Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2018: Full Schedule

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.

09:00 GMT+04

Opening Plenary

The Opening Plenary of the 5th Open Government Partnership Global Summit will take place at the Tbilisi Concert Hall, Georgia. Agenda of the Opening Plenary are as follows.

Opening

Video | Georgia's 100-Year Independence
Performance | Orchestra
Video | Open Government Partnership

Remarks

Welcome and State of the Partnership by Sanjay Pradhan | Chief Executive Officer of the Open Government Partnership
Opening Remarks by H.E. Mamuka Bakhtadze | Prime Minister of Georgia
Opening Remarks by Mukelani Dimba | Civil Society Co-Chair of the Open Government Partnership

Stories of Reform

Open Government Partnership's Promise of Governments Better Serving Citizens

H.E. Maithripala Sirisena | President of Sri Lanka
H.E. Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev | Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic
H.E. Ana Brnabić | Prime Minister of Serbia
Giorgi Kldiashvili | Founder of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information & Civil Society Member of the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee
Helen Clark | Open Government Partnership Ambassador & Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Stories of Reform

Using Open Government to Build Integrity and Trust

H.E. Irakli Kobakhidze | Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia
H.E. Gaston Browne | Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Kakha Kaladze | Mayor of Tbilisi Municipality
Mari Kiviniemi | Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Delia Ferreira Rubio | Chair of Transparency International
Karol Ilagan | Senior Reporter at the Philippine Centre for Investigative Journalism

Remarks

Video Message from Achim Steiner | Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Message from a Special Guest

Welcome to New Members of the Open Government Partnership

National Governments | Ecuador, Kyrgyz Republic, Morocco, Portugal, and Senegal
Local Governments | Basque Country of Spain, Iași of Romania, Kaduna State of Nigeria, Nariño of Colombia, and South Cotabato of the Philippines

Closing Remarks

Thea Tsulukiani | Minister of Justice of Georgia

Speakers

Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev

Prime Minister, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic

Mamuka Bakhtadze

Prime Minister, Government of Georgia

Ana Brnabić

Prime Minister, Government of Serbia

Gaston Browne

Prime Minister, Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Helen Clark

OGP Ambassador, Open Government Partnership

Mukelani Dimba

Head of Development, International School for Transparency

Mukelani Dimba the co-chair of the global steering committee of the Open Government Partnership. He serves as Head of Development of the International School for Transparency, a joint project of the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Södertörn University (Sweden). He... Read More →

Karol Ilagan

Senior Reporter, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Kakha Kaladze

Mayor, Government of the City of Tbilisi

Mari Kiviniemi

Deputy Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

Kiviniemi took up her duties as OECD Deputy Secretary-General on 25th August 2014. Her role consists of sharing her extensive experience to help increase the impact and relevance of OECD work and to contribute to the public policy challenges of promoting inclusive growth, jobs, equality... Read More →

Giorgi Kldiashvili

Executive Director, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information & OGP Steering Committee Member

Giorgi Kldiashvili is a founding member and Director of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI). He has over six years of experience working on good and democratic governance. Giorgi has been carrying out projects, studies and assessments for different international... Read More →

Irakli Kobakhidze

Chairperson, Parliament of Georgia

Mr. Irakli Kobakhidze was born on September 25, 1978 in Tbilisi, in 1995. He graduated from Tbilisi Classical Gymnasium N6.He studied in Georgia and Germany and has the academic degree of the Master of Law and Doctor of Law. In 2006, he defended the Doctoral Thesis in Düsseldorf... Read More →

Sanjay Pradhan

CEO, OGP

Delia Ferreira Rubio

Chair, Transparency International

Maithripala Sirisena

President, Government of Sri Lanka

Achim Steiner

Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Thea Tsulukiani

Minister of Justice, Government of Georgia

Ms Thea Tsulukiani was appointed as Minister of Justice of Georgia in October 2012. Prior to her appointment, she was elected as Member of Parliament for Nazaladevi, a single-mandate constituency of the capital, with 72% of the vote.Ms Tsulukiani has 10 years of experience as a lawyer... Read More →

Wednesday July 18, 2018 09:00 - 12:30 GMT+04
Tbilisi Concert Hall

General, Plenary

Host Organization Open Government Partnership, Government of Georgia
Translation Available English, Georgian, French, Spanish

14:00 GMT+04

Going Beyond Good Intentions to Action: How Can Global Anti-Corruption Summits Support the Implementation of Reforms?

Do global anti-corruption events catalyze anti-corruption reforms at the national level? This conversation will provide an opportunity for OGP participants to take stock of the progress made in major anti-corruption forums in recent years, starting with the 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit and looking towards the 2018 International Anti-Corruption Conference in Copenhagen.

Government and civil society reformers will highlight key emerging areas of reform, as well as a draw a shared roadmap for dialogue and action over the coming months. More specifically, it will help surface concrete opportunities for advancing reform agenda, including through OGP action plans.

Moderators

Joe Powell

Deputy CEO, Open Government Partnership

Joe Powell is the Deputy Chief Executive Office of the Open Government Partnership. He joined OGP shortly after its founding, and has played a leading role in its growth to 76 member countries and thousands of civil society organizations, representing a strong global coalition for... Read More →

Speakers

Zainab Ahmed

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Government of Nigeria

Rudi Borrmann

Undersecretary of Public Innovation and Open Government, Secretary of Modernization of Argentina

Undersecretary of Public Innovation and Open Government at the Secretary of Modernization of Argentina. With over a decade of experience working in the digital realm, Rudi is the creator and former director of the Innovation Lab and Open Government at Buenos Aires City Government... Read More →

Martin Bille Hermann

State Secretary, Government of Denmark

Linda Ofori-Kwafo

Executive Director, Ghana Integrity Initiative

Mrs. Linda Ofori-Kwafo re-joined GII in March 2016 as the Executive Director. Prior to her return to GII, Mrs. Ofori-Kwafo led the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) as the Executive Secretary. Her multi-annual professional experience includes work as the Programmes Manager of... Read More →

Jameela Raymond

Project Manager, Transparency International United Kingdom

Delia Ferreira Rubio

Chair, Transparency International

Wednesday July 18, 2018 14:00 - 15:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Anti-Corruption, Panel

Host Organization Open Government Partnership, Transparency International, Government of Denmark
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

14:00 GMT+04

Our Data Rights: AI Ethics, Privacy, Open Data Need Each Other to Succeed

Bring together three communities that are not talking to each other enough to chart a joint way forward: AI ethics, open data, privacy/surveillance. The outcome is a coming together, of these three groups around a joint data rights framework which will then be translated into regulatory and policy change. We expect to discuss policy ideas such as algorithmic transparency and regulation of online political ads (which could then be picked up by a new OGP cohort focused on data rights).

Moderators

Martin Tisné

Investment Partner, Omidyar Network

As an investment partner at Omidyar Network, Martin leads policy, advocacy strategy, and related investments for the firm’s global Governance & Citizen Engagement initiative.Martin has 15 years of experience in helping to build the international movement for openness, transparency... Read More →

Speakers

Gus Hosein

Executive Director, Privacy International

Gus has worked at the intersection of technology and human rights for over twenty years. He developed national, regional, and global campaigns on communications privacy. He worked on national security and anti-terrorism policy, and led global advocacy against border registration... Read More →

Laure Lucchesi

Director, Etalab

Mélanie Robert

Executive Director for Open Government and Services, Treasury Board of Canada

Meredith Whittaker

Co-Founder & Executive Director, AI Now Institute

Wednesday July 18, 2018 14:00 - 15:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Omidyar Network
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

15:30 GMT+04

Breaking Up Vested Interests: Turning Open Contracting Data into Systemic Political Change

Public procurement is one of the Governments' number one risk of corruption. Building on this assessment, the concept of open contracting promises to deliver a higher level of transparency all through the process, a more effective and trustworthy Government, and a better business environment. The Contracting 5 has emerged as a leading peer-learning network within the international Open Government community to promote and shape open contracting reforms.

The objective of this panel is to share stories, case studies and argue for the spread of an open contracting scheme by design within the different countries' public procurement systems. Gathering high-level speakers from the C5 countries, from the Open contracting partnership board and SCOs, this panel is designed to give insights and vision of the achievements and for the next future of Open contracting.

Moderators

Lindsey Marchessault

Director of Data and Engagement, Open Contracting Partnership

Lindsey is OCP’s Director for Data and Engagement. As part of the senior management team, she helps to direct OCP’s strategy and organizational stewardship. Lindsey leads OCP’s engagement with country implementers and international institutions, oversees our technical assistance... Read More →

Speakers

Clare Rewcastle Brown

Investigative Journalist & Editor, Sarawak Report

Clare Rewcastle Brown is a British journalist and the founder and editor of the website Sarawak Report, which has come to prominence for challenging wide scale political corruption in Malaysia and the impacts on civil and indigenous rights as well as on the environment.Her investigations... Read More →

Karol Ilagan

Senior Reporter, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Kivutha Kibwana

