PART I: THE WAY TO A LIBERAL, DEMOCRATIC AND PROSPEROUS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

16:00 – 16:10 Introduction and welcome

Stephanie Fenkart, Director of IIP Vienna

16:10 – 16:30 Who is championing a liberal, democratic and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Pre-filmed videos (20 minutes)

Ajla Borozan, Program Director, Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR), Sarajevo

Lejla Kusturica, Director, Foundation Atelje za društvene promjene, Sarajevo

Tihomir Dakić, Coordinator, Centre for Environment (CZŽS), Banja Luka

Emina Bošnjak, Executive Director, Sarajevo Open Centre (SOC), Sarajevo

Leila Bičakčić, Executive Director, Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIN), Sarajevo

Ilija Tninić, Executive Director, Perpetuum Mobile, Banja Luka

Amila Karačić, Deputy Program Director, International Republican Institute (IRI), Sarajevo

Irma Baralija, Vice Preident, Naša stranka party, Mostar

16:30 – 17:30 Do Bosnians and Herzegovinians want a liberal, democratic and prosperous country?

Panelists:

Randall Puljek-Shank, Program Advisor, PeaceNexus Foundation

Alida Vračić, Executive Director, Populari Think Tank, Vienna

Vedran Džihić Senior Researcher, Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna

Samir Beharić, Board Member of the Western Balkans Alumni Association, Jajce

Moderator:

Adnan Ćerimagić., Analyst, European Stability Initiative (ESI), Berlin

Content:

The Dayton Peace Agreement is turning 25 years on 21 November (anniversary of the initialling) and 14 December 2020 (anniversary of the signature). The International Institute for Peace, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, and the Karl-Renner-Institut (in the framework of the Initiative Young Generations for the New WB 2030) are marking this anniversary by organising an event that is looking at the anniversary and the agreement beyond the important fact that it brought a much-needed peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It addresses the ongoing struggle to transform the country into a liberal and prosperous democracy based on rule of law and market economy.

We are marking this anniversary by publishing short interviews from “champions of a liberal, democratic and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina” in advance on our social media and webpage and by organizing two events on Nov 20 and Dec 14 that will look at the ongoing struggle to transform the country. See more on IIP Facebook, Twitter and on our web under WESTERN BALKANS INITIATIVE, as well as under ‘upcoming events’.