Program
09:00 – 09:15
Why Do We Talk About Trust? (Opening remarks)
• Martina Kolesárová , co-CEO | Pontis Foundation
09:15 – 09:35
Does Trust Need Numbers? (Executive summary)
Exclusive Presentation of New Data on the State of Trust in Slovakia.
• Pavol Kosnáč , Director | DEKK Institute
09:35 – 10:10
Two Perspectives on One Year (Key note discussion)
Commentary on the most important events of the past few months in our country.
• Martin Hanus , Editor in Chief | Postoj
• Jakub Goda , Publicist and Communication Expert
• Laura Kellö Kalinská , Moderator
10:10 – 11:00
Does Democracy Need Philanthropists? (Panel discussion)
Discussion on the responsibility of philanthropy and business for the development of democracy in the Central European region.
• Zoltán Varga , CEO | Central Media Group
• Václav Muchna , CEO | Y Soft Corporation
• Andrej Kiska , CEO | Brain
• Beata Balogová , Moderator
11:00 – 11:20
Break
11:20 – 12:00
Who Shapes the Future of Society? (Fireside chat)
A Swedish philanthropist and entrepreneur discusses how people from the business world can contribute to strengthening democracy.
• Daniel Sachs , Founder and Chair | Daniel Sachs Foundation
• Juraj Porubský , Moderator
12:00 – 12:10
Impact Stories: Stories of People Who Are Changing Slovakia I.
• Zuzana Bendíková , Executive Director | InTYMYta
12:10 – 12:30
Sustainable Development Goals Award
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 13:50
How to Grow into a Leader of Civil Society? (Fireside online chat)
The story of a Ukrainian lawyer who fights for democratic values, not only in her own country.
• Oleksandra Matviichuk , Lawyer | Centre for Civil Liberties
• Barbora Mareková , Moderator
13:50 – 14:00
Impact Stories: Stories of People Who Are Changing Slovakia II.
• Tomáš Bálint , Chairman | Civic Association FRAJ
14:00 – 14:45
What Divides Us? (Panel discussion)
Two anthropologists discuss building trust during a crisis of democracy.
• Helena Tužinská , Anthropologist | Faculty of Arts of Comenius University Bratislava
• Juraj Buzalka , Anthropologist | Faculty of social and economic science of Comenius University
• Samuel Kováčik , Moderator
14:45 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:00
Will Slovakia Be the Next Hungary? (Panel Discussion)
What can we learn from civil society in Hungary? And how is Slovakia doing in terms of freedom of expression?
• Veronika Móra , Director | Ökotárs
• Zsofia Banuta , Co-founder | Unhack Democracy
• Barbora Bukovská , Senior Director for Law, Policy and Advocacy | ARTICLE 19
• Michal Hvorecký , Moderator
15:15 – 16:00
How Women Can Succeed in Electoral Politics: Good Practices from Across the Region (Panel Discussion)
Why do we need more women in politics and how can we help them overcome barriers? In cooperation with National Democratic Institute
• Eva Nemčovská , Deputy Mayor | Trnava
• Oktawia Zgorzelska , Deputy Mayor | Gdynia
• Zsuzsanna Szelényi , Founding Director | Democracy Institute Leadership Academy
• Zuzana Papazoski , Moderator
16:00 – 16:15
Break
16:15 – 16:25
Impact Stories: Stories of People Who Are Changing Slovakia III.
• Zuzana Janíčková , Executive Director | Atrium BB
16:25 – 16:50
How to Recover Society? (Storytelling)
Norwegian activist and survivor of the Breivik attack discusses the dangers of denying diversity and otherness, and how to foster dialogue in a divided society.
• Bjørn Ihler , CEO | Revontulet & The Khalifa Ihler Institute
16:50 – 17:00
Closing Words
17:00 – 18:00