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Opening Ceremony , 14:00h-15:00h GMT+1

• 1. Switzerland
  His Excellency Mr. Pascal Couchepin
  President of the Swiss Confederation
   
  
• 2. United Nations
  His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan
  Secretary-General
   
  
• 3. Tunisia
  His Excellency Mr. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
  President of the Republic of Tunisia
   
  
• 4. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  His Excellency Mr. Yoshio Utsumi
  Secretary-General
   
  
• 5. World Blind Union
  Ms. Kicki Nordström
  President
   
  
• 6. Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company
  Mr. Mohammad Omran
  Chairman of the Board
   
  
• 7. WSIS Preparatory Committee
  His Excellency Mr. Adama Samassekou
  President
   
  

General Debate: Plenary Session 1 , 15:00h-21:00h GMT+1

• 1. Finland
  Her Excellency Ms. Tarja Halonen
  President of the Republic of Finland
   
  
• 2. Azerbaijan
  His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev
  President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
   
  
• 3. Mozambique
  His Excellency Mr. Joaquim Alberto Chissano
  President of the Republic of Mozambique
   
  
• 4. Pakistan
  His Excellency Mr. Zafarullah Khan Jamali
  Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
   
  
• 5. France
  His Excellency Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin
  Prime Minister of the French Republic
   
  
• 6. Egypt
  His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Hosny Mubarak
  President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
   
  
• 7. Cape Verde
  His Excellency Mr. Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires
  President of the Republic of Cape Verde
   
  
• 8. Rwanda
  His Excellency Mr. Paul Kagame
  President of the Republic of Rwanda
   
  
• 9. Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Khatami
  President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
   
  
• 10. Mali
  His Excellency Mr. Amadou Toumani Toure
  President of the Republic of Mali
   
  
• 11. Lesotho
  His Majesty King Letsie III
  King of the Kingdom of Lesotho
   
  
• 12. Latvia
  Her Excellency Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga
  President of the Republic of Latvia
   
  
• 13. Gabon
  His Excellency Mr. El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba
  President of the Gabonese Republic
   
  
• 14. Kyrgyzstan
  His Excellency Mr. Askar Akaev
  President of Kyrgyz Republic
   
  
• 15. Botswana
  His Excellency Mr. Festus Gontebanye Mogae
  President of the Republic of Botswana
   
  
• 16. Zimbabwe
  His Excellency Dr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe
  President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
   
  
• 17. Liechtenstein
  His Excellency Mr. Otmar Hasler
  Head of Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein
   
  
• 18. Lebanon
  His Excellency Mr. Emile Lahoud
  President of the Lebanese Republic
   
  
• 19. Nigeria
  His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR
  President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
   
  
• 20. Croatia
  His Excellency Mr. Stjepan Mesic
  President of the Republic of Croatia
   
  
• 21. Kenya
  His Excellency The Honourable Moody Awori
  Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
   
  
• 22. Czech Republic
  His Excellency Mr. Petr Mares
  Deputy Prime Minister of Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
   
  
• 23. Kuwait
  His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
  Minister of Communications, Minister of Planning and State Minister of Administrative Development Affairs of the State of Kuwait
   
  
• 24. Russian Federation
  His Excellency Mr. Leonid Reiman
  Minister for Communications and Informatization of the Russian Federation
   
  
• 25. Mauritius
  His Excellency The Honourable Deechand Jeeha
  Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunications of the Republic of Mauritius
   
  
• 26. Saudi Arabia
  His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal
  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
   
  
• 27. Slovakia
  His Excellency Mr. Pavol Prokopovic
  Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic
   
  
• 28. China
  His Excellency Mr. Xudong Wang
  Minister of Information Industry of the People’s Republic of China
   
  
• 29. Italy
  His Excellency Dr. Lucio Stanca
  Minister of Innovation and Technology of the Italian Republic
   
  
• 30. European Community
  His Excellency Mr. Erkki Liikanen
  Commissioner of the European Community
   