Governor, Government of Makueni County

Anastasiya Kozlovtseva

Head of International Relations, Transparency International Ukraine

Anastasiya Kozlovtseva – Head of International Relations Department/Fundraiser; has joined TI Ukraine in autumn 2013. In 2013-2016 she has coordinated projects related to good and open governance. Anastasiya is responsible for donor, international relations coordination, advocacy... Read More →

Romain Talès

Data Officer, Etalab

Wednesday July 18, 2018 15:30 - 17:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Anti-Corruption, Panel

Host Organization Government of France
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

15:30 GMT+04

Advancing Open Government through Legal Empowerment and Access to Justice

The Ministry of Justice of Georgia, OECD and OSJI propose a high-level panel/round table to describe how the OGP can strengthen links between access to civil justice, legal empowerment and open government. The panel will feature high-level speakers coming from justice institutions, planning agencies and civil society. Speakers will discuss OGP commitments and innovative country experiences for advancing legal empowerment and people-focused access to justice as a means to enhance openness, transparency and accountability.

The panel seeks to highlight opportunities and generate political momentum for OGP members to incorporate access to justice commitments into their 2018 and 2019 NAPs. This event will align with a separate working session for civil society and government reformers on the same topic at the OGP summit, advance the implementation of the Paris Declaration ”Supporting Justice for All” and efforts toward the Joint Declaration on Open Government for the SDGs.

Moderators

Zaza Namoradze

Division Director, Open Society Justice Initiative, Open Society Foundations

Speakers

Mila Carovska

Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Government of Macedonia

In her professional career she gained experience in the field of social work, including facilitation of drama workshops with children housed in institutions, facilitation of educational workshops, SOS operator and supervisor on consultations for drug users and their families, as well... Read More →

Walter Flores

Executive Director, Centro De Estudios Para La Equidad y Gobernanza En Los Sistema De Salud

Germán Garavano

Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Government of Argentina

Mari Kiviniemi

Deputy Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

Marlon Manuel

Senior Advisor to Global Legal Empowerment Network, Namati: Innovations in Legal Empowerment

Marlon has more than two decades of experience in legal empowerment work, having devoted practically his entire career to social justice and human rights lawyering. He has combined grassroots education activities with active involvement in strategic litigation on human rights and... Read More →

Thea Tsulukiani

Minister of Justice, Government of Georgia

Wednesday July 18, 2018 15:30 - 17:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Open Society Justice Initiative, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

17:00 GMT+04

Raising the Bar: Using OGP to Increase Ambition

Leading OGP high-level representatives from around the globe will discuss how they seek to use the OGP platform to co-create ambitious commitments with civil society.

The panel will also examine the use of peer exchange opportunities, and the challenges of sustaining ambition across multiple action plan cycles. Dr Mary Francoli from the International Experts Panel of the Independent Reporting Mechanism will discuss how OGP stakeholders can seek to develop and implement ambitious commitments.

Moderators

María Baron

Global Executive Director, Directorio Legislativo

María is a journalist with a master’s degree in International Relations from Bologna University, Italy and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the National University of San Martín, Argentina. She won the NDI Democracy Award in 2012. She has worked in numerous organizations that... Read More →

Speakers

Tiago Antunes

Secretary of State of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Government of Portugal

Jose Clastornik

Chief Executive, Agency for e-Government and Information Society, Office of the President of Uruguay

Mary Francoli

Associate Professor, OGP/ IEP and Carleton University

Ahmed Laamoumri

Secretary-General, Ministry of Administration and Public Service Reform of Morocco

Eber Omar Betanzos Torres

Deputy Minister of Public Administration, Government of Mexico

Wednesday July 18, 2018 17:00 - 18:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Open Government Partnership
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

17:00 GMT+04

The Dynamics of Vertical Collaboration – Advancing Open Government in Federal and Decentralized Countries

The panel will explore the dynamics of vertical collaboration between levels of government with a special focus on federal and decentralized governments. The discussion will be moderated towards:

The identification of best practices on how OG reforms can be successfully coordinated and implemented in countries characterized as federal or decentralized systems, featuring, for instance, OGP commitments adopted at a subnational level
Discussing challenges and opportunities of advancing OG principles at a decentralized level
Addressing patterns of collaboration between different levels of government & at different stages of the policy cycle
Assessing lessons learnt, especially in light of the OECD’s 2017 Recommendation by the Council on OG (“governance of open government” concept)
Exploring approaches to cross-level cooperation on OGP National Action Plans.

