Singapore Conference Speakers | 11-14 November 2024

Building Trust in the Judiciary 

Conference Agenda (subject to change) 

Full Speaker Biographies

Akhmetzakirov, Nail

Education, qualification and licenses:
∙ Kazakh University of Humanities and Law (2004)

Course «Law»
∙ Modern Humanitarian Academy of the Russian Federation (2008)

Course «Accounting, analysis and audit»
∙ Academy of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation (2016)

Course «Prosecutorial supervision», Master of Jurisprudence
∙ Senior Advisor of Justice (Colonel of the Prosecutor's Office)

Work experience:
∙ Service in the district and regional Prosecutor's Office of the East Kazakhstan region
(2004-2009);
∙ Service in various senior positions in the Prosecutor General's Office (2009-2015);
∙ Service in senior positions at the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the
Prosecutor General's Office (2015-2017);
∙ Head of the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General's Office of
the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017-2018);
∙ Deputy Head of the Department of Law Enforcement System of the Presidential
Administration (2018-2019);
∙ Head of the Department for Ensuring the Activity of Courts under the Supreme Court of the
Republic of Kazakhstan (05.2019-01.2023)
∙ Head of the Court Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan (01.2023-present)

Other positions:
∙ Member of the International Council under the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(05.02.2020, 26.01.2021)
∙ Honorary Professor of the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor
General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2018)
∙ Member of the Republican Budget Commission

State and international awards, prizes, honorary titles:
∙ Medal "Aybin" II degree;
∙ "Excellence of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan" I degree, "Honorary
Lawyer of Kazakhstan";
∙ Badge of honor "Ush bi";
∙ 17 jubilee and departmental medals, certificates of honor

Almheiri, Alia

Alia Almheiri is a public policy and strategy leader at Dubai Courts. With extensive experience (10 years) in the justice sector, her content portfolio includes policy analysis, strategy development, and excellence enhancement. She is passionate about innovation, human-centered approaches, and excellence, driving positive change within the Dubai justice system. She is a certified public sector innovator from the University of Cambridge. Alia holds a Master's degree in Public Policy and a background in International Affairs. Additionally, she has earned a diploma in Future Foresight from Oxford University.

Annisette, Seanna

MS. SEANNA (pronounced Shawna) ANNISETTE

Seanna Annisette, Fellow of the Institute for Court Management, is the Small Claims Court Administrator and Lead of Court Communications at the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago.

Her career includes almost 15 years of delivering court communications strategy and public education programmes to audiences across the Caribbean region. Seanna champions the broadened use of technology to engage with court customersthrough web and digital media platforms. As a certified court administrator, Seanna serves on the leadership team that will soon introduce the Small Claims Court system in Trinidad and Tobago.

Babiy, Roman 

Roman Babiy, Member of Parliament of Ukraine. Graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in law. Worked as a lawyer in private law firms and was a head of the legal departments of JSC Kyivvodokanal and the State Committee of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship. Practicing attorney starting from 2002. Since 2019 until to-date, elected as Member of Parliament of Ukraine, holds the positions of member of the Committee on Legal Policy, a Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Enforcement of Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolutions.  

Bittencourt da Cruz, Fabrício   

FABRÍCIO BITTENCOURT DA CRUZ is a Federal Judge and the former Secretary-General of the Brazilian National Council of Justice. He also serves as a Professor of Law at the State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil, where he holds a Ph.D. and teaches master’s and doctoral students in Legal Design and Access to Justice Optimization.

A TEDx speaker on “The New Art of Teaching,” Fabrício is a frequent lecturer on topics such as Legal Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, and Justice Administration. He has spoken at leading international venues in cities like London, Lisbon, The Hague, Washington, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, and Riyadh.

Fabrício leads the “MindTheGap Innovation in Law Project”, a collaborative initiative of over 200 members across Brazil. The project focuses on five key research areas: Legal Innovation, Blockchain and Smart Contracts, Legal Design and Visual Law, Legal Language and AI Systems, and improving Access to Justice.

Bowling, Kevin

KEVIN J. BOWLING JD, MSJA, CCE, ICM Fellow is a certified Court Executive and was the Trial Court Administrator and Attorney Referee (Retired) for the 20th Judicial Circuit Court and the Ottawa County Probate Court in Ottawa County, Michigan. He is Chief Administrative Officer for the International Association for Court Administration, a Past President of the National Association for Court Management, Co-Chair of the COSCA/NACM/NCSC Joint Technology Committee, and Chair of the Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee. His work in the judicial system spans more than 45 years with time spent as a court administrator, attorney, judicial educator, and court consultant, including service in western Africa as Deputy Chief of Party for the Nigeria Justice Sector Assistance Project. Mr. Bowling served for 20 years in a variety of positions with the Michigan Supreme Court, including State Judicial Educator and Regional Court Administrator.

Mr. Bowling received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Public Administration from Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island; a Master of Science in Judicial Administration from the University of Denver College of Law; a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan; and is a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Ottawa County Bar Association, International Association for Court Administration, National Association for Court Management, and Michigan Juvenile Justice Vision 20/20. Mr. Bowling currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Court Administration and is a faculty member of the National Judicial College. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Court Management, the National Association of State Judicial Educators, and the Board of Directors for Mediation Services in Holland, Michigan. 

Brecelj, Tina

Tina Brecelj, currently:

Advisor to the President of the Supreme Court, Head of the Legislative Department and Head of the Office for Court Management Development at the Supreme Court. 

From 2018 - to 2023

Advisor to the President of the Supreme Court and Head of the Office for Public Relations 

From 2013 - to 2018

Deputy Minister of Justice 

From 2005 - to 2013

Head of the Office for Court Management Development at the Supreme Court 

In her roles, Tina Brecelj is mainly charged with running  various projects aiming to increase the efficiency of the Slovenian courts. The Office she's leading has set the standards for the quality assessment of the courts' work and prepares the annual priority measures for the courts in Slovenia. 

As a Deputy Minister of Justice Ms. Brecelj was, among other duties, deeply involved in the legislation process. 

Ms. Brecelj was a Director (Court Manager) of the Ljubljana District Court from 2002 until 2005. In that role she developed nationally recognized results oriented budgeting model. 

As a USAID consultant she has participated in several administration of justice projects. She gives lectures on court administration and public relations. Ms. Brecelj is also the national contact person for EU Justice Scoreboard activities. 

Previously she has worked at the Court of Audit of the Republic of Slovenia. 

She has obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from University in Ljubljana and passed the State Bar Exam in 2002. 

Tina Brecelj is a founding member of the International Association for Court Administration (IACA) and was one of the organizers of the First IACA International Conference which was held in September 2004 in Ljubljana. She is also serving as IACA Vice President for Europe. 

Bruton, Tom

Tom Bruton was appointed Clerk of Court for the Northern District of Illinois on January 1, 2012.  The Northern District of Illinois is headquartered in Chicago and is the third largest federal court in the country with its 23 district judgeships, 10 senior district judges and 14 magistrate judges.  The Clerk’s Office consists of over 150 staff members, 27 court reporters and staff interpreters. 

Tom began his career in the Federal Courts in 2004 as the Property and Procurement Administrator for the Northern District of Illinois.  From 2004 through 2011, he oversaw the Budget, Space & Facilities and the Procurement Department for the Court.

In the Fall of 2022, Tom was appointed the Chief Executive Officer for the International Association for Court Administration (IACA).   The Chief Executive Officer serves as the President’s primary officer in charge of executing and implementing decisions taken by the President with the consent and support of the Executive Officers. Prior to that appointment, Tom was the Vice President for Associations for IACA.  In that position, Tom served as a member of the Executive Board and had the primary responsibility for identifying, connecting with and maintaining relationships with other associations.

Tom has been a member of the Federal Court Clerk’s Association (FCCA) since 2005 and has been a member of the FCCA Board of Directors since 2009.  In 2012, Tom was elected to serve as President-Elect of the FCCA.  In August 2015, Tom was sworn in as President of the FCCA for a two-year term.  He currently serves as the Clerk’s Council Chair. 

Throughout his career, Tom has been appointed to various committees and working groups.  Tom currently serves as the Clerk of Court liaison to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.  This Committee continuously studies the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and recommends changes to the United States Judicial Conference through a Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Tom graduated from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota with honors, majoring in Criminal Justice and Political Science.  Additionally, Tom graduated from the Michigan State University Judicial Administration Program after submitting a capstone paper entitled, “Establishing a Succession Planning Program in a Federal Court Clerk’s Office.” Tom has presented this program at conferences and meetings.  Tom has been on several hiring panels for court executives and has worked on court executive compensation issues.

Bunjevac, Tim

Dr Tim Bunjevac

• Outgoing Co-managing editor
• International rule of law advisor and scholar
• Head of People-Centered Justice and Court Administration component, EWMI & USAID in Georgia
• Advisor to Attorney-General at DOJ in Australia
• Author of Judicial Self-Governance in the New Millennium (2020, Springer)
• President-elect of IACA

Burke, Alecia

Alecia M. Burke is a Senior Court Management Consultant and Executive Coach with the Court Consulting Services Division of the National Center for State Courts. She brings over 10 years of experience in effectively leading and managing teams towards achieving organizational goals. Throughout her career, she has developed strong skills in leadership development, process improvement, facilitation and strategic planning. Her ability to cultivate strong relationships with stakeholders and clients has been a key factor in her success.

