Registration

【Keynote Speech】Legal Aid: What’s Next?  Video 

Moderator:
Chih-Kuang Wu, Chair, International Forum on Legal Aid 2023

Keynote Speaker:
Mark Benton, Vice Chair, The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters (Canada)

Tea Break

【Panel Discussion I】Legal Aid Services and Access to Justice in the Digital Age  Video 

Moderator: 
Peter van den Biggelaar, Vice Chair, International Legal Aid Group 

Speakers:

1. Yu-Shan Chang, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
2. Jin Ho Verdonschot, Legal Aid Board (the Netherlands)
3. Adriene Holder, The Legal Aid Society, NY (USA)
4. Julie Bishop, Law Centres Network (UK)

Discussants: 
Chun-Han Chen, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)

Lunch

【Panel Discussion II】Specialized Legal Assistance 

►Session 2A: Indigenous Peoples（Room 103） Video 

Moderator:
Daya Dakasi, Professor & Chair, Department of Ethnology, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)

Speakers:

1. Ping-Chin Lin, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
2. Kory Wilson, British Columbia First Nations Justice Council (Canada)
3. Kathryn Ridge, Ridge & Associates Pty Ltd (Australia)
4. Stephanie Northey, Kāhui Legal (New Zealand)
5. Cleber Francisco Alves, Public Defender's Office and Federal Fluminense University (Brazil)
6. Ta Thi Minh Ly, Vietnam Justice Support Association for the Poor (Vietnam)

►Session 2B: Migrant Workers（Room 101） Video 

Moderator: 
Li-Chuan Liu-Huang, Associate Professor & Dean, Department of Labor Relations, National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan)

Speakers:

1. Fang-Chun Chu, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
2. Satoko Tomita, Japan Legal Support Center (Japan)
3. Dios Aristo Lumban Gaol, Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (Indonesia)
4. Joanna Concepcion, Migrante International (the Philippines)

Discussants: 
Kai-Li Lee, The Garden of Hope Foundation (Taiwan)

►Session 2C: Refugees and Asylum Seekers（Main Conference Room） Video 

Moderator: 
Ping-Cheng Lo, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan (Taiwan)

Speakers:

1. Yi-Hsiang Shih, Taiwan Association for Human Rights (Taiwan)
2. Oleksandr Baranov, The Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision (Ukraine)
3. Adriene Holder, The Legal Aid Society, NY (USA)
4. Julie Bishop, Law Centres Network (UK)
5. Janny Lubbers, Legal Aid Board (the Netherlands)
6. Ravin Singh, Messrs Vin Partnership (Malaysia)

Discussants: 
Yu-Shiou Chou, Taiwan Association for Human Rights (Taiwan)

Tea Break

【Panel Discussion III】Legal Aid in Criminal Justice 

►Session 3A: Criminal Defense and Citizen Participation Systems（Main Conference Room） Video 

Moderator:
Tai-Jen Lee, Director-General, Criminal Department, Judicial Yuan (Taiwan)

Speakers:

1. Ellen A. Lee, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
2. Dawne Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, NY (USA)
3. Teppei Ono, Japan Legal Support Center (Japan)
4. Jayne Mallin, Legal Aid Saskatchewan (Canada)
5. Jiyoung Lee, Korea Legal Aid Corporation, (Korea)

Discussants:

• Jerry Cheng, Taiwan Jury Association (Taiwan)
• Jacob Lin, Taiwan Criminal Defense Attorney Association (Taiwan)

►3B: Protection of Victims of Crime (Room 103)  Video 

Moderator:
Chien-Chi Ho, Head Prosecutor, Taiwan High Prosecutors Office (Taiwan)

Speakers:

1. Hua-Lung Chuang, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
2. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, Public Attorney's Office, Department of Justice (the Philippines)
3. André Castro, Public Defender's Office, the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
4. Stephanie Northey, Kāhui Legal (New Zealand)

Discussants: Yi-Cheng Chen, Association for Victims Support (Taiwan)

Registration

【Panel Discussion IV】Towards the Future for Legal Aid and Legal Aid Professionals  Video 

Moderator:
Wilhelm Joseph Jr., Legal Aid Expert (USA)

Speakers:

1. Han-Wei Chou, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
2. Jayne Mallin, Legal Aid Saskatchewan (Canada)
3. Jin Ho Verdonschot, Legal Aid Board (the Netherlands)
4. Matt Valente, Legal Aid Agency Digital (UK)
5. John Boersig, Legal Aid ACT (Australia)

Discussants:

• Wei-Shyang Chen, Taiwan Civil Liberties Union (Taiwan)
• Isabel Hou, Artificial Intelligence Academy Foundation (Taiwan)

Short Break

Closing Ceremony​  Closing Ceremony​ VCR