Moderators

Otavio Neves

Director of Transparency, Comptroller General of the Union

Otávio Neves is the Director of Open Government and Transparency in the Federal Government of Brazil. Otávio is currently ahead of the policies on Open Government, Proactive Transparency and Open Data. Former Steering Committee representative for Brazil in OGP

Speakers

Andrés Ibarra

Minister of Modernization, Government of Argentina

Asumió como ministro el 10 de diciembre de 2015. Antes, se desempeñó como ministro de la misma cartera en el Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires de 2011 a 2015.

Mari Kiviniemi

Deputy Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

Lucy McTernan

Chair, Open Government Scotland

Joel Salas Suarez

Commissioner, Instituto Federal de Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales de México

Wednesday July 18, 2018 17:00 - 18:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Government of Argentina, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

09:00 GMT+04

Abriendo Gobiernos en Américas: Qué Aprendimos y Hacia Dónde Vamos

This session will be conducted in Spanish with simultaneous translation available in English, Georgian, and French.

Most participating countries in Americas are in their third or fourth round of action plans. What wins have we had? What is still missing? What does co-creation look like in there Americas? Can co-creation go beyond action plans? What are the next steps?

La mayoría de los gobiernos de la región ya van por su tercer o cuarto plan de acción en el marco de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto. La incorporación de nuevos gobiernos, tanto locales como nacionales, nos lleva a reflexionar: ¿Qué hemos ganado con estos procesos? ¿Qué falta aún? ¿Cómo podemos perfeccionar los procesos de cocreación?

Moderators

Emilene Martínez Morales

Senior Regional Coordinator for the Americas, Open Government Partnership

Emilene Martínez Morales joined the Open Government Partnership in September 2012. In her role, she focuses on supporting civil society organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. She holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in International Studies from the Monterrey... Read More →

Rosario Pavese

Regional Lead South America and Senior Parliamentary Advisor, OGP

Speakers

Leah Cedeño de Boersner

Fundación Espacio Cívico

Marta Ferrara

Directora Ejecutiva, Semillas para la Democracia

Directora Ejecutiva de Semillas para la Democracia desde su fundación – en el año 2006 – a la fecha. Tiene experiencia de trabajo como directora de programas, áreas y proyectos en organizaciones de la sociedad civil, se desempeñó como ejecutiva de cuentas de publicidad, y... Read More →

Camilo Ernesto Romero Galeano

Governor, Government of the Nariño Department

Angelica Maytín

Director General, Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información de Panama

Alvaro Samayoa

Commissioner, Comisionado Comisión Presidencial de Gestión Pública Abierta y Transparencia de Guatemala

Thursday July 19, 2018 09:00 - 10:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Open Government Partnership
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

09:30 GMT+04

Open Government Innovations by Africa

Africa on average makes the most ambitious commitments in comparison to other regions, yet the Africa innovation story has not been told in full. The session provides an opportunity to showcase some great open gov innovations that have been created through collaboration between government and civil society. The collective efforts by reformers from both sides have seen these amazing innovations improving service delivery, curbing corruption and giving citizens the space and voice to hold government accountable.

Moderators

Maureen Kariuki

Senior Regional Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East, Open Government Partnership

Maureen joined the Open Government Partnership in December 2014. Focusing on Africa and the Middle East. she supports civil society organizations to engage more meaningfully and effectively with the OGP and push for the delivery of open government reforms in their countries.Maureen... Read More →

Speakers

Muhammad Sani Abdullahi

Budget and Planning Commissioner, Government of Kaduna State

Eldrid Jordaan

Chief Executive Officer, GovChat

Founder & Chief Executive of GovChat, Eldrid Jordaan is the former Special Advisor to the Minister of Public Enterprises & currently serves as Digital Communications Advisor to various African Governments.

Jessica Mukethe Musila

Executive Director, Mzalendo Trust

Tarik Nesh-Nash

coordinator, OGP

Tarik is following his passion for using technology for a better citizenry. He is the founder of the Moroccan-based ICT4Dev research center and technology startup "Software Centre", as well as previously working at Microsoft Seattle and Beijing, and with the Red Cross in Iraq. Tarik is an Ashoka fellow and a TedX speaker... Read More →

Thursday July 19, 2018 09:30 - 10:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Open Government Partnership
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

10:30 GMT+04

Feminist Open Government: How It Helps Inclusion

This high-level panel will feature prominent open government leaders who are accelerating the gender empowerment and inclusion agenda within the Partnership. Panelists from both government and civil society will engage in a frank discussion and debate about the promises and challenges of mainstreaming gender and inclusion into the open government movement.

