Programme

Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication technologies

Date and Time: Wednesday, 17 May 2023. 14:30 – 16:30 CEST

Duration: 120 minutes

Location: ITU Headquarters, Room Popov, Geneva, Switzerland.

Meeting type: Physical with a hybrid component.

Registration link: https://www.itu.int/net/CRM/js/sr/C-00012508  

Webcast : Archive

14:30 – 14:45Welcome and opening
14:45 – 14:50Poem by Karimot Obedobe
14:50 – 15:00Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication technologies
15:00 – 16:20Partner2Connect: Mobilizing and tracking progress on commitments to accelerate LDC’s path to prosperity
16:20 – 16:30Closing
OnwardsNetworking reception

Moderators

Max Jacobson

Max Jacobson-González,
Senior Communications Officer,
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Master of Ceremonies

Sulyna

Sulyna Abdullah,
Special Advisor,
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Moderator

Speakers

H.E. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah

H.E. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Sumbue Antas

H.E. Sumbue Antas
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Nina Bekele

Nina Bekele
Product Partnerships
Social Impact, Google

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Graeme Burns
Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), P2C Knowledge Partner

H.E. Aurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta

H.E. Aurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Chris Fabian

Chris Fabian
Co-Founder and Co-Lead,
Giga Initiative

Rabab Fatima
Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, UN-OHRLLS. Video Address

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António Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General. Video Address

Alfie Hamid

Alfie Hamid
Senior Manager
Global Partnerships
Cisco

Minister Paula Ingabire

H.E. Paula Ingabire
Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Innovation, Government of Rwanda

Peter Joziasse

Peter Joziasse
Founder
Digital Child Rights Foundation

Maimuna Kibenga Tarishi

H.E. Maimuna Kibenga Tarishi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Tomas-Lamanauskas

Tomas Lamanauskas
Deputy Secretary-General
International Telecommunication Union

Mario-Maniewicz

Mario Maniewicz
Director
Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union

H. E. Muhammad Abdul Muhith

H. E. Muhammad Abdul Muhith
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York

Julia Nietsch

Julia Nietsch
Digital for Development and Strategic Partnerships
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Nape Nnauye

H.E. Nape Nnauye
Minister, Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania

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Karimot Obedobe
Award winning Poet, Writer and Youth Activist

Seizo-Onoe

Seizo Onoe
Director
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
International Telecommunication Union

Heidi Schroderus-Fox

Heidi Schroderus-Fox
Director, UN-OHRLLS

Christopher Sharrock
Microsoft, Vice President for UN and International Organizations

Xinhui-Wang

Xinhui Wang
Vice President, General Manager of Standards and Industry Relations, ZTE Corporation

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Cosmas Zavazava
Director
ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)