Athens Democracy Forum 2026

The essentials

Event details

Dates

29 September 2026 to 2 October 2026

Location

Athens Conservatoire, Athens, Greece

Organiser

The Democracy & Culture Foundation

Industry

GovTech & Public Sector

Who attends

The audience

Rooted in Athens’ legacy as both the birthplace of democracy and a laboratory for its reinvention, this year’s Forum will bring together policymakers, civil society, activists, technologists, artists, and young leaders to imagine and test viable alternatives.

As described by the organiser

Agenda themes

Topics covered

• Democracy

On stage

Speakers

• EAEliza AnyangweEditor in Chief, Fuller Project
• MBMartin BaronJournalist and Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post
• TLThomas L. FriedmanOpinion Columnist, The New York Times
• OGOwen GaffneyChief Impact Officer, Nobel Prize Outreach
• TKTawakkol KarmanNobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder, Women Journalists Without Chains and Tawakkol Karman Foundation
• KKKathleen KingsburyOpinion Editor, The New York Times
• PKParag KhannaFounder and C.E.O, AlphaGeo
• PGPeter G. KirchschlaegerProfessor of Ethics, University of Lucerne, and Visiting Professor, ETH Zurich
• LALiz AldermanChief European Business Correspondent, The New York Times
• KCKim Conniff TaberEditorial Director
• SDStephen Dunbar-JohnsonPresident, International, The New York Times Company
• SESteven ErlangerChief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

On the floor

Sponsor

• Lumina Foundation

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

• Elikon

  150 m from the venue

  3 Δώρου, Αθήνα

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• Hotel Alma

  170 m from the venue

  5 Δώρου, Αθήνα

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• Diros Hotel

  190 m from the venue

  21 Αγίου Κωνσταντίνου

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• Dorian Inn

  220 m from the venue

  15-19 Μενάνδρου

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• Polis Grand Hotel ★★★★

  240 m from the venue

  10 Βερανζέρου, Αθήνα

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• Chic

  270 m from the venue

  25 Παναγή Τσαλδάρη, Αθήνα

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• Breeze Boutique

  290 m from the venue

  46 Χαλκοκονδύλη, Αθήνα

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• Casual Kubic Athens Hotel by Casual Hoteles

  320 m from the venue

  28 Αγίου Κωνσταντίνου, Αθήνα

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