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Mr. Mohamed El Hadi Hannachi has served as President of the Regulatory Authority for Post and Electronic Communications (ARPCE) of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria since February 2023.

He has extensive experience in the telecommunications sector, acquired through senior roles within both fixed and mobile network operators. He holds recognized expertise in financial management, auditing, and institutional governance.

Prior to his appointment as President of ARPCE, Mr. Hannachi chaired the Amicable Dispute Resolution Commission of Algérie Télécom from 2020. He was also a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of ATM/MOBILIS until February 2015, and served as Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Algérie Télécom in 2017.

Since September 2021, he has been a member of the National Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CNESE) and the Commission on Skills, Human Capital, and Digital Transformation (CCHTN), contributing to national policy development in the digital sector.

Mr. Hannachi is recognized for his leadership and commitment to the modernization of Algeria’s electronic communications sector.

Philip Marnick is the General Director of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). He was appointed early January 2022 by the Members of the Board, to assume the position, paving the way for a more effective regulatory framework by continuing the evolution of the telecom sector liberalization.
Mr. Marnick leads the TRA, including the development of consumer protection initiatives and resolving disputes. The TRA develops regulatory rules that promote competition, innovation, and investment in broadband services and facilities, as well as developing a more comprehensive and competitive framework that aligns with international best practices. Ensuring that Bahrain remains a center of innovation and that its telecommunications sector serves everyone while supporting Bahrain’s strategic objectives.

Mr. Marnick has worked in the telecommunications sector for over 30 years. He has served as a senior executive in technology, operations, and strategy. Mr. Marnick has worked in both start-ups (from inception to sale) and major corporations, in firms such as UK Broadband, O2, Orange, BT, J-Phone in Japan (now Softbank Mobile), Extreme Mobile, and SpinVox (now Nuance).
From analogue to 5G, he has engaged across every mobile generation. Throughout his carrier he has been at the forefront of industry developments – in both fixed and mobile. He has collaborated on the first deployments of mobile networks utilizing new technologies and standards, this has also included innovative products such as the first camera phone and photo messaging service, as well as mobile internet and hosted voice services.

Since late 2022, I serve the Brazilian Republic as a Commissioner at the Brazilian National Communications Agency - Anatel (which is analogous to the US Federal Communications Commission). My term will last until the end of 2027.

In that matter, I have been assigned by my peers at the Director Council of Anatel, as the speaker of the Agency for debating both the improvement of the ESG Agenda in the communications sector and, also, as the chairman of Infrastructure Committee.

Similarly, during my term, I have been assigned as the President of the Center for Higher Studies in Digital Communication and Technological Innovation at the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency - CEADI/ANATEL, where we conduct projects and initiatives, in cooperation with several Brazilian universities, which are related to artificial intelligence, cyber security, dissemination of Anatel's accumulated experience with other Portuguese-speaking countries (mostly located in Africa), among others.

Another project worth mentioning is related to the construction of info ways in the Amazon basin, which aims to expand connectivity for the populations in this area, where a large part of them are in a vulnerable situation, such as indigenous and backcountry people living in its farest reaches.

Chenda Thong brings over two decades of public sector experience to his role as Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia (TRC), a position he has held since November 2020. Before joining the TRC, he served in several high- profile roles, including Secretary of State for the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Advisor to the Office of the Council of Ministers, Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Third Committee of the National Assembly, and Vice President of the Royal Academy for Judicial Professions. At the latter, he contributed to establishing one of Cambodia’s first fair and transparent national judicial entrance examinations.

A renowned leader, Chairman Thong fosters a workplace culture of solidarity and harmony, grounded in integrity. Drawing on his extensive background, he aims to elevate the TRC into a world-class regulator, tackling complex national challenges with practical solutions while ensuring good governance and transparency in management and operations.

