Slavica
Grkovska
Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia in Charge of Good Governance Policies
Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
Skopje
13:45 - 14:00
Opening of the streaming/registration of onsite participants
14:00 - 14:35
Welcome by the Moderator
Video messages:
- Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
- Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
Introductory remarks by Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Keynote address by
- Slavica Grkovska, Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
Video messages:
- Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia
- Hillary Clinton, former US State Secretary
Věra
Jourová
Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency
European Commission
Margrethe
Vestager
Executive Vice President
European Commission
14:35 - 14:45
Testimony by Brendan Cox (on-line)
Brendan
Cox
14:45 - 15:45
High Level Panel discussion: Women in politics
Panellists:
- Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, Member of the European Parliament
- Assita Kanko, Member of the European Parliament
- Silvana Koch-Merin, President and leader of Women Political Leaders
- Jackson Katz, activist on issues of gender, race, and violence
- Cindy Southworth, Global Head of Women’s Safety at Meta
Cindy
Southworth
Global Head of Women's Safety
Meta
Washington | United States
Silvana
Koch-mehrin
President and Founder
Women Political Leaders (WPL)
Brussels | Belgium
Assita
Kanko
Member of European Parliament
Member of European Parliament
Vilvoorde | Belgium
Jackson
Katz
Educator and author
MVP Strategies
Boston | United States
15:45 - 16:05
Coffee break
16:05 - 17:05
High Level Panel discussion: Women in journalism and activism
Panellists
- Matthew Caruana Galizia, activist, son of assassinated investigative journalist Daphne Anna Caruana Galizia
- Maria Ressa, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE, Fifth Representative on Freedom of the Media
- Ailbhe Smyth, academic, feminist and LGBTQ activist, figure of Irish women’s liberation movement
- Marta Lempart, Founder of the All-Poland Women’s Strike
Matthew
Caruana galizia
Director
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
Valletta | Malta
Maria
Ressa
CEO & Co-founder
Rappler
Philippines
Ailbhe
Smyth
N/A
N/A
Dublin 6 | Ireland
17:05 - 17:15
Testimony by Baroness Beeban Kidron, Member of the House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
Beeban
Kidron
Crossbench Peer / 5Rights Foundation
UK Parliament / 5Rights Foundation
London | United Kingdom
17:15 - 17:30
Concluding remarks
- Bénédicte Linard, Vice-President and Minister for Gender Equality, Children, Culture and Media of the French speaking Community, Belgium
- Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Benedicte
Linard
Minister
Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Brussels | Belgium
17:30 - 17:30
End of the event
17:30 - 19:30
Networking reception