Opening Speeches

Mr Brahima Sanou, Director ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
Mrs Farida Dwi Cahyarini, Secretary-General, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Republic of Indonesia.

Session 1: Implementation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives Adopted by WTDC-14

Moderator:

Mr. Benyamin Sura, Director of Telecommunication, DG of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Indonesia

Panelists:

Implementation status of the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives, Mr. Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Australia’s Contribution to Implementing the WTDC-14 Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives, Mr. Joseph McCaroll, Assistant Director, International Engagement and Strategy, Department of Communications and the Arts, Australia
APT's activities and views on collaboration, innovative approaches on funding and recourse mobilization, Dr. Jongbong Park, Director, Project Development, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
Thailand’s Contributions to ITU Regional Initiatives for Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Montien Loungdechanurak, Plan and Policy Analyst, Senior Professional Level, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), Thailand
Emergency Telecommunications as the ASP Regional Initiative Japan’s International Contribution in the Field of ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Mutsuharu Nakajima, Director for International Policy Coordination International Policy Division, Global ICT Strategy Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Session 2: Multi-stakeholder Round Table: Partnerships on Regional Initiatives to promote the achievement of the UN SDGs

Moderator:

Ms. Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary-General, Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

Panelists:

Ms. Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
Mr. Douglas Broderick, UN Resident Coordinator, Indonesia
ICT4SDG, Luc Durandurand, Head, ICT Application and Cybersecurity Division, BDT, ITU
FAO-ITU collaboration on E-agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region, Mr. Gerard Sylvester, Regional Knowledge and Information Management Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Promoting IPv6 deployment and infrastructure security, Mr. Duncan Macintosh, Development Director, Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
Meeting SDGs in the Pacific- Industry Trends and Requirements, Mr. George Samisoni, Executive Member, Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) and CEO, Fiji International Telecommunications (FINTEL)
Digital India and SDGs, Mr. Kishore Babu, Director (International Relations), Department of Telecommunications, India

Session 3: Harnessing ICTs for an inclusive and sustainable connected society : Opportunities and Challenges

Moderator:

Dr. Bohyun Seo, Director of International Cooperation Division, Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), RO Korea

Panelists:

Bridging the broadband gap: Facilitating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals,Summary, Mr. Ko Kiyoung, Vice President, Korea Telecom
IoT, Big Data, free flow of data and other emerging services in the ICT ecosystem, Mr. Guillaume Mascot, Head of Government Relations APJ & India, Nokia-SG
Preparing the regulatory landscape for future technologies, services and business models, Erick Stephens, Chief Technology Officer, Asia - Microsoft Public Sector
Data Protection, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Ensuring Trust in a Digital Connected Society, Mr. Steven SOON, Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs for Asia Region, Telenor
Ultra-broadband - Achieving Connect 2020 Targets Through Innovations in ICT, [Executive Summary], Mr. Michael MacDonald, Group CTO and Executive Consultant of Huawei SEA
Strengthen the Interconnection Cooperation,Promote ICT Development in ASP Mr. HE Guili, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology

Session 4: Panel Discussion: Stimulating innovation for digital economy: SMEs, Accelerators, incubators, digital skills and fostering national technology champions

Moderator:

Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistan

Panelists:

Ms. Derval Usher, Head of Office, Pulse Lab Jakarta
Mr. Charles Punaha, CEO, National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA), Papua New Guinea (TBC)
Mr. Worapat, Director, Telecom Policy in ASP Region, Intel
Mr. Yuzo MORI, Director, ITU Association of Japan (ITU-AJ)

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