GEO 2013 Presentations
Keynote Speech
Dr. Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India (Powerpoint)
Session 1, Plenary Session: Sustaining Electoral Integrity
- General El Khoury, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Lebanon (Word, Powerpoint)
- Audrey Glover, Electoral Reform International Services (Word)
- Francis Gabriel Oke, Director Electoral Assistance Unit, ECOWAS (Word, Powerpoint)
Session 2, Breakouts: Threats to Electoral Integrity
Breakout 1: Marginalization and Exclusion of Women
- Bhojraj Pokharel, Former Chair of the Electoral Commission of Nepal (PDF, Powerpoint, Powerpoint Summary)
- Limakatso Mokhothu, Former Chair Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho (Word)
- Judge Hesham Abdel Rahman, Head of Technical Office, Egypt's Higher Elections Committee (Powerpoint)
- Maria Eugenia Villagrán, Chairperson Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Word, Powerpoint)
- Mamadou Diamoutani, Commission electorale nationale independante, Mali (Word)
- Cristian Alexandru Leahu, Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania (Word, Powerpoint)
Breakout 3: Electoral Violence
- Issak Hassan, Chairman, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenya (Powerpoint)
- Carlos Ariel Sánchez Torres, Chariperson, Registradura Nacional del Estado Civil, Columbia (Word, Powerpoint)
- Justice Tassaduq Jillani, Electoral Commission of Pakistan
Session 3, Plenary Breakout Reports: Upholding Integrity Standards on Inclusion, Fraud Prevention and Electoral Security
- Julie Ballington, UN Women (Powerpoint)
- Denis Kadima, Executive Director Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (Powerpoint)
- Richard Attwood, International Crisis Group
Session 4, Plenary Session: Capacity Building and Professional Development of Electoral Officials
- Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission of Nigeria (Powerpoint)
- Akshay Rout, Indian International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (Word)
- Manuel Carrillo, Instituto Federal Electora (IFE)l, Mexico (Word)
Session 5, Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: Capacity Development of EMBs
- Jose Thompson, Director Centro de Asesoria y Promocion Electoral (CAPEL) (Powerpoint)
- Zetty Maria Bou Valverde, Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, Costa Rica (Word)
- Idrissa Kamara, African Union (Powerpoint)
Breakout 2: Electoral Information and Knowledge
- Irena Hadziabdic, Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Powerpoint, References, Word)
- Pedro Penagos Lopez, Electoral Tribunal of Mexico
- Ilona Tip, Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (Powerpoint)
Breakout 3: International Assistance Programmes
- Hadar Nafis Gumay, Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), Indonesia
- Paul Guerin, IFES Myanmar (Powerpoint)
- Carlos Valenzuela, UNDP (Powerpoint)
Session 6, Breakouts Reports: Capacity Building and Professional Development of Electoral Officials
- Samia Mahgoub, Arab Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (Powerpoint)
- Naureen Tadros, Head of the ACE Secretariat (Powerpoint)
- Sue Nelson, Democracy and Governance Expert (Word, Powerpoint)
Session 7, Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: Stakeholder Relationship
- Rev. Bongani Finca, Commissioner Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (Word, Powerpoint)
- Bidhayak Das, Asian Network for Free and Fair Elections (ANFREL) (Powerpoint)
- Joram Rukambe, UNDP (Powerpoint)
Breakout 2: Retaining Talent
- Ziaullhaq Amarkhil, Independent Electoral Commission of Afghanistan (Powerpoint)
- Theophilus Pejarukaene Mujoro, Electoral Commission of Namibia (Word)
- Tyler Finn, Organization of American States (Word, Powerpoint)
Breakout 3: Assessing Sustainable ICT
- Michael Yard, IFES (Powerpoint)
- Brown Kassaro, IT Director Electoral Commission of Zambia (Word, Powerpoint)
- Marian Muhulet, Vice-President of the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania (Powerpoint)
Session 8, Plenary Session: Stakeholder Relationships, Retaining Talent and Sustainable ICT
- Pat Merloe, Director of Electoral Programs, National Democratic Institute (NDI) (Powerpoint)
- Beverly Hagerdon Thakur, IFES (Powerpoint)
- Niall McCannm Lead Electoral Advisor, UNDP
Session 9, Plenary Session: Promoting Cost-Effectiveness in Electoral Processes
- Dr. Christina Thorpe, Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Election Commission Sierra Leone (Powerpoint)
- Dr. Emad Al-Sayeh, Deputy Chairman of the High National Elections Commission, Libya (Word, Powerpoint, Arabic)
- Michael Maley, Centre for Democratic Institutions, Australian National University (Word)
Session 10, Plenary Session: Integrity and Capacity for Sustainable Electoral Processes and Strengthened Democracy
- Rafael Lopez Pintor, University Autonomous Madrid, Spain (Word, Powerpoint)
- Avery Davis-Roberts, The Carter Centre (Word, PDF, Powerpoint)
- Richard Frank, the Electoral Integrity Project, Harvard University and University of Sidney (PDF)
