Athens Democracy Forum 2021 Agenda Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - ALL TIMES LISTED ARE ATHENS TIME (GMT +3)

Hotel Grande Bretagne (1, Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square) 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Stakeholder Breakfast Meeting: Athenian Charter for Business* Alexandros Chatzopoulos, Director General, Hellenic Federation of Enterprises Yannis Harizopoulos, Partner, McKinsey & Company Christina Koulias, Senior Manager, Global Governance, United Nations Global Compact Presented and Moderated by Alexander Rhodes, Head of Mishcon Purpose, Mishcon de Reya and Anthony Kefalas, Economist and Vice Chairman, Democracy & Culture Foundation

Pre-Plenary Event: Democracy & Culture Foundation Day: Think. Talk. Do.* EMΣT – National Museum of Contemporary Art (Kallirrois Ave. & Amvr. Frantzi Str.) A series of talks, presentations and conversations presenting the work of the Democracy & Culture Foundation.

11:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Welcome Remarks, Achilles Tsaltas, President, Democracy & Culture Foundation

11:35 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Democracy Catching up With Technology The Greek Digitalization Revolution: A case study Leonidas Christopoulos, Secretary General, Digital Governance and Simplification of Administrative Procedures In conversation with Marietje Schaake International Policy Director, Cyber Policy Center and International Policy Fellow, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Stanford University Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

Open Data and AI: A citizen and human centric approach Nanna-Louise Linde, Area Lead, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe Anthony Kefalas, Economist and Vice Chairman, Democracy & Culture Foundation

Deploying an open innovation platform for Greece: 5G Ulf Pehrsson, Head of Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson Vicki Kolovou, Marketing Director, Digital Giraffes

Combatting disinformation in undermining democracy Anthony Silberfeld, Director, Transatlantic Relations, Bertelsmann Foundation Kim Conniff Taber, Editorial Director, Democracy & Culture Foundation Mete Coban, Founder and Chief Executive, My Life My Say

12:45 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Refugee Minors: Falling Through the Cracks Iris Abraham, Communications & Fundamental Rights Adviser European Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP, Professor of Political Science, University of Athens EKPA Paul Nelson, Founding Principal, Resilient Cities Catalyst Moderated by Antigone Lyberaki, General Manager, SolidarityNow

1:20 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Climate Hub: Building Up Resilience Rik Daems, President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Michael Berkowitz, Founding Principal, Resilient Cities Catalyst Maria Logotheti, Economist, Minister Counselor ad honorem and Senior Policy Advisor, ELIAMEP Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney Borough of London Moderated by Anthony Kefalas, Economist and Vice Chairman, Democracy & Culture Foundation

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Lunch with the participation of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance: Democracy and Technology: Catch Me If You Can Kyriakos Pierrrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic Yuval Noah Harari, Historian and Author Dubravka Šuica, Vice President for Democracy and Demography, European Commission Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Curated Library – Kim Conniff Taber, Editorial Director, Democracy & Culture Foundation

3:45 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Teen Democracy Dubravka Šuica, Vice President for Democracy and Demography, European Commission Ines Saltiel, Student and Alexia Papageorgiou, Student Moderated by Louise Hunter, Managing Director, Democracy & Culture Foundation

4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. Culture Manifesto – Irina Bokova, Former Director General, UNESCO and Chair of Board of Governors, Democracy & Culture Foundation

*By invitation and preregistration only

Official Opening of the Athens Democracy Forum Hotel Grande Bretagne (1, Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square)

6:00 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. Welcome Remarks Achilles Tsaltas, President, Democracy & Culture Foundation

6:10 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. Welcome Keynote H.E. The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou

6:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Shifting Sands: Geopolitics in Crisis Mode From the rise of authoritarianism to the assault on the U.S. capitol, these have been times of turbulent and massive change. However the current crises play out, the world will not go back to where it was before. How will it look? What are the dangers and opportunities that the shifting sands may reveal?

Ibijoke Faborode, Co-founder and Executive Director, ElectHER Zhou Hong, China Forum Expert and Academic Member and Chair of Division of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Dubravka Šuica, Vice President for Democracy and Demography, European Commission (TBC)

Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Opening Conversation Stacey Abrams, Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist and Author

In conversation with Patrick Healy, Deputy Editor, Opinion, The New York Times

7:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. City of Athens Democracy Award Introduction and Presentation: Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens, Hellenic Republic to Wai Wai Nu, Founder and Executive Director, Women’s Peace Network

8:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner hosted by Mayor Bakoyannis and the City of Athens* *By invitation only

Thursday, September 30 - ALL TIMES LISTED ARE ATHENS TIME (GMT +3) Hotel Grande Bretagne (1, Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square)

8:45 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Stakeholder Breakfast Meeting – Refugee Minors: Falling through the Cracks*

Iris Abraham, Communications and Fundamental Rights Adviser, European Commission Vice- President Dubravka Šuica Michael Berkowitz, Founding Principal, Resilient Cities Catalyst Antigone Lyberaki, General Manager, SolidarityNow

