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Participants List/ Liste Des Participants Participants List/ Liste des Participants International Conference on Benchmarking and Self-Assessment for Democratic Parliaments Conférence Internationale sur les Critères et L’Auto-évaluation des Parlements Démocratiques INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ORGANIZATIONS ORGANISATIONS INTER-PARLEMENTAIRES Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) Senator Pierre de Bané P.C., Q.C. (Canada), Chair, APF Parliamentary Affairs Committee Sénateur Pierre de Bané, P.C., Q.C. (Canada), Président, Commission des affaires parlementaires de l’APF Senator Michèle André (France), Vice Chair, APF Parliamentary Affairs Committee Sénatrice Michèle André (France), Vice-présidente, Commission des affaires parlementaires de l’APF Deputy Françoise Fassiaux (Parliament of the French Community of Belgium), Member, APF Political Committee Députée Françoise Fassiaux (Parlement de la Communauté française de Belgique), Membre, Commission politique de l’APF Deputy Boris Mbuku Laka, First Deputy Speaker (Democratic Republic of Congo) Député Boris Mbuku Laka, Premier Vice-président (République démocratique du Congo) Senator Ekombe Mpetshi, (Democratic Republic of Congo) Sénateur Ekombe Mpetshi, ( République démocratique du Congo) Pascale Langlois, Advisor, APF Political Committee Pascale Langlois, Conseillère, Commission politique de l’APF Françoise Duvail-Bonner, Advisor, APF Committee on Parliamentary Affairs Françoise Duvail-Bonner, Conseillère de la Commission des affaires parlementaires de l’APF Martin Lanouette, Assistant Martin Lanouette, Assistant Association of Secretary Generals of Francophone Parliaments (ASGPF) Association des secrétaires généraux des parlements francophones (ASGPF) Alain Delcamp, Secretary General, French Senate Alain Delcamp, Secrétaire général du Sénat de France 1 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) l’Association Parlementaire du Commonwealth (APC) Dame Jennifer Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL., MP, Deputy Speaker, Bermuda House of Assembly Dame Jennifer Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL., MP, Vice-présidente, Chambre d’Assemblée des Bermudes Hon. Taomati Iuta, MP, Speaker, Parliament of Kiribati Honorable Taomati Iuta, MP, Président du Parlement des Kiribati Srutinath Praharaj, MLA, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Scrutinath Praharaj, MAL, Assemblée Législative du Bengale Occidental Jill Anne Joseph, Deputy Principal Clerk, Manager, Strategic Planning Office, Senate of Canada Jill Anne Joseph, Première greffière adjointe, Directrice du Bureau de Planification Stratégique, Sénat du Canada Shernette Wolffe, Clerk, Bermuda House of Assembly Shernette Wolffe, Greffière, Chambre d’Assemblée des Bermudes Dr. William F. Shija, Secretary General Dr. William F. Shija, Secrétaire Général Musonda Mwila, Assistant Director, International Co-ordination Musonda Mwila, Directrice assistante, Coordination Internationale Inter - Parliamentary Union (IPU) Union Inter-Parlementaire (UIP) Hon. Faisal Karim Kundi, MP, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly of Pakistan Honorable Faisal Karim Kundi, MP, Vice-président de l’Assemblée Nationale du Pakistan Katri Komi, MP (Finland), Chair, Inter-Parliamentary Union Finnish Group Katri Komi, MP (Finlande), Président, Groupe Finlandais de l’Union Inter-Parlementaire Bruno Baufumé, former Head of International Relations, French Senate Bruno Baufumé, Ancien Chef des Relations Internationales, Sénat de France David Beetham, IPU Consultant David Beetham, Consultant pour l’UIP Greg Power, IPU Consultant and Director, Global Partners and Associates Greg Power, Consultant pour l’UIP et Directeur de “Global Partners and Associates” Martin Chungong, Director, Division for the Promotion of Democracy Martin Chungong, Directeur, Division de la Promotion de la Démocratie Andy Richardson, Information Specialist, Division for the Promotion of Democracy Andy Richardson, Expert en Information, Division de la Promotion de la Démocratie National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Dr. Karl T. Kurtz, Director, Trust for Representative Democracy Dr. Karl T. Kurtz, Directeur, Fonds pour la Démocratie représentative 2 Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) Parlement Latino-américain (Parlatino) Juan Carlos Arosemena (Panama), Deputy Secretary General Juan Carlos Arosemena (Panama), Secrétaire Général Adjoint Dr. Alfredo Jimenez, Technical Coordinator Dr. Alfredo Jimenez, Coordinateur Technique Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe (APCE) Andreas Gross, MP (Switzerland), Member, Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Andreas Gross, MP (Suisse), Membre, Commission du Règlement, des Immunités et des Affaires Institutionnelles John Greenway, MP (United