2 November 2026 - 10.00-11.30 / Hemicycle of the Council of Europe

Interpretation: FR/EN

Master of ceremony
BAILEY Sally en

Sally BAILEY

Chief Interpreter and Head of Conferences and Travel, Council of Europe

10:00 - Welcoming by
BAYR Petra 2026 en

Petra BAYR

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

10:05 - Opening Plenary - Strengthening Democracy for Disrupted Times
BERSET 2026 EN

Alain BERSET

Secretary General of the Council of Europe

RYDER Guy en

Guy RYDER

UN Under-Secretary General for Policy

10:40 - Video

A Taste of Foresight

Keynotes moderators
ALDERMAN Liz en

Liz ALDERMAN

Journalist, Former New York Times European Business Correspondent

NELSON Emma en

Emma NELSON

Journalist, broadcaster and presenter

10:45 - Keynotes – Democracy needs strategic foresight
CHUARD Nathalie en

Ambassador Nathalie CHUARD

Director of Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

GRIFFIN Michèle en

Michèle GRIFFIN

Director of Electoral Assistance, UN Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

JOUROVÁ Vera en

Věra JOUROVÁ

Chair of the Task Force Democracy27, former Vice-President of the European Commission