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ITU Telecom World 2012 attracts global ICT
leaders
CEOs, Ministers, Regulators, academics to meet in
Dubai, 14-18 October 2012
Geneva, 30 August 2012 – ITU
Telecom World 2012 is set to open in Dubai, 14-18 October 2012, bringing
together a uniquely inclusive list of international speakers for five days of
constructive dialogue and debate that will centre on “the radical
transformation of the ICT industry and the crucial importance of ensuring that
connectivity in a transformed world is universal, fair, open and secure”.
High-level delegates from the ICT industry speaking
at the event in Dubai include Wim Elfrink, Executive VP Emerging Solutions,
Cisco; Ulf Ewaldsson, CTO, Ericsson; Eileen Healy,
CEO, Healy & Co; John Davies, VP Sales and Marketing, Intel; Sifiso
Dabengwa, Group President and CEO, MTN; Franco Bernabè, CEO, Telecom Italia;
Zheren Ma, Head of Corporate Strategy, Tencent; Alan Braverman, Senior Executive
Vice-President, Walt Disney Company;
Ashish Srivastava Pallia, Chief Enterprise Architect and Head, Wipro
Technologies; and Ming Xu, Vice President, ZTE.
“No ICT
forum in the world can rival ITU Telecom World 2012 for the breadth, depth and
mix of its delegates and speakers,” says ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré.
“Bringing the right people together to discuss the right topics on an open,
neutral and equitable platform is the foundation of constructive dialogue and
debate. It is only by engaging with diverging opinions, viewpoints and values
that fresh perspectives, strategies and policies can be created.”
Participants providing the crucially important
perspective of regulatory bodies will include
Carlos Andrés Rebellón Villán, Executive Director, Colombian
Communications Regulation Commission; Hessa Sultan Al-Jaber, Secretary-General,
ictQATAR; Eugene Juwah, CEO, Nigerian Communication Commission; Abdullah Al-Darrab,
Governor, Communication and Information Technology Commission, Saudi Arabia; and
Alan Horne, Telecommunications Regulator, Vanuatu.
Thought leaders from consultancies, universities and
think-tanks will bring new research, innovative theories and the benefits of
cross-sectoral strategies to the round table in Dubai. Participating in a
dynamic series of panel discussions will be Martin Geddes, Founder, Martin
Geddes Consulting; Stewart White, CEO, Akhet Consulting; Bruno Lanvin, Executive
Director, INSEAD; Suraj Moraje, Senior Partner, McKinsey; Dean Bubley, CEO,
Disruptive Analysis; Laina Greene, CEO, GET-IT; and Rob Frieden,
Professor at Pennsylvania State
University.
An impressive array of representatives from
international organizations will feature Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow,
CEPS; Axel Leblois, President,
G3ict; Danielle Jacobs, Chairman, INTUG ; Suleyman Anil, Head, Cyber Defence
Section, Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO; Ali Jazairy, Head of
Innovation at WIPO; and Dr Najeeb Al
Shorbaji, Director of Knowledge Management and Sharing, World Health
Organization.
The truly international nature of ITU Telecom World
- and the importance accorded it by governments everywhere - is reflected in the
presence of telecommunications ministers such as Stephen Conroy of Australia;
Rene Castro of Costa Rica; Kapil Sibal of India; Abdelkader Amara of Morocco;
Dina Deliwe Pule of South Africa; Ivo Ivanovski, of the FYR Macedonia; and
Anudith Nakornthap
of Thailand.
For a full list of confirmed
participants and details of the
event
agenda, visit
http://world2012.itu.int/.
To register to attend, click
here.
Media Information:
ITU Telecom World 2012 is open to media.
Accreditation is compulsory.
For accreditation and procedures, please see:
http://world2012.itu.int/media-accreditation
For more information, see
http://world2012.itu.int/
or contact:
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Chief, Media Relations and Public Information, ITU
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Sally Moore
AxiCom
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