2010 Democracy Award

Agenda - One Year Later: Prospects for a Democratic Transition in Iran

Opening Statements 
Senator Ted Kaufman (see video/read remarks :: more)
Senator John McCain (see video/read remarks :: MORE)
 
Panel I: Lessons from Other Transitions to Democracy

Presenters
Larry Diamond, Stanford University (see video :: more)
Dan Brumberg, Georgetown University (see video :: more)

Commentators
Abbas Milani, Stanford University (see video :: more)
Azar Nafisi, Johns Hopkins University (see video :: more)

Moderator
Marc Plattner, National Endowment for Democracy (see video/read remarks :: more)

Questions and Discussion from Panel I :: video
 
Panel II: The Road Ahead - Strategic Challenges for the Democratic Movement in Iran

Presenters
Ladan Boroumand, The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (see video :: more)
Nikahang Kowsar, Iranian satirist and blogger (see video :: more)
Ali Akbar Mousavi, Stanford University (see video ::more)

Moderator
Mahnaz Afkhami, Women's Learning Partnership (see introduction / see remarks)

Questions and Discussion from Panel II :: video

Film screening: For Neda
The new HBO documentary tells the personal story of Neda Agha-Soltan's life and tragic death in the context of the protests following the presidential elections last year in Iran.

This half-day conference preceded the 2010 Democracy Award presentation and was held at:

National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004