Ms. Burke is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation; she is highly skilled in coaching and mentoring individuals and fostering their professional development and growth. She is passionate about developing strategies to empower others to overcome challenges, enhance their communication abilities, advance their leadership skills, and achieve their full potential.

Ms. Burke received her Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Education Studies from West Virginia University and holds multiple coaching certifications.

Burlakov, Bohdan

Assistant to the Head of the Vyshhorod District Court of Kyiv Region for the past two years, Bohdan Burlakov has implemented key initiatives to modernize court operations. He has enhanced automation for processing documents by creating and refining templates, improved digital processes in court proceedings, and contributed to establishing a court volunteer service aimed at making justice more accessible.

Byers, Dave 

Dave Byers is the Arizona Supreme Court’s Administrative Director of the Courts. He is responsible for a overseeing the operations of the Arizona Court system with over 10,000 employees and a total budget of $740M.  The system also operates both juvenile and adult probation and 13 juvenile detention centers.  Byers began his career with the court in 1978 as the first Director of the Foster Care Review Board.  Before being appointed Administrative Director by the Arizona Supreme Court in 1992, Byers past positions included Director of the Program Services Division, Director of Adult and Juvenile Probation, and Deputy Director of the Arizona Supreme Court.  

Byers has also served as Chairman of the $34B Arizona State Retirement System; and is  currently  a member of the State Bar of Arizona; Member of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; a member of the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council; Governor’s Drug and Gang Policy Council; Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee. 

He is the Founder and first President of the National Association of Foster Care Reviewers, and Cofounder of the Arizona Friends of Foster Care Foundation. 

He served on, the Board of Directors, National Centers for State Courts, 2000-2001; President, Conference of State Court Administrators 2000-2001. Her currently serves on the Department Of Justice Global committee,  the ABA Council for Legal Education and admissions to the bar, and the Arizona Bar Board of Governors. 

In 2012, Byers was honored with the Gabe Zimmerman Leadership Award and received the 2013 Warren E. Burger Award. He is the recipient of the National Centers Distinguished Service Award, the Arizona Supreme Courts Distinguished Service Award, the State Bars award of Appreciation and was the Cedar Falls, Iowa, Man of the Year in 1970. 

B.A., Northern Iowa University.  Master’s degree, Arizona State University.  Married, three children, four grandchildren. 

Chan, Wai Yin 

Ms Chan Wai Yin is the Senior Director of the Strategic Planning & Technology Division in the State Courts of Singapore.  Besides the pioneering work in setting up the Courts’ Data Analytics and Planning Team in 1994, she also led in the establishment and implementation of the Justice Scorecard. The State Courts were the first public institution to introduce this balanced scorecard as a strategic focus performance measurement and management framework in 1998. The case study of the State Courts’ use of the scorecard was benchmarked by other public organisations and the State Courts experiences were published in the book of “Mastering Business in Asia : Succeeding with the Balance Scorecard”.  

She has played a pivotal role in driving the State Courts’ organisational excellence journey which resulted in the achievement of various local and international awards for the State Courts.  These included the People Developer Award (1999), the Singapore Quality Class (2001), the Singapore Quality Award (2006), the Singapore Quality Award with Special Commendation (2011), the United Nations Public Service Award (2012), the Public Service Premier Award (2012) and the Global Performance Excellence Award in 2013.  

In establishing Court Excellence at the international level, Ms Chan is the key officer who formulated the International Framework for Court Excellence (IFCE) and has been actively involved in the work of the International Consortium for Court Excellence (ICCE) of which the State Courts are one of the founding members. Since 2007 she has been involved in running various programmes, delivered presentations at local and international conferences, as well as provided technical assistance to courts in other jurisdictions to implement the IFCE. Most recently in 2024, she has led in the implementation of the IFCE assessment for the One Judiciary in Singapore.  

In view of her professional competence and outstanding performance, Ms Chan was the first Court Administrator to be awarded with a scholarship to attend the Standford-NUS Executive Programme in 2000. An exceptionally efficient and effective officer, she was awarded the Efficiency Medal in 2001 and the Commendation Award in 2007. As part of the State Courts leadership team, she had also attended the Governance Leadership Programme in 2010.   

Ms Chan had also held several concurrent / other appointments over the years, including key appointments such as Chief Information Officer, Deputy Chief Data Officer, Chairperson of Managing for Excellence, Senior Director of the Criminal Justice Division and Senior Director of Court Services Division, amongst others. 

Chapagain, Bidhya 

Advocate Dr. Bidhya Chapagain  

Dr. Chapagain is an accomplished lawyer in Nepal with over 20 years of experience in policy review, advocacy for access to justice, and judicial reform. She has collaborated with national, regional, and international NGOs, as well as intergovernmental agencies. Currently, she provides advisory services at the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) in Nepal. She also serves as a National Consultant for UN Women and as a thematic consultant for JuRI-Nepal and UNFPA. 

While pursuing her PhD, Dr. Chapagain assisted as a Research Fellow for the National Judicial Academy in 2019. She served as a National Legal Advisor for the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ-Nepal) for about two and half years, where she contributed notable studies such as "Baseline Survey on Advancing Justice Sector Reform to Address DVAW in Four Selected Districts of Nepal", Execution of Court Decisions related to Compensation on Rape Cases’, and the ‘Fast-Track Court System in India and its Relevance to Establishment in Nepal’. She worked as the Nepal Focal Point for the Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) for a year in 2007. She began her career as a Program Manager for Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), where played a crucial role in monitoring and drafting reports for submission to international human rights mechanisms, including the UN Treaty Bodies, the UPR, the UN Special Procedures, and the International Coordination Committee of National Institutions. She contributed chapters on “Judiciary and Human Rights” in the INSEC Human Rights Yearbook from 2005 to 2012.  

Her PhD research, titled "Reforming the Judicial System in Nepal: Trusting Justice," examined the gap between the promises of judicial reform and access to justice in Nepal and the actual performance of the system. The study highlighted the disparity between legal frameworks and the practical accessibility of justice. Employing a people-centered empirical approach, her research included extensive interactions with both the judiciary and marginalized individuals across various geographical locations in Nepal. She holds a Master’s in Community Development and Planning and a Master’s in Sociology and Anthropology. 

De Langhe, Marcela 

Judge of the Supreme Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires 

• Professor of Penal Law and Criminal Procedures Law - University of Buenos Aires
• Lawyer and specialist in Criminal Law and public security policies.
• Doctor in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences
• President of the Judicial Training Center
• Former director of the Superior Institute for Public Safety and the head coordinator of the Safety Graduate Institute (IUSE)
• She has written and published several books and papers, related to Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure 

Fazari, Giuseppe

Giuseppe M. Fazari is a faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department at Monmouth University. He was previously on faculty for Seton Hall University where he also served as an Assistant Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Studies. Before working in academia, he was the Trial Court Administrator (TCA), Chief Administrative Officer for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union Vicinage where he had overall responsibility in the areas of caseflow management, court facilities, projects and services, financial management, human resources, information systems, jury utilization, probation services, and records management. Prior to being appointed TCA, he served the New Jersey Judiciary for 10 years in Essex Vicinage, the most voluminous district of the state, which averaged 150,000 filings a year among its case management divisions. During his tenure in Essex, Dr. Fazari served in the Criminal, Civil, and Operations Divisions eventually culminating his employment in the district as the Assistant Trial Court Administrator, Chief Operations Officer.

Dr. Fazari is also faculty for the National Center for State Courts where he teaches caseflow management and court performance standards. He has served as a consultant for several domestic and international organizations including the Rodrigo Lara Bonilla Judicial Training School of Colombia, Supreme Court in Ukraine, and the Federal Judiciary and National Industrial Court of Nigeria where his areas of expertise included case management, court security, and business process reengineering. He was a Lead Developer and Subject-Matter Expert for the National Association for Court Management’s (NACM) Core Competencies for Court Administrators. He has been published in the Court Manager, International Journal for Court Administration, Campus Law Enforcement Journal, and Federal Probation journals, the National Center for State Courts’ report series Trends in State Courts, and co-authored the NACM professional guides on court security, business continuity management, court administration, and chaired the publication Achieving and Sustaining the Green Court. Dr. Fazari is the writer, director and producer of the award-winning feature documentary, Why They Kill, based on the book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Richard Rhodes. The film distributed by the Films Media Group in New York City is also featured on Amazon Prime. He is co-author of the book, Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice, and author of Courthouse Confidential: Unveiling Lessons Learned in Leading and Managing Trial Court Organizations.

He holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Seton Hall University where he also earned a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice. He is a Harvard-trained consultant and completed a postgraduate certificate in U.S. law and methodologies from New York University. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management and was the recipient of the Vice-President’s Award of Merit for Applied Research. He is a Past President of the New Jersey Association of Criminal Justice Educators and was awarded the Jack A. Mark Award in recognition for his contributions to the field of criminal justice.

Ferrero, Genoveva

Dr. Genoveva María Ferrero   

Attorney-at-Law.  PhD in Economics and Government. Master of Law - LL.M. in Government Procurement Law. - Master in Crisis, Emergency and Security Management. - Diploma in State Public Contracts and Public Infrastructure. – Program in Human Rights Lawyering, Gender, Sexuality and International Human Rights Law.

