Philippos Hadjizacharias was born in Larnaka in 1975. 

He graduated from the Pancyprian Lyceum of Larnaka. He holds an Accounting degree from the University of Birmingham, ΑΑΤ, FCCA, degrees, MA Taxation in European Law from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of London as well as a certificate on Effective Leadership from the University of Oxford. 

He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, which he has served from various positions. He is a founding member of PHS & Partners, a Larnaka based company. He has served as non-Executive Director as well as Financial and Tax advisor in multinational companies. 

Ms Atsuko Okuda was appointed as the Regional Director in April 2020. She leads ITU’s support to the ​region’s digital transformation and manages the Bangkok and Jakarta offices to cover 38 member countries in Asia and the Pacific. Prior to the new assignment, she was the Chief of the ICT and Development Section of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok, Thailand from 2015 to 2020. At ESCAP, she promoted the development of regional broadband connectivity and inclusive broadband through the implementation of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) initiative. 

Before joining ESCAP, Ms Okuda served the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut as the Chief of the Governance and Statebuilding Section and the Chief of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Section which managed the ESCWA’s programme and projects. Prior to it, she contributed to the Umoja project, the UN Secretariat ERP initiative, in the Office of the Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Management, UNHQ for 2 years. From 2002 to 2010, she was responsible for promoting a wide range of ICT for development initiatives at ESCAP and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) as Senior IT Officer. She started her UN career in the area of ICT for Development at the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, the Bureau for Development Policy, and UNDP Country Office in Bhutan from 1997 to 2002. 

Ms Okuda obtained a BA from Kyoto University (Japan), MA from Helsinki University (Finland), and has currently been enrolled as a research fellow at the United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) in the Netherlands. Her doctoral thesis is entitled “Towards e-compliance: Anti-corruption and e-governance initiatives in the case of Bhutan”, to be defended in 2021. Her academic articles on broadband, AI, and Digital Transformation were published by the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy and the Druk Journal. Among other publications and research papers, she was the author of a chapter on e-resilience in the 2018 UNDESA E-government Survey and several blogs published by ITU. 

Tadeusz Chomicki is a Polish sociologist and diplomat, holding the rank of titular ambassador. He served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to South Korea (2001–2005) and the People's Republic of China (2009–2015). Chomicki played a key role in fostering diplomatic relations, including significant investment decisions in Poland by companies such as LG and Samsung during his tenure in Seoul. He returned to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after concluding his ambassadorial term in 2015. 

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Apostolos Malatras is the Team Leader for Knowledge and Information at the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) where he is in charge of emerging technologies in cybersecurity, threat landscapes, and foresight. As a cybersecurity expert at ENISA, Apostolos is responsible for many projects, including Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, and Smart Mobility. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, academia, and the European Commission, Apostolos has a broad experience in managing and securing network infrastructures and connected and intelligent devices. He is the author and co-author of more than 60 research papers and scientific reports and regularly gives presentations on various international fora. 

​Rexhion Qafa is a cyber-security expert and consultant currently holding the position of Director of the Cybersecurity Analysis Directorate, at the National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cybersecurity of Albania. He has been in the cybersecurity field for more than 15 years of experience in national and international organizations. His previous career counts on very prestigious governmental and private organizations such as Microsoft, National Agency for Information Society, Albanian State Police, Panda Security etc. Rexhion is an international certified SIM3 Auditor, ISO 27001/ 22301 /20001 Lead Auditor, and other various certifications such as MCP, OPC, CCNA etc On the side he has been working as guest lecturer in public and private universities in Albania, covering the subjects of Information Security, Ethical Hacking, E-Commerce etc. 

​Florian Pennings works for Microsoft as Director for EU cybersecurity policies. In this role he actively contributes to relevant cybersecurity policy and cooperation discussion, supporting public policy development with transparency, inclusion and expertise in mind. Before this role, he worked in public sector for EU institutions and national security agencies. He focuses on bringing different organizations together by focusing on common (security) interests and ensuring benefits to global cyber resilience.   

Alexandru Corețchi is a seasoned professional in the field of information technology and cybersecurity. With over 20 years in IT and more than a decade in quality management systems and information security, he currently directs the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service (STISC). Corețchi holds a degree in Information Systems and Computers and a Master's in Computers. 

His career is marked by significant contributions to strategic national projects. These include fully digitizing border area permit processes, energy supervision, and patient services for medical imaging, as well as automating the issuance of various fishing permits. Corețchi's expertise extends to implementing and enhancing Integrated Management Systems in Information Quality and Security, aligned with international standards. His roles involve ensuring business continuity, leading security incident responses, risk assessment and remediation, and maintaining robust security controls. 

​In addition to his technical skills, Corețchi is recognized as a professional IT trainer, known for his professionalism, dedication, self-discipline, and commitment. 

She works in the newly established National CERT under the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), Government of Samoa. SamCERT's mission is to enhance online safety and bolster Samoa's cyber resilience.  

​With over a decade of government service, Ms. Sakuma's IT expertise spans various ministries before her role at SamCERT in 2022. She holds a Master of Information Technology from the University of Auckland and a Bachelor's degree in Computing and Information Science from Auckland University of Technology. She also serves as the Secretary of the Samoa Information Technology Association, actively contributing to ICT projects in Samoa. 

