ITU Telecom World 2009 In Review Topical Forum Forum sessions brought together players from across the ICT sector, from Min-isters to CEOs, CTOs and technical and policy experts to discuss areas such as the new technologies shaping the future of ICT, the challenges of regulation in a fast-changing environment, and cybersecurity. Sessions featured round-tables and interactive panel discussions, with participants encouraged to put forward their questions via a range of different formats. For the first time, Fo-rum sessions were webcast live to a global audience, allowing many more to share in the debate. Event Snapshot Around 300 young people from 145 countries took part in this year’s Youth Forum, following an action-packed programme of discussion and debate fo-cusing on areas including Innovative technologies and services; New Visions, Policy & Regulation; and Connecting Schools to Connect Communities. During the course of their week in Geneva, Youth Fellows had opportunities to interact and develop mentor relationships with senior members of the ICT sector, such as government officials, industry executives, technology leaders and more. Highest-level Presence VVIP summits brought Heads of State and Government, ICT ministers and heads of regulatory agencies from around the world, together with top C-level decision makers for discussion on critical areas such as cybersecurity, climate change and the role of ICTs in economic development. Heads of State and Heads of Government were unanimous in recognizing the role of technology as a key tool in helping combat climate change, acknowledging the need to have ICTs recognized in the upcoming Copenhagen agreement. They also joined forces to offer condolences for victims of the recent natural disasters in Indo-nesia, the Philippines and the Pacific Islands. Event Snapshot