Regina Assoumou Bessou

​ International Cooperation Director, Telecommunication/ICT Regulatory Authority and Post Office of Cote d'Ivoire

Ms Assoumou-Bessou, graduated in Legal, Administrative and Taxation Sciences and engaged in the ICT sector since 2001, and Master degree's REGTEL in Regulation, is currently covering the position of International Cooperation Director at the Telecommunication/ICT Regulatory Authority and Post Office of Côte d’Ivoire (ARTCI).

Ms Bessou has a long history of engagement with ITU. Since 2002 she has been Vice-Rapporteur and Rapporteur on Question 12-2/1, as well as Rapporteur for Question 10-3/2 on Telecommunications/ICT for rural and remote areas and for Question 18-2/1. As of today, she has been Chair of Study Group-1 since 2017, elected on occasion of the WTDC-17.

During her career she also served as Head of Litigation and Complaints Department and Head of Consumer’s Protection and Competitive Environment Department at ARTCI.

MS BESSOU is also president of Amical des Femmes Actives des Telecommunications/TIC (Telecommunication/ICT Active Women Association) of Côte d’Ivoire and member of the NGO Femmes & TIC of Côte d’Ivoire. She is a role model for all women in the digital world as well as first African woman to hold her current position as Chair of ITU-D Study Group-1. And Vice Chair of TDAG. ​