Tanel Sepp received his bachelor's degree in international relations at Euro University and his master's degree at Audentes University. Tanel Sepp has been a diplomat since 2003, has dealt with both European security and South Asian issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While working at the Ministry of Defense for four years, Sepp mainly dealt with cyber security. He has been on assignments in Luxembourg, Brussels, Kabul, Washington and since 2020 in Addis Ababa. 

He is Chairman of ITU-T SG17 (Security). He is working as a professor for the Department of Information Security Engineering of the Soonchunhyang University, Korea from September 1990. He is currently the Director of SCH Cybersecurity Research Centre from Dec. 2013. He was a Commissioner for Personal Information Protection Commission from August 2020 to August 2023. 

He began participating in ITU-T SG 17 in 2003 and has actively contributed to the work of SG17 as a core member of security experts. He was an associate Rapporteur of SG 17 Question 10/17 from 2003 to 2004. For the Study Period (2005 – 2008), he served as a Rapporteur of Question 9/17. He was a Vice Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 17 from 2009 to 2016. He was a Chairman of Working Party 2 (Application Security) of SG17 for the Study Period (2009–2012) and was a Chairman of Working Party 3 (Identity management and cloud computing security) of SG17 for the Study Period (2013–2016). He has been a Project Editor for many approved ITU-T Recommendations or agreed Supplements in DLT security, authentication/application protocols, de-identification techniques, USN/IoT security, 5G security, and cybersecurity. 

He is a Chairman for the ISMS/PIMS certification committee in Korea since 2007. He was a Board director for Korea Information/Security agency from May 2020 to October 2023, a member of advisory committee to the Korea national security office for the Office of the President, Republic of Korea from October 2018 to May 2022, a president of KIISC (Korea Institute on information security and cryptology) in 2011 and is an emeritus president of KIISC. He had worked for ETRI as a senior research engineer from 1982 to 1990. He had been involved in developing high speed transmission system. He had been involved in many (advisory or self-performance evaluation) committees for the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) from 2008 to 2016, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) from 2013 to 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Energy (MoTIE) from 2015 to 2017, Ministry of Science and ICT from 2017. He had been involved in self-performance evaluation) committees for the Ministry of Science and ICT since 2017 to 2019. He had been the chairman for the committee on information security in the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games from January 2015 to May 2018. 

He received a bachelor’s degree in 1981, a Master degree in 1983, and a Ph.D. degree in 1990, all in Electronics Engineering from Hanyang University, Korea. 

Luke guides all-source research and analysis at the Cyber Security Agency to provide Singapore’s public service senior leadership and political office holders with strategic insights into the digital landscape.  

Prior to joining CSA, Luke spent 14 years with the National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) of Singapore, where he oversaw research and analysis on counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection and systems resiliency, as well as emergent national security issues. He previously lectured, emceed and moderated discussions at closed-door events, such as the Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers and the National Security Seminar.  

​Luke holds a Doctorate, Masters by Research (Distinction), and Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Computing Science from Staffordshire University, UK. He was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) by Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in 2023.  

Glenn currently serves as the Senior Officer of Digital Economy at the ASEAN Secretariat, where his responsibilities include overseeing the implementation of key initiatives such as the ASEAN Cybersecurity Cooperation, ASEAN Digital Data Governance Framework, and Digital Innovations. These efforts are specifically geared towards achieving the visions outlined in the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 and supporting the negotiation of the Digital Economy Framework Agreement. 

Before joining the ASEAN Secretariat, he played a pivotal role from 2015 to 2021 at the Think-Tank, World Wide Web Foundation/Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), where he led data governance, smart cities, and internet policy research programs in the Southeast Asia region.  

In addition to his policy expertise, Glenn brings an extensive engineering background in the mobile telecommunication industry. He spent over a decade working in various senior technical roles at multinational companies, including Ericsson and Motorola. 

He attended the Executive Program in Digital Leadership at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Melbourne, Australia. 

Jitender Prakash is handling the security audit portfolio in Department of Telecommunications (DoT), India and have over 22 years of experience in Telecom and ICT field. Earlier to DoT he was worked in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and handled matters related to Quality of Service of Telecom and Internet Service Providers. Prior to joining TRAI he has worked in Telecom Service provider for more than 15 years and handled ICT infrastructure and Mobile technologies. Currently, he is dealing with matters pertaining to guidelines and policy framework for security audit of telecom networks, activities related to Telecom Cyber Security Incident Response Team, matters pertaining to policy framework for security of emerging technologies. He is the Deputy-CISO and performs & assists in CISO functions of DoT including issue of cyber security guidelines and advisories to various unit officers of DoT. He is involved in matters pertaining to capacity building in network security, cyber security and departmental security domains.

As the Director of the European Institute for Political Studies of Moldova (EIPSM), I lead the development and implementation of initiatives related to cybersecurity and international security, in collaboration with various stakeholders from the public and private sectors, international partners as well as academia and civil society. With over 12 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity, I have contributed to the establishment and management of the Cyber Security Center CERT-GOV-MD, where I oversaw the protection and resilience of the national information infrastructure and the provision of cybersecurity services to public authorities. I have also acquired multiple certifications and honors in the domains of cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and business continuity, reflecting my commitment to continuous learning and professional development. My core competencies include cybersecurity strategy and policy, cyber defense and incident response, information security governance and compliance, international and European security affairs, and stakeholder engagement and communication. I am passionate about advancing the cybersecurity and international security agenda in Moldova and the region, and leveraging my expertise and experience to support the EIPSM's mission of promoting democratic values, human rights, and European integration.​