Conference Plenary Panels
Panel 1: Metamorphoses of Democracy After Cold War
October 12, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Michael Žantovský
Participants: Grigory Yavlinsky, Michael Novak, Andre Glucksmann, Karel Kovanda, Jeffrey Gedmin
Panel 2: Multipolarity and Human Rights
October 12, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Jan Urban
Participants: John O’Sullivan, Surin Pitsuwan, Festus Mogae, James Mancham, Trudy Stevenson, Alyaksandar Milinkevich
Panel 3: The Instruments of International Influence
October 12, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Jiří Schneider
Participants: Ady Schonmann, Ján Kubiš, Festus Mogae, Grigory Yavlinsky, Jorge Quiroga
Panel 4: After the Storm? Can We Discern and Learn What the Economic Crisis Is Disclosing About Us?
October 12, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Tomáš Sedláček
Participants: Jan Švejnar, Yegor Gaidar, Chao-Shiuan Liu, Sandra Kalniete, Jorge Quiroga, Vladimír Dlouhý, André Glucksmann
Business and Economy Roundtables
Shifting Values in Capitalism
October 12, 2009, Laterna Magika
Moderator: Pepper de Callier
Participants: Sir Frank Lampl, Klára Starková, John Zogby, Muriel Anton
Sustainable Business
October 12, 2009, Laterna Magika
Moderator: Jan Mühlfeit
Participants: Riprand Graf V.U.Z. Arco-Zinnenberg, Jan Švejnar, Luděk Niedermayer, Camilla Schippa, Petr Šmída
Special Panels
Current Security and Political Challenges in Asia
October 12, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Karel Kovanda,
Participants: Yohei Sasakawa, Surin Pitsuwan, Prince Norodom Sirivudh, Toshimitsu Shigemura, Harsha Kumara Navaratne
Russia in Global Politics
October 13, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Alexandr Vondra
Participants: André Glucksmann, Grigory Yavlinsky, Ján Kubiš, Sandra Kalniete, Yegor Gaidar, Ella Kesaeva
Religion and Democracy
October 13, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: William Cook
Participants: Michael Novak, David Rosen, Prince Norodom Sirivudh, Tomáš Halík, Mohammed Said Al-Touraihi
October 12, 2009, Goethe Institut
Moderator: Michael Green
Participants: Yohei Sasakawa, Catherine Zennström, Helena Houdová, Sigrid Rausing, Bob Geldof
Associated Events
Economic Crisis: US vs. European Solutions
October 12, 2009, Café Therapy
Moderator: Michal Vít
Participants: Luděk Niedermayer, Jan Švejnar
The Future of Palestinian-Israeli Relations
October 12, 2009, Institute of International Relations
Moderator: Jaroslav Bureš
Participants: Hillel Shuval, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Irena Kalhousová, Luboš Kropáček, Jana Hunterová
Supporting Human Dignity in a Globalized World: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Honoringand Aiding Individuals
October 12, 2009, Goethe Institut
Participant: Lydia Kan
The State of Civil Society in Today’s Russia
October 12, 2009, Goethe Institut
Moderator: Libor Dvořák
Participants: Yegor Gaidar, Ella Kasaeva, Pavel Chikov, Anna Sevortian, Sergey Lukashevskiy
Universal Human Rights for Women? The State of Women’s Human Rights in Muslim Countries
October 12, 2009, Goethe Institut
Moderator: Tereza Wennerholm Čáslavská
Participants: Izzeldin Abuelaish, Freshta Jalalzai, Jana Hybášková, Jana Hradílková
Eternal Vigilance
October 13, 2009, Goethe Institut
Moderator: John Suárez
Participants: Alyaksandar Milinkevich, Trudy Stevenson, Tamara Sujú Roa, Sabe Amthor Soe, Jose Gabriel Ramón Castillo
Who is Responsible for the Crimes in Chechnya?
October 13, 2009, Goethe Institut
Moderator: Ondřej Soukup
Participant: Oksana Chelysheva
Peace Process and the Importance of Water Issue
October 13, 2009, Žofín Palace
Moderator: Jakub Landovský
Participants: Hillel Shuval, Abdurahman Tamimi