Global Executive Director, Fundación Directorio Legislativo & OGP Steering Committee Member
María is a journalist with a master’s degree in International Relations from Bologna University, Italy and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the National University of San Martín, Argentina. She won the NDI Democracy Award in 2012. She has worked in numerous organizations that...
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Chief Thematic Officer & Deputy Director General, Asian Development Bank
Chiara Bronchi has more than 25 years of experience in public sector management, revenue mobilization, state-owned enterprises, fiscal policy, judiciary reforms, and e-government and open government reforms. She has PhD and Master’s degree in Economics from University College of...
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Open Government Project Lead, Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science
Damian Carmichael has 25 years of public sector experience in policy and service delivery. Damian’s expertise is in the areas of leadership, strategy development, change management, process redesign, and team building for high performance gained through successfully leading large...
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Governor, Provincial Government of South Cotabato
Executive Director, Centre for Equality and Justice
Right to Information Manager, Transparency International Sri Lanka
Project Coordinator, Consultative, Implementation, and Monitoring Council of Papua New Guinea
Hercules Jim was born in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea; the second largest island in the Pacific. Most of his childhood was spent back home where he was brought up largely by is grandparents. He later recalls it as a struggle. In 2016 he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in...
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Minister of the Interior and Safety, Government of the Republic of Korea
Professor of Public Administration, Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management
Soonhee Kim is a Professor of Public Administration at the Korea Development Institute (KDI) School of Public Policy and Management (Sejong, Korea). Professor Kim’s areas of expertise include public management, human resources management, and leadership development. She has...
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Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, Government of the Republic of Korea
Vice President of Legal Affairs, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
David Moore is VP of Legal Affairs with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), where he has worked since 2001. On behalf of ICNL, Mr. Moore has conducted legal assessments of civil society laws and/or provided technical assistance on law reform projects in a diverse...
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Secretary, Citizens' Coalition for Better Government
Chief Executive Officer, Open Government Partnership
Member of Parliament & Chair of the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open and Transparent Governance, Parliament of Georgia
Director of External Affairs, Green Climate Fund
Dr. Sanjaasuren OYUN is the Director of External Affairs at Green Climate Fund. She was elected and served as the first President of the United Nations Environment Assembly during 2014-2016. She also served as the Chair of the Global Water Partnership, a major multi-stakeholder platform...
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Chair, C.O.D.E.
Panelist, IDRC(Internet address Dispute Resolution Committee)Attorney at Law, Lee & KoBoard Member, Creative CommonsMember, Open Data Strategy Council: 2015-PresentAdviser, Personal Information Protection CommissionMember, the Broadcasting and Communications Policy Representative...
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