The Global Democracy Champions Summit: Preparing for the 2024 Mega Election Year

The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is excited to announce that we are co-sponsoring the 2023 Global Democracy Champions Summit hosted by Keseb. This year’s Summit, themed “Preparing for the 2024 Mega Election Year,” will feature 15+ sessions and speakers from 12+ countries. The Summit will confront the pressing challenges facing democracy and highlight innovative solutions in an era where freedoms have declined and inclusivity has become a wedge issue. With a focus on countering authoritarianism and building an inclusive and resilient 21st-century democracy, Keseb and the Summit’s five sponsors have united to create a space for transnational dialogue and knowledge exchange. 

The virtual Summit will take place from October 24th to October 26th, 2023. Registration is free and open to all.

Bringing together democracy entrepreneurs, activists, academics, journalists, philanthropists, and policymakers, each day of the Summit focuses on a specific theme: 

October 24 | Countering authoritarianism and safeguarding civil liberties
 

• Larry Diamond, the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute, will set the stage for the event by discussing the upcoming 2024 mega election year during the Opening Keynote address at 7:00 am PT.
   

October 25 | Protecting our information ecosystems
 

October 26 | Building towards a pluralistic democracy
 

• Didi Kuo, Center Fellow at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, moderates a discussion titled "Lessons from coalitions to challenge anti-pluralistic campaigns" on exploring diverse strategies and tactics employed in Brazil, France, and Nigeria to build cross-group coalitions capable of effectively challenging anti-pluralistic candidates and campaigns at 7:00 am PT.
   

The 2023 Summit is co-sponsored by The Center for Analysis of Liberty and Authoritarianism (LAUT), the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago, the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University, The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town, and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University.