Nobel Peace Conference and Festival
Nobel Peace Conference and Festival
DEMOCRACY ON THE BRINK
Oslo and online • 3 September 2026
Ales Bialiatski
Nobel Peace Prize 2022
Maria Ressa
Nobel Peace Prize 2021
Juan Manuel Santos
Nobel Peace Prize 2016
Maria Corina Machado
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 (Digital)
Jørgen Watne Frydnes
Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Kjersti Fløgstad
Executive Director, Nobel Peace Center
Bryan Sims
Director of Peacebuilding & Partnerships at Humanity United
Ivan Marovic
Executive Director of ICNC
Gina Romero
UN Special Rapporteur
Iva Dobichina
Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Lisbeth Pilegaard
Andrew Regalado
Senior Organizer with the Horizons Project
Haakon Gjerløw
Acting director of PRIO
Ricken Patel
Cofounder and co-chair of Democracy Hub
Wanjira Wanjiru
Kenya
Rakshya Bam
Nepal
Listen to important experiences and conversations, watch the recording of the conference
Conference programme
3 September 13:00-17:00 CEST
Oslo and online
Festival programme
3 September 12:00-18:00 CEST
Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
From Nepal and Kenya, via Serbia, to Brazil and the US:
Join Gen Z leaders in conversation with Nobel Peace Prize laureates about what democracy needs to survive.
With the Peace Prize 2025 to Maria Corina Machado as a backdrop, we ask:
- What are the biggest threats to democracy globally?
- What lessons can be learned from democracy movements around the world?
- How may the international community help democracy movements?
The Nobel Peace Festival engaged a broader audience in the urgency to protect and safeguard democracy.
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The annual Nobel Peace Conference and Festival celebrates the latest Nobel Peace Prize.
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