Agenda

Eric Lee is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania's Vagelos Molecular Life Sciences Program, where he studied biochemistry, biophysics, and chemistry. Outside of academics, he joined the Perry World House as a student fellow participating in weekly discussions on global policy topics and working with policy clients such as the ITU. Eric is currently co-founder of Shared Vision, an organization that aims to provide eye care and eye health education across Philadelphia with support from the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in cultivating relationships with community partners and leveraging local resources to empower underserved populations with long-term health and development solutions. In summer 2027, Eric will attend Harvard Medical School, where he will pursue his MD while continuing to work on policy problems in science and medicine.  

Joseph Devin is a former French Special Operations professional with over a decade of field experience, specializing in the development and operational integration of emerging and dual-use technologies. He subsequently pursued a Master's degree in International Security at Sciences Po Paris, before transitioning into the defense technology sector, at the intersection of defense, industry, and policy.

Ava Mitzi works at the intersection of conservation technology, natural capital, and institutional engagement, with a professional foundation in drone operations for anti-poaching and habitat protection in Southern African national parks, where she completed a Master's degree in Conservation focused on the region. She holds a second Master's in Environmental Policy from SciencesPo Paris and currently leads strategic partnerships and commercial development at a U.S. technology company, with a specialisation in environmental technology companies. 

Elisa Tonda is the Chief of the Industry Innovation Branch in the Industry and Economy Division of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). Elisa has more than 25 years of experience in the field of environmental management, business sustainability, resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production, circular economy and sustainable development. She has started her career in the private sector as environmental expert and then held several positions in UN organizations. 

From 2002 she worked as industrial development officer at the UN Industrial Development Organization in the areas of cleaner production and sound chemicals management. In 2009 she joined UNEP as regional officer for resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production in the Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2012 she joined the Industry and Economy Division where she led a growing team working on sustainable consumption and production, circular economy, sustainable finance, sustainable value chains across several industrial sectors. 

Ms. Cenni is a programme officer of the Science and Technical Assistance Branch. She the focal point for technical assistance for the Basel Convention and is responsible for technical assistance on emergencies, in the Secretariat. She coordinates the Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste (PACEII) and she also serves as focal point for BRS activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ms. Cenni is one of the authors of the E-waste Challenge MOOC and in the past she coordinated the Probo Koala assistance programme in Africa, the E-waste Africa programme and the Mercury and Lead programmes of the Basel Convention, facilitating projects in cooperation with the Basel Regional Centres. Prior to joining UNEP, Ms. Cenni was the environmental manager of a chemical company in the waste water treatment sector, where she was responsible for the environmental management system, according to the ISO 14000 standards. In UNEP she participated in the Palestinian-Israeli portfolio of activities of the Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch. Ms. Cenni, an Italian national, holds a Master's degree in environmental sciences and studied at Bologna University, in Italy and Lund University in Sweden, where she specialized in marine toxicology.

Dr Bilel Jamoussi, a distinguished engineer and diplomat, is the Deputy Director of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau and Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD) in Geneva, Switzerland.

His primary mission is to establish the international standards essential for ensuring global telecommunications and ICT interoperability, promote universal, meaningful connectivity and champion sustainable digital transformation. At the same time, Dr Jamoussi is passionate about ensuring inclusivity in standards development and adoption.

A key focus for him has been to intensify industry engagement, and bolster cooperation with other standardization bodies, as well as leading in emerging tech discussions, building strategic partnerships, and pursuing organizational excellence.

In an era characterized by digital transformation, he has championed greatly increased collaboration with vertical sectors such as healthcare, transportation, utility, and banking. In addition, his innovative approach has served as a catalyst to launch new standards initiatives related to emerging technologies such as IoT, Blockchain, AI and Quantum, and attracting a new wave of memberships from non-traditional players.

A standout accomplishment of Dr Jamoussi has been his work in bridging the telecommunications and financial sectors. Through this, he has paved the way for the creation of digital payments guidelines and standards that aim to foster financial inclusion on a global scale.

Prior to 2010, he worked in the private sector for 15 years and held senior executive positions such as Director of Standards for Nortel. In this role, he participated in over 90 standards making bodies worldwide. In the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), he authored a number of Internet standards. As an IEEE Senior Member, he was elected to the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Board of Governors and the IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group. He holds a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Born in Tunisia, Bilel has lived in Canada, USA, and Switzerland, giving him a unique global viewpoint. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.

Reyna Úbeda studied Industrial Engineering and she completed a Master on International Management from the University for Economics and Environment Nürtingen- Geislingen in 2014. She joined the ITU’s Standardization Bureau in 2015. She is the Advisor of ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment, EMF, climate action and circular economy. Reyna speaks English, Spanish and German.