Currently: Secretary of General Administration and Budget of the Judiciary of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires: she has served as: Secretary of Administration, Justice and Security Operational Support of the Ministry of Justice and Security of the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. First Vice-President of the Council of the Judiciary of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Former Deputy of the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

She teaches Administrative Law, Constitutional Law and Human Rights at several universities.

Giroux, Marc

Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 

Marc A. Giroux was appointed Commissioner on June 21, 2017, and reappointed on June 21, 2022. 

As Commissioner, he administers the Judges Act and oversees, amongst other things, the appointment process to the Supreme Court of Canada as well as the superior courts appointments process on behalf of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. His mandate includes safeguarding judicial independence. He manages a budget of $790 million, and he provides advice and support to approximately 1200 federally appointed judges, and 1100 retired judges and their survivors. 

At the current time, Mr. Giroux also serves as Executive Director and Senior General Counsel at the Canadian Judicial Council, where he works closely with the Chief Justice of Canada and Chairperson of the Council, as well as with the other 44 chief justices and associate chief justices who comprise the Council. His duties are related to the Council’s responsibilities to review and investigate complaints into the conduct of federally appointed judges, to oversee continuing education for the judiciary, and to pursue other initiatives to improve the quality of judicial services in Canada’s superior courts. 

Throughout his career, Mr. Giroux has held various positions within the federal government, including those of Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, Judicial Affairs Advisor to the Minister of Justice, and Chief of Staff to the Minister for International Cooperation. Prior to being appointed to his current position, he occupied the role of Deputy Commissioner. 

Amongst other things, he has headed Canadian judges’ delegations in several international cooperation projects, including some in Ukraine, Mexico, China and Jamaica; his other undertakings include appearances before various parliamentary committees; participation as a panellist at numerous conferences; and lecturing at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa. He has significant management experience, and has acquired expertise in the areas of judicial independence, conduct, education and appointments. 

Mr. Giroux was called to the bar in 1994 after having graduated from the Faculty of Law, and previously the Faculty of Arts, of the University of Ottawa. 

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario and the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice.

Hamzah, Noradura Binti

Dr. Noradura binti Hamzah has served as the Director of the Policy and Legislation Division at the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia (PKPMP) since 2021. In this role, she oversees key areas including policy, legislation, judicial reform, international relations, and contracts for the Malaysian Judiciary. Additionally, she is the Secretary to the Publication Committee of the Journal of the Malaysian Judiciary (JMJ), published by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), and a member of the secretariat for the Malaysian Judiciary’s Yearbook. 

Dr. Noradura graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) with Honours (Second Class Upper) from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2000, where she also earned a Diploma in Islamic Judicial Administration and Legal Profession (Advanced Diploma). She later obtained her Master of Laws (LL.M) from UKM in 2006, focusing her thesis on Freedom of Religion under the Federal Constitution. In 2018, she was awarded a Federal scholarship and completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law from UKM. Her PhD research on State Sovereignty Over Air Space and The Application of Competition Law in The Aviation Sector in Malaysia was published as a book by UKM Press in 2019. Dr. Noradura was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2001 and also holds an Accredited Mediator Certificate as well as a Diploma in Professional Translation. 

Since joining the Judicial and Legal Services on 13 December 2001, Dr. Noradura has held various significant positions. She began her career as a Senior Assistant Registrar (SAR) in the Civil Division of the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and later served in the Commercial Division. She has also worked as a Research Officer to a Federal Court Judge, Special Officer to the 7th Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tun Arifin bin Zakaria, Sessions Court Judge for General Crimes in Kuala Lumpur, Sessions Court Judge for Sexual Crimes in Kuala Lumpur, and Deputy Director of the Policy and Legislation Division at PKPMP. 

Beyond her judiciary roles, Dr. Noradura is actively involved in academia and alumni associations. She currently serves as the Honorary Secretary of the UKM Alumni Council and Deputy Secretary of the UKM Law Faculty Association.

Igarzábal, Fermín  

Secretary of General Affairs in charge of the General Directorate of Administration of the Supreme Court of Buenos Aires City

Ph.D in Legal Sciences for the Argentine Catholic University (UCA)

Posgraduate Specialist in Criminal Law (UCA)

Professor at the Argentine Catholic University (UCA), University of San Isidro (USI) and University of Salta (UCASAL)

Visiting faculty seminars at Abat Oliba CEU University (Barcelona) and Universitá Europea Di Roma (Italy).

Jalal, Mohammed Jalees

Mohammed Jalees is the Director of the Access to Justice (A2J) Programme at the Singapore Courts. Heading the A2J Programme Office, Jalees is responsible for ensuring that the Courts facilitates court users’ journey into the justice system, and to kick-start a culture of facilitating access to justice among court officers. To do so, his programme office charts the strategy and policy for access to justice, drives design-driven projects that reorientate services and processes to be more user-centric, scales best practices across the Judiciary and facilitates ground-up projects by court officers. 

Prior to this, Jalees was involved in a diverse array of Whole-of-Government strategy, policy and planning efforts at the Singapore Public Service. Jalees was responsible for re-imagining and transforming how the Public Service delivers services to everyone in a citizen-centric and delightful manner at the Public Service Division, under the Prime Minister’s Office. In 2021, he set up ServiceSG, a department that aims to integrate the delivery public services across public agencies, to serve citizens better. He has had stints at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 2012 – 2014, the Strategic Policy Office (Public Service Division) of the Prime Minister’s Office from 2009 – 2012, and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports from 2006 – 2009.

Jenovai, Milena 

Milena Jenovai is a seasoned professional in Democracy and Governance development, specialized in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs related to rule of law, judicial reform, anti-corruption, and civil society. She joined USAID Serbia in 2008, where she serves as a Project Management Specialist, overseeing the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption programs while actively engaging in civil society initiatives that promote good governance. Her role includes formulating USAID’s strategic objectives and designing and initiating new DG projects that promote democratic development. She serves as a technical advisor, analyzing social and political events relevant to judicial reform and anti-corruption for senior USAID and U.S. government officials.  In addition, she acts as a key liaison between USAID, senior Serbian officials, and the international community, facilitating collaboration in the democracy and governance sphere.

Prior to her role at USAID, Milena worked for the Montenegro Border Security Program, an essential initiative administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection within the Department of Homeland Security. In this capacity, she played a vital role in enhancing border security efforts, facilitating effective communication, and fostering collaboration between U.S. and Montenegrin authorities, significantly contributing to the program's objectives and strengthening bilateral relations.

Milena holds a Master's degree in Spanish Language and Hispanic Literature and is currently completing a Master's degree in American Foreign Policy at Belgrade University. She is fluent in English and Spanish, with basic proficiency in French. In her personal life, she is a dedicated mother to one daughter.

Kennedy, Liz

Liz Kennedy is the Manager, Judicial Communications and Engagement in the Office of the Chief Justice of New Zealand | Te Tari Toko i te Tumu Whakawā o Aotearoa. She leads the Communications and Engagement Team, and has oversight of all media queries and external relations for the Chief Justice and the senior courts judiciary. 

Liz’s role is both strategic and incident-based, with proactive and reactive responsibilities. She supports individual judges to enable media coverage of high-profile trials, and in the event of unfair public criticism. She is also responsible for furthering transparency initiatives for the courts, and developing and strengthening media relations with the courts. 

Liz is the lead advisor to the New Zealand judiciary’s Media and Courts Committee – a forum where senior judges, news media representatives and publication editors, and senior court registry representatives discuss issues of mutual concern. She is also the lead advisor to Huakina kia Tika, a judicial committee tasked with strengthening and protecting the principle of open justice in the courts. 

Prior to her appointment to this role in 2021, Liz served for 15 years as a senior staff member at Te Kura Kaiwhakawā | The Institute of Judicial Studies where she developed content for and edited bench books to support the judiciary in their court work. Prior to this she has worked as a journalist, a Hansard reporter at the New Zealand Parliament, and a Probation Officer.

Kotliarova, Iryna

Iryna Kotliarova is an experienced judge and Chief Judge of the Vyshhorod District Court in the Kyiv region . With a judicial career spanning over two decades, she has led the court as a model institution for international initiatives. Under her leadership, the court has been a pilot site for key programs such as the EU’s “Pravo-Justice” and USAID's “Justice for All,” emphasizing innovation and international collaboration in the Ukrainian judicial system.

Lee, Leonard

Dr Leonard Lee has been at the helm of the Community Justice Centre since its fledging years in 2013. Previously, he has held various leadership positions across different non- profit organizations, with experience spanning more than 20 years. He was also a scholar from the Singapore Management University and specializes in Multi-Sector Collaboration and Business Administration.

Economic, cultural and social barriers to the justice system continue to exist in Singapore and the access to justice remains a challenge. Under his leadership, the Community Justice Centre has exemplified that through innovation, knowledge management and establishing strong collaborative partnerships, it can effectively draw upon the unique strengths of various sectors to close the socio-legal gap for many in Singapore.

Leong, James

James Leong is the Chief Knowledge Management Officer who led the formation of the Knowledge Management Office in March 2021 to advocate knowledge as the Judiciary’s strategic asset, building a culture of sharing knowledge and best practices across SG Courts. He is concurrently the Chief of Staff for the Singapore Judicial Service since January 2022 as well as the Chief Policy Officer for the Judicial Policy Division of SG Courts since April 2024. He is a District Judge of the State Courts who joined the then Singapore Legal Service in 1989.  He has served in various leadership and specialist roles in the Supreme Court, the State Courts and the Singapore Academy of Law, and is also an accredited mediator.

