Speakers

Special Guests

Dawn Anderson

Senate of Canada

Senator for the Northwest Territories

Claudette Commanda

University of Ottawa

Chancellor

Shalene Curtis-Micallef

Justice Canada

Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General

Julie Delahanty

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada

President

Andromache Karakatsanis

Supreme Court of Canada

Justice, Chair of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters

Erin Kleisinger

Federation of Law Societies of Canada

President

Elsa Pilichowski

OECD

Director for Public Governance

Robert Rae

Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN

Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York, President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Michael Sousa

Justice Canada

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister

Arif Virani

Justice Canada

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Richard Wagner

Supreme Court of Canada

Chief Justice

High-level dialogue on People-centred justice and the rule of law to reinforce democracy and build trust

Tawee Sodsong

Ministry of Justice, Thailand

Minister of Justice

Sheila Braka Musiime

World Bank

Deputy General Counsel

Ivan Crnčec

Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital...

Secretary of State

Helen Ortiz

Ministry of Justice and Law, Colombia

Vice Minister for the Promotion of Justice

Benjamin C. Mizer

Department of Justice, United States

Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General (PDASG)

Karina Häuslmeier

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa

Deputy Head of Mission

Ariel De la Maza

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Chile

Chief for International Affairs and Cooperation

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-de-la-maza-mart%C3%ADnez-29085516a/

Sokratis Mergianos

Ministry of Justice, Greece

Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Justice

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sokratismergianos-156b15218

Eduardo Melchor Arana Ysa

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Peru

Minister of Justice and Human Rights

Gaia La Cognata

Embassy of Italy in Ottawa

Deputy Head of Mission

Martha Meinema

Ministry of Justice and Security, The Netherlands

Deputy Director of the Department for the Legal System

Maria José Barros

Ministry of Justice, Portugal

State Secretary for Justice

Aurélie Bonal

Delegation of the European Union to Canada

Deputy Head

Andia Dragoj

Ministry of Justice, Albania

Adviser to the Minister of Justice

Jolita Šlikienė

Ministry of Justice, Lithuania

Head of the Legislative Policy Group

Esther Bogaart

Attorney-General's Department, Australia

First Assistant Secretary, First Nations and Justice Policy Division

Andreja Kokalj

Ministry of Justice, Slovenia

State Secretary

Kirta Heine

Ministry of Justice, Finland

Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legal Protection Services Unit

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirta-heine-1967b012a/

Steph Muchai

Open Government Partnership

Member of Steering Committee

Hossam Sadek

Ministry of Justice, Egypt

Assistant Minister of Justice for International and Cultural Cooperation

Trevor Farrow

York University

Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School

Katarína Roskoványi

Ministry of Justice, Slovakia

State Secretary

Tonis Saar

Ministry of Justice, Estonia

Secretary-General

Doncha O'Sullivan

Department of Justice, Ireland

Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice

Claudine Konsbruck

Ministry of Justice, Luxembourg

Director, Relations with the judicial administration and the legal professions

Alpha Sesay

Ministry of Justice, Sierra Leone

Deputy Minister of Justice

@sesayalpha www.linkedin.com/in/alphasesay

Cathryn Hannah

Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom

Deputy Director for Legal Support and Dispute Resolution Policy

Anda Smiltēna

Ministry of Justice of Republic, Latvia

Deputy Secretary of State

Bernardo Laferté

Ministry of Justice, Brazil

Chief of Staff, Access to Justice Secretariat

Vivek Maru

Namati

CEO

https://namati.org/network/

Margaret Satterthwaite

UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

Professor, New York University School of Law

Guillaume Vieillard

Ministry of Justice, France

Judge, Head of the Institutional and Diplomatic Affairs Office

https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaume-vieillard-37a54b236/

Manuel Olmedo

Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Court Relations, Spain

Secretary of State for Justice

Aslıhan Ülger Sönmez

Ministry of Justice, Republic of Türkiye

Rapporteur Judge

Johan Galea

Ministry for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, Malta

Permanent Secretary

Shee Hian Tan

Ministry of Law, Singapore

Director of Strategic Planning and Policy Division

Speakers and Moderators

Revai Aalbaek

UNDP

Senior Advisor on Justice and Security

Florencia Abed Dickson

Civil Association for Equality and Justice (ACIJ)

