The Forum 2004 Expo Shanghai China is organised by the International Exhibitions Bureau and the Municipal Government of Shanghai.
It is the second forum that has been organised in light of the preparations for the universal exhibition of 2010 which will take place in Shanghai. The 91 Member States of the BIE elected in December 2002, China (Shanghai), to host the universal exhibition of 2010 with the theme Better City, Better Life.
The first forum took place in Shanghai on the 30th and 31st October 2003 with the theme Better City, Better Life, the theme of Expo 2010 Shanghai facing the future with the following four sub-themes:
- Expo, scientific innovation and human life.
- Expo and urban economic development.
- Expo and Cultural Integration and Diversity.
- Expo and sustainable urban development.
The minutes of this forum are available on request to the BIE.
The second Forum 2004 Expo 2010 Shanghai China Cultural Diversity and Cultural Integration in Cities in the 21st Century will take place in Paris on the 25th of June 2004.
It will unite international experts, scientists and known figures from the cultural world, the political scene and the business world into three discussion groups:
- Cultural diversity in cities of the 21st Century.
- Cultural integration in cities of the 21st Century.
- Towards a new urban culture in the 21st Century.
The BIE and the Municipal Government of Shanghai thank the OECD, UNESCO, the CNRS, the ASPEN France Institute, the Town Hall of Paris and the Canadian Heritage for their valuable contribution.
- , Vice Mayor of Shanghai
- , President of the International Exhibitions Bureau - BIE
- , Vice-president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade - CCPIT
- , Minister of the Embassy of China in France
- , Director General of UBI France
- , Deputy Mayor for Culture
- , Director-BDDS Weber Shandwick Centre of Innovation in Public Relations - University of Quebec at Montreal
- , Deputy Assistant Director General of Culture, Director of the Division of Arts and Cultural Enterprise, UNESCO
- , Writer and Vice president of the Association of Authors of China
- John Sorrell, President of the London Design Festival, Vice-president of the Sorrell Foundation
- , President of Attali & Associés, President of PlaNet Finance
- , Director General of the ASPEN France Institute
- , President of the International Herald Tribune, Paris
- , Vice minister of Culture for China, President of the Forbidden City Museum
- , Head of Division at the OCDE, Programme Regulatory Management and Reform
- , Counsellor (immigration) - Canadian Embassy, Paris
- , President of Les cultures du Monde Association
- , Director of Public Affairs and Communication – OCDE
- , Director of Research at CNRS, Director of the Research Programme Sustainable Urban Development
- , Head of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation - OECD
- , former Prefect of the Region, General Delegate of the Forum Mondial de la Ville, President of MEDEF International
- , Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Environnement
- , Deputy Director General Expo 2010 Shanghai Coordination Bureau
- , Secretary General of the BIE
Friday 25th June 2004
Centre Français du Commerce Extérieur
10, avenue d’Iéna-Paris 16ème
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09.00
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Welcoming and registration of participants
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09.35
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Introductory speech
Zhou Yupeng, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
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09.50
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Welcome speech
H.E. Wu Jianmin, President of the International Exhibitions Bureau
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10.00
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Speech
Yu Ping, Vice-president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade - CCPIT
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Speech
Zhiming Liu, Minister, Embassy of China, France
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10.20
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Words of welcome
Jean-Pierre Trotignon, Director General of UBI-France
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10.30-10.45
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Coffee break
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10.45-12.30
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Cultural Diversity in Cities of the 21st Century
Introduction
The stakes of cultural diversity in cities of the 21st century
Christophe Girard, Deputy of Culture for the Mayor of Paris
Moderator : Michel Dumas, Director-BDDS Weber Shandwick Centre of Innovation in Public Relations - University of Quebec at Montreal
Milagros del Corral, Deputy Assistant Director General of Culture, Director of the Division of Arts and Cultural Enterprise, UNESCO
Ye Xin, Writer and Vice president of the Association of Authors of China
John Sorrell, President of the London Design Festival, Vice-president of the Sorrell Foundation
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12.30- 13.30
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Buffet lunch
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13.30-15.00
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Cultural Integration in Cities of the 21st century
Introduction
Jacques Attali, President of Attali & Associés, President of PlaNet Finance
Moderator : Pascal Perzo, Director General of the ASPEN France Institute
Richard Wooldridge, President of the International Herald Tribune, Paris
Zheng Xinmiao, Vice minister of Culture for China, President of the Forbidden City Museum
Josef Konvitz, Head of Division at the OCDE, Programme Regulatory Management and Reform
Agnès Jaouich, Counsellor (immigration) -
Canadian Embassy, Paris
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15.00-15.15
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Coffee break
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15.15-17.00
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Towards a new urban culture in the 21st Century
Introduction
Jack Lang, President of Les cultures du Monde Association
Moderator : Chris Brooks, Director of External Relations and Communication – OCDE
Jean- Pierre Gaudin, Director of Research at CNRS, Director of the Research Programme Sustainable Urban Development
Paul Bernard, former Prefect of the Region, General Delegate of the Forum Mondial de la Ville, President of MEDEF International
Chen Xiejun, Director of the Shanghai Museum
Tom Schuller, Head of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation - OECD
Henri Proglio, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Environnement
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17.00
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Speech
Wang Junyi, Deputy Director General Expo 2010 Shanghai Coordination Bureau
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17.10
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Closing Speech
Vicente González Loscertales, Secretary General of the BIE
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17.20
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Closing of the Forum
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19.00
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Invitation to Dinner by Zhou Yupeng, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
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The Forum 2004 Expo 2010 Shanghai China will take place at the Centre Français du Commerce Extérieur, 10 Avenue d'Iena, Paris 16th, on Friday 25th June 2004 between 9:30am and 5pm.
The registration of journalists will take place a 9am at the Press Reception where a folder with all the Forum documentation will be distributed along with the badge.
Meetings with the participants and the representatives of the International Exhibitions Bureau and the City of Shanghai can take place on site on the day of the Forum.
Journalists are invited to direct requests for meetings with the participants of the Forum, in advance, to Martine Leyrat:
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or on the day of the Forum itself at the Reception.
Contact for supplementary information :
Martine Leyrat
BIE Communication
Bureau International des Expositions
34 avenue d’Iéna – 75016 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 45 00 38 63 – Fax : +33 (0)1 45 00 96 15
E-mail :
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