World Forum on the Future of Democracy
The World Forum on the Future of Democracy was the culminating event in the commemoration of America’s 400th Anniversary honoring Jamestown, Va., as America’s first permanent English settlement. The final conference in a 2007 series brought together international and national scholars on democracy, as well as leading government officials, political practitioners, and advocates and commentators who have played a role in democracy’s advance. The three-day event featured addresses, panel presentations, and discussion groups.
You can be a part of the historic World Forum. Through this site you can watch conference video and and discover what world leaders, scholars, and political thinkers envision as the future of democracy.
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Developing a Structure for Deliberative Democracy-The Framers’ Debate
Moderator: Jim Lehrer
Panelists: Joseph Ellis, Hunter Rawlings, Gordon Wood
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Has America Kept the Founders’ Faith? Is it Working?
Moderator: Jim Lehrer
Panelists: William Barr, David Brooks, Joan Brown Campbell, Robert Hormats
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Luncheon
Keynote Address: Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense
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Are America’s Founding Principles Relevant in a Global Age?
Moderator: Walter Isaacson
Panelists: Choi Young-Jin, Stephen Heintz, Kumi Naidoo
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The Future of Democracy, Why does it Matter?
Moderator: Jim Lehrer
Panelists: Ali Ansari, Lawrence Eagleburger, Sandra Day O’Connor
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Terrorism and Security
Moderator: James Loy
Panelists: Ali Ansari, Martha Crenshaw, Mitchell Reiss, Charles Robb
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Protecting Religious Freedom and Minority Rights
Moderator: Donald Lemons
Panelists: Mokhtar Lamani, Ingrid Mattson, Theodore Shaw, Rodney Smolla
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World Markets and Democracy
Moderator: Jessica Einhorn
Panelists: Chan Heng Chee, John Hewko, Robert Hormats
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Sustainable Development
Moderator: Carol Lancaster
Panelists: Rebecca Adamson, Frank Tugwell
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World Forum Closing Ceremony
Speakers: Timothy Sullivan, Jr., Bill Barker (above) as "Thomas Jefferson"
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