PROGRAM
Provisional program
General Assembly and Conference venue: HUNGEXPO
Daily shuttle service will be organised between the two hotels and the venue.
Friday, the 24th of September
14:00 - 17:30
Executive Committee meeting
(Kempinski Hotel)
19:00
Council Dinner
(Robinson Restaurant)
Saturday, the 25th of September
9:00
Buses depart for World Exhibition
(Kempinski Hotel/ARCadia Hotel)
10:00
One with Nature World Exhibition Day
(Hungexpo)
12:00
Optional Guided Visit for CIC Members at the OWN Exhibition
18:00
Buses depart for Welcome Dinner
(Kempinski Hotel/ARCadia Hotel)
19:00
CIC Welcome Dinner
(Lázár Lovaspark)
Dress code: elegant hunter
Sunday, the 26th of September
(Hungexpo - Conference Centre Building C)
9:00
Buses depart for Hungexpo
(Kempinski Hotel/ARCadia Hotel)
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome coffee
10:00 - 11:30
CIC General Assembly Official Opening Ceremony
George Aman, President of the CIC
Dr. Zsolt Semjén, Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary and Patron of the CIC
Freiherr Philipp von und zu Guttenberg, CIC Austria
Alain Durand, Deputy President / Vice President of the French National Hunters Federation (FNC)"
Moderator: Tamás Marghescu, CIC Director General
11:30 - 12:30
Technical Session I.
Visions for the Countryside
Thierry de L’Escaille, Secretary General, European Landowners Organisation (ELO)
Alain Durand, Deputy President / Vice President of the French National Hunters Federation (FNC)
Aban Kabraji, OWN Ambassador, Pakistan
Sean McLelland, Executive Director, Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation (USA)
Franz Fischler, President of the European Forum Alpbach; Former European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Moderator: Danene von Westerhuizen, President of the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
CPW Wildlife Forum Session
Zoonotic diseases and the One Health Approach
Dr. Richard Kock, Royal Veterinary College, UK and IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group
Kristina Rodina, Forestry Officer, Wildlife and Protected Areas, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Dr Tiggy Grillo, Scientific Officer Wildlife Health Programme, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and National Coordinator, Wildlife Health Australia
Dr Torsten Mörner, Head of Wildlife Diseases and Game Meat Specialist Group, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
James Compton, USAID Wildlife TRAPS Project Manager, TRAFFIC
Moderator: Anastasiya Timoshyna, Senior Programme Coordinator – Sustainable Trade, TRAFFIC
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
Official launch of the CIC World Game Cookbook
16:00 - 17:00
Technical Session III.
Feeding the World at the expense of Small Game
Francis Bruner, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (UK), Head of CIC Small Game Management Specialist Group
Péter Pál Hajas, Landowner and CIC member (Hungary)
Nate Watson, Dallas Safari Club (USA)
Michel Mantheakis, Professional hunter, CIC Ambassador (Tanzania)
Moderator: Klaus Hackländer, CIC Applied Science Division President, and President of the Deutsche Wildtierstiftung (Germany/Austria)
17:05
Buses depart for Kempinski Hotel/ARCadia Hotel
18:45
Buses depart for MÜPA
(Kempinski/ARCadia Hotels)
19:00 - 21:00
Hungarian National Philharmonic Concert
at MÜPA
Dress code: dark suit
21:00
Buses depart back to Hotels & Free evening
Monday, the 27th of September
(Hungexpo - Conference Centre Building C)
9:00
Buses depart for Hungexpo
(Kempinski Hotel/ARCadia Hotel)
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome coffee
10:00 - 11:00
Thematic Session IV.
Living with large carnivores and other dangerous game
Danene von Westerhuizen, President of the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA)
John Kenena Kasaona, Director of Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (Namibia)
Patricia Wangui, Operations Manager at Resource Africa South Africa (RA-SA)
Dr. László Patkó, WWF Hungary, Coordinator of a LIFE project on Large Carnivores
Moderator: Michel Mantheakis, Professional hunter, CIC Ambassador (Tanzania)
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30
Technical Session V.
Culture of the Countryside
His Excellency Sheikh Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar
Beatrix Bán, National Hungarian Hunting Culture Association, President of the “Diana” Club of Hungarian Lady Hunters
Ali Kaka, OWN Ambassador and representing Kenyan fishing community
Ambassador Katalin Bogyay, President of United Nations Association-Hungary, 15th Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN, President of UNESCO 36th General Conference
Ronald J. Regan, Executive Director, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Moderator: Bernadin Malou, President of the CIC Culture Division
12:30 -13:15
Artemis Working Group Session
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Technical Session VI.
Alliances, the way to gain political strength
George Aman, President of the CIC
Tim Bonner, Chief Executive, Countryside Alliance (UK)
Dr. Miklós Jármy, Hungarian Equestrian Federation
Patricia Wangui, Operations Manager at Resource Africa South Africa (RA-SA)
Moderator: Dr. Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary and Government Commissioner, Hungary
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:30
Technical Session VII.
Hunt for Likes - Forward Media Strategies in Focus
Dr. Lucas von Bothmer, Editor in Chief of “Der Überläufer», Germany’s newest hunting magazine
Tatjana Orosava, veterinarian and Slovak hunting blogger
Jens Ulrik Høgh, freelance writer, social media instructor and hunting communicator of the Nordic Safari Club
Stephan Wunderlich, CIC / DJV – International Coordinator
Tristan Breijer, Hunter&Co Manager and CIC YO Member
Moderator: David Plaz, CIC
16:30 - 17:30
Feedback from the International Journalism Symposium
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wildlife Resources
17:45
Buses back to Kempinski and ARCadia hotels
19:00 onwards
Free evening
Tuesday, the 28th of September
8:15
Buses depart for Hungexpo
09:00 -11:00
Executive Committee Meeting
11:30 -13:00
Council Meeting
13:00 - 14:00
Young Opinion meeting
13:00 - 15:00
State Members Meeting
13:00 - 15:00
Nordic Meeting
15:15
Buses depart for Kempinski Hotel
16:00 - 18:00
Members Assembly + Closing Ceremony
(Kempinski Hotel)
20:00
Gala Dinner
(Pesti Vigadó - walking distance from the hotels)
Dress code: Black tie OR uniform, OR traditional national costume
Wednesday, the 29th of September
Excursion Day
(excursions optional – to be booked separately)