A better future for all with international standards (19 June 2023)

Yaniv Benhamou
Professor of Digital Law and Data Protection and Cybersecurity at the University of Geneva, and Executive Director of the Digital Law Summer School 

Yaniv Benhamou is Associate Professor in Digital Law at Faculty of Law, Digital Law Center, the University of Geneva. He works on copyright and privacy, focusing on emerging technologies, the cultural sector and data-as-commons (open licensing and data class actions). He regularly acts as an expert for public institutions (World Intellectual Property Organisation WIPO, International Council of Museums ICOM, Swiss IP Office) and is member of the Board of Director of the Digital Law Center, of the Art-Law Center and of the CAS Digital Finance Law.
Besides his academic activities, he is the founder of “Artists Rights”, a free legal consultation provider for Swiss artists, and is a practising musician.
In 2023, he leads the 2023 “World Knowledge Dialogue“ on the topic of “Financing and governance of culture in the digital age” an international congress gathering 50 leading experts from Switzerland and abroad.

Cristina Bueti​​
U4SSC Focal Point and Counsellor, ITU

Cristina Bueti is the ITU Focal Point on Smart Sustainable Cities. She is also the Counsellor of ITU-T Study Group 20 “Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)” and the Counsellor of the Focus Group on metaverse at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). She also serves as TSB/ITU focal point for Latin America. Cristina Bueti graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, Law and International Cooperation and Development of the University of Florence, where she completed postgraduate studies in International Cooperation and Telecommunications Law in Europe. She ​also holds a specialization in Environmental Law with a special focus on Telecommunications. In 2003, Ms. Bueti built on her academic credentials by completing a specialized course in peace keeping and international cooperation with special focus on telecommunications at the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta, before joining the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva in January 2004. As part of the International Women’s Day 2016, she was named as one of the twenty Geneva-based inspirational women working to protect the environment. She has authored over 40 reports on telecommunication issues. A native Italian speaker, Cristina is also fluent in English, French and Spanish.​​​

Bilel ​Jamoussi​​​​
Chief of Study Groups, TSB, ITU

Tunisian born, Dr. Bilel Jamoussi is Chief of the Study Groups Department of ITU Standardization Bureau in Geneva Switzerland. Since 2010, he has been leading the bureau’s standards making activities into a new era characterized by rapid convergence and the need for increased collaboration with vertical sectors and partnership between developed and developing countries. Prior to 2010, Jamoussi worked for a Telecommunication equipment and solutions provider for 15 years in Canada and then in the United States where he held several leadership positions and was granted 22 US patents in diverse areas including packet, optical, wireless, and quality of service. He holds a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English and speaks some Spanish and German.​​

Ammihud Joseph
Research and teaching assistant

Ammihud Joseph holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Geneva (2019) and a Master’s degree in economic law (2021), during which he was an exchange student at the University of Zurich. He participated in the Digital Law Summer School organised by the Digital Law Center of the University of Geneva (2020). In parallel to his academic formation, Ammihud Joseph worked as a legal consultant for the NGO International Disability Alliance (IDA), in Geneva. He also presided over the Permanence Juridique des Étudiants.e.s (PJE). In February 2022, he joined the Digital Law Center where he is a research and teaching assistant to Professor Jacques de Werra and Professor Yaniv Benhamou. His main areas of research are data protection, new technologies, media law, as well as challenges to the respect of constitutional rights in cyberspace.

Mythili Menon
Project Officer, ITU

Mythili Menon works as Project Officer at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the domain of standardization for new and emerging technologies. She serves as the Advisor of the ITU/WMO/UNEP Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM) and the ITU/FAO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A). Mythili possesses a strong background in environmental science, standardization, and the policy frameworks underlying sustainable development issues. Between 2015-2017, she worked for the ITU-T Study Group 20 on ‘Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities’ and ITU-T Study Group 5 on ‘Environment, Climate Change, and Circular Economy’. Previously, she worked as the Standardization Lead at Mandat International for various EU Horizon 2020 projects. Mythili holds a Masters in ‘Standardization, Social Regulation and Sustainable Development’ from the University of Geneva. She completed her Bachelors in ‘Environmental Science and Chemistry’ from University College Utrecht in the Netherlands. The areas relating to the sustainable development goals, artificial intelligence, blockchain, intelligent transport systems, disaster management, data management, smart cities, and IoT are of enduring interest to her and she has co-authored several publications on these subjects.

Seizo Onoe
Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU

Seizo Onoe took office as Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. Known in the industry as “the father of LTE” (Long-Term Evolution mobile broadband), he now aims for global outreach to bridge standardization gaps, deliver the benefits of technology widely and speedily, and ensure meaningful and affordable broadband access for everyone. Before his election as TSB Director by ITU Member States, he completed an over 30-year career with Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO. In 2021, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Standardization Strategy Officer for NTT Corporation and a Fellow of NTT DOCOMO. From 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Architect and President of its subsidiary DOCOMO Technology. From 2012 to 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, a Member of the Board of Directors, and Managing Director of R&D Innovation Division. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of NTT DOCOMO’s R&D Strategy Department and Managing Director of the company’s Radio Network Development Department. Mr Onoe holds a Master’s degree in electronics from the Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering.