Building a Digit’all Future Together

Digital@UNGA Anchor Event

Where: United Nations Headquarters, New York | Delegates Dining Room
When: 21 September 2026 | 17:00–20:00 EST

Femi Oke

Journalist, TV Presenter, Master of Ceremonies CV

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General, ITU CV

Alexander De Croo

Administrator, UNDP CV

H.M. the Queen of the Belgians, United Nations SDG Advocate

CV

Journey Captain

H.E. Josephine Teo

Minister for Digital Development and Information, Singapore CV

Khaled El-Enany

Director General, UNESCO CV

Ann Aerts

Head, Novartis Foundation CV

H.E. Salima Monorma Bah

Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Sierra Leone CV

Hoda Al Khzaimi

Associate Vice Provost, NYU Abu Dhabi. International Advisor on Advanced Science and Future Economy. Member, ITU Academic Advisory Body on Emerging Technologies and Future Industries CV

James Manyika

President, Research, Labs, Technology and Society, Google CV

Lilly Kam

Programs Director, i.am Angel Foundation CV

P2C Champions Exchange

Joakim Reiter

Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Group CV

David Zapolsky

Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer, Amazon CV

Summer Chen

Chief International Ecosystem Representative, ZTE CV

Vickie Robinson

General Manager, Energy Connectivity and Sustainability, Microsoft CV

Juliana Almeida

Principal Specialist, Office of the Special Advisor at the IDB Presidency Inter-American Development Bank CV

Interlude 1 – Digital@UNGA Awards: Digital Frontiers

Award presented by

Lady Mariéme Jamme

Founder iamtheCODE CV

Winner of the Digital@UNGA Digital Frontier Award

Rumee Singh

CEO and Co-Founder, Rumsan CV

Journey Captain

Vivek Badrinath

Director General, GSMA CV

Ziad Ojakli

Head of Public Policy, Americas, TikTok CV

Shaina Rainford

Founder and CEO, Bask & Lather Co. CV

Paschal Donohoe

Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer, The World Bank Group CV

Ayah Bdeir

CEO, Current AI CV

Fatima Nisar

Founder, Youth Service and Policy Pakistan; ITU Gender Champion CV

Interlude 2 – Digital@UNGA Awards: Digital Inclusion

Award presented by

H.E. Tatenda Annastacia Mavetera

Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services of Zimbabwe CV

Winner of the Digital@UNGA Digital Inclusion Award

Rachael Lester

Head of Development, Medic CV

Journey Captain

Tristan Harris

Co-Founder, Center for Humane Technology CV

H.E. Mark-Alexandre Doumba

Minister of Digital Economy, Digitalisation and Innovation of the Gabonese Republic CV

Amandeep Singh Gill

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies CV

Mahmoud Badawi

Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation, Egypt CV

Celeste Saulo

Secretary-General, WMO CV

Rumman Chowdhry

CEO and Founder, Humane Intelligence CV

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

First Global Advocate for Human-centric Digital Governance CV

Interlude 4 – Digital@UNGA Awards: Digital Government

Award presented by

Pamela Coke-Hamilton

Executive Director, International Trade Center CV

Winner of the Digital@UNGA Digital Government Award

H.E. Denys Shmyhal

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine CV

Building a Digit’all Future Together

How innovation, music, collaboration, and passion can help us build an inclusive digit’all future.

Big Ocean

CV

Interlude 5 – Digital@UNGA Awards: Digital Pioneers — Big Ocean

Award presented by

Big Ocean

CV

Winner of the Digital@UNGA Digital Pioneers Award

Emmanuel Gutiérrez Galán

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Ramona AI CV

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General, ITU CV

Haoliang Xu

Associate Administrator, UNDP CV