{"id":305,"date":"2025-09-11T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/un-virtual-worlds-day\/2024\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:42:09","slug":"steering-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/un-virtual-worlds-day\/2024\/steering-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Steering Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <p>\n        The steering committee comprises the representatives of the UN entities that contributed to help shape the programme and draft the report of the UN Virtual Worlds Day conclusions. The committee will work through electronic means and will hold conference calls as required.     <\/p>\n                                <p>\n        The Steering Committee is chaired by\u00a0<strong>Cristina Bueti<\/strong>, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).    <\/p>\n                                <p>\n        The Steering Committee comprises the following members:     <\/p>\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Alana Poole<\/strong>, UN Futures Lab Network<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><strong>Joolokeni Vesikko<\/strong>, UN Futures Lab Network<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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