Delegates
More than 130 global leaders from politics, academia, media, civil society, business and religion participated in the Forum 2000 Conference.
Kenan Aliyev
Executive Editor, Current Time
Czech Republic/USA
Michael Anti
Journalist, Blogger
China
Salome Asatiani
Journalist, Georgian Service, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Georgia
Aung San Suu Kyi
Political Leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Burma
Shlomo Avineri
Professor of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Joan Baez
Singer, Activist
USA
Vladimír Bartovic
Director, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Czech Republic/Slovakia
Vesna Batistić Kos
Assistant Minister, Directorate General for Multilateral Affairs and Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Croatia
Jan Bauer
Chairman, European Affairs Committee, Chamber of Deputies
Czech Republic
Klára Bednářová
People in Need
Czech Republic
Pavel Bělobrádek
Chairman, KDU-ČSL
Czech Republic
Noman Benotman
President, Quilliam Foundation
United Kingdom/Libya
Erik Best
Journalist, The Fleet Sheet
Czech Republic/USA
Ales Bialiatski
President, Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus
Igor Blaževič
Head Teacher, Burma Educational Initiatives
Czech Republic/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Martin Bursík
Former Deputy Prime Minister
Czech Republic
Martin Bútora
Sociologist, Institute for Public Affairs
Slovakia
Chen Guangcheng
Lawyer, Civil Rights Activist
China
Natalia Churikova
Journalist, Ukrainian Service, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Ukraine
Sean Cleary
Founder and Executive Vice-Chair, Future World Foundation
Republic of South Africa
William Cook
Professor of History and Religion, State University of New York
USA
Marek Dabrowski
Fellow, CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research
Poland
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Spiritual Leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
India/Tibet
Anba Damian
Bishop, Coptic Orthodox Church
Germany
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Former President, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Republic of South Africa
Nedim Dervišbegović
Multimedia Producer, Balkan Service, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jiří Devát
General Director, Cisco ČR
Czech Republic
Nada Dhaif
Chairman, Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organization
Bahrain
Doris Donnelly
Director, Cardinal Suenens Center, John Carroll University
USA
Jeremy Druker
Executive Director, Transitions
Czech Republic/USA
Dominik Duka
Cardinal, Archbishop of Prague
Czech Republic
Cem Duna
Chairman, AB Consultancy & Investment Services
Turkey
Doraja Eberle
Chairwoman, Managing Board, ERSTE Foundation
Austria
William Echikson
Head of Communications and Public Affairs for Free Expression in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Google
USA
Norman L. Eisen
Former Ambassador to the Czech Republic
USA
Jørgen Ejbøl
Vice president of the board, Jyllands-Posten Foundation
Denmark
Gareth Evans
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chancellor, Australian National University
Australia
Jan Fingerland
Analyst, Czech Radio
Czech Republic
Pavel Fischer
Former Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Franz Fischler
Former European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Austria
Ivan Gabal
Sociologist
Czech Republic
Steven Gan
Editor, Malaysiakini.com
Malaysia
Carlos García-Pérez
Director, Office of Cuba Broadcasting
USA
Jeffrey Gedmin
CEO and President, Legatum Institute, Former President, RFE/RL
USA
Danuta Glondys
Director, Villa Decius Association
Poland
Kinga Göncz
Member of European Parliament, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hungary
Barbara Haig
Deputy to the President for Policy and Strategy, National Endowment for Democracy
USA
Efraim Halevy
Former Director, Mossad
Israel
Tomáš Halík
Sociologist, President, Czech Christian Academy
Czech Republic
Jan Hamáček
Deputy Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament
Czech Republic
Ivan M. Havel
Scientist
Czech Republic
Fatma Hawas
Lawyer, National Council
Libya
Zuzana Hlavičková
Director, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Yevhen Hlibovytsky
Founder, pro.mova
Ukraine
Tomáš Hudeček
Lord Mayor of Prague
Czech Republic
Jasim Husain
Former Member of Parliament
Bahrain
Khadija Ismayilova
Journalist, Activist
Azerbaijan
Karel Janeček
Businessman, Philanthropist, Anti-Corruption Activist
Czech Republic
Eva Jiřičná
Architect
Czech Republic
Vytis Jurkonis
Lecturer, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University
Lithuania
Irena Kalhousová
Chief Analyst, Forum 2000 Foundation
Czech Republic
Khon Ja
Founder and Coordinator, Kachin Peace Network
Burma
Suat Kınıklıoğlu
Executive Director, Center for Strategic Communication, STRATIM
Turkey
Kevin Klose
President and CEO, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/USA
Hynek Kmoníček
Director, Foreign Affairs Department, Office of the President
Czech Republic
Karel Kovanda
Former Deputy Director-General, DG External Relations, European Commission
Belgium/Czech Republic
David Král
Director, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Czech Republic
Miroslav Krupička
Editor-in-Chief, Radio Prague
Czech Republic
Irina Lagunina
