ITU Telecom World 2009 In Review 2009 Geneva 5-9 October the ICT sector itself but also to help other industries to reduce their emission levels. The need for ongoing cooperation in order to achieve ecological goals is clear, as ultimately we all share the same natural resources on the Earth. Summary of closing remarks This session was the start of a major dialogue that ran throughout the whole week and extended long beyond the event itself. It is through global institutions such as ITU that global solutions can be reached. Moderator * Dr A. Reza Jafari, Chairman, ITU TELECOM Board, Chairman and CEO, e-Develop-ment International, United States Panellists * Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union, ITU * His Excellency Mr Francisco Ros, Secretary of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain * Mr John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc., United States * Mr Hans Vestberg, CFO and incoming CEO , Ericsson - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Erics-son, Sweden * Mr Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO * Mr E.E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization, IMO OpCl.2 OPEN SUMMIT: ICTs FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH This second key Forum opening session gave an in-depth examination of the global financial crisis. It looked at how ICTs can contribute to an acceleration of economic growth, and at what different ICT industry stakeholders have done and envision in order to help this become reality. Summary of moderator’s statement Moderator CNN Anchor, Adrian Finighan outlined how the global economic crisis started out in the US, where the biggest of stimulus packages have been granted. The ICT industry has a key role to play in any stimulus plans. 54 Forum Summary Report