28th Forum 2000 Conference

Prague | October 13–15, 2024

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Proving Democracy's Resolve and Resilience | Highlights from the 28th Forum 2000 Conference

Join us as we explore the highlights from the 28th Forum 2000 Conference, titled "Proving Democracy's Resolve and Resilience.”

Sunday, October 13


Opening Evening & Forum 2000 International Award for Courage and Responsibility Ceremony

OPENING REMARKS:

  • Miloš Vystrčil, President, Senate of the Parliament, Czechia

KEYNOTE SPEECH:

  • Walter Russell Mead, Scholar, Columnist, Hudson Institute, The Wall Street Journal, USA

SPEAKERS:

  • Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice President, Free Russia Foundation, Russia/USA
  • Tamara Sujú, Director, CASLA Institute, Venezuela/Spain

MODERATOR:

  • Lucie Pilipová, Member, Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czechia

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:

  • Rona Nishliu, Artist, Kosovo

  • Tringa Sadiku, Artist, Kosovo/Austria

Monday, October 14


Opening Plenary Session with President Pavel

OPENING REMARKS:

  • Jakub Klepal, Executive Director, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czechia

KEYNOTE SPEECH:

  • Petr Pavel, President, Czechia

Opening Panel with President Pavel | Global Democratic Partnerships: Shifting the Balance?

SPEAKERS:

  • Petr Pavel, President, Czechia
  • Walter Russell Mead, Scholar, Columnist, Hudson Institute, The Wall Street Journal, USA
  • Florindo Chivucute, Executive Director, Friends of Angola, Angola
  • Cecilia Requena Zárate, Member, Senate, Bolivia

MODERATOR: 

  • Bay Fang, President, Radio Free Asia, USA

Special Address by Tsai Ing-wen | Overcoming Authoritarian Threat through Democratic Unity

KEYNOTE SPEECH:

  • Tsai Ing-wen, Former President, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Discussion | African Outlook: Geopolitics, Localization, and Ownership

SPEAKERS:

  • Margaret Nyambura Ndung‘u, ICT Cabinet Secretary, Kenya
  • Aisha Dabo, Coordinator, AfricTivistes, Senegal/The Gambia
  • Josephine Sanny, Director of Communications, Afrobarometer, Ghana
  • Thierno Balde, Chair, Research Institute on Democracy and Rule of Law, Guinea

MODERATOR:

  • Andrea Ngombet, Founder and Executive Director, Sassoufit Collective, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation, Republic of the Congo/Canada

Discussion | Montenegro: Safely on the EU Accession Path?

SPEAKERS:

  • Maida Gorčević, Minister of European Affairs, Montenegro
  • Martin Dvořák, Minister for European Affairs, Czechia

MODERATOR: 

  • Elmar Brok, Senior Adviser, European Parliament, Germany

Discussion | Religion and Populism

SPEAKERS:

  • Grace Davie, Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
  • Jiří Pehe, Director, New York University in Prague, Czechia

MODERATOR: 

  • Milan Babík, Director, Václav Havel Library, Czechia

Gallery | Power of the Powerless

SPEAKERS:

  • Evgenia Kara-Murza, Advocacy Director, Free Russia Foundation, Russia/USA
  • Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice President, Free Russia Foundation, Russia/USA
  • Hasler Iglesias, Board Member, Voluntad Popular, Venezuela/Spain
  • Sebastien Lai, Son of Jimmy Lai, Leader, #FreeJimmyLai Campaign, Hong Kong/United Kingdom
  • Zhala Bayramova, Legal Consultant, Economic Research Center, Azerbaijan/Sweden
  • Zvonko Matkovic, Former President, Chamber of Deputies of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
  • Mzwandile Banele Masuku, Executive Director, Swaziland Litigation Centre, Eswatini

MODERATORS: 

  • Javier El-Hage, Chief Legal Officer, Human Rights Foundation, Bolivia/USA
  • Lucie Pilipová, Member, Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czechia
     

Discussion | Russia-China Cooperation and the New Bipolarity

SPEAKERS:

  • Szu-chien Hsu, Deputy Secretary-General, National Security Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Francisco Bencosme, China Policy Lead and Senior Policy Advisor, USAID, USA
  • Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Sinopsis, Canada
  • Anne-Marie Brady, Professor, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

MODERATOR: 

  • Martin Hála, Founder and Director, Sinopsis, Czechia

Tuesday, October 15, 2024


Discussion | Illiberal Foreign Policies and Their Impact on Western Unity

SPEAKERS:

  • Ali Ehsassi, Chair, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, Parliament, Canada
  • Pavel Žáček, Chair, Committee on Security, Chamber of Deputies, Czechia
  • Daniel Hegedüs, Regional Director for Central Europe, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Hungary/Germany
  • Sarah Repucci, Democracy Analyst and Advisor, Former Economist Group, USA

MODERATOR: 

  • Zsuzsanna Végh, Program Officer, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Hungary/Germany

Havel Conversation | 35 Years of Freedom: Solidarity In Demand

SPEAKERS:

  • Iveta Radičová, Dean, Pan-European University, Former Prime Minister, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation, Slovakia
  • Lech Wałęsa, Former President, Founder, Lech Wałęsa Foundation, Poland

MODERATOR: 

  • Carl Gershman, Founding President, National Endowment for Democracy, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation, USA

Havel Conversation | The Future of Tibet?

SPEAKERS:

  • Penpa Tsering, Sikyong, Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet/India

MODERATOR

  • Carl Gershman, Founding President, National Endowment for Democracy, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation, USA

Discussion | Future of Transatlantic Relations after the US Elections

SPEAKERS:

  • Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czechia
  • Jerzy Pomianowski, Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy, Member, International Coalition for Democratic Renewal, Poland/Belgium
  • James Jay Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President, The Heritage Foundation, USA
  • Alyona Getmanchuk, Director, New Europe Center, Ukraine

MODERATOR: 

  • Alexandr Vondra, Member, European Parliament, Member, Board of Directors, Forum 2000 Foundation, Czechia

Discussion | EU Accession of Ukraine and Moldova: The Next Steps?

SPEAKERS:

  • Igor Zaharov, Presidential Adviser, EU Affairs and Strategic Communications, Moldova
  • Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chairperson, Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
  • Tomáš Kopečný, Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Office of the Government, Czechia
  • Petra Gombalová Kyslingerová, Head of Division Ukraine, European External Action Service, Czechia/Belgium

MODERATOR: 

  • Anastasia Pociumban, Research Fellow and Project Manager, German Council on Foreign Relations, Moldova/Germany

Closing Panel | Is the Populist/Authoritarian Wave Breaking?

SPEAKERS:

  • Nancy Pelosi, Former Speaker, United States House of Representatives, USA
  • María Corina Machado, Opposition Leader, Venezuela
  • Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Czechia
  • Delia Albert, Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

MODERATOR: 

  • Vesna Pusić, Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Member, Program Council, Forum 2000 Foundation, Croatia