Claudia Ximena Bustamante has a distinguished career in public policy with significant experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors, spanning over two decades. She currently serves as the Executive Director of CRC and Communications Commissioner for the period 2024-2028. In these roles, she devises and executes strategies to foster ICT competition dynamics in the country, protect users' rights, promote regulatory innovation tools, and manage stakeholder relationships.

She has also held various leadership positions within CRC, including Head of Innovation and Prospective, Head of Government Affairs, and Head of Research and Development. In these roles, she led strategic regulatory initiatives such as regulatory sandbox, crowdsourcing, QoS, net neutrality, code of practice for infrastructure deployment, interconnection, and studies related to OTT platforms, digital economy, and emergent technologies. She established alliances with academic institutions to improve regulation awareness and develop research in technical and regulatory topics.

Claudia has represented CRC in high-level meetings of organizations such as ITU, ICANN-GAC, GSMA and IGF. She has served as President of REGULATEL (Iberoamerican Fórum of Regulators) and Vice President of Policy and Regulation for OAS CITEL-PCCI. Additionally, she has been a negotiator in international trade agreements in collaboration with Colombia's Trade and Industry Ministry for Japan and the Pacific Alliance.

Dr. Guido Gómez Mazara is a lawyer, politician, and university professor with a solid academic background and extensive professional experience. 
While studying in New York City, Gómez Mazara was the director of the newspaper Listín USA and worked at the Telemundo television network. Upon his return to the Dominican Republic in 1994, he actively engaged in politics, holding various roles within his political organization, including Legal Advisor to the Executive Branch during the 2000-2004 administration. 
Throughout his professional and political career, Gómez Mazara has demonstrated a firm commitment to state modernization, institutional advancement, the fight against corruption, and the promotion of democratic values in the country. In addition to his political career, Gómez Mazara has been a renowned producer and host of television and radio programs. 
As President of the Board of Directors of the INDOTEL, he leads significant reforms in this sector, with an emphasis on promoting the National Broadband Plan and implementing the 5G network in the Dominican Republic. 
Under his leadership, INDOTEL has been steadily promoting the reduction of the digital divide, facilitating access to technologies and providing the necessary training to turn them into tools for development, with the aim of promoting collective progress and equity throughout the country. During his administration, the connectivity infrastructure in the Dominican Republic has significantly increased, reaching 100% of the municipalities in the country with last-mile fiber optic coverage. The focus is on developing digital skills among the population and addressing affordability issues to increase meaningful connectivity levels and close the digital divide in the country. 

Eng. Mohamed Shamroukh serves as the Executive President of the National Telecom Regulatory
Authority (NTRA) of Egypt since 15 April 2024.
He was the Senior Vice President of Telecom Egypt for financial affairs since 2017. His experience in the executive management of Telecom Egypt comes up to more than 20 years, namely in technical, operational, strategic and financial areas within the organization.
During his time in Telecom Egypt, Eng. Shamroukh’s set out and developed the financial strategy of the company to adapt with the organization’s fully-fledged transformation. He played a major role in devisingthe first long-term strategy for  Telecom Egypt as well as an action plan for the organization including the license to provide mobile services.
Furthermore, Eng. Shamroukh helped maximize the utilization of the organization’s investing assets, securing future revenues as well as restructuring and reinforcing financial operations to become more flexible and cope with the ongoing developments. His efforts also contributed to enhance the organization’s capital to achieve agility and encounter challenges at the financial level. He also established procedures to support and save operational costs, and consequently launch cost-rationalization initiatives.
Eng. Shamroukh also represented Telecom Egypt in the board of companies such as “Vodafone Egypt”,
“WE Data” and “Xceed.”
He holds an MBA Degree from IESE and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and Electrical Telecommunications from Cairo University.

An engineer of the “Corps des Mines,” a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, Xavier Merlin had been the head of the Inter-ministerial task force on simplifying businesses’ administrative procedures and legal publicity since 2019.

Xavier Merlin began his career in 1996 at the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry’s Department of Forecasting, where he was in charge of economic studies on the internet, audiovisual media, telecommunications and competition. In 1998, he joined that ministry’s Department of External Economic Relations, and tasked with multilateral e-commerce, audiovisual media, telecommunications and postal negotiations. Appointed technical advisor to Catherine Tasca, then France’s Minister of Culture and Communication, in 2000, he became Director of European and International Affairs at the French National Centre of Cinema (CNC) in 2002. In 2008, the joined the Directorate-General for Enterprise (DGE) as the Assistant Director of Institutional relations, in the areas of information technologies and the information society. Assistant Director of Regulation and European and multilateral affairs for the DGE starting in 2009, he was appointed head of the Territorial, European and International Action Department in 2014.

Monsieur Célestin KADJIDJA est un ingénieur en Informatique, avec 30 ans d’expérience dans le domaine des réseaux et management des systèmes d’information, ce dans les secteurs bancaire, transport aérien et la sécurité sociale. 
Initialement, il a été formé à l’Ecole d’Ingénieur de Constance en Allemagne après ses études secondaires au Lycée National Léon MBA de Libreville au Gabon.
Il commence sa carrière professionnelle au début des années 1990 dans le secteur bancaire. Par la suite, il intègre le domaine du transport aérien, puis le secteur de la Santé en pilotant des projets informatique et télécom dans le domaine de la Sécurité sociale.

En août 2023, il est nommé Président du Conseil de régulation de l’ARCEP Gabon par le Général de Brigade, Brice Clotaire OLIGUI NGUEMA, Président de la Transition, Chef de l’Etat, Président de la République gabonaise.

I have over 20 years of management experience, including 12+ years in policy implementation, regulatory efforts, strategy development, and risk management for both the public and private sectors, spanning business divisions throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

As a digital transformation and change management lead, I has a solid track record of successfully completing projects in the ICT, FMCG, and sustainable industries.

Conceptualized regulatory and compliance policy formulation and led project implementation with a special emphasis on the convergence of EU policies and EU competition law enforcement; Led the implementation of business strategies for telecommunications services and technology operations. Successful and enthusiastic company executive with expertise in business analysis, process management, change management, and implementation management.

I hold an MBA from the University of Bradford School of Management and is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Competition Law and Economics at the Brussels School of Competition. Previously, she earned a master's degree in physics as well as postgraduate diploma artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic. 

Professor Konstantinos Masselos has been appointed as the President of the Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT) in February 2018 and his mandate has been renewed in February 2022.

He was the Chair of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) for 2023 and Vice Chair for 2022 (Incoming Chair), 2024 (Outgoing Chair) and for 2019.

He is Professor in Computing Systems Design in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the University of Peloponnese and he served as Rector of the above University during the period 2012-2017.

From 2005 to 2008 he was a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. Also, during the period 2010-2016 he was an Honorary Lecturer in the same Department.

From 2001-2004 he worked in the telecommunications industry.

Since 2005 he has been collaborating as an expert with various units of the European Commission. Also, he was member of the Scientific Committee of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) from 2015 to 2017.

Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is an Chimate CoRala Sei on eus 2025 he 198 act, chats pour ed as Indian Railway. He is a graduate in Civil Engineering from Madhav Institute of Technology and Besides Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, some of the important positions held by Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti include Member Infrastructure, Railway Board, General Manager of Central Railway and Western Railway, Divisional Railway Manager, Lucknow, Northern Railway, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), Northern Railway and Executive Director, Railway Board.

Post his retirement, Ministry of Railway had appointed him to a One-Man Expert Committee for improvement in inspection and maintenance of track. In December 2023, Gati Shakti Vishvavidyalaya, Vadodara, a Central University appointed him as a Distinguished Visiting His expertise includes railway operations, track maintenance, project execution and station redevelopment. During his illustrious career, Shri Lahoti initiated several reforms in execution of infrastructure projects and took several initiatives to modernize and mechanize track maintenance on Indian Railways. During his stints as CRB & CEO, GM and DRM, he brought about significant improvement in freight transport performance and took several customer friendly initiatives to improve the quality of service and ease the customer interface. He has also extensively contributed to planning and structuring of station redevelopment projects in various positions served by him.

