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World Foresight Forum11-15 April 2011 The Hague The Netherlands

www.worldforesightforum.org

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TheHague,11-15April

Venueandtravel

VenueTheWFFactivitieswillnottakeplaceinacongresshall,butalongthemostprestigiousavenueinTheHague,theLangeVoorhout.ManyhistoricalbuildingsalongthisavenuewillopentheirdoorsforthisWFFevent.TheExpowillbecentrallylocatedontheLangeVoorhoutAvenue.

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Travelinformation

VenueaddressWFF2011(Expotentvillage)LangeVoorhoutAvenueTheHagueTheNetherlands

TravelfromSchipholAirportByTaxi:AtaxidrivefromSchipholAirport,AmsterdamtotheLangeVoorhout,TheHaguetakesabout30minutes.Thecostsforthetaxidriveareapproximately60to70.ByTrain:TakethetraintoTheHagueCentralStation(CS)destination.ThetraveltimefromSchipholAirporttoTheHagueCSisabout30-40minutes.TravelfromTheHagueCentralStationByTramTram16,17ortram10(drivesonlyduringrushhours)intothedirectionofStatenkwartier.DeboardthetramattramstopBuitenhof(tram16,17)oratstopKneuterdijk(tram10).Bus22intothedirectionofScheveningenorbus24intothedirectionofKijkduin.DeboardthebusatbusstopKneuterdijk.YourpersonaltravelguidePleasecreateyourownpersonaltravelguide: http://journeyplanner.9292.nlTravelbycarPleasenote:ItisnotpossibletoparkyourcarattheLangeVoorhout.TollparkinginTheHaguecitycentre MondaytoSaturdayfrom10:00to22:00Sundayfrom12:00to22:00Parkingfacilities:

ParkingNoordeinde ,Heulstraat21,2514ER,TheHague >>RoutedescriptionParkinggaragePlein,Plein25,2511CS,TheHague >>RoutedescriptionParkinggarageMalieveld,Koningskade1-BIS,2596AA,TheHague>>Routedescription


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HistoryLangeVoorhout

TheLangeVoorhoutAvenue(Voorhoutwithemphasisonthesecondsyllable)isoneofthemostfamousstreetsoftheDutchcityofTheHague.ThefirstbuildingsattheLangeVoorhoutappearedaroundthebeginningofthe15thcentury.ThecurrentMonasterychurch(Kloosterkerk)isoneofthefewbuildingsthatremainedoftheMonastrythatwasbuiltinthe15thcentury.TheLangeVoorhoutowesitsnametobeinganoffshootoftheHaagseBos(TheHagueForest).ItscharacteristicL-shapecameintoexistencebythecultivationoftheLangeVijverberg(1375-1400)andthestripoflandbetweentheHogeNieuwstraatand

theVoorhout(1400-1475).

16thcenturyDuringastayinTheHaguein1536,EmperorKarelVcommandedtoplantfourrowsoflindentreesattheLangeVoorhout.ThesetreesstillgivetheLangeVoorhoutastatelyappearance.17thcenturyInthegoldenagetheLangeVoorhoutisthemeetingpointoftheTheHaguebeaumonde,wheretheycouldsaunter.OntherequestofPrinceMauritsanattempt

wasmadetocreateacitymoatoftheLangeVoorhout.Thisfailed,probablybecausetheLangeVoorhoutispartlylocatedonasandyhill.

18thcentury

Intheolddays,theLangeVoorhoutwasfullofsmallhomes.Inthe18thcenturyalargepartofthesehousesweredemolishedandreplacedbythestatelybuildingsoutthererightnow.Manyofthesepropertiesarestatemonuments.

19thcenturyFrom1811till1813theLangeVoorhoutwascalledtheCourNapoleonandtheLangeVijverbergtheCourdelImpratrice.Lateronitwasdecidedtorestoretheoldnames.


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21stcenturyIn2009,theLangeVoorhouthasbeenrenovated.Severalconstructionshavebeenplaced,includingonetoprotecttherootsofthelindentrees.Also,severalconcreteslabshavebeenplacedtocarrythesculpturesoftheannualexhibition.Ashellpathcoversthese

constructions,likeitusedtodointheolddays.ThegoldencrownsonthestreetlanternsindicatetheroutethatthegoldencarriageofherMajestyQueenBeatrixoftheNetherlandsridesduringPrinsjesdag.Thelightinginthelanternsiscontrollableandcanbeaimedattheartobjects

Well-knownbuildingsWell-knownbuildingsattheLangeVoorhoutincludetheKloosterkerk,thePagehuis,thebuildingoftheSupremeCourt,HotelDesIndes,thePalaceLangeVoorhout(nowadaysthe'Escher'Museum),andontheothersidePulchriStudio.InadditiontotheseoftenhugebuildingsalsothenarrowestHouseintheHague(1meter83wide)istobefoundthere.

