IFN Launch Conference

Democracy in Eurasia: How Far, How Fast?

in collaboration with

The Foreign Policy Centre

Venue: Music Room, The Foreign Press Association
11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AJ

Time: 10am-1pm

Date: 12 November 2004

Brief: A year on from Georgia's 'Rose Revolution', with landmark elections taking place in Ukraine and across this increasingly strategic region, the conference will look at the prospects for democratic change in the former Soviet Union.

The conference will be chaired by Bruce Clark of The Economist and the keynote speaker will be H.E. Amiran Kavadze, Ambassador of Georgia to the United Kingdom. Among other speakers and invitees are academics, journalists, diplomats, business leaders and senior representatives of opposition parties from the former Soviet Union. They will address key issues in the region, including: elections, media freedoms, constitutions, business risks, security, corruption and civil society.

Aims:

Networking and experience-sharing opportunities for opposition party representatives
Promote greater media attention on democratisation issues in Eurasia
Raise business awareness of the significance of potential democratic changes

If you would like to attend please RSVP to:
Shairi Mathur
Programme Assistant
The Foreign Policy Centre
+44-207-3886662
intdev@fpc.org.uk