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Partner2Connect National Roundtable Cambodia - Speakers

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Opening Ceremony​​


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​H.E. Mr. Chea Vandeth
Minister, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Government of Cambodia
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Ms. Doreen-Bogdan Martin
Secretary General, ITU
(Video message)
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​Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava
Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU
(Video Message)
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H.E. Mr Sok Puthyvuth
Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia
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​​Mr. Masanori Kondo
Secretary-General, APT
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​Ms. Atsuko Okuda
Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
(Introducing Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava)
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​Ms. Nur Sulyna Abdullah
Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership, ITU
(Representing Ms. Doreen-Bogdan Martin)
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Session 1: Overview of P2C Digital Coalition and Cambodia National Digital Transformation Policies

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Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
(Moderator)
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Director General, Digital Economy, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia

Secretary General of Digital Government Committee
(Presentation)



Senior Advisor, ITU
(Presentation​)

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Senior Digital Development Specialist, World Bank Group
(Presentation​)
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Session 2: Role of UN and international agencies in achievement of UN SDGs in Cambodia

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​​Ms. Nur Sulyna Abdullah​
Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership,  ITU
(Moderator)
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Mr. Ben Churchill​
Director, WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific
(​Presentation)
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Dr. Sanjay Srivastava​
Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction, UNESCAP
(Presentation​)​

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Ms. Wenjing Man​
Head of Communication and Information Unit, UNESCO, Cambodia
(Presentation)
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Mr. Amir Goraya
Governance Advisor, UNDP
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Ms. Kathryn Clarkson​
Head of Delegation, IFRC​​
(Presentation​)
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Session 3 (a): Extending universal connectivity in Cambodia

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Senior Advisor, ITU
(Moderator)
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H.E. Mr. Sethserey SAM​
Director General, General Department of ICT, MPTC​:
Connect all communes by 2027
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Ms. Chem Srey Oeun​
Head of Corporate Affairs, Smart Axiata: Initiatives in Cambodia
(Presentation​)
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Mr. Rajeev Kapoor​
Director – Asia-Pacific, Intelsat
(Presentation​)
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Mr. Frank Yuan​
Marketing Director, Wireless Network, Huawei APAC​
(Presentation​)
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Session 3(b): Extending universal connectivity in Cambodia

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Mr. Kishore Babu Yerraballa
Area Representative, SEA, ITU
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H.E. Mr. Rapid SUN​
Under Secretary of State, MPTC: Digital inclusion policies and action, including Digital government transformation
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H.E. Eng. Belal Al-Hafnawi​
Commissioner and Board Member, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Jordan (remote)
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Mr. Ty Sok​
Switch! National Coordinator – Cambodia, APNIC Foundation
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Mr. Markus Schwertel​
Director, Global Policy & Strategy, International Organizations, HP, Germany​
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Summary of Day 1

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Ms. Atsuko Okuda
Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
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Session 4: Digital transformation in Cambodia

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Dr. En Sovann​​
Director Digital Government Committee, Cambodia
(Moderator) 
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​Ms. Philomena Gnanapragasam
Director, AIBD
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Ms. Nimnuon Iv Ek​
Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP​​
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Mr. Jessie Bacal​
Technology for Development Specialist, UNICEF Cambodia
(Presentation​)
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​Mr Ashish Narayan
Program Coordinator, ITU
(Presentation)​​
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Session 5: Leaving no one behind in the Cambodian digital transformation journey

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​Ms. Philomena Gnanapragasam​
Director, AIBD
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H.E.Dr. Seng Sopheap​​
President, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology: Digital innovation and entrepreneurship
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Dr Rakesh L​
Director at Ada Lovelace Software Pvt. Ltd, INDIA
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Mrs. Cheng Srey Tom​
Director, Educational Broadcasting Cambodia
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Mr. Anil Raghuvanshi​​
Founder and President, ChildSafeNet, Nepal
(Presentation​)
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Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay​
CEO, C-DOT, India
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Session 6: Fostering partnership and collaboration

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Ms. Chem Srey Oeun​
Head of Corporate Affairs, Smart Axiata
(Moderator)
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Ms. ​Suthinee Leelahemaratana​
Business Development Manager, Cisco, Thailand
(​Presentation​)
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Head of Public Policy, APAC, GSMA
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Mr. Dominic Mcdonald
CEO, ULAP​
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Session 7: Panel Discussion: Roadmap for Cambodia

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​H.E. Mr Sok Puthyvuth
Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia
(Moderator)
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H.E. Mr. Sethserey SAM​
Director General, General Department of ICT, MPTC
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Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay​
CEO, C-DOT, India​
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Ms. Chem Srey Oeun​
Head of Corporate Affairs, Smart Axiata:
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Vice President of Huawei, Cambodia
​ Ms. Sivhuang Lay​
Advisor to the MPTC

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Closing Ceremony

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Ms. Atsuko Okuda
Regional Director, Asia Pacific Region, ITU
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H.E. Mr. Sok Puthyvuth
Secretary of State, MPTC
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