Levine, Eileen

Eileen Levine has been involved as an editor, designer and author contributor to The Court Administrator since its inception in 2017. At that time then President Judge Vladimir DeFreitas and the IACA Board, felt the international court's need for this fresh, new publication to replace the prior IACA publication, the IACA Newsletter.  Eileen became Executive Editor of The Court Administrator in 2021. To date, they have published sixteen editions and she is already in the middle of preparations for the seventeenth edition.

Eileen is from New York City. She spent her entire 36 year court career in the United States Federal Court system, working for over fourteen (14) United States Federal District Judges, two U.S. Circuit Judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit as well as several United States Magistrate Judges, serving  as a court administrator, judicial assistant and courtroom manager.  

Eileen is deeply honored to have been selected to help create and to continue the work of The Court Administrator. She reflects that it has been a privilege to have worked under past IACA Presidents; Judge DeFreitas, Ms Sheryl Loesch  and current IACA President Doctor Professor Luis Maria Palma.

Lim, Edward

Edward is the Research Director of Nexus Link Pte Ltd, a market research consultancy specializing in Singapore government research work. He is also the current President of the Market Research Society of Singapore (MRSS). With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Edward began his career as a Statistician at the Singapore Department of Statistics before moving on to various roles in international market research agencies. He later co-founded Nexus Link Pte Ltd with two partners. His passion lies in SPSS, a tool he has used for 30 years to uncover insights from data, demonstrating the truth of scientia potentia est.

Lim, Hannah

Hannah Lim is strategic partnerships lead at LexisNexis managing government partnerships and LexisNexis’ rule of law projects for the publishing of consolidated legislation and judgements across Asia pacific. Prior to joining LexisNexis 7 years ago, Hannah was a corporate lawyer with two Singapore law firms in Myanmar. 

Loesch, Sheryl

Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida

After having served as the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida for 18 years, Sheryl Loesch was appointed as the Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida in April 2017. Prior to her appointment as Clerk in the United States District Court, Ms. Loesch served as the Chief Deputy Clerk for the District of Kansas for three years.

Ms. Loesch began her career in the judiciary serving as the Deputy in Charge of the Jacksonville Division of the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida from 1989-1996. Ms. Loesch currently serves as Clerk liaison on behalf of the Federal Court Clerks Association to the International Judicial Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. She is the Immediate Past President of the International Association for Court Administration. She is also a Past President of the Federal Court Clerks Association. She has served on court management review teams and as a facilitator for the Federal Judicial Center.

Prior to working for the United States Courts, Ms. Loesch was an Assistant Dean of a college in Tampa, FL and also a faculty member.

Ms. Loesch has served as a consultant to international courts, traveling to Egypt, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Namibia, Mali, Bahrain, and Kosovo to work on court reform projects, conduct judicial management seminars, and assist on court enhancement projects.

Ms. Loesch holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL and a Bachelors Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences also from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL.
A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Ms. Loesch is an avid Steelers and Pirates fan as well as a fan of the University of South Florida Bulls. In her spare time, Ms. Loesch enjoys photography, traveling, hiking, and bike riding.

Lozano, Luis Francisco

• Justice, Supreme Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Chief Justice 2010 -2017.
• Executive Secretary of the Ibero-American Commission on Judicial Ethics (2014-018)
• President of the Federal Assossiation of State Supreme Courts of Argentine Provinces (JUFEJUS; 2012/4).
• Associate judge, Federal Supreme Court (1999-2000)
• Permanent law clerk (ranked as trial judge) of the Office of the Attorney General (1977-80)
• Over 30 combined years of private law practice and member of several industrial companies steering committees, author of several books and articles on Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Taxation, and the relationship between International Treaties and Domestic Law.
• Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and formerly at Universidad de Buenos Aires

Lukic, Dragana 

Dragana Lukic has over 20 years’ experience managing complex donor-funded projects in judicial reform and prevention of GBV in Serbia, Montenegro, and Moldova. Ms. Lukic has held managerial positions and provided consultancy services to various International Organizations and Serbian Government Ministries on program budgeting, capacity building, grants management and public procurement, EU pre-accession negotiations, justice efficiency, training and capacity building of judges and civil servants, public finance reform, harmonization with EU standards and CoE recommendations, anticorruption policies, institution building, policy and strategy planning and development. 

For over 12 years, Ms. Lukic served as the DCOP on three successive USAID-funded rule of law projects. One of her key contributions to the success of projects was an in-depth understanding of the judicial reform landscape in Serbia, the relationship between key governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, and the relationship between them and the political economy affecting those areas. Ms. Lukic’s technical expertise includes managing the drafting, adoption, and promotion of the first Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence in Serbia; facilitating the development of the judicial development strategy framework; developing and implementing e-Justice solutions; and fostering cooperation between the judiciary and civil society. Ms. Lukic also provided comprehensive support to the Serbian judiciary, tackling legislative and regulatory reform, modernizing court processes through case management software and other e-tools, improving transparency through a communication strategy for the judiciary, managing the delivery of robust training programs, and ensuring civil society participation through grants. She has gained vast experience in project and change management, capacity and institutional building experience in judicial reform, prevention of GBV, and strategy framework development. As DCOP and in her role as Assistant Minister of Justice, Ms. Lukic has extensive experience in the areas of strategic planning, management of staff, administrative support, and budgeting. Her budgeting acumen has also been honed from previous work on budget support projects at the Ministry of Finance. With her in-depth knowledge of the substance and dynamics of Serbia’s EU accession process under Chapter 23, she is uniquely positioned to continue delivering technical assistance and other support to judicial institutions and civil society to advance the reform and development agenda. She gained proven training development and implementation experience working subsequently with the Judicial Academy under the EU Project on training curricula standardization and upgrade. 

Ms. Lukic is a Serbian citizen, speaks and writes Serbian and English fluently and concisely. She has an advanced degree in Business Economics.

Mattison, Tina

Tina M. Mattison is the Deputy Court Administrator of the Pima County Superior Court in Tucson, Arizona, serving as the Deputy Court Administrator for the Consolidated Justice Courts. Previously, she served as the Deputy Court Administrator for Pima County’s Juvenile Court from 2015-2022 and worked for both Riverside and Orange County Superior Courts in California from 1988-2015.

Ms. Mattison holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Fullerton and is a 2011 Graduate Fellow of the Institute for Court Management’s Court Executive Development Program. During her tenure with the courts, she has led numerous successful improvement projects, including caseflow management revisions, strategic planning, vicarious trauma training for staff, and the use of evidence-based practices in juvenile probation. Additionally, she has served on numerous state and national court management committees addressing the use of technology in the courts, courthouse security, and the professional development of court managers.

Ms. Mattison is currently the President for the National Association for Court Management. Ms. Mattison is certified faculty for the Institute for Court Management’s Operations Management course and is a contributing editor to the National Center for State Court’s annual report Trends in State Courts.

Mehta, Sandeep

Born on 11 January 1963, Justice Sandeep Mehta took oath as the Supreme Court Judge on November 9, 2023. He previously served as the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended appointment of Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, as the Supreme Court Judge on 6 November 2023 and soon, the same received clearance from the Central Government.

Career Trajectory

Justice Mehta enrolled with the Bar in 1986, joined as the member of Bar Council of Rajasthan in 2003 and remained one till his elevation to the Bench in 2011. He has practiced in Trial Courts, High Courts as well as the Supreme Court.

Justice Mehta has also been the Vice-Chairman and Chairman of Bar Council of Rajasthan during 2004-05 and 2010 respectively. He has been Counsel for three Judicial Enquiry Commissions headed by retired as well as sitting Judges of the High Court. He was elevated as the Additional Judge of Rajasthan High Court in 2011.

The Supreme Court Collegium in its resolution dated 7 February 2023 recommended the appointment of Justice Sandeep Mehta, as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and specified that, Rajasthan High Court is unrepresented among the Chief Justices of the High Courts. The Resolution also stated that previously, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was being appointed the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court but was recommended as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna through a separate resolution.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India, notified the appointment of Justice Sandeep Mehta, as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court on 12 February 2023. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended appointment of Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, as the Supreme Court Judge on 6 November 2023 and he took oath on 9 November 2023. He is due to retire on 10 January 2025.

Menini, Monica

Research Fellow, Lawyer, and Senior Consultant
Monica Menini is a lawyer specializing in legal informatics and innovation, with over 14 years of expertise in e-justice, digitalization, e-filing processes, and organizational innovation across various
judicial offices. She currently serves as a research fellow in Comparative Private Law at the University of Turin, contributing to projects focused on digital agriculture and data ownership. Additionally, Monica is an expert for Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) at the Department for Digital Transformation of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Alongside her research and consultancy work, she teaches Commercial Law and Business Crisis Law, and coordinates innovative training programs. She is also a member of the executive committee of Diritti in Movimento, where she coordinates study groups and projects focused on protecting vulnerable individuals.

Menon, Sundaresh

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 6 November 2012. 

Chief Justice Menon graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1986 and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1991. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore in 1987, and as an attorney and counsellor-at-law in New York in 1992.

