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AGENDA
2-4 July, Kraków
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2 July, Friday
9:00 am – 10:15 am Welcome and Introduction (Qubus Hotel)
• Fran Burwell, Atlantic Council of the United States
• Dorota Mitrus, European Institute for Democracy
• Bronisław Misztal, Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies
• Robert Hunter, Atlantic Council of the United States
• Rodger Potocki, National Endowment for Democracy
• Jan Surotchak, International Republican Institute
11:15 am Bus Transport (optional)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Registration in KRAKOW OPERA BUILDING
Venue: Krakow Opera (Equality Room)
11:45 am – 12:30 pm HLDM: Networking Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Presentation of the Young Diplomats for Democracy Network and Vilnius Democracy Days
• Viktorija Braziunaite, Parliament of Lithuania
• Cynthia Romero, Atlantic Council of the United States
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Panel 1: The Role of Diplomats in Advancing Democracy and Human Rights: Lessons from the Diplomat’s Handbook
Chair: Robert Hunter, Atlantic Council of the United States
• Jeremy Kinsman, Council for a Community of Democracies, presents “Diplomats Handbook”
• Bronisław Misztal, Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies
• Annik Lussier, Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Jan Latál, Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Tapera Kapuya, National Constitutional Assembly, South Africa
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Panel 2: Advancing Transparency and the Rule of Law
Chair: Temur Kekelidze, Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Andrea Sanhueza, Corporación Participa
• Ramadan Ilazi, Speak Up, Kosovo
• Vukosava Crnjanski, LiNet, Serbia
• Marcin Walecki, ODIHR/OSCE
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Coffee Break
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Discussion: “Empowering Women’s Political Participation”
Chair: Fran Burwell, Atlantic Council of the United States
• Anita Botti, Deputy Director, Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues
• Jestina Mungarewa Mukoko, Zimbabwe Peace Project
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm HLDM: Presentations of Conclusions by Working Groups and Global Democracy Work Plan (Plenary Session)
• Working Group on Enabling and Protecting Civil Society (Canada)
• Working Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights (US/Lithuania)
• Working Group on Poverty, Development and Democracy (Italy/Chile)
• Working Group on Promoting Democracy and Responding to National and Transnational Threats to Democracy (Hungary)
• Working Group on Regional Cooperation (Romania/South Korea)
• Working Group on the Working Methods of CoD and its Convening Group (Sweden)
7:00 pm HLDM: Dinner and Concert in Wieliczka Salt Mine
3 July, Saturday
Venue: Krakow Opera
9:00 am – 12:00 pm HLDM: Thematic Panels Segment
12:15 pm – 2:30 pm HLDM: Lunch Reception
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm YDD Media Corner/NGO Corner (Optional)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Keynote Speaker: Melanne S. Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm HLDM: Press Conference
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Transfer to Theater
Venue: Słowacki Theatre
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm HLDM: High-Level Political Segment and Ministerial Panels
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm HLDM: Reaffirmation of Commitment to Democratic Values in World Politics
• Act of Recommitment to the Warsaw Declaration
• Presentation of “Global Democracy Work Plan”
Geremek Award Ceremony
Venue: Krakow Castle
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Dinner Reception
4 July, Sunday
Venue: Krakow Opera (Liberty Room)
9:00 am – 10:15 am Panel 3: Revolutionizing Democracy Promotion through Technology and New Media
Chair: Aron Mir Haschemi, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Video Presentation: 2009 Democracy Video Challenge winners
• Lukasz Szozda, winner of USAID’s Democracy Video Challenge
• Iryna Vidanova, 34mag, Belarus
• Matt Harrison, Prometheus Institute
10:15 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am Panel 4: Observing Elections and their Preparations
Chair: Douglas Wake, ODIHR
• Alexandru Musteata, National Youth Council of Moldova
• Emil Dediu, Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Munkhjin Batsumber, Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Steps Forward: Practical Implementation of Democracy Tactics and Growing the YDD Network
Chair: Rodger Potocki, National Endowment for Democracy
Constance Phlipot, Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies
Cynthia Romero, Atlantic Council of the United States
Dorota Mitrus, European Institute for Democracy
Viktorija Braziunaite, Parliament of Lithuania
Rasa Kubilickaite, Institute for Democratic Politics, Lithuania
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm HLDM: Networking Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Democracy in Action: Visit to the polls
This event is also supported by:
National Endowment for Democracy
Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies
Robert Abernathy