Agenda

Dr. Chaesub Lee was elected Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 in Busan, Republic of Korea, and re-elected to this post for a second four-year term at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dr Lee has contributed ICT standardization for over 30 years, specializing in areas such as integrated services digital networks (ISDN), global information infrastructure (GII), Internet protocol, next-generation networks (NGN), Internet protocol television (IPTV) and cloud computing.

Within ITU Dr Lee served as Chairman of the ITU Focus Group on Next-Generation Networks (NGN) to address the growing need for international standards for NGN, including service requirements, functional architecture, mobility, security and Quality of Service (QoS). He was also Vice-Chairman of the ITU Focus Group on IPTV which worked to coordinate and promote the development of IPTV standards. He acted as Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13 (Future networks and cloud) from 2001 until 2008, becoming Chairman of that group in 2009. ITU-T Study Group 13 develops standards for NGN, future networks, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile telecommunications, to ensure their smooth international deployment.

Kristin Little is a Senior Manager of Public Affairs at IEEE where she helps to facilitate mutual understanding between technologists and policymakers and build global communities that advance technology to benefit humanity.
Kristin has 15 years experience with the World Bank, designing, conducting, and contributing to field-based, mixed-methods evaluations of over $200B of investments. This work helped to help shape new policies and improve resource allocation in areas such as adoption of new technologies, infrastructure, disasters, water, cultural heritage, and social development. 
 
In 2020 Kristin was appointed Digital Cooperation and Diplomacy Fellow by The People-Centered Internet -- a not-for-profit organization founded by Vint Cerf and Mei Lin Fung working to ensure the Internet is a positive force for good. 
Kristin holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies from UC Berkeley, and two master’s degrees from MIT—MCP (Urban Planning) and MArch (Architecture).

Stephen Bereaux is the Deputy to the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau since 7 March 2020. Mr. Bereaux is an experienced regulator, with more than 20 years of executive and senior management experience in regulatory bodies in the Caribbean region. Prior to joining ITU, Mr Bereaux was Chief Executive Officer of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), Bahamas which regulates the ICT and Electricity sectors, advises the Government on policies relating to those sectors, and represents The Bahamas at international sector related organisations such as the ITU.

Prior to joining URCA in 2010, Mr. Bereaux served in senior management roles at the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) from 2004. Before becoming a Regulator, Mr. Bereaux, an Attorney by profession since 1996, practiced law at multinational firms based in London and Hong Kong, specialising in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law.

His Excellency Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohamed was appointed Minister of Transportation in February 2012 and in December 2014 as Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications. He holds overall responsibility for Bahrain’s transport infrastructure covering policy, regulation and the development and delivery of projects to meet the Kingdom’s future transport needs, as well as the country’s postal services. He is also responsible for implementing policies and developing the telecommunications industry in the Kingdom.

He is currently a board member of the following organisations:
- Chairman of Gulf Air Group Holding Company
- Chairman of Bahrain Airport Company (BAC)
- Chairman of Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA)
- Chairman of National Space Science Agency (NSSA)
- Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
- Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat)
- Minister responsible for the affairs of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen)

Over the past fifteen years, she has advised government leaders and politicians in more than forty countries in Central and Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa in public sector modernisation and digilatisation. She has a vast digital policy development experience as well as the execution of these strategic decisions. She has a hands-on experience in the design, development, and implementation of public e-services and online public participation initiatives.

Previously, she acted as the Executive Director of IGL, a research and consulting company specializing
in digital governance. She also served as the Programme Director at e-Governance Academy in Estonia, being responsible for the e-Democracy and the ICTs in Education Programme. At the Foresight Centre of the Parliament of Estonia, she looked at how technological trends could adhere public governance and digital economy. She has experienced the life of international and inter-governmental organisations such as the UNDP, OECD, UNESCO, but also academia.

Educational attainment: Bachelor of Technology Engineering / University of Basra
Title / function level: Senior  Deputy Minister of Communications for Technical Affairs
Ministry of Communications, Republic of Iraq
Languages: Arabic, English

Ms Pinky Kekana was born in Bela-Bela. Kekana has completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree (specializing in Education and teaching). Kekana's experience as a secondary school teacher fuelled her passion for education and South African’s young people. She is committed to improving opportunities for young South African’s, from all walks of life.

She currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Communications and as someone from a rural town, Kekana understands and recognizes the vital importance of bridging the Digital divide between people living, working and travelling in regional and remote parts of the country and those in metropolitan cities.

