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AprWednesday
Virtual Networking
09:45 - 10:00 GMT+2
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Addresses
10:00 - 10:30 GMT+2
Exploring regional perspectives on Regulation4digitaltransformation: Accelerating inclusive connectivity, access and use
10:30 - 11:45 GMT+2
Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:00 GMT+2
Roundtable discussion 1: Unlocking investment in connectivity
12:00 - 13:00 GMT+2
Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:30 GMT+2
Roundtable discussion 2: Understanding collaborative regulation for inclusive connectivity
13:30 - 14:45 GMT+2
Roundtable discussion 3: Fostering interregional collaboration between Europe and Africa in the field of regulation
14:45 - 16:00 GMT+2
Towards the Development of GSR Best Practice Guidelines for 2021
16:00 - 16:20 GMT+2
Closing Session
16:20 - 16:30 GMT+2
Virtual Networking | |
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Addresses | |
| Speaker | |
| Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) ITU Biography | |
| Ms Mercy Wanjau GSR-21 Chair and Acting Director-General Communications Authority Kenya (Republic of) Biography | |
| Keynote | |
| H.E. Ambassador Thomas Wagner Deputy Permanent Representative EU Delegation in Geneva Biography | |
| Mr Lacina Koné Director General Smart Africa Biography | |
Exploring regional perspectives on Regulation4digitaltransformation: Accelerating inclusive connectivity, access and use | |
| Moderator | |
| Mrs Sofie Maddens Head of Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau ITU Presentation | Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Mr John Omo Secretary General African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Biography | |
| Ms Annemarie Sipkes BEREC Chair for 2022 and Director of the Telecommunications, Transport and Postal Services Department Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Biography | |
| Mr Alexander Zhyvotovsky EaPeReg Chair 2021, Eastern Partnership and Chairman of the National Commission State Regulation of Communications and Informatization Ukraine Biography | |
| Mr Ali Alhadji Permanent Secretary Assemblée des régulateurs de télécommunications de l’Afrique Centrale (ARTAC) Central African Republic Biography | |
| Dr Ally Yahaya Simba Executive Secretary East African Communications Organisation (EACO) | |
| Mr João António Cadete de Matos EMERG Chair for 2021 and Chair Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) Portugal Biography | |
| Statements from the Private Sector | |
| Ms Lise Fuhr Director-General European Telecommunication Networks Operator’s Association | |
| Mr Akinwale Goodluck Head of Sub-Saharan Africa GSMA Biography | |
| Ms Aarti Holla-Maini Secretary General EMEA Satellite Operator’s Association, ESOA Biography | |
Coffee Break | |
Roundtable discussion 1: Unlocking investment in connectivity | |
Focus: how infrastructure sharing, co-deployment, and universal service financing mechanisms as well as data driven decision making can unlock investment in connectivity | |
| Moderator | |
| Mr Andrew Rugege Regional Director for Africa ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Mr Isaías Barreto da Rosa Chairman of the Board ARME Cabo Verde (Republic of) Biography | |
| Mr Karol Krzywicki Deputy President Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) Poland (Republic of) Biography | |
| Mr Louis-Marc Sakala Agence de régulation des postes et des communications électroniques (ARPCE) Congo (Republic of the) Biography | |
| Ms Nataša Vidmar Kraljević Head of Telecommunication Department Agency for Communication Networks and Services (AKOS) Slovenia (Republic of) Biography | |
Lunch Break | |
Roundtable discussion 2: Understanding collaborative regulation for inclusive connectivity | |
Focus: presentation of the collaborative regulation case studies and discussion on national approaches leading towards fifth generation (G5) regulation | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Youlia Lozanova Senior Programme Officer, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau ITU Biography | |
| Setting the context | |
| Mrs Sofie Maddens Head of Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU Collaborative Regulation for Inclusive Connectivity | Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Ms Cristiana Flutur Co-President of CEPT and Chairman of Com-ITU, Head of International Affairs Unit ANCOM Romania Biography | |
| Dr Emmanuel C. Manasseh Director, Industry Affairs Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) Tanzania (United Republic of) Biography | |
| Mr Fiacre Mushimire Senior Manager Technology Innovation, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) Rwanda (Republic of) | |
 | Mr Dumitru Griciuc Head of the Management, Policy and Strategic Analysis Department (DMPAS) ANRCETI Moldova (Republic of) |
Roundtable discussion 3: Fostering interregional collaboration between Europe and Africa in the field of regulation | |
Focus: strategies, policies and experiences as well as challenges in sharing regulatory best practices between Europe and Africa | |
| Moderator | |
| Mr Jaroslaw Ponder Head of the Office for Europe ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Mr Michel Van Bellinghen BEREC Chair for 2021 and Chairman Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (IBPT) Belgium Biography | |
| Ms Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo Acting Executive Director and Director of Engineering and Communications Infrastructure Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Uganda (Republic of) Biography | |
| Ms Souhila Amazouz African Union Commission (AUC), PRIDA Project Manager PRIDA Biography | |
| Mr Ulf Larsson Programme Manager Stockholm University Sweden Biography | |
| Ms Eleanor Sarpong Deputy Director and Policy Lead, Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) World Wide Web Foundation Biography | |
Towards the Development of GSR Best Practice Guidelines for 2021 | |
| Speaker | |
| Mrs Sofie Maddens Head of Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau ITU Biography | |
| Ms Mercy Wanjau GSR-21 Chair and Acting Director-General Communications Authority Kenya (Republic of) Biography | |