Mr. Daniel Amlalo, Acting Executive Director Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana
Daniel S. Amlalo is the Ag. Executive
Director of Environmental Protection
Agency-Ghana. Daniel was the Deputy
Executive Director of the Agency from
2007 to 2010. Daniel holds a Master’s
Degree in Environmental Resources from
University of Salford (UK) with special
interest in Marine Resources and Coastal
Area Management. He has over 26 years
experience in Environmental Resources
Management. Daniel has a number of
publications to his credit.
Mr. Mike Anane, Coordinator, League of Environmental Journalists
Mike Anane is an environmental
campaigner, he has been working on the
international trade in e-waste,
monitoring and documenting the illegal
shipments and dumping of e-waste in
Ghana for the past 8 years. Mike has
been an independent environmental
Journalist for 19 years. He is the
Coordinator of the League of
Environmental Journalists in Ghana and
also the acting President of the African
Network of Environmental Journalists
which has its secretariat in Nairobi,
Kenya. Mike is also a Laureate of the
United Nations Environment Progamme’s
(UNEP) Global 500 Roll of Honour for
outstanding practical achievements in
the protection and improvement of the
environment. Mike is a British Chevening
Scholar (The flagship scholarship scheme
of the British government).
Mike Anane’s expertise, courage,
innovation, dedication and contributions
to global efforts and strategies to
combat the illegal traffic of electronic
waste are well documented. Over the
years, Mike has been working closely
with a wide range of international
organizations interested in illegal
e-waste exports and their environmental
and public health impacts.
Mr. Olaseni Ashiru, Government and Industry Relations, Region sub-Saharan Africa, Ericsson
Olaseni is a lobbyist, principled
advocate and a Legal and Regulatory
Counsel committed to pursuing his
clients’ cause/s.
He currently works with Ericsson in the
West and Central hubs of its Region
sub-Saharan Africa (RSSA), where he is
charged with coordinating the regulatory
affairs of the business and vigorously
engaging government, policy makers and
regulators on behalf of the business.
Since his call to the Nigerian bar and
prior to joining Ericsson, he has had
several years working experience in
legal practice with core competencies in
litigation, corporate practice, land &
property law, commercial law, criminal
law and tort. Olaseni moved to the
Aviation Industry where he provided
Legal, Company Secretarial and Business
advisory services.
In 2005 he joined MTN Nigeria
Communications Ltd where he was
responsible for managing regulatory risk
with a focus on Interconnection, support
to the Network Group & Finance
Departments, and regulatory interface
with government and industry.
An Alumnus of the University of Lagos
and the Nigerian Law School, he has
partaken in several self-development
initiatives including the now popular
wealth creation NGO, the Fate
Foundation’s, Aspiring Entrepreneur’s
Program. In addition to the Nigerian Bar
Association, he is a member of the
International Bar Association (IBA).
Olaseni is a strong, pro-active team
leader and player, and is adept at
providing coaching, support, mentoring
and the creation of an enabling work
environment for team mates to build
cohesive and efficient units that strive
to achieve individual targets and group
objectives. He is result-oriented and
focused, with excellent interpersonal
and communication skills.
He is married with two children and
names reading, travelling, football,
current affairs and social discourse
among several of his interests. He
enjoys working with young people and
charity projects.
Mr. Lawrence Atiase, Secretary General of the African Broadcasting Union
Chief Executive Officer of the African
Union of Broadcasting (AUB), Lawrence
Atiase served respectively as URTNA’s
Programmes Coordinator and later
Executive Director from 2002 till 2005
when he became the Acting Secretary
General. He saw through the transition
of URTNA to AUB and was appointed Chief
Executive Officer at the 1st AUB General
Assembly session held in Nairobi, Kenya
in September 2007. He has more than two
decades of broadcasting experience.
H.E. Ms. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science & Technology, Ghana and Co-Chairman of the Symposium
Hanny-Sherry Ayittey is a hard working,
trustworthy, dedicated and intelligent
woman who is very passionate about
contributing her quota to collective
societal efforts to making this world a
better place and to creating a platform
for the next generation to build on.