Moderators

Nathaniel Seth Heller

Executive Vice President, Results for Development

Appointed in February 2017 as Results for Development’s executive vice president for integrated strategies, Nathaniel Heller oversees the organization’s practice areas that cut across disciplines, such as governance and citizen engagement, adaptive learning and evaluation, adapting... Read More →

Laura Neuman

Senior Advisor, Carter Centre

Laura Neuman is a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Vice-President for Peace Programs at the Carter Center. She has directed and implemented Carter Center transparency, good governance, and access to justice programming, including projects in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Ms... Read More →

Speakers

Zainab Ahmed

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Government of Nigeria

Scott Brison

President of the Treasury Board, Government of Canada

Helen Clark

OGP Ambassador, Open Government Partnership

Mor Rubinstein

Data Labs and Learning Manager, 360Giving

I am working as a data labs manager for 360Giving and as an editor for The State of Open Data publication during the day, an Open Heroine during the night (or just all the time).

Thea Tsulukiani

Minister of Justice, Government of Georgia

Thursday July 19, 2018 10:30 - 12:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Civic Engagement, Town Hall

Host Organization Results for Development, Government of Canada
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

10:30 GMT+04

How Four OGP Commitments Have Transformed the Relationship between Parliaments and Citizens

The global trend of opening the parliamentary institutions to citizens has been steadily increasing as citizen’s demand and expect engagement beyond elections. In some countries, giving the public influence in parliamentary processes has resulted in transforming the relationship between parliaments and citizens, requiring the parliament to look beyond party politics and focus on the issues that affect a country's citizens. The idea behind this very practical session is to tell the story of how four OGP commitments in Argentina, Georgia, and Paraguay and Ukraine have enhanced opportunities for citizen engagement both in terms of the quality and quantity of participation.

Moderators

Julia Keutgen

Technical Advisor, Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Speakers

María Baron

Global Executive Director, Directorio Legislativo

Giorgi Kldiashvili

Executive Director, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information & OGP Steering Committee Member

Blanca Ovelar

Senator, Cámara de Senadores del Paraguay

Irina Pruidze

Member of Parliament & Chair of the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open and Transparent Governance, Parliament of Georgia

Alyona Ivanivna Shkrum

Member of Parliament, Parliament of Ukraine

Thursday July 19, 2018 10:30 - 12:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Westminster Foundation for Democracy, United Nations Development Programme, ParlAmericas, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

12:00 GMT+04

Eliminating Corruption through Shaping the Future of E-Procurement

Transparent public procurement, in particular, e-procurement is essential in the fight against corruption as it allows governments to hold bidders and contractors accountable for their actions. This high-level session will focus on eliminating corruption through shaping the future of e-procurement. It aims at discussing and promoting new visions, approaches, and good practices on e-procurement and its capacity to eliminate corruption.

To this end, senior executives from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Georgian State Procurement Agency, the Open Contracting Partnership, and the World Bank will share their views, experiences and vision of the future of e-procurement. Accordingly, the session will bring together Georgian and international experience. It will showcase good practices and explore challenges and visions for the future of e-procurement and its capacity to combat corruption.

Moderators

Luisa Balbi

Principal Manager, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Luisa Balbi is Principal Manager at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). At the EBRD Luisa is charge of the governance pillar of the Bank’s Capacity Building Framework for civil society, which amongst other aims at improving transparency and enhancing competitiveness... Read More →

Speakers

Kakha Demetrashvili

Deputy Chairman, State Procurement Agency of Georgia

Karolis Granickas

Head of Europe, Open Contracting Partnership

Gavin Hayman

Executive Director, Open Contracting Partnership

David Jaiani

Head of Information Technology, State Procurement Agency of Georgia

Viravanallur Krishnakumar

Practice Manager for Solutions and Innovations in Procurement, World Bank

V.S. (Krish) Krishnakumar is the Practice Manager for Solutions and Innovations in Procurement in the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice. In that role he oversees the implementation of the World Bank’s procurement policies as well as several programs focused on enhancing... Read More →

Eliza Niewiadomska

Senior Counsel for Public Procurement of the Legal Transition Programme, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Eliza Niewiadomska, Senior Counsel in the Legal Transition Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London (EBRD) is responsible for public procurement regulatoryadvice and technical cooperation with Governments in the EBRD region. Key regional technicalcooperation... Read More →

Sandro Nozadze

Procurement Specialist, World Bank

Sandro Nozadze is the procurement specialist in Solutions and Innovations in Procurement in the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice. Georgian national and graduate of European School of Management (ESM) he has 12+ years of procurement related experience. He has been working... Read More →

Luis Vélez Pretelt

Consultant for Open Contracting, World Bank

Luis Vélez is a Governance Consultant at the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice. For the last four years, Luis has worked on the Open Contracting Program assisting governments to implement policies and practices of transparency and participation in public contracting. As part... Read More →

