Opening Ceremony Caux Democracy Forum 2024 - Programme

 

Welcome at the Opening Ceremony of the Caux Democracy Forum in Caux (15 July 2024). 

Please note that the announced times are based on CEST time and that this programme might be subject to change.

You can find detailed information on the event and our speakers & artists here:

Opening Ceremony Caux Democracy Forum - 15 July 2024, 16:00 CEST

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programme

Monday, 15 July

16:00 - 17:30
Theatre
OPENING CEREMONY

MUSIC 

  • Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist

 

WELCOME BY THE MASTER OF CEREMONY 

  • Ignacio Packer, Executive Director Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

 

WELCOME ADDRESS

  • Jacqueline Coté, President Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
  • Raymond Loretan, Chairman Geneva Diplomatic Club

 

A WELCOME FROM SWITZERLAND

  • Ambassador Thomas Guerber, Deputy State Secretary, Head of UN Division

 

MUSIC 

  • Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist

 

KEYNOTE

  • Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

 

MUSIC 

  • Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist

 

KEYNOTE

  • Ambassador Andrius Krivas, Chair of the Committee of Ministers’ Deputies, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the Council of Europe

 

MUSIC 

  • Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist

 

LIVING LIBRARY: VOICES OF THE MAP 

Three youth from three continents sharing testimonies of their day-to-day life and what democracy means for them

  • Maruee Pahuja (India), Expressive Arts Therapy Facilitator & Strategist, Visual Artist & Eye-care Practitioner
  • Jonas Truneh (UK), Project Development Officer at Triangle
  • Sidra Raslan (Syria), Logistics and Outreach Lead at Creative Leadership, Amplify Impact Partner Sustainability Programme Support at HP

 

MUSIC

  • Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist

 

REFLECTIONS 

  • Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, Historian, Biographer, former Member of India’s Parliament and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi  

 

WHAT'S NEXT IN CAUX? 

  • Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change

 

MUSIC

  • Jean-Marc Vignoli, Violonist

 

 

17:30 - 18:00
Belle Epoque & Main Hall
REFRESHMENTS & EXPOSITION "ABOUT DEMOCRACY"- Cartoons by Patrick Chappatte

18:00 - 18:45
Caux Palace Theatre
CONCERT POP-FOLK - NOLA KIN

Organised with the support of the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation

19:00 - 20:30
Dining Room
RECEPTION: BUFFET-STYLE DINNER

20:30 - 22:00
Terrace & Caux Palace
SUNSET NETWORKING & GUIDED TOURS

  • Between 20:30 and 22:00: SUNSET NETWORKING (Sunset at 21:20). 
  • Between 20:00 - 21:15: Possibility for HISTORICAL GUIDED TOURS of the Caux Palace (mainly for guests of the Diplomatic Club)