The Future of Democratic, Economic and Political Institutions 

The Future of Democratic, Economic and Political Institutions 

Nov 9-10, 2021

Online workshop co-hosted by Boris MInts Institute and University of Vienna.

DAY 1: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

The Future of Democracy

16:00 Opening Remarks:
  • Professor Heinz W. Engl, Rector of the University of Vienna
  • Dr. Boris Mints, President of the Boris Mints Institute

16:15 Panel 1 – Academic experts
Moderator: Mr. Rainer Nowak, Chief Editor of Die Presse
  • Prof. John Carey, Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
  • Prof. Sylvia Kritzinger, Department of Government, University of Vienna View Presentation
  • Prof. Daniela Giannetti, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna
  • Prof. Wolfgang C. Muller, Department of Government, University of Vienna View Presentation
17:00 Panel 2 – Leaders and Decision Makers
Moderator: Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, Former Ambassador of Israel to USA; President Emeritus of Tel-Aviv University
  • Prof. Armen Darbinian, Rector of Russian-Armenian State University and former Prime-Minister of Armenia
  • Prof. Yuli Tamir, President of Beit-Berl College, Former Israeli Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Education
  • Dr. Igor Luksic, Former Prime Minister of Montenegro; University of Donja Gorica
 

DAY 2: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

The Future of the Economic Institutions of the Neo-Liberal Era

16:00 Opening Remarks:
  • Prof. Milette Shamir, Vice President for International Affairs, Tel Aviv University
 
16:15 Panel 1 – Academic experts
Moderator: Prof. Itai Sened, Dean, the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, and Head of the Boris Mints Institute
  • Prof. Paul Romer, Nobel Prize Laureate, Department of Economics, NYU
  • Prof. Michael Kremer, Nobel Prize Laureate; University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
  • Prof. Anat Admati, Stanford Graduate School of Business
 
17:00 Panel 2 – Leaders and Decision Makers
Moderator: Professor Simeon Djankov , Co-Director, Financial Markets group; London School of Economics
  • Dr, Kristalina Georgieva, International Monetary Fund
  • Dr. Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel
  • Prof. Sergei K. Dubinin, Member of VTB Capital Supervisory Board, Russia