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WORLD FORESIGHT FORUM11-15 APRIL 2011 - THE HAGUE

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WORLD FORESIGHT FORUM (WFF)Lange Voorhout 16, 2514 EE The Hague I The Netherlands I T. +31 70 363 6503, F. +31 84 215 3165 I [email protected] I www.worldforesightforum.org

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Meet present and future leaders from the worlds ofbusiness, government, science and internationalorganizations

Discuss the global challenges that affect the security ofour homelands

- Power shifts- Demographics- Climate change- Global nancial system- Scarcity

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Think, speak and act with us in April 2011!

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Jos Maria AznarFormer PrimeMinister, SpainOn leadership crisis

Jan Peter BalkenendeFormer Prime Minister,The NetherlandsOn challenges for ourhomelands

Han Seung-SooFormer Prime Minister,

Republic of South KoreaOn the rise of Asia

Ruth OniangoFirst Executive Director,Rural Outreach ProgramOn climate and con ict

Didier LombardChairman,France Telecom-OrangeOn ICT challenges

Rob de WijkThe Hague Centre forStrategic StudiesOn power shifts

Luc GnacadjaExecutive Secretary,United Nations Conventionto Combat Deser ti cationOn combatingdeser ti cation

Avi GilDiplomatic Adviser toPresident Shimon PeresOn peace processes Peter SutherlandChairman, GoldmanSachs International andLondon School ofEconomicsOn nancialmismanagement

Barbara JudgeChairman, UK AtomicEnergy AuthorityOn the energy crisis

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World Foresight Forum11-15 April 2011 The Hague The Netherlands

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Information about World Foresight Forum 2011The Hague, 11-15 April

Venue and travel

VenueThe WFF activities will not take place in a congress hall, but along the most prestigious avenue in The Hague,the Lange Voorhout. Many historical buildings along this avenue will open their doors for this WFF event. TheExpo will be centrally located on the Lange Voorhout Avenue.

Graphic impression Expo WFF venues

Travel informationVenue address WFF 2011 (Expo tent village)Lange Voorhout AvenueThe HagueThe Netherlands

Travel from Schiphol AirportBy Taxi: A taxi drive from Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam to the Lange Voorhout, The Hague takes about 30minutes. The costs for the taxi drive are approximately 60 to 70.By Train: Take the train to The Hague Central Station (CS) destination. The travel time from Schiphol Airport toThe Hague CS is about 30-40 minutes.

Travel from The Hague Central StationBy Tram Tram 16, 17 or tram 10 (drives only during rush hours) into the direction of Statenkwartier. Deboard the tramat tram stop Buitenhof (tram 16, 17) or at stop Kneuterdijk (tram 10). Bus 22 into the direction of Scheveningen or bus 24 into the direction of Kijkduin. Deboard the bus at busstop Kneuterdijk.

Your personal travel guidePlease create your own personal travel guide:http://journeyplanner.9292.nl

Travel by carPlease note: It is not possible to park your car at the Lange Voorhout.Toll parking in The Hague city centre Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 22:00 Sunday from 12:00 to 22:00Parking facilities: Parking Noordeinde , Heulstraat 21, 2514 ER, The Hague>> Route description Parking garage Plein , Plein 25, 2511 CS, The Hague >> Route description Parking garage Malieveld , Koningskade 1-BIS, 2596 AA, The Hague >> Route description


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History Lange Voorhout

The Lange Voorhout Avenue (Voorhout withemphasis on the second syllable) is one of the mostfamous streets of the Dutch city of The Hague. Thefirst buildings at the Lange Voorhout appearedaround the beginning of the 15th century. Thecurrent Monastery church (Kloosterkerk) is one ofthe few buildings that remained of the Monastrythat was built in the 15th century.

The Lange Voorhout owes its name to being anoffshoot of the Haagse Bos (The Hague Forest). Itscharacteristic L-shape came into existence by thecultivation of the Lange Vijverberg (1375-1400) andthe strip of land between the Hoge Nieuwstraat andthe Voorhout (1400-1475).

16th centuryDuring a stay in The Hague in 1536, Emperor Karel Vcommanded to plant four rows of linden trees at theLange Voorhout. These trees still give the LangeVoorhout a stately appearance.

17th centuryIn the golden age the Lange Voorhout is the meetingpoint of the The Hague beau monde, where they couldsaunter. On the request of Prince Maurits an attemptwas made to create a city moat of the Lange Voorhout.This failed, probably because the Lange Voorhout ispartly located on a sandy hill.

18th centuryIn the old days, the Lange Voorhout was full of smallhomes. In the 18th century a large part of thesehouses were demolished and replaced by thestately buildings out there right now. Many of theseproperties are state monuments.

19th centuryFrom 1811 till 1813 the Lange Voorhout was calledthe Cour Napoleon and the Lange Vijverberg theCour de lImpratrice. Later on it was decided torestore the old names.


