RadicalxChange Path – Opening Keynotes

saturday 15.10.2022, 12:15 - 13:15
12:15 – 12:45 Citizens’ Assemblies and DemocracyNext

Claudia Chwalisz – author, activist and entrepreneur working on the transfer of political and legislative power to ordinary people

In recent years, Europe has increasingly embraced citizens’ assemblies. As a democratic and deliberative model, these bodies have proven adaptable, legitimate, and effective. Could they go further, exercising more vital political authority, and even unseating elections as the heart of power?

12:45 – 13:15 Technology for Democracy in Ukraine

Alona Shevchenko – co-founder and operational manager of Ukraine DAO

Hear from Alona Shevchenko, the co-founder of UkraineDAO, which has raised and distributed millions of dollars to aid Ukraine, and organizer of the Kyiv Tech Summit, which convenes local technologists to solve on-the-ground problems in the Ukrainian people’s fight for freedom. Both initiatives are supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

lecture

Path: RadicalxChange