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Leadership Council

The Leadership Council acts as the body of last appeal, takes a lead in the funding for the Foundation, gives strategic advice and safeguards ethical standards.

Fatima Zaman

Fatima Zaman

Advocate, Kofi Annan Foundation

Itzik Yahav

Itzik Yahav

Co-founder and President, Sapienship

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Artist

Peter Weibel

Peter Weibel

Director, Center for Art and Media (ZKM) in Karlsruhe

Andrea Venzon

Andrea Venzon

Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, NOW

George Tsopelas

George Tsopelas

Managing Director, McKinsey & Company Greece

Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

President & Chief Executive Officer, The New York Times Company

Maria Schmidt

Maria Schmidt

Historian

George Papndreou

George Papndreou

Former Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic

Kabelo Mahlobogwane

Kabelo Mahlobogwane

Chief Ambassador, THUMA Foundation

Kishore Mahbubani

Kishore Mahbubani

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National Universi

Eric Li

Eric Li

Venture Capitalist and Political Scientist, Shanghai

Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy

French Philosopher, Filmmaker and Activist

Nathan Law

Nathan Law

Politician and Activist

Chaker Khazaal

Chaker Khazaal

Palestinian-Canadian author, reporter, and speaker

Clover Hogan

Clover Hogan

Climate Activist

Ibijoke Faborode

Ibijoke Faborode

Co-founder and Executive Director, ElectHER

Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson

Danish-Icelandic Artist

Brunello Cucinelli

Brunello Cucinelli

Chairman and C.E.O., Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A.

Achilles Constantakopoulos

Achilles Constantakopoulos

Chairman & CEO, TEMES S.A.

Mete Coban MBE

Mete Coban MBE

Chief Executive, My Life My Say

Laura Chinchilla

Laura Chinchilla

Former President, Republic of Costa Rica

Colombe Cahen-Salvador

Colombe Cahen-Salvador

Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, NOW

Ouided Bouchamaoui

Ouided Bouchamaoui

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2015

Nicolas Berggruen

Nicolas Berggruen

Chairman, Berggruen Institute

Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Chairperson, Qatar Museums Board of Trustees

The Athens Democracy Forum

The Athens Democracy Forum took place from September 29 to October 1 in Athens (and virtually) where we examined the lessons learned from the pandemic and the rise in populism and participated in the debate on how we should confront the economic and social fallout.