After he was called to the Bar in Singapore, he practised with major local and international law firms, primarily as an advocate, in the fields of commercial litigation and arbitration, construction law and insolvency law. From 2006 to 2007, he served as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2008. In 2010, he was appointed the 6th Attorney-General of Singapore, a post he relinquished in 2012 shortly before his appointment as a Judge of Appeal. He was appointed to the Presidential Council for Minority Rights upon his appointment as Attorney-General in 2010 and was later appointed as its Chairman in 2012, upon his appointment as Chief Justice.

Between 2012 and 2020, Chief Justice Menon served on the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration, and he also served as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services from 2021 to March 2024.

He is also an elected member of the American Law Institute, an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in England and the President of the Singapore Academy of Law. Chief Justice Menon was conferred the Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Western Australia in 2022 for his services to the law and by the National University of Singapore in 2024 for his outstanding service to the practice and adjudication of law. In 2024, he was also awarded the White & Case Distinguished Jessup Alumni Award.

Chief Justice Menon is married with three children.

Moxley, Susan

Dr. Susan Moxley, Consultant, Moxley Solutions, LLC 

Susan Moxley has been serving organizations  as a professional consultant and mentor in the areas of leadership, change management, administrative/managerial mentoring and support, needs assessments, and communication strategies to increase productivity and build professional capacity.  Dr. Susan Moxley continues to provide executive training and/or coaching support with various administrative/managerial teams in organizations that include court systems and school districts in the U.S.  

Prior to professional consulting, Dr. Susan Moxley had a successful career in the areas of educational administration, executive leadership and human resource services for over 30 years in school districts in Central Florida.  While serving as a school district superintendent in a district of over 40,000 students, 5000 employees and a budget more than $500 million dollars, Dr. Moxley provided leadership in the implementation of strategic financial planning with smarter goals and key performance indicators including progress monitoring of productivity.  Professional learning opportunities were developed to provide growth opportunities through collaborative learning environments for both students and adults in the organization.  

Prior to becoming superintendent, Susan Moxley served in the following positions, senior director for professional learning and an associate superintendent for career and technical education and colleges in Orlando, Florida; an assistant superintendent for human resource services and employee relations, director of a technical center/college, high school and elementary principal in Lake County, Florida for 32 years.  

Dr. Moxley remains active in the educational system by serving as a Professional Adjunct Lecturer and Professor for National Louis University in Tampa, Florida.   In addition, she continues to volunteer for the Urban Superintendents’ Association of America, a national professional organization supporting superintendents and executive leadership teams.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Education, a Master of Arts degree and Doctorate in Educational Leadership all from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.  

In Susan’s spare time, she splits her time between her home in Daytona Beach, Florida and the cabin in the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina.  She enjoys golfing, biking, traveling and spending time with family.  

Mkrtchyan, Davit

Mr. Davit Mkrtchyan is heading the eJustice Business Development Department at Synergy International Systems Inc. In the past 4 years he has been consulting justice institutions around the world in various jurisdictions including courts, ministries of justice, prosecution offices, correctional services and investigation bureaus on the best approaches to adopt paperless solutions and undertake digitalization programs.
Mr. Mkrtchyan holds BA in International Relations from Yerevan State University, Armenia and MA in European Studies from Leipzig University, Germany.

Nathan, Patrick

Patrick  Nathan worked at the Prime Minister’s Office and was instrumental in setting up the National Security Coordination Centre. He was its first Deputy Director for Strategic Policy Development. He subsequently launched and managed the Government’s Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning programme. In the private sector, Patrick was Vice President of Corporate Communications at a major public transport operator. He moved on to Deloitte where he was a Senior Advisor with its Risk Advisory Service. His most recent assignment was with the Singapore Judiciary as Chief Communications Officer and Chief Risk Officer.

Niki-Tobi, Ari

Dr. Ari Niki-Tobi is the founder/CEO of A.T. Socio-Judicial Consulting, a judicial consulting firm that is focused on advancing judicial jurisprudence and building/rebuilding public confidence in courts through socio-judicial research. Ari is a former magistrate judge in Lagos State judiciary, Nigeria. After about 2 decades of research on courts and society, Ari propounded her Socio-judicialism theory or socio-judicial theory of justice (SJT) and initiated her unique Courts & Society Webinar Series (CSWS), which gathers judges, scholars, students, and the public from various countries to discuss socio-judicial concerns and judicial development. Her CSWS has a community platform that serves diverse groups’ needs in her community, a criminal justice platform that focuses on community policing, and a social justice platform that celebrates women judges from various countries. 

Ari’s passion for advancing judicial jurisprudence is evident in diverse outstanding publications and presentations. She has presented at several national and international conferences, which include the Commonwealth Magistrate and Judges Association Conference in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the University of Pittsburg Let’s Talk Africa forum, the University of Leiden Courts as Arena of Social Change Conference, the City University of New York Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Conference, the Law and Society Association Conference in San Juan, Puerto Ricco, and at the G100 Global Women Empowerment Forum to commemorate the International Women’s day. Ari has published several peer-reviewed articles/book chapters on legal/judicial issues in the Routledge Handbook on Democracy and Security, the International Journal for Court Administration, the Astute Judicial Judgments & Essays, and the Judges and Judging Essays. Ari is also a reviewer of the International Journal for Law and Society and has held chair and discussant roles in several international conferences. 

Ari is a two-time P.E.O International Peace Scholarship award recipient. She received the University of Nevada Graduate Dean’s Merit Scholar award; the United States Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Certificate of Commendation; the National Judicial College Certificate for Judicial Development; the G100 Law & Justice Empowerment for Women Certificate of Recognition, and the Burrough of Queens, City of New York Citation of honor. She is the first Nigerian and African woman to earn a master’s degree in judicial studies. Also, the Journal for Blacks and the University of Nevada, Reno, recognized her as the first black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in judicial studies in the United States. She is a member of the National Association of Women Judges and the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary. 

Olszanowski, Jan

Adjunct (PhD, assistant professor) of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland), Faculty of Law and Administration (Department of Administrative and Administrative Judicial Procedure).

His main areas of interests are administration of judiciary, administrative procedural law and enforcement proceedings. He is an author of over 70 publications. He is also a judge  in  District Court of Poznań (civil division).

Ontanu, Elena Alina 

Dr. Elena Alina Onțanu is an Assistant Professor of Global and Comparative Private Law at Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University (The Netherlands) and a qualified lawyer with the Bucharest Bar Association (Romania). She is co-manager editor-elect of the International Journal for Court Administration, editor of the European Association of Private Law Blog (EAPIL Blog) and Board member of the Judicial Administration Research Association (JAR Association). In the past, she acted as a member of the European Commission Expert Group on Modernisation of Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial and collaborated with the e-CODEX Team for the Me-CODEX project carrying out preparatory work for the cross-border digital communication of judicial documents between European Union Member States authorities. Alina has also collaborated with the Council of Europe - European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) on projects regarding the digitalisation of court procedures and cyberjustice, and with the European Judicial Training Network and the European Institute of Public Administration on matters regarding cross-border procedures and digital developments for training legal professionals. At the moment, Alina is carrying out research based on grant funding from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science on Reimagining Access and Procedural Justice in an e-Justice Geography. Her research interests focus on cross-border litigation and alternative dispute resolution, digitalisation of procedures, techno-legal platforms, AI developments for justice, and quality of justice.

Otamendi, Santiago

Santiago Otamendi was appointed District Judge on Criminal Matters in 2004. Since 2019, he has served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the City of Buenos Aires. Starting from this year, he also holds the position of Secretary of Institutional Affairs of the Board of Provincial Supreme Courts. Prior to these roles, he was the Secretary of Justice at the National Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Argentina. During his tenure, he held positions as vice-president and subsequently president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF-GAFI).

From 2012 to 2014, he served as Secretary General for Access to Justice and Human Rights at the General Prosecutor's Office. Additionally, Otamendi has held the role of Director of International Affairs at the Argentine Federation of the Judiciary. From 2010 to 2012, Otamendi served as Counselor at the Council of the Judiciary, overseeing the selection of candidate judges for legislative approval, handling disciplinary matters concerning magistrates, and managing the judiciary’s budget.

In academia, Otamendi currently serves as Director of the Master Program in Justice Administration and Oral Litigation at the Argentine Catholic University. Additionally, he is an Associate Professor specializing in Global Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing at the National University of Buenos Aires, and an Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure Law at the Institute for Public Security of the Metropolitan Police. Previously, he taught at the Higher Institute of Public Security, the University of Granada, and Stetson University College of Law. Otamendi has authored numerous papers and has been a speaker at various congresses focusing on justice and criminal policy affairs.

Oyarzú, Francisco José 

Lawyer for UCASAL.

Liberal practice of the profession until 2008. Secretary of the Investigative Court from 2008 until the appointment as Guarantees Judge (2016), to the present.

Master in Criminal Law from the Austral University.

Specialist in cybercrime and digital evidence from UBA.

Specialist in Constitutional Justice and Human Rights from the IDC Institute - University of Bologna; University diploma in effective Judicial Management from Universidad Austral.

Assistant in the course “Leadership, management and judicial administration” organized by FAM.

University diploma in oral litigation in criminal proceedings from the Austral University.

PhD student in Law at UNR.

Co-author of the book Time and Punitive Power.

