Highlights from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2019

The Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2020

The Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2020 will take place virtually. The summit will still gather guests from around the world to discuss the state of democracy. Guests include leaders and thinkers from business and politics, civil society, media, academics and students. General topics this year will focus on US global leadership and 2020 elections, democracy and tech, responsible business, and defending democracy during pandemic times.

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Agenda

Thursday, June 18

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

14:00 – 14:10 (CET)   Copenhagen Democracy Summit Introduction

    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen,Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO

14:00 - 14:30  (CET)  Fighting for Democracy – From the Battlegrounds of Hong Kong

    • Joshua Wong, Secretary-General, Demosisto
    • Moderator: Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

14:35 - 15:30 (CET)  United in Democracy we Stand

    • Nicole Bibbins Sedaca,Fellow, Human Freedom, George W. Bush Institute
    • Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
    • Derek Mitchell, President, National Democratic Institute (NDI)
    • Jerzy Pomianowski, Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy (EED)
    • Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute (IRI)
    • Moderator: Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

15:30 – 15:45 (CET) Break 

15:45 – 16:45 (CET) Democracy Defenders 

Featuring Democracy Activists in partnership with IRI, NDI, EED, George W. Bush Instituteand University of Denver

Breakout 1: Keeping Democracy Activism Alive during COVID-19 - Sharing your Story

    • Margo Gontar, Co-founder, StopFake project – NDI activist
    • Myo Myint Aung, Executive Director, Open Society Myanmar – Bush Center activist
    • Lavdim Hamidi, Editor-in-Chief and Journalist, Web Portal "Front Online"– EED activist
    • Lee Chean Chung, State Assemblyman, Semambu Constituency, Pahang – IRI Activist 
    • Moderator: Jonas Parello-Plesner, Executive Director at Alliance of Democracies Foundation

Breakout 2: Elections and Disinformation Keeping on the Democratic Track during COVID-19

    • Luis Assardo, Journalist and Founder, Confirmado - IRI Activist
    • Darko Brkan, Director of Zasto Ne – EED activist
    • Nang Moe Sandi Lwin, Senior Program Officer, International Foundation for Electoral Systems -Bush Center activist
    • Puma Shen, Founder, DoubleThink Lab and Professor at Taiwan University - NDI activist
    • Moderator: TBC

Breakout 3: Ensuring Women’s Rights during a Pandemic 

    • Anna Nikoghosyan, Co-Founder, FemHouse Armenia – EED activist
    • Amalia Toledo, Lawyer, Fundación Karisma – NDI activist
    • Homa Usmany, Executive Director, Zardozi – Bush Center activist
    • IRI Activist - TBC
    • Moderator: Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

Friday, June 19

SESSION 1: DEFENDING DEMOCRACY DURING COVID-19

13:00 – 13:10 (CET)  Introduction

    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO

13:10 – 13:20 (CET) Defending Democracy during COVID-19 

    • Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

13:20 – 13:50 (CET) Democracy under Pandemic Pressure - The Democracy Perception Index

    • Nico Jasper, CEO, Dalia Research
    • Moderator: Jeanne Meserve, Former Anchor and Correspondent, CNN and ABC News

13:50 – 14:05 (CET) Break

14:05 – 14:35 (CET) China and the Challenge to Free Societies

    • Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State
    • Moderator: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO

14:35 – 14:50 (CET) Curbing the Authoritarian Advance: Foreign Interference in Democracies

    • Malcolm Turnbull, Former Prime Minister, Australia
    • Moderator: Jeanne Meserve, Former Anchor and Correspondent, CNN and ABC News

14:50 – 15:10 (CET) Protecting Democracy in Times of COVID-19 – European Perspective

    • Věra Jourová,Vice-President, European – Commission for Values and Transparency
    • Moderator: Jeanne Meserve, Former Anchor and Correspondent, CNN and ABC News

15:10 – 15:15  (CET) Break

SESSION 2: US GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ON DEMOCRACY

15:15 – 15:20 (CET) Introduction 

    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO

15:20 – 15:45 (CET) US Global Leadership in 2020 Elections and Beyond

    • John Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary of State
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO
    • Moderator: Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

15:45 – 16:10 (CET) Military Backbone for Democracy

    • Mircea Geoana,Deputy Secretary General, NATO
    • Moderator: Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

16:10 – 16:35 (CET) Democratic Backsliding and US Global Leadership

    • Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State
    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen,Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO
    • Moderator: Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

16:35 – 16:40 (CET) Democracy going Transatlantic - TBC

SESSION 3: BUSINESS AND TECH RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEMOCRACY

16:40 – 16:55 (CET) Democracy and Responsible Business Part: 1

    • Matthew Prince, CEO, Cloudflare
    • Moderator: Lisbeth Knudsen, Editor-in-chief, Mandag Morgen

16:55 – 17:10 (CET) Democracy and Responsible Business Part: 2

    • Lars Rebien Sørensen, Chairman Novo Nordisk
    • Moderator: Lisbeth Knudsen, Editor-in-chief, Mandag Morgen

17:10 – 17:30 (CET) Democracy, Digital and Pandemics 

    • Brad Smith, President, Microsoft
    • Moderator: Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

17:30 – 17:45 (CET) Closing Remarks 

    • Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Chairman, Former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO

Supporters

Supporters of the Alliance of Democracies play a vital role in enabling us to run effective initiatives and to host a Summit of high quality, that ensures an open debate about important aspects of a democratic future. We would like to thank all our supporters of the 2019 Copenhagen Democracy Summit for their contribution.