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​​​​​​​ITU Workshop for Europe on
Mapping of Terrestrial Broadband Infrastructure
Bridging Digital Divide and Fostering Investment Opportunities
Warsaw, Poland, 2-3 July 2019

Tuesday | 2 July 2019

​9:30– 10:30Opening Ceremony
  • Marcin Cichy, President of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Republic of Poland
  • Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ITU Office for Europe, ITU

    High-Level Addresses of Present Heads of Regualtory Authorities

  • Mr. Branko Kovijanic, President of the Council, Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services of Montenegro
  • Mr Octavian Rau, Director of the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology of Moldova
  • Special Guests
​10:45 – 13:00Regional and Global Approaches for Mapping of Broadband Infrastructure and Services and Identifying Investment Opportunities in ICT Sector

Moderation: Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ITU Office for Europe, ITU

Panelists:

  • Istvan Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU, Presentation
  • Guido Acchioni, DG Connect, European Commission, Presentation
  • Inga Popovici, Chair of IRB EWG, Eastern Partnership, Presentation
  • Juan Navas-Sabater, Lead ICT Specialist, Brussels Office of the World Bank, Presentation
  • Po-Wen Liu, Senior Sector Economist, European Investment Bank, Presentation 
​14:00 – 15:30Examples of Mapping Tools for EU Member States

Moderation: Wojciech Berezowski, Head of International Organizations Unit,  Department of Foreign Affairs, the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Republic of Poland”

  • Agnieszka Gładysz, Director, Department of Strategy and Market Analysis, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland, Presentation
  • Marco Simoncic, Agency for communication networks and services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS), Slovenia, Presentation
  • Guillaume Garnier, Chief of Broadband Infrastructure, Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority  (ARCEP), France, Presentation
  • Ákos Bóna, The Digital Future Foundation, Hungary
​16:00 – 17:30Mapping Tools in South Eastern Europe

Moderation: Vladimir Daigele, Programme Officer, Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division (TND), Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU

  • Denion Meidani, Director of Monitoring, Control And Inspection, Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP), Albania, Presentation
  • Meliha Kovacevic, Head of Licencing in Telecommunications, Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presentation 
  • Vadim Kaptur, ONAT Academy, Ukraine, Presentation
  • Niko Keburia, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia, Presentation
  • Kreshnik Gashi, Special Guest of UKE, Presentation
​17:30 – 17:45Conclusions of the Day

 Wednesday | 3 July 2019

​9:00– 10:30Mapping Tools in South Eastern Europe

Moderation: Agnieszka Gładysz, Director, Department of Strategy and Market Analysis, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland

  • Dubravka Aleksic, Manager For Electronic Communication Networks, Montenegro, Presentation
  • Zoran Aleksov, Head of Public Electronic Networks and Services Division, Agency for Electronic Communications (AEC), North Macedonia, Presentation 
  • Branko Mirkovic, Head of Networks, Services & Electronic Equipment. Division, RATEL, Serbia, Republic of Serbia, Presentation
​11:00 – 12:30Mapping Infrastructure and Identifying Investment Opportunities

Moderation: Istvan Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division (TND), Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU

Panelists:

  • Joanna Antczak, Head of Unit, Department of Strategy and Market Analysis, UKE, Poland, Presentation
  • Vadim Kaptur, ONAT Academy, Ukraine and Vice-Chair of ITU-D Study Group 1 on “Enabling environment for the development of telecommunications/ICTs", Presentation
  • Vladimir Daigele, Programme Officer, Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division (TND), Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU, Presentation
​12:30 – 13:15  Multistakeholder Round Table on National, Regional, Global Actions Facilitating Broadband Mapping

Moderation: Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ITU Office for Europe Office, Presentation

Panelists:

  • Teddy Woodhouse, Research Analyst & Advocate, Web Foundation, Presentation
  • All stakeholders participating in the meeting
​13:15 – 13:30Conclusions, Way Forward and Closing Ceremony
  • ITU
  • UKE