Palma, Luis María

Luis Maria Palma is the President of the International Association for Court Administration (IACA). He also serves as Director of the International Institute for Justice Excellence (IIJE, The Hague, The Netherlands) and President of E-Justicia Latin America.

Luis Maria is a lawyer with a PhD in Political Science, a PhD in Sociology, a Doctorate in Law, a Doctorate in Private International Law, a Post-PhD in Law and a Post-PhD in Fundamental Principles and Human Rights.

He was declared an “Outstanding Personality in the Field of Legal Sciences” by the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and was awarded with the “Jon Mills Award for Significant Contributions between Florida and the Americas” by the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).

Luis Maria has served as General Coordinator of the National Judicial Management Commission of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina, and as National Director of Judicial Modernization of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina.

He served as Cultural Affairs Specialist at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

For over 25 years, Luis María worked as an international consultant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), USAID, NCSC, the EU, and other international organizations.

As a professor and trainer, he has taught over 335 courses on leadership, teamwork, court managements and judicial ethics in four continents, and participated as a speaker in more than 210 national and international conferences.

He is the author of books, articles on innovation and judicial management, economic analysis of law, international law and public ethics.

Phua, Joshua

Joshua is a seasoned corporate communicator with over a decade of experience spanning government, business and civil society. He brings a holistic perspective to help clients address the challenges of a constantly evolving comms landscape and has led integrated communications campaigns for organisations in the public and private sector. 

Joshua is currently the Workplace Advisory lead for Edelman Singapore, helping companies and organisations shift their communications approach to build employer trust with employees. 

In his spare time, Joshua has mentored students with Advisory and the Asia-Pacific Association of Communication Directors, and he is a member of the National Youth Council’s INSPIRIT community. 

Joshua graduated from Singapore Management University where he majored in political science and corporate communications.

Piątek, Wojciech

Academic Career:

2020 Full professorship (order of the President of the Republic of Poland from 11th May 2020)
2018 Professorship at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (AMU)
2015 Habilitation degree. Habilitation thesis: Res iudicata of administrative court’s judgment
2010
a) Doctor of Law (work subject: Cassation law basis in the court-administrative procedure). Name of PhD Supervisor: Professor Andrzej Skoczylas
b) Judge Examination
2007-2010
a) Ph.D. studies at the AMU, Faculty of Law and Administration, Chair of Administrative and Judicial Administrative Procedure
b) judge`s legal practice in the Court of Appeal in Poznań

2007 Master of Law
2002-2007 Studies at the AMU, Faculty of Law and Administration

Professional Experience:

IX 2006 Practice in the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw
2007-2010 Internships in Regional Courts in Poznań within the framework of Judge Application,
2007-2010 Lectures on administrative procedure within the framework of Ph.D. studies at the AMU,
IX 2010 Judge`s exam
2010-2015 Employment in the Voivodship Administrative Court in Poznań as a judge`s
assistant
From X 2010 Employment at the AMU at the Faculty of Law and Administration
From I 2015 Work in the Jurisprudence Office in the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw as a specialist (from X 2020 as a senior specialist)
From IX 2016 Head of the German School of Law at the Faculty of Law AMU

Plipat, Srirak

Srirak Plipat is the World Justice Project’s Asia Pacific Regional Director where he develops and leads WJP’s activities to advance the rule of law in the region through building strategic partnerships, disseminating knowledge, and facilitating platforms for action. Dr. Plipat has more than 20 years’ experience in international law and policy on governance, justice, and human rights. Recently, Dr. Plipat was Executive Director of Freemuse where he led research and advocacy in over 20 countries for reform of policy and laws used to restrict fundamental rights in ways that are inconsistent with international human rights standards. 

Dr. Plipat previously served as Transparency International’s Director for Asia Pacific where he managed TI’s strategy, research, and advocacy focusing on strengthening anti-corruption legal frameworks, rule of law, and accountable governance. He led the development of a research tool to measure the performances and independence of anti-corruption agencies and found TI programs in Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Timor, and Myanmar. At Amnesty International, Dr. Plipat was Director of AI’s movement building, mobilization strategy, people engagement, and human rights education. He managed AI operations and regional projects in over 15 countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. As Director of AI Thailand, he co-led the national campaign for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 

Earlier in his career, Dr. Plipat was a consultant for the World Bank Institute in Washington DC, advising on participatory governance and strategic partnership with civil society. He holds a PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, PA, and a M.Sc and B.A. from Thamassat University in Thailand.

Quah, Ernie

Ernie Quah has more than 30 years in the IT industry developing more than 20 large scale enterprise applications for the public and private sector. He currently plays the role of VP, Digital Government Consulting in Toppan Ecquaria bringing his experience in digital government solutions to countries in Asia and Africa. 

Ernie has a special interest in Artificial Intelligence and how it can be used to improve business & enterprise processes.

Ramanathan, Juthika

Ms Juthika Ramanathan is Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Justice, Singapore Courts.  Appointed since 1 February 2013, she oversees the administration and operations of the Singapore Courts (comprising the Supreme Court, the Family Justice Courts and the State Courts). 

Ms Ramanathan is also a member of the following:

• Presidential Council of Religious Harmony;
• Board of Governors of the Singapore International Foundation;
• Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University;
• Governing Board of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board;
• Indian Heritage Centre Advisory Board;
• International Association for Court Administration (IACA), Vice President of South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand Regional Board; and
• Board of Governors of the Singapore Judicial College.

Ms Ramanathan, a former solicitor in commercial practice, received her Bachelor of Laws Degree from the National University of Singapore.  She is recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Gold), a Singapore National Day Award, in 2018. Prior to Ms Ramanathan’s current appointment, she was Chief Executive of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Singapore between 2004 and 2013.  

Richard, Marc

The Honourable J.C. Marc Richard, Chief Justice of New Brunswick, was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, and studied at the Université de Moncton (B.B.A. - 1980, LL.B. - 1983), and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M. - 1984). He received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from Université de Moncton in 2023.
Admitted to the practice of law in 1985, he initially worked first as Crown Prosecutor, followed by a litigation practice with a mid-sized firm. His practice brought him before various administrative tribunals, all levels of the New Brunswick courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

As a lawyer, Chief Justice Richard served on several national and provincial committees, task forces, or advisory groups of the Canadian Bar Association (NB) and the New Brunswick Law Society. He was elected president of both organizations. In 2002, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel and, a year later, a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick. Since then, Chief Justice Richard served on countless judicial committees, including the Canadian Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee and the Judges’ Association’s Conduct Review Committee, eventually becoming Chair of both. He became a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association in 2004. In 2015, he was elected the Association’s President, becoming the first judge from New Brunswick to hold that office.
Chief Justice Richard frequently lectures for the Canadian Bar Association (NB), the National Judicial Institute (NJI), of which he is a member of the Board of Directors and chairs the Finance Committee, the Advocates’ Society, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ), of which he served six years as a member of the Board of Directors, and the Federation of Law Society’s National Criminal Law Program. He has also been involved in several international judicial projects, lectured in several countries, and chaired a Judicial Advisory Committee on International Engagement, of which he is still a member.

His appointment as Chief Justice of New Brunswick occurred on May 1, 2018. As Chief Justice, he serves on the Canadian Judicial Council and is a member of the Council’s Executive, Conduct, Salaries and Benefits, and Renewal committees.

 Richardson, JoAnne

JoAnne Richardson is a Managing Director with the National Center for State Courts, International Programs Group.  She is an experienced judicial and legal reform expert and educator, specializing in justice sector institutional reform. 

Ms. Richardson has over 25 years of experience in the U.S., Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean. She previously served as Head of Field Office for the Independent Judicial Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina conducting legal and judicial reform. A lead expert and Director for a large-scale Rule of Law reform initiative in Kosovo, she oversaw the implementation of a multifaceted administration of justice reform project funded by USAID. She has investigated and prosecuted war crimes for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Her current portfolio includes overseeing a regional multi-country program to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Caribbean justice system.  

Rodríguez Silva , Lia Verónica 

Lía del Valle Verónica Rodríguez Silva was born in San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Salta (Argentina)

She has a degree in Business Administration, a degree obtained in 2008 from the National University of Salta. Diploma in Teaching Strategies in virtual environments from the National University of Salta. Diploma in New Economies from the University of Buenos Aires.

Leading auditor in Quality Management Systems under the ISO 9001:2015 standard, endorsed by IQNET Academy.

She is currently studying the Specialty in University Evaluation at the University of Buenos Aires, entirely related to her quality training.

Speaker at various conferences and events organized by the National University of Salta, addressing topics such as Economie-Financial Planning and Management, Strategix Management Control and Economic-Financial Management in SMEs.

Speaker at the First Judicial Management Conference organized by the College of Magistrates and Officials of Salta.

She has presented works at interdisciplinary scientific conferences, such as teh Scientific Conference o fthe San Vicente de Paul Hospital of the National University of Salta - Orán Regional Headquarters.

She serves as Delegate of the Office of Strategic Planning and Judicial Management of the Judicial Branch of Salta - Orán District; implementin gthe ISO 9001:2015 standard in the different judicial juristictions, with extension to the courts of theTartagal Judicial District.

She is an Adjunct Professor in the chairs of "Environmental Economics" and "Planning and Administration" of Natural Resources and Enviromental Engineering at the National University of Salta Orán Regional Faculty.

