WSIS Forum 2026 Exhibition Inauguration
WSIS
Session 496
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors from 08:15, followed by the official Exhibition Inauguration and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at 08:30.
Be among the first to experience the WSIS Forum 2026 Exhibition as we officially open one of the Forum's most dynamic and interactive spaces, bringing together more than 50 exhibitors and partners from around the world to showcase digital solutions advancing sustainable development.
Participants are invited to join us from 08:15 for coffee, breakfast refreshments, and networking with exhibitors and WSIS Forum partners ahead of the official inauguration and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony, led by ITU Secretary-General Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin and distinguished guests, will take place at 08:30, marking the formal opening of the WSIS Forum 2026 Exhibition. Following the ceremony, participants will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition booths and engage with exhibitors showcasing innovative digital development initiatives from around the world.
08:15–08:30 → coffee & networking
08:30–08:35 → ribbon cutting
08:35–08:45 → guided exhibition visit
Participants are encouraged to collect their WSIS Forum 2026 badge in advance and arrive from 08:15 for coffee, breakfast refreshments, and networking with exhibitors and WSIS Forum partners before the official inauguration and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 08:30.
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C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
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C2. Information and communication infrastructure
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C3. Access to information and knowledge
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C4. Capacity building
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C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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C6. Enabling environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
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C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
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C9. Media
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C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
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C11. International and regional cooperation
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
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Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
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Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
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Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
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Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
- Objective 1: Close all digital divides and accelerate progress across the Sustainable Development Goals
- Objective 2: Expand inclusion in and benefits from the digital economy for all
- Objective 3: Foster an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital space that respects, protects and promotes human rights
- Objective 4: Advance responsible, equitable and interoperable data governance approaches
- Objective 5: Enhance international governance of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity