WPFD 2016 Side Event Re-shaping Cultural Policies, May 2, 2016, National Museum, Mannerheimintie 34, Helsinki, Finland 13.00 Opening Gunvor Kronman, CEO Hanasaari Cultural Centre for Sweden and Finland Welcoming words Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Education and Culture, Finland Keynote: Tarja Halonen Women, Art and Media President, Chairperson of the Finnish National Gallery Comment Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers 13.30 New Challenges in cultural Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO policies Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Education and Culture, Finland High level political Alice Bah Kuhnke, Minister of Culture and Democracy, Sweden discussion, including Q&A Linda Hofstad Helleland, Minister of Culture, Norway with the audience Bertel Haarder, Minister of Culture, Denmark Illugi Gunnarsson, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland Comment: Minister of Culture Rigmor Dam, Faroe Islands, representing the Ministers of Culture of the three autonomous Nordic areas Greenland, Faroe Islands and Åland. 14.40 Coffee break 15.05 Keynote: Staffan Forssell, Director General, Swedish Arts Council Offering Shelter To Artists At Risk 15.15 Improving Artistic Freedom Deeyah Khan, Film Director, Pakistan/ Norway/Great Britain In A Digital Age Jude Dibia, Writer, Nigeria/Sweden Panel discussion including Adel Abidin, Visual Artist, Iraq/Finland Q&A with the audience Aude Pariset, Visual artist, France/Germany Leevi Haapala, Director, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki Closing words Danielle Cliche Chief of Section Diversity of Cultural Expressions, UNESCO 16.30 End of programme Moderator: Jussi-Pekka Rantanen, journalist, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE Hashtag for the message wall #supportcreativity Live stream and video clip at www.hanaholmen.fi (YouTube / Hanasaari Hanaholmen) Re-shaping Cultural Policies for Development Promoting Diversity of Cultural Expressions and Artistic Freedom in a Digital Age National Museum in Helsinki, Finland May 2, 2016, 13.00 – 16.30 This side-event is held in the context of World Press Freedom Day celebrations and within the framework of the Finnish 2016 Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers and one of the core themes of the Nordic Council of Ministers Strategy for Nordic Cultural Co-operation"The Intercultural Nordic Region". The event is arranged in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture. It will serve to discuss new challenges for development in cultural policy making, around the findings of UNESCO’s first Global Report to monitor the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Questions to ponder: What has been the policy impact of the 2005 Convention and how have cultural policies been re-shaped as a result? And how can the Convention help to implement the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda? What is the impact of the new digital environment on the diversity of cultural expressions, from creation to access and distribution? How to encourage digital creativity and civil participation in this new environment? How to improve legislation and practices with regards to artistic freedom, the social and economic rights of artists, in particular, women as creators and producers of cultural goods and services? SPEAKERS, May 2 (in order of appearance) Gunvor Kronman has a long experience in leadership and international assignments. During the past 20 years she has held central positions across all sectors, private, public and third sector alike, in Finland, Denmark and several African countries. Since 2003 she holds the position of CEO of Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. She is also an active member of the board of Finnair, the University of Helsinki, Kalevala Koru (Kalevala Jewelry), the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), Plan International and many others. Leadership, strategic planning, mentorship and cross-sectoral networking are some of Gunvor Kronman’s key qualifications. She has also received several honorary medals for promoting the relations between Sweden and Finland. Gunvor Kronman holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Helsinki and she is an Eisenhower Fellow. Gunvor Kronman Sanni Grahn-Laasonen is Minister of Education and Culture, Vice-President of the National Coalition Party of Finland and serving her second term in Parliament. She was born in Forssa. Besides matters related to education and culture, her portfolio as Minister of Education and Culture involves issues related to sport, youth and church affairs. Grahn-Laasonen was Minister of the Environment between 2014 and 2015. Before becoming an MP, she worked as a reporter, head of news services, Stockholm press correspondent and press attaché to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. She spends her leisure time exercising and reading and likes to visit auctions. Nowadays she can also be found in the playground with her child. Sanni Grahn-Laasonen Tarja Halonen was the 11th President of the Republic of Finland 2000-2012 and Finland’s first female head of state. She acceded office on 1 March 2000, and was re-elected in 2006. Tarja