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Commission on Presidential Debates
National Democratic Institute
International Debate Best Practices Symposium
Washington, D.C.
April 1 - 3, 2015
Delegate List
(3/24/15)
Argentina
Mr. Hernán Charosky – General Coordinator, Argentina Debates (Argentina Debate);
Latin American Advisor, Transparency International; Professor, Law School, Universidad
de Palermo.
Mr. Fernando Straface – Director, Center for Implementation of Public Polices for Equity
and Growth (Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el
Crecimiento, CIPPEC); Member, Strategy Committee, Argentina Debates (Argentina
Debate).
Brazil
Mr. Ricardo Boechat -- Principal Anchor, Jornal da Band (Band Daily News) of TV
Bandeirantes and national radio anchor for BandNews FM; Moderator, Bandeirantes
presidential debates.
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Chile
Dr. Antonio Leal Labrín – Member, Board of Directors, National Television of Chile
(Televisión Nacional de Chile); former president, Chilean Congress; Director, Political
Science and Communication Masters program of the Political Marketing and
Communication degree and Sociology degree at the Universidad Mayor.
Colombia
Mr. Jorge Baladi Chalela -- Board Member, Social Civic Foundation Pro-Cartagena
(Fundación Cívico Social Pro Cartagena, FUNCICAR); Board Member, Bolívar Political
Debates Commission (Comisión de Debates Políticos de Bolívar); General Manager, TV
channel Canal Cartagena.
Ms. Carolina Calderón Guillot – Executive Director, Social Civic Foundation ProCartagena (Fundación Cívico Social Pro Cartagena, FUNCICAR); Bolívar Political
Debates Commission (Comisión de Debates Políticos de Bolivar).
Ms. María Claudia Peñas Arana -- General Coordinator, Cartagena How Are We
Doing (Cartagena Cómo Vamos); Moderator, Bolívar Political Debates Commission
(Comisión de Debates Políticos de Bolívar).
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Mr. Sylvain Lumu Mbaya -- Executive Secretary, League of Voters (Ligue des
Électeurs); Coordinator, Monitoring Committee of National Strategies for the Protection of
Human Rights Defenders.
Ghana
Mrs. Jean Mensa – Executive Director, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).
Guatemala
Mr. Alvaro Urruela Aycinena – General Manager, Association of Guatemalan
Managers (Asociación de Gerentes de Guatemala, AGG).
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Mr. Felipe Valenzuela – Journalist and Executive Director, Emisoras Unidas, a media outlet; Moderator,
Association of Guatemalan Managers (Asociación de Gerentes de Guatemala, AGG).
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Guyana
Mr. Durwin Humphrey – Project/Operations Manager, Merundoi Incorporated, a nonprofit organization specializing in behavior change communication through public
education.
Haiti
Mr. Robert Denis – Executive Producer, Public Policy Intervention Group (Groupe
d’Intervention en Affaires Publiques, GIAP); General Director, TV channel Canal Bleu.
Jamaica
Mr. Noel daCosta – Chairman, Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC); Corporate Relations
Consultant and former Corporate Relations Director for Diageo Plc.
Mr. Trevor Fearon – Advisor, Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC); Chief Executive
Officer, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Eleanor Henry – Advisor, Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC); Programme Manager,
Poverty Reduction Programme, a European Union-supported development project.
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Mr. Brian St. Juste – Producer/Director, Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC); Managing
Director and Owner, Timecode Productions.
Kenya
Mr. Francis Munywoki – Member, Kenya media debate coalition and Director of Value
and Innovation, Standard Group, a media company.
Lebanon
Ms. Joêlle Abou Farhat Rizkallah -- Managing Director, JO Branding & Advertising;
Co-Founder, Women in Front (WIF), a nongovernmental advocacy organization.
Malawi
Mr. Joab Chakhaza – Member, Presidential Debate Task Force of Malawi; Moderator,
Zodiak Broadcasting Running Mates Debate and Director of Programs, Projects and
Special Events, Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Ltd.
Mr. Patrick Semphere – Moderator and Member, Presidential Debate Task Force of
Malawi; Consultant, Media and Communication Management, Organizational
Enhancement, Family Enrichment and Gender Empowerment.
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Mexico
Mr. Alberto García Sarubbi - National Coordinador, Social Communication, National
Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, INE).
Nepal
Dr. Hemant Kumar Dabadi - Director General, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.
Nigeria
Chief Taiwo Allimi –Advisor, Nigerian Elections Debate Group; former Chairman of the
Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) and Director-General of the Voice of
Nigeria.
Ms. Nancy Illoh – Moderator, Nigerian Elections Debate Group; Presenter/Producer,
The Money Show, African Independent Television network.
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Paraguay
Mr. Fernando Masi – Director, Center for Analysis and Dissemination of the Paraguayan
Economy (Centro de Análisis y Difusión de Economía Paraguaya (CADEP); Member,
Paraguay Debates (Paraguay Debate).
Perú
Mr. Javier Portocarrero Maisch – Executive Director, Consortum for Economic and
Social Research (Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES).
Serbia
Mr. Marko Blagojevic – Debate advisor and senior manager and communications
specialist in public opinion polling, market research, social and political marketing.
Ms. Vukosava Crnjanski – Founder and Director, Center for Research, Transparency and
Accountability (Centar Za Istraživanje, Transparentnost I Odgovornost, CRTA).
Mr. Zoran Stanojevic – Editor, Radio Television Serbia (Radio-televizija Srbije, RTS);
Word on Word (Rec Na Rec) debate moderator.
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Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Catherine Kumar – Project Manager, Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission
(TTDC); Executive Director, Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Turkey
Mr. Adem Arkadas-Thibert - Head of Human/Child Rights Programme, International
Children's Center (ICC), Bilkent University; ICC representative on the Working Group for
International Relations, Checks and Balances Network (Denge ve Denetleme Ağı, CBN), a
diverse coalition of 234 civil society organizations working for a strong democracy in
Turkey.
Zambia
Mr. Isaac Ngoma -- President, Economics Association of Zambia.
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United States
Commission on Presidential Debates
Ms. Janet Brown – Executive Director
Ms. Rory Davies – Producer
Mr. Peter Eyre – Senior Advisor
Ms. Nancy Henrietta – Associate Producer
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Ms. Moira Kelly – Associate Producer and Director of Education and Outreach
Mr. Lewis Loss – General Counsel
Mr. Marty Slutsky – Executive Producer
National Democratic Institute
Ms. Lindsay Burr Singla -- Senior Program Assistant, Governance Team.
Mr. Matt Dippell – Deputy Director, Latin American and the Caribbean Team;
Campaign Liaison, Commission on Presidential Debates.
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Mr. Victor Salcedo -- Senior Program Assistant, Latin America and the Caribbean
Team.
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