Athens Democracy Forum

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Athens Democracy Forum
AbbreviationADF
Formation2013
HeadquartersLondon, England
Location
  • Athens, Greece
Websiteathensdemocracyforum.com
Athens Democracy Forum 2022

The Athens Democracy Forum (ADF), in association with The New York Times, is an international conference organized by The Democracy and Culture Foundation. It is held annually in September or October and has taken place in Athens, Greece since 2013. The forum brings together international business leaders, academics, policy makers, young people and activists to discuss and focus on new solutions to the most pressing issues facing democracy. The aim of the Athens Democracy Forum is "to serve as the North Star on which democracy and society can reorient themselves".

Key events include the Aristotle Address,[1] the City of Athens Democracy Award,[2] the Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize, the Democratic Innovators Politicians' Hall of Fame.

History[edit]

From 2013 - 2018, the Athens Democracy Forum was convened by The New York Times.[3] Since 2019, the event has been organized by the non-profit organization, The Democracy & Culture Foundation.[4]

Ursula von der Leyen delivering the Aristotle key note address at the Stoa of Attalos during the 10th Forum

Conferences[edit]

2023 Conference[edit]

The 11th edition of the Forum took place from September 27–29 and gathered over 450 attendees from all continents. The 2023 Forum was themed under 'Do we Dare to Hope?' and was opened by HE the President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. Prominent speakers included European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen, Portugal's Former Secretary of State for European Affairs Bruno Maçães, Meta's President Global Affairs Nick Clegg, Filmmaker Amos Gitai, and UNESCO's former Director General Irina Bokova. The New York Times produced a special report,[5] 'Daring to Hope That Democracy Will Prevail' highlighting the main outputs and discussions.

2022 Conference[edit]

The 10th Athens Democracy Forum took place from September 28–30[6] at the Zappeion Megaron, Stoa of Attalos and the Academy of Athens. 250 international guests attended the event from over 30 countries. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered the Aristotle keynote address[7] and among the many prominent speakers were the 8th United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, American Economist Jeffrey Sachs,[8] Vice President for Values and Transparency, European Commission Vera Jourova, Writer and Academic Yascha Mounk and Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Mo Ibrahim.

City of Athens Democracy Award[edit]

Established in 2016 by the Mayor of Athens, the City of Athens Democracy Award is presented annually at the Athens Democracy Forum to individuals with international recognition, whose work and ethics defend democratic principles.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepting the City of Athens Democracy Award on behalf of the People of Ukraine

Recipients[edit]

Advisory board[edit]

  • Serge Schmemann – Member of the Editorial Board, Athens Democracy Forum Chairman and Program Director, The New York Times
  • Jane Bornemeier – Editor, Special Sections, The New York Times
  • Jonathan Charles – Managing Director, Communications, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Kim Conniff Taber – Editorial Director, Democracy and Culture Foundation
  • Kishore Mahbubani – Former President, U.N. Security Council, and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
  • Corinne Momal-Vanian – Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation
  • Khalil Osiris – Founder, Truth & Reconciliation Conversations
  • Alexis Papahelas – Executive Editor, Kathimerini
  • Alexandra Pascalidou – Journalist, Author, TV & Radio host, speaker, moderator
  • Alexander Rhodes – Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya
  • Iain Walker – Executive Director, NewDemocracy Foundation
  • Jayathma Wickramanayake – United Nations Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, United Nations

References[edit]

  1. ^ Athens, Damian Mac Con Uladh in. "Climate change: Higgins warns of judgment by 'future generations'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ^ "Former president of Mozambique receives Athens Democracy Award". Kathimerini English Edition. September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Opinion | New Models of Democracy". The New York Times. 2019-10-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. ^ "Athens Democracy Forum returns reinvigorated". Kathimerini English Edition. October 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "The New York Times Special Report on the Athens Democracy Forum".
  6. ^ "Athens Democracy Forum turns 10". Kathimerini English Edition. September 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Keynote address by President von der Leyen at the 10th annual Athens Democracy Forum". European Commission. September 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Athens Democracy Forum 2022". Jeffrey D. Sachs. September 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Roth Wins First Athens Democracy Award". Human Rights Watch. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  10. ^ "Athens Democracy Forum award goes to Mayor Paweł Adamowicz". European Union. 2019-10-14.
  11. ^ "City of Athens Democracy Award to Former President of Brazill Fernando Henrique Cardoso". The National Herald. 2020-09-30. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  12. ^ "Democracy's arc from Athens to Myanmar". Kathimerini English Edition. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  13. ^ "The greater unity we have, the more tangible Russian defeats are - President of Ukraine at the Athens Democracy Forum". President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy official website. Retrieved September 28, 2022.

External links[edit]

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