Forum 2000 is an international conference on democracy, human rights and civil society held in Prague.
Forum 2000 is an international conference that focuses on supporting democracy, human rights and civil society and on discussing current global challenges.[1]
President Petr Pavel was to open the main programme of the 2026 conference in Prague on the morning of 12 October 2026. As he was abroad, he was to address the participants by video message. The conference is to end on Tuesday, 13 October. The organisers expected 800 participants from 100 countries, and the guests are to include current and former presidents and Nobel Peace Prize laureates.[1]
The programme began on the evening of Sunday, 11 October 2026, with a gala evening and the presentation of the award for courage and responsibility, at which the President of the Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, among others, spoke.[1]
Debates announced for Monday cover a strong and autonomous Europe, the European and Indo-Pacific partnership, hate speech, antisemitism and election campaigns in Central Europe, and transatlantic relations, along with a panel devoted to Václav Havel. Speakers are to include Jan Lipavský, Alexandr Vondra, Adam Vojtěch, Jiří Drahoš and Michael Žantovský. On Tuesday, the ODS chairman Martin Kupka is to speak on a panel on populism and democratic principles.[1]
Chronology
- — President Petr Pavel is to open the main programme of the Forum 2000 conference in Prague by video message on 12 October 2026. → ČTK / České noviny
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Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 12 October 2026