HR!Day663 - Democracy and Governance II: Next Steps - Mark Gerzon & Steven Olikara

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As a follow-up to our 25 program Democracy Dialogue Series on Humanity Rising in 2022 that brought together an outstanding group of leading authors, experts, innovators, activists and candidates dedicated to advancing the goal of saving and protecting our democracy in the November midterms, we - George Cappannelli, John Steiner and Margo King - are pleased to announce the expansion of the series in 2023 to include the subject of governance here in the US and around the world.

We have expanded the series because we believe this it is vitally important that we not only capitalize on the momentum gained in the midterms, but also recognize, as should be clear to all from the insanity passing as governance in the US House of Representatives, the continuing efforts of Donald Trump, and those who support him and governors and state legislatures in the Red States who are all committed to undercutting our Democracy that we are not yet out of the woods and that there is much that still needs to be done to save democracy and also to revisit and strengthen it here in the US and in other countries as well.

To this end, throughout 2023 we will again to our best to bring you people who are on the front lines who were there in 2018, 2020 and 2022 and will be there again in answering the core question in 2024 and beyond – What’s Next In The Battle To Save Democracy and What Can Each of Us Do To Contribute.

Another primary goal of the series is to bring to our audience that currently includes viewers in 130 countries around the world, insights, perspectives, and recommendations advanced, from the left, center and right, by those who are committed not only to saving democracy, but also revisiting, redefining and renewing its true promise.

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  • Mark Gerzon, leadership trainer and mediator, and best-selling author, is a former EWI Distinguished Fellow. He spearheaded EWI's Global Leadership Consortium, which harnesses talent from around the world to address threats to global peace and security. Gerzon is the author of "Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Differences Into Opportunities," Harvard Business School Press. Using the "mediator's toolbox" described in his book, he coaches leaders in both the private and public sectors on how to bridge the divisions in their companies and communities. Called an "expert in civil discourse" by The New York Times, for the past 20 years Mark has been President of the Mediators Foundation, a non-profit incubator of conflict resolution projects. Mark is co-founder and co-director of the Global Leadership Network, an international organization whose members are leadership trainers from every region of the world. Among the Network's projects are a book on the global dimensions of leadership, and a Global Leaders program being designed in partnership with Outward Bound International. He has also served as a consultant to the United Nations Development Program and its Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery. Since designing and facilitating the first and second United States House of Representatives' Bipartisan Congressional Retreats, he has continued to conduct dialogue trainings for Chiefs of Staff from both parties in the United States House and Senate, and to facilitate "cross-spectrum" dialogues between Left, Center and Right. Both in the private as well as the public sector, his goal is to support leaders who can build bridges across their differences in order to find common ground and solve critical problems.
  • Steven Olikara is a nationally recognized political commentator, speaker, non-profit founder, and change-maker. He is the Founder & Former CEO of Millennial Action Project (MAP), the largest organization of young elected leaders in the U.S. Through MAP, Steven has been on the front lines of passing legislation on democracy, gun violence prevention, climate, veterans employment, and more. Steven’s commentary has been featured in numerous national media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, NPR, NBC, the Washington Post, USA Today, and more. This past fall, Steven served as a political analyst for NBC's largest affiliate in Wisconsin. He recently made history as the first South Asian candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, running on a platform to renew our democracy. Steven is the subject of the documentary film, "The Reunited States," on Amazon Prime, and co-author of the book, JFK: THE LAST SPEECH, on the role of artists in democracy. He is a frequent speaker on leadership and politics at venues such as Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, SXSW, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the White House, the United Nations, and more. In 2018, he was invited to testify before Congress on issues facing millennial entrepreneurs and gig economy workers. An avid musician, and host of the podcast series, “Meeting in Middle America.”

Co-convener:

  • Jim Garrison, President, Ubiquity University

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