ACADEMY OF YOUNG DIPLOMATS | XIII EDITION INAUGURATION | 3 DECEMBER 2016

15:00 – 15:40 | Knight of Freedom Award Ceremony

Opening of the Ceremony

• Dr. Katarzyna Pisarska, Director, European Academy of Diplomacy

Choir Performance of Ode to Joy
Introduction of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation’s Knight of Freedom Award

• Dr. Zbigniew Pisarski, President, Casimir Pulaski Foundation

Laudation for the 2016 Knight of Freedom Recipient
Reception of the Award and Speech by the 2016 Knight of Freedom Recipient

• Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Founder, Open Russia

15:40 – 16:00 | Graduation of the Academy of Young Diplomats

Presentation of Honour Diplomas to the Graduates of the 12^th Edition of the AYD
Presentation of Diplomas to the Graduates of the 12^th Edition of the AYD

16:00 – 16:30 | Commencement of the 13^th Edition of the Academy of Young Diplomats

Introduction to the 13^th Edition of the Academy of Young Diplomats

• Ambassador Jan Wojciech Piekarski, Head of the Council of Ambassadors, European Academy of Diplomacy

Introduction to the AYD 13^th Edition Patron

Presentation of the Scholarships for the 13th Edition of the Academy of Young Diplomats

• Representative, PZU Foundation

• Dr. Zbigniew Pisarski, President, Casimir Pulaski Foundation

Choir Performance of Gaudeamus Igitur

16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee break

17.00 – 18:00 | 2016 Alumni of the Year Presentation, Conversation with Special Guest

• Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Founder, Open Russia

• Dr. Katarzyna Pisarska, Director, European Academy of Diplomacy (Moderator)