Moderated High-Level Policy Sessions

09:00–09:50 Session TEN:
Digital Economy and Trade

• Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU
• Chairman: Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States of America

1. High-Level Track Facilitator (HLTF): Ms Marilyn Cade - Board Member of WAVE and Advisor to ICT Associations from Developing Countries
2. WSIS Action Line Facilitator: Mr Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief of ICT Analysis Section, UNCTAD
3. Indonesia — H.E. Ms Mariam Fatima Barata, Vice Minister for Information Application, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
4. Iran — H.E. Mr Nasrollah  Jahangard, Vice-Minister, ICT Deputy Minister and Chairman of Information Technology Organization of Iran
5. Mauritania — S.E. M. Moctar Malal Dia, Ministre, Ministère de l'Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
6. Sri Lanka — Mrs. Samantha Jayasuriya, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN
7. United Kingdom — H.E. Mr. Julian Braithwaite, UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva

09:50–10:40 Session TWELVE:
Enabling Environment; Cybersecurity; Climate Change

• Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU
• Chairman: Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States of America

1. High-Level Track Facilitator (HLTF): Ms. Anna Slomovic, Lead Research Scientist, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute, George Washington University, USA
2. WSIS Action Line Facilitator: Mr. Preetam Maloor, i.a. Head of Corporate Strategy Division, ITU
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo — H.E. Mr Thomas LUHAKA LOSENDJOLA, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ICT, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & ICT, DRC
4. Malaysia — H.E. Mr Jailani Bin Johari, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia (TBC)
5. Chad — H.E. Mr BAMANGA Abbas Malloum, Ambassador of Chad to the Swiss Confederation, Representative of The Minister of Posts and ICT
6. Moldova — Mr Grigore Varanita, Director, National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology
7. Council of Europe — H.E. Mr Dirk Van Eeckhout, Thematic Coordinator for the Information Policy (TC-INF), Council of Europe and Ambassador of Belgium to the Council of Europe
8. International Professional Practice Partnership (IFIP IP3) — Ms Brenda Aynsley, Chairman
9. Green Data Center LLP — Mr Matthew Rajendra, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
10. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies — Ms Melissa Hathaway, Head of Organization

10:40–11:30 Session FOURTEEN:
WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda;  Financing for Development and Role of ICT

• Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU
• Chairman: Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States of America

1. High-Level Track Facilitator (HLTF): Ms Iffat Gill, Head of Organization, ChunriChoupaal-The Code To Change
2. WSIS Action Line Facilitator: Ms Doreen Bogdan, Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership Department, ITU
3. Azerbaijan — H.E. Mr Elmir Velizadeh, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan
4. Namibia — H.E. Mr Tweya Tjekero, Minister of Information and Communication Technology
5. Brazil — H.E. Mr Maximiliano Salvadori Martinhão, Secretary of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications of the Federative Republic of Brazil
6. Argentina — Mrs Clarisa Lifsic, Secretary of Investment Promotion, Ministry of communications, Argentina
7. Portugal — Mr Manuel Costa Cabral, CEPT/ Co-President
8. Tunisia — Dr Hafedh Ghaddab, chargé de la coopération internationale et des relations externes, Ministère des Technologies de la communication et de l'économie numérique
9. Union Nationale des Travailleurs Démocrates — Mr Mouhamadou Bamba Ka, Head of Organization

11:30–12:15 Session SIXTEEN:
Media; Cultural Diversity and Heritage, Linguistic Diversity and Local Content; Ethical Dimensions of Information and Knowledge Societies

• Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU
• Chairman: Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States of America

1. High-Level Track Facilitator (HLTF): Ms Lori S. Schulman, Senior Director, Internet Policy, International Trademark Association (INTA)
2. WSIS Action Line Facilitator: : Mr Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division (KSD), Communication and Information Sector (CI), UNESCO
3. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication — Mr Bazlur Ahm Rahman, CEO of Organisation
4. Bridge Africa — Ms Maxine Moffett, CEO
5. Association for Proper Internet Governance — Mr.Richard Hill, President, APIG
6. World VR Forum — Mr Salar Shahna, Creative Director and Co-Founder
7. Cyber Volunteers Foundation — Ana Viñals Blanco, Cyber Volunteer