Delegates
More than 200 global leaders from the areas of politics, academia, civil society, media, business and religion participated in this year’s Forum 2000 Conference.
Milos Alcalay
Former Ambassador to the UN
Venezuela
Paige Alexander
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, USAID
USA
Kenan Aliyev
Executive Editor, Current Time
Czech Republic/USA
Youssef Amrani
Diplomat, Politician
Morocco
Michael Anti
Journalist, Blogger
China
Fredo Arias-King
President, CASLA Institute, Founder, Demokratizatsiya Academic Journal
Mexico
Shlomo Avineri
Professor of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Toby Aykroyd
Director, Wild Europe Initiative
United Kingdom
José María Aznar
Former Prime Minister
Spain
Daniel Baer
Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
USA
Falah Mustafa Bakir
Minister, Head of Department of Foreign Relations, Kurdistan Regional Government
Iraq
Magdalena M. Baran
Historian of Ideas, Columnist, Journalist
Poland
Vladimír Bartovic
Director, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Czech Republic/Slovakia
Klára Bednářová
People in Need
Czech Republic
Ales Bialiatski
President, Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus
Tomáš Bílý
Director, NaZemi
Czech Republic
Bohuslav Binka
Environmental Scientist, Masaryk University, Brno
Czech Republic
Jaromír Bláha
Activist, Hnutí DUHA, Friends of the Earth
Czech Republic
Igor Blaževič
Head Teacher, Burma Educational Initiatives
Czech Republic/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Richard Brabec
Minister of Environment
Czech Republic
Martin Bútora
Sociologist, Institute for Public Affairs
Slovakia
Leslie Campbell
Director, Middle East and North Africa, National Democratic Institute
USA
Natalia Churikova
Journalist, Ukrainian Service, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Ukraine
Ramiro Cibrián
Former EU Ambassador, Political Scientist
Spain
William Cook
Professor of History and Religion, State University of New York
USA
Tomáš Ctibor
Acting Director, Prague Institute of Planning and Development
Czech Republic
András Deák
Institute of World Economics
Hungary
Thierry de l’Escaille
Secretary General, European Landowners Organization
France
Nedim Dervišbegović
Multimedia Producer, Balkan Service, RFE/RL
Czech Republic/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Doris Donnelly
Director, Cardinal Suenens Center, John Carroll University
USA
Leonidas Donskis
Philosopher, Historian, Writer
Lithuania
Jakub Doubrava
Actor
Czech Republic
Jeremy Druker
Executive Director, Transitions
Czech Republic/USA
Petr Drulák
First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Dominik Duka
Cardinal, Archbishop of Prague
Czech Republic
Miroslav Dušek
Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa, World Economic Forum
Switzerland/Czech Republic
Oleksandra Dvoretskaya
Chair, Crimean Human Rights Centre
Ukraine
Jørgen Ejbøl
Vice president of the board, Jyllands-Posten Foundation
Denmark
Mátyás Eörsi
Senior Advisor, Community of Democracies
Hungary
Salam Fayyad
Economist, Former Prime Minister
Palestine
Pavel Fischer
Former Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Petr Fleischmann
Chairman of the Board, The New Presence Revue
Czech Republic
Steven Gan
Editor, Malaysiakini.com
Malaysia
Carlos García-Pérez
Director, Office of Cuba Broadcasting
USA
Konstanty Gebert
Journalist
Poland
Adam Gebrian
Architect
Czech Republic
Jared Genser
Founder, Freedom Now
USA
Carl Gershman
President, National Endowment for Democracy
USA
Vugar Gojayev
Fellow, Human Rights Watch
Azerbaijan
René de Jesús Gómez Manzano
Lawyer, Dissident
Cuba
Marcel Granier
President, Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV)
Venezuela
Freddy Guevara
Politician, Activist
Venezuela
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev
Youth Activist
Azerbaijan
Tomáš Halík
Sociologist, President, Czech Christian Academy
Czech Republic
Robert Hårdh
Executive Director, Civil Rights Defenders
Sweden
Ivan M. Havel
Scientist
Czech Republic
Daniel Herman
Minister of Culture
Czech Republic
Yevhen Hlibovytsky
Founder, pro.mova
Ukraine
Jürgen Hoffmeister
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Germany
Milan Horáček
Former Member, European Parliament
Germany/Czech Republic
Nikola Hořejš
Campaign Manager, Reconstruction of the State
Czech Republic
Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň
Head of the Research Department, Institute of International Relations
Czech Republic
Lucie Hrušová
Community Activist
Czech Republic
Petr Hubáček
Psychologist, Activist
Czech Republic
Martin Hůla
Activist
Czech Republic
Ellen Hume
Journalist, Fellow, Central European University
Hungary/USA
Michal Hvorecký
Author
Slovakia
Khadija Ismayilova
Journalist, Activist
Azerbaijan
