Time Management Plan

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Sunday, 16 November 2025
18:15 – 19:00
Room B3 + B4
Informal meeting of Heads of Delegation
19:00 – 22:00
ITU-D Celebratory Dinner: 30+ Years of Impact
Heydar Aliev Center, Hall B & C
On invitation only for Member State (HoD+1) & Sector Member(1)
Monday, 17 November 2025
08:30 – 09:15
Room B3 + B4
Meeting of Heads of Delegation
09:30 – 10:30
Auditorium
Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks by Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava​​, Director, Telecommunication ​Development Bureau​

10:30 – 11:30
Group Photo – Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30
Auditorium
Plenary – Organizational Matters
12:30 – 13:30
Press Conference
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 1
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 2
17:35 – 18:00
Room A8
COM1: Steering Committee
18:00 – 20:00
Host Country Welcome Reception
Baku Convention Centre
On invitation only for All participants
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
08:30 – 09:25
Breakfast Reception hosted by India
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
WG-PL: ITU-D Strategic Plan and Declaration
10:45 – 11:15
Morning Coffee Break hosted by the State of Qatar
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
12:30 – 13:25
Lunch Reception hosted by the People’s Republic of China
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
13:30 – 14:25
Lunch Reception hosted by GSMA
Winter Garden C
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 3
15:45 – 16:15
Afternoon coffee break hosted by the Republic of Korea
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 4
18:00 – 19:00
Evening Reception hosted by the Republic of Türkiye
Gunaydın Bulvar Restaurant / RSVP to btkird@btk.gov.tr
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +1

Address of the Gunaydın Bulvar Restaurant: Aqil Quliyev Küç, 4, Baku 1000

Buses departing from BCC for Gunaydin Bulvar Restaurant at 17h45. Buses departing from the restaurant to the conference venue at 19h15.

19:45 – 20:45
Evening Reception hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Heydar Aliyev Center
On invitation only for All participants
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
08:30 – 09:25
Room B3 + B4
High-level Dialogue for LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS
Breakfast hosted by GSOA
Winter Garden C
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
WG-PL: ITU-D Strategic Plan and Declaration
10:45 – 11:15
Morning coffee break hosted by the Republic of Ghana
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +1
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
COM4: ITU-D Working Methods
12:30 – 13:25
Lunch reception hosted by the Republic of Zimbabwe
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
13:30 – 14:25
Lunch Reception hosted by Malaysia
Winter Garden C
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
15:45 – 16:15
Afternoon coffee break hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
17:35 – 18:00
Auditorium
COM2: Budget Control
18:00 – 19:00
Evening Reception hosted by the Federal Republic of Germany
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +1
19:45 – 20:45
Evening Reception hosted by the Republic of South Africa
Heydar Aliyev Center – Multifunctional Hall
On invitation only for HOD +2 / Please RSVP to tmokone@dcdt.gov.za
Thursday, 20 November 2025
08:00 – 09:25
Network of Women in ITU-D
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for 2 persons per delegation
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
COM4: ITU-D Working Methods
10:45 – 11:15
Morning Coffee Break hosted by the Republic of Uganda
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
WG-PL: ITU-D Strategic Plan and Declaration
12:30 – 13:25
Lunch Reception hosted by Thailand
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +1
13:30 – 14:25
Lunch Reception hosted by the Russian Federation
Winter Garden C
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
15:45 – 16:15
Afternoon Coffee co-hosted by ICANN and ISOC
Winter Garden C
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
COM4: ITU-D Working Methods
18:00 – 19:00
Evening Reception hosted by Japan
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
19:30 – 21:00
Evening Reception hosted by the United States of America
Heydar Aliyev Center, Hall B & C, Open doors from 19:00
On invitation only for All participants
Friday, 21 November 2025
09:00 – 10:45
Auditorium
Plenary
10:45 – 11:15
Morning Coffee Break hosted by the Republic of Rwanda
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
11:15 – 12:00
Auditorium
COM4: ITU-D Working Methods
12:00 – 12:55
Lunch Reception hosted by the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
WG-PL: ITU-D Strategic Plan and Declaration
15:45 – 16:15
Afternoon Coffee Break hosted by the Federative Republic of Brazil
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations + 2
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
17:35 – 18:00
Room B3 + B4
COM1: Steering Committee
18:00 – 19:00
Evening Reception hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for First come, first served (max. 316 participants)
Room A5
COM5: EDCOM
Monday, 24 November 2025
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
Special Session on Regional Presence
10:45 – 11:15
Morning Coffee Break hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
12:30 – 13:25
Lunch Reception hosted by the United Kingdom
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
15:45 – 16:15
Afternoon Coffee Break hosted the Republic of Senegal
Wintergarden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
16:15 – 17:30
COM3: Objectives
[CANCELED]
17:35 – 18:00
Room B3 + B4
COM1: Steering Committee
18:00 – 19:00
Evening Reception hosted by France
Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard
On invitation only for Delegates (max. 500 participants)

Address of the Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard: Khagani Rustamov Street, 4C Khatai District, Baku 1010
Website: Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard

Tuesday, 25 November 2025
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
WG-PL: ITU-D Strategic Plan and Declaration
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
COM4: ITU-D Working Methods – Followed by COM3: Objectives
12:30 – 13:25
Lunch Reception hosted by the Republic of Kenya
Winter Garden D
On invitation only for Heads of Delegations +2
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary
17:35 – 18:00
Room B3 + B4
Meeting of Heads of Delegations
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
WG-PL: ITU-D Strategic Plan and Declaration
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
17:35 – 18:00
Room B3 + B4
Meeting of Heads of Delegations
18:00 – 18:30
Auditorium
COM2: Budget Control
18:30 – 23:00
Auditorium
COM3: Objectives
Thursday, 27 November 2025
09:30 – 10:45
Auditorium
Plenary
11:15 – 12:30
Auditorium
Plenary
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary
17:35 – 18:00
Meeting of TDAG/SG1/SG2 Joint Management Team
Friday, 28 November 2025
09:00 – 10:45
Auditorium
Plenary
11:15 – 12:00
Auditorium
Plenary
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary & Closing Ceremony