Agenda

Gitanjali Sah is the Strategy and Policy Coordinator at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where she plays a pivotal role in shaping global digital governance, including initiatives like the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With over 20 years of expertise in digital policy across national, regional, and international platforms, she has made significant contributions to several UN agencies. An expert in coordinating multi-stakeholder processes, Gitanjali is adept at designing and facilitating inclusive processes that engage diverse stakeholders. Passionate about digital gender equity, she champions the integration of gender into digital policies, advocates for Digital Gender Champions, and works to close the gender gap in AI. She holds an M.Phil. in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University

Ms Rina Kristmoen is Minister Counsellor and Head of the Development Team at the Permanent Mission of Norway to UN. She has previously served at MFA in the Section for UN Policy and in the Africa section and has been posted to the Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa, covering regional affairs. She was the Deputy Head of Mission to the Norwegian Embassy in Harare and has also been posted to the Embassy in Nairobi, covering Somalia and several peace processes. 

She is an alumnus of the University of Bergen, and has a master’s degree in law.

Papa Seck is the Chief of Research and Data Section. He leads the organization’s research and statistical work, including UN Women's Women Count global gender data programme and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys.

Kim covers the Cyber and Digital portfolio at the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN. She has actively engaged in several UN cyber and digital processes, such as the Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (OEWG), the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security (GGE), the Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime (AHC), Global Digital Compact.  Most recently she tabled the UN resolution on AI in the Military Domain, and was part of the EU negotiating team on the other UNGA AI resolutions. Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim worked in the legal sector. In those years, she worked in Tokyo and New York.

Caitlin Kraft-Buchman is CEO/Founder Women At The Table – a gender equality & systems change Think Tank based in Geneva; Co-Founder/Leader of the <A+> Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms – a global coalition prototyping a new future of AI and the Leader of the <AI & Equality> Human Rights Toolbox platform that supports a global community working for human rights-based approaches to AI development -  working with cities and organizations on technology methodology that work for the triple bottom line and benefit of all. 

Caitlin is also co-founder of the International Gender Champions (IGC) - with hubs in Geneva, New York, Vienna, Nairobi, The Hague & Paris - bringing together female & male heads of organizations, including the UN Secretary-General, to break down gender barriers. She serves on the IGC Global Board, and co-leads the IGC Impact Group on Digital and New Emerging Technologies. Caitlin is a one of the Network of Experts for UN Secretary General’s AI Advisory Body; a member of UNESCO’s WomenForEthicalAI working group; member of the Gender & AI Advisory Group for the AI Action Summit held in Paris in February, and Co-Chair of the UN Commission on Science & Technology for Development (CSTD)'s Gender Advisory Board.

Ms Angélica Jácome is the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office to the United Nations in New York.
Prior to assuming her current role, she held the position of FAO Director of the Office of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) from 2020-2025, during which time she was the Executive Chief for both the FAO Women’s and Youth Committees.
Before joining FAO, she held the position of Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations Rome-based Agencies (RBAs) from 2015 to 2019. She also served in other foreign missions of Panama and worked for various international organizations, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Ms Angélica Jácome started her career in 1999 at the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations in New York, where she returned in 2007 as part of the team representing Panama to the United Nations Security Council on issues such as Sudan; Children and Armed Conflict; Women, Peace and Security; and Counterterrorism.

Yvette Ramos, MSc. Eng.-MBA Human Resource & Change Management, currently 3rd yr-PhD (Climate Change & Sustainable Development policies, Univ. Lisbon, Portugal). With 30 years professional experience, as an international consultant for United Nations agencies (ITU, WMO, etc.) in social science fields (strategic planning, institutional frameworks, national policies, project management) mainly in developing regions of the world, Yvette has developed extensive experience in both private and public sectors. She is the first female president of the Swiss Engineering Geneva Chapter association after a century existence. Co-founder and president of WOMENVAI, NGO accredited with special ECOSOC observing status by the UN, managing director of a Intellectual Property law firm in Geneva, she has a passion for innovation, people and inter-disciplinary research.

Laura leads the unit of equity, inclusion and environmental sustainability at BBVA Microfinance Foundation. She has more than 20 years of experience in development cooperation in philanthropies and multilateral organizations such as the FAO, IDB or the Spanish Development Agency.
She holds a BA in Economics and an M.A. in International Relations at School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, where she specialized in Economic Development and Latin American Studies, in addition to other courses on innovation, leadership and sustainability at the MIT or ESADE Business School.
Since 2016 she has led the Women’s Economic Empowerment strategy at the Foundation for the 5 MFIs of the Group and +1.7 million women.  Laura has participated in major international fora such as the United Nations CSW, UN ECLAC’s Regional Women Conference, CGAP’s Annual Meeting, or the Gender Netfwd of the OECD. She also participates in the Advisory board of the CGAP Finequity LAC.