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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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Sesili Verdzadze

Servicelab, Public Service Development Agency, Ministry of Justice of Georgia
Head of Innovations
Georgia
Since 2014, Sesili Verdzadze is leading the single government innovation laboratory ServiceLab, under the Public Service Development Agency, Ministry of Justice in Georgia. Her work focuses on bringing the user-centered design in public service development and delivery, by incorporating innovative methodologies like Design Thinking, Behavioral Insights, Foresight and others into policy making. Sesili is currently responsible for the Service Delivery components of the ongoing Public Administration Reform in Georgia. Sesili holds Master of Public Administration and Management (University College London UCL).
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

Open Government: From Beginnings to New Frontiers Funicular: Mural RoomHelen Darbishire • Eduardo Jurado Béjar • Teele Pehk • Sabine Romon • Bo Kyun Shim • Diarrassouba Souleymane

14:30 GMT+04

Public Service Innovations – Beyond Participation and Engagement towards Co-Design and Co-Delivery Funicular: Underwheel 1Niels Scott • Munkhtuya Altangerel • Jesper Christiansen • Suren Krmoyan • Sophia The Humanoid Robot • Sesili Verdzadze

15:30 GMT+04

Impact, Opportunities, and Challenges for Open Government and OGP in the Eastern Partnership Funicular: Mural RoomJeff Lovitt • Veronica Cretu • Ziya Guliyev • Giorgi Kldiashvili • Katarína Mathernová • Oleksandr Saienko • Maia Tskitishvili • Zuzana Wienk • Artak Zeynalyan

16:30 GMT+04

Engaging Citizens in Law-Making Funicular: Underwheel 2Tim Hughes • Darija Marić • Larisa Panait • Nemanja Relić • Maarja-Leena Saar

17:30 GMT+04

Rebooting Public Service Delivery Funicular: Underwheel 2Nora O'Connell • Helen Clark • Ayanda Dlodlo • Martin Kreutner • Janek Mäggi • Thea Tsulukiani
 
Thursday, July 19
 

09:30 GMT+04

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

10:00 GMT+04

The Power of Incentives and Accountability Mechanisms: Best Practices in Development Cooperation Funicular: Underwheel 1Jake Grover • Bethany Aquilina Brez • Nino Evgenidze • Magda Magradze • Sonia Shahrigian Spotlight on Reformers and Tools: Delivering Public Services, Impact through Open Government Funicular: Underwheel 3Munyema Hasan • María Fernanda Avendaño • Jaimie Boyd • Alicia Evangelides • Tiago Miguel Mendonça • Despina Mitropoulou • Tamar Zhvania

10:30 GMT+04

Feminist Open Government: How It Helps Inclusion Funicular: BallroomLaura Neuman • Nathaniel Seth Heller • Zainab Ahmed • Scott Brison • Helen Clark • Mor Rubinstein • Thea Tsulukiani 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

11:00 GMT+04

The Impact of Digitalization on Citizen Engagement in the Provision of Public Services: A Look at Reality Funicular: Underwheel 2Giorgi Chakvetadze • Natia Gulua • Juan Fernando Libreros • Otavio Neves • Lorena Rivero del Paso • Federico Sosa • Alejandra Macías Sánchez • Pedro Fernández Valdés

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

15:00 GMT+04

Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development Goal 16 Data for Strengthened Monitoring and Implementation Funicular: Mural RoomJairo Acuña - Alfaro • Saba Buadze • Alfredo Elizondo • Alicia Evangelides • José Maria Marín • Virginia Pardo • Nina Sarishvili What Has Led Georgia to OGP Chairmanship? Funicular: TentZurab Sanikidze • Brock Bierman • Giorgi Kldiashvili • Natia Natsvlishvili • Thea Tsulukiani

16:00 GMT+04

Blockchain for Government – From Concept to Reality Funicular: Underwheel 3Shota Chachkhunashvili • Elene Grigolia • Marc Taverner • Mariam Turashvili • Eprem Urumashvili

18:00 GMT+04

Closing Plenary Funicular: Ballroom