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1 Public Management, Governance an Participation Division Asian Development Bank Anti-Corruption Division Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Regional Seminar on Political Economy of Corruption ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines, 9-10 September 2009 List of Participants Member Countries of the Initiative Bangladesh Matiar RAHMAN Joint Secretary, Cabinet Division Government of Bangladesh Bhutan Kezang JAMTSHO Commissioner, Anti-Corruption Commission Karma YANGDEN Assistant Planning Officer Policy & Planning Division, Anti-Corruption Commission Cambodia Sambath SAR Permanent Member of Anti-Corruption Unit Office of the Council of Ministers China, People s Republic Shunsheng DING Director General, Government Integrity Research Center Ministry of Supervision Maochao HAN Division Director, Foreign Affairs Department Ministry of Supervision Nan WANG Staff of Foreign Affairs Department Ministry of Supervision Cook Islands Paul ALLSWORTH Director of Audit, Audit Office

2 2 India Krishnaraju SUBRAMANIAN Deputy Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission Indonesia Moch JASIN Commissioner Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Giri SUPRAPDIONO International Cooperation Specialist, Coordinator for International Cooperation Unit Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Japan Ms. Keiko MIZOGUCHI Official of OECD Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Economic Affairs Bureau Korea Woo Chui LEE Deputy Director, International Relations Division Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Kyrgyz Republic Timur OTORBAEV Senior Inspector National Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic on Corruption Prevention Office of the President of Kyrgyz Republic Macao, China Ms. Man Leng, Yvonne IAO Advisor, Commission Against Corruption Ms. Cam Kiu, Ellie LOU CASTILLO Community Promotion and Public Relations Division Head Commission Against Corruption Malaysia Jalili JAAFFAR Deputy Commissioner, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Abdul Razak HAMZAH Assistant Commissioner Head of International Relations Section, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ABD Rahman ANOR BASHA Assistant Commissioner, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Mongolia Bayasgalan NYAMDAVAA Senior Officer of the Administration Department, Independent Authority against Corruption Nepal Beda SHIWAKOTI Commissioner, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)

3 3 Ishwori Prasad PAUDYAL Joint Secretary, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Bhagabati Kumar KAFLE Secretary, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Pakistan Siraj NAEEM Director General Human Resource National Accountability Bureau Muhammad Nauman MUSHTAQ Staff Officer, National Accountability Bureau Palau Satrunino TEWID Acting Public Auditor, Office of the Public Auditor Philippines Ms. Evelyn BALITON Assistant Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman Mark JALANDONI Assistant Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman Ms. Maria Victoria ROBERTO Office of the Ombudsman Ms. Rhodora GALICI Office of the Ombudsman Samoa Ms. Tapuosina ASALELE Assistant Manager, Financial Institutions Department Central Bank of Samoa Singapore Huey Ching CHEW Deputy Director, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau Kin WANG Staff Officer, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau Sri Lanka Ameer ISMAIL Commissioner, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Ms. Luckshmi Menaka Minu JAYAWICKRAMA Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Ms. Gurusinghe Arachchige Disna SAJEEVANI Assistant Director (Legal), Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Asitha ANTHOHY Assistant Director (Legal), Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Thailand

4 4 Prof. Pakdee POTHISIRI Commissioner The Office of National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Ms. Lesley JUNLAKAN Specialist in International Affairs, Policy and Planning The Office of National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Ms. Piyachat NIAMSAENG Officer, Bureau of International Affairs The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Ms. Pacharee MEENSUK Social Science Researcher, Senior Professional Level The Office of National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Ms. Napat SRISOMKIAT Foreign Relations Officer, Foreign Affairs Division Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission(PACC) Ministry of Justice Vanuatu Nimbtik GREGOIRE Director Department of Strategic Policy, Planning & Aid Coordination Ministry of Prime Minister Vietnam NGUYEN Huu Loc Deputy Director General, Department for International Cooperation Government Inspectorate of Vietnam Speakers and Presenters Ms. Huguette LABELLE Chair, Transparency International Germany Barry O'KEEFE Chairman, Interpol's International Group of Experts on Corruption, Australia Ms. Merceditas GUTIERREZ Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman, Philippines Sangaragchaa CHIMGEE Commissioner General Independent Authority Against Corruption, Mongolia Pascal FABIE Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Transparency International Germany Sanaul MOSTAFA Advisor, Institute of Governance Studies, Ottawa, Canada Jason SHARMAN Professor, Griffith University Center for Governance and Public Policy, Australia Kamarudin JAFFAR Member of Parliament, Malaysia Paul ALLSWORTH

5 5 Director of Audit, Audit Office, Cook Islands Joel TURKEWITZ Program Coordinator, Regional Governance Hub, Bangkok, Thailand International Organizations and Private Institutions Asian Development Bank Ms. Ursula SCHAEFER-PREUSS Vice President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Xianbin YAO Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department Peter ROBERTSON Senior Project Management Specialist J. Keith JOHNSON Consultant, ADB Stephen POLLARD Principal Economist, ADB American Bar Association Andrew BONAME Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor, ABA-ROLI, Asia Division Business for Integrity and Stability of Our Nation (BISYON 2020) Nic CONTI Secretary General David BALANGUE Vice Chairperson Ms. Imelda NICOLAS Management Committee Chairperson Ms. Regina ORDONEZ Management Committee Member Ms. Puri GONZALEZ Management Committee Member German Technical Cooperation (gtz) Ms. Johanna JOERGES Planning and Development Department, UN Convention against Corruption Governance and Democracy

6 6 Transparency International (TI) - Philippines Ms. Dolores ESPANOL Chairperson Ms. Corazon Alma de LEON Executive Director Demaree RAVAL Member of the Board of Trustees World Bank Office Manila - Philippines Matthew STEPHENS Governance Adviser Maryse GAUTIER Manager, Portfolio and Operations The Institute of Ethics, Governance and Law (IEGL) Charles SAMPFORD Director, IEGL, The Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law Convenor, ARC Governance Research Network President, International Institute for Public Ethics Foundation Dean and Professor of Law and Research Professor in Ethics, Griffith University Australia United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Samuel de JAEGERE Policy Analyst - Public Administration Reform and Anti-Corruption UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok Thailand Ms. Pauline TAMESIS Regional Governance Programme Coordinator UNDP Regional Center in Bangkok Thailand Observer Countries Brunei Darussalam Haji Meraj AHMAD Chief Special Investigator, Anti-Corruption Bureau Prime Minister s Office Haji Hisham SULAIMAN Senior Special Investigator, Anti-Corruption Bureau Prime Minister s Office Solomon Islands Edward Jacob RONIA Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific Secretariat Asian Development Bank (ADB)

7 7 Ms. Kathleen MOKTAN Director, Public Management, Governance and Participation Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department Surya SHRESTHA Governance and Capacity Building Specialist Public Management, Governance and Participation Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department Ms. Marilyn PIZARRO Consultant, Public Management, Governance and Participation Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Patrick MOULETTE Head, Anti-Corruption Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs Ms. Christine URIARTE General Counsel, Anti-Corruption Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs William LOO Policy Analyst / Manager Asia-Pacific Outreach Programme Anti-Corruption Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs

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