Plenary Session 1 Thursday/ 02 May 2019/ 14:30-16:00/ Baku Convention Centre Managing diversity: multi-level and multi - sectoral collaboration Growing diversity is a phenomenon that can be seen to affect all levels of society. Reconciling the often supranational drivers of increasing diversity with solutions that respond to the lived experiences of people interacting with difference in their daily lives, is something that is increasingly being recognised as essential for making diversity work for everybody’s benefit. To achieve this, responsibility for creating the positive conditions for intercultural dialogue must be shared across different levels of governments, media, industry, religious leadership and grassroots organizations. This session will explore the practical strategies being employed to encourage more cohesive and coherent management of diversity among stakeholders from different sectors and levels of government. Bringing together academics, local and national government officials, private sector representatives and community organisations, the session will explore best practices of joined up actions that have delivered positive transformative change in favour of peaceful coexistence. Moderator: Fethi Mansouri, Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation and Convenor of the UNESCO UniTwin Network on Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding (IDIU), Melbourne Key-note speaker: Ivonne A. Baki, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Panelists: - Lisa Annes, Chief Executive Officer of Diversity Australia - Jean-Christophe Bas, Chief Executive Officer of the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute - Lori Beaman, Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change, University of Ottowa (Canada) - Nabil El-Sharif, Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation - Anar Karimov, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to UNESCO - Eleonora Insalaco, Head of Intercultural Trends Research and Programming at the Anna Lindh Foundation Org: UNESCO Fethi Mansouri, Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation and Convenor of the UNESCO UniTwin Network on Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding (IDIU), Melbourne Professor Fethi Mansouri is the founding Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. Since 2013, he held the UNESCO Chair in comparative research on ‘Cultural Diversity and Social Justice’ and in 2016 was appointed Convenor of the UNESCO UniTwin Network for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding. Professor Mansouri is the author/editor of twenty scholarly books including ‘Building Bridges: Creating a Culture of Diversity’ (2009); ‘Migration, Citizenship and Intercultural Relations’ (2011); ‘Global Perspectives on the Politics of Multiculturalism’ (2014); ‘The Multicultural Challenge’ (2015); ‘Interculturalism at the Crossroads’ (2017); ‘The Politics of Women and Migration in the Global South’ (2017), and ‘Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism’ (2019). His 2004 book ‘Lives in Limbo’ was short-listed for the 2004 Human Rights Medals and Awards. Ivonne A. Baki, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mrs. Baki is Diplomat, peace negotiator, humanist and politician, Secretary of State Yasuní-ITT Initiative, which proposes a new model of sustainable development that protects biodiversity, supports the livelihood and culture of indigenous communities, ensures net avoided emissions of greenhouse gases, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace, President of Andean Parliament, Minister of Foreign Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, Fisheries and Competitiveness, Ambassador to the US, Negotiator for Ecuador-Peru Peace Agreement, Founder of Galapagos Conservancy Foundation, Harvard Art for Peace Foundation, Ambassador of Ecuador to the state of Qatar, Non-Resident Ambassador to Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman and Syria. Mrs. Baki is multifaceted driven by her ideals born in Guayaquil, Ecuador of Lebanese origin, speaks English, French and German in addition to her two mother languages, Spanish and Arabic, holding a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University, a recognized painter who spent 8 years as artist-in-residence at Harvard. Lisa Annes, Chief Executive Officer of Diversity Australia Lisa Annese is the current Chief Executive of DCA, heading a team to lead public debate, conduct research and develop resources for organisations in all areas of diversity and inclusion. Lisa is an active contributor to publications and regularly presents and speaks publicly in all areas of diversity. She was named one of the AFR’s ‘100 Women of Influence’ in 2018, designed the Employer of Choice for Women Citation while at the Agency now known as the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and is a recipient of a Medal for Significant Contribution to the Australian Public Service. Lisa has had a long career in corporate, government and the not for profit sector. Jean-Christophe Bas, Chief Executive Officer of the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute The Global Compass fosters collaborative action among Business, govern- ments, NGOs, academics, philanthropists, media, the entertainment indus- try to build participative, pluralistic and inclusive societies and societies. In 2014/15, Director of Democratic Citizenship and Participation at the Council of Europe. From 2008 to 2014 Head of Strategic Development and Partnerships at the Unit- ed Nations Alliance of Civilizations in New York. From 1999 to 2008, Head of Development Policy Dialogue at the World Bank Ex- ecutive Director of the Aspen Institute in France (1994-1999) Author of EUROPE A LA CARTE , a book of reflection on European identity. Lori Beaman, Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change, University of Ottowa (Canada) Lori G. Beaman, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., is Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change, Professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, and Principal Investigator of the Religion and Diversity Project (religionanddiversity.ca). Publications include Deep Equality in an Era of Religious Diversity (Oxford University Press, 2017) and “Religious Diversity in the Public Sphere: The Canadian Case,” Religions, 8(12) 2018: 1-18. She received the 2017 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Impact Award in the Insight Category and holds an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University. Nabil Al-Sharif - Executive Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation H.E. Nabil Al-Sharif's extensive background in public service includes posts as Minister of Media Affairs & Government Spokesperson in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He also worked as Editor-in-Chief of Ad- Dustour Arabic daily newspaper, a member of the Upper House of Parliament and Jordan’s Ambassador to Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal .He was also the cultural editor of a local Jordanian daily and wrote extensively both in Arabic and English on the need for enhancing intercultural dialogue. He taught at three Jordanian universities for a number of years. H.E. Dr. Al-Sharif obtained his PhD and MA in English Literature from Indiana University in the USA. Anar Karimov, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to UNESCO Anar Karimov was born in 1977 in Azerbaijan, graduated from Baku State University in 1998 with BA degree on Middle East and Oriental Studies, and obtained MA degree in 2003 on International Relations and Diplomacy in the State Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku. Attended language and diplomatic courses in Iraq (Al-Mustansiriyah University), Egypt (Institute of Diplomatic Studies), Austria (Vienna Diplomatic Academy), San-Remo (International Institute of Humanitarian Law), Poland (ICRC) and others. Currently working on PhD thesis. Professional background Started diplomatic career in 2000 as a desk-officer, attaché, third secretary in Department of Human Rights, Democratization and Humanitarian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 2004 to 2008 worked in the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Belgium and Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium as a third and second secretary. From 2008 to 2009 worked as a First secretary in Department of Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2010 as a Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Delegate, Chargé d'Affaires of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan to UNESCO. In May 2014 was appointed Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to UNESCO. Fluent in English, Russian. Good knowledge of French, basic knowledge of Arabic. Married, has three children. .