In-person Event LegisTech: Modernisation in Parliaments: AI as a Tool for Modernisation
Event hosted by the Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin/ Ireland on June 3rd - June 5th, 2026 in co-organization with Bússola Tech
LegisTech: Modernisation in Parliaments: AI as a Tool for Modernisation
Dublin, Ireland
June 3rd - June 5th, 2026
Bússola Tech and the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Parliament of Ireland, have the honour of presenting LegisTech: Modernisation in Parliaments – AI as a Tool for Modernisation. This prestigious international conference will be held from June 3rd to 5th, 2026 at the Houses of the Oireachtas, in Dublin. The conference aims to deepen international dialogue on parliamentary modernisation and the strategic integration of artificial intelligence in legislative institutions, bringing together secretaries-general, clerks, parliamentary counsels, legislative administrators, technology leaders and institutional decision-makers from across jurisdictions.
The next edition will focus on the important theme of Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Parliamentary Modernisation. The programme has been designed to promote in-depth debates on various dimensions of parliamentary modernisation, including, among other topics, digital maturity evaluation, modular and interoperable digital platforms, data governance and standards, AI-ready parliamentary data, cybersecurity, procedural adaptations, institutional guardrails for artificial intelligence, long-term financial planning for modernisation initiatives, parliamentary accessibility in the era of disinformation, and the integration of AI tools with parliamentary business and services.
The conference will also feature thematic breakout sessions and practical discussions on governance models, infrastructure, digital service delivery, decentralised development of parliamentary solutions, and the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence in legislative environments.
Parliaments and legislative institutions from around the world are invited to participate in a journey of dialogue, cooperation and institutional reflection, envisioning a future in which digital transformation strengthen parliamentary capacity, procedural resilience and democratic governance.
Registration for in-person participation is not available to the general public. Parliaments and institutions interested in participating are invited to contact Bússola Tech and the Houses of the Oireachtas for further information.
Access the official website here: https://events.bussola-tech.co/legistech-modernisation-parliaments-ireland
Programme
Day 1 – June 3rd, 2026 (Wednesday)
Venue: Houses of the Oireachtas
08h30 – 09h00: Registration
09h00 – 09h30: Official Opening
Ciarán Doyle - Assistant Secretary of the Houses of the Oireachtas
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech
José Pedro Montero - President of the Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments (ASGP)/ Secretary-General at the Cámara de Senadores of Uruguay
Luís Fernando Pires Machado - Executive-Director at the Legislative Knowledge Institute
09h30 – 10h30: Panel Discussion about Modularization, Integration and Tailoring of Digital Platforms and Services in Parliaments
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (moderator)
Neemias Muachendo - IT Director at the Assembleia Nacional of Angola
Kirsten Gullickson - Director of Systems Analysis and Quality Assurance at Office of the Clerk at the U.S. House of Representatives
Mairéad Keating - Head of Parliamentary Business Systems Development at the Houses of Oireachtas
Juliano Bringer - CIO at Ágape Consulting
10h30 - 10h45: Coffee-Break
10h45 - 11h45: Panel Discussion about Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments
Ciarán Doyle - Assistant Secretary of the Houses of the Oireachtas (moderator)
Ahto Saks - Administrative Director at the Parliament of Estonia
Stephen Dwyer - Senior Innovation Director at the U.S. House of Representatives
Bruno Thomasi - CEO at Govsys
Kieran McCorry - National Technology Officer at Microsoft
11h45 - 12h45: Panel Discussion about the Evaluation of Digital Maturity of Parliamentary Business and Services
Ludovic Delepine - ICT Director at the EU Parliament (moderator)
Fotis Fitsilis - Head of Scientific Documentation and Supervision at the Hellenic Parliament
Ciarán Doyle - Assistant Secretary of the Houses of the Oireachtas
Fuat Bayramoglu - Legislative Expert at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
12h45 - 14h00: Lunch-Break and Official Photo at the Oireachtas
14h00 - 16h30: Thematic Trails in Breakout Rooms
Presentations of 10min and remaining time of moderated discussion by the Chairperson
Breakout Room 1: Governance and Administration
Ciarán Doyle - Assistant Secretary of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Chairperson)
Kirsten Gullickson - Director of Systems Analysis and Quality Assurance at Office of the Clerk at the U.S. House of Representatives (Speaker)
