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Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-17) Programme for the Pre Events

Programme Pre-Events
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    Coffee

    Lunch

    Coffee

Opening Remarks
The Hon. Kevin Peter Turnquest
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Bio

ITU
Mr. Brahima Sanou
BDT Director
International Telecommunication Union

Bio

Cyber Attack : Setting the Scene

During this short session, Prof. Marco Gercke from the Cybercrime Research Institute will give a preliminary introduction to the High-Level Simulation that will take place from 15:45 to 17:00. 

Speaker
Mr. Marco Gercke
Director
Cybercrime Research
Germany

Bio

Technologies that Protect e-transactions

This session will explore how to protect new financial technologies such as digital currencies and wallets, distributed ledger technologies and blockchain, as well as the role of regulations in this dynamic environment, touching on issues such as artificial intelligence, digital authentication, and cyber threat intelligence for the financial sector, for example.

Moderator
Mr. Ram Sewak Sharma
Chairman
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
India

Bio

Panelists
Mr. John Rolle
Governor
Central Bank
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Mr. Oliver Gale
Co-Founder and President
Bitt Inc.

Bio

Mr. Giovanni M. King
Chief Operating Officer
Directorate General for Energy, Telecommunications and Competition, Curacao
Netherlands

Bio

Ms. Sue Kelsey
Senior Vice President & Group Head, Global Product Management
Mastercard

Bio

Professor Mark Jamison
Director
Public Utility Research Center, University of Florida

Bio

Information Session by ITU-R and ITU-T: 5G
5G roadmap: challenges and opportunities ahead
  
The 5th generation of mobile technology — "5G" —will enable a seamlessly connected society in the 2020 timeframe and beyond (ITU standards IMT2020) bringing together people along with things, data, applications, transport systems and cities in a smart networked communications environment, driven by 3 cornerstones: 1. Enhanced mobile broadband; 2. Ultra-reliable low latency communications; 3. Massive machine type communications. These drivers entail a set of mutual synergies but also trade-offs that need to be dealt. This session will address the present and future activities and outcomes performed by the ITU community in that regard, and share the views of regulators, operators and vendors on the development of 5G systems.

 

Presentation

Mr. Brahima Sanou
BDT Director
International Telecommunication Union

Bio

Moderator
Mr. Mario Maniewicz
Deputy Director, Radiocommunication Bureau
ITU

Bio

Speaker
Mr. Martin Adolph
Advisor, ITU-T Study Group 12: Performance, QoS and QoE
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

Bio

Panelists
Dr. Shiv Bakhshi
Vice-President, Industry Relations
Ericsson

Bio

Ms. Donna Bethea-Murphy
Senior Vice President of Global Regulatory
Inmarsat

Bio

Ms. Veena Rawat
Senior Spectrum Advisor
GSMA

Bio

Mr. Christopher Woolford
Director of International Spectrum Policy
OFCOM
United Kingdom

Bio

Cyber Attack Simulation

During this session, Prof. Marco Gercke will introduce the simulated cyber-attack that will be discussed during the last session of the day, asking the audience to give some preliminay thoughts on how it could be best handled.

Speaker
Mr. Marco Gercke
Director
Cybercrime Research
Germany
Ensuring Reliability, Security and Trust in DFS: A Collective Responsibility?

During this session, the panelists will share their views on the responsibility for ensuring reliability, security and trust in Digital Financial Solutions (DFS). The session will explore the risks facing DFS, how to gain and maintain trust, and the measures needed from operators, payments platforms, service providers and regulators. It will also discuss responsibility for education and awareness raising, what we can learn from other critical infrastructure sectors, and how far a collaborative approach can take us.

Moderator
Mr. Randol Dorsett
Chairman
URCA
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Bio

Panelists
Mr. Tontama Millogo
President
ARCEP
Burkina Faso

Bio

Dr. Dražen Lučić
President of the Council
Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Croatia

Bio

Mr. Diéméléou Bile
Director General
ARTCI
Côte d'Ivoire

Bio

Mr. Mahmoud El Gowini
Board Member
National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
Egypt

Bio

Cyber Attack Resolution

During this session, Prof. Marco Gercke will continue the simulated cyber-attack and engage the audience in its resolution. Through a highly interactive and dynamic session, participants will have a chance to influence the course of action to respond to the cyber-attack, exploring various options and their consequences. Through this simulation, participants will gain a good appreciation of the key cybersecurity issues facing the digital financial sector.

Speaker
Marco Gercke
Director
Cybercrime Research
Germany

    Lunch

Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (CRO) Working Group on Digital Financial Inclusion

The objective of CRO WG-DFI is to align key stakeholders towards a formal commitment under the Universal Financial Access 2020 objective. The Group discusses approaches to achieve the "Universal Financial Access 2020", legal and regulatory frameworks and pilot implementation in selected countries, based on multi-stakeholder expressed commitments. This year's CRO WG-DFI draft agenda can be found here. The The outcome of past CRO WG-DFI meetings is available here.

 

Sue Kelsey
Chair CRO WG-DFI, SVP, Product Management, Global Prepaid
Mastercard

Bio

Chief Regulatory Officers Meeting (CRO)

​By Invitation Only

The CRO meeting brings together senior industry executives to share experiences and exchange ideas on how to strengthen the private sector's involvement and engagement in global, regional and national initiatives and to identify mechanisms to better foster an enabling environment for future development of the sector. This year's CRO's draft agenda can be found here. The outcome of past CRO meetings is available here.

 

Mr. Bocar Ba
Chair CRO - Chief Executive Officer
Samena Telecommunications Council

Bio

Regulatory Associations Meeting (RA)

​By Invitation Only

The Regulatory Associations (RA) meeting provides an opportunity to discuss, exchange information and build bridges towards better and more active cooperation between the Regulatory Associations in the various regions. 

Exhibition and Networking Opportunities