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International Webinar on

‘Enhancing electoral participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) & Senior citizen Voters : Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives’

Friday, 26th November 2021 

(Venue: Ball Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Delhi)

PROGRAMME

 Inaugural Session

1100-1105 hrs.

Welcome by Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, ECI and

Sr. Adviser and Head, India A-WEB Centre

1105 –1115 hrs.

*Remarks by Mr. Jonghyun Choe,  Secretary General,

Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) – (*Recorded Video)

1115–1130 hrs.

 

Keynote Address by    Mr. Sushil Chandra, Hon’ble Chief Election  Commissioner of India & Chairperson, A-WEB

1130-1140 hrs

Release of the following Publications of India A-WEB Centre :

-          October 2021 issue of A-WEB India Journal of Elections

-          October 2021 issue of ‘VoICE International’ Magazine

-          Publication on ‘ Participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities and senior citizen voters in Elections’

1140-1150 hrs

Release of International Video presentation on facilitation and participation of Women, PwDs and senior citizens in  elections

 

 

Technical Session I

Co-Chairs :

H.E.  Mr. Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius

 

H.E. Mr. K.M.Nurul Huda   

Chief Election  Commissioner of  Bangladesh

 

 

Mr. Sushil Chandra

Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India

Time (hrs) - IST

Presentation by

     1150 -1205

Opening remarks by Co-Chairs

    1205-1220

H.E.  Mr. Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius

1220-1235

Dr. Seung Ryeol Kim, Adviser to SG,

A-WEB Sectt.

1235-1250

Mr. Ion Mincu-Radulescu, Permanent Rep. of PEA of Romania to A-WEB

1250-1305

Ms. Gina Lee, Official from

NEC of the Republic of Korea

1305-1320

Closing remarks by  Co-Chairs  

LUNCH : 1320 – 1430 hrs.

 

Technical Session II

Co-Chairs :

 

H.E. Mr. Dasho Ugyen Chewang, Commissioner,  Election Commission of  Bhutan

 

 

 

Mr. Rajiv Kumar

Hon’ble Election Commissioner of India

Time (hrs) - IST

Presentation by

1430 - 1440

Opening remarks by Co-Chairs   

1440 - 1455

H.E. Ms. Chao-Chi Lin, Commissioner,

CEC  of Taiwan

1455 -1510

Ms. Lasanthi Daskon, Dy. Country Director, IFES-Sri Lanka

1510 - 1525

Ms. Esmeralda Amora-Ladra, Director, Commission on Elections,  Manila

1525 -1540

Mr. Touch Socheara, Director of Training, NEC of Cambodia

1540-1555

Closing remarks by  Co-Chairs  

 and  Q & A session

Technical Session III  

Co-Chairs :

 

H.E. Mr. M.M.Mohamad

Member, Election Commission of Sri Lanka

 

 

Mr. Anup Chandra Pandey

Hon’ble Election Commissioner of India

Time (hrs)- IST

Presentation by

1555-1605

Opening Remarks by Co-Chairs   

1605 - 1620

H.E. Ms. Janet Love, Vice Chairperson

EC of South Africa

1620 - 1635

Mr. Kezang Wangdi, Planning Officer,

EC of Bhutan

1635 - 1650

Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, Election Commission of India

1650 - 1705

Mr. Luiz de Andrade Filho, Secretary, Embassy of Brazil on behalf of TSE of Brazil

1705 -1720

 Closing remarks by Co-Chairs    

 

Closing Session

1720-1730 hrs.

Remarks by Mr.  Peter Wardle, Adviser,  Cambridge Conference on Electoral Democracy, Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre

1730-1740 hrs.

Remarks by Mr.  Peter Erben, Principal Adviser,

International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES)

1740-1750 hrs.

Remarks by H.E. Dr. Nomsa Masuku, Commissioner

Electoral Commission of South Africa  on behalf of Chairperson, EC South Africa and Vice-Chairperson of A-WEB          

1750 - 1800 hrs.

Closing remarks by Mr. Sushil Chandra, Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India & Chairperson, A-WEB

1800-1805 hrs.

Vote of Thanks by Ms. Mona Sreenivas, Director, ECI 

 




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