Levan Razmadze

Chair, State Procurement Agency of Georgia

Mercy Tembon

Regional Director for the South Caucasus, World Bank

Dr Mercy Tembon is the World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) since October 2015. She is responsible for leading the dialogue on economic reforms, developing the World Bank’s Country strategies, managing the portfolio of projects and... Read More →

Thursday July 19, 2018 12:00 - 13:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Anti-Corruption, Panel

Host Organization Government of Georgia
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

12:00 GMT+04

OGP Trust Fund Launch: A Conversation about Supporting Co-Creation, Thematic Ambition, and Implementation in OGP

As a unique vehicle to advance the open government agenda, the OGP Trust Fund is officially being launched at the Georgia Summit to support co-creation, implementation and thematic ambition. The OGP Trust Fund Launch is a conversation with OGP featuring awardees and representatives from DFID, AfD and WB, on how the Trust Fund will help support critical areas for improvement. We will hear from the 2018 co-creation awardees, and how they intend to leverage Trust Fund grants to improve ambition and ownership of the co-creation process. We will also be discussing the different windows that the Trust Fund is supporting, including key insights from our donors and partners. The launch session is also an opportunity to provide space for the community to ask questions, and surface ideas about innovative ways to support OG reforms.

Moderators

Aidan Eyakuze

Executive Director, Twaweza

Aidan Eyakuze is the Executive Director of Twaweza East Africa. Twaweza works to enable children to learn, citizens to exercise agency, and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.In May 2016, Aidan joined the OGP Steering Committee as a civil society... Read More →

Speakers

Sérgio Avelleda

Chief of Staff of the Mayor, Government of São Paulo Municipality

Asma Cherifi

Founder & Executive Director, TACID Network

Judith Herbertson

Head of Governance, Open Societies, and Anti-Corruption, United Kingdom Department for International Development

Hélène Julien

Governance Department - Program Manager for Public Sector Reform, Agence Française de Développement

https://www.afd.fr/fr

Timothy Kiprono

Executive Director, Centre for Innovations in Open Governance

Joe Powell

Deputy CEO, Open Government Partnership

Deborah Wetzel

Senior Director for the Governance Global Practice, World Bank

Thursday July 19, 2018 12:00 - 13:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Open Government Partnership
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

13:30 GMT+04

How to be Open Government Friendly When You Are a Donor

This session is thought to be a multi-donor workshop to address two main issues: the trends in donors on open-government issues (included transparency and accountability issues) and the way through which international donors can apply open government principles to their funding decisions and aid management. What are the hot topics the donors see and are challenged on? How do they collectively support the open-government agenda? How they apply to themselves the main principles of open-government? This panel will focus on francophone countries, which are further behind than other countries among the OGP. What have the donors to cope with? How can they leverage on the decision-makers to channel funds to support open-government initiatives? Which experiences or success-stories could be used from other regions to help strengthening the open-government movement?

Moderators

Hélène Julien

Governance Department - Program Manager for Public Sector Reform, Agence Française de Développement

https://www.afd.fr/fr

Lauren Keevill

Program Officer, Transparency and Accountability Initiative

Lauren works with TAI’s members to facilitate deeper partnership engagement around priority TAI sectors and programs. She provides research, analytical and operational support directly to and across TAI priority areas, and has significant previous experience consulting on governance... Read More →

Speakers

Judith Herbertson

Head of Governance, Open Societies, and Anti-Corruption, United Kingdom Department for International Development

Oladayo Olaide

Deputy Director for Nigeria, MacArthur Foundation

Prior to joining the Foundation Dayo worked for the British Council, Abuja, as Output Manager (Economic and Natural Resources) for the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Program, a five-year initiative to mitigate drivers of conflict in Nigeria. He was Economic Governance Program... Read More →

David Sasaki

Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation

Deborah Wetzel

Senior Director for the Governance Global Practice, World Bank

Thursday July 19, 2018 13:30 - 15:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Agence Française de Développement, Transparency and Accountability Initiative, Department for International Development of the United Kingdom
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

13:30 GMT+04

Open Government as a Strategy to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals at Local Level

Open Government provides a favorable framework to advance in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, since it implies a new form of governance that favors transparency and access to public information, promotes the traceability of political decisions, involves citizens in the cycle of public policies and encourages joint work between citizens and public administrations. To advance in this ambitious agenda, an approach where dialogue and complementary actions between the public sector and civil society are constant, constructive and regular should be promoted. Bearing in mind that the local sphere is the closest to citizens, local and regional governments are natural spaces for the joint development of the Open Government Agenda as the driving force of the 2030 Agenda.