Madam Sherry has an outstanding career
in management and she is a member of the
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM),
Ghana. In 1995, she was adjudged the CIM
Marketing Woman of the year.
She served as the managing director of
several companies including the GIHOC
Distilleries. The following represent
some of the Boards of Management on
which she served: Social Security and
National Insurance Trust (SSNIT); Ghana
Export Promotion Council; Ghana Water
and Sewerage Corporation, Forestry
Commission, National Population Council.
Hanny-Sherry Ayittey obtained B.Sc. in
Biochemistry and M.Sc. in Industrial
Microbiology from the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology,
Kumasi, Ghana. She also pursued several
short programs in the following
institutions: Ghana Institute of
Management and Public Administration
(GIMPA), University of Ghana, the John
Hopkins University in the US, Kellog
Graduate School of Management, North
Western University in the US.
Madam Sherry has been leading Ghana’s
delegation to the Conference of Parties
(COP) of the United Nations Convention
on Biodiversity, United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change,
and United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification among others. Other
Conferences she attended include: the
International Conference for Women in
Beijing, China and the Africa Global
Initiative Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Currently, she is the Hon. Minister for
Environment, Science and Technology,
Ghana, and the Chairperson of the United
Nations Commission on Science and
Technology (Geneva) and the African
Regional Centre on Technology (Dakar).
She is also a Council Member of the
Global Environment Facility (GEF),
Washington.
Mr. Ken Baker, Senior Consultant, Critical Facilities Services, EMEA, Hewlett Packard Company
Ken Baker is a recognized industry
expert on power, cooling and datacenter
infrastructure. He is an evangelist for
the latest in energy conservation and
efficiency technologies for customers
worldwide. He is a frequent keynote
speaker at various datacenter
engineering events, such as the Uptime
Symposium, 7x24 Exchange, and Datacenter
Dynamics conferences. Baker joined HP in
1982 and was responsible for the
formation of a number of technical
organizations, and has held numerous
other Engineering positions within HP
including program and product management
for a variety of hardware and software
products. He has served as Senior
Technologist in the Datacenter
Infrastructure organization at HP for
the last 5 years, and is now serving as
Senior Consultant in HP’s Critical
Facilities Services organization,
guiding customers on ways to pursue
energy and sustainability management as
a key priority in their businesses.
Baker’s unique knowledge of both the IT
and Infrastructure business allows him
to provide a balanced approach to
helping solve complex customer needs.
Ms. Cristina Bueti, Programme Coordinator (ITU-T activities on ICT, the Environment and Climate Change)
Cristina Bueti graduated from the
Faculty of Political Science and
International Cooperation and
Development of the University of
Florence, where she completed
postgraduate studies in International
Cooperation. In 2003, Ms Bueti completed
a project for the Faculty of Laws,
University of Malta, before joining the
International Telecommunication Union in
Geneva in January 2004. She is
responsible for ITU-T's activities
related to ICTs and environment with a
special focus on climate change and
e-waste issues.
Mr. Jean Manuel Canet, Rapporteur of Question 18 of ITU-T Study Group 5
Jean-Manuel leads a Skill Centre on
Sustainable Development and Innovation
within the Consulting branch of Orange
Business Services. He has developed an
expertise on how to assess and reduce
energy consumption and environmental
impacts of ICT and how to use ICT in
order to reduce energy consumption and
environmental impacts in other sectors
of the economy.
Jean-Manuel is Rapporteur for the
Question on methodologies in the frame
of the Study Group “Environment and
Climate Change” of the ITU-T. He sits on
the Steering Committee of the GHG
Protocol ICT sector initiative.
Jean-Manuel graduated from Telecom
ParisTech and from the Collège des
Ingénieurs MBA Programme.
Mr. Flavio Cucchietti, Chairman of the Energy Efficiency of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative
Flavio Cucchietti, within Telecom Italia
R&D Center in Turin (Italy,) is managing
the innovation projects on
infrastructural and powering solutions
for the Next Generation Network.
