Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2021 Schedule

Monday, May 10

Time Sessions
12:00 - 13:00
Registration and Lunch
13:00 - 13:15
Introduction
  • Introduction: Theme-setter on an Alliance of Democracies & Copenhagen Charter
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of The Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
13:15 - 13:30
Keynote
  • Presidential Keynote: Protecting Democracy and the Rule of Law
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of The Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Zuzana Čaputová – President of Slovakia
13:30 - 13:45
Presentation
  • Presentation: Democracy Perception Index 2021
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News
    • Nico Jaspers – CEO of Latana
13:45 - 14:15
Debate
  • Protecting Democracy from Authoritarianism: Global Views from Parliament - Part 1: Views from Europe
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News
    • Tom Tugendhat – Member of Parliament and Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, United Kingdom
    • Uffe Elbæk – Former Minister of Culture, Founder and former party leader of The Alternative
14:15 - 14:30
Keynote
  • Presidential Keynote: Securing Democracy – Taiwan’s Experience
    • 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen* – President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
14:30 - 14:55
Debate
  • Protecting Democracy from Authoritarianism: Global Views from Parliament - Part 2: Views from the Asia Pacific
    • Gen Nakatani – IPAC co-chair and Former Defense Minister, Japan
    • Kimberley Kitching – Senator for Victoria, Australia
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
14:55 - 15:15
Coffee break
  • Session break
15:15 - 15:20
Keynote
  • Remarks: Defending Democracy as a Core Value
    • Jeppe Kofod – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
15:20 - 16:10
Statement
  • Fighting for Freedom & Democracy: Reports from the Frontlines
    • Juan Guaidó – Interim President of Venezuela
    • Nathan Law – Democracy activist, frm. Member of Parliament, Hong Kong
    • Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – Leader of democratic Belarus
    • Wai Wai Nu – Burmese activist and the founder and Executive Director of the Women Peace Network in Myanmar.
16:10 - 16:20
Keynote Interview
  • Reports from the Frontline: Protecting Ukraine's Democracy
    • Olha Stefanishyna – Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
16:20 - 16:45
Keynote Debate
  • Keynote Debate: Making Tech Work for Democracy
    • Věra Jourová – Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News
    • Vijaya Gadde – Head of Legal, Public Policy, and Trust & Safety, Twitter
16:45 - 16:55
Keynote
  • Keynote: Freedom of Expression - Dedicated to Samuel Paty
    • Marlène Schiappa – Minister Delegate of Citizenship, France
16:55 - 17:30
Panel
  • Panel: Freedom of Expression - Dedicated to Samuel Paty
    • Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Author and founder of The AHA Foundation, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
    • Flemming Rose – Danish Journalist, Author and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute
    • Sara Omar – Danish-Kurdish Author and human rights activst
17:30 - 17:35
Session break
  • Session break
17:35 - 17:50
Discussion
  • Discussion: Can the US Still Lead on Democracy? Part 1
    • H. R. McMaster – Retd. U.S. Army Lieutenant General & U.S. National Security Advisor, Fouad & Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
17:50 - 18:05
Discussion
  • Discussion: Can the US Still Lead on Democracy? Part 2
    • Adam Schiff – Member of Congress and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, United States
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
18:05 - 18:15
Keynote
  • US Global Leadership in an Alliance of Democracies?
    • Lisa Peterson – Senior Official for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
18:15 - 18:30
Discussion
  • Copenhagen Democracy Summit Day 1 in Review
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of The Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Fritz Mayer – Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
18:20 - 18:45
Session break
18:45 - 20:00
Town Hall Session
  • Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders
    • Colombe Cahen-Salvador – Co-founder of Now!
    • Daniel Twining – President of International Republican Institute, United States
    • Derek Mitchell (Introducer) – President of National Democratic Institute, United States
    • Jatzel Roman – Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Dominican Republic
    • Jonas Parello-Plesner (Moderator) – Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Lisbeth Pilegaard – Chair of Executive Committee, European Endowment for Democracy
    • Zainab Sulaiman Umar – Executive Director Initiative for Public Awareness and Development (IPAD)

Tuesday, May 11

Time Sessions
13:30 - 14:30
Showcase
  • Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of The Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Alexander Aghassipour – Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Zendesk and Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellowship Mentor
    • Artur Gurau – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, VoteMe App
    • Artur Mija – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Anttscamp
    • Jonas Parello-Plesner (Moderator) – Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Nikita Lukianets – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, OpenEthics
    • Nino Macharashvili – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Quack Hunter
    • Regina Bondarenko – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Pravoman
    • Ryan Heath – Editorial Director, Global Growth
    • Sahra-Josephine Hjorth – 2022 Obama Foundation Leader (Denmark), Co-founder and CEO at CanopyLab
    • Temur Chichua – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, NLP toolset
14:30 - 14:35
Introduction
  • Introduction: Building a Global Coalition to Defend Democracy in the Digital Age: Joint hearing hosted by TCEI in cooperation with International Grand Committee on Disinformation (IGCD)
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News
14:35 - 15:35
Joint Hearing
  • The Global Impact of New Platform Regulation “Made in the West”
    • Aidan Eyakuze – Executive Director, Twaweza East Africa
    • Felipe Calderón – Former President of Mexico
    • Laura Chinchilla – Former President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Member of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age
    • Maria Ressa – Filipino-American journalist and author, Co-founder and CEO Rappler, Philippines
    • Natalie Jaresko – Executive Director The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
15:40 - 16:00
Conversation
  • Producers Cut: The Democracy Dilemma – a conversation
    • Katharina Gellein – Director & Producer of “People you may know”, Metrotone Media
    • Larissa Rhodes – Producer of "The Social Dilemma", Head of Creative Development at Exposure Labs
16:00 - 17:00
Joint Hearing
  • Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm
    • Damian Collins – Member of the House of Commons, The United Kingdom and Co-chair of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation
    • John Samples – Vice President, Cato Institute and Board Member, Facebook Oversight Board
    • Michael Chertoff – Former Secretary of Homeland Security (2005-2009), United States
    • Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC – Member of the House of Commons; Former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2018-2019), UK
    • Tanit Koch – Former Managing Director N-tv and former Editor-in-Chief at Bild, Germany
    • Werner Stengg – Cabinet Expert, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission
17:00 - 17:30
Closing Remarks
  • Closing Remarks: The Need for a Technological Alliance of Democracies
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of The Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Eric Schmidt* – Chairman of the Special Competitive Studies Project, Co-Founder of Schmidt Futures and former CEO of Google
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Host of the NatSec Tech podcast and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News