 Sara Ballan
Senior Digital Development Specialist, Digital Development Global Practice, The World Bank
Sara works on digital projects in Eastern and Southern Africa, and co-leads efforts to green digital development across regions. This includes developing partnerships, actionable knowledge and tools for implementation. Before joining the World Bank Sara has worked extensively in the nexus between technology and sustainability, including in the management of a digital health company, as a consultant and in the public sector. Sara has worked in many countries across Africa and Asia on business development, multistakeholder partnerships, and policy-work tackling development challenges. Sara has combined a MSc in Political Science from Copenhagen University with business and innovation studies. |
 Garam Bel
Circular Economy Coordinator, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), ITU
Garam Bel is the Circular Economy Coordinator for the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union based in Geneva. He coordinates the electronic waste projects in BDT covering regulatory development and data collection. Prior to joining ITU, he worked for the Environment Management Group which is a United Nations system-wide coordination body on environment and human settlements. In this position, he ran activities towards streamlining the various electronic waste related initiatives of UN agencies and programmes. Before moving to Geneva, Garam worked for local government in Scotland in the area of municipal solid waste. He holds a master’s degree in Standardization, Social Regulation and Sustainable Development from the University of Geneva.
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 Moussa Bougouma
Professor, Norbert Zongo University, Burkina Faso
Moussa Bougouma is a full professor in physical chemistry (electrochemistry) at Norbert Zongo University (Burkina Faso). He prepared his doctoral thesis jointly between “Université Joseph KI-ZERBO” (Burkina Faso) and “Université libre de Bruxelles” (Belgium). He made Several postdocs and stages of capacity building at “Université libre de Bruxelles “, University of Surrey (Guildford/England) and at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Holland. His research works are diversified but mainly concerns the synthesis of inorganic semiconductor and their properties study for various applications, the implementation of physicochemical and electrochemical methods for wastes electrical and electronic equipment management, the implementation of physicochemical and electrochemical methods for precious metals (gold, silver, etc.) recovery and valorization. He has published nearly thirty (30) scientific articles in international indexed and abstracted journals and has made more than forty (40) oral communications. He supervised six (6) doctoral theses. Professor Bougouma is an associate researcher at ChemSIN | Chemistry of Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanomaterials of “Université libre de Bruxelles”. He is an expert in mineral chemical analysis and in the development, validation and/or optimization of physicochemical analysis methods. Professor Moussa Bougouma is currently director of the science and technology doctoral school at Norbert ZONGO University. He is also coordinator of the Center of Expertise for the recovery and valorization of metals (CERVAM) of the same university. He is currently the initiator and coordinator of the research project on the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Burkina Faso. A project funded by the Belgian Academy of Research and Higher Education in the period 2022-2027 and implemented by Norbert Zongo University and it partners. Finally, Professor Moussa Bougouma is a member of scientific societies including the International Electrochemical Society (ISE), the West African Society of Chemistry and the African Network Society for Solar Energy (ANSOLE).
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 Jean Manuel Canet
Senior Manager, Climate and Biodiversity, Orange Group, Rapporteur Q9/5, ITU
Jean Manuel Canet is a Senior Manager in charge of Climate and Biodiversity in the CSR Department of Orange Group. He has developed an expertise in the assessment of the environmental impact of ICT goods, services and organizations. He earlier led numerous projects to assess and reduce GHG emissions related to IT, for customers such as the European Parliament, France Télévisions or Zurich Financial Services. He serves as Vice-Chairman of ITU-T SG5 and Co-Rapporteur of the “Climate change and assessment of digital technologies in the framework of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement” question. He served as a member of the Advisory Panel of the UNFCCC “Momentum for Change” initiative. Jean-Manuel graduated from Télécom ParisTech and the MBA Programme of the “Collège des Ingénieurs”. He holds a certificate in carbon accountancy from the French National Agency for Energy and Environment and a certificate in carbon finance from Carbone 4 Academy.
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 Anthony D’Arcy
Head ESG Engagement and Enablement, Nokia
Tony heads Sustainability engagement and enablement in Nokia’s Corporate Affairs team. Tony has worked in the current Nokia sustainability function since 2016 overseeing Nokia ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and enablement, narrative and messaging, and social impact programs amongst other topics. He is passionate about sustainability, and the critical role of digitalization in helping to resolve many of the challenges faced by humanity and the planet as a key component of business success. Collaboration across functions, stakeholders and the value chain is key as we move from voluntary to mandatory reporting, sustainability drives strategy and ESG is realised as a business and financial imperative. He is a veteran of Nokia in his 29th year having worked in marketing, customer communications, brand and events, industry engagement and sustainability at corporate and business group level in Finland and the US.