Sagaga, Toli (she/her)

Toli Sagaga (Samoa) was appointed Director of the New Zealand Pacific Justice Sector Programme (PJSP) in April 2023.  PJSP is a multi-jurisdictional initiative guided by the Pacific Chief Justices’ 15-member Leadership Forum, which includes Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Justice Winkelmann in her capacity as the Chief Justice of Tokelau. 

Over her 20-year legal career, Toli has worked in both the public and private sectors in Aotearoa New Zealand and in the UK in the areas of family, child protection, criminal, immigration, and employment law. 

She has a wealth of experience having worked in a range of roles across government, including as a senior policy analyst at the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. 

Toli’s legal and justice sector background combined with her clear understanding of the need to put Pacific priorities and context at the heart of the programme is key to ensuring the support to improve access to justice in the rural and remote areas of the Pacific partner countries the Pacific Justice Sector Programme work with, is fit for purpose.

Sapelnikov, Leonid

Leonid Sapelnikov — Deputy Head for Digital Transformations and digitalization of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine. Associate Professor in Public Administration. has more than 20 years of experience in the digitalization of large Ukrainian companies with hundreds of thousands of users. After the start of a full-scale invasion, he decided to direct the available experience and knowledge to the development of the state. As of today, he is responsible for the modernization of electronic justice in Ukraine

Semilota, Tetiro

Honourable Chief Justice Tetiro Semilota, Chief Justice of the High Court of Kiribati 

In April 2024, Honourable Tetiro Semilota was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kiribati. Chief Justice Semilota was appointed to the position of Acting Chief Justice in October 2022 and is the first I-Kiribati woman to be assigned to the position. 

She was also the first female Attorney-General upon her appointment in September 2016. Before that she was the Commissioner of the High Court of Kiribati from 2008 to 2016, at the same time being the Chief Registrar. She is passionate about ensuring that the rights of every citizen are observed and that access to justice is promoted and achieved in every possible way, especially for the vulnerable.

Shayakhmetov, Shakir

Achievements

• Participated in establishment of the Academy of Law Enforcement under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Conducted successful negotiations led to signing Agreement with UN Deputy Secretary General on establishment of the Regional Hub on Countering Global Threats under the Academy; successful cooperation with national and international partners;
• Successfully launched the project on Regional Hub on Countering Global Threats;
• Mobilized investments for Professional Development of the Academy Staff and Presidential Reserve (53 mln Kz tenge) from international organizations and donors
• Participated in organizing professional development courses on leadership and management for law enforcement top management 

• September 2004 – finding drugs and prospecting in the sphere of drug combat, organized by Great Britain Customs Service.
• October  2004  –  combat  against  terrorism  and  extremism, American diplomatic security service. 
• November 2012 – Global Issues Related to Combating Drug Money Laundering conducted by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration International Training Section
• January 2013 – Instructors Development Course conducted by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration International Training Section.
• February 2013 Performance of Migration Legislation Course conducted by International Organization for Migration
• May 2013 – Human Resource Development Course conducted by State Management Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• September 2013 – Information Technologies of the Electronic Proceedings in Criminal Matters Course conducted by Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
• November 2013 – Police and Community Course conducted by Israel Agency For International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shefayim, Israel
• May 2014 – training on combating radicalization and cybercrime, the Academy of Police, Turkey
• July 2016 – courses conducted by the G. Marshall Center (PTSS)., Germany
• April 2017 – International visitor leadership program conducted by Israel Bureau of Educational and Affairs U.S Department of State, held in Washington DC, USA

Rewards

• Order Kurmet
• Honorary diploma from the Minister of the Internal Affairs Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Medal for outstanding achievements in the work of the Penal System of the Republic of Kazakhstan Justice Ministry
• Letter of gratitude and diplomas for excellent work and participation in international conferences

Suchenko, Sergii

Sergii Suchenko, Legal Advisor with the USAID Justice for All Activity (J4A) in Ukraine. Holds MA degrees in Law and English. Judicial administration specialist with 20 years of increasingly complex legal professional experience, providing technical assistance for governance, policy development and court IT to Ukraine’s judiciary. At  J4A, Mr. Suchenko is responsible for managing the Program’s court IT component, as well as for the work related to restoration of war-affected courts.

Sydielnikov, Oleksandr

Oleksandr Sydielnikov is an experienced lawyer and academic with over 12 years of expertise in judicial reform and rule of law projects in Ukraine. Currently, he is a Legal Advisor for the USAID/Ukraine Justice for All Activity, focusing on judicial reform, the transformation of the High Qualification Commission of Judges, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, and judicial selection processes. 

In 2021-2022, Oleksandr led the Secretariat of the Ethics Council, overseeing candidate selection and vetting sitting members for the High Council of Justice in Ukraine. 

Since 2023, he has been the Head of the Secretariat of the Advisory Group of Experts, body responsible for assessing the integrity and competency of candidates for the Constitutional Court of Ukraine judgeship.

Sykes, Bryan

Other Roles:

• Former Commissioner of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.
• Member of the Council of Legal Education.
• Contributor to the Nauru Declaration on Judicial Wellbeing.
• Chaired the final session leading to the adoption of the Needham's Point Declaration on Criminal Justice Reform.

Publications:

Chief Justice Sykes has authored articles in the West Indian Law Journal and the Journal of Money Laundering Control. He has also contributed chapters to two books edited by Dr. Shazeeda Ali:

• Risky Business: Perspectives On Corporate Misconduct
• Ethical Lawyer: A Caribbean Perspective

Additionally, he has been a tutor in Criminal Practice and Procedure at the Norman Manley Law School for over ten years, and he is a certified judicial educator and Teacher of Advocacy for advocates with 0-5 years of experience.

Personal Life

Chief Justice Sykes is married to Dr. Annette Crawford Sykes, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and a Consultant Anaesthetist. Together, they have five children.

Tan, Ken Hwee

Chief Transformation & Innovation Officer (Judiciary), Supreme Court of Singapore

As Chief Transformation and Innovation Officer (Judiciary) at the Supreme Court, Ken Hwee looks after
the transformation, digitalisation, innovation and technology plans of the Supreme Court, the State
Courts and the Family Justice Courts. He has also been involved in related law reform work like the
COVID‐19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 and the Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Act 2021.
He manages the Courts of the Future workplan for the Judiciary.

Before taking on this role, Ken Hwee was the Chief Prosecutor in charge of the Financial and
Technology Crime Division of the Attorney‐General's Chambers. FTCD handled white‐collar crime
cases in Singapore, including cheating, criminal breach of trust, corruption, cybercrime, moneylaundering
and terrorism financing, and Securities and Futures Act and Companies Act offences.

Ken Hwee has also been a Senior State Counsel advising on Public International Law and a Senior
Assistant Registrar in the Supreme Court. As State Counsel he also assisted in the development of key
legislation like the Electronic Transactions Act 1998 and the Internet Code of Practice 1996 and various
iterations of the Computer Misuse Act.

He has held appointments as Chief Information Officer at the Attorney‐General’s Chambers and at the
Supreme Court. He has been involved in legal technology in Singapore since 1990.

Tay, Terence

Terence Tay has been a District Judge in the Crime Courts Cluster of the State Courts of Singapore since 2015. He was previously a Deputy Public Prosecutor with the Attorney-General’s Chambers from 2001 to 2004. 

He commenced practice with Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow and, save for his stint as a Deputy Public Prosecutor, subsequently joined an SGX-listed corporation as General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs. In 2013, Terence started his own legal and business consultancy, before assuming the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Legal Advisor of the operating entity of a HKSE-listed investment holding company. He was also appointed Honorary Legal Advisor to the Sentosa-Harbourfront Business Association. Through practice in the private sector and exposure to various industries, Terence has developed competencies in intellectual property, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, construction, and securities law across various jurisdictions in SEA, East Asia, the Oceania, North America and the United Kingdom.

Timmer, Ann

Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer joined the Arizona Supreme Court in 2012. She was elected by her colleagues as Vice Chief Justice in 2019 and was sworn in as Chief Justice in July 2024 where she will serve a five-year term. Justice Timmer is a member of the National Conference of Bar Examiners Board of Trustees, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Appellate Judges Education Institute and has been elected to The American Law Institute. She has been named one of a New Decade of Arizona’s Most Intriguing Women (2022), an ABA Journal and ABA Center for Innovation Legal Rebel (2021), and the Arizona Capitol Times Woman of the Year (2020). Prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court bench, Justice Timmer served on the Arizona Court of Appeals for twelve years, serving as its chief judge for three years. Justice Timmer earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, her J. D. magna cum laude, from Arizona State University Law School (now the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), and a Masters in Judicial Studies from Duke University Law School.

Toniolo, Arianna

Professional Profile Arianna Toniolo is an experienced consultant with extensive expertise in managing complex projects in public administration, particularly in the judicial sector. She has served as a Product Owner and organizational consultant for the Ministry of Justice and other public institutions, focusing on digitalization, process innovation, and ICT solutions implementation. She is based in Italy and can speak at length about court administration, policy, organization, and ICT.