Shri Lahoti has travelled to various countries in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia in connection with official assignments. He has undertaken executive training programmes at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, SDA Bocconi Business School, Milan, Italy and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

As Chief Enforcement Officer, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Eneng’s role is to provide strategic leadership on all matters relating to the enforcement of all laws within the Commission’s jurisdiction. 
She served MCMC for 25 years, 15 years of which at Senior Management level; headed divisions responsible for industry monitoring and regulation, consumer protection, strategic communications as well as advocacy and outreach. 
Eneng holds an LLB Hons Business Law and LLM Master of Laws.

Estudió Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales en el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE).
Después realizó estudios de doctorado en Ciencia Política por la Universidad de Nueva York, donde también se hizo acreedor de las becas Fulbright y McCracken. Fue cofundador de Data Cívica, una organización sin fines de lucro enfocada en el aprovechamiento de datos e información como herramienta de protección y salvaguarda de derechos humanos.
Del mismo modo, cofundó Data4.MX, una empresa que genera y analiza datos a gran escala.
Desde el 2016, ha sido académico del Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) y desde el 2014 del CIDE.
A lo largo de su carrera ha publicado libros, como El consumidor mexicano del siglo XXI: consumo y bienestar y Ciudadanos.mx: Twitter y cambio político en México. También ha sido coautor de distintas publicaciones en México y el extranjero, así como colaborador de Nexos, revista de análisis político y cultural, y de distintos medios de comunicación nacionales.
Dirigió la Agencia Digital de Innovación Pública de la Ciudad de México, un órgano desconcentrado de la Jefatura de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, el cual tiene como objetivo que los datos y la tecnología sirvan como herramientas de inclusión social, para mejorar la atención ciudadana y combatir la corrupción desde el gobierno de la Ciudad. Actualmente, se encuentra al frente de la Agencia de Transformación Digital y Telecomunicaciones.

Mr.LUVSAN-OCHIR Altai is a highly regarded authority in Mongolia's telecommunications sector, distinguished for his expertise in regulatory affairs and astute leadership. 
Mr.LUVSAN-OCHIR Altai's professional journey is marked by significant tenure within the Communication Regulatory Commission (CRC) of Mongolia, where he has consistently exhibited versatility and unwavering commitment to industry advancement. Commencing his career as a Switching and Data Engineer at Mongolia Telecom Company, he transitioned to pivotal roles within CRC, including Director General positions overseeing diverse departments. In these capacities, Mr.LUVSAN-OCHIR Altai spearheaded regulatory initiatives, fostered innovation, and ensured the seamless operation of telecommunications services. Beyond his organizational roles, Mr.LUVSAN-OCHIR Altai has been instrumental in various
projects and working groups aimed at enhancing Mongolia's communication infrastructure.
Notably, he has led initiatives focused on digital broadcasting systems and mobile number portability, evidencing his dedication to advancing telecommunications standards and accessibility nationwide.
Currently serving as Commissioner and Head of the Executive Office at CRC, Mr.LUVSAN- OCHIR Altai plays a pivotal role in steering the trajectory of Mongolia's telecommunications landscape. His strategic foresight, coupled with his technical acumen and legal proficiency, positions him as a preeminent influencer in shaping policies that prioritize equitable access
to communication services and cultivate a competitive industry environment. Mr.LUVSAN-OCHIR Altai's unwavering dedication to excellence and his multifaceted expertise underscore his reputation as a respected leader and catalyst for positive transformation within Mongolia's regulatory framework for telecommunications.

Currently serving as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Maida plays a pivotal role in shaping Nigeria's telecommunications landscape. Under his leadership, the NCC continues to advance connectivity, foster innovation, and promote a competitive and inclusive telecommunications industry.  
 
