Speakers

YuliaSavchenko

Yulia Savchenko

An international journalist and broadcaster currently working at the Russian service of the Voice of America in Washington, Ms. Yulia Savchenko started her career in journalism in Kyrgyzstan at the age of 17. A graduate of Stanford’s the Program for…

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PeterPomerantsev

Peter Pomerantsev

TV producer based in London and author of a study on Russia’s weaponization of information, culture, and money, and a book, Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, about working inside Vladimir Putin’s postmodern dictatorship. Peter Pomerantsev, was born in…

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christopher walker

Christopher Walker

Executive Director of the National Endowment for Democracy’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, Member of the Forum 2000 Foundation Program Council, Mr. Walker previously served in Freedom House’s New York office as Vice President for Strategy and Analysis, overseeing a…

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BenjaminDeCleen

Benjamin de Cleen

Lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has also taught at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Benjamin De Cleen is the co-director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Signification, and Resistance (researchcentredesire.eu),…

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AnnaMatouskova

Anna Matušková

Political scientist, Assistant Professor at Charles University in Prague, Department of Marketing Communication and PR, and founder at Campaigns. Ms. Matušková worked as consultant and adviser on various campaigns in the Czech Republic (presidential campaign, parliamentary elections 2013 and abroad…

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pehe

Jiří Pehe

Currently Director of NYU in Prague, Jiří Pehe was director of the Political Department of Czech President Václav Havel from September 1997 to May 1999. He serves as chairman of the Program Committee of the Forum 2000 Foundation that organizes…

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