Please join us for the Cornell Brooks School Center on Global Democracy's inaugural event:

Fostering Global Democracy: Freedom and Responsibility

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9:00 am – 9:30 am Coffee Reception - Willard Straight Hall

9:30 am – 11:00 am Welcome and Keynote Conversation - Willard Straight Hall

Opening remarks by Michael I. Kotlikoff, interim president, Cornell University, and Colleen L. Barry, dean, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.

Keynote Conversation with Ron Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, about his book What Universities Owe Democracy. Moderated by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Peggy Koenig ’78 director, Brooks School Center on Global Democracy.

11:30 am - 4:15 pm Panel Discussions – Statler Hotel

Welcome: Kenneth Roberts – Cornell University, Einaudi Center faculty fellow, Democratic Threats and Resilience

11:30 am – 12:45 pm Global Democracy and Fundamental Freedoms (Statler Amphitheater)

Chair: Suzanne Mettler - Cornell UniversityThomas Garrett – Cornell University, Brooks Faculty and Einaudi Center Lund Practitioner in ResidenceFelix Maradiaga - Nicaragua Freedom FoundationElene Panchulidze - European Partnership for Democracy Kate Wright – University of Edinburgh

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch (Taylor Room A&B)

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Global Democracy and the Danger of Insecurity (Statler Amphitheater)

Chair: Gustavo Flores-Macías - Cornell UniversityRichard Youngs - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Joseph Sany – US Institute of PeaceJennifer Dresden – Protect Democracy, Violence and Democracy Impact TrackerSabrina Karim - Cornell University

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Coffee break (Conference foyer)

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Global Democracy and Effective Governance (Statler Amphitheater)

Chair: Jamila Michener - Cornell UniversityAmbassador Michelle Gavin - Council on Foreign RelationsLinda Stern - National Democratic InstituteJavier Sajuria – Queen Mary University of LondonVineeta Vijayaraghavan – Leadership NowDAA Lesley Warner – USAID, Democracy Rights and Governance Bureau4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Reception - Statler Hotel (Pennsylvania Room)