1

Herwig VAN STAA

President of the Congress,
President of the Regional Parliament of the Tyrol, Austria

2

Tengiz Shergelashvili

Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Georgia

3

Natalia ROMANOVA

President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress

4

Anders KNAPE

Vice President of the Congress,
President of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions

5

Gaye DOGANOGLU

Vice President of the Congress,
Member of the Municipal Council of Muratpasa/Antalya, Turkey

6

Amy KOOPMANSCHAP

Vice President of the Congress,
Mayor of Diemen, Netherlands

7

Helena PIHLAJASAARI

Vice President of the Congress,
Chairperson of the Board of Central Finland Regional Council

8

Knud ANDERSEN

Member of the Bureau of the Congress, Regional councillor in the Capital Region of Denmark (Copenhagen), Member of the Board of Danish Regions

9

Andreas KIEFER

Secretary General of the Congress

10

Jean-Philippe BOZOULS

Head of Service Statutory Activities and Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress

11

Denis HUBER

Head of Service of Cooperation, Administration and External Relations and Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress

12

Sabine ZIMMER

Head of Unit, Strategic Planning, Coordination and Communication, Secretariat of the Congress

13

Marité MORAS

Head of Unit, Cooperation activities Secretariat of the Congress

14

Eleonor PARK-EDSTRÖM

Assistant to Anders KNAPE

15

Helena JOHANSSON

Assistant to Helena PIHLAJASAARI

16

Giovanni ALLEGRETTI

Expert of the Council of Europe, Researcher at the Centre of Social Studies, Coimbra University, Portugal

17

Lilit NIKOGHOSYAN

Programme Officer, Democracy, Institution-building and Governance Department, Directorate General for Democracy, Council of Europe

18

Phillips PAUL-HENRI

Vice President of the European Committee of Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR), Rapporteur on participation

19

Fatma FRIDENBERGA

Member of the European Committee of Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR)

20

Marcel GUENOUN

Associate Professor, Head of Executive and international programmes, Institute of Public Management and Territorial Governance, University of Aix-Marseille

21

Inga NYHOLM

Representative of the Ministry of Finance of Finland

22

Antonia DIXEY

Expert on youth participation and e-democracy, Director of Challis-Dixey Associates, UK

23

Armen GEVORGYAN

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration

24

Vache TERTERYAN

First Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration

25

Arev SAMUELYAN

Deputy Minister of Culture

26

Jemma BAGDASARYAN

Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

27

Artashes BAKHSHYAN

Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration

28

Stepan BARSEGHYAN

Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration

29

Karen ISAKHANYAN

Chief of Staff, Ministry of Territorial Administration

30

Suren AMIRBEKYAN

Adviser to the Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Adinistration

31

Lilit SAROYAN

Head of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Territorial Administration

32

Hayk GALSTYAN

Head of the Department of Territorial Administration and Development, Ministry of Territorial Administration

33

Ashot GILOYAN

Head of the Department of Local Self-Government, Ministry of Territorial Administration

34

Arthur SOGHOMONYAN

Head of the Department of Community Services Affairs, Ministry of Territorial Administration

35

Amatuni VIRABYAN

Director of the “National Archives of Armenia”

36

Stepan MARGARYAN

Chair of the Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government

37

Davit HARUTYUNYAN

Chair of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs

38

Araik HOVHANNISYAN

Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government

39

Khosrov HARUTYUNYAN

Member of Parliament

40

Taron MARGARYAN

Mayor of Yerevan, Member of the Armenian Delegation to the Congress

41

David GEVORGYAN

Head of Department of Foreign Relations, Yerevan City Hall

42

Emin YERITSYAN

President of the Union of Communities of Armenia

43

Natalia LAPAURY

Executive Director of the Union of Communities of Armenia, Secretary of the Armenian Delegation to the Congress

44

Vardan HOVHANNISYAN

Mayor of Jermuk, Member of the Armenian Delegation to the Congress

45

Lusine AVETYAN

Head of the Rural Community of Qarahunj, Member of the Armenian Delegation to the Congress

46

Anna AKELYAN

Assistant of the Head of the Armenian Delegation to the Congress

47

Siraznek HOVSEPYAN

Head of Department of Local self-government and state executive bodies’ affairs, Aragatsotn Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

48

Yervand KHACHATRYAN

Head of the Tsaghkahovit rural community of the Aragotsotn Region

49

Arman MARGARYAN

Head of the Sasunik rural community of the Aragotsotn Region

50

Vanik HARUTYUNYAN

Head of Gandzak rural community of the Gegharqunik Region

51

Hovhannes HOVEYAN

Head of Vardenik rural community of the Gegharqunik Region

52

Hrantik OHANYAN

Head of Department of Coordination of Regional Divisions of State Executive bodies, Gegharqunik Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

