Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
CNN and ABC news
Speaker at Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2024

Jeanne Meserve is host of the Special Competitive Studies Project’s NatSec Tech podcast which explores the impact of technology innovation on security, economics and democracy. She’s an expert interviewer, sought-after moderator, and award-winning journalist.

During her career as an anchor and correspondent with CNN and ABC News Jeanne earned her profession’s highest honors, including two Emmys and the Edward R. Murrow Award. She also contributed to two CNN Peabody Awards.

Jeanne interviews top leaders in industry, government and academia, moderating discussions on a wide array of topics. Engagements have included the White House Summit on Democracy, the Copenhagen and Denver Democracy Summits, the Munich Security Conference, the Halifax International Security Forum, AtlanticLIVE and Washington Post LIVE events, and the global conferences of the International Women’s Forum.

At CNN Meserve anchored worldwide coverage of the Yitzhak Rabin assassination and the death of Princess Diana. After the 9/11 terror attacks she created the network’s homeland security beat and was the first to report on the devastating flooding in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. She was also a key member of the CNN political team during the 1996 and 2000 elections. While at ABC News she covered the White House and the State Department, reporting from the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

Jeanne has provided communications coaching to leaders in the corporate, government, academic and non-profit world. She is a member of the Homeland Security Experts Group and the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity. She was previously on the board of the non-profit Space Foundation.

Talks at Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2024

Welcome and Opening of Day I
Suzanne Lynch (Moderator)
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 09:00
The Democratic World in Numbers: Launch of Democracy Perception Index 2024
Nico Jaspers
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 09:40
The Future of European Leadership on Values
Charles Michel
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 09:50
Part 1: The Road to Two-State Democracy - Israel’s state of democracy
Yohanan Plesner*
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 10:30
Part 2: The Road to Two-State Democracy - Palestine
Fadi Elsalameen*
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 10:40
Investing in Democracy
Julie Cane
Richard Rikoski
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 15:30
Youth Standing up for Freedom around the Globe
Youth Liberty Congress Delegates
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 17:25
Standing for Freedom through Music
Rana Mansour
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Tuesday May 14, 18:10
Welcome and Opening of Day II
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Suzanne Lynch (Moderator)
Wednesday May 15, 09:30
Freedom and the Global Technology Rivalry
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Mark Scott (Moderator)
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Wednesday May 15, 09:35
Biorisk and Democratic Preparedness
Rasmus Bech Hansen
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Wednesday May 15, 09:55
Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Program
Viktor Nestulia
Jørn Larsen (Judge)
Nima Tisdall (Judge)
Nick Cohen (Judge)
Mariam Akhalkatsi
Anton Tarasyuk
Dmytro Bilash
Ana Toklikishvili
George Gogua
Ariadna Dron
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Wednesday May 15, 11:00
Closing Remarks
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Suzanne Lynch (Moderator)
Jeanne Meserve (Host and Moderator)
Wednesday May 15, 12:50