Chair Designate
H.E. Mr. Solly Malatsi
Minister
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
South Africa (Republic of)
The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, co-hosted by the International Telecommunication Union and the Swiss Confederation, serves as a pivotal platform for reviewing the progress, achievements, challenges, and opportunities arising from the WSIS follow-up process since the inception of the Geneva Plan of Action in 2003. (For more details, refer to: Geneva Plan of Action).
The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025, at Palexpo in Geneva with enhanced remote participation.
The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 Leaders TalkX sessions will gather High-ranking officials of the WSIS Stakeholder community, representing the Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia, Technical Community and International Organizations. The Leaders TalkX sessions will be moderated by High-Level Track Facilitators (HLTF) nominated and identified by WSIS Stakeholders. The main task of the HLTF will be to capture the vision, identify emerging trends, opportunities and challenges shared by the leaders of their session.
On Monday, July 7, the appointment of the Chair for the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 will take place. A publication titled "WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025: Outcomes and Executive Brief" will be issued to summarize the multistakeholder discussions and outcomes of the event.
High-Level Participants
Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General
International Telecommunication Union
H.E. Mr. Solly Malatsi
Minister
,
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
South Africa
H.E. Mr. SidAli ZERROUKI
Minister of Post and Telecommunications
,
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Algeria
H.E. Mr. Marc Rossell
Secretary of State
,
Secretary of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications of the Principality of Andorra
Andorra
H.E. Dr. Vandeth Chea
H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth
,
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Cambodia
H.E. Dr. Belete Getahun
Minister of innovation and technology
,
Ministry of innovation and technology
Ethiopia
H.E. Mr. Mark-Alexandre Doumba
Ministre de l'Economie Numérique, de la Digitalisation et de l'Innovation
,
Ministère de l' Economie Numerique et des Nouvelles Technologies et de l' Information
Gabon
H.E. Mr. Samuel Nartey George
Honourable Minister, MP
,
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations
Ghana
H.E. Mr. Dimitris Papastergiou
Minister of Digital Governance
,
Ministry of Digital Governance
Greece
H.E. Ms. Rose Pola PRICEMOU
Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Digital Economy
,
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Digital Economy of the Republic of Guinea.
Guinea
H.E. Prof. László Palkovics
Government Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence
,
Ministry of Energy
Hungary
H.E. Ms. Meutya Viada Hafid
Minister of Communications and Digital Affairs
,
Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs
Indonesia
H.E. Dr. SEYED SATTAR HASHEMI
Minister of Information and Communication Technology
,
Ministry of ICT
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
H.E. Mr. Zhaslan Madiyev
Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
,
Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
H.E. Mr. Kuanyshbek Yessekeev
Advisor to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
,
Executive Office of the President
Kazakhstan
H.E. Mr. Omar Alomar
Minister
,
Ministry of State for Communication Affairs
Kuwait
H.E. Ms. Inga Bērziņa
Minister for Smart Administration and Regional Development
,
Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development
Latvia
H.E. Mr. Abdulbaset Albaour
Minister of Telecommunications and Chairman
,
General Authority for Communications and Information Technology
Libya
H.E. Mr. Fahmi Fadzil
Minister of Communications
,
Ministry of Communications
Malaysia
H.E. Mr. Nik Gjeloshaj
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Minister of Economic Development of Montenegro
,
Governement of Montenegro, Ministry of Economic Development
Montenegro
H.E. Prof. Americo MUCHANGA
Minister
,
Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation
Mozambique
H.E. Dr. Bosun Tijani
Honourable Minister
,
Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria
Nigeria
H.E. Mr. Stefan Andonovski
Minister of Digital Transformation
,
Ministry of Digital Transformation
North Macedonia
H.E. Mr. Alioune SALL
Minister of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital
,
Ministère de la Communication des Télécommunications et du Numérique
Senegal
H.E. Ms. Ksenija Klampfer
Minister of Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia
,
Ministry of Digital Transformation, Slovenia
Slovenia
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Adam Moalim
Minister of Communications and Technology
,
Ministry of Communications and Technology
Somalia
H.E. Mr. Jerry William Silaa
Minister for Communication and Information Technology for the United Republic of Tanzania
,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology for the United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania
H.E. Mr. Sofiène Hemissi
Minister of communication Technologies
,
Ministry of communication Technologies
Tunisia
H.E. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi
Minister of ICT and National Guidance
,
Ministry of ICT and national Guidance
Uganda
H.E. Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
Director General
,
Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
United Arab Emirates
H.E. Ms. Maggie Jones
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch; Minister for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety
,
UK Government
United Kingdom
H.E. Ms. Raffaella Petrini
President
,
Governorate of Vatican City State
Vatican
H.E. Dr. Tatenda Annastacia Mavetera
Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services
,
Minstry of ICT ,Postal and Courier Services
Zimbabwe
H.E. Mr. Dimitar Nedyalkov
Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
,
Ministry of Transport and Communications of Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Puthyvuth SOK
Secretary of State
,
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Hubert Vargas Picado
Vice Minister of Telecommunications
,
Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications
Costa Rica
H.E. Mr. Guram Guramishvili
Deputy Minister of Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
,
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Georgia
H.E. Dr. Takuo IMAGAWA
Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination (International Affairs)
,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Japan
H.E. Ms. Isabella Dageago
Deputy Minister for ICT & Media
,
Government of Nauru
Nauru
Mr. Hassan Al-Sayed
Minister’s Advisor , Chairman of the AI Committee
,
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Qatar
H.E. Mr. Grigoriy Borisenko
Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
,
Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
H.E. Mr. Matías González
Secretario General de Telecomunicaciones, Infraestructuras Digitales y Seguridad Digital
,
Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública/ Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration
Spain
H.E. Mr. Raúl Hernández
Vice Minister for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies
,
Ministry of Popular Power for Science and Technology
Venezuela
Mr. James Chisholm
Deputy Secretary, Communications and Media
,
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Australia
Mr. Philip Marnick
General Director
,
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Bahrain
Mr. Alexandre Reis Siqueira Freire
Commissioner
,
National Telecommunication Agency
Brazil
Mr. Chenda Thong
Chairperson
,
Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia (TRC)
Cambodia
Eng. Claudia Ximena Bustamante Osorio
Executive Director - Commissioner
,
CRC
Colombia
Mr. Federico Chacon Loaiza
Council President
,
Superintendence of Telecommunications
Costa Rica
Mr. Georgios KOMODROMOS
Acting Permanent Secretary
,
Deputy Ministry of Digital Policy
Cyprus
Dr. Guido Gómez Mazara
Chairman
,
Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL)
Dominican Rep.
