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(UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris
13:45 - 14:00

Opening of the streaming/registration of onsite participants

In progress

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
Slavica Grkovska

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

Věra Jourová

Věra
Jourová

Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency

European Commission

Margrethe  Vestager

Margrethe
Vestager

Executive Vice President

European Commission

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

Cindy
Southworth

Global Head of Women's Safety

Meta

Washington | United States

Silvana Koch-Mehrin

Silvana
Koch-mehrin

President and Founder

Women Political Leaders (WPL)

Brussels | Belgium

Assita Kanko

Assita
Kanko

Member of European Parliament

Member of European Parliament

Vilvoorde | Belgium

Jackson Katz

Jackson
Katz

Educator and author

MVP Strategies

Boston | United States

15:45 - 16:05

Coffee break

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

Matthew
Caruana galizia

Director

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation

Valletta | Malta

Maria Ressa

Maria
Ressa

CEO & Co-founder

Rappler

Philippines

Ailbhe Smyth

Ailbhe
Smyth

N/A

N/A

Dublin 6 | Ireland

Beeban  Kidron

Beeban
Kidron

Crossbench Peer / 5Rights Foundation

UK Parliament / 5Rights Foundation

London | United Kingdom

  • 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

Benedicte
Linard

Minister

Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

Brussels | Belgium

17:30 - 17:30

End of the event

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17:30 - 19:30

Networking reception

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