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06:00pm
DOORS OPENING
The Impact² team recommends arriving early to make the most of the event from the very begining.
07:00pm
OPENING SPEECH
Anne Hidalgo – Mayor of Paris
Nicolas Hazard - President of INCO & IMPACT²
Nancy Pelosi – Speaker Emerita of the United States House of Representatives
Tim Walz – Governor of Minnesota
07:20pm
ROUNDTABLE: RESILIENCE AND TRANSFORMATION OF UKRAINE
Oleksandra Matviichuk – Director of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2022
Michael McGrath – European Commissioner for Justice, Democracy, and Rule of Law
Raphaël Glucksmann – Member of the European Parliament
Valeriya Ionan – Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Julia Ovcharenko – CEO of Numo ADHD
Tamara Tachynska – CEO of Qela App
Moderated : Marion Solletty, journalist at Politico
07:50pm
KEYNOTE #2
“The Impact of Crisis on Our Lives and on Democracy”
Joseph Stiglitz – Professor at Columbia University; Co-Founder and Co-President of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue; Chief Economist at the Roosevelt Institute
Program
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07:55pm
ROUNDTABLE: AI, EDUCATION, INFORMATION
WHAT FUTURE FOR DEMOCRACY?
Clara Chappaz – Delegate Minister for AI and Digital Affairs
Nancy Pelosi – 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Bernard Cazeneuve – Former Prime Minister of France
Joseph Stiglitz – Nobel Prize in Economics
Gina Neff – Executive Director, Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge
Mario Nava – Director General for Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission
Hamida Aman – Afghan journalist and entrepreneur
Moderated by: Emile Marzolf, journalist at Politico
08:25pm
KEYNOTE #3
“Freedom for All”
Paul Watson – Founder of Sea Shepherd
08:30pm
ROUNDTABLE: HOW CAN DEMOCRACY AND ECOLOGY GROW TOGETHER?
Wopke Hoekstra – European Commissioner for Climate Action, Carbon Neutrality and Clean Growth
Agnès Pannier-Runacher – Minister for Ecological Transition, France
Mary Beth Goodman – Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Laurence Tubiana – President, European Climate Foundation (ECF)
Moderation: Anthony Lebbos, Journalist BFMTV
09:00pm
CLOSING OF THE EVENING
Closing speech by Nicolas Hazard
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