Programme of the World Forum for Democracy 2016
Monday 7 November
Opening session
10.00-11.30 / Council of Europe hemicycle
Time for facts
11.30-12.30 / Council of Europe hemicycle
Global trends in education and democracy
Lunch break
12.30-14.30
"ZAGORCHE"
13.30-13.50 / Lobby of the hemicycle, Council of Europe
Bulgarian traditional dancing for children and young people
Plenary session 1
14.30-16.00 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Learning by doing – From preaching to practicing democracy
Moderators:
- Ms Gabriella BATTAINI-DRAGONI, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Mr Marko GRDOSIC, Chair of the Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth
Speakers:
- Mr Georges HADDAD, France, President of the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Mr Yacoov HECHT, Israel, Educator and pioneer of democratic education
Break
16.00-16.30
Plenary session 2
16.30-18.30 / Council of Europe hemicycle
Education – reproducing or bridging inequalities?
Moderators:
- Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Ms Anja OLIN PAPE, Sweden, Youth representative, Vice Chair of the Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth
Speakers:
- Mr Aaaron BENAVOT, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO’s international flagship publication in the area of education
- Mr Colin CROUCH, United Kingdom, Professor Emeritus at University of Warwick
- Ms Sakeena YACOOBI, Afghanistan, Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning
Orchestre Philarmonique de Strasbourg
18.30-19.00 / Council of Europe hemicycle
- Chief Conductor: Mr Marko LETONJA, Slovenia
Welcome Reception
19.00-20.30 / Blue Restaurant of the Council of Europe
Tuesday 8 November
Networking café
09.00-10.00
Pop-Up Agora
09.00-17.00
Lab series 1
10.00-12.00
Theme 1: A, B, Citizenship, Democracy, and Education
- LAB 1: Reinventing School Governance
- LAB 2: Civic Crowd – hacking the public debate
- LAB 3: Democratic Citizenship Education
- LAB 4: Unlocking Parliament
- LAB 5: Know your Rights!
- LAB 6: Corruption Prevention
- LAB 7: Reloading Elections
- LAB 8: Digital Education for Democracy
- LAB 9: Schools for Political Studies
Lunch break
12.00-14.00
Lab series 2
14.00-16.00
Theme 2: Education bridging social divides – pass or fail?
- LAB 10: Gamify democracy
- LAB 11: Embracing Global Citizenship
- LAB 12: DemocrARTization
- LAB 13: Refugees: Opportunities without borders
- LAB 14: Deciphering media
- LAB 15: Global classroom
- LAB 16: Learning respect
- LAB 17: Education on the Move
- LAB 18: Intergenerational learning
- LAB 19: Education for Democracy: innovative experiences in the Francophone world
Break
16.00-16.30
Storytelling/Lightning Talks
16.30-18.00
Movie screening
16.30-18.00
Side event
16.30-18.00
Award ceremonies
18.00-22.00
Wednesday 9 November
Debate
09.00-10.00 / ROOM 11
Regional Outlook on the Implementation of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (Sponsored by International IDEA)
Closing session
10.00-12.30/ Council of Europe hemicycle
The Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award is given each year to the World Forum for Democracy’s most popular initiative, which was presented in the labs, voted upon by the Forum participants.
Moderator: Ms Snežana SAMARDŽIĆ-MARKOVIĆ, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe
Rapporteurs:
- Ms Rosemary BECHLER, United Kingdom, Writer, journalist, and editor of OpenDemocracy
- Ms Lyn CARSON, Australia, Professor at the University of Sydney
- Mr Graham SMITH, United Kingdom, Professor at the University of Westminster, Centre for the Study of Democracy
Programme in PDF format
All plenary sessions will be illustrated live by the caricaturist and cartoonist Laurent Salles.