Donara BAROJANCo-founder of Polltix and counter-disinformation expertLithuania
Jeanne BARSEGHIANMayor of the City of StrasbourgFrance
Kurt BASSUENERCo-founder and senior associate of the Democratization Policy CouncilGermany
Samir BEHARIĆResearch Officer at The Balkan ForumBosnia and Herzegovina
Manal BENANIDebating Europe / AfricaAlgeria
Sarah BENTZHead of Mission Strasbourg European Capital and European Networks, Grand Est RegionFrance
Bjørn BERGEDeputy Secretary General, Council of Europe
Nina BJÖRBYRegional Councillor of Västerbotten (SE), Assembly of European Regions' Vice President for DemocracySweden
Andrew BOFFMember of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of EuropeUnited Kingdom
Sylvie BOLLINISenior Adviser in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and RefugeesSan Marino
Christine BORRAS-JOLYDirector of Youth, Sports and Engagement, Grand Est RegionFrance
Darko BRKANDirector of UG „Zasto ne“Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alessandra CARDACIProject Manager at Debating EuropeBelgium
Helfried CARLFounder and Chief Political Strategist at the Innovation in Politics InstituteAustria
Kevin CASAS-ZAMORASecretary-General of International IDEA
Orhan CEKAExecutive Director of Liberal Alternative InstituteNorth Macedonia
Dita CHARANZOVÁVice-President of the European Parliament
Mathias CHARLESPresident of Live Love France & International
Claudia CHWALISZFounder and CEO, DemocracyNext
Alicia COMBAZFounder and CEO of Make.orgFrance
Simon COVENEYMinister for Foreign AffairsIreland
Colin CROUCHProfessor Emeritus, Warwick University, author “Post-Democracy: After the Crises”United Kingdom
Marin CULJAKHead of Mayor’s Office in the City of MostarBosnia and Herzegovina
Tomislav DAMNJANOVIĆCampaign strategist and Founder of MandateSerbia
Christian DEBÈVERegional Councillor, President of the Commission for International, European and Cross-border Affairs of the Grand-Est RegionFrance
Yves DEJAEGHEREExecutive Director, Federation for Innovation in Democracy EuropeBelgium
Élisabeth DEL GENINIVice-President of the Territories Commission, delegate for citizenship and commitment, Grand Est RegionFrance
Constantinos EFSTHATIOUMember of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe-PACECyrpus
Mårten EHNBERGAmbassador, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Council of EuropeSweden
Mohammed EL-QUAZZANI HASSANIYouth DelegateMorocco
Tsakhia ELBEGDORJPresident of Mongolia (2009 -2017) and Member of Club de MadridMongolia
Peter EMERSONBorda Institute
Gerhard ERMISCHERPresident of the INGO Conference of the Council of Europe
Tobias ERNSTManaging director of Kiron, Winner of the Democracy Innovation award 2016Germany
Hamed FAILQOOS KHANYouth DelegateAfghanistan
Nabil FELAHSenior Strategy advisor to governments and Co-founder of "Madha Yahduth?” (What's going on?)Tunisia
Volodymyr FLONTSHead of E-Democracy NGOUkraine
Roberto FOACentre for the Future of Democracy, University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom
Marie FONTANELAmbassador, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of EuropeFrance
Marco GAROFALOPhotojournalist and Founder of Concrete JungleItaly
Tiffany GEARAPresident and Co-founder of Lebanon 2.0Lebanon
Svetlana GELEVAAmbassador, Permanent Representative of North Macedonia to the Council of EuropeNorth Macedonia
Annette GERLACHJournalist and TV Host, ARTE
Armen GEVORGYANPACE memberArmenia
Tom GIBSONEU Representative and Advocacy Manager, Committee to Protect JournalistsBelgium
Tatiana GLUSHKOVAHead of Advocacy and elected a Board Member of Memorial Human Rights Defence CentreRussian Federation
Amuriat GORETTI“Women of Uganda Network” (WOUGNET), Democracy Innovation Award winner of 2013Uganda
Andrea GRANATAYouth DelegateItaly
Matjaž GRUDENDirector, Directorate of Democratic Participation, Council of Europe
Carlos GUADAMUZExecutive Director of The Hague Peace ProjectsThe Netherlands
Jasminko HALILOVICFounder and general director of the War Childhood MuseumBosnia and Herzegovina
Nuala HAYESChairperson of Storytellers of Ireland/ Aos Scéal EireannIreland
