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U4SSC Management team

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Mr Nasser Saleh Al Marzouqi, Chairman ITU-T Study Group 20: Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)

​Mr. Nasser Al Marzouqi is the Chairman of the ITU-T Study Group 20 “Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)” which provides the specialized IoT standardization platform necessary for the convergence to rest on a cohesive set of international standards. The focus of the research conducted by ITU-T Study Group 20 will be on identifying and analyzing emerging applications and global solutions for IoT and smart cities, which will contribute to improving the interoperability of various IoT-based technologies, a key factor in ensuring end-user and market acceptance of IoT solutions.

Nasser Al Marzouqi is currently working for the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority in the United Arab Emirates in the International Affairs Division. He also functions as the UAE representative to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has been closely involved in the major ITU conferences and events. He received his Master’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Latrobe University in Australia.

The TRA in the UAE has been at the forefront of pioneering developments in the field of ICT and in providing an optimal enabling environment in which the UAE’s ICT sector can flourish. Mr. Al Marzouqi is a firm proponent of converting existing systems to high-efficiency systems, helping to bridge the digital divide and to increase global communication and the transition to smart sustainable cities.​


 U4SSC Vice-Chairmen

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Mr Paolo Gemma, 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”.
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 in electrical engineering from the University of Genoa.
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​Mr Abdurahman M. Al Hassan, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia 

Mr. Abdurahman Al Hassan is currently the Vice-chairman of ITU-T Study Group 20 “Internet of things and smart cities and community”. He has extensive experience in the field of telecommunication and policymaking both as an inventor and engineer. He serves as the Director in the National Committee for Information Society (NCIS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he has successfully implemented policies and regulations that boosted the competitiveness of the telecom market within the Kingdom.

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H.E. Ms Katrina Naut, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Mission Dominican Republic, Geneva

Doctor in Law from the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic, with a Master's Degree in International Trade from Ajou University, South Korea in the framework of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Scholarship Program and a Master's in Economics, with Specialization in International Economics and International Trade of the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (PUCMM) and Paris I University Pantheon-Sorbonne, France.
 
In addition, she has a third master's degree in Public Management from the Global Institute of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (IGLOBAL) and the José Ortega Gasset - Gregorio Marañón Foundation, Spain.
 
Currently, she is Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and Other International Organizations to the United Nations (WTO, WIPO, UNCTAD, UNITAR and UNRISD).
 
Previously, she was Executive Director of Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL) from August 2016 to September 2018 and was Director General of the Foreign Trade and International Trade Management Administration (DICOEX) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic from 2006 to 2012.
 
She has been a panelist and lecturer in Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the United States, invited by international organizations such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Center for the Settlement of Disputes and the Georgetown University, the Spanish Arbitration Center and University of Comillas in Madrid, the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher ( PUCMM), the Human Development and Security Institute of Ewha's Womans University, Ajou University of South Korea, business associations in the Dominican Republic and abroad, among others, in telecommunications, foreign trade, investor-state dispute resolution , and matters relating to the World Trade.​​
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Ms Tania Marcos, Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE), Spain​​

Tania is Head of the Smart Cities Unit at the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE), where serves as Manager of the Standards Committee CTN 178 “Smart cities”, and acts as the national focal point for the development of Standards for Local Governments, which assist their transformation into smart cities/smart tourism destinations. She represented the Spanish Government at the 1st IEC-ISO-ITU World Smart City Forum held in Singapore.
 
She is the Representative of the CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Sector Forum on Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities, towards the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) of the European Commission.
 
She is also Vice-chair of ITU-T Study Group 20 on Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C), on behalf of the Spanish Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure (formerly Information Society and Digital Agenda), within the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.
 
Regarding the UN initiative United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 11, Tania participates at the Thematic Group on City Platforms, co-leading WG3 for transitioning to a new architecture framework for future city platforms.
 
Senior Standardization Programme Manager, Tania has acted as secretary, expert or convenor to different CEN/CENELEC/ETSI & ISO/IEC  structures, dealing with Quality & Sustainability for public and private sectors: performance indicators, evaluation & conformity assessment, energy & environment, transportation, ICT public procurement, healthcare, accessibility, management systems, eco-design, etc.
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​Mr Giampiero Bambagioni, Tecnoborsa Scpa, Italy

​Giampiero Bambagioni is an Urban economist, expert in Sustainable finance and ESG evaluation, with extensive experience at both institutional and professional level. Giampiero studies the urban development phenomena at an international level, with focus on the transformation of urban settlements into more liveable and resilient Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) within the framework of the UN SDGs. 

Giampiero is a Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development Housing and Land Management, and Co-Chair of the Smart Sustainable Cities and Innovative Financing Task Group.

Giampiero is Head of Scientific and International Activities, and Chair of the Technical-Scientific Committee of Tecnoborsa Scpa, Rome; and IVSC Europe Board Member (the International Valuation Standards Council is the global standard setter for property and business valuation), London.

He has been cooperating with the UN system since 2001. Former Chair of the UNECE Real Estate Market Advisory Group. In May 2016 he co-organized the Forum in which the “Rome declaration" has been adopted as a basis for the launch of the U4SSC initiative; forum hosted by the Ministry of Economic Development (Italy) promoted in cooperation with UNECE and ITU.

Giampiero has been teaching at University level for many years. He is currently Lecturer of Economic Evaluation of Projects and Real Estate Finance in official and post-graduate courses at Sapienza University of Rome and at the Politecnico di Milano University.

Giampiero, after a Master's degree in Economics, obtained a postgraduate Diploma in “European Public Management and Economic Policy" from Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione - SNA, under the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Italy);  he also attended specialization courses at the University of Milan (la Statale) and at SDA Bocconi, Milan. 

Giampiero has published many publications. Under his leadership has been elaborated – with the involvement of an international Task Force – the UNECE Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate Markets (2010-2019), UN official publications.


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