2018 Forum programme

List of Speakers

☑ Name	☐ Organisation	☐ Country	Session Title
Rudiantara, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Communication and Informatics	Indonesia	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption Accelerating digital transformation through ICT centric ecosystem
Aarti Holla Maini, Ms.	EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA)	Belgium	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19
Abdi Ashur Hassan, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Technology	Somalia	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Abdullah Amer Al Swaha, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)	Saudi Arabia	Innovating together: connectivity that matters
Abdur Rahim Biswas, Dr.	FBK Create-Net	Italy	5G testbeds: laying the groundwork for smart cities
Adrian Lovett, Mr.	World Wide Web Foundation	United Kingdom	Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future
Akos Bona, Mr.	The Digital Future Foundation	Hungary	Investing in the digital future: towards gigabit infrastructure and society
Alberto Bernal Garcia, Mr.	Indra	Spain	5G testbeds: laying the groundwork for smart cities
Alex Roy, Mr.	Argo AI	USA	ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Amanda Nelson, Ms.	Vodafone Hungary	Hungary	Innovating together: connectivity that matters
Amina Sambo Magaji, Dr.	National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)	Nigeria	AI for ALL? Building on a global ecosystem to boost societal and economic potentials
Andreas Kaiser, Mr.	Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG	Germany	5G testbeds: laying the groundwork for smart cities
Andy Purdy, Mr.	Huawei Technologies USA	USA	5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Anele Davids, Mr.	Sci-Bono Discovery Centre	South Africa	ITU-CISCO Digital Transformation Center Initiative
Assia Bahri, Ms.	Sigfox	France	Expanding access with new radio technologies
Balazs Bertenyi, Mr.	3GPP	Hungary	9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop
BILEL JAMOUSSI, Dr.	ITU	United Nations	Strategies to boost climate action in the ICT sector ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Bill Wang, Mr.	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	China	5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Bocar A. Ba, Mr.	SAMENA Telecommunications Council FZ LLC	United Arab Emirates	Expanding access with new radio technologies 5G and Future Networks: creating an enabling regulatory environment through public-private collaboration
Bret Jordan, Mr.	Symantec Corporation	USA	Are you listening, Alexa? Security in connected devices
Brett Tarnutzer, Mr.	GSMA	United Kingdom	The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Bryn Balcombe, Mr.	ADA Innovation Lab Limited	United Kingdom	ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita, Mr.	Ministério dos Transportes e Comunicações	Mozambique	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Carlos Lugo Silva, Dr.	Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC)	Colombia	Future skills for a future world
Caroline Louveaux, Ms.	Mastercard	Belgium	Diversity by design: mitigating gender bias in AI
Chae Sub LEE, Dr.	ITU	United Nations	AI, financial services and smart cities: harnessing technology for human good ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Christoph Steck, Mr.	Telefónica S.A.	Spain	The network operator of 2025
Christopher Haley, Dr.	Nesta	United Kingdom	Innovating together: connecting ecosystems
Coral Manton, Ms.	Women Reclaiming AI	United Kingdom	Diversity by design: mitigating gender bias in AI
Dalibor Vavruska, Mr.	Citibank UK	United Kingdom	The network operator of 2025
Damjan Manchevski, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Information Society and Administration	Republic of North Macedonia	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services Investing in the digital future: towards gigabit infrastructure and society
Damon Embling, Mr.	Euronews	United Kingdom	Innovating together: connectivity that matters Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future
Daniel Pataki, Mr.	GSMA	Hungary	Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future
Danielle Jacobs, Ms.	International Telecommunications Users Group	Belgium	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected
David Banes, Mr.	David Banes Access and Inclusion Service	United Kingdom	Accessibility matters: dismantling the barriers of disability with technology
David Fidalgo, Mr.	Asociación Española del Vehículo Autónomo Conectado (AEVAC)	Spain	ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Dávid Vitézy, Mr.	The Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport	Hungary	AI, financial services and smart cities: harnessing technology for human good
David Wen, Dr.	Digital Fiat Currency Institute (DFC)	USA	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
Diana TOMIMURA, Ms.	ITU	United Nations	5G: the state of play
Dominique Würges, Mr.	Orange	France	5G: the state of play
Dong Chen, Mr.	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	China	Broadband today – and tomorrow: from wireless broadband to gigabit strategies