From 1988 is active in standardization
activities on access network
technologies and conformance testing. Is
currently member of many standardization
groups acting on Energy Efficiency and
Sustainability for ICT and Network
infrastructure.
Cooperates with EC and Energy Star on
Energy efficiency initiatives.
Co-chairs the GeSI-EEWG (Energy
Efficiency Working Group) where
worldwide ICT service providers and
vendors are working together towards
energy efficiency .
Takes part to international and national
study groups on optical fibre deployment
in FTTx and Digital Divide scenarios.
He is Board member of GeSI and of CEI,
the Italian standardization institution
in the electrical, electronic and
telecommunications area.
Dr. Dave Faulkner,
Chairman of the Joint Coordination
Activity on ICT and Climate Change
David Faulkner gained his PhD in
Electrical Engineering from the
University of Essex in 1983 in the area
of Optical Fibre Communications Systems.
He led research in the field of access
networks with specialisation in passive
optical networks for British Telecom
between 1983 and 2007 filing 18 patents
as inventor. Between 1995 and 1999 he
was visiting lecturer at Essex
University. From 2000-2008 he was
Rapporteur for ITU-T/SG15/Q2 on “Fibre
Systems for Access Networks”. He has
chaired the conference on Networks and
Optical Communications since its
inception in 1995. He chaired the ITU-T
Focus Group on ICT and Climate Change in
2008-2009 and is now Co-chairman of the
Joint Coordination Activity on ICT and
CC. He is studying climate change issues
with interest in ICT and aviation and
has adopted a more environmentally
friendly lifestyle. He is keen to
promote low energy networks and has
adopted audio and web conferencing to
minimise travel to meetings. In November
2009 he co-founded Climate Associates
Limited to encourage and support
environmental initiatives among clients
and colleagues and also to minimise the
environmental impact of ICT by
introducing reduction, recycling and
mitigation to international standards.
He is Rapporteur of SG5 Question 23
'Using ICTs to enable countries to adapt
to climate change'.
Mr. Glenn S. Feldhake, Senior Spectrum Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center, NASA
Glenn Feldhake is a Senior Spectrum
Engineer at the NASA John Glenn Research
Center in Cleveland, USA. He has a
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
and is responsible for the filing and
coordination of all NASA spacecraft.
Glenn began supporting NASA while
performing propagation studies in 1993
and began working at the John Glenn
Research Center in 2003. He works
regularly in ITU-R Study Group 3 and has
been a member of several U.S.
Delegations to World Radiocommunication
Conferences and ITU Plenipotentiary
Conferences.
Mr. Koichi Fujinuma,
Deputy Director, Information and
Communications Bureau, Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Communications
(MIC), Japan
His current role at MIC is to promote
ICT policies in terms of addressing
Climate Change, including promoting
smart grid and green data center. Prior
to this position, he was a deputy
director for resource allocation,
Council for Science and Technology
Policy (CSTP), the Cabinet Office of
Japan.
He holds MA degree from Stanford
University, MS in EE degree from Tohoku
University, and MIA (Int’l Affairs)
degree from Columbia University.
Mr. Sung-Chul Kang, Senior Government Official, Korea
His name is SUNGCHUL KANG, who was born
in Korea in 1955.
He has two Ph.D. for radio engineering,
Yonsei University, Korea and Yokohama
national University, Japan.
He joined the Ministry of Information
and Communication (MIC) in 1978.
He has worked in Radio Management
Bureau, Telecommunication Policy Bureau,
Informatization Palnning Office and etc.
in the MIC until 2008.
He is working for Seoul Bukbu Radio and
Telecommunication Management Office as
Director-General in KOREA COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION.
He was a vice chairman and WG chairman
of FG for ICT&CC, ITU-T.
He is a Vice Chairman of Study Group 5,
ITU-T.