The objective of the session is to create a dialogue between representatives of local and regional governments and civil society on open government as a driver to advance on the achievement of the SDGs at local level. The experiences of Africa, America, Scotland and Spain will be presented and will be followed by an empty chair space for the audience to come up and participate in the debate.

Moderators

Paul Bradley

Project Coordinator - SDGs & OpenGov, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organizations

María Alejandra Rico

Deputy Coordinator of the Community of Practice on Transparency and Open Government, United Cities and Local Governments

Speakers

Victoria Anderica

Director of Transparency, Madrid City Council

Andrea Casares

Development Director, Go Austin/Vamos Austin

Development Director for Go Austin / Vamos Austin (GAVA). GAVA is a coalition of residents, community leaders and NGOs working to improve the health of communities in Austin.

Luis Valdez Farías

Governor, Government of La Libertad Region

Nicolás Martín

Executive Director, Somos Mas

Co-founder of Somos Más Colombia and Europe (http://www.somosmas.org), which works harnessing the collective intelligence in social ecosystems since 2003. Promoter and manager of several multi-stakeholder partnerships, including the promotion of Colombian civil society’s engagement... Read More →

Lucy McTernan

Chair, Open Government Scotland

Thursday July 19, 2018 13:30 - 15:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Public Service Delivery, Panel

Host Organization United Cities and Local Governments, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

15:00 GMT+04

Defending Civic Space: The Role of OGP and Other Multistakeholder Initiatives

Across the globe, civil society organizations are taking innovative approaches to defending civic space. Some have leveraged MSIs, including OGP, to open new spaces for civic engagement and resist repression. Others have mobilized coalitions to halt the passage of repressive bills. This fishbowl will bring civil society activists from a number of countries together to share insights from their experiences, generate lessons, and discuss whether and how MSIs can provide a platform for defending civic space. Fishbowl participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and discuss each example. Outcomes of this will include shared strategies and tactics from various contexts to inform work within OGP NAPs, and new partnerships and connections among reformers looking to defend civic space, including through leveraging MSIs.

Moderators

Kersty McCourt

Senior Advocacy Advisor, Open Society Justice Initiative

Kersty McCourt is a senior advocacy advisor with the Open Society Justice Initiative based in Brussels where she leads on a range of advocacy work related to access to justice, civic space, and counter-terrorism, and is part of the managing-troika of the Brussels-based Human Rights... Read More →

Michael Moses

Director of Learning and Programs, Global Integrity

Michael Moses leads on strategy and learning at Global Integrity in Washington, DC.

Speakers

Zipporah Abaki

Program Officer, Constitution and Reform Education Consortium

Levon Barseghyan

Chair, Asparez

Sandra Coliver

Senior Managing Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative

I am working to support litigation and law reform to strengthen and defend the rights to freedom of association and assembly in parts of Latin America, Europe and Africa; build support for, and use of, the Principles on Protest and Right to Information, including by working with networks... Read More →

Waltraud Heller

Programme Manager of Civil Society Cooperation, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Renzo Lavin

Co-Director, Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia

He leads ACIJ’s work on the field of Governance and Democracy. His professional career has been marked by a focus on transparency, accountability, judicial independence and the fight against corruption. He has led diverse projects ranging from the local level to the global, coordinated... Read More →

András Léderer

Information and Advocacy Officer, Hungarian Helsinki Committee

He earned his MSc (in violence, conflict and development) at SOAS, London and his BSc (terrorism, conflict and security) in Aberystwyth and joined the Hungarian Helsinki Committee in September 2015. He writes the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s regular information updates on asylum... Read More →

Vazha Salamadze

Director, Civil Society Institute

Mr. Vazha Salamadzeis founding director of CSI. He has 26 year experience in public sector, from which18 yearshe dedicated to developmentof civil society and promoting enabling environment for CSOs.Mr. Salamadze has sound experience in policy analysis, crafting policy papers, drafting... Read More →

Malgorzata Szuleka

Advocacy Officer, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Thursday July 19, 2018 15:00 - 16:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Civic Engagement, Fishbowl

Host Organization Global Integrity, Open Society Justice Initiative
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

15:00 GMT+04

What Has Led Georgia to OGP Chairmanship?

The panel will initiate a Georgia-centric discussion on OGP and highlight key factors that have made Georgia’s OGP journey a success. This will also be an opportunity to hear what could have been done differently and, thus, serve as lessons learned for Georgia and other countries. The panel aims at providing different perspectives on the same topic by bringing together representatives of the government, leading civil society organizations, and donors.