Co-Director

Harriet Ainsworth-Smith

Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom

Head of Digital Justice Policy

Luc Altmann

His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), United Kingdom

Head of Insight

Joanne Battistino

Ministry for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, Malta

Director Justice Initiatives and Reforms

Mark Benton

Action Committee on Access to Justice, Canada

Vice Chair

Jesse Bernstein

Department of Justice, United States

Senior Advisor, Access to Justice Office

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-bernstein-79ba6056/

Anne-Lise Bloch

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada

Knowledge Sharing Officer, Democratic & Inclusive Governance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annelisebloch/

Caterina Bolognese

Council of Europe

Head, Gender Equality Division, Directorate of Equal Rights and Dignity

Lorenzo Castope Cerquin

Supreme Court of Justice of North Lima, Peru

President

Poorvi Chitalkar

Namati

Learning Agenda Specialist

@PoorviChitalkar https://www.linkedin.com/in/poorvi-chitalkar-32616170/

Liam Coen

Department of Justice, Ireland

Principal Officer, Access to Civil Justice Policy Lead

Cris Coxon

Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom

Head of Access to Justice Evaluation

Aitor Cubo

Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Court Relations, Spain

Director-General for Digital Transformation of Justice

Maaike de Langen

OECD

Senior Advisor, Public Governance Directorate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaike/

Muriel Décot

Council of Europe

Head of Division, Executive Secretary of the European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ)

Adrian Di Giovanni

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada

Team Leader

@adrianidrc https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianidrc/

Suzie Dunn

Dalhousie University

Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Law

https://www.dal.ca/faculty/law/faculty-staff/our-faculty/suzie-dunn-.html

Lisa Feirabend

Ministry of Justice and Security, The Netherlands

Coordinating Policy Officer

www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-feirabend

Caroline Ford

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada

Director for Democratic and Inclusive Governance

Tetyana Fuley

National School of Judges, Ukraine

Head of the Department of Scientific Research of Judicial Issues and Scientific and Methodological Support...

Anna Giudice

UNODC

Team Leader of the Access to Justice Team, Division for Treaty Affairs

Martin Gramatikov

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL)

Director Knowledge & Research

Laura Heidenheim

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Policy Analyst

Miranda Jolicoeur

US Agency for International Development

Director, Justice, Rights, and Security Office, Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance

Zilla Jones

Steering Committee of Canada's Black Justice Strategy

Writer, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Member

Reza Lahidji

Future Horizons

Senior Advisor to the OECD

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reza-lahidji-23ab8b8/

Michele Leering

Community Advocacy & Legal Centre

Executive Director, Emerita

Jennifer Llewellyn

Dalhousie University

Chair in Restorative Justice, Schulich School of Law

@jjllewellyn linkedin.com/in/jennifer-llewellyn-976666222

Abbas Luyombo

Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Young Justice Leader

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luyombo-abbas-b562a6168

Zainab Malik

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL)

Policy and Advocacy Adviser

@ZainabQ www.linkedin.com/in/zainabzmalik

Fernando Marani

Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Program Director Justice

www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-marani

Gustavo Maurino

University of Buenos Aires

Director, ELAC (Latin American School of Community Lawyering and Legal Activism)

Annette Mbogoh

Kituo cha Sheria - Legal Advice Centre

Executive Director

Geoffrey Mulherin

Planning Justice

Managing Director, Senior Advisor to the OECD

Heather Owatch

Indigenous Peoples Rights International

Database and Documentation Officer

www.linkedin.com/in/heatherowatch

Peter Pavlin

Ministry of Justice, Slovenia

Head of Punitive Law and Human Rights Department

Mariane Piccinin Barbieri

OECD

Policy Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianepiccininbarbieri/

Andrew Pilliar

Thompson Rivers University

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law

Alejandro Ponce

World Justice Project

Chief Research Officer

Nataly Ponce Chauca

Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA)

Executive Director

http://linkedin.com/in/nataly-ponce-chauca-643678175

Carlos Quispe

Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR)

Project Leader

Phiset Sa-ardyen

Thailand Institute of Justice

Executive Director

Rebecca Sandefur

Arizona State University

Professor and Director of the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics

Martine St-Louis

Justice Canada

Director, Canada's Black Justice Strategy

Clarice Tavares

InternetLab

Head of Research

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarice-tavares-370ab3124/

Tatyana Teplova

OECD

Head of Division and Senior Justice Counsellor, Public Governance Directorate

Jin Ho Verdonschot

Legal Aid Board, the Netherlands

Chief Science Officer

Christiane Wolowiec

German Development Cooperation (GIZ)

Rule of Law Adviser