e-APP

e-APP - International Fora and Regional Meetings Archive

• Conclusions & Recommendations
• Agenda
• Speaker Biographies and Photos

Presentations:

• Welcome & Opening Address (Recording)
• Session 1: (Recording)
• The e-APP: an overview and global update
  Ms Melissa Ford - Secretary (Diplomat Lawyer)
  HCCH - Permanent Bureau
• Expert Panel I: The e-Register
• Brazil
  Ms Ana Lucia Andrade de Aguiar - Federal Judge, Assistant Judge at the National Council of Justice
  Mr Marcos De Paola - IT Director at the Notarial College of Brazil
• Singapore
  Ms Melissa Goh - Director (Trust Services)
  Singapore Academy of Law
• Session 2: (Recording)
• e-APP implementation: the experience of the UK
  Mr Danial Smith - Digital and Change Manager 
  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Technology design and the e-APP
  Mr Christophe Blanchi - Executive Director
  DONA Foundation
• e-APP implementation: the experience of Kentucky (US)
  Mr Michael Wilson - Director of Business Services & Deputy General Counsel
  for Kentucky Secretary of State Michael G. Adams
• e-APP implementation: the experience of Montana (US)
  Ms Lori Hamm - Notary & Certifications Administrator
  Montana Secretary of State’s Office
• Session 3: (Recording)
• The role of the Permanent Bureau in the implementation of the e-APP
  Mr Caio Gomes de Freitas - Legal Officer (Transnational Litigation & Apostille Division)
  HCCH - Permanent Bureau
• Expert Panel II: New implementers of the e-APP
• Greece
  Mr Andreas Dimitriou - Director of GOV.GR
  Coordination Agency, Ministry of Digital Governance
• Philippines
  Mr Manuel Ayap - Foreign Service Officer
  Department of Foreign Affairs
• Singapore
  Mr Chng Ken-Wei - Deputy Director
  Digital Utilities Program Office
  Mr Joe Lim - Deputy Director (Project Management)
  LawNet Technology Services Pte Ltd
• El Salvador - in Spanish only
  H.E. Ms Cindy Mariella Portal- Vice-Minister
  Diaspora and Human Mobility of El Salvador
• Session 4: (Recording)
• Expert Panel III: Implementation, promotion, education
• Brazil
  Ms Ana Lucia Andrade de Aguiar - Federal Judge, Assistant Judge at the National Council of Justice
  Mr Marcos De Paola - IT Director at the Notarial College of Brazil
• Belgium
  Ms Julie Remy Spiltoir - Attaché to the Directorate-General
  Consular Affairs of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
• Chile
  Mr Sergio Andrés Solis Soto - Head of the Legal Consular Advisory Department
  General Directorate of Consular Affairs, Immigration and Chileans Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Ms Carmen Rosa Abarca Poblete
  Department of Legalization, General Directorate of Consular Affairs, Immigration and Chileans Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Israel
  Mr Itai Apter - Director
  International Civil Affairs, Office of the Deputy Attorney-General (International Law), Ministry of Justice
• Session 5: (Recording)
• Expert Panel IV: Emerging trends and vision for the future
• Korea (Republic of)
  Mr Hyoung-Goo Kang - Professor at the Hanyang University
• Colombia
  H.E. Mr Héctor Isidro Arenas Neira - Ambassador of Colombia to Russia
• Wrap-up of the 13th International e-APP Forum
• Closing Address
• Further contributions
• Venezuela
  Mr Julio Villasmil – Technology Manager
  Mr Willmer Santiago – Legalization Coordinator

• Updates from the 12^th e-APP Forum
• Announcement
• Revised Agenda
• Speaker Biographies and Photos
• Meeting Instructions

Opening Address | Recording

Session 1: The e-APP as an e-Government Solution 

• Uzbekistan | Recording
• India | Presentation | Recording
• Philippines | Presentation | Recording
• Armenia | Presentation
• Panel Discussion | Recording

Session 2: Experience Sharing in e-APP Development 

• Israel | Presentation | Recording
• Luxembourg | Presentation | Recording
• Turkey | Presentation | Recording
• Panel Discussion | Recording

