Between February 15th and 17th, the President of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization, Professor Emil Constantinescu, was in Berlin, Germany, attending the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI.Tech and Humankind organised by the "Cinema for Peace" Foundation.
THE CINEMA FOR PEACE FOUNDATION
By way of film, the non-profit "Cinema for Peace" Foundation aims to influence the public perception and resolution of the most important global social, political and humanitarian challenges of our time. Over the past two decades, the efforts of the Berlin-based Foundation have reached over one billion people. The Foundation has spearheaded over 20 full-length films, short films and documentaries, helping to raise over 10 million dollars for humanitarian efforts with the involvement of over a hundred Academy Award-winning artists, more than 30 heads of state, 100 national ministers and high state officials, as well as numerous public figures of contemporary society, in support of the edification of a better future by way of noble causes.
Over the years, supporters of the "Cinema for Peace" Foundation have included resonant names such as Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman, Muhammad Ali, the Dalai Lama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Pope Francis, Ban Ki-Moon or Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The "Cinema for Peace" Foundation has also contributed to protecting the lives and freedoms of dissidents such as Alexei Navalny, Ai Weiwei, Pussy Riot, but also of lesser-known victims such as the Burmese comedian Zarganar, whose release from prison was triggered by a documentary film initiated by the "Cinema for Peace" Foundation.
OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL DIPLOMATIC MEETINGS: A PATH TO PEACE AND THE PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY
Organizat anual în capitala Germaniei de către Fundația „Cinema for Peace” și partenerii
Organised annually in the capital of Germany by the "Cinema for Peace" Foundation and its partners, the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI/Tech and Humankind awards documentary filmmaking that presents facts and evidence that inspires debate of some of the most pressing issues of the contemporary world: democracy, peace, justice, human rights and cultural diplomacy.
The event brings together political leaders and representatives of civil society and culture deeply engaged in elaborating ideas and practices for a better world and a fundamental shift of our current society for global wellbeing. At the same time, the World Forum offers the opportunity for both official and unofficial diplomatic meetings that may well pave the way to the progress of democracy and peace, of justice and of individual liberties. Each panel of the World Forum is followed by a lawmaking workshop that aims to develop frameworks of law with the aim of implementing them worldwide.
The 2026 edition was attended by over 300 current and former heads of state and of government, high state officials, representatives of national assemblies, members of diplomatic cops, university professors, renowned international philanthropists, human rights activists and philosophers seeking solutions to some of the most acute problems of the moment as part of a productive series of debates divided into 50 parallel sessions.
KEY THEMES
Global geopolitics
Autonomous Rights, Self-Determination or Separatism: Greenland, Catalonia, Scotland, Uyghurs
Taiwan, Ukraine and Nations Under Threat: Why Protect Democracy?
The USA @250: The Land of the Free or The Return of the King?
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Warfare
Africa: We Give Aid, China Takes Control?
State Secularism as the Basis of Democracy, Equality & Human Rights in the Islamic World
China, Russia, Iran & North Korea vs. Democratic Nations
How to Stop Killings in Sudan, Myanmar & Other Crisis Areas
A New START: A Global Treaty on Nuclear Missiles & Safety for the US, Russia, China
The Russia Council & The Day After Putin
The rollout of AI technologies at the global level
Approaching Singularity: Our Brains interfacing with Superintelligence?
Ownership: When Robots Do Our Work?
The Existential Dilemma: Evolve, Enhance and Protect OR Endanger the Human Race with Robots, Autonomous Weapons Systems, and AI Superintelligence?
Dreams of Electric Sheep and Blade Runners: The Rights of AI, Robots and the Definition of Life
My AI Teacher: Quality Education to fight Extreme Poverty, Dictatorship & Populism
The challenges of safeguarding independent sources of information and fundamental moral principles in the context of a global acceleration in wealth centralization and the digitization of human existence
HAL Says Hello: A Charter for Governments on How to Regulate AI and Superintelligence
Big Tech: "Maternal" Algorithms by Design for Values, Truth, Protection, Accountability & Democracy
The Global Bill to Stop Fake News
Independent Media: Create & Own Your Social Media Platform
The Citizen App & Digital ID: Democracy and Bureaucracy on a Chip
The need to rethink global economic policy for a digitally-connected age
The Global Fair Taxes & Safe Pensions
World Economic Crises Cost Lives – Limit National Debt & Increase Bank Stability
Green Jobs and Breakthrough Innovations and Technologies
How to Save Europe's Leading Economy
Trade: Ensuring Social & Environmental Standards by Sanctions & Incentives
How to End Extreme Poverty – with the Help of AI?