53

Tigran BADOYAN

Deputy Head of Lori Region

54

Davit MANUCHARYAN

Head of Department of Local self-government and state executive bodies’ affairs, Lori Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

55

Hasmik MKRTCHYAN

Head of Division of Development Programmes and Analysis, Lori Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

56

Albert GHAZARYAN

Deputy Head of Kotayq Region

57

Julietta BUBUSHYAN

Chief of Secretariat, Kotayq Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

58

Armen OHANYAN

Head of Division of Information and Communication, Kotayq Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

59

Levon SARGSYAN

Deputy Head of Tavush Region

60

Misha MKHITARYAN

Head of Department of Local self-government and state executive bodies’ affairs, Tavush Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

61

Gurgen HARUTYUNYAN

Head of Division of Development Programmes and Analysis of Tavush Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

62

Samvel MINASYAN

Deputy Head of Ararat Region

63

Khachik POGHOSYAN

Head of Rural Community of Mkhchyan, Ararat Region

64

Seryoja PETROSYAN

Head of Rural Community of Aygepat, Ararat Region

65

Arthur MIKAELYAN

Head of Rural Community of Noravan, Armavir Region

66

Hermine VARDANYAN

Head of Division of Information and Public Relations of Armavir Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

67

Karlen ABRAHAMYAN

Head of Department of Local self-government and state executive bodies’ affairs of Shirak Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

68

Ruben HARUTYUNYAN

Head of the Division of Local Self-Government and Community Services of Shirak Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

69

Samvel GRIGORYAN

Head of Division of Information and Public Relations of Shirak Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

70

Tadevos GHAZARYAN

Head of Division of Development Programmes and Analysis of Syuniq Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

71

Anna VOSKANYAN

Head of the Division of Protection of Children of Syuniq Regional Hall (Marzpetaran)

72

Aram GRIGORYAN

Deputy Head of Vayots Dzor Region

73

Gagik ALOYAN

Head of Getap Rural Community of Vayots Dzor Region

74

Khachik GEVORGYAN

Head of the Department of Health Care and Social Affairs of Vayots Dzor Region

75

Koryun ARAQELYAN

Chairman of the Committee of Territorial Administration and Local Self-Government of the Public Council of Armenia

76

Zara ALLAHVERDYAN

Office Manager, Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency

77

Sophia SVANADZE

National Programme Officer, Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency

78

Petros Vardapet YESAYAN

Vardapet of Catholic Church

79

Jean-Michel HAPPI

Country Manager for Armenia of the World Bank

80

Gevorg POGHOSYAN

Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of the National Academy of Armenia

81

Arsen LOKYAN

Rector of the Public Administration Academy of Armenia

82

Hayk SARGSYAN

Dean, Faculty of Economics of the Yerevan State University

83

Michael TAVADYAN

Dean, Governance Faculty of the Armenian State University of Economics

84

Bradley BUSETTO

Programme Coordinator, UNDP

85

Alla BAKUNTS

Democratic Governance Portfolio. UNDP

86

Sofi KEMKHADZE

Deputy Representative, UNDP

87

Bott DAGMAR

Country Director, GIZ Office in Armenia

88

Hilke EBERT

Chief of the Community Development in the South Caucasus Programme, GIZ Office in Armenia

89

Mery SARGSYAN

Programme Adviser, Community Development in the South Caucasus Programme, GIZ Office in Armenia

90

Karen HILLARD

Mission Director, USAID for Armenia

91

Carel HOFSTRA

Chief Representative of the Armenian Representation of the Counterpart International

92

Vahan MOVSISYAN

President of the Union of Finansists of Armenia

93

Davit TUMANYAN

Member of the Union of Finansists of Armenia

94

Vahram SHAHBAZYAN

Member of the Union of Finansists of Armenia

95

Grisha KHACHATRYAN

President of the Centre of Development of Information Systems and Training

96

Armen NERSISYAN

President of the Union of Communities of Sisian Region

97

Garnik GHALUMYAN

President of the Union of Communities of Ijevan Region

98

Andranik VERANYAN

President of the Union of Communities of Noyemberyan Region

99

Armen ALAVERDYAN

Executive Director of “Unison” NGO

100

Sara PETROSYAN

Journalist for “Hetq.am”, Programme Officer of Local Self-Government

101

Shushan DOYDOYAN

President of the Centre of Freedom of Information

102

Lusine BUDAGHYAN

Journalist of “Aravot” daily

103

Naira ARAKELYAN

President of “Armavir Development” NGO

104

Irina SAKHOYAN

President, “Save the Children” NGO

105

Nune GHAZAKHETSYAN

President of the “Urban” Sustainable Development Fund