{"id":1186,"date":"2026-05-01T08:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/?page_id=1186"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:21:29","slug":"partner2connect-solutions-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/partner2connect-solutions-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner2Connect Solutions Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 1 September 2026&nbsp;<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 15:00 \u2013 16:30&nbsp;(local time)<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong> The Royal Atlantis, Imperial I Ballroom, Nassau, Bahamas<br><strong>Event Type:<\/strong> In-person<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        Unlocking Partnerships for Universal Connectivity and Digital Transformation    <\/h2>\n                        <p>\n        The World Telecommunication and ICT Policy Forum (WTPF 26) brings together governments, industry, civil society, development partners, and international organizations to shape forward looking digital policy and advance universal meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. New forms of partnership and collaboration will be essential to translate these ambitions into practical action.<br><br>Progress is often slowed by fragmented regulation, unequal access to infrastructure and technology, limited institutional capacity, high perceived risk, and insufficient collaboration between public and private actors. Addressing these barriers requires practical dialogue between those shaping policy and those delivering programmes, investment, technology, and services.<br>\u00a0<br>Leveraging the Partner2Connect pledging framework of Access, Adoption, Enabling Environment, and Accelerating Investments, the Partner2Connect Solutions Lab will provide participants with an opportunity to share commitments, exchange practical experiences, and identify partnerships that can help accelerate inclusive and sustainable digital development across regions.<br><br><strong>Objectives<\/strong><br>The session aims to translate global policy discussions into partnership and collaboration opportunities by:<br>&#8211;     Identifying the most pressing barriers across regions<br>&#8211;     Showcasing practical collaboration models<br>&#8211;     Developing recommendations to accelerate universal meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation, including the diffusion of emerging technologies such as AI<br>&#8211;     Strengthening collaboration through the Partner2Connect community.    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WTPF-25-Investment-Solutions-Lab-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1652\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WTPF-25-Investment-Solutions-Lab-3.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WTPF-25-Investment-Solutions-Lab-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WTPF-25-Investment-Solutions-Lab-3-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WTPF-25-Investment-Solutions-Lab-3-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h3 class=\"h5\">\n        Important information on<strong> how to join<\/strong>    <\/h3>\n                        <p>\n        The Partner2Connect Solutions Lab will take place on 1 September 2026, during the Strategic Dialogue day ahead of the WTPF Forum. The P2C Solutions Lab will take place <em><strong>in-person<\/strong><\/em> only. As places are limited, participation will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.<br><br>Let us know about your interest in taking part in the session by completing this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/VFmqMguP3M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a>. All participation requests will be <strong>reviewed by the P2C Secretariat<\/strong> in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2026\/participation\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTPF-26 participation guidelines<\/a> and the availability of seats in the session. Approved participants will receive further guidance on how to complete their WTPF-26 registration, if not already completed.     <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/VFmqMguP3M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/partner2connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Registration-icon-1-e1778489362124.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\"><strong><strong>Submit your participation request<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        <strong>Agenda<\/strong>    <\/h2>\n                        <p>\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div id=\"accordion_6a9a192b26041\" class=\"accordion\" data-span=\"8\">\n                                   \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\"><strong>15:00 \u2013 15:05 | Welcome and Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n        <strong>Moderator: Alex Wong<\/strong>, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary General, ITU    <\/p>\n                                                <p>\n        <strong>Opening remarks: Doreen Bogdan-Martin<\/strong>, Secretary-General, ITU    <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\"><strong>15:05 \u2013 15:30 | <\/strong>Partnerships from the Present<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n        <strong>Moderator: Alex Wong<\/strong>, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary General, ITU    <\/p>\n                                                <p>\n        <strong>Panelists: <\/strong>    <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Rodney Taylor<\/strong>, Secretary General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Daryl Vaz<\/strong>, Minister, Ministry of Science, Energy &amp; Technology of Jamaica<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Tricia Paoletta<\/strong>, Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Donna Bethea Murphy<\/strong>, Senior Vice President Global Regulatory, Viasat\/Inmarsat<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Anton Edmunds<\/strong>, General Manager, Regional Country Department Caribbean, Interamerican Development Bank (IDB)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Sameer Bhatti,<\/strong> Chief Executive Officer, The Bahamas Telecommunications Company BTC<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\"><strong>15:30 \u2013 15:35 | <\/strong>Introduction to the Thematic Breakouts<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n            <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\"><strong>15:35 \u2013 16:10 | <\/strong>Thematic Breakouts<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n        <strong><em>Solutions Lab 1 \u2013 Connecting the Hardest to Connect<\/em><\/strong><br><br><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong>Rodney Taylor,<\/strong> Secretary General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union<br><br><strong>Rapporteur: Natalia Vicente<\/strong>, VP Public Affairs, GSOA<br><br><strong>Firestarter: <\/strong>    <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Steven Collins<\/strong>, Chief of Operations, The Bahamas Country Office, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Mark Reynolds<\/strong>, Board Director, CANTO &#8211; Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                                                <p>\n        <br><strong><em>Solutions Lab 2 \u2013 Making Connectivity Meaningful for Everyone<\/em><\/strong><br><br><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong>Hussein Abul-Enein<\/strong>, Head of Middle East, Access Partnership<br><br><strong>Rapporteur: Ahmed Riad<\/strong>, Vice President \u2013 Global Standardization, Huawei<br><br><strong>Firestarter: <\/strong>    <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Haji Jailani Haji Buntar<\/strong>, Chief Executive, Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Chafic Chaya,<\/strong> Regional Manager, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Middle East, RIPE NCC<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                                                <p>\n        <br><strong><em>Solutions Lab 3 \u2013 Turning Connectivity into Opportunity<\/em><\/strong><br><br><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong>Diana Gomez<\/strong>, Senior Manager, Digital Transformation and Policy Innovation, Welchman Keen<br><br><strong>Rapporteur: Mauricio Agudelo<\/strong>, Founder and Director, MAGnitude AI<br><br><strong>Firestarter: <\/strong>Maria Dayton, Senior Director of Capital Partnerships, LG NOVA    <\/p>\n                                                <p>\n        <br><br><strong><em>Solutions Lab 4 \u2013 Connecting Everyone, Transforming Everywhere<\/em><\/strong><br><br><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong>Christopher S. Yoo<\/strong>, Founding Director, Center for Technology, Innovation &amp; Competition, University of Pennsylvania<br><br><strong>Rapporteur: Jos\u00e9 Luis Saboin<\/strong>, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)<br><br><strong>Firestarter: Sandra Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, Director ESG and Global Partnerships for Development, Sateliot    <\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\"><strong>1<\/strong>6:<strong>10 \u2013 16:25 | <\/strong>Report Back and Recommendation<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n            <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\"><strong>16:2<\/strong>5 <strong>\u2013 16:30 | <\/strong>Closing Remarks<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n        <strong>Moderator: Alex Wong<\/strong>, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary General, ITU    <\/p>\n                                                <p>\n        <strong>Closing remarks: Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava<\/strong>, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU    <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <script type=\"text\/JavaScript\">\n                        (function() {\n                            var acc = document.querySelectorAll(\"#accordion_6a9a192b26041 .accordion-card_header\");\n                            var i;\n                            \n                            for (i = 0; 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