Overview
Thirty years ago, it seemed that Liberal Democracy was on the march. The Berlin Wall had fallen, the Soviet Union had collapsed and new democracies were emerging throughout the world. Recent years have brought more sobering events and today, liberal democracy faces external challenges on many fronts, shaking the International Rules Based System to its very foundations. Our experts share their insights into the Geopolitical ramifications of these major shifts and the outlook for the future.
Exclusive speakers: The Future of Democracy
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Karen Attiah
Global Opinions Editor - The Washington Post
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Tina Fordham
Top Global Political Strategist
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Lionel Barber
Editor, Financial Times (2005-2020)
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Kurt Volker
U.S Ambassador to NATO (2008-2009)
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Anne Applebaum
Expert on International Affairs and Foreign Policy
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Gideon Rachman
Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times
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Ramesh Srinivasan
Professor and Director, UC Digital Cultures Lab, UCLA
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Gérard Araud
Ambassador of France to the United States (2014-2019)
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Radek Sikorski
Senior Statesman and Expert in Geopolitics
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Jeremy Hunt
Longest serving UK Secretary of State for Health
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Ricardo Baretzky
President of the European Centre for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS)
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Lara Setrakian
Journalist and Trust Expert
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Jonnie Penn
Technologist, Best Selling Author, Historian
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Matthew Goodwin
Leading authority on UK and European politics
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David Pilling
Associate Editor & Africa Editor - Financial Times
The Future of Democracy speakers
Johanna Maska
CEO, Global Situation Room and Former White House Aid to President Obama
George Osborne
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK Government (2010-16)
Ivan Krastev
Award winning author and renowned Political Scientist
Tom Burgis
Award-winning investigative FT journalist- author of 'Kleptopia'
Josep Colomer
Professor of political science, Georgetown University, Washington DC,
Dominic Cummings
Director of the Vote Leave Campaign in the lead up to the UK’s EU membership referendum of 2016
Max Abrahms
Leading Expert on Terrorism
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