Doreen Bogdan Martin, Ms.	ITU	United Nations	Innovating together: connectivity that matters Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption Fixed wireless technology for affordable broadband development
Edward Mingcheng Zhou, Mr.	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	China	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Eleanor Sarpong, Ms.	World Wide Web Foundation	United Kingdom	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Elena Puigrefagut, Ms.	European Broadcasting Union	Switzerland	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19
Elizabeth Migwalla, Ms.	Qualcomm, Inc.	South Africa	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19 5th Economic Experts Roundtable
Elmir Tofig Oglu Velizadeh, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Enrique Medina Malo, Mr.	Telefónica S.A.	Spain	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Ervin Kajzinger, Mr.	National Media and Infocommunications Authority	Hungary	The network operator of 2025
Esteban Redolfi, Mr.	Mobile World Capital	Spain	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected
Fei Geng, Mr.	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	-	5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Francis Gurry, Mr.	World Intellectual Property Organization	United Nations	Innovating together: connectivity that matters
Frederic Werner, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Gabriel Solomon, Mr.	Ericsson	United Kingdom	The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Gamze Sofuoglu, Ms.	Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.	Turkey	Accessibility matters: dismantling the barriers of disability with technology
Gergely Szertics, Mr.	Artificial Intelligence Coalition of Hungary	Hungary	AI for ALL? Building on a global ecosystem to boost societal and economic potentials
Gisa Fuatai Purcell, Ms.	Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation	United Kingdom	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Glendowlyn Thames, Ms.	CTNext	USA	Innovating together: connecting ecosystems
Hakima Chaouchi, Professor	Institut Mines-Télécom	France	Future skills for a future world
Hamad Al Mansoori, H. E. Mr.	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)	United Arab Emirates	Innovating together: connectivity that matters
Haruo Okamura, Dr.	Global Plan Incorporated	Japan	AI, financial services and smart cities: harnessing technology for human good
Helena Leurent, Ms.	Consumers International	United Kingdom	Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future
Hipolito Ondo Envo Bela, Mr.	Ministerio de Transportes, Correos y Telecomunicaciones	Equatorial Guinea	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Houlin Zhao, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	Innovating together: connectivity that matters 9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop Opening Ceremony Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies 5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Innocent Bagamba Muhizi, Mr.	Rwanda Information Society Authority	Rwanda	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
Isabella De Michelis, Ms.	ErnieApp Limited	Ireland	Are you listening, Alexa? Security in connected devices
Isabelle Corbett, Ms.	R3	USA	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
Isabelle Mauro, Ms.	World Economic Forum LLC	Switzerland	5G and Future Networks: creating an enabling regulatory environment through public-private collaboration The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Jacek Cukrowski, Mr.	United Nations Industrial Development Organization	Austria	Accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe: ICT4SDG Regional Initiatives
Jacques Bughin, Dr.	McKinsey & Company	Belgium	5th Economic Experts Roundtable
Jade Nester, Ms.	GSMA	United Kingdom	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected
James Gabriel Claude, Mr.	Global Voice Group	Spain	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
Jaroslaw PONDER, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	Accelerating digital transformation through ICT centric ecosystem Investing in the digital future: towards gigabit infrastructure and society
Jason Harle, Mr.	Deloitte	Denmark	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected
Je Myung Ryu, Mr.	World Bank	USA	The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Jean Manuel Canet, Mr.	Orange	France	Strategies to boost climate action in the ICT sector
Jeannice Fairrer Samani, Dr.	Fairrer Samani Group, LLC	USA	AI for ALL? Building on a global ecosystem to boost societal and economic potentials
Jennifer Manner, Ms.	EchoStar Operating LLC	USA	5G: the state of play
Jeremy Godfrey, Mr.	Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications - BEREC	Latvia	Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future 5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Joanne WILSON, Ms.	ITU	United Nations	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19 The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
JOAQUIN RESTREPO MEJIA, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	Expanding access with new radio technologies
Joel Alexander Mills, Mr.	Augment City AS	Norway	Frontier technologies for climate change