Eng. Mohamed Shamroukh
Executive President
,
NTRA
Egypt
Ms. Laure de La Raudière
Chairwoman
,
Arcep
France
Mr. Célestin Kadjidja
Président
,
Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)
Gabon
Ms. Ekaterine Imedadze
Commissioner at Georgian National Communications Commission and outgoing Chairperson at EaPeReg EU Eastern Partnership
,
Georgian National Communications Commission & EaPeReg EU Eastern Partnership
Georgia
Dr. Konstantinos Masselos
President
,
Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission
Greece
Mr. Anil Kumar Lahoti
Chairman
,
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
India
Mr. Niraj Verma
Administrator (Digital Bharat Nidhi)
,
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
India
Ms. Jūratė Šovienė
Chair of the Board
,
Communications Regulatory Authority
Lithuania
Ms. Eneng Faridah
Chief Enforcement Officer
,
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Malaysia
Dr. José Antonio Peña Merino
Secretary at the Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications
,
Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications
Mexico
Mr. Luvsan-Ochir Altai
Commissioner and Head of Executive Office
,
Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC)
Mongolia
Dr. Aminu Maida
Executive Vice Chairman
,
Nigerian Communications Commission
Nigeria
Mr. Jacek Oko
President of the Office of Electronic Communications
,
Office of Electronic Communications (UKE)
Poland
Prof. Sandra Maximiano
Prof. Sandra Maximiano, President of the Board of Directors
,
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM)
Portugal
Ms. Gisa Fuatai Purcell
Chief Executive Officer
,
Office of the Regulator, Government of Samoa
Samoa
Ms. NDEYE FATOU NDIAYE Blondin DIOP
COORDONNATOR
,
Fonds de Développement du Service Universel des Télécommunications (FDSUT)
Senegal
Mr. Chuen Hong Lew
Chief Executive Officer
,
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Singapore
Mr. Mustafa SHEIK
Director General
,
National Communications Authority of Somalia
Somalia
Mr. Mothibi Ramusi
Chairperson
,
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
South Africa
Dr. Bo Andersson
Director for International Affairs
,
Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS)
Sweden
Prof. Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck
Chairman
,
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)
Thailand
Mr. Trairat Viriyasirikul
Deputy Secretary General Acting Secretary General
,
Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (Office of the NBTC)
Thailand
Eng. Kamel SAADAOUI
Président
,
Instance Nationale des Télécommunications
Tunisia
Mr. Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu
Chairman of the Board & President of the Authority
,
Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK)
Türkiye
Mr. George William Nyombi Thembo
Executive Director
,
Uganda Communications Commission
Uganda
Mr. Daniel Mordecki
Excecutive Director
,
AGESIC -e-gov, information society and knowledge agency
Uruguay
Dr. Gift Kallisto Machengete
Director General
,
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Ms. Maria Fernanda Garza
ICC Honorary Chair
International Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Tatyana Kanzaveli
CEO
Open Health Network
Ms. Whitney Baird
President and CEO
US Council for International Business
Mr. Pierre BONIS
Chief Executive Officer
AFNIC
Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo
Executive Director
Association for Progressive Communications
Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman
Chief Executive Officer | Global Ambassador for the Global Council for Responsible AI
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) | Global Council for Responsible AI
Mr. Thibaut Kleiner
Director E - Future Networks, DG CNECT
,
European Commission
Belgium
Dr. Charles Noir
Vice-president, Community Investment, Policy & Advocacy
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
Prof. Narendra Kumar Goyal
President
CMAI Association of India
Ms. Bernadette Lewis
Secretary General
Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization
Prof. Alfredo Ronchi
Prof. Eng. Secreatary General
EC MEDICI Framework
Ms. Isabelle Mauro
Director General
GSOA
Ms. Tripti Sinha
Chair of the Board of Directors
ICANN
Mr. Kurtis Lindqvist
President and CEO
ICANN
Prof. Himanshu Rai
Director
IIM Indore
Prof. Kathleen A. Kramer
2025 IEEE President and CEO
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Ms. Sally Wentworth
President and CEO
Internet Society
Ms. Jennifer Corriero
Executive Director and Co-Founder
TakingITGlobal
Ms. Maya Plentz
Founder and Editor in Chief
THE BRIEF
Ms. Lennig Pedron
CEO Trust Valley initiative, Program Director EPFL Innovation Park, Independent Board Member
Trust Valley / EPFL Innovation Park
Ms. Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough
Executive Director
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Mr. Sameer Chauhan
Director
United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Mr. Kamal Kishore
Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Dr. Philip Lee
General Secretary
World Association for Christian Communication
Prof. Celeste Saulo
Secretary-General
World Meteorological Organization
Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck
Chairperson of WSA Board of Directors
WSA World Summit Award | ICNM - Internatinal Center for New Media