Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2023 Schedule

Monday, May 15
Time Sessions
08:30 - 09:30
Registration
  • Registration and Welcome Coffee [Foyer]
09:30 - 09:35
Introduction
  • Welcome and Opening of Day 1 [Main Stage]
    • Jamil Anderlini (Moderator) – Editor in Chief, POLITICO in Europe
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
09:35 - 09:45
Introduction
  • Copenhagen Democracy Summit [Main Stage]
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation
09:45 - 09:55
Interview
  • Democracy Perception Index 2023 Results [Main Stage]
    • Nico Jaspers – CEO, Latana
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
09:55 - 10:10
Keynote
  • Keynote: Securing Ukraine’s Victory [Main Stage]
    • Volodymyr Zelenskyy* – President of Ukraine
10:10 - 10:30
Panel 1
  • Security Guarantees for Ukraine – The Kyiv Security Compact [Main Stage]
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Andriy Yermak – Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
10:30 - 10:50
Keynote discussion
  • Ukraine's Path to Victory [Main Stage]
    • Kaja Kallas – Prime Minister, Estonia
    • Jamil Anderlini (Moderator) – Editor in Chief, POLITICO in Europe
10:50 - 11:10
Conversation
  • Accountability for Russia’s Atrocities [Main Stage]
    • Oleksandra Matviichuk* – Head, Centre for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
    • Daria Zarivna – Adviser, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
11:10 - 11:15
Tribute to Ukraine
  • Acts of Solidarity through Art - ‘Postcards from Ukraine’ and ‘It’s not Over’ [Main Stage]
    • Nataliia Popovych – Civic activist, international communications expert and entrepreneur, chairperson of Ukraine House in Denmark, founder of One Philosophy
    • Solomiya Borshosh – Executive Director, Ukrainian Institute
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee Break
  • Coffee Break [Foyer]
11:45 - 12:00
Keynote discussion
  • Standing up to Authoritarianism – View from Free Belarus [Main Stage]
    • Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – National Leader, Belarus
    • Jonas Parello-Plesner – Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
12:00 - 12:10
Spotlight Series
  • Standing up for Freedom from around the Globe [Main Stage]
    • Ben Rhodes (Introducer)* – Senior Advisor, Obama Foundation
    • Zhanna Nemtsova – Journalist; Founder, Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom
12:10 - 12:30
Fire-side chat
  • SecGen to Former SecGen: View from NATO [Main Stage]
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Jens Stoltenberg* – Secretary General, NATO
12:30 - 13:00
Panel 2
  • Dividing Lines between Democracies and Autocracies: The Impact on Business [Main Stage]
    • Carsten Sjoerup – Executive Vice President - Online, CentralNic Group PLC
    • Jannicke Nilsson – Executive Vice President, Safety, Security & Sustainability, Equinor
    • Rachel Samrén (Moderator) – Responsible Business and External Affairs Advisor
    • Wolfgang Niedermark – Member of the Executive Board, The Federation of German Industries (BDI)
13:00 - 13:05
Message
  • Message from the Danish Foreign Minister
    • Lars Løkke Rasmussen* – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
13:05 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
13:05 - 14:30
Roundtable (invite only)
  • Roundtable Lunch: Achieving Collective Democratic Gains in the Buildup to the Third Summit for Democracy
    • Leopoldo Lopez – National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular for Freedom Activist and Co-founder of the World Liberty Congress
    • Christopher Le Mon – Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S Department of State
    • Elisenda Ballesté Buxó (Moderator) – Project Coordinator, Global Democracy Coalition
    • Hardy Merriman – President, The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC)
    • Jorge Jraissati – Freedom Advocate and Director for Alumni for Liberty
    • Kevin Casas-Zamora – Secretary-General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
    • Nathan Law – Democracy activist, frm. Member of Parliament, Hong Kong
    • Nicole Bibbins Sedaca – Executive Vice President, Freedom House
    • Peter Søndergaard – Director of Programmes, European Endowment for Democracy
    • Veronica Tsepkalo – Chair, Belarus Women's Foundation
14:30 - 14:50
Keynote interview
  • Defending Global Values [Main Stage]
    • Petr Pavel – President, Czech Republic
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
14:50 - 15:10
Keynote discussion
  • Countering China’s Coercion [Main Stage]
    • Liz Truss – Former Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
    • Jamil Anderlini (Moderator) – Editor in Chief, POLITICO in Europe
15:10 - 15:35
Panel 3
  • Resisting Authoritarian Pressure [Main Stage]
    • Jonas Parello-Plesner – Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Mantas Adomenas – Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
    • Nicole Bibbins Sedaca – Executive Vice President, Freedom House
15:35 - 16:05
Panel 4
  • Countering China’s Authoritarianism - Parliamentary Perspectives [Main Stage]
    • Dovilė Šakalienė – Member of Parliament, Lithuania
    • Eva Decroix – Member, Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
    • Lucy Akello – Member of Parliament, Uganda
    • Luke de Pulford (Moderator) – Executive Director, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
16:05 - 16:15
Interview
  • From the Frontlines: Taiwanese Ukraine-Fighters [Main Stage]
    • Jack Yao* – Taiwanese Ukraine fighter
    • Jonas Parello-Plesner – Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Lu (Tony) Zhi Hao* – Taiwanese Ukraine fighter
16:15 - 16:25
Keynote
  • Global Defense for Taiwan’s Democracy [Main Stage]
    • 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen* – President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
16:25 - 16:45
Spotlight Series
  • Standing up for Freedom from Around the Globe [Main Stage]
    • Derek Mitchell (Introducer) – President of National Democratic Institute, United States
    • Joey Siu – Hong Kong democracy activist and Asia-Pacific staff, National Democratic Institute
    • Kay Benesh – Advisor to Women Advocacy Coalition (Myanmar)
16:45 - 17:15
Coffee Break
