Moderators
Country Engagement Developer for Open Contracting, Hivos East Africa
Speakers
Head of the Open Government, Civic Space and Public Communication Unit, OECD
Alessandro Bellantoni joined the OECD in 2009, where he is the Head of the Open Government, Civic Space and Public Communication Unit. Previously, he worked in the Ministry of Public Administration and Innovation of Italy, for the United Nations (WFP and ILO), and in civil society...
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Chief of Section for Freedom of Expression, Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development, UNESCO
Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (Iceland), began her tenure as Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on 19 July 2017, succeeding Michael Georg Link of Germany.Gísladóttir has 35 years of leadership experience working on human rights, democratic...
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Head of Governance, Open Societies, and Anti-Corruption, United Kingdom Department for International Development
Secretary-General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Prior to International IDEA, Yves Leterme served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 2007 to 2011. Belgium held the Presidency of the European Union during Leterme’s tenure as Prime Minister. He then served as Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...
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Head of Democratic Governance, Council of Europe
AS
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia Deputy Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development