# Anniversary event One Hundred Seventy years of Vdi

- Dates: 5 August 2026 to 5 September 2026
- Location: Morada Hotel Alexisbad Harz, Harzgerode, Germany
- Organiser: Committee of Seventy
- Industry: EdTech
- Expected attendance: 250

## About

The Promise of Democracy Summit: 250 Years and the Path Ahead is a summit organized by the Committee of Seventy to celebrate American democracy and discuss its future. It features policymakers, educators, activists, and citizens addressing challenges and solutions for a more inclusive democracy. The event is for civic leaders, educators, and policymakers.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://seventy.org/attend-an-event/the-promise-of-democracy-summit-250-years-and-the-path-ahead)
- [Agenda](https://seventy.org/issues-index/democracy-agenda-for-philadelphia)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
- David Becker
- Jeh Johnson, Columbia University
- Judge John Jones III, former U.S. District Court judge, current president, Dickinson College
- Mary Smith
- Kermit Roosevelt, Professor for the Administration of Justice, UPenn Law School
- Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director of UPenn Annenberg Public Policy Center; creator, Factcheck.org
- Renee DiResta, Georgetown University, former research manager, Stanford Internet Observatory
- Rachel Lobdell, Executive Director, News Creator Corps
- Dannagal Young
- Errin Haines, Editor at

## Ticket pricing

USD 2500 to 25000

## Where to stay

- **Pension Wolfshof**: 110 m from the venue, 2 Schloßberg
  - [Hotel website](https://www.harzer-pension.de)
  - Phone: +49 39484 2204

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