Program of Leaders’ Plenary
Overview
- Title
The 3rd Summit for Democracy, Leaders’ Plenary
- Date
Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 20, 2024
| Time (KST) |
Details |
| 20:00-20:15 |
[Opening Ceremony]
- Joint opening remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, and President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya
- Congratulatory remarks by Secretary-General António Guterres of the United Nations
- Special remarks by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States
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| 20:15-21:05 |
[Session 1: Inclusive Society and Youth Empowerment]
- Chaired by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark
- Speakers:
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden
- President Pedro Sánchez of Spain
- President Santiago Peña of Paraguay
- President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera of Malawi
- Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani of Iraq
- President Edgars Rinkēvičs of Latvia
- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' of Nepal
- President Maia Sandu of Moldova
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| 21:05-21:30 |
[Special Interventions by Partner Institutions]
- Secretary General Mathias Cormann - OECD
- Secretary General Thomas E. Garrett - Community of Democracies
- CEO Sanjay Pradhan - Open Government Partnership
- Secretary General Kevin Casas-Zamora - International IDEA
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| 21:30-22:30 |
[Session 2: Technology, Elections, and Mis-/Dis-information]
- Chaired by President Yoon Suk Yeol, Republic of Korea
- Speakers:
- Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
- President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria
- President Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi of Botswana
- President Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania
- President Alar Karis of Estonia
- President Adama Barrow of The Gambia
- President Alexander Stubb of Finland
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| 22:30-22:50 |
[Special Interventions by Civil Society 1]
- Vice Chair Ketakandriana Rafitoson - Transparency International
- CEO Blair Glencorse - Accountability Lab
- AI Research Head Jung-Woo Ha - Naver
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| 22:50-23:40 |
[Session 3: Governance Partnership with Global South]
- Chaired by President William Samoei Ruto, Kenya
- Speakers:
- President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine
- President Dina Boluarte of Peru
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece
- Prime Minister Andrej Plenković of Croatia
- President Daniel Noboa Azín of Ecuador
- President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala
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| 23:40-00:10+1 |
[Session 4: Leaders’ Messages – Democracy for Future Generations]
- President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission
- Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India
- Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of New Zealand
- President Viola Amherd of Switzerland
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| 00:10+1-00:30+1 |
[Special Interventions by Civil Society 2]
- Communications Intern Mufaro Jele - Gwen Trust
- Project Officer Jiwan Acharya - Blind Youth Association Nepal
- Project Manager Alejandra Saucedo - Alma Civica
- Executive Director Nerima Wako-Ojiwa - Siasa Place
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| 00:30+1 – |
[Closing Ceremony]
Closing remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol, Republic of Korea
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