Monday, April 15, 2024

International Delegations Arrive

5:30pm - 8:00pm Welcoming Reception

Welcome: Walter Goetz, Head of European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington DC (Confirmed)

Dr. Michael Neblo, Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA), Ohio State University, US (Confirmed)

Introduction: Sanna Lepola, Director-General, Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships, European Parliament (Invited)

Speakers:

Jovita Neliupšienė, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, (Confirmed)

Rep. Dina Titus, Ranking Member, House Democracy Partnership, US (Invited)

Karen Melchior, MEP (Renew/Denmark) (Confirmed)

Neema Lugangira, Tanzania (Confirmed)

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

9:00 am - 9:45 am: Welcome and the View From America

Presenter: Dr. David Barker, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University, United States (Confirmed)

Dr. Michael Neblo, Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA), Ohio State University (Confirmed)

9:45 am - 10:45 am: What Does Democracy Innovation Look Like in 2023?

Panelists:

Bonny Ibhawoh, Director, Participedia, Canada (Confirmed)

Eunice Gichangi, Clerk of the Senate, Kenya (Confirmed)

Kenza Occansey, Vice President, Economic Social and Environmental Council, France (Confirmed)

Moderator: Matt Leighninger, Director, Center for Democracy Innovation, National Civic League, United States (Confirmed)

10:45 am - 11:00 am: Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: How Is AI Changing the Picture?

Panelists:

Jessica Smith, Detailee, Artificial Intelligence Strategy, Committee on House Administration (Confirmed)

Stephen Feldstein, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program (Confirmed)

Moderator: Marci Harris, CEO & Co-Founder of Popvox, United States (Confirmed)

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Plenary Discussion: Making Sense of What We’re Hearing

What are the implications of these two panels?

What are the greatest threats and opportunities we face?

Moderator: Amy Lee, Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA), United States (Confirmed)

12:30pm – 2:00 pm: On-Site Lunch and Informal Discussion with Peers

2:00pm - 3:00 pm: Panel 3: Meeting Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

Panelists:

Nicole Curato, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, Australia (Confirmed)

Obinna Osisiogu, Advisor to Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, National Assembly, Nigeria (Confirmed)

Kimberly McArthur, COO, Apolitical Foundation, Germany (Confirmed)

Moderator: Maya Kornberg, Research Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, United States (Confirmed)

3:00- 4:00 pm: Interactive session: Using these Practices Together for Best Impact

Panelists:

Jonathan Moskovic, Francophone Parliament of Brussels, Belgium (Confirmed)

Sarah Yaffe, Mass LBP, Canada (Confirmed)

Thamy Pogrebinschi, Research Fellow, Center for Civil Society Research WZB, Germany (Confirmed)

Iain Walker, Executive Director, newDemocracy Foundation, Australia (Confirmed)

Moderator: Nick Vlahos, Deputy Director, Center for Democracy Innovation, National Civic League, United States (Confirmed)

4:00 - 4:30 pm: Open Time

4:30 - 5:00 pm: Travel to Reception

5:00- 8:30pm: Reception and Dinner

Welcome: Kimberly McArthur, COO, Apolitical Foundation, Germany (Confirmed)

Speaker:

Tamara Coffman Wittes, President, National Democratic Institute (Confirmed)

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Parliamentary Exchange: Chatham House Rules Member-to-Member Dialogue, between delegations from US, EU, UK, Colombia, Brazil, France, Germany, Malawi, Argentina, Nigeria, Kenya, Armenia

9:30am -11:00am: Why Do We Need to Innovate and Expand Our Definitions of Constituent Engagement?

This session will examine the need to modernize how legislators around the world engage with citizens and the benefits of doing so.s In conversation with national parliamentarians and Members of Congress, we will try to identify some of the shared challenges and limitations of traditional constituent outreach and participation. Are there global systemic trends that we can learn from?

Welcome & Introductions: Dr. Michael Neblo, Director, Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA), Ohio State University, US (Confirmed)

Discussant: Sanna Lepola, Director-General, Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships, European Parliament (Confirmed)

Moderator: Alisha Todd, Director General, ParlAmericas (Confirmed)

11:00am-11:30am: On-site Coffee Break

11:30am-1:00pm: Who Is Experimenting and Is It Working?

This session will build upon the first and move from the problem to examples of innovations used in various countries to connect with constituents in new ways. What have elected officials learned and what benefits are they and their institutions gaining from these experiments?

Discussants: Art O’Leary, CEO, Electoral Commission, Ireland (Confirmed), Matt Leighninger, Center for Democracy Innovation, National Civic League, US (Confirmed)

Moderator: Marjan Ehsassi, Executive Director, Federation for Innovation in Democracy - North America (Confirmed)

Adjourn