Dr. Maida’s career includes significant contributions to leading global organizations such as British Telecom, Cisco Systems, and EE Ltd. He was also a pioneering engineering team member at UbiquiSys Ltd, a groundbreaking small-cell technology startup acquired by Cisco Systems in 2013.  
 
Prior to his current role, Dr. Maida was the Executive Director of Technology and Operations at the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems PLC (NIBSS). There, he spearheaded the modernization of Nigeria’s central digital payments infrastructure, reinforcing its role as a critical enabler of the country’s financial ecosystem.  
In November 2024, as CEO NCC, Dr. Maida joined the International Institute of Communications (IIC) as a Board Director.  
 

She has 20-year experience in competition policy, regulation and strategy including leading positions at the Lithuanian Competition Council.  She also served as Chief Legal Adviser to the President of Lithuania holding position of the Head of Legal Affairs Group at the Office of the President of the Republic of Lithuania. Ms J. Šovienė has more than 10-year experience as the Senior Expert/Project Manager in a number of EU projects in the field of competition law.  
Ms. J. Šovienė has experience in Academia too as the former Member of Economics Study Program Committee at Kaunas University of Technology, research fellow and the lecturer of administrative law. In 2016, Ms J. Šovienė was awarded a prize by Lithuanian Academy of Sciences for a co-authored monography “The Impact of Cartels on National Economy and Competitiveness”. She was also recognized as one of the 40 Notable Women Competition Professionals in Enforcement in Europe, the Americas, Africa (by W@Competition, 2019) and was awarded the State Award the Medal of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas for the significant contribution to the protection of fair competition by the President of Lithuania (2018). After taking position of the Chair of the Council of Lithuanian regulator, Ms. J. Šovienė participated as the speaker at many national and international conferences, joined the BEREC Board of Regulators. 
Ms. J. Šovienė has Master’s degrees in Business Management and Law. 

On 18 September 2020, appointed by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland as President of the Office of Electronic Communications. For many years, he combined didactic work with managerial positions at the IT Department of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and the Wrocław Centre for Networking and Supercomputing. 
His professional interests focus on technical, business and legal aspects of telecommunications services and ICT networks, Internet development, convergence of telecommunications, IT and media, as well as on information society problems. 
In 1998-2002 he worked at Telefonia Lokalna S.A. in Wrocław, e.g. as Director of the Data Transmission Network Department. In 2004-2005, he was a member of the management board of TK 3 sp. z o. o., in 2005-2008 a member of the management board and Director of the Technology Department at Tele Video Media sp. z o. o. (later transformed into Avista Media sp. z o. o.), in 2008 -2009 Director of the Department of Technology at Telefonia DIALOG SA. 
Associate professor at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. From 2009 Director of the IT Department of the University, from 2010 Director of the Wrocław Center for Networking and Supercomputing, from 2018 Director of the IT Department, Deputy Chancellor for IT of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. 
In his career, he led, among others, the projects on "Cybersecurity for the economy of the future", "Specialized Polish Scientific Infrastructure for Research Laboratories (SPIN-LAB)" and "Cloud Computing - new technologies in the didactic offer of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology". 

Sandra Maximiano, Chairman of ANACOM's Board of Directors since 15 December 2023, holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Amsterdam. She is Associate Professor of Economics at ISEG - School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon, where she is co-coordinator of XLAB - Behavioral Research Lab and of the Master's Degree in Economics program. She is also a Visiting Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. She was previously an Assistant Professor at Purdue University and a Research Fellow at the University of Chicago in the United States. She has also taught at the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics and the Nova School of Business and Economics.

Her academic research spans several areas: experimental and behavioral economics, organizational and labor economics, public policy, and information management. Her research explores issues related to social and moral preferences in individual decision making and in strategic and competitive environments, gender differences in economic decisions and the dynamics of information in competitive and co-operative situations. Maximiano primarily uses Laboratory and field experiments to study human economic behavior and to collet data. Her work has been publish in journals such as Review of Economic Studies, Economic Journal, Experimental Economics and Games and Economic Behavior. He is currently Associate Editor of the Portuguese Economic Journal.