Director, Russian Service, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Russia
Vytautas Landsbergis
Former Head of State
Lithuania
Hana Lešenarová
Associate Director, Control Risks Deutschland
Germany/Czech Republic
Pierre Lévy
Ambassador to the Czech Republic
France
Ondřej Liška
Director, Ashoka Czech Republic, Former Minister of Education
Czech Republic
Liu Chao-shiuan
Senior Advisor to the President, Former Prime Minister
Taiwan
Liu Xiaobo
Literary Critic, Writer, Professor, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (prisoner of conscience – unable to attend)
China
Leopoldo López
Opposition Politician (prisoner of conscience – unable to attend)
Venezuela
Ahmed Maher
Blogger, Activist (prisoner of conscience – unable to attend)
Egypt
Sabina Malcová
Executive Director, DEMAS – Association for Democracy Assistance and Human Rights
Czech Republic
Libor Malý
Philanthropist, Founder, Jobs.cz and Práce.cz
Czech Republic
Petr Mareš
Special Envoy for Eastern Partnership, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Munib Masri
Chairman, Munib R. Masri Development Foundation
Palestine
Matej Medvedský
Researcher, Nation's Memory Institute
Slovakia
Daniel A. Mica
Former Congressman
USA
Frédéric Michel
Global Director of Public Engagement, Telefónica Europe
France
Ivan Mikloš
Economist, Former Minister of Finance
Slovakia
Emin Milli
Exiled Dissident, Director, Online Meydan TV
Azerbaijan
Bedřich Moldan
Founder and Director, Environment Center, Charles University
Czech Republic
Jan Mühlfeit
Global Strategist, Former Chairman Europe, Microsoft Coorporation
Czech Republic
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Historian, Journalist
India
Surendra Munshi
Sociologist
India
Jay Naidoo
Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Republic of South Africa
Michael Novak
Theologian, Political Scientist
USA
Tarek Osman
Author, Analyst
Egypt
Pablo Otaola
Urban Planner
Spain
Martin Palouš
President, International Platform for Human Rights in Cuba, Director, Václav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy, FIU
USA/Czech Republic
Šimon Pánek
Co-Founder and Director, People in Need
Czech Republic
Krzysztof Persak
Director, Office of the President, Institute of National Remembrance
Poland
Jerzy Pomianowski
Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy
Belgium/Poland
Jiří Přibáň
Professor of Law, Cardiff University
United Kingdom/Czech Republic
Wojciech Przybylski
Editor in Chief, Res Publica Nowa
Poland
Lutz Rathenow
Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the Former GDR, Federal State of Saxony
Germany
Daniela Retková
Special Programs Coordinator, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Czech Republic
Mykola Riabchuk
Political and Cultural Analyst
Ukraine
Petre Roman
Politician, Former Prime Minister
Romania
Libor Rouček
Former Member, European Parliament
Czech Republic
Jacques Rupnik
Political Scientist
France
Bobby Sager
Philanthropist
USA
Yoani Sánchez
Blogger, Activist
Cuba
Mária Schmidt
Director, House of Terror
Hungary
Jiří Schneider
Director of Special Projects, Prague Security Studies Institute
Czech Republic
Amanda Schnetzer
Director, Human Freedom, George W. Bush Presidential Center
USA
Karel Schwarzenberg
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Roger Scruton
Philosopher, Political Scientist
United Kingdom
Tomáš Sedláček
Chief Macroeconomic Strategist at ČSOB Bank, Lecturer at Charles University in Prague,
Czech Republic
Markéta Sedláčková
Researcher, Department of Sociology, Academy of Science
Czech Republic
Alisher Sidikov
Director, Radio Ozodlik (Uzbek Service), RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Uzbekistan
Miroslav Singer
Governor, Czech National Bank
Czech Republic
Krzysztof Stanowski
Executive Director, Solidarity Fund
Poland
Ivana Štefková
Member of the Forum 2000 Board of Directors
Czech Republic
Caroline Stoessinger
Author, President, The Mozart Academy, Professor, The City University of NY
USA
Helena Štohanzlová
Project Manager, Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Michaela Suchardová
Analyst, Anti-Corruption Fund
Czech Republic
Tamara Sujú
Human Rights Lawyer
Venezuela
Jiří Suk
Historian
Czech Republic
Susanna Hla Hla Soe
Director, Karen Women Empowerment Group
Burma
Jan Švejnar
Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University, IDEA/CERGE-EI
USA/Czech Republic
Robert Templer
Professor, Central European University
Hungary/New Zealand
Jan Urban
Journalist
Czech Republic
Ludmila Vacková
Program Officer, Freedom House
Lithuania/Czech Republic
Dagoberto Valdés Hernández
Editor, Convivencia Magazine
Cuba
Rostislav Valvoda
Director, Prague Civil Society Centre
Czech Republic
Viphandh Roengpithya
Founder and Chairman, Viptel Company
Thailand
Alexandr Vondra
Director, Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
Czech Republic
Tomáš Vrba
Chairman, Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation
Czech Republic
Christopher Walker
Executive Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy
USA
Ken Wollack
President, National Democratic Institute
USA
Karla Wursterová
Executive Director, International Visegrad Fund
Slovakia
Yang Jianli
Dissident, President, Initiatives for China
USA/China
Grigory Yavlinsky
Economist, Politician
Russia
Michael Žantovský
Executive Director, Václav Havel Library,
Czech Republic