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Political philosopher
Canada/Iran
Karel Janeček
Businessman, Philanthropist, Anti-Corruption Activist
Czech Republic
Pavel Janšta
Deputy Mayor, Vodňany
Czech Republic
Zora Jaurová
Producer, President, Creative Industry Forum
Slovakia
Marian Jurečka
Minister of Agriculture
Czech Republic
Irena Kalhousová
Chief Analyst, Forum 2000 Foundation
Czech Republic
Jana Kendiková
Activist
Czech Republic
Gilles Kepel
Political Scientist, Sciences Po
France
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Businessman, Former Prisoner of Conscience
Russia
Krištof Kintera
Artist
Czech Republic
Hynek Kmoníček
Director, Foreign Affairs Department, Office of the President
Czech Republic
Milan Kňažko
Actor, Politician
Slovakia
Igor Kochetkov
LGBT Network
Russia
Petr Kolář
Former Ambassador to Russia
Czech Republic
Miroslav Kollár
Executive Director, Institute for Public Affairs
Slovakia
Petr Kratochvíl
Director, Institute of International Relations
Czech Republic
Tomáš Kraus
Executive Director, Federation of Jewish Communities
Czech Republic
Péter Krekó
Director, Political Capital Institute
Hungary
Renata Krzysciak-Kosinska
Head of Research and Education Unit, Bialowieza National Park
Poland
Daniel Kvasnička
Pastor
Czech Republic
Vytautas Landsbergis
Former Head of State
Lithuania
Hana Lešenarová
Associate Director, Control Risks Deutschland
Germany/Czech Republic
Paul Linden-Retek
Political Theorist, Yale University
USA
Tomáš Lindner
Journalist, Respekt Magazine
Czech Republic
Ondřej Liška
Director, Ashoka Czech Republic, Former Minister of Education
Czech Republic
Dimitri Litvinov
Greenpeace International
Sweden/USA/Russia
Liu Xia
Poet, Photographer (under house arrest – unable to attend)
China
Liu Xiaobo
Literary Critic, Writer, Professor, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (prisoner of conscience – unable to attend)
China
Ondřej Lochman
Director, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation
Czech Republic
Olga Lomová
Head, The Far East Studies Department, Charles University
Czech Republic
Leopoldo López
Opposition Politician (prisoner of conscience – unable to attend)
Venezuela
Artem Loskutov
Blogger, Activist
Russia
Jan Mach
Activist, Architect
Czech Republic
Jan Macháček
Chairman, Board of Directors, Václav Havel Library
Czech Republic
Libor Magdoň
Literary Historian, University of Ostrava
Czech Republic
Ahmed Maher
Blogger, Activist (prisoner of conscience – unable to attend)
Egypt
Viktors Makarovs
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Latvia
Sabina Malcová
Executive Director, DEMAS – Association for Democracy Assistance and Human Rights
Czech Republic
Václav Malý
Titular Bishop of Marcelliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Prague
Czech Republic
Mark Martin
Director, Amnesty International
Czech Republic
Markus Meckel
Theologian, Politician
Germany
Thomas O. Melia
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State
USA
Grigorij Mesežnikov
President, Institute for Public Affairs
Slovakia
Jan Michal
Head, European Commission Representation
Czech Republic
Ivan Mikloš
Economist, Former Minister of Finance
Slovakia
Ladislav Miko
Deputy Director-General, European Commission Directorate General for Health and Consumers
Belgium/Czech Republic
Emin Milli
Exiled Dissident, Director, Online Meydan TV
Azerbaijan
Liudas Mockūnas
Jazz Musician, Composer
Lithuania
Bedřich Moldan
Founder and Director, Environment Center, Charles University
Czech Republic
Petr Motyčka
Visual Artist and Curator
Czech Republic
Amre Moussa
Politician, Former Secretary General, League of Arab States
Egypt
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
Professor of Democracy Studies, Hertie School of Governance
Germany/Romania
Salim Murad
Political Scientist, University of South Bohemia
Czech Republic
Dmitry Muratov
Editor in Chief, Novaya Gazeta
Russia
Murong Xuecun
Writer, Activist
China
Naing Ngan Lin
Member of Parliament
Burma
Nay Phone Latt
Blogger, Activist
Burma
Paulo Neves
President, Institute for the Promotion and Development of Latin America
Portugal
Ivana Noble
Professor, Theological Faculty, Charles University
Czech Republic
Andrej Nosko
Program Director, Open Societ Think Tank Fund
Hungary
Michael Novak
Theologian, Political Scientist
USA
Adrián Esteban Oliva Alcázar
Member of Parliament
Bolivia
Petr Oslzlý
Director, Center for Experimental Theatre
Czech Republic
Tarek Osman
Author, Analyst
Egypt
Nathaniel Page
Founder, Director, ADEPT Foundation
Romania
Emilio Palacio
Journalist
USA/Ecuador
Šimon Pánek
Co-Founder and Director, People in Need
Czech Republic
Mats Persson
Director, Open Europe
Sweden/United Kingdom
Iva Petříčková
Executive Director, Business Leaders Forum
Czech Republic
Vladimír Pirošík
Lawyer, Activist
Slovakia
Petr Placák