Maximiano is a member of the Supervisory Board, a member of the Advisory Board and a member of SEDES observatories and working groups. Between 2020 and 2024, she was Vice-President of the Data Science Portuguese Association and a member of the ASF Forum for Market Conduct. From 2006 to 2023, she was the author of opinion columns in the Portuguese press, most notably the column 'A Economia somos nós' (The Economy is Us) in the Expresso newspaper

Valeriu Ștefan ZGONEA has taken the position of president of ANCOM starting 11 May 2023 for a 6 year-term. Mr. Zgonea has activated within the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) during 2018-2023 and has held four mandates of deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament between 2000-2016. In the 2000-2004 parliamentary term, he was a member of the Committee for Information Technologies and Communications, while from 2006 to 2016 he held the posts of quaestor and secretary of the Chamber of Deputies. Furthermore, Mr. Zgonea has been Vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies between 2010 and 2012, then President of the Chamber of Deputies in the 2012 – 2016 parliamentary term. Valeriu Ștefan Zgonea graduated from the National Institute of Constructions and has various specializations in cyber diplomacy and infrastructures in the context of digitalization at education institutions such as European Security and Defence College, King’s College and George Marshall European Center for Security Studies and N.E.S.A.

Mrs. Lematua Gisa Tagaloa-a-Taoa Fuatai Purcell is the Regulator and CEO of the of Samoa’s Office of the Regulator. Lematua worked in top management posts internationally before she worked as Regulator of Samoa. These management roles include Director, ICT Development Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization (CTO), London United Kingdom (2018) She was appointed Acting Secretary General for the CTO (2018 to 2020). Before that, Gisa was the ITU’s Project Manager and Pacific Advisor for the 14 Pacific Island countries plus Timor Leste (2009-2010). 
Gisa was the first woman and Pacific person to have been appointed by ITU as Head of Division at its’ Headquarters, Geneva Switzerland (2010-2016). At this role, she was heading the Division for ICT development, emergency telecommunication, Climate Adaptation, including early warning systems and Energy for least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked countries. Mrs Purcell holds a Masters of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (2003) complemented by a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Systems.

Ms. DIOP Blondin Ndeye Fatou NDIAYE is a recognized expert in the field of information technologies, communications, and digital development. 
From 2010 to 2013, she served as Chairperson of the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (ARTP), where she worked to expand universal access to telecommunications services, regulate the postal sector, and standardize communication protocols. She continued her international career as a consultant for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where she led projects such as MDiabète, a text-message-based awareness initiative on non-communicable diseases in Senegal.
She has also held executive roles, including as General Manager of Monétis (2017–2021), a company specializing in banking and payment services in West Africa, and at INPIAF (International Political Intellency for Africa), where she supported the implementation of public digital policies based on artificial intelligence.
Since July 2024, she has been the Coordinator of the FDSUT (Universal Service Fund for Telecommunications Development), overseeing the connectivity of underserved areas (“white zones”) and promoting digital inclusion nationwide.
On the political and social fronts, Ms. DIOP Blondin is deeply involved. A departmental councilor in Mbour since 2022, she chairs the Transport and Infrastructure Commission. She is also president of the JAPALANTE MBOUR DEVELOPMENT association (since 2018), which supports women’s groups through training, literacy, and entrepreneurship programs. Since 2023, she has also led AFED (Alliance of Women for Equity and Development), advocating for greater representation of women in decision-making bodies.
Gifted with strong management skills and proven expertise in project management, service marketing, and operational English, Ms. DIOP Blondin blends technical know-how, social commitment, and strategic leadership. 