Mr. James Kasigwa, Ag. Commissioner Broadcasting Infrastructure, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Uganda
Mr. James Kasigwa is a
Telecommunications Engineer, with a
Masters degree in Telecommunications &
Computer Networks Engineering (TeCNE)
from London South Bank University, and a
Bachelors of Science degree in
Electrical Engineering from Makerere
University, Kampala.
He has done Professional Certifications
in the IT field and he is a Certified
Information Systems Auditor (CISA),
holds CRISC, (Certified Information
Systems Risk), CCNA (Certified
Information Systems Risk & Controls)
and, Comptia Security+.
Mr. Kasigwa has a holistic viewpoint and
strong background in the ICT Industry
because he has worked in Academia,
Industry and Government. His working
experience spans from ICT Networks
Planning, Designing and Implementation
to End User Support and Training. Mr.
Kasigwa lectured at Makerere University
(School of Post Graduate Studies) at the
faculty of Computing and IT 2004-2007,
later worked with a Multi-National
Telecom Operator 2007-2009. He has
worked on a number of ICT projects in
Uganda and the East-African Region in
the ICT Industry as a lead consultant.
Currently, Mr. Kasigwa heads the
Department of Broadcasting &
Infrastructure at the Ministry of
Information & Communications Technology,
Government of Uganda. He is also the
Chairman of the Multi-sector working
group on ICT & Climate Change at the
Ministry of Information & Communications
Technology.
Mr. Matthias Kern, Senior Programme Officer, UNEP-Secretariat of the Basel Convention
Matthias Kern started his professional
career as Research Associate at the
Plant Protection Institute in Goettingen
before he joined the German Technical
Cooperation (GTZ) in 1986, where he
worked in the field of pesticide and
industrial chemicals handling and use,
regulation and technical assistance for
the implementation of international
chemicals conventions. In 2005, he was
appointed Senior Programme Officer for
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and
other chemicals in the UNEP Division of
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Coordination in Nairobi, where he
coordinated the UNEP GEF projects
related to toxic substances. Since 2009,
he is Head of the Implementation and
Capacity Building Unit in the UNEP
Secretariat of the Basel Convention on
the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous
Wastes and their Disposal located in
Geneva.
H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana
H.E. John Dramani Mahama is the
Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana
after the national elections of 2008. He
has been three-times elected Member of
Parliament for Bole-Bamboi constituency,
and also a member of the Pan-African
Parliament from Ghana.
In 1981, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in
History from the University of Ghana,
and further obtained a Postgraduate
Diploma in Communication Studies, from
the University of Ghana, Legon in 1986,
and Postgraduate Studies in Psychology
from the Institute of Social Sciences,
Moscow.
Mr. John Mahama was Deputy Minister of
Communications from April 1997 to Nov
1998, and became the substantive
Minister of Communications from November
1998 to January 2001.
He also acted as Chairman of the
National Communications Authority,
Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications
and ICT sector Nov 1998 – Jan 2001.
Mr. James Mulolo, Senior Inspector, Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA)
Possess over 8 years relevant experience
in developing and enforcement
environmental policies, strategies and
guidelines. Has attended specialized
training in the Cleaner Production and
Environmental Management in Industry,
Environmental Law, and the use of
BAT/BEP approach. Member, International
Solid Waste Association Member and
United Nation’s Partnership for Action
on Computing Equipment (PACE) working
group. Currently, Senior Environmental
Inspector at the Zambia Environmental
Management Agency. Coordinates and
oversees over 300 industrial and
business operations in Zambia. Has been
involved in the development of standards
and regulations for sound environmental
management, enforcement and prosecution
of environmental pollution. Team leader
of a multi-stakeholder group on the
development of the Zambia Regulations on
Extended Product Responsibility.
Convener of the National technical
e-waste working group in Zambia.
Graduate of the University of Zambia (Bsc.
Agricultural Economics) and University
of Free State (Masters’ of Environmental
Management).
