The life and work of Václav Havel, an intellectual, an author, a political prisoner, a human rights defender and a president of a country, is an amazing example of democratic leadership and of taking personal responsibility for the state of public affairs and the world as a whole. Nevertheless, today´s democratic leadership seems to be in crisis, contending with a lack of vision, responsibility, and perhaps even courage to lead. Are the current democratic systems unable to generate true leaders? Is the growing authoritarianism in the world a result of the weakness of democratic leadership? Where are the Havels, Churchills, or Mandelas of today?
Among the distinguished guests from around the world will be His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Human Rights Activist Manal al-Sharif, and Edward Lucas, Editor at The Economist.
Thematic Areas
1. Democratic Leadership Deficit
2. Challenges to Democracy
3. Havel
4. 20 Years of Forum 2000: The World and Its Current Challenges
5. Interfaith Dialogue
Registration opens on August 1, 2016 and is only possible online.
Event detail
- Event start
- 16. 10. 2016 0:00
- Konec události
- 19. 10. 2016 0:00
- Website
- http://www.forum2000.cz/en/projects/forum-2000-conferences/2016/
- Organizing Institution
- Forum 2000 Foundation
- Event type
- Conference