Moderated by Konstantina Karydi, Senior Director/Advisor Resilience & Global Urban Affairs, Urban Innovative Actions Expert and Anthony Kefalas, Economist and Vice Chairman, Democracy & Culture Foundation *By invitation and preregistration only

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks Achilles Tsaltas, President, Democracy & Culture Foundation

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Opening Provocation: The Global War for Youth Parag Khanna, Founder and Managing Partner, FutureMap

10:30 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Keynote Conversation

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic In conversation with Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

11:05 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Brass-Tacks Tutorial: Harnessing the Tools of Democracy Electing leaders at your local polling station isn’t the only way to do democracy. Four experts with extensive experience in running citizen’s assemblies, creating digital tools or organizing hybrid campaigns share their methods for engaging citizens in a meaningful way.

Davide Casaleggio, President, Rousseau Association Claudia Chwalisz, Innovative Citizen Participation Lead, O.E.C.D. Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, HEC Paris Aura Cifuentes, Director of Digital Government, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Colombia

12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. BREAK

12:20 p.m. - 12:35 p.m. Tutorial: Youth and New Ideas for Participation and Information

Urban Strandberg, Co-Founder and Managing Director, International Youth Think Tank Philippine Dutailly, Youth Fellow, International Youth Think Tank Fabian Wiek, Youth Fellow, International Youth Think Tank

12:35 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Panel: The Art of Manipulation: Deepfakes and Democracy As deepfakes and other manipulated media become more sophisticated and cheaper to produce, people outside the world of tech are increasingly experimenting with them. For some creators, they can be powerful tools for expression. But they can also be used to influence people and sway opinions. Does the mere fact of calling something “art” give people creative license to toy with reality? How do we prepare and protect ourselves, our institutions and our democracies in a world where seeing is no longer believing?

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Former President, Estonia Barnaby Francis (aka Bill Posters), Artist-Researcher, Author and Facilitator Ashley Tolbert, Senior Security Engineer, Netflix

Moderated by Farah Nayeri, Culture Correspondent, The New York Times

1:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Lunch: Bespoke Symposium

Combatting Racism and Hate Speech Hosted by the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center and the Greek Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Amid rising xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism, the lesson from history may be that we do not learn from history. Eighty years after the beginning of the mass killings of the Jews during the Holocaust, this panel will reflect on the role and responsibility individuals and states have in creating more inclusive societies. How can we combat hate crime and hate speech? How can we build safeguards against intolerance and discrimination today and in the future?

Introduction: Nikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic Natan Sharansky, Human Rights Activist and Chair of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center

Keynote: Father Patrick Desbois, Head of Academic Council, Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center; Founder and President, Yahad – In Unum

Panel Discussion: Ambassador Chris Lazaris, Chair, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Irina Bokova, Former Director General, UNESCO and Chair of Board of Governors, Democracy & Culture Foundation Father Patrick Desbois, Head of Academic Council, Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center; Founder and President, Yahad – In Unum

Moderated by Daniel Höltgen, Director of Communications and Spokesperson for Secretary General, Council of Europe

2:40 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. Talk: Surveillance Capitalism and the Democratic Counter-Revolution

Shoshana Zuboff, Author and Professor Emerita, Harvard Business School

2:55 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Dialogue: The Geopolitics of Technology As events from the U.S. capitol to Hong Kong can attest, the information revolution has consequences far beyond the virtual walls of the internet. This session would look broadly at the geopolitical implications of technology, and touch on the attempts at alliances between various countries around tech regulation.

Marietje Schaake International Policy Director, Cyber Policy Center and International Policy Fellow, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Stanford University Yuval Noah Harari, H istorian and Author Markus Reinisch, Vice-President of Public Policy, Europe and Middle East, Facebook

Moderated by Liz Alderman, Chief European Business Correspondent, The New York Times

3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Polemix Challenge

3:40 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: From the Ground Up: New Economic Models The ravages of the pandemic have profoundly changed how we work, buy and sell. As we rebuild our economies, should we be focused on a “great reset” to economic models responsible for obscene gaps between rich and poor, or should we use this opportunity to “build back better”? What could a new economic model actually look like? What kinds of partnerships are needed between the public and private sectors to actually make it happen?

Loukas Tsoukalis, President of the Board, ELIAMEP Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View Herve Berville, Member of Parliament, France

Moderated by Liz Alderman, Chief European Business Correspondent, The New York Times

4:15 p.m. - 4: 45 p.m. Dialogue: Something for Nothing? The Debate Over Wealth Redistribution Joseph E. Stiglitz, Economist and Professor, Columbia University Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of Slovakia

Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

4:45 p.m. - 4:55 p.m Polemix Challenge Harish Natarajan, Chief Content Officer, Polemix

4:55 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. Conversation: Health as a Human Right

Dr. Paul Farmer, Co-founder and Chief Strategist, Partners in Health

In conversation with Patrick Healy, Deputy Editor, Opinion, The New York Times

ARISTOTLE ADDRESS AND GLOBAL CONVERSATION Stoa of Attalos (Adrianou Street, Ancient Agora)

6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. Welcome Remarks Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, President, International, The New York Times Annika Savill, Executive Head, U.N. Democracy Fund, United Nations Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens, Hellenic Republic

6:50 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. Global Conversation: A Question of Trust In a time when many people have become thoroughly disenchanted with institutions and with leaders, how can one build trust and resilience?

