WSIS 2020 High-Level Interactive Policy Sessions
The WSIS Forum 2020 (WSIS+15) serves as a key forum for discussing the role of ICTs as a means of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, with due regard to the global mechanism for follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UNGA Resolution A/70/1). The WSIS Forum also provides a platform to track the achievements of WSIS Action Lines in collaboration with the UN Agencies involved and provides information and analysis of the implementation of WSIS Action Lines since 2005.
The WSIS Forum 2020 High-Level Track will start on July 20, with the High-Level Policy sessions. The final week of the Virtual WSIS Forum 2020 will take place on 7-10 September 2020, featuring an opening segment, a Ministerial round table, and High-Level dialogues.
The High-Level Policy sessions will gather High-ranking officials of the WSIS Stakeholder community, representing the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and International Organizations. Interactive policy statement sessions will be moderated by High-Level Track Facilitators (HLTFs), nominated and identified by each stakeholder type and will be grouped around different themes identified as important by the WSIS Stakeholders during the open consultation process. The main task of the HLTFs is to capture the vision, identify emerging trends, opportunities and challenges shared by the leaders of their session.
The concluding session of the High-Level Track will take place during the final week of the WSIS Forum 2020, on September 8. During the concluding session, the WSIS Forum 2020 Chairman will provide an executive summary, giving a platform for all the HLTFs to submit the outcomes of their respective policy session. A publication entitled “WSIS Forum 2020: Policy Statements and Executive Brief” will be issued to encapsulate these outcomes.
High-Level Track Facilitators
Ms. Supavadee Aramvith
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
Chulalongkorn University
Mr. Mina Hanna
Vice Chair
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Ms. Merle Maigre
Executive Vice President
CybExer Technologies
Mr. Giacomo Mazzone
Head of Institutional Relations and Member Relations South
European Broadcasting Union
Mr. Babusi Nyoni
Chief Executive Officer
Sila Health
Dr. Abdulkarim Oloyede
Senior Lecturer, Department of Telecommunications Sciences
University of Ilorin
Mr. Juan Peirano
Senior Policy Advisor, Global Policy Development
Internet Society
Ms. Denisse Salas
IT Consultant, Master Scrum
Swiss Engineering Geneva
Ms. Timea Suto
Knowledge Manager
International Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Gurvirender Tejay
Associate Professor of Information Systems
College of Business University of Colorado
Mr. David Wright
Director
UK Safer Internet Center
High-Level Participants
Mr. Karol Krzywicki
Deputy President
,
Office of Electronic Communications
Poland
Dr. Salma Abbasi
Chairperson and CEO
eWorldwide Group
Mr. Rui Luis Aguiar
Chair of the Steering Board
Networld2020 European Technology Platform
H.E. Ms. AZZA AL ISMAILI
Minister
,
Ministry of Technology & Communications
Oman
H.E. Mr. Iyad Al Khatib
Minster, Ministry of Communication and Technology in Arab Syrian Republic
,
Ministry of Communication and Technology in Arab Syrian Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
Dr. SALIM AL RUZAIQI
CEO
,
Ministry of Technology & Communications
Oman
Mrs. Martha Alade
Founder
Women in Technology in Nigeria(WITIN)
Prof. Rasim Alguliyev
Vice-President
,
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan
H.E. Mrs. María Teresa Arcos
Director General of Telecommunications and Audiovisual Services
,
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation
Spain
Mr. Abraham Kofi Asante
Administrator
,
Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications
Ghana
Mr. Bocar Ba
Chief Executive Officer
SAMENA Telecommunications Council
Mr. Edmunds Belskis
Chairmen of the Board
,
Latvia State Radio and Television Centre
Latvia
Mrs. Betty Bonnardel
Director
Access Space Alliance
H.E. Mr. BOUMZAR Brahim
Minister
,
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Algeria
Dr. Daniela Brönstrup
Deputy Director General for Digital and Innovation Policy
,
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Germany
H.E. Ms. Wanda Buk
Undersecretary of State / Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs
,
Ministry of Digital Affairs
Poland
Mr. João Cadete de Matos
Chairman of the Board of Directors
,
ANACOM
Portugal
Dr. Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento
Director, Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Mr. Moez Chakchouk
Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information
UNESCO
Mr. Elijus Čivilis
Vice-Minister
,
Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania
Ms. Lylian Coelho Ferreira
Vice-President Co-Founder
WoMEnvAi
Mr. Crispin Conroy
Representative Director and Permanent Observer to the UNOG
International Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Zoraima Cuello Sanlate
Deputy Minister
,
Ministry of the Presidency
Dominican Rep.
Mr. Eazaz Dar
Additional Secretary
,
Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom, Government of Pakistan
Pakistan
Ms. Moira de Roche Holmes
Chair: IFIP IP3, IFIP Board member
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
H.E. Ms. Ndeye Ticke Ndiaye Diop
Ministre
,
Ministere de l'Economie Numérique et des Télécommunications
Senegal
Mr. Frédéric Donck
Regional Vice President, Europe
Internet Society
Mr. PAVAN DUGGAL
CHAIRMAN
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON CYBER SECURITY LAW
H.E. Mr. Hipolito Ondo Envo Bela
Vice Minister
,
Ministry of Transportation, Post and Telecommunications
Equatorial Guinea
Mrs. Monique Epstein
Founder,
E-Seniors and European Federation for Older Persons, (EURAG) Representative
Ms. Anriette Esterhuysen
Chairperson
Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group
H.E. Mr. Mattia Fantinati
Special Advisor
,
Ministry of Innovation and Digitalization
Italy
Ms. Monica Ferro
Director
UNFPA, Geneva Office
H.E. Mrs. Pamela Gidi
Vice Minister
,
Undersecretariat of Telecommunications
Chile
Mr. Angel Gonzalez Sanz
Director, Division of Enterprises and Institutions,
International Trade Centre
Mr. Nelson Guillen
Presidente del Consejo Directivo
,
Insittuto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones
Dominican Rep.
