- Tuesday 26th
During the day Arrivals
19:00 – 22:00 Dinner & speed networking activity
Welcoming speeches
- Siegfried Herzog, Regional Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Latin America.
- Gloria Hutt, President of Evopoli, Chile.
- Pedro Urruchurtu, coordinator of RELIAL’s political party group, Venezuela.
Wednesday 27th
08:30 – 09:00 Opening, by Rainer Heufers, Germany
09:00 – 10:00 In Defense of Liberal Democracy
Keynote lecture by Ricardo Lopez Murphy, RELIAL former president, Argentina. [40 minutes of presentation, 20 minutes of Q&A]
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 13:00 World News Broadcast
An informative space where we will discuss the latest political events shaping the course of societies worldwide. We will analyze key events, citizen protests, shifting cycles, and the impact of these movements on the global balance of power.
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch at the hotel
14:30 – 15:30 The Liberal Spot –Resisting Authoritarian Threats
- Tomás A. Arias Castillo, University Professor, and Co-founder of Vente Venezuela
- Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu “Bobi Wine”, President, National Unity Platform, Uganda
- Félix Maradiaga, former Nicaraguan presidential candidate in exile, current RELIAL president
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30 RELIAL declaration – From principles to political action: Marielos Alfaro, RELIAL
16:30 – 17:30 The Liberal Spot – Liberal Experiences in Government
- Sidi Tiémoko Touré, Minister of Animal and Fisheries, Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy
and Peace, Ivory Coast - Siegfried Herzog Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Latin America
- Alysa Wen-li Chiu, Deputy Director, Dept. of International Affairs, Democratic Progressive
Party, Taiwan
18:40-19:00 Official picture
19:00 – 21:00 Challenges to Liberalism Today
Prof. Karl-Heinz Paqué, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Germany Dinner talk at the hotel (Room Marriott Gallery)
Thursday 28th
09:00 – 09:30 Review of the previous day, by Rainer Heufers
Communication know-how exchange (simultaneous workshops)
09:30 – 11:00 First round of training
Teodor Tita | Relationship with The Media: tips for TV Interviews for politicians
Albertina Navas | Social Media Reputation: tips to actively build and promote the personal Brand of a political leader
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Second round of training
Albertina Navas | Social Media Reputation: tips to actively build and promote the personal Brand of a political leader
Teodor Tita. Relationship with The Media: tips for TV interviews for politicians
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch at the hotel
14:30 – 16:00 Panel on the recent American elections.
- Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, CALD – Mardi Seng, Candlelight Party of Cambodia
- Africa Liberal Network, ALN – Elizabeth Adundo, Orange Democratic Movement, Kenia
- Network for Latin America, RELIAL – Felix Maradiaga, Fundación Libertad, Nicaragua (video)
Moderator, Siegfried Herzog, Regional Director for Latin America, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Mexico
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 17:30 Venezuela: a beacon of hope
Venezuela 28 July 2024: A civic milestone in the fight against autocracy Luis Alfonso Herrera, member of the academic committee of CEDICE Libertad
17:00 – 17:30 Closing remarks
Rene Klaff, Head of International Department at Friedrich Naumann Foundation, and Felix Maradiaga, President of RELIAL (video)
19:00 – 21:00 Free night
