The session aims to share and discuss the regulatory enablers that can generate a multiplier effect on investments and the use of digital infrastructure and services as the digital economy, and digital transformation takes centre stage.

Moderator

Ms Bolor-Erdene Battsengel Chair Communications and Information Technology Authority (CITA) Mongolia Biography

Keynote presentation

Mrs Sofie Maddens Head, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union Presentation : Presentation: GSR-21 Best Practice Guidelines Consultation Biography

Panelist

Ms Nerida O'Loughlin Chair Australian Communications and Media Authority Australia Biography

Mr Enota Ingintau CEO Communications Commission of Kiribati Kiribati Biography

Mr Kila Gulo Vui CEO National ICT Authority Papua New Guinea Presentation : Presentation: PNG Perspective Biography

The session aims to discuss the approaches to fast-track collaboration among regulators and policy-makers from the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and other sectors to drive digital transformation for all.

Moderator

Ms Mina Seonmin Jun Policy Adviser Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) Korea (Rep. of) Biography

Keynote Presentation

Ms Youlia Lozanova Senior Programme Officer, ICT Policy & Regulation, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union Presentation : Presentation: Collaborative Regulation for Inclusive Connectivity Biography

Panelist

Mr Oshada Senanayake Director General Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Sri Lanka Biography

Mr Thomas Abell Advisor SDCC and Chief of Digital Technology for Development Asian Development Bank Biography

Mrs Jeanette Whyte Head of Public Policy APAC, GSMA Biography

Ms Sonja Lukic Director, Public and Regulatory Affairs, External Relations Asia Telenor Group Biography

This session aims to share and discuss challenges and opportunities in the existing policy and regulatory environments in Asia and the Pacific identified by the academia and industry members and partners.

Opening remarks

Ms Atsuko Okuda Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific International Telecommunication Union Biography

Moderator

Dr Jingbo Huang UNU, Macao China Biography

Dr Attlee Gamundani UNU, Macao China Biography

Presentation

Dr R.S. Sharma Presentation : Presentation: The Mobile Mobile World New Business Models in the Telecom Sector Biography

Mr Rajnesh Singh Regional Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Internet Society Presentation : Presentation: Community Networks Sustainable solutions for bigger and  stronger communities Biography

Mr Scott Minehane ITU Expert Presentation : Presentation: Pandemic in the Internet Age: From second wave to new normal, recovery, adaptation and resilience” Biography

Mr Daniel McFarlane Senior UN Coordinator Specialist for ITU Asia and the Pacific International Telecommunication Union Presentation : Presentation: The ITU Asia and the Pacific Academic Network Biography

Mr Calvin Chan Programme Administrator for ITU Asia and the Pacific International Telecommunication Union Presentation : Presentation: Industry Informal Working Group Biography

The session aims to share the incentives to foster affordable ICT services by promoting investment for meaningful connectivity in Asia and the Pacific Region.

Moderator

Ms Memiko Otsuki Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Japan Biography

Panelist

Mr Hameedullah Sherani Board Member Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Afghanistan Biography

Mr Notachard Chintakanond Executive Director The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Thailand Biography

Mr Brian Winji Regulator Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator Vanuatu Biography

Ms Anju Mangal, Head of Asia-Pacific Region Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Biography

Session organized in coordination with the ITU-D Study Group Question 4/1

This session is aimed to explore and discuss the principles and foundations of Partnerships, their initiation, key stakeholders, success factors and what to avoid in order to evaluate:

• 1. How to make Partnerships more effective for advancing connectivity and achieving the SDGs?
• 2. How can Partnerships help us to support those who are further behind and implement sustainable investment models to achieve those goals?

  Moderator

  Mr Ilyas Ahmed Chief Executive Communications Authority of Maldives (CAM) Maldives Biography

  Presentation

  Mr Arseny Plossky Rapporteur Question 4/1, BDT Study Group 1 Russian Federation Presentation : Presentation: Economic policies and methods of determining the costs of services related to national telecommunication/ICT networks including NGN Biography

  Panelist

  Mr Purushottam Khanal Chairman Nepal Telecommunications Authority Nepal (Republic of) Presentation : Presentation: Economic and Financial Approaches in the Digital Ecosystem - Effective Partnerships for Advancing Connectivity and Achieving the SDGs Biography

  Ms Mira Tayyiba Secretary General Ministry of Communications and Informatics Indonesia Biography

  Ms Maria Perdomo Regional Coordinator for Asia UNCDF Biography

  Mr Turhan Muluk Global Government Affairs and Telecom Policy Director Intel Corporation Biography

The session aims to discuss the policy and regulatory framework for emerging technologies that would drive future digital networks.

Moderator

Ms Atsuko Okuda Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific International Telecommunication Union Biography

Presentation

Mr Daniel McFarlane Senior UN Coordinator Specialist for ITU Asia and the Pacific Presentation : Presentation: Standardization in Developing Critical Technology: A Focus on Asia and the Pacific Biography

Panelist

Mr Shamsul Majid (Sam Majid) Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Malaysia Biography

Ms Nguyen Thi Ngoc Trang Senior Official of Department of Sciences and Technologies Ministry of Information and Communications Viet Nam Biography

Mr Sameer Pujari Manager BHBM World Health Organization(WHO) Biography

Dr Jirapon Sunkpho Vice Rector for Information Technology Thammasat University Biography

Mr Guillaume Mascot Head of Government Relations APJ Nokia Biography

Dr Stefan Winkler Deputy Director AI Singapore Singapore Biography