Mr Lew Chuen Hong was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in June 2020.
IMDA oversees the Digital Tech and Media domains for Singapore and is unique in having four key roles. As an economic developer creating jobs, investing in innovation and R&D, driving enterprise digital transformation, and growing start-ups. As a progressive regulator, ensuring resilient digital infrastructure, as well as building a trusted data and AI ecosystem (concurrently as the Personal Data Protection Commission). As a social leveller championing digital inclusion and ensuring no one is left behind.
As a digital diplomat, shaping global tech rules and norms. IMDA is therefore interdisciplinary by design and pushes boundaries by pulling levers across these four roles, as “Architects of Singapore’s Digital Future”.
In 2008, Mr Lew was seconded to the Ministry of Trade & Industry where he championed pro-enterprise policies to help local companies scale. He also drove the strategic review of the Research, Innovation, and Enterprise 2015 plan, which set out Singapore’s strategy and investments in growing our knowledge-driven economy.
Mr Lew serves on the Board of Singapore’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn). He is Board Chairman of Pick Network and Board Director of SGTraDex. He Co-Chairs the Digital Trust Centre (Singapore’s AI Safety Institute), and is Commissioner on the International Telecommunication Union Broadband Commission, and member of the International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience. Mr Lew had previously served on the Boards of the Singapore Listed ST Engineering, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. He was Chairman of the School of Applied Science Advisory Committee Board, Republic Polytechnic.

Mr. Mustafa SHEIKDirector GeneralNational Communications Authority of Somalia, Somalia Mustafa Y. SHEIK is the Director General of the National Communications Authority of Somalia (NCA) since 19th November 2022. Prior to this nomination, he worked as the Deputy Director General of the National Communications Authority of Somalia (NCA) and Member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Mustafa served as the Executive Director of the Somalia Network Information Centre (SONIC) - the registry operator of Somalia .SO ccTLD - between 2018 – 2021. Mustafa worked also as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of communications and Technology between 2017-2018. With over 15 years of experience in both private and public service management and leadership, Mustafa specialized in Internet governance, regulatory and policy analysis, Public-Private Partnership, and competition economics. During his years of work, he participated in several specialized, workshops, meetings, forums, and associations worldwide.

Mothibi Ramusi is the Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. A qualified electronic systems engineer, and an information technology certified professional. Mothibi has over three decades of working experience in the ICT sector, ranging from telecommunications, satellite, lotteries and broadcasting. Mothibi has an extensive leadership portfolio, which extends to Executive positions in both public and private sectors. 
He has played a critical role in spearheading the role of ICT and satellite in community upliftment and development, especially in underserved and rural areas. Mothibi was part of the group of experts that developed the Telecommunications, broadcasting and satellite policy and regulatory framework in South Africa post 1994. 
Mothibi holds a Bachelor’s Degree (BEng) in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Essex, B-Tech Higher National Diploma in Electronic Systems Engineering from Anglia Higher Education Institute, now Ruskin University, Transnet Executive Development Programme from GIBS and International Executive Development Programme from Witwatersrand University.

Dr. Andersson has more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure industries. Before rejoining Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) as Director for International Affairs, Dr. Andersson was Senior Economist at TRA Bahrain.  He was previously the Chief Economist of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) for 15 years. In this role he has been active in numerous regulatory matters in the telecom sector, covering areas from market competition to spectrum allocation. This work includes involvement both from a national as well as an international perspective.

Dr. Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck currently serves as the chairman of National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commissioner of Thailand. He has a strong background as a cardiologist in Academic Medicine. His most recent post was the deputy dean at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.

After medical school he enrolled in the Residency Training in Internal Medicine at LA county/USC medical center and Fellowship in Cardiology at Kaiser Parmanente Hospital, both of which were in Los Angles. He got additional years of training in interventional cardiology at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan Los Angeles. He returned to Thailand in 1993 and has established cardiac intervention services at Ramathibodi Hospital where he has worked until April 2022. He has a passion in teaching medicine and challenging young physicians, from students to fellows, is part of his art. He worked his way up in Academia and proudly received his Clinical Professorship in 2018. Apart from medicine and cardiology he was selected to enact new and revise old laws at the National legislative Assembly.

