ITU Telecom World 2009 In Review 2009 Geneva 5-9 October and services and that would support the business model that making ICT’s and the information society is good business and not just supplying a small niche market. Assistive technology was often the key to help people improve their lives and to be included in the information society. Governments needed to work together so that polices would be inter working across the different ministries though out the world. Moderator * Ms Andrea Saks, International Telecommunications Specialist for the Deaf, Voice of TTY, United States Panellists * Mr Hiroshi Kawamura, President, Daisy Consortium, Japan * Mrs Roxana Dunnette, Director, R&D Media Sarl, Switzerland * Ms Salma Abbasi, Chairperson and CEO, e Worldwide Group, United Arab Emirates * Dr Mick Donegan, Deputy Academic Director, SMARTlab, University of East London, United Kingdom * Mr Claudio Giugliemma, Founder, CTO, BoD Member, QualiLife Inc., Switzerland * Mr Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict , United States * Mr Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union, ITU SpS.2 : SETTING A NEW AGENDA AND DEFINING THE OUTCOMES Summary of debate The session reflected on the Event. The panelists highlighted this rare occasion whereby Heads of State from differ-ent parts of the world had come together and join a crucial global ICT develop-ment agenda. 146 Forum Summary Report