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21st centuryIn 2009, the Lange Voorhout has been renovated.Several constructions have been placed, including oneto protect the roots of the linden trees. Also, severalconcrete slabs have been placed to carry the sculpturesof the annual exhibition. A shell path covers theseconstructions, like it used to do in the old days. Thegolden crowns on the street lanterns indicate the routethat the golden carriage of her Majesty Queen Beatrixof the Netherlands rides during Prinsjesdag. Thelighting in the lanterns is controllable and can be aimedat the art objects

Well-known buildingsWell-known buildings at the Lange Voorhout include the Kloosterkerk, the Pagehuis, the building of theSupreme Court, Hotel Des Indes, the Palace Lange Voorhout (nowadays the 'Escher' Museum), and on theother side Pulchri Studio. In addition to these often huge buildings also the narrowest House in the Hague (1meter 83 wide) is to be found there.

The Lange Voorhout Palace (Escher in Het Paleis) is certainly the place to see the originals of famous works likeBelvdre, Ascending and Descending, Day and Night and parts of the Metamorphosis series. The LangeVoorhout Palace has been owned by the Royal Family for almost a hundred years. In 1896 it was bought byQueen Emma, the great-grandmother of the current Queen Beatrix. She had among other things the centralstairway constructed, which was meant for only three people: the Queen and the two most important Ladies ofthe Court. All the others had to take the (yellow) servant stairway, still in use for the second floor, or they hadto take the one that has now been replaced by an elevator.Downstairs in Caf MC (the former kitchen of the palace) you can see what the interior of the palace lookedlike in Emmas time and you will find portraits of her granddaughter Queen Juliana and her family.

The American and the British Embassy are located at the Lange Voorhout. Even before the attacks of 11

September 2001, these buildings were heavily guarded. The US Embassy will soon be moved to anotherlocation. The Swiss Embassy is located on nr. 42 and is the former home of Theodore baron de Smeth ofDeurne.

MonumentsApart from all the monumental buildings there arethree different monuments on the Lange Voorhout:the monument of Queen Emma, the monument forDuke Karel Bern(h)ard von Saxon Weimar (1792-Liebenstein (Saxen), 1862) and the pump.

The monument of Queen Emma is a kind of sofa.

On the back the following texts can be found:o In grateful memory of, and to honorable memoryof H.M. Queen Emma".o Offered by the order of Freemasons under theGrand Orient of the Netherlands in the year 1938,destroyed in 1940, reinstated in 1959.

The monument to Duke von Saxophones Weimarwas founded two years after his death and is on theside of the Toernooiveld, near the AmericanEmbassy. It has four texts:o Karel Bernard von Saxophones Weimar 1792-1862o Protector of the arts and scienceso Courageous and faithful warrior to The


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Netherlandso Tribute of contemporaries 1866

The pump became a national monument in 1715and is located in the inner curve of the Voorhout.

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The Hague

The Hague International City of Peace andJustice

The Hagues current role as host to international organizationsand the international community is part of a tradition datingback more than 750 years.

In 1998 the city celebrated its 750th anniversary with a grandcommemoration, and the citys international community waswell-acknowledged.

Historians today generally agree that the city was founded in 1248 by Count William II of Holland. The nameoriginated from him: des Graven Hage, or the Counts Wall (or hedge), thus The Hague.

Hospitable cityPast generations helped to turn The Hagueinto the hospitable city it is today a diversecommunity of people from many differentbackgrounds and countries. In past centuriesit has been host to international visitors, butalso provided a safe haven for outcasts.In this respect the citys history is interwoven with, and deeply embedded in, the history of the Netherlands.It is no accident that the national constitution explicitly states the promotion of the international legal order. Ina climate that was remarkably tolerant and intellectual by the standards of their days, renowned scholars suchas Erasmus and Hugo Grotius were able to flourish here and make their bodies of ideas known to the world.

Important eventsIn more recent centuries, the city returned to the international spotlight as a location for important events andinstitutions such as the Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907, the International Court of Justice, theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).These and many other important developments are strongly linked to The Hague and the activities hostedhere.


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The Hague has many faces:* residence of the Dutch Royal Family* seat of the Dutch national government (though not the country's capital, which is Amsterdam)* city of scholars* city of storks (the citys coat of arms has featured the proud stork for many centuries)* city by the sea* city of culture

But the rich heritage of this green city by the sea ensures that it shall always remain a humble servant to itsrole as International City of Peace and Justice. Download the brochureThe Hague - International City of Peaceand Justice for more information.

Read more:>> touristic information The Hague>> touristic information The Netherlands

Close to The Hague is Delft, the city of Delft Blue, the House of Orange and Johannes Vermeer. A city of great charm withthe best Holland has to offer. Delft is an absolute 'must-see' during your visit to the Netherlands.