17:15 - 17:40
Conversation
  • Geo-Strategic Tech Competition: Is the U.S. in the Lead? [Main Stage]
    • Eric Schmidt* – Chairman, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), frm. CEO & Chairman of Google
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
17:40 - 17:55
Keynote
  • U.S. Leadership in a Time of Autocratic Resurgence [Main Stage]
    • Nancy Pelosi* – Speaker Emerita, 52nd Speaker of the US House of Representatives
    • Condoleezza Rice* – Director, The Hoover Institution
17:55 - 18:15
Spotlight Series
  • Standing up for Women, Life, Freedom [Main Stage]
    • Leopoldo Lopez – National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular for Freedom Activist and Co-founder of the World Liberty Congress
    • Masih Alinejad – Iranian Dissident and President, World Liberty Congress
    • Kimber Shearer (Introducer) – Executive Vice President, International Republican Institute
    • Naheed Farid – Afghanistan Parliamentarian in-exile, Chairperson of House Standing Committee for Women Affairs
18:15 - 18:35
Spotlight Series
  • Standing up for Freedom from around the Globe [Main Stage]
    • Ahmad Massoud* – National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
    • Ali Nazary (Introducer) – Head of Foreign Relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
    • Jonas Parello-Plesner – Executive Director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Maryam Al-Khawaja – Human rights activist, daughter of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (Bahrain)
18:35 - 18:40
Closing Remarks
  • Closing Remarks [Main Stage]
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation
18:40 - 18:50
Musical Performance
  • Standing for Freedom through Music [Main Stage]
    • Bobi Wine* – Political Leader, former Member of Parliament, Singer, and Actor
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
18:50 - 20:30
Dinner Reception
  • Dinner Reception [Foyer]

Tuesday, May 16
Time Sessions
08:30 - 09:30
Registration and welcome coffee
09:30 - 09:35
Introduction
  • Welcome and Opening of Day 2 [Main Stage]
    • Jamil Anderlini (Moderator) – Editor in Chief, POLITICO in Europe
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
09:35 - 09:40
Scene Setter
  • The Global Tech Race: Is the Free World Still in the Lead? [Main Stage]
    • Ylli Bajraktari* – President and CEO, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)
09:40 - 10:00
Panel 1
  • The Global Tech Race: Is the Free World Still in the Lead? [Main Stage]
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation
    • Alex C. Karp – Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Palantir Technologies Inc.
    • Bonnie Glick (Moderator) – Former Deputy Administrator and COO of the US Agency for International Development
10:00 - 10:03
Instructions
  • Assembly Voting Instructions [Main Stage]
    • Camilla Banja – Chief Business Development Officer and Partner, Assembly Voting
10:00 - 10:30
The Debate
  • Should TikTok be Banned? [Main Stage]
    • Jameel Jaffer – Executive Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
    • Melissa Mahtani (Moderator) – Senior Producer/Reporter TV & Digital, CNN
    • Nathan Law – Democracy activist, frm. Member of Parliament, Hong Kong
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:50
Showcase
  • AoD Democracy & Technology Entrepreneur Program [Main Stage]
    • Giorgi Kvinikadze – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, War Fake News Detector (Georgia)
    • Helen Zhang (Judge) – Director, International Strategy Forum and Quad, Schmidt Futures and Co-founder, Intrigue Media
    • Joern Larsen (Judge) – Founder and CEO, Trifork
    • Nare Hakobyan – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Data for Democracy (Armenia)
    • Natalya Chernogub – YC World, Open Data Association, Natalka Park (Ukraine)
    • Raluca Gindea – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, People's Parliament (Moldova)
    • Stine Mølgaard Sørensen (Judge) – Co-founder at Radiobotics, author, business owner & award-winning entrepreneur
    • Teona Tomashvili – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, Askgov.Ge (Georgia)
    • Viktor Nestulia – Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellow, DREAM (Ukraine)
    • Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator) – Moderator, Host of the NatSec Tech Podcast, TCEI Member and Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN and ABC News
11:50 - 12:00
Remarks
  • Advancing Tech for Democracy [Main Stage]
    • Leopoldo Lopez – National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular for Freedom Activist and Co-founder of the World Liberty Congress
12:00 - 12:35
Keynote conversation
  • Democracy by Design – How to Ensure Responsible Tech & AI Innovation [Main Stage]
    • Eva Maydell – MEP and President of the European Movement International, Bulgaria
    • Dubravka Šuica – Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography
    • Teresa Hutson – Corporate Vice President of Technology and Corporate Responsibility (TCR), Microsoft
    • Jamil Anderlini (Moderator) – Editor in Chief, POLITICO in Europe
12:35 - 12:55
Keynote conversation
  • How Tech Boosted Ukraine's Defense [Main Stage]
    • Joe Wang (Moderator) – Senior Director for Foreign Policy, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)
    • Valeriya Ionan* – Deputy Minister for Eurointegration, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
12:55 - 13:00
Closing remarks
  • Closing Remarks [Main Stage]
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Founder and Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation
13:00 - 14:00
Light Closing Lunch
  • Light Closing Lunch [Foyer]
13:15 - 14:45
Workshop (invite only)
  • Expert Workshop Lunch: Digital Europe2030 - Democracy by Design
    • Alexandra Hunger – Project Lead, Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft
    • Chan-jo Jun – Lawyer & Managing Partner, Jun Rechtsanwälte
    • Cornelius Adebahr – Political analyst & policy fellow, Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft
    • Teresa Hutson – Corporate Vice President of Technology and Corporate Responsibility (TCR), Microsoft
15:30 - 17:00
Invitation
  • Extra Event at the Ukraine House in Denmark