Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Founder and Chairman of The Alliance of Democracies Foundation

Keynote Speaker

Zuzana Čaputová

President of Slovakia

Presidential Keynote: Protecting Democracy and the Rule of Law

Keynote Speaker

蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen*

President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Presidential Keynote: Securing Democracy – Taiwan’s Experience

Keynote Speaker

Jeppe Kofod

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Remarks: Defending Democracy as a Core Value

Juan Guaidó

Interim President of Venezuela

Fighting for Freedom & Democracy: Reports from the Frontlines

Věra Jourová

Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency

Keynote Debate: Making Tech Work for Democracy

Keynote Speaker

Lisa Peterson

Senior Official for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State

US Global Leadership in an Alliance of Democracies?

Adam Schiff

Member of Congress and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, United States

Discussion: Can the US Still Lead on Democracy? Part 2

Olha Stefanishyna

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

Reports from the Frontline: Protecting Ukraine's Democracy

Aidan Eyakuze

Executive Director, Twaweza East Africa

The Global Impact of New Platform Regulation “Made in the West”

Alexander Aghassipour

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Zendesk and Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellowship Mentor

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Artur Gurau

Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, VoteMe App

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Artur Mija

Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Anttscamp

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Author and founder of The AHA Foundation, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

Panel: Freedom of Expression - Dedicated to Samuel Paty

Colombe Cahen-Salvador

Co-founder of Now!

Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders

Damian Collins

Member of the House of Commons, The United Kingdom and Co-chair of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation

Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm

Daniel Twining

President of International Republican Institute, United States

Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders

Derek Mitchell (Introducer)

President of National Democratic Institute, United States

Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders

Eric Schmidt*

Chairman of the Special Competitive Studies Project, Co-Founder of Schmidt Futures and former CEO of Google

Closing Remarks: The Need for a Technological Alliance of Democracies

Felipe Calderón

Former President of Mexico

The Global Impact of New Platform Regulation “Made in the West”

Flemming Rose

Danish Journalist, Author and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute

Panel: Freedom of Expression - Dedicated to Samuel Paty

Fritz Mayer

Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver

Copenhagen Democracy Summit Day 1 in Review

Gen Nakatani

IPAC co-chair and Former Defense Minister, Japan

Protecting Democracy from Authoritarianism: Global Views from Parliament - Part 2: Views from the Asia Pacific

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

Discussion: Can the US Still Lead on Democracy? Part 1

Jatzel Roman

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Dominican Republic

Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders

Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)

Host of the NatSec Tech podcast, TCEI member and former anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News

John Samples

Vice President, Cato Institute and Board Member, Facebook Oversight Board

Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm

Jonas Parello-Plesner

Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation

Jørn Larsen (Judge)

Founder of Trifork

Katharina Gellein

Director & Producer of “People you may know”, Metrotone Media

Producers Cut: The Democracy Dilemma – a conversation

Kim Jørgensen

Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission

Kimberley Kitching

Senator for Victoria, Australia

Protecting Democracy from Authoritarianism: Global Views from Parliament - Part 2: Views from the Asia Pacific

Larissa Rhodes

Producer of "The Social Dilemma", Head of Creative Development at Exposure Labs

Producers Cut: The Democracy Dilemma – a conversation

Laura Chinchilla

Former President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Member of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age

The Global Impact of New Platform Regulation “Made in the West”

Lisbeth Pilegaard

Chair of Executive Committee, European Endowment for Democracy

Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders

Maria Ressa

Filipino-American journalist and author, Co-founder and CEO Rappler, Philippines

The Global Impact of New Platform Regulation “Made in the West”

Keynote Speaker

Marlène Schiappa

Minister Delegate of Citizenship, France

Keynote: Freedom of Expression - Dedicated to Samuel Paty

Michael Chertoff

Former Secretary of Homeland Security (2005-2009), United States

Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm

Natalie Jaresko

Executive Director The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico

The Global Impact of New Platform Regulation “Made in the West”

Nathan Law

Democracy activist, frm. Member of Parliament, Hong Kong

Fighting for Freedom & Democracy: Reports from the Frontlines

Nico Jaspers

CEO of Latana

Presentation: Democracy Perception Index 2021

Nikita Lukianets

Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, OpenEthics

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Nino Macharashvili

Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Quack Hunter

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Regina Bondarenko

Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Pravoman

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC

Member of the House of Commons; Former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2018-2019), UK

Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm

Ryan Heath

Editorial Director, Global Growth

Sahra-Josephine Hjorth

2022 Obama Foundation Leader (Denmark), Co-founder and CEO at CanopyLab

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Sara Omar

Danish-Kurdish Author and human rights activst

Panel: Freedom of Expression - Dedicated to Samuel Paty

Shashi Tharoor

Member of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation (IGCD), and former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Leader of democratic Belarus

Fighting for Freedom & Democracy: Reports from the Frontlines

Tanit Koch

Former Managing Director N-tv and former Editor-in-Chief at Bild, Germany

Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm

Temur Chichua

Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, NLP toolset

Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase

Tom Tugendhat

Member of Parliament and Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, United Kingdom

Protecting Democracy from Authoritarianism: Global Views from Parliament - Part 1: Views from Europe

Uffe Elbæk

Former Minister of Culture, Founder and former party leader of The Alternative

Protecting Democracy from Authoritarianism: Global Views from Parliament - Part 1: Views from Europe

Vijaya Gadde

Head of Legal, Public Policy, and Trust & Safety, Twitter

Keynote Debate: Making Tech Work for Democracy

Wai Wai Nu

Burmese activist and the founder and Executive Director of the Women Peace Network in Myanmar.

Fighting for Freedom & Democracy: Reports from the Frontlines

Werner Stengg

Cabinet Expert, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission

Regulating Social Media and Protecting the Public from Harm

Zainab Sulaiman Umar

Executive Director Initiative for Public Awareness and Development (IPAD)

Town Hall Session: Global Voices on Biden’s Summit for Democracy with Democracy Defenders

We are delighted to have our esteemed speakers and democracy defenders to discuss how to strengthen and protect democracy

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Zuzana Čaputová

蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen*

Jeppe Kofod

Juan Guaidó

Věra Jourová

Lisa Peterson

Adam Schiff

Olha Stefanishyna

Aidan Eyakuze

Alexander Aghassipour

Artur Gurau

Artur Mija

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Colombe Cahen-Salvador

Damian Collins

Daniel Twining

Derek Mitchell (Introducer)

Eric Schmidt*

Felipe Calderón

Flemming Rose

Fritz Mayer

Gen Nakatani

H. R. McMaster

Jatzel Roman

Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)

John Samples

Jonas Parello-Plesner

Jørn Larsen (Judge)

Katharina Gellein

Kim Jørgensen

Kimberley Kitching

Larissa Rhodes

Laura Chinchilla

Lisbeth Pilegaard

Maria Ressa

Marlène Schiappa

Michael Chertoff

Natalie Jaresko

Nathan Law

Nico Jaspers

Nikita Lukianets

Nino Macharashvili

Regina Bondarenko

Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC

Ryan Heath

Sahra-Josephine Hjorth

Sara Omar

Shashi Tharoor

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Tanit Koch

Temur Chichua

Tom Tugendhat

Uffe Elbæk

Vijaya Gadde

Wai Wai Nu

Werner Stengg

Zainab Sulaiman Umar