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The Government of Georgia will host the 5th OGP Global Summit in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 17-19, 2018. The Summit will provide an excellent opportunity for leaders from OGP’s 76 participating countries, local governments, and beyond to exchange ideas on how they are making their governments more transparent, accountable, and responsive to citizens.

Please register for the Global Summit at www.ogpsummit.org and send your questions and/or feedback to summit@opengovpartnership.org.
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Joe Ching'ani

CoST Malawi
MSG Chairperson
Malawi
Websitencic.mw
An advocate for good governance from the private sector
Public Speaker
Member of Malawi’s national Integrity Platform
Blogger on Transparency in Infrastructure
Has made presentation on CoST in
Gaborone
Dar Es Salaam
Aswan (Egypt)
Kampala
Wilton Park
Tuesday, July 17
 

18:00 GMT+04

Opening Reception Parliament of GeorgiaIrakli Kobakhidze
 
Wednesday, July 18
 

09:00 GMT+04

Opening Plenary Tbilisi Concert HallMukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev • Mamuka Bakhtadze • Ana Brnabić • Gaston Browne • Helen Clark • Mukelani Dimba • Karol Ilagan • Kakha Kaladze • Mari Kiviniemi • Giorgi Kldiashvili • Irakli Kobakhidze • Sanjay Pradhan • Delia Ferreira Rubio • Maithripala Sirisena • Achim Steiner • Thea Tsulukiani

14:00 GMT+04

Going Beyond Good Intentions to Action: How Can Global Anti-Corruption Summits Support the Implementation of Reforms? Funicular: BallroomJoe Powell • Zainab Ahmed • Rudi Borrmann • Martin Bille Hermann • Linda Ofori-Kwafo • Jameela Raymond • Delia Ferreira Rubio

15:30 GMT+04

What's Next on Beneficial Ownership? Company Leadership and Implementation through National Action Plans Funicular: RestaurantRobin Hodess • Yunus Husein • Maira Martini • James Swenson • Zosia Sztykowski • David Ugolor • Erica Westenberg How to Design and Implement a Multistakeholder Forum to Oversee the OGP Process – Country Experiences, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Funicular: Underwheel 3Levan Samadashvili • Amélie Banzet • Carolina Cornejo • Gonzalo GUERRERO • Cecile Leguen • Michael Peters • Manuel Barros Riveros

17:00 GMT+04

OGP and Parliamentary Oversight: Working with Parliaments to Strengthen Oversight of Service Delivery and National Action Plans Funicular: Glass RoomScott Hubli • Randy Boissonnault • Gigi Bregadze • Tamar Chugoshvili • Mukelani Dimba • Femke Lee-Brouwer

17:30 GMT+04

Eyes on the Price: Effective Strategies in Using Open Contracting and Open Data for Grassroots Health Advocacy in Africa, Asia, and Latin America Funicular: Underwheel 1Tin Geber • Carey Kluttz • Evgenija Kononchuk • Ifeoma Onyebuchi • Maikol Porras • Gagan Kumar Thapa
 
Thursday, July 19
 

09:00 GMT+04

Managing Political Transitions: Continuing Reforms through Leadership Changes and in Challenging Times Funicular: Mural RoomJoy Aceron • Jonathan Bell • Michael Peters • Anthony K. Selmah • Nada Zohdy Transparency for What? Going Beyond the Openness Rhetoric Funicular: Underwheel 1Michael Cañares • Joyce Cudjoe • Yanuar Nugroho • Lejla Sadiku

09:30 GMT+04

Open Government Innovations by Africa Funicular: BallroomMaureen Kariuki • Muhammad Sani Abdullahi • Eldrid Jordaan • Jessica Mukethe Musila • Tarik Nesh-Nash

10:30 GMT+04

Promoting People’s Participation for Improved Public Services: SMART Commitments on Implementing Open Government through Social Accountability Funicular: Mural RoomAbhinav Bahl • Undral Gombodorj • Tatiana Savva • Slamet Soedarsono • Jeff Thindwa • Alex Tolgos • Candra Wijaya

12:00 GMT+04

From Engagement to Co-Creation – Re-Building Trust for Better Open Government Reforms Funicular: Underwheel 2Niels Scott • Mukelani Dimba • Katarzyna Gardapkhadze • Kai Klandorf • Damjan Manchevski • Thea Tsulukiani

13:00 GMT+04

Communities, Inequality, and Water: Who Receives Water, When, and at What Price – Can Open Government Make a Difference? Funicular: Underwheel 2Carole Excell • Mohamad Mova AlAfghani • Paula Martins • Lucía Pardo • Taryn Pereira-Kaplan

13:30 GMT+04

Open Government as a Strategy to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals at Local Level Funicular: BallroomMaría Alejandra Rico • Paul Bradley • Victoria Anderica • Andrea Casares • Luis Valdez Farías • Nicolás Martín • Lucy McTernan

14:00 GMT+04

Light and Heat: Lessons from Investigative Journalists and Activists Working Together to Combat Corruption Funicular: Underwheel 3Camille Eiss • Maira Martini • Miranda Patrucic • Stefan Verwer

15:00 GMT+04

Defending Civic Space: The Role of OGP and Other Multistakeholder Initiatives Funicular: BallroomMichael Moses • Kersty McCourt • Zipporah Abaki • Levon Barseghyan • Sandra Coliver • Waltraud Heller • Renzo Lavin • András Léderer • Vazha Salamadze • Malgorzata Szuleka An Open Contracting Route to Better Transport Infrastructure Funicular: Glass RoomBernadine Fernz • Clare Rewcastle Brown • Natalie Forsyuk • Salvador Sánchez González • Frank Kehlenbach

18:00 GMT+04

Closing Plenary Funicular: Ballroom