Joel Snyder, Dr.	Audio Description Associates, LLC	USA	Accessibility matters: dismantling the barriers of disability with technology
John Omo, Mr.	African Telecommunications Union	Kenya	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19
Joost De Kluijver, Mr.	Closing the Loop B.V	Netherlands	Strategies to boost climate action in the ICT sector
Julie Kearney, Ms.	Loon LLC	USA	Expanding access with new radio technologies
Jun Li, Mr.	Telematics Industry Application Alliance	China	ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Kalvin Bahia, Mr.	GSMA	United Kingdom	The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Karim Antonio Lesina, Mr.	AT&T Global Networks Services Belgium SPRL - Branch	Belgium	5G: the state of play
Károly Balázs Solymár, Dr.	Ministry for Innovation and Technology	Hungary	Broadband today – and tomorrow: from wireless broadband to gigabit strategies
Karsten Simons, Mr.	Cisco Systems GmbH	Germany	ITU-CISCO Digital Transformation Center Initiative
Kemal HUSEINOVIC, Dr.	ITU	United Nations	Are you listening, Alexa? Security in connected devices
Keng Thai Leong, Mr.	InfoComm Media Development Authority	Singapore	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Kirsty Lloyd Jukes, Ms.	Latent Logic	United Kingdom	ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
Konstantinos Masselos, Dr.	Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT)	Greece	Accelerating digital transformation through ICT centric ecosystem
Kristóf Bárdos, Mr.	GreenFox Academy	Hungary	Future skills for a future world
László Balogh, Mr.	Ministry of Finance	Hungary	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
László Kishonti, Mr.	AImotive	Hungary	AI for ALL? Building on a global ecosystem to boost societal and economic potentials ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"
László Palkovics, H. E. Mr.	Ministry for Innovation and Technology	Hungary	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Liangzhou Fang, Dr.	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	China	Strategies to boost climate action in the ICT sector
Lidia Stępińska Ustasiak, Dr.	Office of Electronic Communications	Poland	Future skills for a future world
Lise Fuhr, Ms.	European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO)	Belgium	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment Investing in the digital future: towards gigabit infrastructure and society
Luciana Camargos, Ms.	GSMA	United Kingdom	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19
Luis Neves, Dr.	Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)	Belgium	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Maarit Palovirta, Ms.	European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association	Belgium	5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Malcolm Johnson, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Marc Vancoppenolle, Mr.	Nokia	Belgium	5G: the state of play 5G and Future Networks: creating an enabling regulatory environment through public-private collaboration
Marcin Cichy, Mr.	Office of Electronic Communications	Poland	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected
MARIO MANIEWICZ, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Marta Arsovska Tomovska, Ms.	Council for Innovative Entrepreneurship	Republic of Serbia	Innovating together: connecting ecosystems
Mary Alcantara, Ms.	MKB Fintechlab	Hungary	Innovating together: connecting ecosystems
Maximiliano Martinhão, Mr.	Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications	Brazil	Expanding access with new radio technologies
MIKO NXELE, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	ITU-CISCO Digital Transformation Center Initiative
Milica Pejanović Đurišić, Dr.	Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations in New York	Republic of Montenegro	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Mohamed BA, Mr.	ITU - BDT (ITU-D)	United Nations	Innovation ecosystem matching: unlocking opportunity through good practice
Mohammed Traoré, Mr.	Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	France	Frontier technologies for climate change
Molly Lesher, Ms.	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	France	Bridging digital divides through an integrated approach
Moustapha Mamy Diaby, H. E. Mr.	Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l’Economie Numérique	Guinea	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Nadia Abouayoub, Ms.	British Computer Society	United Kingdom	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
Naeem Th. Yousir, H. E. Dr.	Ministry of Communications	Iraq	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Nathalie Devillier, Professor	Grenoble Ecole de Management	France	Are you listening, Alexa? Security in connected devices
Nguyen Manh Hung, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)	Viet Nam	Innovating together: connectivity that matters Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Osamu Kamimura, Mr.	SoftBank Corporation	Japan	9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop
Oscar Ondo Ngomo Nchama, Mr.	Gestor de Infraestructuras de Telecomunicaciones de Guinea Ecuatorial	Equatorial Guinea	Broadband today – and tomorrow: from wireless broadband to gigabit strategies
