Killing Stereotypes and Finding Common Values and Points for Interaction
Denmark/Russia conference Friday the 25 September at Christiansborg
Moderator: Samuel Rachlin, former correspondent in USSR for the Danish Broadcasting Cooperation and
Russian born
9.30 – 10.00 Opening speeches:
 Radikale Venstre: Morten Østergaard, Chairman
 Yabloko: Dr. Sergei Mitrokhin, Chairman or Dr. Grigory Yavlinsky, Founder
 ALDE: Olle Schmidt, Vice president of the ALDE Party and former MEP for Folkepartiet (SWE)
10.00-11.30 Building strong institutions for a transparent and democratic society
Speakers:
Denmark:
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Jolanta Gaizutiene, member of the board of Transparency International Denmark and member of
Radikale International Committee
Politics/law expert – to be confirmed
Russia:
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Dr. Prof. Galina Mikhaleva, YABLOKO Bureau member, Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee
Alexander Kobrinskiy, MP, Legislative Assembly, St.Petersburg
11.30- 12.30 Trade and economics
Speakers:
Denmark:
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Martin Lidegaard, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Radikale Venstre
Peter Bay Kirkegaard, Chief Advisor, Confederation of Danish Industries
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Dr. Grigory Yavlinsky, YABLOKO founder, Prof of the Higher School of Economics – to be
confirmed
Igor Nikolayev, Director, Institute of Strategic Analysis, FBK company – to be confirmed
Russia:
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ALDE:
With the support of the European Parliament
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Morten Helveg Petersen, MEP for Radikale Venstre, rapporteur on industry, energy and research to be confirmed
12.30-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 The role of mass media
Speakers:
Denmark:
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Vibeke Sperling, former correspondent in USSR for the Danish Broadcasting Cooperation – to be
confirmed
Charlotte Flindt Petersen, director of The Danish Foreign Policy Center and member of the board,
www.mediasupport.org
Russia
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Olga Bobrova, journalist from the dependent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
14.00-15.30 Engaging civil society in east-west dialogue
Speakers
Denmark:
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Dagfinn Høybåten, General Secretary for the Nordic Council
Ilvija Puce, Senior advisor, Danish Institute Against Torture – DIGNITY and European Committee for
the prevention of torture – European Council
Russia:
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Maria Mokhova, head of the Sisters Centre (NGO helping violence victims)
Olga Radayeva, Deputy Chair of Gender Faction, YABLOKO
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Stefan Melle, member of the steering committee of EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Bruxelles – to be
confirmed
EU:
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.30 Human rights
Denmark:
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Ole Olsen, Board Member, Danish United Nations Association
With the support of the European Parliament
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Louise Holck, Vice director for National area, Danish Institute for Human Rights
Russia:
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Valeriy Borschyov, the Moscow Helsinki Group
Nikolai Kavkazsky, member of the Board, Commmitte for the Human Rights, YABLOKO Regional
Council member, LGBT activist
ALDE:
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Giles Goodall, founder for the ALDE LGBT-network (tbc)/Frank van Dalen, head of Liberal
International LGBT network – to be confirmed
17.30-18.00 Closing remarks
 Radikale Venstre: Morten Østergaard, Chairman
 Yabloko: Dr. Sergei Mitrokhin, Chairman/Dr. Grigory Yavlinsky, founder – to be confirmed
 ALDE: Olle Schmidt, Vice president of the ALDE Party – to be confirmed
Tilmelding via Radikale.dk senest den 20. september:
https://podio.com/webforms/13304358/903797
With the support of the European Parliament