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 Ana Gabriela Fernández Vergara
Consultant, One Planet Network
Ana Gabriela Fernández Vergara is an environmental governance expert with a focus on green and circular economy. She joined the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2021, supporting the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP), and the One Planet Network at the end of 2023. Before joining UNEP, she worked as an adviser to the Mexican Representative before the Venice Commission, a law clerk at the Mexican Supreme Court, a legal adviser at an environmental consulting firm and did a traineeship for the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva. Vergara holds a BA in Law, an MA in Economic Law and an LLM in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. |
 Paolo Gemma
Senior Specialist and Representative, Huawei
Paolo Gemma is a senior specialist and representative of Huawei on issues related to energy saving and environmental sustainability.
Prior to joining Huawei, Dr. Gemma was working with Nokia Siemens Networks, where he was responsible for EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) and electrical safety areas. He also worked in the Siemens Communications Division. Dr. Paolo Gemma also plays an active role in international standardization activities. Since 1993, he has been engaged in ETSI (European Telecommunication Standard Institute) activities and he also participates in the development of EMC standards. In 1997, Dr. Gemma joined ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment, Climate Change, and Circular Economy as a Rapporteur and he is now the Chairman of Working Party 2 “Environment, Energy Efficiency and the Circular Economy”. He also acts as Vice-chairmen of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative. In 2002, Paolo Gemma was appointed as the Secretary of the Committee ETSI TC EE and as of 2009, he holds the position of Chairman of the EEPS EE (eco Environmental product standard) working group. Paolo Gemma is a graduate of electrical engineering from the University of Genoa.
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Head of the Data Economy Initiative, GIZ
Dr. Björn-Sören Gigler is Head of the Data Economy Program at the GIZ. He is currently also coordinating external partnerships for the GIZ Digital Transformation and is working closely with the EU, partner countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia and EU-Member States on the Digital and Green Twin Transition Team Europe Initiative. Previously, he was Senior Digital Innovation Specialist at the Digital Innovation and Blockchain Unit in DG Connect in the European Commission (2018-2021). He was also Senior Innovation and Digital Economy Policy Advisor at the European Investment Bank (2016-18) providing advice on enhancing access to finance for disruptive technologies investment programs. From 1997-2016, Sören worked at the World Bank at the Innovation Labs and the Governance Global Practice as Digital Innovation Program Coordinator, Senior Governance Specialist and Economist. Mr. Gigler holds a Ph.D. in International Development from the London School of Economics, a M.S. in Economics from the University of Munich and a M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University. He is the author of Development as Freedom in a Digital Age (World Bank 2015) and editor Closing the Feedback Loop: Can Technology address the Accountability Gap?’ books and has published several articles on digital innovations, information poverty, digital for development and open government.
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 Mamadou Idogo
Telecoms Engineer, Secretary for the Environment and the Digital Economy, Association Burkinabé des Professionnels des Métiers des Télécommunications et Assimilés (ABPMT)
Technico-commercial engineer from the Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications de Dakar and holder of a diploma in Computer Engineering Technology from the Institute Supérieur d'Informatique (ISIG Burkina). Currently head of roaming at a telecom operator in Burkina Faso. Secretary in charge of the Environment and Digital Economy of the Association Burkinabé des Professionnels des Métiers des Télécoms (TIES-ABPMT).
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 Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy to the Director and Chief of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department, TSB, ITU
Tunisian born, Dr. Bilel Jamoussi is Deputy to the Director and Chief of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department (TSB) in Geneva Switzerland. Since 2010, he has been leading the bureau’s standards making activities into a new era characterized by rapid convergence and the need for increased collaboration with vertical sectors and partnership between developed and developing countries. Prior to 2010, Jamoussi worked for a Telecommunication equipment and solutions provider for 15 years in Canada and then in the United States where he held several leadership positions and was granted 22 US patents in diverse areas including packet, optical, wireless, and quality of service. He holds a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English and speaks some Spanish and German.
