 Cristina Bueti
Counsellor, ITU
Cristina Bueti is the ITU Focal Point on Environment and 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)” 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. |
 Javier García Díaz
Director General, UNE, Spain
General Director of the Spanish Association for Standardization UNE since December 2017. Currently, he is Vice-President Technical of the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) therefore Chairman of the Technical Board of this organization. He is member of the Council Board of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and member of the Administrative Boards of the European Committees for Standardization (CEN and CENELEC). Mr. García server in the Standardization Management Board of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) from 2012 to 2017. He is a graduate in chemical engineering from the Complutense University in Madrid, holds postgraduate qualification in Business Administration and Marketing Management as well as a Master’s Degree in Innovation Management. He followed Diplomatic Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
 Bernard Gindroz
Chairman ISO TC 268, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Dr. Bernard Gindroz is, since 2014, an independent consultant on Energy, Environment, Climate Change, Smart Cities and Communities and Transport, with a special focus on innovation, policies and standardization. Dr. Bernard GINDROZ is very active in standardization, as Chairman of the ISO TC 268 (Sustainable Development of Communities) since 2016, Chairman of the CEN/CENELEC Joint TC 6 (Hydrogen in Energy Systems), Chairman of the CEN/CENELEC/ETSI Sector Forum on Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities, Chairman of the CEN/CENELEC Sector Forum Energy Management-Energy Transition (SFEM). Dr. Bernard is an EU expert in Adaptation to Climate Change, a projects’ evaluator of several EU research and innovation programs and initiative leader in the EIP SCC (European Innovative Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities). Dr. Bernard GINDROZ has been involved in Innovation, policy and competitiveness issues for more than 30 years. He has been working for the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) as Regional Director, Head of Industry and innovative technologies Department, Deputy Director Sustainable Cities and Territories and Director Energy, Air and Noise. In 2005, Dr. Bernard GINDROZ joined the French Agency for Industrial Innovation, supporting large innovative technology cooperative projects – state aids -, as Director for Energy, Environment, Transport and Climate Change Innovation Programs. He has been active for more than 30 years in International R&D and innovative programs. Dr. Bernard GINDROZ has a master in Mechanical Engineering. He got a second master in applied/industrial mathematics and a PhD in hydrodynamics and multiphase flows. Dr. Bernard GINDROZ has been teaching and leading research programs as Professor in several technology Institutes, engineering schools and at the French Naval Academy. |
 Bilel Jamoussi
Chief of Study Group Department, 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.
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 Hyoung Jun Kim
Vice Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 20 and Co-convener of the JCA-IoT and SC&C
Dr. Hyoung Jun Kim joined ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) in 1988, and he is currently working as Managing Director of PEC (Protocol Engineering Centre) in ETRI. He has had about 28 year research experiences in various divisions of ETRI including Info-Communications Technology Division, IT Strategy Research Division, Information & Telecommunications Technology Division, and Protocol Engineering Centre. He has been currently serving as Vice-Chairmen of ITU-T SG20 and Chairman of WP1 (Internet of Things) under ITU-T SG20, Convener of the JCA-IoT in ITU-T SG20. He also has been serving as vice-Chairmen of ITU-T SG13 and Chairmen of WP3 (SDN and Networks of Future) in SG13.
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 Harsha Vardhan Madiraju
Associate Director , Member Recruitments and Marketing World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)
Harsha is a geospatial technology evangelist with 15+ years of experience in the geospatial industry in the areas of marketing, business development, and pre-sales. As part of his current and previous roles, he brings an understanding of the latest happening in the geospatial market, technology trends, and innovative applications. An alumnus of UCLA Anderson School of Management and the University of Salzburg, his professional interests are in the areas of leadership, marketing and communications, and strategy. When not at work, he prefers reading to improve his skills and understanding about technology, and it's the impact on society and topics related to leadership development. You can follow him on LinkedIn at
https://in.linkedin.com/in/harshamadiraju
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 Nasser Saleh Al Marzouqi
Chairman ITU-T Study Group 20: Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)
Mr. Nasser Al Marzouqi is the Chairman of the ITU-T Study Group 20 “Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)” which provides the specialized IoT standardization platform necessary for the convergence to rest on a cohesive set of international standards. The focus of the research conducted by ITU-T Study Group 20 will be on identifying and analyzing emerging applications and global solutions for IoT and smart cities, which will contribute to improving the interoperability of various IoT-based technologies, a key factor in ensuring end-user and market acceptance of IoT solutions. Nasser Al Marzouqi is currently working for the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority in the United Arab Emirates in the International Affairs Division. He also functions as the UAE representative to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has been closely involved in the major ITU conferences and events. He received his Master’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Latrobe University in Australia. The TRA in the UAE has been at the forefront of pioneering developments in the field of ICT and in providing an optimal enabling environment in which the UAE’s ICT sector can flourish. Mr. Al Marzouqi is a firm proponent of converting existing systems to high-efficiency systems, helping to bridge the digital divide and to increase global communication and the transition to smart sustainable cities.
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 Michael Mulquin
Chair Smart Cities Systems Committee, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Michael has spent 25 years partnering with cities, rural areas, and industry on how technology can help neighbourhoods and cities work better. For the last seven years he has been focusing on the development and implementation of smart and sustainable city standards and has had the opportunity to learn from many experts in different Standards Development Organisations. He is technical author of two British Standards Institution publications: PD8100 Smart cities overview – Guide and PD8101 Smart cities – Guide to the role of the planning and development process. He is Chair of the IEC Smart Cities Systems Committee and is an active member of ISO TC 268 and JTC1 Working Group 11. He was a member of the ITU-T Smart and Sustainable Cities Focus Group. He is Principal Architect of the TM Forum’s Smart City Maturity Model and is helping lead their work on Smart City standards from a Telecom industry perspective. He received the TM Forum Outstanding Contributor Award in 2017.
He is City Standards Associate with the Connected Places Catapult – the UK Government Innovation agency for smart transport and smart cities. |