>> touristic information Delft

Summit and Convention speakers

Some confirmed speakers, panellists and moderators in the Convention and Summit:

Jozias J. van AartsenMayor of The Hague

Summit

Derek AbellFounding President, ESMT- EuropeanSchool of Management and Technology

Convention and Summit

Jos Maria AznarPresident, FAES fundacin para el Anlisis y losEstudios Sociales; Former Prime Minister, Spain

Convention

Jan Peter BalkenendeFormer Prime Minister, The Netherlands;Professor Governance, Institutions andInternationalisation, Erasmus School of Law& Economics

Convention

Hero BrinkmanDutch Politician, member of parliament for thePVV

Convention

Barbara K. BuchnerDirector, Climate Policy Initiative, Venice

Convention


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Jack CambriaLieutenant, New York City Police Department

Convention

Jack DevineFounding partner and President of TheArkin Group

Summit

Robert L. DilenschneiderFounder and President, The DilenschneiderGroup

Summit

Grard-Franois DumontProfessor of Demography, University ofParis Sorbonne

Convention

Saeb ErakatChief of Palestinian Liberation OrganizationSteering and Monitoring Committee


Jean Paul FitoussiPresident, Observatoire Franais desConjonctures conomiques


Avi GilDiplomatic Adviser to President Shimon Peres


Tom GlocerCEO, Thomson Reuters

Summit

Luc GnacadjaExecutive Secretary, United Nations Conventionto Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Summit

General Lord Charles GuthrieFormer Chief of Defence Staff, BritishArmed Forces


Franois HeisbourgChairman, International Institute for StrategicStudies; Chairman, Geneva Centre for SecurityPolicy; Special adviser, Fondation pour laRecherche Stratgique

Convention

Glen HiemstraFounder and Chairman, Futurist.com



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Pablos HolmanIT security expert

Summit

Philip K. HowardAuthor and expert on legal systems

Summit

John HulsmanSenior Research Fellow, The Hague Center forStrategic StudiesPresident and Co-Founder, John C. HulsmanEnterprises


Naveen JainFounder and CEO, Intelius

Summit

Huang JingVisiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School ofPublic Policy (LKYSPP) of National University ofSingapore

Convention

Monty JonesExecutive Director, FARA-Forum forAgricultural Research in Africa

Convention

Jeroen de JongeSenior Policy Advisor, The Hague Center forStrategic Studies


Barbara JudgeEmeritus Chairman, UK Atomic EnergyAuthority

Convention

Jules KrollFounder and former CEO, Kroll Inc.

Summit

Didier LombardChairman, France Telecom-Orange

Summit

Coby van der LindeDirector of the Clingendael International EnergyProgramme; Professor of geopolitics andenergy management, University of Groningen

Convention

Edward N. LuttwakSenior Associate, Center for StrategicStudies



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Paul A. MarksMD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Convention

Sheikh Samir MirdadPresident and CEO, Linx Investments


Cas MuddeNancy Schaenen Visiting Scholar at the JanetPrindle Institute for Ethics of DePauwUniversity, Greencastle, Indiana

Convention

Ruth Oniang'oFounder and First Executive Director, RuralOutreach Program

Convention

Ivo OpsteltenMinister of Security and Justice, TheNetherlands


Demetrios PapademetriouChairman, Migration Policy Institute

Summit

Ana PalacioFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain;former Vice President, World Bank; FoundingPartner, Palacio y Asociados; Senior StrategicCounsel, Albright Stonebridge Group (USA)


Raj Patelwriter, activist and academic

Convention

Shervin PishevarFounder and CEO, SGN


Frederico RampiniUS Correspondent, La Repubblica

Convention

Tom RidgePresident and Chief Executive Officer, RidgeGlobal; Former Secretary of Homeland Security,USA; Former Governor of Pennsylvania, USA


Alexander Rinnoy KanChairman of the Netherlands Social andEconomic Council



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Dominick SalvatoreDirector, Ph.D. Program, Faculty of Economics,Fordham University, New York


Han Seung-SooFormer Prime Minister and Chair of Boardof Directors of the Global Green GrowthInstitute, Republic of Korea

Convention

Peter SutherlandChairman, Goldman Sachs International;Chairman, London School of Economics

Summit

David TilmanRegents' Professor and McKnightPresidential Chair in Ecology at theUniversity of Minnesota

Convention

Rob de WijkDirector HCSS;Professor of InternationalRelations, University of Leiden; Chairman,National Security Think Tank

Summit

Joel P. WylerChairman,Granaria Holdings


Media

Publications

Below you will find several WFF publications

WFF Partner Brochure WFF Flyer


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WFF 2011 paper - Grand challenges of a new eraThe Maritime Future of the Indian Ocean -

Putting the G back into great power politics

WFF presentation kick-off 16 Sept. 2010

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