Program

09:00 – 09:15

Why Do We Talk About Trust? (Opening remarks)

Martina Kolesárová , Executive Director | 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 (Keynote 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 | Journalist | Aktuality.sk

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 | Editor in Chief | SME daily

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 | Center for Civil Liberties

Barbora Mareková , Moderator | Journalist | SME daily

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 , Cultural Anthropologist | Faculty of Arts of Comenius University Bratislava

Juraj Buzalka , Social Anthropologist | Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of Comenius University

Samuel Kováčik , Moderator | Researcher | Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics of Comenius University

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 | Author and Publicist

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 Gorzeńska , Deputy Mayor | Gdynia

Zsuzsanna Szelényi , Founding Director | Democracy Institute Leadership Academy

Zuzana Papazoski , Moderator | Resident Senior Director | National Democratic Institute

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

Martina Kolesárová , Executive Director | Pontis Foundation

17:00 – 18:00

Networking

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