Our society is rapidly moving towards using cutting edge technology and more people are getting access to the internet year on year. Kekana believes that rural South Africans should have access to 21st-century communications to run their businesses, complete their studies and connect with family and friends.

Dr. Isaias Barreto da Rosa is the CEO & Executive Chairman of the Board of the Multisectoral Regulatory Agency of the Economy (ARME), Cape Verde, after having served as the first ECOWAS Commissioner in charge of Telecommunications & Information Technologies, from February 2014 to February 2018.
He concluded his post-doc at Tallinn University, Estonia, addressing mobile access to digital libraries in digital divide environments. He holds an Advanced Studies Diploma and a Ph.D. degree (Hons) in Education and Human Development (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain), a Master’s degree in Management Development (Euro-Arab Management School, Granada, Spain), and a bachelor degree in Computer Science (Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal). Dr. Isaias Barreto da Rosa is a Cisco Academy instructor, by the University of Central England, United Kingdom, and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa.
Prior to joining the ECOWAS he worked as a Software developer at the Center for the Study of Information Problems at the Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal; researcher at Tallinn University, Estonia; professor at Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde for 13 years, where he also assumed several other responsibilities such as the head of the Department of Science and Technology, Director of the Technological Division; Director of the Digital Education Lab, Cisco Academy Manager, Microsoft IT Academy Manager, etc.
Dr. Isaias Barreto da Rosa was also a consultant for Cape Verdean Government and institutions and several international organizations. He has lectured in several countries and has dozens of scientific papers published in scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences.

Nicolás Silva Cortés - Commissioner of Commission Session of Communications  

He is an electronic engineer from the Pontificia Javeriana University, with a Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management and a Specialization in Marketing Management from the Rosario University. In his professional career, he served as advisor and Director of the Communications Industry of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MINTIC), as well as advisor and coordinator of the Industry Knowledge Center, of the Coordination of Postal Regulation and of the Coordination of Infrastructure Regulation of the CRC. He also worked for organizations such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI). 

Ramiro Camacho Castillo was appointed Commissioner of the Federal Telecommunications Institute of Mexico (IFT) in March of 2019 for a period of nine years.
Commissioner Camacho has worked as an economist at the competition and telecommunications authorities of Mexico for the past twelve years. He was General Director of Economic Consulting at IFT and Deputy General Director of Economic Studies at the Competition Commission (COFECE). Previously, he was an Associated Professor at the University of Guadalajara for eleven years.

Commissioner Camacho holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Guadalajara, and three master’s degrees: In Economics from the University of Wisconsin- Madison; in Operations Research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); and in Energy Economics from Scuola Superiore Enrico Mattei in Italy.

International speaker and coach certified by the International Coaching community of London, specialising in leadership and high-performance team coaching by the Haggai Institute in Singapore. Degree in Theological Studies from Trinity College, University of Bristol, England. Senior management consultant with more than twenty years of experience, creator of the executive workshop "The changes demanded by leadership in this new century".

Farid, is founder and CEO of the Center for Leadership and Business Development Abba Colombia based in Bogotá, Colombia; an organization highly recognized and qualified as number one for its corporate training process and executive coaching with Sanofi, Coldeportes, Banco de Occidente, fenalco and some other companies.

He is also president of the NGO - Fundación Abba Colombia, a non-profit organization that helps through education to children and families affected by the war in Colombia, with self-sustainable education projects throughout the country. This NGO is accredited by ECOSOC, United Nations, and in the process to be part of the International Humanitarian City in UAE, Dubai.

Social entrepreneur. Founder and current President of Fundación Cibervoluntarios, a non-profit organization that promotes the use and knowledge of new technologies as a means to alleviate social gaps, promote social innovation and generate citizen empowerment, are leading Europe’s growth "Europe's 100 digital champions".

In 2018 Yolanda was named as one of the 100 of COTEC, as specialist in the Fourth Sector. Yolanda was selected as one of the Top 100 women leaders in Spain, three times in 2016, 2012 and 2011, she has become one of the women in their honour hall of fame. She was also awarded in 2011 by Mía Magazine with the Mujeres Realesaward for innovation. In 2013 she was named one of the “Las Influyentes” for her leadership 2.0 by Madrid Woman Week and the Association Procom. In 2012, she was awarded a scholarship by the International Leadership Visitors Program of the Federal Government of the United States.

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