Monday, October 8

09:00 - 09:50

Breakfast (Žofín Palace, Small Room)

By special invitations only.

Introduction:

Ivo Šilhavý, President of the Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Remarks:

Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

10:00 - 10:10

Opening of the Conference (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Opening Remarks:

Václav Havel, Former President, Czech Republic

Moderator:

Jacques Rupnik, Political Scientist, France

10:00 - 12:45

Conference Roundtable (Goethe Institut, Large Room)

Youth and Minority Radicalization in Large Cities

In cooperation with the British Council.

Open to public.

Chair and Opening Remarks:

Jiří Musil, Professor of Sociology at Charles University, Former President of the European Sociological Association and UN and UNESCO Consultant on Urban Issues, Czech Republic

Panel Discussion:

Gábor Demszky, Lord Mayor of Budapest, Hungary

Pavel Bém, Lord Mayor of Prague, Czech Republic

Faouzia Hariche, Councillor for Youth and Public Education, Brussels, Belgium

Jan Kasl, Fomer Lord Mayor of Prague, Czech Republic

Tahir Abbas, Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Afzal Khan, Former Lord Mayor of Manchester, United Kingdom

Raja Miah, Director, PeaceMaker, UK

10:10 - 11:50

Panel 1 (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Freedom and Responsibility in Politics

In cooperation with Friedrich Naumann Stiftung.

Keynote Speech:

Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State, USA

Moderator:

Kim Campbell, Former Prime Minister, Canada

Panel Discussion:

Ségolene  Royal, Former Presidential Candidate, Parti Socialiste, France

Wolfgang Gerhardt, President of the Board of Directors,  Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, Germany

Karel Schwarzenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic

HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board  of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia

Alyaksandar Milinkevich, Opposition Leader, Belarus

Jayantha Dhanapala, Diplomat, Former Candidate for UN Secretary General, Sri Lanka

Oswaldo Payá Sardińas, Dissident, Cuba

Aung Suu Kyi, Opposition Leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Burma / Myanmar (inv)

10:15 - 13:30

Conference Roundtable (Laterna Magika)

Responsible Governance and Future Economic and Business Prospects in Central and Eastern Europe

In cooperation with University of Pittsburgh.

Welcome:

Jan Bubeník, Chairman, Corporate Council of the Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Moderator:

Petr Šimůnek, Editor-in-Chief, Hospodářské noviny, Czech Republic

Panel Discussion:

Jan Mühlfeit, Chairman Europe, Microsoft, Czech Republic

Lajos Bokros, CEO, Central European University, Fomer Minister of Finance, Hungary

Leszek Balcerowicz, Former President of the National Bank, Poland

Martin Jahn, Member of the Board of Management, Škoda Auto, Czech Republic

Michael Inacker, Deputy Editor in Chief, WirtschaftsWoche, Germany

Petr Gandalovič, Minister of Agriculture, Czech Republic

Philip Dimitrov, Former Prime Minister, Bulgaria

Mike Short, Chief Executive, Pilsner Urquell, Czech Republic/UK

Gabriel Eichler, Founder, Benson Oak, Czech Republic

11:50 - 12:00

Coffee Break (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

foyer in frot of the Large Room

12:00 - 13:30

Panel 2 (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Freedom and Responsibility in International Law

Keynote Speech:

Ricardo Lagos, Former President, Chile

Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iran

Moderator:

Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville, Attorney, Philanthropist, France

Panel Discussion:

Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

Vojtěch Cepl, Former Judge of the Constitutional Court, Czech Republic

Trudy Stevenson, Opposition Leader, Zimbabwe

Jiří Dienstbier, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic

Robin Christopher, Secretary General, Global Leadership Foundation, UK

12:00 - 13:30

Conference Roundtable (Žofín Palace, Knights' Hall)

Securing Water Supplies in the Middle East - Policy and Funding Alternatives

Sponsored by Coca-Cola Czech Republic.

Moderator:

Michael Žantovský, Ambassador to Israel, Former Press Secretary of the President, Czech Republic

Panel Discussion:

Aaron T. Wolf, Professor, Oregon State University, USA

Hüseyin Bağci, Professor, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Murad Bino, Director, Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management, Jordan

Nader Khateeb, Director, Friends of the Earth, Palestine

Yavuz Çubuçku, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey

Shimon Tal, CEO, Tal ConTent, Israel

Munther Haddadin, Former Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan

13:30 - 14:30

Luncheon (Žofín Palace, Ground Floor)

Introduction:

Michael Žantovský, Ambassador to Israel, Former Press Secretary of the President, Czech Republic

Keynote Speech:

Paul Wolfowitz, Former President of World Bank, USA

14:30 - 16:00

Panel 3 (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Freedom and Responsibility in Media

Keynote Speech:

Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent, CNN, USA

Moderator:

Josef Jařab, Former Chairman of the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs, Former Rector of Central European University, Czech Republic

Panel Discussion:

Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland

André Glucksmann, Philosopher, France

Bambang Harymurti, Editor-in-Chief of TEMPO Group, Indonesia

Michael Inacker, Deputy Editor in Chief, WirtschaftsWoche, Germany

Michael Žantovský, Ambassador to Israel, Former Press Secretary of the President, Czech Republic

Magdaléna Vášáryová, Honorary President, Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Slovakia

Jeffrey Gedmin, President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Czech Republic/USA

14:30 - 16:00

Conference Roundtable (Žofín Palace, Knights' Hall)

Responsible Water Management and  Water Risks in the 21st Century

Sponsored by Coca-Cola Czech Republic.

Moderator:

Bedřich Moldan, Senator, Chairman of the European Environment Agency, Czech Republic

Panel Discussion:

Martin Bursík, Minister of Environment, Czech Republic

Graham Mackay, CEO, SABMiller, South Africa/UK

Aaron T. Wolf, Professor, Oregon State University, USA

Mats Karlsson, Country Director for Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, World Bank, Sweden

Miriam Balaban, Secretary General, European Desalination Society, Italy

Jitzchak Alster, Advocate, Shimoni, Alster & Raziel, Israel

16:00 - 16:15

Coffee Break (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

16:15 - 17:45

Panel 4 (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Freedom and Responsibility in Business

Sponsored by Imperial Tobacco.

Keynote Speech:

Graham Mackay, CEO, SABMiller, South Africa/UK

Moderator:

Mats Karlsson, Country Director for Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, World Bank, Sweden

Panel Discussion:

Leszek Balcerowicz, Former President of the National Bank, Poland

Lajos Bokros, CEO, Central European University, Fomer Minister of Finance, Hungary

Ronald E. Gerevas, Former President and CEO, Heidrick&Struggles, USA

Frank Lampl, President of Bovis Lend Lease, United Kingdom

Ján Kubiš, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia

Michael Inacker, Deputy Editor in Chief, WirtschaftsWoche, Germany

Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, USA

17:45 - 17:55

Adoption of the Conference Declaration (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

Remarks:

Jan Urban, Journalist, Professor at New York University in Prague, Czech Republic

17:55 - 18:05

Closing of the Plenary Session

Remarks:

Václav Havel, Former President, Czech Republic

Moderator:

Jacques Rupnik, Political Scientist, France

18:05

Adjourn (Žofín Palace, Large Room)

18:15 - 19:30

Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award (Žofín Palace, Small Room)

20:00 - 22:30

Concert (Czech Museum of Music)

By special invitations only.

Introduction:

Oldřich Černý, Executive Director, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czech Republic

Remarks:

Nicholas Winton, Guest of Honour, UK

Concert will be followed by refreshments.