Prof. Pan Suk Kim
Professor Emeritus, Yonsei University, South Korea
Former Minister of Personnel Management and Presidential Secretary for Personnel Policy.
STATECRAFT 2026
International Congress on Democracy and Public Institutions
Statecraft2026
Democracy is only boring
until it fails.
22–23 September 2026
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)Johannesburg, South Africa
Thank you to all the speakers, partners and participants who joined us in Johannesburg.
See the photosThank you
STATECRAFT 2026 took place on 22 and 23 September at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg. Thank you to all the speakers, partners and participants who joined us.
Videos of the sessions will be published here soon. In the meantime, see the photos in our Flickr album.
Featured Speakers
Statecraft 2026 brought together leaders and experts shaping the future of public institutions and democratic governance.
Prof. Eko Prasojo
Public-administration scholar; former Vice Minister, Indonesia
Expert in bureaucratic reform, decentralisation and public governance.
Dr Claudelle von Eck
Governance strategist; former Non-Executive Director, Eskom
Specialist in ethical culture, organisational renewal and systems change.
Guillermo Valdivieso Payva
Dean of Law, Universidad Continental; former Executive President, SERVIR, Peru
Former head of Peru’s National Civil Service Authority; 30 years in public management and administrative law.
Ferial Haffajee
Associate Editor & Head of the Johannesburg Bureau, Daily Maverick
Award-winning journalist covering politics, governance and democratic accountability.
Prof. Taibat Lawanson
Leverhulme Professor of Planning and Heritage, University of Liverpool
Urban-planning scholar focused on African cities, spatial justice and heritage.