Are you a public servant or politician, looking for new ways to involve citizens in policy-making in your community?

Are you thrilled to learn about fascinating examples of public deliberation from governments in France, Australia, Belgium, Ireland and elsewhere?

This years' edition has lined-up an impressive group of speakers to tell you about major experiences and innovations in working with deliberative methods at all levels of government:

• Claudia Chwalisz: OECD lead on innovative citizen participation
• Karl-Heinz Lambertz: President of the Ostbelgien regional parliament. First parliament in the world to institutionalise deliberative assemblies in 2019.
• David Van Reybrouck: G1000 co-founder and author on democratic innovation
• Art O'Leary: Secretary to the Irish Convention on the Constitution
• Magali Plovi: Green Party MP in the Brussels' regional parliament who was the driving force behind the installation of the Brussels mixed deliberative commissions
• Lise Deshautel: advisor to the governing committee of the French Citizens Climate Convention.
• Adinda Claesen: chairwomen of the Old-Heverlee city-council who took the initiative for a deliberative assembly for an reconversion project in the village.
• Anna Stuers: Permanent Secretary of the Ostbelgien Citizen Council
• Typhanie Scognamiglio: Senior civil servant in charge of the French inter ministerial centre for citizen participation
• Iain Walker: Executive director of the newDemocracyFoundation Australia.

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