Main Work Experience

• Product Owner for the Semantic Jurisprudential Research Project with LLM – Council of State - Led the implementation of an AI-based semantic jurisprudential research system at the Italian Council of State, utilizing NLP algorithms and large language models (LLMs). The project optimized access to and analysis of case law, facilitating the identification of relevant precedents and expediting decision-making processes. I supervised requirements gathering, roadmap definition, and team coordination, ensuring alignment with magistrates' needs and regulatory compliance
• Product Owner (various periods from 2011 to 2024): Managed and developed software applications used by the Court of Cassation and other judicial offices, coordinating requirement gathering, implementation of new functionalities, and process improvement, ensuring adaptability to regulatory and operational needs
• Change manager : Supported change management, conducted organizational analysis, and developed IT solutions for projects related to the PNRR and the implementation of the Office for the Process.
• Researcher and Trainer: Collaborated with the University of Bologna and the University of Milan-Bicocca, contributing to research projects on artificial intelligence applied to justice and providing training on digital transformation and judicial organization topics.

Skills

• Project Management: Extensive experience in leading teams and managing complex digital transformation projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Italian Judicial Sector Knowledge: Strong expertise in civil, criminal, and voluntary jurisdiction processes, with solid proficiency in the application of digital technologies.
• Change Management: Skilled in managing organizational change and supporting the adoption of new technological tools..

Education - Master’s degree in Law (grade: 105/110) from Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. - Bachelor’s degree in Legal Services (110/110 cum laude), with a focus on law, legal informatics, and digital technologies.

Languages and Communication Skills - Native proficiency in Italian, advanced English (B2), and intermediate French (B1). - Experience as a speaker and lecturer, with strong communication skills and the ability to manage complex teams and projects.

Trebil-Halbersma, Kristen

Kristen Trebil-Halbersma is an experienced court leader who believes in empowering others to leverage their own innate leadership skills. She has worked as a trial court administrator, statewide program administrator and court services director at the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Office. Her consulting work is focused on court governance, leadership, organizational development, strategic planning, caseflow and workload management and team and individual coaching.  

Ms. Trebil-Halbersma is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Foundation. She has also completed training in M-Braining and Team Coaching.  She is committed to making meaningful impact on the lives of court leaders and organizations. She enjoys getting to witness the growth and transformation of her clients, helping them navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve their goals.  

Ms. Trebil-Halbersma has a master’s degree from St. Cloud State University in Criminal Justice Administration.

 Weinberg, Inés 

President of the Supreme Court of the city of Buenos Aires. 

Doctor juris at the National University of La Plata, Argentina (1972), magna cum laude. 

Member of the National Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and member of the Postdoctoral Commission of the National University of Buenos Aires’s Law School (since 2023). 

Judge of the United Nations Appeal Tribunal by the United Nations General (2009 to 2016). President 2009 to 2010. Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 2003-2008. Appointed to the joint Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in June 2003 and to Trial Chamber III in 2005. Judge in the Court of Appeals in Administrative Matters in the city of Buenos Aires and Federal Judge in Civil Matters in Buenos Aires.

Wittrup, Jesper

Dr. Jesper Wittrup is a Danish expert on judicial administration. He has provided advice to governments and judiciaries worldwide and possesses a strong track record in tackling managerial difficulties in the judicial field, often by the application of cutting-edge data analytics. 

• PhD in political science. Dissertation on design of judicial institutions and their effectiveness.
• Worked for five years in the Danish Courts Administration, focusing on performance measurement and management. Worked for various Danish research institutions.
• Have for over 20 years provided advice to governments and organizations on a wide range of managerial issues, especially focused on the judicial sector, the educational sector and local governments.
• Contributor to the EU network against corruption. Member of the Judicial Administration Research Association (JARA) and the International Association of Court Administrators (IACA).

Woon, Alexander

Alexander Woon is a Singapore-qualified lawyer whose practice focuses on criminal law and legal technology & innovation. He is currently Provost’s Chair at the Singapore University of Social Sciences, School of Law. He also practices law at RHTLaw Asia as Of Counsel.

Alexander was previously Deputy Director of the Office of Transformation and Innovation (Judiciary). He was part of the team overseeing transformation efforts across Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the Supreme Court, State Courts and Family Justice Courts. In such capacity, he was involved in legal strategy and law reform initiatives, culture and capacity building for legal innovation, and development of LegalTech products.

Prior to that, Alexander was a Deputy Public Prosecutor/State Counsel with the Attorney-General’s Chambers (“AGC”), Financial and Technology Crime Division, concurrently appointed to the Technology Crime Unit. He prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including corruption, white collar crime, technology crime, maid abuse, intellectual property crime, and homicide. He also advised the Government on a variety of legal issues related to criminal law. He specialises in white collar and technology crime, having received specialised training in these fields, including training by legal experts and INTERPOL.

Alexander holds a Master of Laws degree (Distinction, Dean’s List) from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts in Law (Honours) from the University of Cambridge, where he read law on a Singapore Public Service Commission President’s Scholarship.

Yeo, Victor

Principal District Judge Victor YEO

Principal District Judge Victor Yeo is currently appointed as the Principal District Judge of the Court Dispute Resolution Cluster of the State Courts of Singapore. He manages mainly civil cases at the pre-trial stages to ensure that cases are resolved fairly, timely and effectively through judge-led case management and court dispute resolution strategies, including judicial-mediation, early neutral evaluation and judge-directed negotiations. 

Prior to his current appointment, he was appointed as the Principal District Judge of the Criminal Courts Cluster (Trial and Specialist Courts). He has presided over criminal cases in the Specialised and Mentions Courts, Community Courts, Criminal Trial Courts, and handled case management in the Centralised Pre-Trial Conference Court. His previous appointments include the State Coroner of Singapore, Principal Director in the Strategic Planning and Technology Division, where he concurrently served as the Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer of the State Courts of Singapore.

Zhumagulov, Akan

Languages:

• Kazakh, Russian

Education:

• Karaganda State University named after E.A. Buketov (1994) Law

Work experience:

• Investigator of the Transport Prosecutor's Office of the East Kazakhstan region, Assistant
• Prosecutor, Deputy district Prosecutor, Prosecutor of the Department of the East Kazakhstan Regional Prosecutor's Office (12.1993-11.1994);
• Senior investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of the Oktyabrsky district of Ust-Kamenogorsk (11.1994-12.1996);
• Prosecutor of the Investigative Department of the East Kazakhstan Regional Prosecutor's Office (01.1996-04.1997);
• Assistant Prosecutor of the Ust-Kamenogorsk city (04.1997-08.1997);
• Prosecutor of the Investigative Department of the East Kazakhstan Regional Prosecutor's Office (08.1997-10.1998);
• Deputy Prosecutor of the Katon-Karagay district of the East Kazakhstan region (10.1998-11.2000);
• Assistant Prosecutor of the Ust-Kamenogorsk city (11.2000-03.2001);
• Head of the Investigation Department of the Financial Police Department of the Semipalatinsk region (03.2001-04.2001);
• Head of the Investigation Department of the Financial Police Department of East Kazakhstan (04.2001-06.2003);
• Head of the Department for the Detection of Economic and Financial Crimes of the Financial Police Department of the East Kazakhstan region (06.2003-08.2004);
• Senior Inspector of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Department for Combating Economic and Corruption Crimes of the East Kazakhstan region (08.2004-11.2005);
• Judge of the military court of the Ust-Kamenogorsk garrison (11.2005-03.2010);
• Chairman of the Ridder City Court of the East Kazakhstan region (03.2010-07.2013);
• Chairman of the Semey City Court (07.2013-25.05.2015);
• Chairman of the Specialized Inter-district Economic Court of Astana (25.05.2015-06.2017);
• Chairman of the Judicial Board for Criminal Cases of the West Kazakhstan Regional Court (17.06.2017-21.10.2020);
• Chairman of the Judicial Board for Criminal Cases of the Almaty 

Zivadinovic, Momcilo

Momčilo Živadinović is an experienced expert in human rights advocacy, judicial reform, and strategic project management, with a solid foundation in the design, implementation, and high-level oversight of complex initiatives. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade, and a Master’s degree in Social Policy, focusing on the legal framework of social protection within EU accession negotiations.

Since joining the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights - YUCOM in 2013, Momčilo has consistently demonstrated leadership and expertise in managing high-impact projects, initially serving as Project Manager before advancing to the position of Executive Director in May 2023. His role has involved overseeing end-to-end project lifecycles, including planning, resource allocation, partnership building, and impact assessment, across a wide range of human rights and judicial reform initiatives. He has successfully led projects funded by renowned international organizations such as EIDHR, CSF, World Bank, European Commission, USAID, SIDA, OSCE, and others. His contributions have been instrumental in securing and managing significant grants and forging impactful collaborations.

As a managing officer in YUCOM’s Open Doors of the Judiciary project, Momčilo has championed people-centered justice approach in Serbia, transparency and public access to the justice system. His work on this project was showcased at the IACA Conference in Buenos Aires in 2023 and was recognized as a finalist in the prestigious World Justice Challenge in Chicago in 2024. Currently, as the component lead for the USAID "Justice for All" project, he continues to drive efforts in enhancing judicial accessibility and public engagement with the legal system.

In addition to his work at YUCOM, Momčilo has previously worked in the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Belgrade and the Education Relief Foundation in Geneva, where he gained extensive experience in international human rights policy and advocacy. He is an alumnus of the Transparency International School on Integrity and has completed extensive training through various international programs focused on governance and the rule of law. He is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French.