Political Party Accountability

Wednesday, August 13 - Arrival of Participants

 

 6:00 pm           Meeting for workshop presenters (room to be determined)

 

 7:00 pm           Welcome Dinner, Celadon Restaurant, Sukhothai Hotel

 

Thursday, August 14 - Internal Political Party Reform

 

  9:00 am          Welcoming remarks from conveners

                        M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, CALD Chair

                        Mr. Peter Manikas, Director of Asia Team, NDI

 

9:30 am          Keynote Address

H.E. Edgardo J. Angara

                        Senator, Republic of the Philippines

 

10:00 am           Coffee Break

 

10:30 am           Annual Review:  Political party developments since Bangkok I

                        Ms. Laura L. Thornton, NDI Senior Program Manager

 

11:00 am           Remarks from the Workshop Chair:  Moving Beyond -- Internal Party Reform: Structures, democracy, and performance

                        Tunku Abdul Aziz

 

11:30 am           Opening Presentation: 

Current Challenges to Internal Political Party Reform

                        Prince Norodom Sirivudh, FUNCINPEC Party, Cambodia

 

12:00 pm           Keynote Address

H.E. Anand Panyarachun

Former Prime Minister of Thailand

 

12:30 pm           Lunch

 

  2:00 pm           Panel:  Candidate and Leadership Selection Processes

                        Chair:  Hon. Senator Vijayaratnam S. Seevaratnam, Gerakan Party, Malaysia

 

1)       Primaries and Surveys  -- Lessons learned

H.E. Jay K. Yoo MP, Millennium Democratic Party, Korea

2)       Democracy vs. Effectiveness in Party Decision-making

Hon. Kudeb Saikrachang MP, Thai Rak Thai Party, Thailand

3)       Money, Patronage, and Influence in the Selection Process

H.E. Bi-Khim Hsiao MP, Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan

 

  3:30 pm          Open Discussion

 

  4:00 pm          Coffee Break

 

  4:30 pm          Panel:  Party Fundraising and Financial Management

                        Chair: Hon. Koh Sei-Jean, Grand National Party, Korea    

 

1)       Fundraising Tactics:  Challenges for Raising Membership Subscriptions

TBA

2)       Managing Donor Influence

Mr. Luthfi Hasan Ishaq, PK, Indonesia

3)       Disclosure:  Transparency vs. Privacy

Dr. Syed Azman Syed Ahmad, PAS, Malaysia

4)       Fundraising -- Opposition vs. Ruling Parties

H.E. Son Chhay MP, Sam Rainsy Party, Cambodia

 

  6:00 pm          Open discussion

 

  6:30 pm          Closing Remarks from the Workshop Chair

 

  7:00 pm          Off-site Dinner – Jim Thompson’s House, Bangkok

 

Friday, August 15 - External Reform

 

  9:00 am          Recap of previous day/review agenda

                        Workshop Chair, Tunku Abdul Aziz

 

  9:30 am          Opening Presentation: 

                        Monitoring Political Party Practices and Finance -- Current Challenges

                        Mr. Ramon C. Casiple, IPER, Philippines

 

10:00 am           Coffee Break

 

10:30 am           Panel:  Legislative and Institutional Reform

                        Chair: Prof. Dr. Amara Raksasataya, Justice, Constitutional Court, Thailand

 

1)       Models in Political Party and Finance Regulations:  Global Lessons Learned

Mr. Ivan Doherty, Director of Political Party Programs, NDI

2)       Enforcing Disclosure

Hon. Veerachai Naewboonnien, Election Commission, Thailand

3)       Ensuring Independence:  Integrity of Oversight Bodies

Hon. Resurreccion Borra, COMELEC, Philippines

4)       Value and Limitations of Legislative Reform

TBA

 

12:00 pm           Open Discussion

 

12:30 pm           Lunch

 

  1:30 pm          Panel:  Public Awareness and Participation -- Building a Reform Movement

                        Chair: Hon. Chito Gascon, NIPS, Philippines

 

1)       Lessons in Civic Education

- Ms. Chea Vannath, Center for Social Development (CSD),      Cambodia

- Mr. Thun Saray, ADHOC, Cambodia

 

 

2)       Advocacy Techniques

Mr. Luky Djani, Indonesia Corruption Watch, Indonesia

3)       Organizing at the Grassroots

Mr. Telibert Laoc, NAMFREL, Philippines

 

  3:00 pm          Open Discussion

 

  3:30 pm          Coffee Break

 

  4:00 pm          Panel:  Role of Watchdogs in Reform

                        Chair: Mr. Steven Gan, Malaysiakini, Malaysia

 

1)       NGO Monitoring:  Methods and Limitations

Dr. Won-Soon Park, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), Korea

2)       Exposing Corruption:  The Role of the Media

Ms. Sheila Coronel, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Philippines

3)       Role of Academic Research in Reform

Dr. Kie-Duck Park, Sejong Institute, Korea

 

  5:30 pm          Open Discussion

 

FREE EVENING

 

Saturday, August 16 - Moving Forward – Collaboration and Cooperation

 

  9:00 am          Recap of previous day/review of agenda

                        Workshop Chair, Tunku Abdul Aziz

 

  9:30 am          Collaboration on Reform

Chair: Dr. Yu-Ming Shaw, KMT, Taiwan

 

1)       Inter-Party Dialogue

H.E. Jose De Venecia Jr. MP, LAKAS, Philippines (invited)

2)       Party-CSO Partnerships

H.E. Loretta Ann P. Rosales MP, Akbayan, Philippines

3)       Future Regional Networking

TBA

 

11:00 am           Coffee Break

 

11:30 am           Next Steps for Coordination and Communication:  Discussion

                        Chair:  Mr. Peter Manikas, NDI

 

12:00 am           Closing Remarks

                        M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, CALD Chair

 

12:30 pm           Lunch