Democracy, Transparency, and the Internet in the Americas

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With an official theme of “Democratic Governance Against Corruption,” the Eighth Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru represents a critical opportunity to advance the hemispheric conversation on transparency and accountability in pursuit of creative solutions to fight corruption and strengthen democracies.

The Inter-American Dialogue is pleased to partner with Democracia Digital, Democracia & Desarrollo Internacional, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Google, REDLAD, and Internet Society’s Peru Chapter for a high-level forum alongside the VIII Summit of the Americas on the importance of the internet and information technologies in strengthening democracies. 

Follow this event on Twitter at #DemocraciaDigital, #CumbreAmericas, @ddintorg, and @The_Dialogue. This event will be live-streamed on Facebook

Speakers

Alberto Rodríguez

Country Director for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, the World Bank 

Edison Lanza

Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (@EdisonLanza)

Elaine Ford

Director, Democracia Digital; President, Internet Society (ISOC) – Perú (@elaforde)

Elizabeth Salazar

Investigative journalist, Ojo Público (@ElizabSalazar)

Esmeralda Arosemena

Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 

Gina Romero

Executive Secretary, Red para la Democracia (RedLad) 

Gino Costa

Congressman, Peru

 

José Ugaz

Former Global Chair, Transparency International (@JoseUgazSM)

Magaly Robalino

UNESCO Representative in Peru

Marta Gaba

Director of International Relations, Transparencia Electoral (@martagaba)

Michael Camilleri

Director, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)

Pedro Less

Director Public Policy and Government Affairs Latin America, Google (@pedroless)

Sebastian Grundberger

Representative in Peru, Konrad Adenauer Foundation