Mary Tougher - Programme Manager at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Fuat Bayramoglu - Legislative Expert at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Speaker)
Daniel Schuman - Executive-Director at the American Governance Institute (Speaker)
Breakout Room 2: The use of AI in cybersecurity to combat AI powered/fueled attacks
Fotis Fitsilis - Head of Scientific Documentation and Supervision at the Hellenic Parliament (Chairperson)
Graeme Smith - Cybersecurity Programme Manager - Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Jack Turner - Cybersecurity Governance Risk and Compliance Officer Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Franklin De Vrieze - Head of Practice Accountability at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (Speaker)
Breakout Room 3: Innovation and AI Assisted Development of Digital Solutions in Parliaments
Colm Kealy - Programme Manager at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Chairperson)
Cillian Hamel - Data and AI Consultant at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Juliano Bringer - CIO at the Ágape (Speaker)
Ludovic Delepine - ICT Director at the EU Parliament (Speaker)
16h30 - 17h00: Plenary Session Update on Breakout Sessions
17h00 - 18h00: Networking Reception
Day 2 – June 4th, 2026 (Thursday)
Venue: Houses of the Oireachtas
08h30 – 09h30: Panel Discussion about Data Governance and Standards in Parliaments: Preparing Parliamentary Data for AI Integration
Ciarán Doyle - Assistant Secretary of the Houses of the Oireachtas (moderator)
Monica Palmirani - Professor at the University of Bologna
Grant Vergottini - CEO at Xcential Legislative Technologies
Ambrósio Soares - ICT Center Coordinator at the Assembleia da República of Mozambique
Fotis Fitsilis - Head of Scientific Documentation and Supervision at the Hellenic Parliament
09h30 - 10h30: Panel about Engagement, Delivery and Prioritization of Member’s Digital Services
Ambrósio Soares - ICT Center Coordinator at the Assembleia da República of Mozambique (moderator)
Loveness Mayaka - Clerk at the National Assembly of Zambia
Ana Rita Laranjeira - Assembleia da República of Portugal
Marcos Aquino - CEO at Ágape Consulting
Stephen Dwyer - Senior Innovation Director at the U.S. House of Representatives
Juan De Dios Cincunegui - Advisor at the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
10h30 - 10h45: Coffee-Break
10:45 - 11:30: Cybersecurity and Parliament Specific Incident Response for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Neemias Muachendo - IT Director at the Assembleia Nacional of Angola (Moderator)
Graeme Smith - Cybersecurity Programme Manager at the Houses of the Oireachtas in Ireland
Sara Fernandes - Head of the Information Security Division at the Assembleia da República of Portugal
Franklin De Vrieze - Head of Practice Accountability at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
11h30 - 12h30: Panel Discussion about Parliamentary Content and Weaponised Media in the Era of Disinformation
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (moderator)
James Pinnell - Deputy Director for Programmes at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Derek Luyten - Executive Director at the House Democracy Partnership at the U.S. House of Representatives
Michelle Conville - Assistant Principal Officer, Communications Unit at the Houses of the Oireachtas of Ireland
Jeffrey Joswa - Deputy Director of ICT at the National Assembly of Zambia
12h30 - 13h30: Panel Discussion about Preparing the AI Guardrails for your Parliament
Ciarán Doyle - Assistant Secretary at the Houses of the Oireachtas (moderator)
Wade Ballou - Chief Legislative Counsel (retired) at the U.S. House of Representatives (Speaker)
Fuat Bayramoglu - Legislative Expert at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Tim De Bondt - Head of the Communications Department at the Sénat of Belgium
Luís Fernando Pires Machado - Executive-Director at the Legislative Knowledge Institute
Fillemon Johannes - IT Director at the Parliament of Namibia
13h30 - 14h30: Lunch-Break
14h30 - 17h00: Thematic Trails in Breakout Rooms
Presentations of 10min and remaining time of moderated discussion by the Chairperson
Breakout Room 1: Building Parliamentary AI Assistants
Ciarán Doyle - Houses of the Oireachtas of Ireland (Chairperson)
Bilal Munir - Data and AI Manager at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Sola Adewumi - IT Manager at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Bruno Thomasi - CEO at Govsys (Speaker)
Ludovic Delepine - ICT Director at the EU Parliament (Speaker)
Stephen Dwyer - Senior Innovation Director at the U.S. House of Representatives (Speaker)
Breakout Room 2: Data Governance and Standards for AI Integration in Parliaments
Jude Wilson - Chief Technology Officer at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Chairperson)
Marcos Aquino - CEO at Ágape Consulting (Speaker)
Monica Palmirani - Professor at the University of Bologna (Speaker)
Grant Vergottini - CEO at Xcential Legislative Technologies (Speaker)
Fotis Fitsilis - Head of Scientific Documentation and Supervision at the Hellenic Parliament (Speaker)
