The 2020 Athens Democracy Forum will be held on September 30 - October 2, as a virtual event. The Forum is organized for the second year by the Democracy & Culture Foundation, in association with The New York Times and under the Patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

Even before the current crisis, democracy was threatened: from hijacked elections to the spread of extreme ideologies to the increasingly sophisticated tactics of strongmen. The effects have become alarmingly apparent: migration shifts, climate change, economic uncertainty and general global unrest.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the assaults have become even more prevalent, and calls to reinvent democracy are more urgent than ever.

Themed The New Abnormal: Reimagining Democracy, the Athens Democracy Forum will convene leaders from government, business, civic society and the nonprofit sector to explore real solutions to the most pressing issues facing democracy. The Foundation’s focus on impact is designed to produce the two outcomes of "better governance" and "citizen engagement."

Topics to be explored include:

• Democracy in a Time of Crisis

• Beyond “Big Bad Tech”: A Search for Solutions

• Capitalism in a Post-Covid World

• Geopolitical Tectonics and Global Inequalities

• The Power of Belief

• From Street Protests to Government

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