Program

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Program

The program is subject to change.

8:48-9:21

Registration

9:21-9:27

Welcome from Jan Horník, the Vice-President of the Senate, and Karel Janeček, founder of the Institute H21

9:27-10:42

Topic: Current Crisis Regarding Covid-19

  • Covid-19 and Democracy
    György Széll
  • Economy and Covid-19
    Danuše Nerudová
10:42-11:03

Refreshments (21 min)

11:03-11:57

Topic: Risks in the Region

  • Belarus
    Alena Marková
11:57-12:12

Break (15 min)

12:12-13:12

Topic:  Liberal Democracy at Present

  • Liberal Democracy and the Ideal of Equality
    Daniel Kroupa
  • Political Freedom
    ‍    Helena Hofmannová

Discussion panel, Q&A

13:12-14:12

Lunch (60 minut)

14:12-15:21

Topic: Voting System Matters

  • World at the Crossroads of History: How to Find Common Ground during the Civilisation Crisis?
    Karel Janeček
  • Central and Eastern Europe as a Voting System Laboratory?
    Ladislav Cabada

Discussion panel, Q&A

15:21-15:42

Break (21 min)

15:42-16:42

Topic: Forms of Civic Participation

  • New York City Participatory Budgeting and Importance of Participatory Processes in Crisis
    Carlos Menchaca
16:42-17:12

Refreshments (45 min)

17:12-18:21

Topic: New Technologies and Democracy

  • Is Artificial Intelligence Undermining the Basis of Democracy?
    Peter Biegelbauer
  • Covid & eGov: Crisis as a trigger of technological upgrade of the state?
    Michal Blaha
18:21-18:27

Closing Ceremony