Breakout Room 3: Technology and Infrastructure for a Digital Parliament
Luis Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (Chairperson)
Kirsten Gullickson - Director of Systems Analysis and Quality Assurance at Office of the Clerk at the U.S. House of Representatives (Speaker)
Neemias Muachendo - IT Director at the Assembleia Nacional of Angola
Carlos Rocca - Director-General at the Cámara de Representantes of Uruguay (Speaker)
Marty Bickford - Vice-President at Xcential Legislative Technologies (Speaker)
Juliano Bringer - CIO at Ágape Consulting
17h00 - 18h00: Visit of the Floor and Demonstration of Oireachtas’ Digital Systems
18h00 - 18h30: Plenary Session Update on Breakout Sessions
Day 3 – June 5th, 2026 (Friday)
Venue: Houses of the Oireachtas
08h30 – 09h30: Panel Discussion about Procedural Adaptations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (moderator)
Claus Koggel - Director-General at the Bundesrat of Germany
Xolile George - Secretary-General at the Parliament of South Africa
Hugo de Rosas - Secretary of Legislative Services at the Cámara de Diputados of Mexico
09h30 - 10h30: Panel Discussion about Legacy Systems in Parliaments in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Mairéad Keating - Head of Parliamentary Business Systems Development at the Houses of Oireachtas (moderator)
Kirsten Gullickson - Director of Systems Analysis and Quality Assurance at Office of the Clerk at the U.S. House of Representatives
Vaapi Kaenda - System Administrator at the Parliament Of Namibia
Bruno Thomasi - CEO at Govsys
Mary Ellen Nutt - IT Director at the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly
10h30 - 11h00: Coffee-Break
11h00 - 12h00: Panel Discussion about The Financial Planning for Parliamentary Modernisation: Ensuring Long Term Continuity
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (moderator)
David Wilson - Clerk at the Parliament of New Zealand
Carlos Rocca - Director-General at the Cámara de Representantes of Uruguay
Elaine Cameron - Head of Infrastructure and Operations Houses of the Oireachtas
Luís Fernando Pires Machado - Executive-Director at the Legislative Knowledge Institute
12h00 - 13h00: Panel Discussion about the Possible Usage of Artificial Intelligence on Ex-post Legislative Scrutiny
Wade Ballou - Chief Legislative Counsel (retired) at the U.S. House of Representatives (moderator)
Sinéad Fitzpatrick - Private Members’ Bills Legal Adviser at the Houses of the Oireachtas
Andy Beattie - Chief Parliamentary Counsel of Scotland
Marty Bickford - Vice-President at Xcential Legislative Technologies
Ludovic Delepine - ICT Director at the EU Parliament
Daniel Schuman - Executive-Director at the American Governance Institute
13h00 - 14h00: Lunch-Break
14h00 - 15:00: Panel Discussion about Addressing Administrative and Political Concerns Around Parliamentary Digital Transformation
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (moderator)
Julius Kampamba - Team Lead at the Technical Team of the Society of the Clerks at the Table (Socatt) Africa
José Pedro Montero - President of the Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments (ASGP)/ Secretary-General at the Cámara de Senadores of Uruguay
Joe Peppard - Academic Director at the University College Dublin
Martin Hughes - Clerk of the Seanad of the Houses of the Oireachtas
15h00 - 17h30: Thematic Trails in Breakout Rooms
Presentations of 10min and remaining time of moderated discussion by the Chairperson
Breakout Room 1: Ensuring Funding for Parliamentary Modernisation
Luís Kimaid - Executive-Director of Bússola Tech (Chairperson)
David Wilson - Clerk at the Parliament of New Zealand (Speaker)
Elaine Cameron - Head of Infrastructure and Operations Houses of the Oireachtas (Speaker)
Wade Ballou - Chief Legislative Counsel (retired) at the U.S. House of Representatives (speaker)
Marty Bickford - Vice-President at Xcential Legislative Technologies (Speaker)
Breakout Room 2: Reviewing the Rules of Procedure to Enable AI Integration
Xolile George - Secretary-General at the Parliament of South Africa (Chairperson)
Hugo de Rosas - Secretary of Legislative Services at the Cámara de Diputados of Mexico (Speaker)
Mairéad Keating - Head of Parliamentary Business Systems Development at the Houses of Oireachtas (Speaker)
Claus Koggel - Director-General at the Bundesrat (Speaker)
Bruno Thomasi - CEO at Govsys (Speaker)
Breakout Room 3: Political Engagement on Modernising Parliament: Harnessing Support for long-term Projects
Daniel Schuman - Executive Director at the American Governance Institute (Chairperson)
José Pedro Montero - President of the Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments (ASGP)/ Secretary-General at the Cámara de Senadores of Uruguay (Speaker)
Stephen Dwyer - Senior Innovation Director at the U.S. House of Representatives (Speaker)
Ronan Curran - Digital Team Lead at the Houses of the Oireachtas of Ireland (Speaker)
17h30 - 18h00: Plenary Session Update on Breakout Sessions
18h00 - 18h15: Closing Remarks
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