Kingdom), Chair, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population, Member, Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs John Greenway, MP (Royaume-Uni), Président, Commission des Migrations, des Réfugiés et de la Population, Membre, Commission du Règlement, des Immunités et des Affaires Institutionnelles Valérie Clamer, Deputy Head of the Table Office, Secretary, Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Valérie Clamer, Chef adjointe du Service de la Séance, Secrétaire, Commission du Règlement, des Immunités et des Affaires Institutionnelles Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA) Confédération parlementaire des Amériques (COPA) Senator Edda Evangelina Acuña (Argentina), COPA President Sénatrice Edda Evangelina Acuña (Argentine), Présidente de COPA Deputy Jean Martin Aussant, (Quebec), Chair, COPA Committee on Democracy and Peace Dep. Jean Martin Aussant, (Québec), Président, Commission de la démocratie et de la paix de COPA Christiane Bérubé, Advisor, COPA Committee on Democracy and Peace Christiane Bérubé, Conseillère, Commission de la démocratie et de la paix de COPA Parliamentary Network on the World Bank Reseau parlementaire sur la Banque mondiale Jerome Evrard, Head of Secretariat Jerome Evrard, “Head of Secretariat” Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Forum parlementaire de la Communauté de développement de l'Afrique australe (SADC PF) Hon. Stella Manyanya, MP (Tanzania), Chair, Democratization, Governance and Gender Equality Standing Committee Honorable Stella Manyanya, MP (Tanzanie), Présidente, Commission de la Démocratisation, de la Gouvernance et de l’Egalité Homme-Femme 3 Hon. David Matongo, MP (Zambia), Chair, Trade, Development, and Integration Standing Committee Honorable David Matongo, MP, (Zambie), Président, Commission du Commerce, du Développement et de l’Intégration Austin Zvoma, Clerk, Parliament of Zimbabwe Austin Zvoma, Greffier, Parlement du Zimbabwe Dr. Esau Chiviya, Secretary General Dr. Esau Chiviya, Secrétaire Général MEMBERS AND STAFF FROM NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS MEMBRES ET PERSONNEL DES PARLEMENTS NATIONAUX ET REGIONAUX National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia Assemblée Nationale du Royaume du Cambodge Sudary Khuon, MP, Chair, First Commission, Human Rights, Reception of Complaints, Inquiry, and Relations between the National Assembly and the Senate Sudary Khuon, MP, Présidente, Première Commission, Droits Humains, Réception des Plaintes, Enquêtes, et Relations entre l’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat Sam An Krouch, MP, Secretary, Sixth Commission, Legislation and Justice Sam An Krouch, MP, Secrétaire, Sixième Commission, Législation et Justice Srey Mom Ban, Advisor to the President of the National Assembly Srey Mom Ban, Conseillère auprès du Président de l’Assemblée nationale Vilavann Khuon, Parliamentary Assistant Vilavann Khuon, Assistante parlementaire Parliament of Ghana Parlement du Ghana Hon. Amadu Seidu, MP Honorable Amadu Seidu, MP East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) L’Assemblée législative de l’Afrique de l’est (EALA) Hon. Abdirahim H. Abdi, MLA (Kenya), Speaker Honorable Abdirahim H. Abdi, MAL (Kenya), Président Hon. Daniel Wandera Ogalo, MLA (Uganda) Honorable Daniel Wandera Ogalo, MAL (Ouganda) Elizabeth Barinda, Clerk, General Purposes Committee Elizabeth Barinda, Greffière, Commission des affaires générales Hon. Sebtuu Nassor, MLA (Tanzania) Honorable Sebtuu Nassor, MAL 4 European Parliament Parlement Européen Dick Toornstra, Director, Office for the Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy (OPPD) Dick Toornstra, Directeur, Bureau de Promotion de la Démocratie Parlementaire (BPDP) Mihaela Vincze, Administrator Mihaela Vincze, Administratrice Gaëtane Spatz, Office Manager, Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy (OPPD0, European Parliament Gaëtane Spatz, Office Manager, Bureau de Promotion de la Démocratie Parlementaire (BPDP), Parlement Européen National Assembly of France Assemblée nationale française Francois Duluc, Advisor, Head of the Division for Inter-parliamentary Cooperation Francois Duluc, Conseiller, Chef de la Division de la coopération interparlementaire Parliament of Indonesia Parlement d’Indonésie Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, Vice Chairman Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, Vice-président Assembly of Kosovo Asemblée du Kosovo Bahri Hyseni, MP, Head, Committee for Legislation and Judicial Affairs Bahri Hyseni, MP, Président, Commission de Législation et des Affaires Judiciaires Parliament of Lebanon Parlement du Liban Ghassan Moukhaiber, MP Ghassan Moukhaiber, MP Senate of Liberia Sénat du Liberia Senator Gbehzohngar Findley, Member, Joint Legislative Modernization Committee Sénateur Gbehzohngar Findley, Membre, Commission de Modernisation Législative Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia Assemblée
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