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The conference opened with an introduction by Ms. [[Anna-Maria Drousiotou]]. This was followed by welcoming speeches by Ms. Eleni Loukaidou, the Deputy Mayor of Nicosia, Ms. Alez Sensoy, Committee Member responsible for Cultural Affairs, and Ms. Kezban Akansoy,Press Officer and Political Reporter on behalf of Mr. Georgios Markopouliotis — Head of European Commission Representation in Cyprus. Successes and challenges of the Act Beyond Borders project were then discussed by Future Worlds Center President, Local Coordinator from the [[Association for Progressive Education in Honor of Meir Yaari]], Project Assistant from the [[Palestinian Dialogue Center]]. Next, workshops were held where stakeholders from Israel, Palestinian Territories and Cyprus developed ideas to bridge the gaps in collaboration in Education, Journalism/Media and Business. | The conference opened with an introduction by Ms. [[Anna-Maria Drousiotou]]. This was followed by welcoming speeches by Ms. Eleni Loukaidou, the Deputy Mayor of Nicosia, Ms. Alez Sensoy, Committee Member responsible for Cultural Affairs, and Ms. Kezban Akansoy,Press Officer and Political Reporter on behalf of Mr. Georgios Markopouliotis — Head of European Commission Representation in Cyprus. Successes and challenges of the Act Beyond Borders project were then discussed by Future Worlds Center President, Local Coordinator from the [[Association for Progressive Education in Honor of Meir Yaari]], Project Assistant from the [[Palestinian Dialogue Center]]. Next, workshops were held where stakeholders from Israel, Palestinian Territories and Cyprus developed ideas to bridge the gaps in collaboration in Education, Journalism/Media and Business. | ||
On the second day, Dr. [[Yiannis Laouris]] moderated a panel discussion. Ms. Meltem Ikinci presented the trends of collaboration between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities and stressed the significance of youth involvement and public engagement. Next, Associate Professor at the University of Cyprus Dr Maria | On the second day, Dr. [[Yiannis Laouris]] moderated a panel discussion. Ms. Meltem Ikinci presented the trends of collaboration between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities and stressed the significance of youth involvement and public engagement. Next, Associate Professor at the University of Cyprus Dr [[Maria Hadjipavlou]], presented the “UNSC Resolution 1325 and the Cyprus Peace Negotiations” and “The work of the Gender Advisory Team (GAT)” alongside Dr Olga Demetriou, Senior Research Consultant, PRIO Cyprus. The panel discussion finished with input speeches from Mr. Ashraf Alajrami, former Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Affairs and Mr. David Swissa, emphasized the importance of dialogue and argued that “if we are not talking we have a problem”. The discussion closed with a positive statement from Mr. Swissa: '''“If we continue dreaming, everything is possible.”''' | ||
<br> Ms. [[Kerstin Wittig]] then facilitated an Open Space work shop. The conference culminated with closing remarks by the President of Future Worlds Center and the Coordinators of the project. | <br> Ms. [[Kerstin Wittig]] then facilitated an Open Space work shop. The conference culminated with closing remarks by the President of Future Worlds Center and the Coordinators of the project. | ||