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 Marcel Bawindsom Kebre
Director, Electronic Communications Networks and Services, Burkina Faso's Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications
Dr Kebre is Director of Electronic Communications Networks and Services at Burkina Faso's Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications, a position he has held since 2013. Dr KEBRE has extensive experience in the telecommunications sector in general, and more specifically in fixed and mobile broadband networks and services. This experience covers the development of strategies and standards for the deployment of broadband infrastructures, the regulation and implementation of various projects, in particular the deployment of infrastructures (fiber optic backbone, internet exchange points, virtual landing points, datacenters, etc.) for universal access to telecommunications broadband services. He participates also the work programmes of ITU-T Study Group 15 - Networks, Technologies and Infrastructures for Transport, Access and Home. Dr Kebre is also a lecturer in Physics at the Joseph KI-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), where in addition to teaching, he promotes research and innovation for endogenous solutions to local problems, including energy and water resource management in the context of climate change. In the implementation of future digital infrastructure projects, he works to take climate into account by sizing green networks that are resilient to the effects of climate change. |
Derick Simiyu Khamali
Principal Officer, Compliance and Enforcement, Communications Authority of Kenya
Derick is a seasoned Regulatory Officer for the ICT Sector in Kenya where he handles the Telecommunications Compliance and Enforcement activities to operational standards touching on the Electromagnetic Fields, Circular Economy, Sustainability and Environmental protection. He is also in charge of the industry performance in terms of Quality of Service and general adherence to telecommunications industry standards. He is passionate on matters of sustainability and material science in information systems and technology. Derick has developed compliance templates that the ICT industry in Kenya uses to self-audit on environmental sustainability and compliance. The licensed entities provide compliance and operational reports that affect the safety and exposure of consumers. The deployment must be controlled to ensure that there’s adherence to these standards and that unique occurrences are mapped out to help the entities meet the targets set with full compliance. Derick is an active member of the East Africa Communications Organization (EACO) working group on E-waste management in East Africa and was part of the technical team that developed the inaugural E-Waste management Strategy that aims to achieve Zero Negative Impact of E-Waste in the region. He is also a member of the working group on Quality of Service and Consumer protection in EACO. Derick is an active member of ITU-T Study Group 5 which is responsible for the development of standards on the environmental aspects of ICT and digital technologies and protection of the environment, including electromagnetic phenomena and climate change. He follows similar ITU-T SG5 activities at the Regional Group for Africa where the target is to domesticate the global phenomena into local solutions. . He has attended many global forums in the past. He currently serves as the Co-Rapporteur of Question 12 in study group 5 which deals with Adaptation to Climate Change through Sustainable and Resilient Digital Technologies. |
 Paul Koffi Konan
Chief, Service investigation and repression, Ivorian Frequency Management Agency (AIGF), Côte d'Ivoire
Konan Koffi Paul, a network and telecoms engineer, works for the Agence Ivoirienne de Gestion des Fréquences Radioélectriques, the government body in charge of planning, allocating and controlling radio frequencies in Côte d'Ivoire. He has 15 years' experience in telecommunications, including the control of the normative conformity of radioelectric sites and stations. Konan Paul is also a member of ITU-T Study Group 5 (SG5) and the ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Africa (SG5 RG-AFR), where he makes contributions on the theme of “Sustainable management of ICT batteries” and ITU-T Recommendation L1035 (02/2022). Today, Konan Paul is head of the investigation and repression department, where he monitors cases of illicit or unlawful use of radioelectric equipment and frequencies in order to guarantee the integrity of communication networks and systems.
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James Mutandwa Madya
Deputy Director (Policy and Strategic Planning), Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe
James Mutandwa Madya holds a Master of Science Degree in Rural and Urban Planning from the University of Zimbabwe. He has a varied career spanning 30 years - ranging from development / project planning; road freight transport management; aviation management; and policy formulation and analysis in the Housing, Logistics and Transport, and ICT Sectors of Zimbabwe. He is currently the Deputy Director responsible for Policy and Strategic Planning in the Government of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services. James has a wealth of contextual information and practical examples from Zimbabwe to share with colleagues and hopes to take away shared experiences and practical examples from elsewhere in Africa and beyond to contextualize back home.
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 Rosie McDonald
Climate Change Officer, ITU
Rosie McDonald is a Climate Change Officer within the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau. She supports ITU’s efforts in green digital transformation by providing research, tools and capacity building to address environmental challenges related to climate change and e-waste. Her work focuses on monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and climate commitments of the ICT industry, and e-waste data and statistics capacity building under the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP). Prior to ITU, she worked in the science and technical branch of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions, and was also a modeller for the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector of the UK national greenhouse gas inventory. Within a higher education setting, she has experience of working in STEM outreach and teaching environmental statistics and GIS. She holds a PhD in Environment Sciences from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and an MSc in Environmental Protection and Management from The University of Edinburgh (UK). |
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William Mnyippembe Principal Engineer, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)William Mnyippembe has 18 years of experience in telecommunications and regulations and is currently serving as a Principal Engineer with the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). He worked for Airtel between 2006 and 2008 as a Base Station Subsystem Engineer responsible for the operation and maintenance of base stations, and transmission systems. He joined the ICT regulator in 2008 and has since been involved in National Quality-of-Service (QoS) regulatory strategy-including carrying out QoS measurement and analysis to support enforcement activities, carrying out the assessment of Radio Frequency EMF Radiation and planning for national RF radiation management, as well as developing strategies and advising on the national spectrum management policy. He has taken part in various discussions within the country on emerging technologies and strategies for digital transformation. He is currently the Vice Chairperson of the ITU-T SG AFR and has been involved in the work of ITU T study group 5. Mr Mnyippembe holds MSc. in Communications Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (2014) and a BSc in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (2006). |
 Mwapwani Mnzava
Telecommunications Engineer, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
Mwapwani Mnzava holds MSc in Data Science with specialization in machine learning and artificial intelligence her research was on Mobile money fraud detection using deep neural networks. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam College of information and communication Technology. She is a member of International Telecommunication Union-Standardization (ITU-T) Study Group 5 (Environment and Circular Economy) as associate rapporteur. She is currently working at TCRA under the section of Communication Resources and Technology Management which deals with communication resources, standardization and Type approval (SAR/RF/EMC testing). |
Tomoko Nagano
Manager, Strategy Development, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning Unit, Fujitsu Limited
Tomoko Nagano is Senior Manager of Sustainability Transformation (SX) Business, at Fujitsu Limited. Tomoko worked as the Environmental specialist in Sustainability Unit of Fujitsu by March 2023. With 15 years of experience as an environmental expert in Industrial Ecology and Environmental Science at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Fujitsu Laboratories LTD and Fujitsu Limited after graduating from Leiden University in the Netherlands and Nagasaki University in Japan, Tomoko has established herself as an environmental specific advisor to customers’ needs to be solved a difficulties and discover a new business opportunities toward Sustainability, is responsible for planning and developing on Sustainability Transformation in new cross-industrial areas. Since 2022, Tomoko has joined Working Group of WBCSD and the Green x Digital Consortium of Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEITA), which is responsible for creating rules and formats for the distribution of CO2 emissions data between companies in the supply chain. In WBCSD PACT（The Partnership for Carbon Transparency） Implementation Program 2023, Tomoko led the entire project of Fujitsu and its suppliers and related peoples as a Leading company. |
Helen NakiguliSG5RG-AFR Chair, ITU-T
Helen possesses over 13 years of extensive experience in the fields of ICT and environmental sustainability, where she has provided technical oversight, guidance, policy advice, conducted research, facilitated innovation, and managed various projects. Currently, Helen holds the position of Senior Officer Environmental Management under the ICT and Research Department at the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). In addition, she serves as the Chairperson of the ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Africa [RG-AFR] and is an associate rapporteur of ITU-T SG5 Question 7/5. Furthermore, Helen has held the position of Vice Chair in the past and is currently an associate rapporteur of the Working Group 7 [Green ICTs and E-waste Management] of the East African Communications Organization (EACO). She holds an MSc in Environment Management and Sustainability with a specialization in climate change from the University of Derby, United Kingdom. She also possesses a B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering and Management, along with a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management. Beyond her professional achievements, Helen actively engages in social and community-driven initiatives. She undertakes consultancy and research work on environmental-related issues, contributes to community charity efforts, and conducts knowledge transfer sessions in schools, including higher education institutions, to promote environmental awareness and responsibility.
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Leandro Navarro Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC.EDU)Leandro Navarro is the professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC.EDU). PhD in telecommunications. Coordinator of the distributed systems group at UPC. Co-rapporteur of ITU-T Q7/SG5: E-waste, circular economy and sustainable supply chain management. Research topics on distributed systems and digitalisation, considering networking and computing infrastructures, interested in sustainability, development, economics, decentralization, transparency, accountability, governance, and digital inclusion.
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 Juliette Nirera
Statistical Economist, The National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency (ARCT), Burundi
Juliette Nirera is a statistician economist at the Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications (ARCT) in Burundi. Since 2015, she has been in charge of collecting, processing and analyzing the evolution of ICT indicators. Since 2015, she is the author of the production of reports on ICT indicators and electronic waste management (WEEE) in Burundi and also ITU focal point for the transmission of ICT indicators on behalf of the country. Since 2018, she has been appointed secretary of the Steering Committee for e-waste management in Burundi and a member of the Regional Committee for WEEE Management (EACO). In the same year, she was appointed as a member of the regional “EACO Databank Project”, which aims to set up an ICT sector database for the East African Community (EAC). From 2021 onwards, she piloted the EACO Databank Project, which became a permanent Working Group 1 (WG1): “EACO Communication Sector Indicators Harmonisation”. In 2022, she was appointed member of the Comité Technique de l'Information Statistique (CTIS) in charge of validating statistical yearbooks and development strategies for the statistical system in Burundi. As a member of the EACO Regional Committee, I participated in the development of EACO's regional strategy for electronic waste management in the sub-region. From July 2023, she was appointed to lead EACO's Working Group 1 (WG1): “EACO Communication Sector Indicators Harmonisation” to the present day. She is still passionate about the development of the ICT sector and the sustainable management of WEEE, especially the establishment of a database of WEEE statistics harmonized at sub-regional and international level.
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 Kenechi Okeleke
Senior Director, GSMA Intelligence
Kenechi has been an ICT industry analyst for more than 15 years, leading research across a wide range of topics, including 5G, AI, Fintech and telecoms policy. He is the lead author for the GSMA’s flagship Mobile Economy and Digital Societies series. Kenechi speaks regularly at industry events and provides media commentary on key issues within the digital ecosystem. He holds a Bsc in Mathematics from the University of Benin and a Masters in International Business (with Distinction) from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business.
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Percy OnianwaExecutive Director, Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for the African Region
Percy Onianwa is Executive Director of the Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for the African Region (BCCC-Africa), and co-chair of Working Group 1 (on dissemination activities) of the Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste (PACE II). He holds a PhD in Analytical/Environmental Chemistry from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and is full-time Professor at the Department of Chemistry of that University. At BCCC-Africa, Percy has been leading the centre in activities involving awareness raising, capacity building, studies and projects related to various hazardous waste streams, including e-waste, plastic waste and used lead-acid batteries. The centre is also involved in projects of the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Minamata conventions. Percy is also involved in product standardization activities in the Africa region as Chair of the Technical Committee on Chemicals, Cosmetics, Soaps and Detergents of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and had been expert on the Technical Committee 05 (Chemistry/Chemical Engineering) of the African Organisaation for Standardisation (ARSO). |
Virginia Onyara
Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, Multimedia University of Kenya
Virginia Onyara holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a lecturer and researcher in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Multimedia University of Kenya. Currently she is a visiting scholar in the United States of America. Dr. Onyara is an accomplished professional specializing in Green ICT and e-waste management, with expertise in training, consulting, and research. She is a member of International Telecommunication Union-Standardization (ITU-T) Study Group 5 (Environment and Circular Economy) and consults for the Africa Telecommunication Union (ATU) on e-waste management. She has in the past contributed her expertise as an e-waste management auditor in the CEWASTE project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, and has previously worked with GIZ as a local consultant for East Africa. Additionally, she is a member of the East Africa Communications Organization (EACO) Working Group 7, focusing on E-waste Management and Green ICTs, and serves in Kenya's National Steering Committee on E-waste Management.