  
• 31. Norway
  Her Excellency Ms. Torild Skogsholm
  Minister of Transport and Communications of the Kingdom of Norway
   
  
• 32. Iceland
  His Excellency Mr. Tómas Ingi Olrich
  Minister of Education, Science and Culture of the Republic of Iceland
   
  
• 33. Greece
  His Excellency Mr. George Papandreou
  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
   
  
• 34. Dominican Republic
  His Excellency Mr. Orlando Jorge Mera
  Minister, President of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications of the Dominican Republic
   
  
• 35. Syrian Arab Republic
  His Excellency Mr. Bachir Al-Mounajed
  Minister of Communications and Technology of the Syrian Arab Republic
   
  
• 36. Ukraine
  His Excellency Mr. Oleh Yatsenko
  Minister for Communications and Informatisation of Ukraine
   
  
• 37. Viet Nam
  His Excellency Dr. Do Trung Ta
  Minister of Post and Telematics of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
   
  
• 38. Qatar
  His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Saoud Al-Thani
  Minister, Chief of the Diwan Amiri and Chairman of Qatar Telecommunication Company of the State of Qatar
   
  
• 39. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  His Excellency Mr. Branko Dokic
  Minister of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina
   
  
• 40. Spain
  His Excellency Mr. Juan Costa Climent
  Minister of Science and Technology of the Kingdom of Spain
   
  
• 41. Morocco
  His Excellency Mr. Nabil Ben Abdallah
  Minister of Communications, Spokesman of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco
   
  
• 42. Brazil
  His Excellency Ambassador Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
  Acting Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil
   
  
• 43. Ecuador
  His Excellency Ambassador Hernán Escudero
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Ecuador
   
  
• 44. United Nations ICT Task Force
  Mr. José Maria Figueres-Olsen
  Chairman
   
  
• 45. African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
  Ms. Lynne Muthoni Wanyeki
  Executive Director
   
  
• 46. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
  Mrs. Ms Brigita Schmögnerová
  Executive Secretary
   
  
• 47. Molecular Diversity Preservation International
  Mr. Shu-Khun Lin
  Founder
   
  
• 48. Vodafone
  Mr. Vittorio Colao
  CEO SEMEA Region, member of the Board of Directors
   
  
• 49. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
  Mr. K.Y. Amoako
  Executive Secretary
   
  
• 50. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
  Ms. Titilayo Akinsanmi
  Co-founder
   
  
• 51. Microsoft Corporation
  Mr. Jean-Philippe Courtois
  CEO EMEA - Senior Vice President
   
  
• 52. World Bank
  Mr. Eduardo Doryan
  Special Representative
   
  
• 53. Africa Online
  Mr. Ayisi Makatiani
  Founder
   
  
• 54. United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
  Mr. Ad de Raad
  Executive Coordinator a.i.
   
  

General Debate: Plenary Session 2 , 09:00h-13:00h GMT+1

• 1. Romania
  His Excellency Mr. Ion Iliescu
  President of Romania
   
  
• 2. Senegal
  His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Wade
  President of the Republic of Senegal
   
  
• 3. Ghana
  His Excellency Mr. John A. Kufuor
  President of the Republic of Ghana
   
  
• 4. Comoros
  His Excellency Colonel Azali Assoumani
  President of the Union of Comoros
   
  
• 5. Armenia
  His Excellency Mr. Robert Kocharyan
  President of the Republic of Armenia
   
  
• 6. Belarus
  His Excellency Mr. Alyaksandr Lukashenka
  President of the Republic of Belarus
   
  
• 7. Andorra
  His Excellency Mr. Marc Forné
  Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra
   
  
• 8. Estonia
  His Excellency Mr. Arnold Rüütel
  President of the Republic of Estonia
   
  
• 9. Bangladesh
  Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia
  Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
   
  
• 10. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  His Excellency Mr. Kim Yong Dae
  Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
   
