Cyprus Forum 2026 will bring more than 220 speakers to Nicosia from Monday to Wednesday, September 28 to 30, with President Nikos Christodoulides and government ministers expected to attend.
The forum is organised by Oxygen for Democracy and will be held at The Landmark Nicosia. It will gather politicians and officials, academics, business leaders, diplomats and civil society representatives from Cyprus and abroad, with a programme of 40 sessions, panel discussions and side events.
This year’s edition centres on democracy, transparency and sustainable development. Sessions will cover democratic and institutional resilience, the economy and competitiveness, economic growth and employment, security, geopolitics and international developments. Other topics include education, technology and innovation, disinformation, the environment, youth participation and housing.
President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou is also expected to attend. Ministers expected at the forum include Minister of Justice and Public Order Costas Fytiris and Minister of Education, Sport and Youth Athena Michaelidou. They will be joined by Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou, Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nicholas Ioannides and Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Christodoulos Patsalides.
According to the organisers, the official speaker list confirms that European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis will take part. So will Themis Christophidou, the European Commission’s Director-General for Regional and Urban Policy, along with a number of ambassadors, academics and representatives of European and international organisations.
Oxygen for Democracy says the forum aims to bring together different approaches to public policy and encourage institutions, experts and the public to exchange proposals.
