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Sunday, 16 November 2025<\/div><\/div><\/div>
08:00 – 10:00
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Registration and Networking<\/div>
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10:00 – 10:15
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Opening ceremony<\/div>

Opening of the Global Youth Celebration with remarks from officials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Opening remarks<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Mr Samaddin Asadov<\/span>
Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transportation, Azerbaijan (Republic of)
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Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava<\/span>
Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU
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10:15 – 10:25
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Setting the Scene<\/div>
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Presenter<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Ms Roxana Widmer-Iliescu<\/span>
Head of Digital Inclusion Service, ITU
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10:25 – 11:15
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Intergenerational Dialogue<\/div>

Bridging Generations to Drive the Digital Development Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

This unique intergenerational dialogue brings together policy and decision-makers with youth representatives from across the globe. By combining the experience and insights of ICT leaders with the creativity and fresh perspectives of young visionaries, the session will spark meaningful exchanges that inspire action and help shape inclusive, forward-looking strategies for advancing global digital development agenda.<\/p>\n

These exchanges are more than conversations\u2014 they are catalysts for impactful change, where the strategic vision of policymakers meets the bold ideas and entrepreneurial spirit of youth. By sharing perspectives, both generations can bridge today\u2019s digital society with the one we aspire to build, ensuring that policies remain relevant, innovation is inclusive, and digital transformation benefits all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Master of Ceremony<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Mr Imran Mukhtarov<\/span>
Head of the SPACE Academy of Azercosmos, Lead coordinator of the Global Youth Celebration event from the host country, Azerbaijan (Republic of)
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Co-moderator<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava<\/span>
Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau , International Telecommunication Union
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Ms Farida Asgarzade<\/span>
Youth Advocate, Azerbaijan (Republic of)
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Speakers<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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H.E. Ms Ailyn Febles Estrada<\/span>
Vice Minister of Communications of Cuba, Cuba
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H.E. Prof. Lara Mohammad ElKhateeb<\/span>
Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) , Jordan
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Dr Hande Harmanci<\/span>
WHO Representative and Head of Country Office, Azerbaijan, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Mr Ahmed Riad<\/span>
Senior Director of Strategy and Industry Development, Huawei Technologies
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Mr Nazarbek Dzhunusaliev<\/span>
Project Implementation Manager, Razzakov Kyrgyz State Technical University
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Mrs Regina Fleur Assoumou-Bessou<\/span>
Founder and Executive Chair, International Network of Women Digital Experts (RIFEN)
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Mr Carlos F. Baca Feldman<\/span>
Global Learning and Mentorship Lead, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
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Generation Connect Youth Envoy Speakers<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Ms Maitha Al Jamri<\/span>
Generation Connect Youth Envoy (GCYE) ARB, United Arab Emirates
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Mr Paulo Glowacki<\/span>
Generation Connect Youth Envoy (GCYE) EUR, Germany (Federal Republic of)
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Ms Erina Eunis Etsaga Sendze Abori<\/span>
Generation Connect Youth Envoy (GCYE) AFR, Gabon
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Mr Roman Shcherbakov<\/span>
Generation Connect Youth Envoy (GCYE) CIS, Russian Federation
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Ms Mariangel Calder\u00f3n Mart\u00ednez<\/span>
Generation Connect Youth Envoy (GCYE) AMS, Dominican Rep.
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Mr Julius Atienza Aala<\/span>
Generation Connect Youth Envoy (GCYE) ASP, Philippines (Republic of the)
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11:15 – 11:20
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Global Youth Celebration program presentation<\/div>

Global Youth Celebration program presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Keynote Speaker<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Mr Imran Mukhtarov<\/span>
Head of the SPACE Academy of Azercosmos, Lead coordinator of the Global Youth Celebration event from the host country, Azerbaijan (Republic of)
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11:20 – 12:30
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Transfer to parallel events<\/div>
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  • Dedicated event shuttle busses will be in your kind service for transfer to events.<\/li>\n
  • Volunteers of the events will direct and kindly assist you.<\/li>\n
  • Transfer of participants to the ISS Lab workshop in SPACE Academy of Azercosmos.<\/li>\n
  • Transfer of participants to the Interactive Panel with Astronauts: Role of telecommunication in Space Industry and Autograph Session in Azerbaijan National STEAM Center.<\/li>\n
  • Transfer of participants to the National Aviation Academy: Interactive Session on Equal and equitable empowerment through ICTs for Youth and Young Professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
    12:30 – 13:30
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    Networking Lunch in the Parallel events venues<\/div>
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    13:30 – 15:30
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    Parallel Sessions<\/div>

    1. Interactive session<\/strong> on equal and equitable empowerment through ICTs for Youth and Young Professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n

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