  
• 11. Cuba
  His Excellency Mr. Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
  President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba
   
  
• 12. Gambia
  Her Excellency Mrs. Isatou Njie-Saidy
  Vice-President of the Republic of the Gambia
   
  
• 13. Netherlands
  His Excellency Mr. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
  Minister of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
   
  
• 14. Ethiopia
  His Excellency Mr. Philippos W. Mariam
  Minister of Infrastructure of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
   
  
• 15. Denmark
  Her Excellency Ms. Ulla Tørnæs
  Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Denmark
   
  
• 16. Hungary
  His Excellency Mr. Kálmán Kovács
  Minister of Informatics and Communications of the Republic of Hungary
   
  
• 17. Ireland
  His Excellency Mr. Bertie Ahern, T. D.
  Prime Minister of Ireland
   
  
• 18. Germany
  His Excellency Mr. Rezzo Schlauch
  Secretary of State, Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour of the Federal Republic of Germany
   
  
• 19. Oman
  His Excellency Mr. Maqbool Ali Sultan
  Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Sultanate of Oman
   
  
• 20. Malawi
  His Excellency The Honourable Bernard Chisale, M. P.
  Minister of Information of the Republic of Malawi
   
  
• 21. Sweden
  Her Excellency Ms. Carin Jämtin
  Minister for Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Sweden
   
  
• 22. El Salvador
  His Excellency Mr. Eduardo Cálix
  Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador
   
  
• 23. Bahrain
  His Excellency Mr. Saeed Mohamed Al-Faihani
  Head of the Delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain
   
  
• 24. Australia
  His Excellency Mr. John Rimmer
  Head of the Delegation of Australia
   
  
• 25. Myanmar
  His Excellency U Mya Than
  Head of the Delegation of the Union of Myanmar
   
  
• 26. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura
  Director-General
   
  
• 27. Union Network International
  Mr. Philip Jennings
  General Secretary
   
  
• 28. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  Mr. Mark Malloch Brown
  Administrator
   
  
• 29. Fransabank Group
  Mr.  Adnan Kassar
  Chairman and CEO
   
  
• 30. World Federation of United Cities (FMCU)
  Ms. Mercedes Bresso
  President
   
  
• 31. Siemens Information and Communication Networks
  Mr. Thomas Ganswindt
  Group President
   
  
• 32. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  Mr. Roberto Blois
  Deputy Secretary-General
   
  
• 33. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
  Mr. Paul Twomey
  CEO
   
  
• 34. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  Mr. Marcel A. Boisard
  Executive Director
   
  

General Debate: Plenary Session 3 , 14:00h-21:00h GMT+1

• 1. Uganda
  His Excellency The Honourable Prof. Apollo Nsibambi
  Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda
   
  
• 2. Tonga
  His Royal Highness Prince Ulukalala Lavaka Ata
  Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga
   
  
• 3. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  His Excellency Mr. Boris Trajkovski
  President of the Republic of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
   
  
• 4. Nicaragua
  His Excellency Dr. José Rizo Castellón
  Vice-President of the Republic of Nicaragua
   
  
• 5. Panama
  His Excellency Mr. Kayser Bazán
  Vice-President of the Republic of Panama
   
  
• 6. Serbia and Montenegro
  His Excellency Dr. Dragoljub Micunovic
  President of the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro
   
  
• 7. Uzbekistan
  His Excellency Mr. Aripov Abdulla
  Deputy Prime Minister, General Director of Communication and Information Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan
   
  
• 8. Mauritania
  Her Excellency Ms. Fatimetou Mint M. Saleck
  Secretary of New Technology of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
   
  
• 9. Japan
  His Excellency Mr. Taro Aso
  Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
   
  
• 10. Poland
  His Excellency Professor Michal Kleiber
  Minister of Scientific Research and Information of the Republic of Poland
   
