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WTPF-13: Speakers and Statements

Speakers and Statements

Tuesday, 14 May: Opening Ceremony

Speaker	Member State / Organization	Statement
Dr Touré Hamadoun I. , Secretary-General	International Telecommunication Union	English
H.E. Mme Leuthard Doris, Conseillère fédérale	Switzerland	English/Français
Mr Chehadé Fadi, President & CEO	ICANN	English
Dr Kahn Robert E., Chairman, CEO & President	CNRI	English

Tuesday, 14 May: Plenary (morning)

Speaker	Member State / Organization	Statement
Mr Pehrsson Ulf, Vice-President for Government and Industry Relations, Scribe for Session 1 of the Strategic Dialogue: “Building our Broadband Future”	Ericsson	English
Ms Brown Kathryn, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Citizenship and International Relations, Scribe for Session 2 of the Strategic Dialogue: “Broadband Driving Development”	Verizon	English
H.E. Mr Nikiforov Nikolay, Minister of Telecom and Mass Communication	Russian Federation	Русский
Mr Sepulveda Daniel, U.S. Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State	United States of America	English
H.E. Mr Al-Darrab Abdullah A., Governor, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)	Saudi Arabia
H.E. Mr Tanaka Eiichi, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination (International Affairs)	Japan	English
H.E. Eng Helmy Atef, Minister of Communications and Information Technology	Egypt	عربي
H.E. Mr Peungkiatpairote Chaiyan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)	Thailand	English
H.E. Mr Peralta Ignacio, Under-Secretary of Communications	Mexico	Español

Tuesday, 14 May: Plenary (afternoon)

Speaker	Member State / Organization	Statement
H.E. Mr Espinosa Rowland, Vice-Minister of Telecommunications	Costa Rica	Español
H.E. Ms Tan Yee Woan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission	Singapore	English
Ms Corugedo Steneberg Linda , Head of Delegation	European Commission	English
Mr Kaushal Anil, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunications & IT, Ministry of Communications & IT	India	English
Ms Miller Pamela, Head of Delegation	Canada	English
Ms St Amour Lynn, CEO	Internet Society	English
Mr Wilson Paul, Director-General	APNIC	English
Hon. Dr Omane Boamah Edward K., Minister of Communications	Ghana	English
Mr Singarajah Kumar, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Business Development	Avanti Communications Group plc	English
Ms Song Kyung-hee, Head of Delegation	Korea	English
Mr Padilla Eddy, Superintendent, Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones	Guatemala	Español
Mr Carvell Mark, Head of Delegation	United Kingdom	English
Mr Deák László, Cyber Coordinator and Deputy Head of the Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Hungary	English
H.E. Ms Nihazi Léocadie, Minister of Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relations with Parliament	Burundi	Français
H.E. Mr Al Mesmar Majed, Deputy Director of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority	United Arab Emirates	English
Dr Hoballah Imad, Head of Delegation, Lebanon Representative to ITU, CEO & Chairman, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority	Lebanon	عربي

Written Statements

Submitted By	Affiliation	Statement
Mr Tiwathia Vikram, Associate Director-General	Cellular Operators Association of India, Sector Member	English
Mr Anderson Gary, IEG Member	Uraxs Communications	English

Closing

Speaker	Member State / Organization	Statement
Dr Touré Hamadoun I., Secretary-General	International Telecommunication Union	English
Mr Jha Rabindra N., Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and IT	India	English
Dr Badawi Amr, Executive President, National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA)	Egypt
H.E. Mr Al Mesmar Majed, Deputy Director of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority	United Arab Emirates	عربي
Mr Arasteh Kavouss, Senior Adviser to the Ministry of ICT	Islamic Republic of Iran
Dr Assoko Héraclès Mayé, Directeur des Affaires Juridiques et de la Coopération internationale, Ministère de la Poste et des TIC	Côte d'Ivoire
Mr Ismailov Rashid, Director General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications	Russian Federation
Mr Kantchev Petko, Adviser, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications	Bulgaria
Mr Shears Matthew, IEG Member, speaking on behalf of IEG Members and organizations from Civil Society	CDT	English
H.E. Mr Ivanovski Ivo, Chairman of WTPF-13, Minister of Information Society and Administration	The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia