Fighting Fear in Russia and Beyond
Forum Program
October 9
| 1 p.m. | Registration | Foye, 2nd floor |
| 2 – 3 p.m. | Opening | Zhanna Nemtsova, Boris Nemtsov Foundation Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Anastasia Sergeeva, WOT Foundation Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Poland Cornelius Ochmann, Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding Jason Rheinberg, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to Poland |
| 3 – 3:30 p.m. | Freedom Speech | prof. Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University |
| 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Discussion | Alexey Navalny, politician prof. Francis Fukuyama, moderator Zhanna Nemtsova |
| 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. | Plenary Session | „Fear, corruption and propaganda vs. liberal democracy” Moderator: Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Panelists: prof. Sergei Guriev, Sciences Po, Paris Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Katarzyna Pisarska, European Academy of Diplomacy |
| 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. | Cultural program | Teatr.doc „Tolstoy and Stolypin: private correspondence”, Director Vladimir Mirzoev |
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| 10 – 11 a.m. | Plenary Session | Paweł Rabiej, Deputy Mayor of Warsaw Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief „Gazeta Wyborcza” |
| 11:30 – 12:45 p.m. | Session 1 | „Governance of fear – where is Russia heading?” Moderator: Sergey Aleksashenko, Boris Nemtsov Foundation Panelists: Sven Gerst, King’s College London Vladimir Kara-Murza, Boris Nemtsov Foundation Nikolai Petrov, Chatham House, UK Paulina Siegień, Gazeta Wyborcza, Gdańsk |
| Session 2 | „Fear of war – What role civil society can play in conflict resolution?” Moderator: Beate Apelt, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Panelists: Alisa Ganieva, writer Svitlana Khutka, Research Centre „Social Indicators”, Kyiv Oleksandra Matviichuk, Civil Liberties Union, Ukraine Ilia Novikov, lawyer Daniel Szeligowski, Polish Institute of International Affairs | |
| Session 3 | „Fear of little impact – experience from local governance” Moderator: Fedor Krasheninnikow, journalist Panelists: Yulia Galiamina, Moscow municipal deputy Mateusz Klinowski, Jagiellonian University, Cracow Alexey Petrov, publicist, civic activist, Russia Małgorzata Samusjew, Association of Local Governments, Baltic Euroregion Katharina Schreiner, Free Democratic Party, Germany | |
| 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Session 4 | „The Internet in Russia – Fear of freedom of speech” Moderator: Alexey Sidorenko, Teplitsa of Social Technologies Panelists: Sergey Boyko, Society for Internet Protection, Novosibirsk Sarkis Darbinyan, Roskomsvoboda, Russia Bernd Schloemer, Free Democratic Party, Germany Roman Zacharov, Glasnost Protection Foundation |
| Session 5 | „Fearing Russia – What should Europe do?” Moderator: Jerzy Pomianowski, ambassador, European Endowment for Democracy Panelists: Daniel Fried, ambassador Maria Philimore Slonim, journalist Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, King’s College, Institute of Russia, UK Marek Tatała, FOR Foundation Poland | |
| Session 6 | „Free or fear – values in Russian society” Moderator: Vasily Gatov, media-analyst Panelists: Alexander Goerlach, saveliberaldemocracy.com Anna Narinskaya, journalist Peter Pomerantsev, London School of Economics and Political Science, Arena Initiative Jadwiga Rogoża, Centre for Eastern Studies, Poland Greg Yudin, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences | |
| 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Session 7 | „Art and fear” Moderator: Aleksander Gavrilov, journalist, critic Panelists: Vladimir Mirzoev, film and theatre director Marek Radziwon, Warsaw University Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt, art curator and director |
| Session 8 | „Energy as political instrument of fear” Moderator: Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding Panelists: Sergey Aleksashenko Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Centre for Eastern Studies Vladimir Milov, economist | |
| Session 9 | „Fear of unmaking national myths” Moderator: Maria Przełomiec, Studio „Wschód” TVP Panelists: Łukasz Adamski, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding Ivan Kurilla, European University in Saint-Petersburg Yana Prymachenko, Institute of History of Ukraine Marek Prihoda, Charles University, Czech Republic | |
| 5 – 6:30 p.m. | Plenary Session | Conclusions: panel sessions and Forum Moderator: Vladimir Kara-Murza, Boris Nemtsov Foundation |
Organizers:
- Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, Germany
- Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Germany
- WOT Foundation, Poland
With the support of:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Program Public Diplomacy 2019
- British Embassy in the Republic of Poland
- Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation
- Center for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding
- Embassy of the Czech Republic in Poland
- Free Russia Association, Poland
Working languages: Russian, English, Polish. The Forum will be broadcasted online on the YouTube channel Boris Nemtsov Foundation.
More information and materials: freerussia.eu and nemtsovfund.org.
Questions: [email protected]