Ethical Business & Investments: Stop Paying for Dictators and Oppression
The global rise of authoritarian political trends that often take advantage of humanity's alienation via social media content algorithms
Restoring Truth, Privacy & Mental Health on Social Media
Political Correctness in Open Societies – New Rules for Language, Humour, Science and Behaviour
How to Stop the Rise of the Far Right and Dictatorship – How to Stop Extremism?
The Language of Demagogues Inciting Violence & Hate: Setting Legal Borderlines
Why Democracy? The Philosophers' Panel
The worsening global climate emergency and the perspectives for the ecology of the future
How to Stop Climate Change for Real – Legislation & the Crime of Ecocide
The Next Agricultural Revolution: A Food System Healthy for People & the Planet
The growing importance of private enterprise in space exploration and the perspectives for humanity's expansion among the stars
Plan B: Arche Noahs under Earth, on the Moon and Mars?
The Race to Space: Who Will Control Global Communication and Satellites?
Cutting-edge developments in medical technology and their implications for the future of mankind
Methuselah and Lazarus: The End of Sickness and Death by 2040?
Creating Happiness: The Neuroscience of Music, Food, and Human Connection
X-Men: Where Do We Set the Borderlines of Genetics?
THE DEMOCRACY GALA
In order to honour the individuals and organisations that have had a significant impact in the fields of culture, peace, human rights, justice, science and innovation in technology and artificial intelligence, the World Forum and the "Cinema for Peace" Organization have created the "Noble Prize" to recognise and celebrate exceptional contributions to humanity's progress and wellbeing, ensuring that those that devote themselves to creating a better world of tomorrow receive the recognition they deserve and are able to inspire other to follow in their footsteps.
The Noble Prizes: exceptional contributions to humanity's progress and prosperity
Awarded as part of he Democracy Gala held at the close of the World Forum's first day of proceedings, the 2026 Noble Prizes were awarded to exceptional individuals whose commitment to morality, ethics, the rule of law and international understanding and cooperation have been proven beyond reproach – among them:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director of the World Health Organization;
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the Belorussian democratic opposition and of the Belorussian government-in-exile;
Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan human rights activist
He was the manager of the Hotel des Mille Collines in Kigali when he decided to open its gates to receive 1268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees fleeing the Interahamwe militia during the Rwandan genocide;
Renée Michelle Good, one of the January 2026 victims in Minneapolis of ICE agents from the US Department of Homeland Security (the award was posthumously received by her widow, Becca Good);
Albie Sachs, South African lawyer, author and former judge, vocal activist against the apartheid regime
In 1988 he survived an attempted bomb assassination on his car by the apartheid government, following which he was left without his right arm and sight in his left eye;
Roman Oleksiv, an 11-year-old survivor of a triple Russian missile attack on a hospital in Vinnytsia, Ukraine
He crawled out from under the rubble with third-degree burns covering 85% of his body. His harrowing experience elicited a standing ovation from the audience attending the Democracy Gala, on which occasion Roman, during a particularly emotional moment of his acceptance speech, offered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, also in attendance, a scarf made by refugee children of the war in Ukraine.
EMIL CONSTANTINESCU, KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE WORLD FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY, AI/TECH AND HUMANKIND
Invited to attend the 2026 edition of the World Forum as keynote speaker, the President of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization, Emeritus Professor Emil Constantinescu, took part in panel discussions on "The Permanent Court for the Crime of Aggression," "How to Stop the Slide towards Authoritarianism?" and "Separation of Powers: Safeguarding Electoral Independence, Judicial Autonomy and Constitutional Military Command."
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