2 November / Day 1
Democracy Is Under Pressure: the state of play

 

Morning plenary sessions

Objective of the session : to advance the reflection on the main transformations of democratic societies through strategic foresight, in order to strengthen democratic resilience and collective preparedness for disrupted times.

 

Welcoming

10.00-10.05 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

by Petra BAYR, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Opening Plenary

10.05–10.40 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

Strengthening Democracy for Disrupted Times

Video

10.4O-10.45 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

A taste of foresight

Keynotes

10.45-11.30 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

Democracy needs strategic foresight

Debate

11.30-13.00 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

What is transforming and shaping Europe?

1. Socio-economic transformation
2. Institutional transformation
3. Digital and technological transformation

Lunch Break

13.00-14.30

 

Afterternoon session:

Exploring post-rupture order scenarios for democracy

Objective of the session: to explore democratic foresight approaches that help democracies prepare for tomorrow, while highlighting how democratic security can be strengthened today by reinforcing the bonds between citizens, institutions and territories.

 

Citizen’s perspectives

14.30-16.30 / Meeting Rooms of the Palais de l’Europe

(Re)building Democratic Security and Foresight: Linking Citizens, Institutions, and Territories to Anticipate Future Challenges

1. Civic Engagement and Democratic Participation — led by the Grand Est Region – Democratic security
2. Citizens’ perspectives on the future of democracy — Council of Europe citizens’ and civil society survey – Democratic foresight
3. Living Together and Intercultural Integration — led by the City of Strasbourg – Democratic security
4. Strengthening Societal Resilience to Disinformation – for Informed Choices About Our Future – led by the Council of Europe – Democratic foresight

Institutions’ perspectives

16.30-18.00 / Meeting Rooms of the Palais de l’Europe

(Re)building Democratic Security and Foresight: Linking Citizens, Institutions, and Territories to Anticipate Future Challenges 

1. The Role of local powers on Safeguarding Democracy — led by the European Collectivity of Alsace – Democratic security
2. Foresight Scenarios from Council of Europe's Consultations – Democratic foresight
3. Dialogue Europe – Africa for democratic security — led by the Permanent Representation of France to the Council of Europe and the Fondation de l’Innovation pour la démocratie – Democratic security
4. Results of national foresight exercises — contributions from national authorities – Democratic foresight

Artistic performance followed by a reception  

18.00

 3 November / Day 2
Testing Responses Against Possible Futures

 

Morning plenary sessions

Objective of the Session: to promote inclusive democratic decision-making and resilience while underlining the key strengths of the Council of Europe in preparing for the future

 

Keynote speech 

09.30-9.45 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

Sharing solutions 

9.45–11.00 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

Putting Council of Europe Insights to the Test

11.00-12.00 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

Constructive debate on how to strengthen democratic decision-making and resilience.

Lunch Break

12.00-14.00

 

Afternoon Labs:

Confronting concrete initiatives against the future scenarios

Objective of the Session: to translate foresight into action by examining concrete initiatives and solutions that strengthen democratic participation, protect democratic values and foster innovation for future challenges. The solutions and initiatives are classed within the three pillars of the New Democratic Pact for Europe.  

 

Labs – Session 1

14.00-15.20 / Meeting Rooms of the Palais de l'Europe

Pillar 1- Learning and practising democracy: Citizen empowerment through critical thinking

Pillar 2 - Protecting democracy: Social justice and public Services

Pillar 3 - Innovating democracy: Work in the New Era of Artificial Intelligence

Labs – Session 2

15.40-17.00 / Meeting Rooms of the Palais de l'Europe

Pillar 1 - Learning and practising democracy: Participatory mechanisms, including digital

Pillar 2 - Protecting democracy: Electoral and democratic integrity

Pillar 3 - Innovating democracy: Strengthening inclusive democracy free from hate speech

Ceremony for the Democracy Innovation Award

17.15-17.45 / Hemicycle of the council of europe 

Closing ceremony

17.45-18.30 / Hemicycle of the council of europe

Conclusions and key takeaways

Artistic performance

18.30 / Hemicycle of the council of europe