With just weeks to go until COGEL members meet in Atlanta, GA, join us for a sneak peek at the conference highlights. Members of the Program Committee will share the details of some of their favorite sessions, plus you’ll get a first look at some of the new features that will be introduced this year. It’s an engaging and illuminating lineup designed to inspire, educate and inform! Join us on Thursday, November 13 at 3 p.m. EST (noon PST).

We encourage cameras-on for this collaborative session.

Cathryn Motherwell Integrity Commissioner Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

Cathryn Motherwell is Integrity Commissioner with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner in Ontario, Canada. A former journalist, she has been with the Office since 2009. An independent officer of the Legislative Assembly, she oversees the Office’s seven mandates under five pieces of legislation. She has represented Ontario in government ethics, lobbyist registration and disclosure of wrongdoing meetings with other jurisdictions across Canada. She is a regular COGEL speaker and panelist.

Patrick Llewellyn Director, State Campaign Finance Campaign Legal Center

Patrick Llewellyn directs CLC’s work with state and local stakeholders and policymakers to advance innovative campaign finance policies which are designed to promote a democracy responsive to voters and to ensure every American’s right to participate in the democratic process. His work covers a substantial number of campaign finance issues, including public financing of elections and transparency of election spending.