  
• 11. United States of America
  His Excellency Dr. John Marburger
  Science Advisor to the President of the United States of America
   
  
• 12. Turkey
  His Excellency Mr.  Binali Yildirim
  Minister of Transport and Communications of Turkey
   
  
• 13. Honduras
  His Excellency Dr. Roberto Emilio Argueta Reina
  Telecommunication Commissioner of the Republic of Honduras
   
  
• 14. South Africa
  Her Excellency Mrs. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
  Minister for Communications of the Republic of South Africa
   
  
• 15. Slovenia
  His Excellency Dr. Pavel Gantar
  Minister of Information Society of the Republic of Slovenia
   
  
• 16. Belgium
  Her Excellency Mrs. Joséphine Rebecca Moerman
  Minister for Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade and Science policy of the Kingdom of Belgium
   
  
• 17. Guatemala
  Her Excellency Mrs. Flora de Ramos
  Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing of the Republic of Guatemala
   
  
• 18. Chile
  His Excellency Mr. Alvaro Díaz
  Minister of Economy of the Republic of Chile
   
  
• 19. Luxembourg
  His Excellency Mr. François Biltgen
  Minister of Labor and Employment of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
   
  
• 20. Nepal
  His Excellency The Honourable Kamal Thapa
  Minister for Information and Communication, Local Development and Health of the Kingdom of Nepal
   
  
• 21. Holy See
  His Excellency Archbishop John Foley
  President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications of the Holy See
   
  
• 22. Argentina
  His Excellency Mr. Daniel Filmus
  Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Argentine Republic
   
  
• 23. Jordan
  His Excellency Dr. Fawaz Zu’bi
  Minister of Communication and Information Technology, and Administrative Development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
   
  
• 24. Zambia
  His Excellency The Honourable Bates Namuyamba, MP
  Minister of Communication and Transport of the Republic of Zambia
   
  
• 25. Lao People's Democratic Republic
  His Excellency Dr. Bountiem Phissamay
  Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office and President of Science, Technology and the Environment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
   
  
• 26. United Arab Emirates
  His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer
  Minister of Communications of the United Arab Emirates
   
  
• 27. Austria
  His Excellency Mr. Franz Morak
  Secretary of State of the Republic of Austria
   
  
• 28. Switzerland
  His Excellency Mr. Moritz Leuenberger
  Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of the Swiss Confederation
   
  
• 29. Swaziland
  His Royal Highness The Honourable Prince David Dlamini
  Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Kingdom of Swaziland
   
  
• 30. India
  His Excellency Mr. Arun Shourie
  Minister for Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of India
   
  
• 31. Algeria
  His Excellency Mr. Amar Tou
  Minister of Posts and Information and Communication Technologies of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
   
  
• 32. Portugal
  His Excellency Mr. José Luís Arnault
  Minister to the Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic
   
  
• 33. Afghanistan
  His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai
  Minister of Communications of Afghanistan
   
  
• 34. Sierra Leone
  His Excellency Mr. Septimus Kaikai
  Minister of Information and Broadcasting of the Republic of Sierra Leone
   
  
• 35. Samoa
  His Excellency Mr. Palusalue Faapo II
  Minister of Communications and Information Technology of the Independent State of Samoa
   
  
• 36. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  His Excellency Mr. Ben Lashhar Ali
  Minister of Information and Communication of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
   
  
• 37. Lithuania
  His Excellency Mr. Virgilijus Vladislovas Bulovas
  Minister of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
   
  
• 38. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  His Excellency Mr. Vital Kamerhe
  Minister of Press and Information of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
   
  
• 39. Philippines
  His Excellency Mr. Virgilio L. Peña
  Undersecretary for Information and Communications Technology of the Republic of the Philippines
   
  
• 40. Uruguay
  His Excellency Dr. Daniel Bervejillo
  Vice-Minister of Education and Culture of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay
   
  
• 41. Kazakhstan
  His Excellency Mr. Alexei Volkov
  Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
   