Because of his experience in Science, Legislation and in consumer protection such as medical device suitability and his study work on hospital expenses he was picked by the selection committee to be NBTC commissioner and later received the royal endorsement to be NBTC Chairman.

Mr. Kamel SAADAOUI is the President of the Telecom Regulator of Tunisia (INTT) since January 2025. 
He had several leading positions such as the Chief of Cabinet of the ICT Minister, Director General of the National Center of Informatics and CEO of the Tunisian Internet Agency. 
Mr. Saadaoui holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Michigan State University, 1990. 

Mr. Ömer Abdullah Karagözoglu has been the Chairman of the Board and President of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) of the Republic of Türkiye since August 2018. He was re-appointed for a second term in August 2022 after completing his first 4-year term in this position.

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1975. He is an Electrical and Electronic Engineer graduated from Eastern Mediterranean University.

Mr. Karagözoglu worked as a software engineer at Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI) of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) from 2002 to 2004. Between 2004 and 2016, he held various managerial positions at BELBIM, a technology company of IMM.

He served as the Adviser to the Chairman and Board Member of BTK before his appointment.

Hon. George William Nyombi Thembo is the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), bringing over 30 years of experience in public administration, ICT policy, and infrastructure development. His leadership focuses on advancing inclusive digital transformation and building robust regulatory frameworks to support innovation and access.

A former State Minister for ICT and Member of Parliament, Hon. Nyombi has played a central role in Uganda's digital development agenda.

Before leading UCC, he spearheaded the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund (UCUSAF), working to extend digital access to marginalized and underserved communities. He also served as Acting Director for Industry Affairs and Content Development at UCC, overseeing critical stakeholder engagement and sector development.

Internationally, he is recognized as the Chair of the ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) for 2024-2025, reflecting his commitment to global best practices in communications regulation and policy innovation.

Hon. Nyombi holds a Master's degree in Development Economics and professional certifications in telecommunications regulation, ICT policy, and public-private partnerships.

In addition to his regulatory work, he is a cultural leader and artist, playwright and founding member of Ndere Troupe, promoting African arts and cultural expression.

Daniel Mordecki is an IT expert and Executive Director of the Uruguayan e-government, information society, and knowledge agency, AGESIC. In his role, he leads the digital transformation in Uruguay, which involves coordinating the public and private sectors, academia, and civil society to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization.
He has over 30 years of experience in the private sector of the IT industry, standing out as an expert in User Experience Design, which brings a strongly people-centered approach to the analysis of reality and the development of public policies
implemented by AGESIC.
He also serves on the Board of the UAIP (Public Information Access Unit), the URCDP (Personal Data Control and Protection Regulatory Unit), and the UCE (Electronic Certification Unit), and works jointly with the recently created
Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Presidency of the Republic.
He is the author of several books and a college professor.

 Dr Gift Kallisto Machengete is the Director General of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ),having been appointed to the position in December 2016. He is a member of the ITU Digital Innovation Board, and currently serves on the Boards of several institutions in Zimbabwe. 
 He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe, a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) from Southern Cross University, Australia, and a Doctorate in Business Administration also from Southern Cross University, for which he graduated with a distinction, and was awarded the University Plaque for outstanding achievement.  
He has over forty-four (44) years of working experience, having worked as an Economic Counsellor at the Zimbabwe Embassy in China, Zimbabwe’s Deputy Ambassador to Malaysia and Director of  Administration in the Office of the President and Cabinet, before joining the POTRAZ in 2016. 
 He is a former part-time lecturer for the Master of Business Leadership and  Master of  Security and Intelligence Degree programmes at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE). This included working as a Research thesis Moderator. He currently serves on the Boards of several institutions in Zimbabwe.