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Agenda and Presentations, PMO Leaders' Conference

Below is the PMO Leaders Conference Agenda from April 30 to May 2, 2012. Please click on the name of presenters, when hyperlinked, to view a copy of their presentation. In cases where organizations' websites were presented, the websites are hyperlinked. Video archive of the conference will be available in the coming weeks.

If you haven't already, please visit and provide answers to the How Open is Your Parliament? survey that Chakshu Roy (PRS Legislative Research, India) put together during the conference.



Monday, April 30

9:00 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Panelists:

  • Shari Bryan, National Democratic Institute, United States
  • Melissa Ortiz Massó, FUNDAR, Mexico; Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency
  • Ellen S. Miller, Sunlight Foundation, United States
  • Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States

 

9:30 a.m.

Exploring International Engagement: The Open Government Partnership and Standards for Democratic Parliaments

Moderator:

  • Rick Stapenhurst, World Bank Institute

Panelists:

  • Anders B. Johnsson, Inter-Parliamentary Union
  • Caroline P. Mauldin, U.S. Department of State, United States

 

10:45 a.m

Effective Practices in Parliamentary Monitoring: Perspectives from around the World

Moderator:

Panelists:

 

12:10 p.m.

Lunch: International Cooperation in Monitoring Parliamentary Transparency: Lessons from Latin America

Panelists

 

1:15 p.m.

Perspectives from Parliament: Open Parliamentary Data

Moderator:

  • Jeffrey Griffith, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, United Nations

Panelists:

  • Gherardo Casini, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, United Nations
  • Stephen Dwyer, Office of Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Matt Lira, Office of Majority Leader Eric Cantor, U.S. House of Representatives

 

2:15 p.m.

Best Practices in the Use of Parliamentary Informatics: Prospects for International Engagement

Moderator:

  • Janet Haven, Open Society Foundations

Panelists:

 

3:30 p.m.

Overview of the Draft Parliamentary Transparency Pledge: Creating a Culture of Transparency in Parliaments

Moderator:

  • Scott Hubli, National Democratic Institute, United States

Break-Out Session Facilitators:

  • Andrew Mandelbaum, National Democratic Institute, United States
  • María Baron, Fundación Directorio Legislativo, Argentina
  • Daniel Schuman, Sunlight Foundation, United States

 

4:00 p.m.

Breakout sessions: Parliamentary Transparency Pledge

6:30 p.m.

Conference Reception and Dinner

Host:

  • Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States

Keynote Remarks:

  • Maria Otero, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights

 

Tuesday, May 1

9:00 a.m.

Report Back on Breakout Sessions

9:45 a.m.

Managing Parliamentary Relations: Building Trust & Cooperation

Moderator:

  • Keith Schulz, U.S. Agency for International Development

Panelists:

 

11:15 a.m.

Breakout Sessions: Confronting Challenges to Effective Parliamentary Monitoring

1) Gaining Access to Parliamentary Information in Challenging Environments

Discussion Leaders:

2) Can we form an alliance to collaborate on shared PMO software tools?

Discussion Leader:

  • Tom Steinberg, mySociety, United Kingdom

3) Building Citizen Interest in Parliament: Strategies for Engaging Citizens on the Web

Discussion Leaders:

 

12:30 p.m.

Lunch: The Future of Parliamentary Monitoring and Technology for Transparency

Moderator:

  • David Sasaki, Omidyar Network

Panelists:

 

1:45 p.m.

Increasing Accountability through Monitoring Political Finance, MP Asset Disclosures and Constituency Development Funds

Moderator:

  • Sefakor Ashiagbor, National Democratic Institute

Panelists:

 

2:45 p.m.

Advocacy Open Mic: Brainstorming Session on Opportunities for Collective Action by PMOs

Discussion Facilitators:

  • Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou, Regards Citoyens, France
  • John Wonderlich, Sunlight Foundation

 

4:15 p.m.

Open Discussion:  Structures and Mechanisms for Ongoing Collaboration

Discussion Facilitators:

  • María Baron, Fundación Directorio Legislativo, Argentina
  • Takawira Musavengana, Open Society Institute, South Africa

 

Wednesday, May 2

9:00 a.m.

Wrap-Up Session: Going Forward

Discussion Facilitators:

  • Vukosava Crnjanski, Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability, Serbia
  • Scott Hubli, National Democratic Institute

 

10:30 a.m.

Concluding Remarks and Formal Close of Conference

Remarks:

  • Kenneth Wollack, National Democratic Institute, United States

 

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