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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

2009

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