TheLangeVoorhoutPalace(EscherinHetPaleis)iscertainlytheplacetoseetheoriginalsoffamousworkslikeBelvdre,AscendingandDescending,DayandNightandpartsoftheMetamorphosisseries.TheLangeVoorhoutPalacehasbeenownedbytheRoyalFamilyforalmostahundredyears.In1896itwasboughtbyQueenEmma,thegreat-grandmotherofthecurrentQueenBeatrix.Shehadamongotherthingsthecentralstairwayconstructed,whichwasmeantforonlythreepeople:theQueenandthetwomostimportantLadiesoftheCourt.Alltheothershadtotakethe(yellow)servantstairway,stillinuseforthesecondfloor,ortheyhadtotaketheonethathasnowbeenreplacedbyanelevator.DownstairsinCafMC(theformerkitchenofthepalace)youcanseewhattheinteriorofthepalacelookedlikeinEmmastimeandyouwillfindportraitsofhergranddaughterQueenJulianaandherfamily.

TheAmericanandtheBritishEmbassyarelocatedattheLangeVoorhout.Evenbeforetheattacksof11

September2001,thesebuildingswereheavilyguarded.TheUSEmbassywillsoonbemovedtoanotherlocation.TheSwissEmbassyislocatedonnr.42andistheformerhomeofTheodorebarondeSmethofDeurne.

Monuments

ApartfromallthemonumentalbuildingstherearethreedifferentmonumentsontheLangeVoorhout:themonumentofQueenEmma,themonumentforDukeKarelBern(h)ardvonSaxonWeimar(1792-Liebenstein(Saxen),1862)andthepump.ThemonumentofQueenEmmaisakindofsofa.

Onthebackthefollowingtextscanbefound:oIngratefulmemoryof,andtohonorablememoryofH.M.QueenEmma".oOfferedbytheorderofFreemasonsundertheGrandOrientoftheNetherlandsintheyear1938,destroyedin1940,reinstatedin1959.ThemonumenttoDukevonSaxophonesWeimarwasfoundedtwoyearsafterhisdeathandisonthesideoftheToernooiveld,neartheAmericanEmbassy.Ithasfourtexts:oKarelBernardvonSaxophonesWeimar1792-1862oProtectoroftheartsandsciencesoCourageousandfaithfulwarriortoThe


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NetherlandsoTributeofcontemporaries1866Thepumpbecameanationalmonumentin1715andislocatedintheinnercurveoftheVoorhout.

LangeVoorhout16SeatoftheWorldForesightForumFoundation

TheHague

TheHagueInternationalCityofPeaceand

Justice

TheHaguescurrentroleashosttointernationalorganizationsandtheinternationalcommunityispartofatraditiondatingbackmorethan750years.

In1998thecitycelebratedits750thanniversarywithagrandcommemoration,andthecitysinternationalcommunitywaswell-acknowledged.

Historianstodaygenerallyagreethatthecitywasfoundedin1248byCountWilliamIIofHolland.Thenameoriginatedfromhim:desGravenHage,ortheCountsWall(orhedge),thusTheHague.

Hospitablecity

PastgenerationshelpedtoturnTheHagueintothehospitablecityitistodayadiversecommunityofpeoplefrommanydifferentbackgroundsandcountries.Inpastcenturiesithasbeenhosttointernationalvisitors,butalsoprovidedasafehavenforoutcasts.

Inthisrespectthecityshistoryisinterwovenwith,anddeeplyembeddedin,thehistoryoftheNetherlands.Itisnoaccidentthatthenationalconstitutionexplicitlystatesthepromotionoftheinternationallegalorder.Inaclimatethatwasremarkablytolerantandintellectualbythestandardsoftheirdays,renownedscholarssuchasErasmusandHugoGrotiuswereabletoflourishhereandmaketheirbodiesofideasknowntotheworld.

ImportanteventsInmorerecentcenturies,thecityreturnedtotheinternationalspotlightasalocationforimportanteventsandinstitutionssuchasthePeaceConferencesof1899and1907,theInternationalCourtofJustice,theInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia(ICTY)andtheInternationalCriminalCourt(ICC).TheseandmanyotherimportantdevelopmentsarestronglylinkedtoTheHagueandtheactivitieshostedhere.


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TheHaguehasmanyfaces: *residenceoftheDutchRoyalFamily*seatoftheDutchnationalgovernment(thoughnotthecountry'scapital,whichisAmsterdam)*cityofscholars*cityofstorks(thecityscoatofarmshasfeaturedtheproudstorkformanycenturies)*citybythesea

*cityofcultureButtherichheritageofthisgreencitybytheseaensuresthatitshallalwaysremainahumbleservanttoitsroleasInternationalCityofPeaceandJustice.Downloadthebrochure TheHague-InternationalCityofPeaceandJusticeformoreinformation.

