Invitation for the Forum 2000 Conference – Societies in Transition
Published: Sep 2, 2013 Reading time: 4 minutes
The People in Need Organization would like to cordially invite you to attend the 17th year of the Forum 2000 conference held in Prague from the 15th to 17th September 2013.
This year, the debates revolve around transition processes and the opportunities, problems and risks associated with them. The discussions will be focused on preconditions of transitions from authoritarian regime to democracy, on hindrance factors that play a role in transition processes as well as on specific features within particular countries and regions. This year’s Forum will host more than a hundred of distinctive global personalities primarily from the realms of politics, academia, media and culture. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader and authority of Tibet; Aung Shan Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader; Joan Baez, an American folk singer and activist; Frederik Willem de Klerk, a former President of South Africa and the Nobel Peace Prize winner; or Yoani Sánchez, a Cuban blogger and the opposition activist belong to the undisputed stars of the conference. The event will be accompanied by a series of special programme sessions, for example a photograph exhibition Tibet at the Crossroads displayed in the Knight’s Hall of the Žofín Palace.
The conference is open for the public free of charge however it is necessary to obtain an online registration which must be made directly on the conference website. The registration deadline is on 5th September 2013!
Here are panels organized in cooperation with People in Need:
Monday, September 16
09.15–10.45 PANEL (Goethe-Institut)
TRANSITIONS IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE: THE RUSSIA FACTOR
Moderator:
Rostislav Valvoda, Head of East European Program, People in Need, Czech Republic (conf.)
Panel Discussion:
Irina Lagunina, Editor-in-Chief, Russian Service, RFE/RL, Czech Republic/Russia (conf.)
Yevhen Hlibovytsky, Founder, Pro-Mova, Ukraine (conf.)
Salome Asatiani, Journalist, Georgian Service of the RFE/RL, Czech Republic/Georgia (conf.)
Maryana Drach, Acting Director, Ukrainian Service, RFE/RL, Czech Republic/Ukraine (conf.)
Emin Milli, Writer, Dissident, Azerbaijan (conf.)
11 – 12,30, Era World
BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES:
ASSISTANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Moderator:
Pavel Fischer, Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic (conf.)
Panel Discussion:
Christopher Walker, Executive Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy, USA (conf.)
Šimon Pánek, Director, People in Need, Czech Republic (conf.)
Susana Hla Hla Soe, Director, Karen Women Empowerment Group, Burma (conf.)
Jan Hamáček, Deputy Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament, Czech Republic
17 – 18,30, Žofín Palace, Conference Hall
CIVIL SOCIETY IN MIDDLE EASTERN TRANSITIONS
Moderator:
Sultan Barakat, Director, Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, University of York,
United Kingdom/Jordan
Panel Discussion:
Nada Dhaif, Chairman, Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organization, Bahrain
Klára Bednářová, People in Need, Czech Republic
Ahmed Maher, Youth Leader, Egypt
17 – 18,30, Era World
AZERBAIJAN: FOREVER YOUNG… DEMOCRACY?
In cooperation with People in Need
Moderator:
Kenan Aliyev, Director, Azerbaijani Service, RFE/RL, Azerbaijan
Panel Discussion:
Khadija Ismayilova, Journalist, Azerbaijan
Emin Milli, Blogger and Journalist, Azerbaijan
19,00 – 21,00
FILM SCREENING (Langhans, People in Need Center)
AMAZING AZERBAIJAN!
In cooperation with One World International Documentary Film Festival
Tuesday, September 17
13 – 14,30, European House
VENEZUELA, CUBA: WHAT LIES AHEAD?
In cooperation with People in Need
Panel Discussion:
Leopoldo López, Politician, Venezuela
Yoani Sánchez, Blogger and Activist, Cuba
Dagoberto Valdés, Founder and Editor, Vitral, Cuba
13 – 14,30, European House
BURMA'S TRANSITION: THE NEED FOR NEW APPROACHES BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
In cooperation with Zaostřeno o.p.s. and People in Need
Moderator:
Šimon Pánek, Director, People in Need, Czech Republic
Panel Discussion:
Igor Blaževič, Head Teacher, Burma Educational Initiatives, Czech Republic/Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Robert Templer, Central European University, Hungary
Khon Ja, Activist, Burma
Susanna Hla Hla Soe, Director, Karen Women Empowerment Group, Burma
17,00 - 18,30, European House
TRANSNISTRIA: FROM THE INSIDE
In cooperation with People in Need
Moderator:
Ivana Skalova, Centre for Democracy & Human Rights, People in Need
Participants:
Aliona Marchkova, Director of Centre for Legal and Information Support to NGOs, Tiraspol
Denis Matveev, CMI Marrti Ahtisaari Centre, Helsinki
19,00 – 21,00
FILM SCREENING (Langhans, People in Need Center)
THE FORTRESS – TRANSNITRIA
In cooperation with One World International Documentary Film Festival
Wednesday, September 18, Plzeň
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION (Pod Lampou Theater, Pilsen)
AMAZING AZERBAIJAN!
In cooperation with Pilsen – European Capital of Culture 2015 and One World International
Documentary Film Festival Pilsen
Moderator:
Rostislav Valvoda, Head of East European Program, People in Need, Czech Republic
Participants:
Khadija Ismayilova, Journalist, Azerbaijan
Více na: www.forum2000.cz