Mr. Vadim Nozdrin, Counselor of ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
Since 2010 Vadim Nozdrin is BR Counselor
of ITU-R Study Group 7, in particularly
dealing with systems for remote sensing,
including passive and active sensing
systems, operating on both ground-based
and space-based platforms.Vadim Nozdrin
has been working on technical and
regulatory aspects of satellite
coordination at ITU’s Radiocommunication
Bureau since 2000.
Having got practical experience during 4
years in operation and management of
telecommunication and broadcasting
networks as engineer working on advanced
multiplexing systems at Russia’s main
operator, Rostelecom , since 1992 he had
technical and executive responsibilities
at the Moscow Radio Research and
Development Institute. He has been
involved in studies of technical,
regulatory and economical aspects of
spectrum management.
He has a degree in telecommunication
engineering, and a PhD in spectrum
management from the Moscow University of
Telecommunication and Information.
Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, Executive Director, University of Ibadan Linkage Centre For Cleaner Production Technology & Hazardous Waste Management, Nigeria
Professor Oladele Osibanjo is a
Professor of Analytical and
Environmental Chemistry at University of
Ibadan, Nigeria’s premier university. He
is a past Chairman United Nations Joint
Agencies Group of Experts on Scientific
Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP). He
is the Executive Director , Basel
Convention Coordinating Centre for
Training and Technological Transfer for
the African Region. The Centre is
implementing in partnership with IMPEL,
EMPA of Switzerland and Oiko Institute
of Germany, the Secretariat of Basel
Convention (SBC) E-waste Africa project
which first phase covers seven African
countries namely : Benin, Ghana, Cote
D’lvoire, Liberia ,Nigeria Egypt and
Tunisia.. The objectives of the project
are to enhance environmental governance
of e-wastes in African countries; build
capacity to monitor and control e-waste
imports coming from the developed world,
including Europe; protect the health of
citizens, and provide economic
opportunities. He received the MSc and
PhD degrees in Analytical Chemistry from
the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston,
United Kingdom. He is Co-Chair, Basel
Convention Partnership for Action on
Computing Equipment.
Mr. Ray Pinto, Government Affairs Director for Environment, Microsoft Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Ray works with an international team focused on Microsoft’s role and contribution in the area of the environment and energy efficiency. His primary
role is engaging with governments, partners and non-governmental organizations to learn more on how the information and communication industry can
help resolve difficult issues and raise awareness of climate change. Ray represents Microsoft as a Co-Chair within the ICT4EE Forum’s working groups
launched late February 2010 that comprises of 4 Industry Associations that include (Digital Europe, GeSI, TechAmerica Europe and JBCE) and has the
task to develop methodologies, policy solutions and energy reduction targets for the ICT industry. Ray has been working for Microsoft since 1997 and
is based in Paris.
Mr. John Smiciklas, Director, CSR, Research In Motion
John Smiciklas is Director, Corporate
Responsibility Programs at Research In
Motion Limited, makers of the
BlackBerry™ wireless platform. He is
responsible for the development,
implementation and communication of
RIM's corporate programs in the areas of
Sustainability and Corporate
Responsibility on a global basis.
Prior to joining RIM in July 2008, John
worked with a number of consulting and
auditing firms, including
PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and British
Standards Institute providing
sustainability consulting services and
auditing services to clients to a number
of global standards including e.g ISO
9001/14001, AS9100, OHSAS 18001 among
others
John holds a BASc, Chemical Engineering
from the University of Toronto and is an
auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and
OHSAS 18001 international standards.
Ms. Nevine Tewfik, Deputy Director of International Relations, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt
Nevine Tewfik is Deputy Director of
International Relations at the Ministry
of Communications and Information
Technology- Egypt. Ms. Tewfik’s
portfolio includes a number of programs
and initiatives including among other
things; Egypt’s Green ICT program where
she is coordinating the international
cooperation dimension with different
stakeholders including the government,
private sector and international
organizations. Ms. Tewfik is also in
charge of the Internet Safety Program of
the Ministry.
