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Programme

09:30–10:00 Arrival and registration

10:00–10:05 Welcome remarks by host Moussa Mchangama

10:05–10:10 Opening speech by Flemming Møller Mortensen, MP

10:10–10:20 Reading by poet Amina Elmi, winner of The European Poet of Freedom Award 2026 (in Danish)

10:20–10:40 Directors Panel: Why discuss cultural relations now?
  • Camilla Mordhorst, CEO, Danish Cultural Institute
  • Charlotte Flindt Pedersen, Director, Danish Foreign Policy Society
  • Jakob Sørensen, Director, Dansk Kulturliv
  • Ulrik Haagerup, Founder and CEO, Constructive Institute

10:40–10:50 Keynote by Bjarne Corydon, Director General of Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)

10:50–11:30 Panel: Who Shapes Europe’s Story? Media, Culture, Youth, and Democratic Trust
  • Bjarne Corydon, Director General of Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
  • Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers
  • Lars Ebert, Secretary General, Culture Action Europe
  • Naima Yasin, Head of Secretariat, SAGA

11:30-11:40 Break

11:40–11:50 Keynote by Helle Faber, Producer on the Academy Award-winning “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”

11:50–12:25 Panel: Documentary, representation, and the ethics of storytelling
  • Helle Faber, Producer on the Academy Award-winning “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
  • Sine Plambech, Senior Researcher, DIIS – Danish Institute for International Studies
  • Ingrid Tinmannsvik, Co-founder, Demo

12:25–13:00 Lunch

13:00–13:10 Keynote by Emile Hertling Péronard

13:10–13:50 Panel: From Cultural Promotion to Cultural Relations
  • Emile Hertling Péronard, Producer and Co-Owner, Ánorâk Film
  • Anni Syrjäläinen, Deputy Director, Nordic Culture Fund
  • Kasper Holten, CEO, The Royal Danish Theatre
  • Julija Reklaitė, Director, Lithuanian Culture Institute

13:50–13:55 Closing reflections

13:55-14:00 Final remarks by host Moussa Mchangama

14:00-15:00 Networking