Keynote Address | Recording

Session 3: Progressive Implementation of the e-APP

• Bulgaria | Presentation | Recording
• United Kingdom | Presentation | Recording
• Chile | Presentation | Recording
• Panel Discussion | Recording

Session 4: The Future of Document Authentication 

• United States of America | Presentation | Recording
• Guatemala | Presentation | Recording
• Peru | Presentation | Recording
• Venezuela | Presentation | Recording
• Panel Discussion | Recording

Closing Address | Recording

• Announcement
• Draft Agenda
• Presentations:
• The e-APP – The Essentials - Brody Warren, Legal Officer, HCCH
• Panel I – Belgium – Julie Remy, Head of Legalisation, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, External Trade & Development Cooperation
  
• Panel I – Bolivia - Silvia Rivera Aguilar, Director General of Institutional Coordination and Legalisation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Panel I – Philippines - Neil Frank R. Ferrer, Assistant Secretary, Office of Consular Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs
• Panel IV - New Zealand - Selesitina Faamoe, Team Leader, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Citizenship, Department of Internal Affairs
• Panel IV – Republic of Korea - Hyoung-Goo Kang, Professor, Department of Finance, School of Business, Hanyang University
• Conclusions & Recommendations

• Conclusions & Recommendations
• Agenda
• Opening Address: Michael Lightowler, The United Kingdom and Ireland Notarial Forum (supporting slides)

Presentations

• Mayela Celis & Brody Warren (HCCH), The e-APP and the International Fora: Progress made and outcomes to date

Roundtable #1: New States and Latest Developments

• Carlos Bellei, Chile
• Alfred Handler, Austria
• Sitora Sultanova, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, Tajikistan
• Kim Wan LUNG, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
• Amparo de la Cruz Tamayo Rodriguez and Claudia Esperanza Amaya Vargas, Colombia

Roundtable #2 : The Digital Demand

• Dalho HAM and Jung-gu LEE, Republic of Korea
• Ingmar Vali, Estonia
• Sebastijan Potepan, Slovenia
• Kasia McDonald, New Zealand
• Steve Roylance, GlobalSign

Roundtable #3: Tomorrow and Beyond

• Suren Krmoyan, Armenia
• John Fisher, Australia
• Frank R. Cimafranca, The Philippines
• Christophe Blanchi, DONA Foundation

Closing address

• Hrvoje Stancic, InterPARES Trust project: Preservation of Records Entrusted to the Cloud. Perspectives of the InterPARES Trust Project

• Conclusion & Recommendations
• Agenda
• Presentations
• Christophe Bernasconi (HCCH) - Introducing the HCCH and the e-APP
• Jack Wong - Implementation of the e-Register in Hong Kong
• e-Apostilles
• Shannan Wong - New Zealand’s e-Apostille in Practice
• Sabina Cerbu - e-Apostille in Moldova (a promotional video is also available here)
• Giorgi Lobjanidze - Implementation of the e-APP in Georgia (the e-Apostille component)
• e-Registers
• Andrew Hamilton - The United Kingdom’s experience in delivering the e-APP
• Ali Jassim Alaradi - The implementation of the e-Register in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Successes and Challenges in the Recognition of e-Apostilles
• Sabina Cerbu - Recognition of e-Apostille in Moldova
• Amparo de la Cruz Tamayo Rodríguez - Apostille / Legalization
• Claudia Esperanza Amaya Vargas - e-Apostille
• Benefits of the e-APP
• Michael Lightowler - The benefits of the e-APP: how it facilitates the circulation of paper and electronic public documents
• e-APP components from Scratch
• Mayela Celis - General Introduction
• Shannan Wong - The experience of New Zealand in the implementation of the e-APP
• The Apostille Convention and the e-APP in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Sergio Solis S - Chile and the Hague Apostille Convention
• Siegfred T. Masangkay - The Philippines’ Efforts toward Joining and Implementing the Apostille Convention
• Darya Bogdanova and Roman Ryabyy - The Implementation of the e-APP in the Russian Federation: First steps
• Announcements 