For the past four years, Ms. Tewfik’s
work revolved around the development and
dissemination of both projects in Egypt
and reaching out to the region, as well
as engaging Egypt actively in the
international dialogue on the subjects.
Ms. Tewfik represented the projects at
related conferences including the third,
fourth and fifth rounds of IGF, as well
as at a number of OECD meetings. Ms.
Tewfik is also member of the ITU COP
initiative, Egypt’s representative at
the ITU WG- CP, member of the ITU
Dynamic Coalition on climate change and
associate rapporteur of ITU- T SG-5
Question 23.
Prior to that, Ms. Tewfik was General
Manager of the European Cooperation
Department. Ms. Tewfik's portfolio
included coordinating the Ministry of
Communications and Information
Technology’s relations with numerous
international organizations. She has
also been involved in formulating
Egypt's Information Society White Paper.
With more than 20 years experience in
the fields of socio political research,
international relations and development,
Ms. Tewfik has represented Egypt in a
number of international forums and
conferences, including the World Summit
on The Information Society. Her field of
expertise is oriented towards ICT4D,
child online safety, green ICT, in
addition to strategic writing, policy
formulation and political analysis.
Ms. Tewfik studied at the American
University in Cairo, where she received
her BA and MA in Political Science.
Mr. Philippe Tristant, Senior Spectrum Engineer, Meteo France
Philippe TRISTANT is Senior Frequency
Manager at Meteo France (Toulouse) and
GIE EUMETNET, the European
Meteorological services Network. He was
chairman of the Steering Group for Radio
Frequency Coordination (SG-RFC) of the
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
and Point of Contact (POC) for the
action related to Frequency protection
of the Group on Earth Observation (GEO).
Before joining Meteo France, he worked
within the French National Frequency
Agency (ANFR). He is regularly attending
ITU-R meetings and participated the last
3 WRCs at which he acted as French and
European coordinator on a number of
agenda items.
Mr. Kyle Whitehill, CEO, Vodafone Ghana
Kyle was educated in Scotland and has a
degree in marketing and economics. Kyle
has worked in the UK, Central Europe and
India for both telecom and consumer
goods companies. His early career was
spent in fast moving consumer goods
(FMCG) with L’Oreal, Jeyes and Guinness
before he entered general management
with the Soft Drinks division of
PepsiCo.
Kyle Whitehill joined Vodafone UK in
2001 as head of the Enterprise business.
In February 2008 he moved to Vodafone
India as Chief Operating Officer,
shortly after the acquisition of the
business from Hutchison. During his
tenure as Chief Operating Officer, the
subscriber base of Vodafone India’s
business grew from 47 million to over
100 million.
Kyle Whitehill is a keen golfer and
supporter of Glasgow Rangers football
club and is married with 3 sons.
Mr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief, Projects and Initiatives Department, ITU
Dr. Cosmas L. Zavazava is Chief a.i, of
Department for Project Support and
Knowledge Management, within the
Telecommunication Development Bureau of
the International Telecommunication
Union. He is also the Head of Least
Developed Countries, Small Island
Developing States, Landlocked Developing
Countries, Emergency Telecommunications
and Climate Change Adaptation.
Mr. Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman of the ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment and Climate Change"
Ahmed ZEDDAM received a PhD in electromagnetic from the University of Lille. From 1979 to 1982, he was an assistant Professor of electronics at Lille I University. Since 1982, he has been employed at Research and Development Division of France Telecom in Lannion where he is head of a Research and Development Unit dealing with Electromagnetic Compatibility. Dr Zeddam is the author and co-author of about 100 scientific papers, published in reviewed journals and international conferences. He participated to the production of books related to EMC, including a reference book published in 2007.
He is also member of several Technical Committees of international standardisation bodies dealing with Electromagnetic Compatibility (ITU-T, IEC, CENELEC). He is currently Chairman of Study Group 5 of ITU-T and he is involved in Commission E "Electromagnetic Noise and Interference" of International Union of Radio Science (URSI). Dr Zeddam is also member of many scientific committees of national and international symposia on EMC.