Patrick Nyirishema, Mr.	Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)	Rwanda	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Peng Zhao, Mr.	GSMA	United Kingdom	The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Péter Halácsy, Mr.	Prezi	Hungary	Innovating together: connectivity that matters
Péter Vári, Dr.	National Media and Infocommunications Authority	Hungary	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19
Philippe Defraigne, Mr.	Cullen International S.A.	Belgium	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected
Philippe TUZZOLINO, Mr.	Orange	France	Frontier technologies for climate change
Ratka Strugar, Ms.	Ministry of Economy	Republic of Montenegro	Accelerating digital transformation through ICT centric ecosystem
REINHARD SCHOLL, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	AI, financial services and smart cities: harnessing technology for human good
René Arnold, Dr.	WIK	Germany	5th Economic Experts Roundtable
Robert Middlehurst, Mr.	Emirates Telecommunication Corporation - Etisalat	United Arab Emirates	Broadband today – and tomorrow: from wireless broadband to gigabit strategies The ripple effect of Spectrum pricing on economies
Robert Orr, Mr.	Cuna del Mar	Canada	Innovating together: connecting ecosystems
Ron Sege, Mr.	Benhamou Global Ventures	USA	Innovating together: connecting ecosystems
Rosarita Niken Widiastuti, Ms.	General Secretariat of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology	Indonesia	Diversity by design: mitigating gender bias in AI
Rossen Jeliazkov, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications	Bulgaria	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Ruth Pritchard Kelly, Ms.	OneWeb	USA	Broadband today – and tomorrow: from wireless broadband to gigabit strategies
Saleem Alblooshi, Mr.	Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC	United Arab Emirates	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Scott McKenzie, Mr.	Coleago Consulting Ltd.	United Kingdom	5g + Gigabit: connecting an intelligent future
Serge Abiteboul, Mr.	Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)	France	Ministerial Roundtable: the role of government in 5G and high-capacity network deployment
Seth Bravin, Mr.	Sprint Corporation	USA	Accessibility matters: dismantling the barriers of disability with technology
Sofía Fernández de Mesa, Ms.	ProFuturo Foundation	Spain	Future skills for a future world
Sofie MADDENS, Ms.	ITU	United Nations	Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected Broadband today – and tomorrow: from wireless broadband to gigabit strategies
Stephen Ibaraki, Mr.	REDDS Venture Capital	USA	AI, financial services and smart cities: harnessing technology for human good
Susan Teltscher, Dr.	ITU	United Nations	Future skills for a future world
Thomas Lammer, Mr.	European Central Bank	Germany	Universal financial inclusion access through innovative FinTech and Digital Currency
Tim Unwin, Professor	Royal Holloway, University of London	United Kingdom	Diversity by design: mitigating gender bias in AI ITU-CISCO Digital Transformation Center Initiative
Tomas Lamanauskas, Mr.	Envision Associates Ltd.	United Kingdom	The network operator of 2025
Toshiya Jitsuzumi, Dr.	Chuo University	Japan	AI for ALL? Building on a global ecosystem to boost societal and economic potentials
Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, Mr.	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	France	Digital integrity: values and principles of the digital future
Umar Garba Danbatta, Professor	Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)	Nigeria	5G: the state of play
Ursula G. Owusu Ekuful, H. E. Ms.	Ministry of Communications	Ghana	Ministerial Roundtable: stimulating public-private collaboration on connectivity and adoption
Uwe Baeder, Mr.	Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG	Germany	9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop
Verena Weber, Ms.	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	France	The network operator of 2025
Vernita D. Harris, Ms.	National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)	USA	Ministerial Roundtable: what’s happening with our data? Securing trust in digital public services
Victor D. Sparrow, Mr.	National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA	USA	Regulatory dialogue: spectrum challenges ahead of WRC-19
Vyacheslav Polonski, Dr.	Google	Switzerland	Diversity by design: mitigating gender bias in AI
Yaliwe Soko, Ms.	United Africa Blockchain Association	South Africa	AI, financial services and smart cities: harnessing technology for human good
Yanying Li, Dr.	Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)	Belgium	Strategies to boost climate action in the ICT sector
Yuhong Huang, Ms.	China Mobile Research Institute	China	9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop
Yushi TORIGOE, Mr.	ITU	United Nations	Frontier technologies for climate change
Zhaoxiong Chen, H. E. Mr.	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)	China	9th ITU Telecom World Spectrum and Technology Workshop
Zoltán Hamar, Mr.	Automotive Proving Ground Zala Ltd.	Hungary	5G testbeds: laying the groundwork for smart cities ITU Workshop on "The Turing Test for Autonomous Driving - A Global Performance Standard for AI on our Roads"