Democracy and Elections in North America: What Can We Learn From Our Neighbors?

Speakers and Panelists

John Anderson
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University Law School

Keith Archer
Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary

Jorge Castañeda
Former Foreign Minister of Mexico

Honorable Joseph A. Clark
Former Prime Minister of Canada

John Courtney
Professor, Political Science, University of Saskatchewan

Diane Davidson
Chief Elections Office, Elections Canada

Thomas Edsall
The Washington Post

Todd Eisenstadt
Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University

George Grayson
Professor, Department of Government, College of William and Mary

Richard L. Hasen
Professor of Law and William M. Rains Fellow, Loyola University School of Law

Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Chief Elections Officer, Elections Canada

Benjamin Ladner
President, American University

Thomas Mann
W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Robert A. Pastor
Director, Center for Democracy and Election Management
Director, Center for North American Studies

Jacqueline Peschard
Instituto Federal Electoral

Honorable Fernando Ojesto
President, Electoral Tribunal of Mexico

Jesus Orozco
Magistrado de la Sala Superior del TEPJF

Jamin Raskin (paper presented in absentia)
Professor, Washington College of Law, American University

Robert Richie
Executive Director, Center for Voting and Democracy

Leonard Shambon
Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering

Amb. Jesus Silva-Herzog
Former Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S., Former Finance Minister

Donald Simon
Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP

Richard G. Smolka
Professor Emeritus, American University

James Thurber
Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University

Jeffery Weldon
Departamento de Ciencia Política, ITAM

Juan Williams
Senior Correspondent, National Public Radio

Steve Wuhs
Assistant Professor, University of Redlands

Lisa Young
Professor, University of Calgary