Jürgen HEISSELDirector of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Dominik HIERLEMANNSenior advisor on citizen participation and European democracy, Bertelsmann FoundationGermany
Joan HOEYEurope Director and Editor of the Democracy Index, EIU
Valerie HOPKINSCorrespondent of the New York Times covering Russia & Ukraine
Yuliya HVOZDOVYCHFormer City Councillor of LvivUkraine
Alejandra IBARRA CHAOULJournalist and authorMexico
Anne IRERIExecutive director at the Federation of Women Lawyers-KenyaKenya
Nedeljka IVOŠEVIĆBureau member of the Council of Europe Advisory Council on YouthSerbia
Katrín JAKOBSDÓTTIRPrime MinisterIceland
Ankourao KALLAVice-President of the National AssemblyNiger
Louise KANZAYouth DelegateDemocratic Republic of Congo
Simon KEBEDE TESSEMAExecutive Manager at Vote Le EthiopiayeEthiopia
Anthony KEFALASVice-Chair, Economist and Co-Author of Mckinsey Strategy Plan
Ana KEKOSHVILIYouth DelegateGeorgia
Nato KHASAYAYouth DelegateRussian Federation
George KHELASHVILIDeputy chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, the Parliament of GeorgiaGeorgia
Dino KLEPOFounder of GastarbajterGermany
Anna KNOBBOUTRepresentative of Euro Youth Mental Health on the Advisory Council on Youththe Netherlands
Christina KOKKINAKISDirector for Values and Multilateral Relations, European External Action Service
Oleksander KORNIENKOFirst Deputy Chief of the Parliament of UkraineUkraine
Tiny KOXPresident of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Maryna KRAVETSMember of "Young Agents of Change"Ukraine
Pratik KUNWARYouth DelegateNepal
Ricardo LAGOSPresident of Chile (2000-2006) and Member of Club de MadridChile
Stéphanie LAULHE SHAELOUProfessor of European Law & Reform at UCLan Cyprus and Founder of CSO ICLAIMCyprus
Hamzat LAWAL“Follow the Money”, Democracy Innovation Award Winner in 2019Nigeria
Armel LE COZCo-founder and coordinator of the NGO "Démocratie Ouverte"France
Luna Lara LIBONIPolicy Officer, Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Marko LONČARMember of the Advisory Council on YouthBosnia and Herzegovina
Claudia LUCIANIDirector of Human Dignity, Equality and Governance, Council of Europe
Reem MAGHRIBIHead of the non-profit organization Sharq.OrgLibanon
Anahi MARTINEZMonitoring, Evaluation and Civil Society Manager, LevizAlbaniaAlbania
Nicolas MATTVice president of the Communauté Européenne d’AlsaceFrance
Kyle MATTHEWSExecutive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia UniversityCanada
Edel McGINLEYDirector of Migrant Rights CentreIreland
Eric MEERKAMPERFellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights StudiesCanada
Louis METCALFEConflict Prevention and Stabilization SpecialistUSA
Vladimir MIJATOVICYouth DelegateSerbia
Vladimir MILOVResearch Associate Martens Centre for European StudiesRussian Federation
Lauren MOONEYConflict prevention and stabilization senior specialist at International Republican Institute
Mariella MORBIDELLIBagages à Main BAMItaly
Sandy MOSSAmbassador, Permanent Representative of United Kingdom to the Council of EuropeUnited Kingdom
Romaric MOUFTAOUPublic Policy Specialist, Founder of the New Type of Citizens MovementBenin
Paula MUEHLYouth DelegateGermany
Nils MUIŽNIEKSDirector, Europe Regional Office, Amnesty International. Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (2012–2018)
Courteney (Takura) MUKOYIFounder of Justice Code FoundationZimbabwe
Elena NEMIROVSKAYACo-founder of the School of Civic Education
Beatrice NICOLINIProfessor of History and Institutions of Africa and Religions, Conflicts and Slavery at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, MilanoItaly
Elmira NOGOIBAEVAFounder of the School of Civic Education, Team Leader at Polis Asia, Founder of the Esimde platformKyrgyzstan
Nina NORDSTRÖMAmbassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to the Council of EuropeFinland
Adam NYMANCo-founder of Debating Europe and Debating AfricaBelgium
Patricia O’LYNNMember of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland, Alliance PartyNorthern Ireland
Art O'LEARYSecretary General of the Electoral CommissionIreland
Samuel OBENGExecutive Director at Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica)Ghana
Georges OHANESSIANYouth DelegateLebanon
Ijeoma OKEREKE-ADAGBACoE Youth Delegation Rapporteur, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)Nigeria
Ana OPRISANROMACT Programme Manager at Council of Europe
Leoluca ORLANDOFormer Mayor of Palermo (1985–1990, 1993–2000 and 2012–2022)Italy
Despoina PANTELIYouth DelegateGreece
Marija PEJČINOVIĆ BURIĆSecretary General of the Council of Europe
Valery PERRYSenior Associate, Democratization Policy Council
Pascale PFEIFFERCouncillor of Alsace, delegate for strengthening democratic ties and European democracy, European Collectivity of AlsaceFrance
Ben PHILLIPSActivist organiser for justice, United Nations, author of "How to Fight Inequality"
Lev PONOMAREVExecutive Director of the all-Russian movement "For Human Rights"
Freya PROUDMANYoung European Ambassador for EU Neighbours EastUK / USA
Gazela PUDAR DRAŠKODirector Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of BelgradeSerbia
Roberto RAMPIMember of the Parliamentary Assemby of the Council of EuropeItaly
Riccardo REDAELLIDirector of the Center for Research on the Southern System and Wider Mediterranean (CRiSSMA)Italy
Oleksandr RESHETKOVSecretary General, European Democracy Youth Network
Julia RETTIGProgramme Manager, European Forum for Urban Security (Efus)France
Lou RISSLEYouth DelegateSwitzerland
Lucian ROMAȘCANUMinister of CultureRomania
Xavier ROMERO VIDALDeputy Director of the Centre for the Future of Democracy, University of Cambridge, and Research Associate at the Universidad Carlos III de MadridUnited Kingdom
Paul ROWSELLChair of the European Committee on democracy and Governance (CDDG)
Pilar RUBIO ESPEJOSuperior Technician at Ministry of Social Rights at Government of CataloniaSpain
Marja RUOTANENDirector General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe
Kateryna RYABIKOODIHR’s First Deputy Director
Piotr SADOWSKIPresident of Social Platform
Geeta SESHUJournalist and media analyst, Founding Editor of the Free Speech CollectiveIndia
Dace SEVCENKOCommunications, MyVoiceLatvia
Rasha SHAABANFounder and producer for Mind the GapEgypt/Sweden
Stefan SINDELARCEO of the European Capital of Democracy Non Profit OrganisationAustria
Viktor SJÖSTRÖMYouth Leader for the department of culture and leisure of the muncipality of SimrishamnSweden
Drew SULLIVANCo-founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting ProjectBosnia and Herzegovina
Patipat SUMSUMPOWCo-Founder and product engineer at Opendream Co., Ltd.Thailand
James SUZANODeputy Executive Director of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in BahrainBahrain
Tomohiko TANIGUCHIProfessor, Keio UniversityJapan
Alex TAYLOREuropean journalist
Abhishek THAKOREFounder of The Blue Ribbon MovementIndia
Achilles TSALTASPresident of the Democracy & Culture FoundationUnited Kingdom
Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYARepresentative of the Belarussian democratic opposition
Dr Heidi TWOREKResearch Chair and Associate ProfessorCanada
Prodromos TZOUNOPOULOSYouth Delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional AuthoritiesGreece
Dr Evert van der ZWEERDEProfessor of Political PhilosophyThe Netherlands
Marina VASIĆCouncil of Europe
Lorenzo VELLAAmbassador and Permanent Representative of Malta to the Council of EuropeMalta
Olivier VERANMinister Delegate for Democratic Renewal, Government Spokesperson (since July 2022)France
Lt Col (Ret.) Alex VINDMANretired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, former Political-Military Affairs OfficerUSA
Richard WIKEDirector of global attitudes research, Pew Research CentreUSA
Dalit WOLF GOLANEco Peace Middle East, Democracy Innovation Award Winner 2021Israel
Adrian ZALLAYouth DelegateAlbania
Özge ZENCİR AKÇAKMAKParticipant in “Generation Democracy”, Democracy Innovation Award winner of 2014Türkiye
Carole ZIELINSKIDeputy Mayor of Strasbourg in charge of local democracy, citizen initiatives and participation and European citizenshipFrance