIA.
As the pace of globalization increases there are now vital and urgent questions to be asked about the forces which drive the process. This is especially true at a time of heightened global security concerns including the future of Iraq post-Saddam Hussein. For example, the search is now on to discover and implement new peace building mechanisms across the world. What part does and should the media play in the globalization process? What are the opportunities and threats posed by the political globalisation process, which some see as the tendency to export western type democracy to so-called non democratic states? The geo-political challenges facing the Central Asia region will also be addressed in this special session involving two leading voices from different parts of the American political spectrum.- 18.15-18.30: CLOSING ADDRESS
Organizing Committee, Kazakhstan
- 20.00-24.00: Forum Gala Event hosted by International Herald Tribune and Al-Jazeera Channel
- 09.30-11.00: Plenary Session #6
REPORTING AIDS
Everyone knows that the spread of HIV and AIDS is one of the biggest crises facing the world at the start of the 21st century. But how well is the media doing in reporting the facts behind this global epidemic? Some accuse the media of stoking panic and ignorance by not reporting the facts in a sober and accurate manner. Others believe that the media is not imaginative or bold enough in finding new angles in the AIDS story as some audiences become bored by the crisis or try to ignore it altogether for cultural or political reasons. The reporting of AIDS on trial – is this one issue that the media must get right?Chair: Jim Laurie, Executive Producer, FocusAsiaTV.org, Senior Consultant Broadcasting, Journalism Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Panelists:
Dr. Issidora Yerassilova, Director General, Republican Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control, Kazakhstan
Salim Amin, CEO, Camerapix, Founder and Chairman of The Mohamed Amin Foundation, Kenya
Alexander Shatalov, Founder and publisher, “Glagol” Publishing House, TV host, Russia
Basel Haj Jasem, Central Asia correspondent, Al Arabiya News Channel, United Arab Emirates
- 11.00-11.30: Coffee break
- 11.30-13.00 Plenary Session #7
THE ARAB MEDIA
How do we define Arab media? Is this a geographic, political, religious or cultural phenomenon?With the rise of Al-Jazeera and other channels in the Arabic language the battle for the world’s airwaves has never been more intense. As Al-Jazeera moves into programming in English and other channels draw up expansion plans, who is likely to emerge victorious in the struggle for global television audiences and journalistic credibility? In such a cut-throat world is the concept of objectivity under increasing threat? The struggle to catch the ear of the world is in full swing – we consider the benefits and risks to millions of viewers and listeners all over the world.
Chair: Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World TV, UK
Panelists:
Nigel Parsons, Managing director, Al Jazeera International
Akram Khouzam, Moscow bureau chief, Al-Jazeera channel
Alexey Malashenko, Chairman of “Ethnicity” program, Carnegie Center in Moscow, Russia
Dr. Ammar Bakkar, Head of the New Media Unit, Al Arabiya News Channel, Editor-in-Chief of Alarabiya.net, UAE
Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior research fellow, Expert on International Security, Arab-Israeli conflict, the Heritage Foundation, USA
- 13.00-14.00: Lunch and Presentation hosted by
- the German-Kazakh Society (Asian Caf)
- 14.00-15.30: Plenary Session #8
THE COLOURFUL REVOLUTIONS IN POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
The so-called Rose Revolution in Georgia and Orange Revolution in Ukraine rightly received extensive media coverage. But how responsible and impartial has the reporting been, especially on television and the newer medium of the internet? How has the media influenced the outcome of these political and civil conflicts? And are there times when it is right for journalists to abandon their objective role and man the barricades? As well as Georgia and Ukraine the media has had to report on the complicated election campaign in Kyrgyzstan and Moldova. This session explores the fine line that journalists have to tread when dealing with embattled governments and rampant opposition forces.Producers: Russian News Agency “Novosti”
Akram Khouzam, Moscow bureau chief, Al-Jazeera channel
Chair: Vladimir Rerikh, Journalist, Kazakhstan
Panelists:
Irina Gerashenko, Spokesperson for the President of Ukraine
Igor Zhdanov, Political scientist, Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Studies, Ukraine
Malhaz Gulashvili, President of Georgian Times Media Holding, Leader of the “Georgia, Go Ahead!” public movement
Gleb Pavlovskiy, President of the Effective Policy Foundation, Russia
Evgeniy Kozhokin, Director, Russian Institute of Strategic Studies
Zeyno Baran, Director of International Security and Energy Programs, The Nixon Center, USA
- 15.30-16.00: Coffee break
- 16.00-17.15: Plenary Session #9
BRANDING
Creating the right image has never been more important than in a world of slick mass media and massive commercial markets. The PR and lobbying industries are mushrooming at a terrific pace. One fascinating development in this battle for influence has been the rise in the number of countries working to create the right branding of their image in the world. Recent examples of this trend include the marketing efforts of the nations competing to host the 2012 Olympics and President Bush's attempts during the American election campaign to project a particular international image of the United States. In some countries widespread political advertising and lobbying in the mass media can feed on and foster political conflict and destabilisation. In this session we examine how modern branding techniques work and consider the challenges posed for the media and modern societies.Chair: Tyler Brule, Chairman/Creative Director, Winkorp, UK
Panelists:
Georgiy Pocheptsov, Head of the Department on Information Policy, National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine
Igor Panarin, Political scientist, Professor of the Diplomatic Academy, MFA, Russia
Simon Anholt, Chairman, Earthspeak, UK
Sergey Kudasov, Deputy Director-general, Russian News Agency “Novosti”, Russia
- 17.15-18.15: Special Discussion and Question & Answer Session
Keynote Speakers:
General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe
Richard Perle, Resident Fellow at American Enterprise Institute; former Chairman of the Defense Policy Board (2001-2003); former Assistant Secretary of Defense (1981-1987)
POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW THREATS.
GEO-POLITICAL CHALLENGES FOR CENTRAL ASIA. THE ROLE OF MEDIA.
As the pace of globalization increases there are now vital and urgent questions to be asked about the forces which drive the process. This is especially true at a time of heightened global security concerns including the future of Iraq post-Saddam Hussein. For example, the search is now on to discover and implement new peace building mechanisms across the world. What part does and should the media play in the globalization process? What are the opportunities and threats posed by the political globalisation process, which some see as the tendency to export western type democracy to so-called non democratic states? The geo-political challenges facing the Central Asia region will also be addressed in this special session involving two leading voices from different parts of the American political spectrum.- 18.15-18.30: CLOSING ADDRESS
Organizing Committee, Kazakhstan
- 20.00-24.00: Forum Gala Event hosted by International Herald Tribune and Al-Jazeera Channel
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