Wednesday, 14 April 2021

09:45 - 10:00
GMT+2
Virtual Networking
10:00 - 10:30
GMT+2
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

10:30 - 11:45
GMT+2
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 : 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

11:45 - 12:00
GMT+2
Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00
GMT+2
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

13:00 - 13:30
GMT+2
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:45
GMT+2
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

Presentation : 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)

14:45 - 16:00
GMT+2
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

16:00 - 16:20
GMT+2
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

16:20 - 16:30
GMT+2
Closing Session
Mr Andrew Rugege
Regional Director for Africa
ITU

Biography
Mr Jaroslaw Ponder
Head of the ITU Office for Europe
ITU

Biography