Halonen has a Master of Law degree. Tarja Halonen joined the Social Democratic party in 1971 and was elected to the Parliament for the first time in 1979, and after that she was re-elected four times, until she assumed the office of the President of Finland. She has been Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in 1987–90, Minister of Justice in 1990–91, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995–2000. She was also Minister responsible for Nordic co-operation in 1989–91. From March 2009 until September 2014, she served as the Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders. In August 2010, Tarja Halonen was appointed co-chair of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. Tarja Halonen has paid close attention to the issues Tarja Halonen of human rights, democracy, civil society and gender equality. Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten has a Master in Political Science from University of Oslo and was a Minister in the Norwegian Government 1997-2000 and 2001-2005. As Minister of Health he pioneered the law banning smoking in public places, making Norway the second country in Europe to act based on the available knowledge on the risk of smoking. Mr. Høybråten has been a member of the Norwegian parliament from 2005 to 2013. In 2004 he was elected leader of the Christian Democratic Party of Norway and held this position until 2011. As Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers, Mr. Høybråten is now engaged in modernizing and developing the Nordic cooperation and the Nordic Council of Ministers. In the years 2011-15 Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten has also served as Chairman of the Board of GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. Dagfinn Høybråten Irina Bokova has been the Director-General of UNESCO since 2009. Her fields of action include quality education for all, gender equality, enabling scientific cooperation for sustainable development, global advocacy for the safety of journalists and freedom of expression. Irina Bokova joined the United Nations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria in 1977. As Member of Parliament (1990-1991 and 2001-2005), she advocated for Bulgaria’s membership in EU and NATO and participated in the drafting of Bulgaria’s new Constitution. Irina Bokova was Minister for Foreign Affairs a.i., Coordinator of Bulgaria-European Union relations and Ambassador of Bulgaria to France, Monaco and UNESCO and Personal Representative of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to the “Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie” (OIF). Irina Bokova is Executive Secretary of the Steering Committee of the UN Secretary- General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) and co-Vice-Chair of the Broadband Commission. Irina Bokova Alice Bah Kuhnke holds the position as Minister for Culture and Democracy in the Swedish Government since October 2014. She belongs to the Green Party. Ms Bah Kuhnke has a BA in Political Science from Stockholm University and holds several diplomas in leadership. She has many years of experience and commitment in areas such as human rights, environment and civil society. Ms Bah Kuhnke was previously Director-General of the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society. Ms Bah Kuhnke has also long experience in culture and media, including as reporter for the Swedish public service broadcaster, SVT, and for TV4. She has served as a board member of several institutions as well as civil society organizations. Alice Bah Kuhnke Ms Linda Hofstad Helleland was born on 26 August 1977. She was appointed Minister of Culture on 16 December 2015. Ms Hofstad Helleland met regularly as Substitute Member to the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) for the Conservative Party from 2001. In 2009 she was elected Member of the Storting, and chaired the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications until she joined the government last year. Ms Hofstad Helleland has had several political, public and administrative appointments. Ms Hofstad Helleland has studied media, political science and sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and taken courses in management at the Norwegian School of Management. Minister Hofstad Helleland is responsible for cultural policy, church, religious and belief-related matters, media policy, sports policy, gaming and lottery regulation, and the coordination of government policy relating to the voluntary sector. Linda Hofstad Helleland Bertel Haarder graduated in political science, Aarhus University, 1970. He is Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party since 1973, and Minister for Culture since June 28th 2015. Former government positions (among others): Minister for the Interior and Health, Minister of Education and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, Minister for Education, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, Minister for Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs and Minister for Development Cooperation. Member of the Research, Education and Further Education Committee and the Ecclesiastical Affairs Committee since 2011. President of the Nordic Council 2011.