• Conclusions & Recommendations
• Programme
• Presentations
• Christophe Bernasconi (HCCH) - General Introduction to the Apostille Convention and the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP)
• José Clastornik - El Gobierno Electrónico en Uruguay
• Lourdes Boné - La Experiencia de Uruguay con la Apostilla
• e-Apostilles
• Gemma del Rey Almansa - Experience with the implementation of the e-APP in Spain
• Shannan Wong - New Zealand's e-Apostille
• Pavel Burghelea - e-Apostille in Moldova
• Amparo de la Cruz Tamayo - Apostilla electrónica en Colombia - Apostilla en Línea
• e-Registers
• Gemma del Rey Almansa - Experience with the implementation of the e-Register in Spain
• Martha Urrutia Cárdenas - La implementación de e-Registros en México
• Shannan Wong - New Zealand's e-Register
• Eduardo Cubero Barrantes - Apostilla en Costa Rica
• Carlos Rafael Polo Castañeda - Experiencia en el Perú
• Pavel Burghelea - e-Register in Moldova
• Bae Sangkyu - The e-APP plan of Korea
• The Apostille Convention and the e-APP in Latin America
• Haydee Emma Dienstmaier de Perez - La implementación del Convenio sobre Apostilla en Paraguay
• Eduardo Cubero Barrantes - Apostilla en Costa Rica
• Martha Teresa Urrutia Cárdenas - La experiencia de México en materia de Apostilla
• Announcements  

• Conclusions & Recommendations (Turkish)
• Programme
• Presentations
• Christophe Bernasconi - The e-APP, Introduction and Update
• Javier Forcada - The implementation of the e-APP in Spain
• Jorge Antonio Mendez Torres - Apostille, Peruvian Experience
• Maria de Los Angeles Argueta Sanchez - The Apostille in Mexico
• Alejandro Gibbons - The Hague Apostille Convention
• Alicia Stewart - Electronic Apostille Register
• Martin Schneider - e-Documents for e-Justice
• Pavla Bellonova - e-APP in the Czech Republic
• Mateja Izlakar - e-Register Software Application
• Norris Ebbin - Bermuda Apostille Management System
• Bokhyunn Lee - Korea's plan to implement the e-APP
• Mariam Tsereteli - e-App in Georgia
• Leyla Keser Berber - Opportunities and Necessary Steps Towards Successful Implementation
• Michael Lightowler - Electronic Signatures and Legal Framework
• Javier Parra - Recognition of e-Apostilles Abroad
• Ilhan Uran - Ministry of Interior's Presentation
• Ahmet Aslanpinar - The e-APP as Information Society Service
• Ahmet Koltuksuz - The Security Aspects of the e-APP
• Mustafa Ünver - e-Signatures and Registered e-mail
• Orhan Turan - A notarial perspective
• Osman Tural - The e-APP as a Value Added Service
• Announcements

• Agenda
• Announcements
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Presentations:
  • Christophe Bernasconi - Le « programme pilote d'Apostilles électroniques » (e-APP) - pourquoi et comment ?
  • Felix Martín Gordo & José Luis Hernández Carrión - Progress with the implementation and experience with the operation of the e-APP in Spain
  • Pierre Callé - Commémoration de la Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961 supprimant l'exigence de légalisation des actes publics étrangers
  • Carlos Sousa Mendes - Apostille procedure in Portugal
  • Lali Kalandadze - Apostille in Georgia
  • L'Apostille au Costa Rica

• Agenda
• Announcements
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Presentations:
  • Christophe Bernasconi - General Introduction to the e-APP and Update on the e-APP for Europe Project
  • Pavla Bellonova - Basis for the possible implementation of the e-APP in the Czech Republic: electronic public documents, service of documents by secured electronic means and preliminary work on the e-Register of Apostilles
  • José de la Mata Amaya & Angelines Turón Turón - Progress with the implementation and experience with the operation of the e-APP in Spain
  • Javier Parra - Experiences with the implementation and issuance of e-APP in Spain

• Agenda
• Announcements
• Conclusions and Recommendations (final revised version)
• Presentations:
• Christophe Bernasconi - General Introduction to the e-APP and Update on the e-APP for Europe Project
• José de la Mata Amaya & José Luis Hernández Carrión – Progress with the Implementation of the e-APP in Spain (e-Apostille and e-Register)
• Kaspar Karm - Register of Apostilles in electronic form in Estonia

• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Final Programme
• Presentations:
• Christophe Bernasconi – The electronic Apostille Pilot Program, general introduction, update, e-APP for Europe
• José de la Mata Anaya – The Implementation of the e-APP in Spain, in particular the Future Central e-Register of Apostilles
• Julie Remy - e-Registre, Belgique
• Diana Milena Atehortúa Bueno – Registro Electrónico en Colombia
• Lali Kalandadze – e-Register, Georgia
• Carlee Reid – e-Register, New Zealand
• César Plascencia Salcedo – Registro Electrónico en México
• Rich Hansberger – e-Registers under the e-APP – An update from the United States
• Pierre Volland – France
• Mayela Celis – e-Apostille component
• Javier L. Parra – Experiences with the Implementation and Issuance of e-Apostilles in Spain
• Carlee Reid – New Zealand’s e-Apostille
• Rich Hansberger – e-Apostilles under the e-APP – an Update from the United States
• Juan Martínez Moya – Reconocimiento de e-Apostilla
• Paula Ojaniemi – The Recognition of e-Apostilles Abroad

• Invitation
• Agenda
• Presentations:
• Christophe Bernasconi (Permanent Bureau): The electronic Apostille PilotProgramme (e-APP). General Presentation & Update
• Norris Ebbin, Andrew Whalley & Randy Scott (Bermuda): Bermuda Update. Apostille Management System (AMS)
• Carlee Reid (New Zealand): New Zealand and the e-APP: A targeted approach
• Laura Muñoz Pedreño & Javier L. Parra (Spain): The Spanish experience on E-Apostille Pilot Programme (e-APP)
• Conclusions

• Conclusions & Recommendations

• Conclusions on the Session relating to the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)

• Final Conclusions [English] [Spanish] [French]
• Presentations made at the Forum:
• Ugo Bechini - "International E-Notarization: European Developments"
• Chris Bailey - "Identifying Businesses on the Internet for Trust Decision Purposes and the 'High Assurance' Digital Certificate"
• G.W.Wayne Braid - "Implementing an Electronic System for filing Land Registry Documents"
• Joan Decker - "PA eNotarization Program"
• Richard J. Hansberger - "Pennsylvania and the National eNotary Registry"
• Richard J. Hansberger & Christophe A. Bernasconi - "Closer and closer to reality: The electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)"
• Stephen Mason - "Authentication of electronic documents"
• Stephen Mason - "Electronic signatures in practice"
• Steve McDonald - "Pennsylvania Electronic Notary Seal Initiative"
• Thomas J. Smedinghoff - "Electronic Signatures - Security, Enforceability, & Admissibility"
• David P. Stewart - "E-Apostilles: A Legal Pespective"
• Rosalie Stremple - "Pennsylvania Logs on to New Statewide eNotarization system"
• Jeffrey Talpis & William Kennair - "The Civil Law Notary's Perspective"

• Conclusions, final programme and attendees
• Presentations made at the Forum:
• Ugo Bechini - "E-Notarization: the Latin Notary experience, in particular the Italian framework, and its potential impact on e-Apostilles"
• Christophe Bernasconi - "General framework and operation of the Apostille Convention now and in future: from a paper-based to an electronic environment"
• Wayne Braid - "eNotarization in British Columbia"
• Richard Hansberger - "The NNA's Electronic Notary Seal Program"
• Richard Hansberger - "Not a case of rocket science: electronic registers under the Apostille Convention"
• Rudolf Kaindl & Alice Perscha - "eProjects of the Austrian civil law notaries"
• William Kennair - "The impact of e-technology on notarial acts: legal and technical possibilities and limits - relevance for the Apostille Convention"
• Jeffrey Kovar - "Migrating to an eApostille"
• Michele Nastri - "Scenarios for the electronic apostille certificate - present and future of the international circulation of public documents"
• Jeff Talpis - "Legal and Technical Questions Arising from the Use of Information Technologies under the Hague Apostille Convention"
• Mexico