Preamble Kwame Anthony Appiah, Philosopher and Author

Panel Discussion Yuval Noah Harari, Historian and Author Mete Coban, Founder and Chief Executive, My Life My Say Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader, Democratic Belarus

Moderated by Patrick Healy, Deputy Editor, Opinion, The New York Times

8:30 p.m. Dinner* *By invitation only

Friday, October 1 - ALL TIMES LISTED ARE ATHENS TIME (GMT +3) Hotel Grande Bretagne (1, Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square)

8:45 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Stakeholder Breakfast Meeting– Climate Hub: Building Up Resilience*

Marja Ruotanen, Director of Human Dignity and Equality, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Paul Nelson, Founding Principal, Resilient Cities Catalyst Jason Rhys Parry, Research and Development, Sapienship Maria Logotheti, Economist, Minister Counselor ad honorem and Senior Policy Advisor, ELIAMEP Helena Monteiro, Project Specialist, Making Cities Resilient 2030, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe and Central Asia.

9:15 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. When Nation Building Turns to Dust Hosted by Delphi Economic Forum This panel will explore Afghanistan's 20-year elusive journey to democracy and what this means for the West's capacity to institute change around the world.

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic (TBC) Dawn Nakagawa, Executive Vice President, Berggruen Institute Amos Yadlin, Executive Director, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

Moderated by Alexis Papahelas, Executive Editor, Kathimerini Newspaper

10:00 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Panel Discussion: Disinformation’s Black Hole

Once upon a time, information dispensed by recognized authorities – academics, newspapers, scientists – was broadly accepted as a factual basis on which to build debate and discussion. Today demagogues, conspiracy-mongers, fortune-seekers and lunatics of every stripe have the power to create and populate endless alternate universes, greatly endangering the one in which we must exist. How can simple truths make a comeback?

Maria Ressa, Co-Founder and C.E.O., Rappler Christophe Deloire, Executive Director, Reporters Without Borders Stephen King, C.E.O., Luminate

Moderated by Max Strasser, Opinion Editor, The New York Times

10:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Workshop: Youth and the Trust Question Mete Coban, Founder and Chief Executive, My Life My Say

11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. BREAK

11:25 a.m. - 12:05 a.m. Panel Discussion: Wake Up to the Climate Crisis It’s far more dangerous than the coronavirus, and more permanent. So why is it so hard for governments and individuals to adopt a sense of urgency about climate change? What alliances need to be built between philanthropists, corporations, activists and policymakers to change course?

Ivan Tse, President, Tse Foundation Angelique Pouponneau, Environmental Lawyer Matt Brittin, President, EMEA Business and Operations, Google Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney Borough of London

Moderated by Liz Alderman, Chief European Business Correspondent, The New York Times

12:05 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Dialogue: Democratization, Fast and Slow The experience of Central and Eastern Europe post-Communism has been dizzying: In many countries, democracy emerged practically overnight; in others, it came in fits and starts, if at all. What explains the wild divergence between neighbors? Is there such a thing as a third way? And what lessons are there for other countries as they go through major political transitions?

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader, Democratic Belarus Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

12:40 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Debate: The Metrics of Democracy How can we gauge the health of democratic governance? Are the existing measures adequate? Experts debate the merits and drawbacks of some of the most widely used indices of democracy and governance.

Dawn Nakagawa, Executive Vice President, Berggruen Institute Annika Silva-Leander, Senior Programme Manager, International IDEA Jon Alexander, Founder, The New Citizenship Project

Moderated by Max Strasser, Opinion Editor, The New York Times

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Lunch: Hosted by Facebook

2:15 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Rethinking Work

2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Art as Activism

How effective is culture in fostering democracy? This panel will explore the historical precedents for the power of the arts to anger, inspire, unite and push for change. What are some examples of art as a catalyst, and how could or should it be used in the future? What are its limitations?

Irina Bokova, Former Director General, UNESCO and Chair of Board of Governors, Democracy & Culture Foundation Pavel Kounchev, Co-Founder and Chair, Fine Acts Ai Weiwei, Artist Bettany Hughes, Historian, Author and Broadcaster

Moderated by Farah Nayeri, Culture Correspondent, The New York Times

3:30 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. Wrap-Up Kim Conniff Taber, Editorial Director, Democracy & Culture Foundation

Costa Navarino Weekend, Oct. 1-3: The Spirit of Democracy

In Costa Navarino from October 1-3, we will be joined by inspiring and innovative philosophers and thinkers, who will lead us through a series of debates, discussions and meditations on the intersection of democracy and spirituality. By revisiting the ancients, we can build resilience from within to create more resilient democracies. Draft agenda, September 21, 2021