Historian, Author, Former Dissident
Czech Republic
Marc Plattner
Vice President for Research and Studies, National Endowment for Democracy
USA
Tomáš Pojar
Vice President for International Relations, CEVRO Institute
Czech Republic
Jerzy Pomianowski
Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy
Belgium/Poland
Mauricio Pozo
Former Minister of Finance
Ecuador
Kateřina Procházková
Journalist
Czech Republic
Christoph Promberger
Founder and Director, Conservation Carpathia Foundation
Germany
Tomáš Prouza
State Secretary for European Affairs
Czech Republic
Wojciech Przybylski
Editor in Chief, Res Publica Nowa
Poland
Jakub Ptačín
Designer, Activist
Slovakia
Martin Půta
Governor, Liberec Region
Czech Republic
Iveta Radičová
Sociologist, Former Prime Minister
Slovakia
Jacques Régniez
Economist
France
Juan Requesens
Student Leader, Central University of Venezuela
Venezuela
Daniela Retková
Special Programs Coordinator, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Czech Republic
Mykola Riabchuk
Political and Cultural Analyst
Ukraine
Jan Richter
Journalist
Czech Republic
Antonio Rodiles
Activist, Director, State of SATS
Cuba
Libor Rouček
Former Member, European Parliament
Czech Republic
Jacques Rupnik
Political Scientist
France
Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint
Executive Director, People’s Alliance for Credible Elections
Burma
Gabriel Salvia
Director, Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America
Argentina
Yoani Sánchez
Blogger, Activist
Cuba
Lobsang Sangay
Sikyong, Central Tibetan Administration
India/Tibet
Andrew Schapiro
Ambassador to the Czech Republic
USA
Jiří Schneider
Director of Special Projects, Prague Security Studies Institute
Czech Republic
Jan Schneider
Security Analyst
Czech Republic
Karel Schwarzenberg
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic
Tomáš Sedláček
Chief Macroeconomic Strategist at ČSOB Bank, Lecturer at Charles University in Prague,
Czech Republic
Lukáš Sedláček
Executive Director, European Leadership & Academic Institute
Czech Republic
John Shattuck
President and Rector, Central European University
Hungary/USA
Hussein Shobokshi
Businessman, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic
Saudi Arabia
Jindřich Šídlo
Chief Analyst, Hospodářské Noviny
Czech Republic
Brian Siegal
Director, American Jewish Committee Miami
USA
Jiří Siostrzonek
Sociologist
Czech Republic
Etienne Smith
Political Scientist, African Studies, Sciences Po
France
Marta Smolíková
Executive Director, Václav Havel Library
Czech Republic
Ladislav Snopko
Former Minister of Culture
Slovakia
Andrey Soldatov
Editor, Agentura.ru
Russia
Denis de Jesús Darce Solís
Director of Projects, Permanent Human Rights Commission
Nicaragua
Radek Špicar
Executive Director, Aspen Institute Prague
Czech Republic
Jiří Stivín
Musician, Composer
Czech Republic
Tamara Sujú
Human Rights Lawyer
Venezuela
Jan Švejnar
Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University, IDEA/CERGE-EI
USA/Czech Republic
Pavel Svoboda
Chair, Legal Affairs Comittee, European Parliament
Czech Republic
Katarzyna Szajda
Activist
Czech Republic
Enrique ter Horst
Diplomat, Former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Venezuela
Lilian Tintori
Human Rights Activist, Wife of Leopoldo López
Venezuela
Johanna Touzel
COMECE
Czech Republic
Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff
Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Austria
Danilo Türk
Former President
Slovenia
Dagoberto Valdés Hernández
Editor, Convivencia Magazine
Cuba
Rostislav Valvoda
Director, Prague Civil Society Centre
Czech Republic
Illah Van Oijen
Photographer
Slovakia/The Netherlands
Viphandh Roengpithya
Founder and Chairman, Viptel Company
Thailand
Michal Vít
Research Fellow, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Czech Republic
Alexandr Vondra
Director, Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations (PCTR)
Czech Republic
Petr Vondřich
Blogger
Czech Republic
Vlaďka Votavová
Director, Association for International Affairs
Czech Republic
Wai Wai Nu
Former Political Prisoner, Founder, Women’s Peace Network
Burma
Christopher Walker
Executive Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy
USA
Wei-jen Hu
Senior Advisor to the President
Taiwan
Karla Wursterová
Executive Director, International Visegrad Fund
Slovakia
Yogendra Yadav
Political Scientist, Chief Spokesperson, Aam Aadami Party
India
Yang Jianli
Dissident, President, Initiatives for China
USA/China
Vitaly Yaroshevsky
Deputy Editor, Novaya Gazeta
Russia
Grigory Yavlinsky
Economist, Politician
Russia
Michael Žantovský
Executive Director, Václav Havel Library,
Czech Republic
Zhang Qianfan
Director, Center on the People’s Congress and Parliamentary Studies, Peking University
China
Andrey Zubov
Historian
Russia
