Strasbourg, 26 November 2015 CDL-EL(2015)015list Engl. only

EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION)

in co-operation with

THE CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION OF

REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENDER EQUALITY IN ELECTORAL PROCESSES

Venue: Rooms Hotel 14, M. Kostava St.,

Tbilisi (Georgia) 25 (9:30) – 26 November 2015 (16:15)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

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STATE AGENCIES OF GEORGIA

Ms. Khatuna Totladze, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ms Tinatin Bokuchava, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Minority Ms Tamar Gvenetadze, Government Administration of Georgia Ms Mariam Jajanidze, Government Administration of Georgia, Human Rights Secretariat Ms Ekaterine Skhiladze, Head of the Gender Equality Department, Public Defender of Georgia

CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC) OF GEORGIA

Ms Tamar Zhvania, Chairperson, Member of the Gender Equality Commission of the CEC Mr Giorgi Javakhishvili, Secretary Mr Irakli Khorbaladze, Member Ms Ekaterine Azarashvili, Head of International Relations Division Ms Tamar Kapanadze, Specialist, International Relations Division Ms Elene Bobokhidze, Specialist, International Relations Division

THE CEC GENDER EQUALITY COMMISSION OF GEORGIA

Mr Zurab Khrikadze, Commission Chairperson (CEC member) Mr Giorgi Chikaberidze, Commission member (CEC member) Ms Sophio Sitchinava, Commission member (Head of the CEC Coordination, Planning and Reporting Department) Ms Elisabed Velidze, Commission member (Head of the CEC Administrative Department) Ms Ketevan Dangadze, Commission member (Head of the CEC Public Relations Department) Ms Ana Mikeladze, Commission member (Speaker/Advisor to the CEC Chairperson); Ms Natia Zaalishvili, Commission member, Director of the Centre for Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Trainings

CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSIONS FROM THE REGION OF THE PROGRAMMATIC COOPERATION FRAMEWORK

CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION OF ARMENIA Apologised

CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION OF AZERBAIJAN Mr Rashid Yusifbayli, Head of International Relations Department Ms Sona Aliyeva, Senior Advisor Ms Nushaba Aliyeva, Chief Specialist

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CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC) OF MOLDOVA Mr Vitalie Modringa, CEC Member Ms Rodica Sirbu, Chief of Communication, Public Relations and Media Division Ms Natalia Iuras, Chairwoman, CEC Continuous Training Centre

CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION OF UKRAINE Apologised

EUROPEAN UNION

Ms Dorota Dlouchy, First Secretary, Deputy Head of Political, Press and Information Section, Delegation of the European Union to Georgia (EU) Ms Ketevan Khutsishvili, Gender Focal Point Manager, Delegation of the European Union to Georgia

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE (OSCE/ODIHR) Mr Richard Lappin, Senior Election Adviser, Elections Department

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr Shombi Sharp, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Georgia Ms Ketevan Makharashvili, UNDP Component Manager, UNDP Project – (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA) “Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia”

International IDEA Ms Nana Kalandadze, Programme Manager in Gender Issues Mr Frank McLoughlin, Programme Officer, Electoral Processes

COUNCIL OF EUROPE INSTITUTIONS

Venice Commission Ms Herdís Kjerulf Thorgeirsdóttir, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, Professor at the Faculty of Law of Bifrost University, Iceland Mr Michael Krennerich, Senior Researcher on Human Rights Politics, Institute of Political Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Electoral Expert, Ms Raluca Popa, Senior Project Officer at the Gender Equality Unit, Council of Europe Ms Marina Stavniychuk, ex-Advisor to President of Ukraine, Electoral Expert, Ukraine Mr Gaël Martin-Micallef, Legal Officer, Elections division, Secretariat of the Venice Commission

Parliamentary Assembly Ms Elena Centemero, Member of Parliament, Member of the Committee on Equality and Non- Discrimination, Rapporteur on “Assessing the impact of measures to improve women’s political participation”, Italy CDL-EL(2015)015list - 4 -

Office of the Council of Europe in Georgia Mr Cristian Urse, Head of Office Mr Mikheil Kechaqmadze, Project Officer, Electoral Assistance Programme, Division of Electoral Assistance

INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Mr Nermin Nisic, Chief of Party, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Ms Keti Maisuradze, Deputy Chief of Party, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Ms Laura Thornton, Country Director, National Democratic Institute (NDI) Ms Teona Kupunia, Program Manager, National Democratic Institute (NDI) Ms Ketevan Chaduneli, Program Officer, International Republican Institute (IRI) Ms Salome Mukhuradze, Program Officer for the Political Party Assistance Program, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy South Caucasus Representation (NIMD) Ms Mariam Chikhladze, Administrative Officer, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy South Caucasus Representation (NIMD)

BILATERAL DONOR

USAID/Caucasus Ms Khatuna Kunchulia, Elections Specialist, United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID)

INTERPRETERS

English-Russian Ms Elena Samaglishvili Mr Valentin Amiranashvili

English-Georgian Ms Lali Kereselidze Ms Maka Menabde