We’re bringing the Citizens Jury to Athens
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with the New York Times for the annual New York Times Athens Democracy Forum! As an official Knowledge Partner, we’ve been collaborating with the New York Times team to bring our Citizens Jury method of deliberation to Athens in September.
At this year’s conference, themed ”Democracy in Danger: Solutions for a Changing World,” senior journalists, international business leaders, and experts from around the world will collaborate to identify concrete actions governments, businesses, and citizens can take to preserve a free society.
We’ll moderate a key breakout session, where attendees will sit down with members of the NYT editorial board and columnists to explore big issues in modern democracy, and the media’s role in addressing those issues, including…
- The rule of law
- The changing role of technology in politics
- Identity, diversity, and inclusion
- Corporate responsibility in democracy
Participant ideas will form the foundation of the “Talk with the Times” interactive session on the second day of the conference, where New York Times journalists and editors will discuss the group’s recommendations and explore solutions for strengthening democracy. The ideas emerging from these discussions will also be used to shape the post-event summary report and coverage recapping the event.
Expert speakers include…
- Ouided Bouchamaoui, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2015
- Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General, Council of Europe
- Kishore Mahbubani, Former President, UN Security Council
- Annika Savill, Executive Head, UNDEF: The United Nations Democracy Fund
- Ai Weiwei, Artist
- Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela, Law Trust Chair in Social Justice, Stellenbosch University
- Yashka Mounk, Author
- Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament
Want to participate in the conversation? Join us in Athens!
Sign up today with discount code ADF18JC for a 20% discount exclusively for the Jefferson Center’s network.
If you can’t make it to Greece, don’t worry–there are a lot of other ways you can get involved. Watch for our upcoming series of blog posts exploring how our work and theme of the forum intersect, follow the #NYTADF hashtag, and join in our online discussions over the next few weeks.
We know that the ideas and actions of individuals around the world can improve how communities and governments of all sizes interact and function. We’re excited to hear your ideas and hope you will join us as we work on solutions together.
