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Post Summit for Democracy Dialogue: Analyzing country commitments and exploring opportunities for engagement
The European Commission and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) are pleased to facilitate a Post Summit for Democracy Dialogue: Analyzing country commitments and exploring opportunities for engagement on 20 June 2022 in Brussels, Belgium and online.
This event will mark the launch of an International IDEA report including in-depth analysis of the country commitments and a presentation of options and opportunities for the second Summit. The Dialogue will offer a unique opportunity to governments, civil society and other stakeholders to the Summit to discuss Summit for Democracy commitments, share lessons learnt and identify opportunities for engagement for this Year of Action.
The event will be opened by Ms Johanna Sumuvuori, State Secretary to the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Ms Chiara Adamo, Acting Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace in the Directorate General for International Partnerships, European Commission. The event will feature speakers from EU institutions, government representatives from European Member States, Europe, Africa and Asia, and civil society organisations.
PROGRAMME:
| 13:30–14:00 | Registration – welcome coffee |
| 14:00-14:15 | Welcome and opening remarks Ms Johanna Sumuvuori. State Secretary to the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms Chiara Adamo, Acting Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace in the Directorate General for International Partnerships, European Commission Ms Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, US Department of State (TBC) |
| 14:15-14:30 | Presentation of the ‘Report: Unpacking the Summit for Democracy commitments and discussion’ Ms Annika Silva Leander, Head of North America programme, International IDEA Ms Julia Keutgen, Programme Manager, International IDEA |
| 14:30-15:15 | Lessons learned on development and implementation of S4D commitments Moderator: Ms Marilyn Neven, Programme Manager, International IDEA Mr Martin Pizinger, Deputy Director, Human Rights & Transition Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Mr Carlos Medina, Deputy Director for North American Foreign Policy, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Anne Kahl, Chief Advisor / Human Rights and Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30-16:15 | S4D perspectives from outside the EU Moderator: Ms Laura Bretea, Policy Officer, INTPA Ms Cristina Gherasimov, Head of the Office of the President of the Republic of Moldova (TBC) Amb. Galma M. Boru, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya (TBC) Dr. Samson Lembani, Chief Advisor to the President on Public Policy and Governance, Malawi Mr Narayan Adhikari, Nepal Country Lead, Accountability Lab |
| 16:15-16:45 | Opportunities for engagement during the Year of Action Mr Patrick Costello, Head of Division, Democracy and Electoral Observation, EEAS Mr Achim Johannsen, acting Head of Governance Division, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Ms Moa Lagercrantz, Deputy Director at Department for International Law, Human Rights and Treaty Law at Swedish MFA Q&A moderated by TED |
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing & main take-aways Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary General, International IDEA (pre-recorded video message) Mr Sam van der Staak, Head, International IDEA's Europe Programme |
| 17:00-18:00 | Cocktail reception |
