The opening ceremony of the 14th annual international Forum 2000 Conference was held at the Prague Crossroads Centre. This year’s meeting is subtitled as “The World We Want to Live In”.

“Unless our civilization grapples with its short-sightedness, its stupid conviction of its omniscience and its pride, I am certain it is heading for catastrophe,” quoted the former president Václav Havel, under whose auspices the conference is held annually, at the ceremony.

You can read the full text of Havel's opening speech in the document below.

More information about the conference can be found here.