Mr. Syed Bilal Hashmi
Vice Chairman Admin and Finance
,
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA)
Afghanistan
Mr. Michael W. Hodin
CEO
Global Coalition on Aging
Mrs. Aarti Holla-Maini
Secretary General
ESOA (EMEA Satellite Operators Association)
Dr. Ismail Ismail
Director General of Frequency Management and Postal and ICT Devices
,
Ministry of Communication and Informatics of Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
H.E. Mr. Rossen Jeliazkov
Minister
,
Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Mr. Marten Kaevats
National Digital Advisor
,
Governments Office
Estonia
Dr. Cisse Kane
President
African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS)
Mrs. Tatyana Kanzaveli
Chief Executive Officer
Open Health Network
Mr. Ömer Abdullah KARAGÖZOĞLU
Chairman of the Board, President of the Authority
,
Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) of Turkey
Turkey
H.E. Mr. Augustin KIBASSA MALIBA
Ministre
,
Ministère des Postes, Télécommunications & Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General
UNCTAD
Mr. Apollo Knights
Director
,
National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mr. Vineet Kumar
President and CEO
Cyber Peace Foundation
Dr. Kokula Krishna Hari Kunasekaran
International Secretary
Association of Scientists Developers and Faculties
Mr. Axel Leblois
President
G3ict - Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs
Mr. Yong LI
Director General
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Ms. Fang Liu
Secretary-General
ICAO
Mrs. Duo LIU
President
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT)
H.E. Ms. Mirella Liuzzi
State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development
,
Ministry of Economic Development
Italy
Mr. Carlos Lugo
Commissioner
,
Communications Regulatory Commission
Colombia
Dr. Maike Luiken
IEEE Canada Past President
IEEE
Dr. Gift Kallisto Machengete
Director General
,
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Ms. Mamarame Matela
Chief Executive Officer
,
Lesotho Communications Authority
Lesotho
Mr. Ricardo Mena
Director, ad interim
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Ms. Mami Mizutori
Assistant-Secretary-General, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNDRR
Mr. Valmiki Mukherjee
Chairman and Founder
Cyber Future Foundation
H.E. Mr. Jenfan Muswere
Hon Minister
,
Ministry of Information Communication Technology,Postal and Courier Services
Zimbabwe
Mr. Luis Neves
CEO/Managing Director
Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
Dr. Kwaku Ofosu-Adarkwa
Managing Director
25th Century Technology Limited
Ms. Atsuko Okuda
Chief, Information and Communications Technology and Development Section
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
H.E. Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Minister for Communications
,
Ministry of Communications
Ghana
Mr. Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan
Director General of Informatics Applications
,
Ministry of Communications and Informatics
Indonesia
Mr. Yonathan Parienti
CEO and Founder of Horyou
Horyou
H.E. Mr. Maxim Parshin
Deputy Minister
,
Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
H.E. Mr. Johnny Plate
H.E
,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
Indonesia
Ms. Maya Plentz
International Affairs Correspondent
The Shift
H.E. Mr. Anshu Prakash
Vice-Minister, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India
,
Ministry of Communications
India
H.E. Mr. BUDDHIPONGSE PUNNAKANTA
Minister
,
Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand
Thailand
Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication
Ms. Yvette RAMOS
Presidente Swiss Engineering Genève , President and Co-founder WOMENVAI
WOMENVAI
Mr. Arturo Robles Rovalo
Commissioner
,
Federal Telecommunications Institute
Mexico
H.E. Mr. Ernesto Rodriguez Hernandez
Deputy Minister
,
Ministry of Communications
Cuba
Prof. Alfredo Ronchi
Secretary General
EC MEDICI Framework of Cooperation
Mrs. Yolanda Rueda
Founder and President of Fundación Cibervoluntarios
Fundación Cibervoluntarios - Cibervoluntarios Foundation
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Executive-Secretary
UNESCAP
Ms. Anna Luísa Santos
CEO
Safe Drinking Water For All - SDW
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi
Governor
Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)
Mr. Thomas Schneider
Ambassador, Head of International Relations Service and Vice-Director OFCOM
,
Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
Switzerland
Mr. Nikhil Seth
Executive Director
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Dr. Hadi Shahriar Shahhoseini
IUST Vice Chancellor for International Affairs and Director of Research Center for ICT Strategic and International Studies (ICT-SIS)
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)
Prof. Ahmad Reza Sharafat
Chairman, ITU-D Study Group 2
International Telecommunication Union
H.E. Mr. Ishaq SIDER
Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology
,
Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology
State of Palestine
H.E. Mr. Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
Deputy Director General
,
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
United Arab Emirates
Mr. VITALIE TARLEV
STATE SECRETARY FOR ICT
,
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Moldova
Dr. Gurvirender Tejay
President
Cybersecurity Management Council
Ms. Dorothy Tembo
Acting-Executive Director
International Trade Center (ITC)
Mr. Maximo Torero Cullen
Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department
FAO
H.E. Mr. Elmir Velizadeh
Deputy minister
,
Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies
Azerbaijan
Mr. Ken Watanabe
Director-General for International Affairs
,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Japan
Mr. Xiaozhun Yi
Deputy Director-General
World Trade Organization
Dr. Lassina Zerbo
Executive Secretary
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Mr. Liu Zhenmin
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Afffairs (UN DESA)