  
• 42. Niue
  His Excellency Mr. John Tiakia
  Associate Minister for Post and Telecommunications of Niue
   
  
• 43. Bhutan
  His Excellency Mr. Tashi Phuntsog
  Head of the Delegation of the Kingdom of Bhutan
   
  
• 44. Sri Lanka
  His Excellency Mr. Tilak Ranaviraja
  Head of the Delegation of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
   
  
• 45. Cyprus
  His Excellency Mr. Panicos Pouros
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Cyprus
   
  
• 46. Palestine
  His Excellency Mr. Azzam Alahmad
  Observer of Palestine
   
  
• 47. International Labour Organizations (ILO)
  Mr. Juan Somavía
  Director-General
   
  
• 48. World Association of Newspapers
  Mr. Timothy Balding
  Director General
   
  
• 49. STMicroelectronics
  Mr. Pasquale Pistrio
  President and CEO
   
  
• 50. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
  Mr. Thomas Leavey
  Director-General
   
  
• 51. International Council for Science (ICSU)
  Ms. Jane Lubichenco
  President
   
  
• 52. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
  Mr. Katsuji Ebisawa
  President
   
  
• 53. United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
  Mr. Kim Hak-Su
  Executive Secretary
   
  
• 54. International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
  Ms. Liz Burns
  President
   
  
• 55. Cognitive Technologies Companies
  Ms. Olga Uskova
  President
   
  
• 56. United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
  Ms. Mervat Tallawy
  Executive Secretary
   
  
• 57. Agencia Latinoamericana de Información (ALAI)
  Ms. Sally Burch
  President
   
  
• 58. Sols Technologies
  Mr. Jorge Cassino
  CEO, Director General
   
  
• 59. Inter-American Development Bank
  Mr. Paulo Paiva
  Vice-President
   
  
• 60. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
  Mr. Bertrand Ramcharan
  Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights
   
  
• 61. Organization of the Islamic Conference
  Dr. Abdelouahed Belkeziz
  Secretary-General
   
  

General Debate: Plenary Session 4 , 09:00h-13:00h GMT+1

• 1. Mongolia
  His Excellency Mr. Sanjbegz Tumur-Ochir
  Speaker of the Parliament of Mongolia
   
  
• 2. Brunei Darussalam
  His Excellency The Honourable Pehin Dato Haji Zakaria Haji Sulaiman
  Minister of Communication of Brunei Darussalam
   
  
• 3. Thailand
  His Excellency Mr. Surapong Suebwonglee
  Minister of Information and Communications Technology of the Kingdom of Thailand
   
  
• 4. Jamaica
  His Excellency Mr. Phillip Paulwell
  Minister of Science, Commerce and Technology of Jamaica
   
  
• 5. Mexico
  His Excellency Mr. Pedro Cerisola y Weber
  Minister of Communications and Transportation of the United Mexican States
   
  
• 6. Malaysia
  His Excellency The Honourable Datuk Amar Leo Moggie
  Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia
   
  
• 7. Singapore
  His Excellency Dr. Lee Boon Yang
  Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts of the Republic of Singapore
   
  
• 8. Madagascar
  His Excellency Mr. Haja Nirina Razafinjatovo
  Minister of Telecommunications, Posts and Communication of the Republic of Madagascar
   
  
• 9. Angola
  His Excellency Mr. Licínio Tavares Tibeiro
  Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Angola
   
  
• 10. Colombia
  Her Excellency Dr. Martha Pinto de Hart
  Minister of Communications of the Republic of Colombia
   
  
• 11. Indonesia
  His Excellency Mr. Syamsul Mu’arif
  Minister for Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia
   
  
• 12. Barbados
  Her Excellency The Honourable Lynette Eastmond
  Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development of Barbados
   
  
• 13. Iraq
  His Excellency Mr. Haider Al Abadi
  Minister of Communication of the Republic of Iraq
   