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SummitandConventionspeakers

Someconfirmedspeakers,panellistsandmoderatorsintheConventionandSummit:

JoziasJ.vanAartsen

MayorofTheHagueSummit

DerekAbell

FoundingPresident,ESMT-EuropeanSchoolofManagementandTechnologyConventionandSummit

JosMariaAznar

President,FAESfundacinparaelAnlisisylosEstudiosSociales;FormerPrimeMinister,SpainConvention

JanPeterBalkenende

FormerPrimeMinister,TheNetherlands;ProfessorGovernance,InstitutionsandInternationalisation,ErasmusSchoolofLaw&EconomicsConvention

HeroBrinkman

DutchPolitician,memberofparliamentforthePVVConvention

BarbaraK.Buchner

Director,ClimatePolicyInitiative,VeniceConvention


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JackCambria

Lieutenant,NewYorkCityPoliceDepartmentConvention

JackDevine

FoundingpartnerandPresidentofTheArkinGroupSummit

RobertL.Dilenschneider

FounderandPresident,TheDilenschneiderGroupSummit

Grard-FranoisDumont

ProfessorofDemography,UniversityofParisSorbonneConvention

SaebErakat

ChiefofPalestinianLiberationOrganizationSteeringandMonitoringCommitteeConventionandSummit

JeanPaulFitoussi

President,ObservatoireFranaisdesConjoncturesconomiquesConventionandSummit

AviGil

DiplomaticAdvisertoPresidentShimonPeres

ConventionandSummit

TomGlocer

CEO,ThomsonReuters

Summit

LucGnacadja

ExecutiveSecretary,UnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD)Summit

GeneralLordCharlesGuthrie

FormerChiefofDefenceStaff,BritishArmedForcesConventionandSummit

FranoisHeisbourg

Chairman,InternationalInstituteforStrategicStudies;Chairman,GenevaCentreforSecurityPolicy;Specialadviser,FondationpourlaRechercheStratgiqueConvention

GlenHiemstra

FounderandChairman,Futurist.comConventionandSummit


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PablosHolman

ITsecurityexpertSummit

PhilipK.HowardAuthorandexpertonlegalsystemsSummit

JohnHulsman

SeniorResearchFellow,TheHagueCenterforStrategicStudiesPresidentandCo-Founder,JohnC.HulsmanEnterprisesConventionandSummit

NaveenJain

FounderandCEO,InteliusSummit

HuangJing

VisitingProfessor,LeeKuanYewSchoolofPublicPolicy(LKYSPP)ofNationalUniversityofSingaporeConvention

MontyJones

ExecutiveDirector,FARA-ForumforAgriculturalResearchinAfricaConvention

JeroendeJonge

SeniorPolicyAdvisor,TheHagueCenterforStrategicStudiesConventionandSummit

BarbaraJudge

EmeritusChairman,UKAtomicEnergyAuthorityConvention

JulesKroll

FounderandformerCEO,KrollInc.Summit

DidierLombard

Chairman,FranceTelecom-OrangeSummit

CobyvanderLinde

DirectoroftheClingendaelInternationalEnergyProgramme;Professorofgeopoliticsandenergymanagement,UniversityofGroningenConvention

EdwardN.Luttwak

SeniorAssociate,CenterforStrategicStudiesConventionandSummit


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PaulA.Marks

MD,MemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenter

Convention

SheikhSamirMirdad

PresidentandCEO,LinxInvestments

ConventionandSummit

CasMudde

NancySchaenenVisitingScholarattheJanetPrindleInstituteforEthicsofDePauwUniversity,Greencastle,IndianaConvention

RuthOniang'oFounderandFirstExecutiveDirector,RuralOutreachProgramConvention

IvoOpstelten

MinisterofSecurityandJustice,TheNetherlandsConventionandSummit

DemetriosPapademetriou

Chairman,MigrationPolicyInstituteSummit

AnaPalacio

FormerMinisterofForeignAffairs,Spain;formerVicePresident,WorldBank;FoundingPartner,PalacioyAsociados;SeniorStrategicCounsel,AlbrightStonebridgeGroup(USA)ConventionandSummit

RajPatelwriter,activistandacademicConvention

ShervinPishevar

FounderandCEO,SGNConventionandSummit

FredericoRampini

USCorrespondent,LaRepubblicaConvention

TomRidge

PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,RidgeGlobal;FormerSecretaryofHomelandSecurity,USA;FormerGovernorofPennsylvania,USAConventionandSummit

AlexanderRinnoyKan

ChairmanoftheNetherlandsSocialandEconomicCouncilConventionandSummit


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DominickSalvatore

Director,Ph.D.Program,FacultyofEconomics,FordhamUniversity,NewYorkConventionandSummit

HanSeung-Soo

FormerPrimeMinisterandChairofBoardofDirectorsoftheGlobalGreenGrowthInstitute,RepublicofKorea

Convention

PeterSutherland

Chairman,GoldmanSachsInternational;Chairman,LondonSchoolofEconomicsSummit

DavidTilman

Regents'ProfessorandMcKnightPresidentialChairinEcologyattheUniversityofMinnesotaConvention

RobdeWijkDirectorHCSS;ProfessorofInternationalRelations,UniversityofLeiden;Chairman,NationalSecurityThinkTankSummit

JoelP.Wyler

Chairman,GranariaHoldingsConventionandSummit

Media

Publications

BelowyouwillfindseveralWFFpublications

WFFPartnerBrochure WFFFlyer


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WFF2011paper-Grandchallengesofanewera

TheMaritimeFutureoftheIndianOcean-

PuttingtheGbackintogreatpowerpolitics

WFFpresentationkick-off16Sept.2010

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