Representatives of the government will highlight overall progress of Georgia in OGP context Representatives of the civil society who have been drivers of the process from the very start of the initiative will talk about their experience with OGP Georgia. USAID's senior level representative will focus on global USAID perspective in regards of OGP as a tool for aligning assistance to push for reforms with specific focus on OGP Georgia. UNDP Georgia will talk about Open Parliament Partnership in Georgia as well as integrations of Strategic development Goals (SDGs) in OGP in Georgia.

Moderators

Zurab Sanikidze

Director of Analytical Department, Ministry of Justice of Georgia

Mr. Zurab Sanikidze is a Director of Analytical Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. At the same time he is the Chair of the OGP Forum of Georgia, also the Secretary of Anticorruption Council as well as of the Criminal Justice Reform Council of Georgia. His work experience... Read More →

Speakers

Brock Bierman

Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, United States Agency for International Development

Brock Bierman was sworn in on January 8, 2018 as Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Europe and Eurasia. Mr. Bierman brings considerable experience to the Bureau from previous leadership positions with the Rhode Island House of Representatives, USAID, FEMA, Department... Read More →

Giorgi Kldiashvili

Executive Director, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information & OGP Steering Committee Member

Natia Natsvlishvili

Assistant Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme Georgia

Natia Natsvlishvili serves as Assistant ResidentRepresentative in UNDP Georgia Country Office since 2014. She is leading the programme team composed of 4 portfolios covering Democratic Governance, Economic Development, Energy and Environment and Crisis Prevention and Recovery. Prior... Read More →

Thea Tsulukiani

Minister of Justice, Government of Georgia

Thursday July 19, 2018 15:00 - 16:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Town Hall

Host Organization Government of Georgia, United States Agency for International Development Georgia
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

16:30 GMT+04

Asset Recovery – How Can Civil Society Effectively Engage?

As awareness of corruption and kleptocracy have increased with the disclosures from the Panama Papers and other investigations, more countries are engaging in cross bordering cooperation on asset recovery cases Civil society organizations can play a determining role in the asset recovery process. This panel will explore what roles civil society can play in the various stages of the asset recovery process to include the pre-investigative phase, the investigative phase, the judicial phase, and the asset return phase. Discussants will also provide insights on how to develop research efforts and awareness campaigns to educate citizens on asset recovery as well as advocacy on strengthening systems to prevent future asset losses.

Speakers

Mary Beth Goodman

Independent Consultant

Mary Beth Goodman is an international development and anticorruption policy expert who has worked with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and international institutions to advance democracy, human rights and social justice. She served as the Special Assistant... Read More →

Asoka Obeyesekere

Executive Director, Transparency International Sri Lanka

Asoka Obeyesekere is a barrister and political scientist. Prior to joining TISL, Asoka was a Governance Consultant at Verité Research, where he founded and led the Manthri.lk team that runs Sri Lanka’s only parliamentary performance monitoring platform.His work has covered diverse... Read More →

David Ugolor

Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice

Thursday July 19, 2018 16:30 - 18:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Tent

Anti-Corruption, Panel

Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

16:30 GMT+04

More Open Judiciary

High-level panelists will discuss achievements and challenges in the transparency and accountability of the work of the councils for the Judiciary in Georgia and South Africa. Transparency in the judicial appointments, media coverage of and public participation in the council sessions, production of statistical data, etc. will be presented from the perspective of two countries and discussed with the audience.

Moderators

Giorgi Chkheidze

Chief of Party, East-West Management Institute

Speakers

Tatiana Balisova

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Anna Dolidze

Chairwoman, For the People

Nino Gvenetadze

Chief Justice, High Council of Justice of Georgia

Nino Gvenetadze took up appointment as Chairperson of The Supreme Court and chairperson of the Chamber of Criminal Cases in March 2015. In the history of Georgia this is the first time, when a woman is elected as the chairperson of the Supreme Court of Georgia.Nino Gvenetadze is... Read More →

Alison Tilley

Coordinator, Judges Matter

Ekaterine Tsimakuridze

Project Coordinator, Georgian Young Lawyers' Association

Ekaterine Tsimakuridze has worked as a project coordinator of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association since 2013. She has also worked as a lawyer for Article 42 of the Constitution; as a judge’s assistant at the Tbilisi City Court; and as the Deputy Head of the Legal Department... Read More →

Thursday July 19, 2018 16:30 - 18:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Host Organization Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian

18:00 GMT+04

Closing Plenary

Closing Plenary of the 2018 OGP Global Summit.

Thursday July 19, 2018 18:00 - 19:00 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom

General, Plenary

Host Organization Open Government Partnership, Government of Georgia
Translation Available English, Spanish, French, Georgian