Debate series: Security and Peace Forum (Zagreb)

About the event

The Conference represents the final event of the Peace and Security Debate Series project in Croatia. It aims to focus on the role of politics, civil society and the Green movement in securing peace and security as well as human and women rights as the main victim in establishing peace and security. We will also highlight the how disinformation and fake news influence the public image in the times of political conflict. We will have three panel discussions, followed by a networking reception. We invite all politically interested citizens to join us.

Project background

This conference represents a final event in the scope of the Peace and Security Debate Series project. The main objective is to explore different perspectives of peace and security on the level of the European Union. In the scope of the project, we have organized three online events, and this conference represents a final activity that will push the discourse on the topic even further.

Programme and speakers

09:30 – 10:00 Arrivals and registration

10:00 – 10:15 Opening of the conference

• Kaja Pavlinić, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window
• Vedran Horvat, Board of Directors of Green European Foundation
• Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA

10:15-11:45 The role of politics, civil society and the Green movement in securing peace and security

• Moderator: Marko Popović
• Introductory keynote: Christina Kessler, Federation of Young European Greens – introductory keynote

Panel speakers

• Vedran Horvat, Institute for Political Ecology
• Marta Zorko, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb
• Representative of Croatian Parliament from Možemo! coalition (tbc)
• Igor Vidačak, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb

11:45 – 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 – 13:30 Human and women rights as the main victim in establishing peace and security

• Moderator: Kaja Pavlinić, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window
•  Introductory keynote: Mélanie Vogel, European Green Party

Panel speakers

• Ana Gvozdić, Youth Initiative for Human Rights
• Sanja Sarnavka, Solidarna
• Lucija Azinović Rebić, Are You Syrious
• Representative from B.a.B.e (TBC)

13:30 – 15:00 Lunch

15:00 – 16:30 Disinformation and fake news in the times of political conflict

• Moderator: Kaja Pavlinić, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window
• Introductory keynote: Konrad Bleyer-Simon, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom

Panel speakers

•  Ivana Dragičević, N1
• Hrvoje Krešić, N1
• Radoslav Dejanović, Anthropos Metron and the author of the Guide for Media Literacy16

16:30 – 16:45 Closing

16:45 – 17:45 Networking with refreshments

Practicalities

Date and Time: February 25 from 09:30 to 17:45

Location: conference hall of the Timeout Heritage hotel in Zagreb (Ilica 16, 10 000 Zagreb). 

Language: Working language of the conference is Croatian, with the exception of some speakers who will join the event in hybrid format and will speak in English.

Registration:

• Registration is open until February 23. You can register on the following link.
• For all additional questions, you can contact the organizing team via info@zeleniprozor.hr 
• Since we have very limited capacity (maximum of 25 participants), registration is obligatory, and all participants will receive a final confirmation of participation 24 hours after registering. In case you are not able to attend, please reach out to us so we can give this spot to someone else.

Additional information: Lunch and refreshments are covered for all participants, and we will additionally send certificates of participation.

This conference  is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Forum Green Window and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.