Details

The KAS Democracy Report 2008 is devoted to the analysis of the meaning of unrestricted media for democratization in selected countries from Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the MENA region in which the KAS runs media projects and other activities in democracy promotion. At the conference we will present first results of the report 2008 and discuss them with journalists and representatives from politics and science.

Monday, April 28, 2008

until 12:00pm Arrival at venue:

Steigenberger Grand Hotel Petersberg

D-53639 Königswinter/Bonn, Germany

Tel.: 0049 - 22 23 - 74-0

Fax: 0049 - 22 23 - 74 44 3

12:15 pm Lunch (Buffet)

1:15 pm Welcome address

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel

Former Prime Minister of the States of Rhineland-Palatine and Thuringia,

Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Andreas Krautscheid

Minister for Federal and European Affairs of North Rhine Westphalia

1:40 pm Panel I: Media and Democracy

Opening speech: “Independent Media as Precondition for Democracy”

Suthichay Yoon

Group-Editor-in-Chief of “The Nation Multimedia Group”, Bangkok

Panel discussion:

Manfred Protze

Speaker of the German Press Council

Prof. Dr. Ellen Mickiewicz

Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy,

Duke University, Durham, USA

Moderation: Uta Thofern

Deutsche Welle, Editor-in-Chief DW World, Bonn

3.15 pm Coffee break

3:45 pm Panel II: Global Media Programmes of KAS

Werner vom Busch

Director of KAS Media Programmes in Asia

Dr. Dirk Förger

Director of KAS Media Programmes in South East Europe

Dr. Karla Sponar

Director of KAS Media Programmes in Latin America

Frank Windeck

Director of KAS Media Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Moderation: Dr. Nino Galetti

Coordinator Media Programme of KAS

6:00 pm Snack buffet

7:15 pm Bus transfer to the University of Bonn

8:00 pm Welcome address

Prof. Dr. Matthias Winiger

President of the University of Bonn

Wilhelm Staudacher

Secretary General of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

Lecture: “Freedom of Media in Contemporary Russia”

Prof. Dr. Michail Alexandrowitsch Fedotow

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Association of Journalists

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz

Director of the Institute of Political Science and Sociology, University Bonn

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

9:00 am Panel III: The KAS Democracy Report 2008: “Media and Democracy”

Presentation of Findings:

Martin Kühl

Head of “karma-news” in Beijing,

Correspondent to the “Financial Times Germany”

Dr. Andreas Jacobs

Representative of KAS to Egypt

Prof. Carlos Correa

Chairman of “Espacio Publico“, Caracas

Introduction and Moderation: Dr. Karsten Grabow

Coordinator KAS Democracy Report

10:45 am Coffee Break

11:15 am Panel IV: Global Freedom of Media: Reports from Practice

Panel Discussion with:

Antonia Rados

RTL Correspondent in Iran

Willem Steenkamp

Media Consultant, Johannesburg

Janusz Reiter

Member of the Executive Board of „Rzeczpospolita“,

Warsaw

Moderation: Werner vom Busch

Director of KAS Media Programmes in Asia

1:00 pm Concluding remarks

Dr. Karsten Grabow

Coordinator KAS Democracy Report

1:15 pm Lunch and departure

Registration

You will not get a confirmation of your registration. Please note that unfortunately the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung cannot reimburse costs for travelling and accommodation. There will be no conference fee. Conference languages are English and German. Further information and links for a hotel reservation close to the conference venue you can find under