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 Sidi Mohamed Galiam Ouedraogo
Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications
Currently Director General of Electronic Communications (DGCE) within the Ministry of Development of the Digital Economy and Posts (MDENP) of Burkina Faso, he is also coordinator of the National Telecommunications Backbone Project. Design engineer in Telecommunications graduated from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Rennes since 2007 and graduated in telecommunications management from the National Institute of Telecommunications (INT) in Paris in 2009 .He has worked on many projects in Europe in particular for the account of operators such as UPC Broadband in Holland, SFR and Bouygues Télécom in France. In 2015, he joined the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP) Burkina. He worked in the department in charge of Spectrum Management of this authority cumulatively with the responsibilities of Head of the “Planning and Coordination” and “Studies and Engineering” Services before joining the MDENP in 2018. Passionate about Telecommunications, he has been from 2019 to 2022 the advisor representing Burkina Faso on the board of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an institution where he held from 2015 to 2019 the Vice-chairman responsibility of study group 1 which handles matters relating to spectrum management within ITU-R. |
Mathieu RamaProgramme Manager on Circular Electronics, ECOS
Master’s degree in environmental law – is a programme manager at ECOS, where he contributes to the Ecodesign regulatory and standardisation activities, and supports a number of EU projects, all with a focus on product policy, and in particular on circular electronics.
Prior to that, he worked as a policy officer for RREUSE (Re-use and Recyling European Union Social Enterprises), focusing on waste management and product policies that prolong the lifetime of products through re-use.
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 Télésphore Tiendrebeogo
Executive Secretary of FsoREN, Director of Information Systems, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
Professor at Nazi BONI University in Burkina Faso. He holds a PhD in overlay network. Specialist in Green TIC, Big Data, Software Defined Networking (SDN), Medical image Watermarking, Internet of Things (IoT). Master's degree in Multimedia and Internet Information Systems. Master's degree in Real Time Systems.
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 Reyna Ubeda
Engineer to ITU-T SG5 “Environment, EMF and Circular Economy”, ITU
Reyna Úbeda studied Industrial Engineering and she completed a Master on International Management from the University for Economics and Environment Nürtingen- Geislingen in 2014. She joined the ITU’s Standardization Bureau in 2015. She is the Engineer of ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy. Reyna speaks English, Spanish and German.
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 Dominique Würges
Director of Institutional Relations for Standardisation, Orange, Chair of ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment, EMF and Climate Change”, ITU
Dominique Würges is currently Chair of ITU-T Study Group 5 and Director of Institutional Relations for Standardisation within Orange. He is responsible for relationships with international organizations involved in standardization activities at national and international levels (ITU, ETSI, AFNOR, etc.), and participates in the governance meetings of these organizations. He is also vice-chair of ITU-D SG2 (ICT services and applications). He is active in many issues addressed by SDOs and foras, such as Green ICTs, network security, relations between carriers, or the evolution of the broadcasting standardization and system. At the European level, he is currently Vice-Chair of ETSI General Assembly, elected in 2018. Within European Commission, he is a Member of the European ICT Standardisation policy multi-stakeholder platform for ICTs standardization, representing ETNO. He is also a member of the French National Standardisation Organisation Strategic Committee and part of the Digital Broadcast Forum (FAVN). He has previously been Responsible for France Telecom’s External Relations and multilateral affairs, in charge of organizations focused on telecommunications questions, and before was Head of the Data and Directories Department of France Telecom. Education: Diploma from the ENSPTT/ENA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des PTT); Master’s Degree in Telecommunications and Broadcasting Management (Paris Dauphine); Diploma from Political Science Institute in Strasbourg. |
Adriana Zacarias
Head and Global Coordinator, Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs), Deputy Head of 10YFP Secretariat, UNEP
A graduate from Cambridge (UK), with a Masters in Environment and Development, and BSc on Political Science, from ITAM (Mexico). Adriana is an international expert on sustainable development, resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production. She joined United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2003. Adriana is currently the Head and Global Coordinator of UNEP´s initiative “Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs). She supports policies, strategies and initiatives related to green economy, circular economy, innovation for SMES and sustainable lifestyles, among other themes. GO4SDGs accelerates regional solutions for inclusive green economies and circularity and works in 3 areas: policy coherence, SME innovation and Youth Empowerment. Adriana is also the Deputy Head of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Productions (10YFP) and its One Planet Network. Before joining UNEP, Adriana worked at the OECD. Adriana has experience in environment policy development and negotiations at both national and international levels. She worked as policy adviser at the Mexican Low Chamber, and as Project Coordinator at the Mexican Ministry of Environment. Adriana has extensive experience with NGO, with an emphasis on youth and environment. |
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