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9:00 - 9:30: Registration and coffee
9:30 - 9:45: Welcome and opening remarks
9:45 - 11:00: Keynote lecture by Professor Mark Warren (University of British Columbia)

Title: Democratic Innovations and Representative Democracy

11:00 - 11:15: Coffee break
11:15- 12:45: Diagnosis of (drivers of) disconnect

Co-creative discussions on the current state of representative disconnect, its main drivers, and impact

12:45 - 1:45: Lunch break
13:45 - 15:15: Scenarios for the future of representative democracy

Critical exchanges on possible scenarios for the future and stakeholder roles in advancing and promoting democratic values

15:15 - 15:30: Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00: Conclusion
16:00 – 17.30: Reception