  
• 14. Republic of Korea
  His Excellency Dr. Chin Daeje
  Minister of Information and Communication of the Republic of Korea
   
  
• 15. Burkina Faso
  His Excellency Mr. Seydou Bouda
  Minister of Economy and Development of Burkina Faso
   
  
• 16. Monaco
  His Excellency Mr. Jean Pastorelli
  Plenipotentiary Minister, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco
   
  
• 17. Peru
  His Excellency Mr. Eduardo Iriarte Jimenez
  Minister of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Peru
   
  
• 18. Bulgaria
  His Excellency Mr. Igor Damianov
  Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria
   
  
• 19. New Zealand
  His Excellency Mr. David Cunliffe
  Associate Minister of Communications and Information Technology of New Zealand
   
  
• 20. Cambodia
  His Excellency Mr. Lar Narath
  Under-Secretary of Posts and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia
   
  
• 21. Trinidad and Tobago
  His Excellency Mr. Bernard Weston
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
   
  
• 22. Malta
  His Excellency The Honourable Michael Frendo, M. P.
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Malta
   
  
• 23. Canada
  His Excellency Mr. Sergio Marchi
  Head of the Delegation of Canada
   
  
• 24. Fiji
  Mr. Abel Caine
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of the Fiji Islands
   
  
• 25. United Kingdom
  His Excellency Mr. Nicholas Thorne
  Head of the Delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   
  
• 26. Venezuela
  Her Excellency Ms. Blancanieve Portocarrero
  Head of the Delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
   
  
• 27. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  Ms. Imelda Henkin
  Deputy Executive Director
   
  
• 28. World Federation of Engineering Organizations
  Mr. Kamel Ayadi
  President
   
  
• 29. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. International
  Mr.  Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
  Chairman and CEO
   
  
• 30. United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)
  Ms. Alicia Bárcena
  Deputy Executive Secretary
   
  
• 31. United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
  Ms. Mililani Trask
  Pacific representative
   
  
• 32. CrimsonLogic
  Mr. Velusamy Mathivanan
  Chairman and CEO
   
  
• 33. Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor
  Mr. Carlos Afonso
  President
   
  
• 34. Axalto
  Mr. Olivier Piou
  CEO
   
  
• 35. CRIS Campaign
  Mr. Sean O’Siochru
  Spokesperson of CRIS Campaign
   
  
• 36. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  Mr. Philippe Petit
  Deputy Director General
   
  
• 37. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  Mr. Michel Jarraud
  Deputy Secretary-General
   
  

General Debate: Plenary Session 5 , 14:00h-15:30h GMT+1

• 1. Congo
  His Excellency Mr. Jean Dello
  Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Congo
   
  
• 2. United Republic of Tanzania
  His Excellency The Honourable Mark J. Mwandosya
  Minister for Communications and Transport of the United Republic of Tanzania
   
  
• 3. Sudan
  His Excellency Professor El Zibeir Bashir Taha
  Minister of Sciences and Technology of the Republic of the Sudan
   
  
• 4. Burundi
  His Excellency Mr. Séverin Ndikumugongo
  Minister of Transport of the Republic of Burundi
   
  
• 5. Yemen
  His Excellency Mr. Abdulmalek Al-Moalemi
  Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Republic of Yemen
   
  
• 6. Timor-Leste
  His Excellency Mr. Ovidio de Jesus Amaral
  Minister of Transport, Minster of Transport, Communication and Public Work of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
   
  
• 7. Georgia
  His Excellency Mr. Alexander Chikvaidze
  Head of the Delegation of Georgia
   
  
• 8. Bolivia
  His Excellency Mr. Alvaro Moscoso Blanco
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Bolivia
   
  
• 9. Belize
  His Excellency Mr. Nunzio Alfredo D'Angieri
  Head of the Delegation of Belize
   
  
• 10. Israel
  His Excellency Mr. Yaakov Levy
  Head of the Delegation of the State of Israel
   
