OPENING CEREMONY:

Mr. Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

Opening Speech:

His Excellency S.K.I. Khama, President of Botswana

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

H.E. Mr. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, Former President of Mexico and Vice-Chairman of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security

Vote of Thanks:

Dr. Brigalia Bam, ECF-SADC President/Chairperson IEC South Africa

PLENARY SESSION 1: ELECTORAL REFORM ACROSS THE GLOBE

Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman, African Association of Election Authorities

Ms. Irena Hadziabdic, President, EMB Bosnia & Herzegovina

Mr. Rene Sarmiento, Commissioner, EMB The Philippines

Dr. Leonardo Valdés Zurita, President Councilor, EMB Mexico

BREAKAWAY SESSION 1.1: EFFECTIVE ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE (OECD DAC DRAFT PRINCIPLES)

Mr. Fabio Bargiacchi, Senior Electoral Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Mrs. Thoko Mpumlwana, Deputy Chairperson, EMB South Africa

Ms. Sri Nuryanti, Commissioner, EMB Indonesia

Dr. Joseph Thompson, Executive Director, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights-Center for Electoral Promotion and Assistance (IIDH-CAPEL)

BREAKAWAY SESSION 1.2: THE ROLE OF EMBs IN BETWEEN ELECTIONS AND LINKS WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

Mr. Kizito Tenthani, Executive Director, Centre for Multiparty Democracy, Malawi

Dr. Francisco Javier Guerrero, Councilor, EMB Mexico [Spanish]

Ms. Koki Muli, Director, Electoral Leadership Institute, Kenya

BREAKAWAY SESSION 1.3: CHALLENGES FACING EMBs IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL PRESSURE

Mr. Samuel Kivuitu, former Chairman, EMB Kenya

Dr. Roberto Rosario, President, EMB Dominican Republic

Mr. Prapun Naigowit, Commissioner, EMB Thailand

PLENARY SESSION 3: ELECTIONS AND CONFLICT  

Women in Elections-related Conflict: Dr. Annie Chikwanha, Board of Advisors Member, International IDEA

Latin American Experience: Mr. Manuel Carrillo, Coordinator, International Affairs Division, EMB Mexico [Spanish]

African Experience: Dr. Christiana Thorpe, UNEAD

Asian Experience: Mr. Neel Uprety, Chief Election Commissioner, EMB Nepal [Notes]

BREAKAWAY SESSION 3.1:  PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF ELECTION-RELATED CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE

Ms. Samia Mahgoub, IFES Country Director, Burundi

Dr. Tania Arias Manzano, President, EMB Ecuador [Spanish]

BREAKAWAY SESSION 3.2: ELECTORAL JUSTICE

Mr. Michael Svetlik, Vice President, Programs, IFES

Prof. Jesus Orozco, Lead author, Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

Judge Johann Kriegler, Former Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa

BREAKAWAY SESSION 3.3: ELECTIONS AND WOMEN

Dr. Suzana António da Conceição Nicolau Inglês, Chairwoman, EMB Angola

Ms. Julie Ballington, Gender Advisor, GPECS, UNDP

Ms. Monia El Abed, Human Rights Lawyer, Tunisia

PLENARY SESSION 5: ENGAGING ELECTORAL STAKEHOLDERS

Parliaments: Ms. Jessica Longwe, Director of Partner Relations, AWEPA

Political Parties: Mr. Patrick Merloe, Senior Associate and Director of Electoral Programs, National Democratic Institute (NDI)

Election Observers: Ms. Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of Unit for Democracy and Election Observation, European External Action Service

Civil Society: Mr. Paul Graham, Executive Director, Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA)

BREAKAWAY SESSION 5.1: ELECTIONS AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Voter Registration Technologies in Practice: Mr. Felisberto Naife, Director of Elections, EMB Mozambique

E-voting Challenges: Mr. Peter Wolf, Technical Manager, International IDEA

Guiding Principles for Successful Implementation of New Technologies: Mr. Ben Goldsmith, IFES Country Director, Pakistan

BREAKAWAY SESSION 5.2: YOUTH & ELECTIONS

Mr. Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Electoral Officer, EMB Canada

Ms. Anna Solyom, Project Manager, ACEEEO

BREAKAWAY SESSION 5.3: MEDIA AND ELECTIONS

Dr. Steve Surujbally, Chairman, EMB Guyana

Mr. Manoah Esipisu, Deputy Spokesperson and Deputy Director, Communications and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat

Linda Maguire, Senior Electoral Advisor, UNDP

PLENARY SESSION 7: PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

Mr. Andrew Bradley, Director of Global Programmes, International IDEA

Prof. Stephen Stedman, Research Director, PPIEP Project

CLOSING REMARKS

Honourable Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi, Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Botswana