ANNOUNCEMENT! Democracy in Action: Zero Corruption Conference

Registration to Democracy in Action: Zero Corruption Conference is open! The New Europe Center is among the co-organisers of the event.

#DIA_ZCC is the first conference of the highest level on hybrid threats to democracy: disinformation, corruption and lawfare, which will take place in Kyiv, June 7-8, 2021.

Format – two-day international marathon with speeches of the key speakers offline and online.

Find more here.

We would like to invite you to the international high-level conference seeking solutions to hybrid threats to democracy, specifically disinformation, strategic corruption and lawfare. The two-day marathon will be held in a hybrid format in Kyiv on June 7-8, 2021.

Registration for online participation is now open at zerocc.org. Tweet and follow Conference updates with #DIA_ZCC.

Democracy cannot be taken for granted and needs active protection. It must constantly preemptively adapt to threats posed by malevolent kleptocrats. Kleptocratic authoritarian regimes aim to erode established democracies from the inside by delegitimizing democratic values, subverting the democratic transition of power, breaking unity and trust within the alliances, or intoxicating their economies with dirty money.

Democracy in action means collective actions of civil society and governments from both well established and transitional democracies.

Democracy in action foresees strong leadership and firm decisions to respond effectively to authoritarian regimes ruled by kleptocratic elites.

Democracy in action is learning from each other and seeking innovations, which reflect the core values of dignity, freedom, fair competition, and rule of law.

We are inviting you to join the Democracy in Action forum in Ukraine, a country where hybrid threats to democracy are highly visible and innovative solutions are being tested. In Ukraine, defending democracy means protecting the country from Kremlin military and hybrid aggression exercised through disinformation, strategic corruption, and lawfare.

This year Democracy in Action Zero Corruption conference will cover the following topics:

Leadership in the times of restoring the power of democracy: conversation of the heads of states
Regional trendsetters of democracy – successful transformations of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as democratic models for the region
Ukraine and Georgia in NATO 2030: the Alliance’s open-door policy as a tool for enhancing democracy and good governance
Personal sanctions as an effective response of the West to human rights abuses and strategic corruption
Fair justice in transitional democracies: bold solutions to modern threats
Joint response to the weaponization of corruption
International response to disinformation
Democratic resilience through elections: prospects and challenges

Among the distinguished speakers who confirmed their participation are President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Moldova Maia Sandu, Vice President of the European Commission Věra Jourová, US Senator Chris Coons, Deputy Director-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission Katarína Mathernová, Member of the European Parliament Andrius Kubilius, President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio, Director of the National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine Artem Sytnyk, and others.

The event will be of interest for decision-makers, diplomats, investigative journalists, civil society activists, experts, and students of public administration.

Organizers of the event: Anti-Corruption Action Center, chairwoman of the Conference – Hanna Hopko, National Interests Advocacy Network – ANTS.

The conference is supported and co-organized by USAID/ENGAGE activity funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact, and other international partners