  
• 11. Costa Rica
  His Excellency Mr. Manuel A. Gonzalez Sanz
  Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Costa Rica
   
  
• 12. Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries
  Mr. João Augusto de Médicis
  Executive Secretary
   
  
• 13. Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  His Excellency Mr. Jean-Pierre Mazery
  President of Council for Communication
   
  
• 14. The United States Virgin Islands
  His Excellency Mr. Carlyle Corbin
  Observer of the United States Virgin Islands
   
  
• 15. United Nations Fund for International Partnerships
  Mr. Amir A. Dossal
  Executive Director
   
  

Report from Multi-stakeholder Events (Plenary Session 5), 15:30h-17:00h GMT+1

• 1. Switzerland
  Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher
  Delegate of the Swiss Federal Council for the World Summit on the Information Society
   
  
• 2. ICT4D Platform
  Mr. Walter Fust
  Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
   
  
• 3. ICT4D Forum
  Ms. Rinalia Abdul Rahim
  Executive Director, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
   
  
• 4. Cities and Local Authorities in the IS
  Mr. Gérald Collomb, Mayor of Lyon and
  Mr. Christian Ferrazino, Mayor of Geneva
   
  
• 5. World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF)
  Mr. Jean Stock
  President, WEMF Association
   
  
• 6. ITU High Level Dialogue and related events
  Mr. Roberto Blois
  Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
   
  
• 7. CCBI Events
  Mr. Richard McCormick
  Past Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce
   
  
• 8. UNESCO High Level Symposium and Roundtables
  Mr. Abdul Waheed Khan
  Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
   
  
• 9. WSIS Gender Caucus Events Programme
  Dr. Gillian Marcelle
  Coordinator, WSIS Gender Caucus
   
  
• 10. The Role of Science in the Information Society
  Professor Luciano Maiani
  Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
   
  
• 11. Global Forum on Disability in the IS
  Dr. Bernhard Heinser
  Managing Director, Swiss Library for the Visually Impaired
   
  
• 12. Global School Networks Alliance
  Mr. Ulf Lundin
  Director, European Schoolnet
   
  
• 13. Conference on Volunteering and Capacity Building in the IS
  Ms. Viola Krebs
  Director, International Conference Volunteers
   
  
• 14. Youth Declaration from Telecom
  Mr. Sjoerd Nikkelen and Ms. Paula Musuva
  Representatives of ITU TELECOM WORLD 2003 Youth Forum
   
  
• 15. Global Forum of Indigenous People in the Information Society
  Mr. Henrick Ole Magga
  Chair, Global Forum of Indigenous People in the Information Society
   
  
• 16. Youth Day
  Mr. Alex Fielding
  WSIS Youth Liaison, TakingITGlobal
   
  
• 17. International Trade Centre Workshops - The Changing Marketplace: Putting "e" to work
  His Excellency Mr. Denis Belisle
  Executive Director, International Trade Centre
   
  
• 18. Scientific Information and PCT Working Groups - Roundtables and Panels
  Dr. Francis Muguet
  Chairman of the Civil Society Scientific Information Working Group
   
  
• 19. Executive Roundtables: Taking Responsibility in the Information Age
  Mr.  Talal Abu-Ghazale
  Chairman and CEO, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. International
   
  
• 20. WSIS-ONLINE Networkshop
  Mr. Bertrand de La Chapelle
  Co-convenor, Open WSIS Initiatives
   
  

Final Session (Plenary Session 5), 17:00h-17:30h GMT+1

Closing (Plenary Session 5), 17:30h-18:30h GMT+1

• 1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  His Excellency Mr. Yoshio Utsumi
  Secretary of the Summit
   
  
• 2. Tunisia
  His Excellency Mr. Habib Ben Yahia
  Minister of Foreign Affairs
   
  
• 3. Switzerland
  His Excellency Mr. Pascal Couchepin
  President of the Swiss Confederation