Noha Gaafar, currently Expert of International Policies at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt, has around 20 years of experience in the telecom regulatory field.

She worked among different domains, since she has joined NTRA in 2002. She has gained good experience in the International domain of telecommunications through her work at the International Relations Department of NTRA for over 10 years (2008 – 2019).

As an expert at the Strategic Planning Sector, Noha drafted NTRA plan to become a fifth generation regulator (G5) according to the ITU regulatory Indexing.
She also served as Regional Cooperation Senior Manager starting 2014; managing cooperation activities with NTRA counterparts. In that capacity, Noha participated in the hosting and organization of two of the most important international events of telecommunications, GSR-16 and WRC-19, in 2016 and 2019 respectively, in addition to some other regional events. In 2010, she was assigned following up on NTRA development projects with the UNDP. Besides, she was in charge of managing a Twinning Project between NTRA, and the Italian and German regulators, launched under the European Commission Aid Programme. Prior to that she was assigned the file of Internet Governance in 2008; focusing on analyzing Internet political issues discussed within ICANN. She organized two Internet Governance workshops in cooperation with Diplo Foundation for NTRA experts in preparation for hosting IGF in 2010.

Before that, Noha had had worked in the Technical Affairs department for four years, where she participated in various international activities in relation to the ITU, and its Arab Regional Office, and followed up on NTRA regional activities in different entities such as ATU, COMESA, and ARICEA. Moreover, she witnessed the establishment of the Arab Regulators Network (AREGNET), after which she was appointed as NTRA focal point for some of the network projects in 2005. Hence, Noha has proficiency in organizing international and regional events, in addition to project management, and negotiation skills.
Noha holds a B.Sc. degree in Political Science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, since 2000.

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.

Zeina is the Head of International Cooperation at OGERO Telecom, the incumbent operator in Lebanon. Her main duties include Coordination with the ITU, GSMA, ETSI and other International organizations.

With a BA in Business Administration focused on Marketing and Management, she has 24 years of experience in Marcom, Regulatory Affairs, and International Cooperation.

With the aim to position Lebanon on global stages, she organized the Lebanese presence and national pavilions at MWC in Barcelona for 3 consecutive years.

On Internet Governance, Zeina was appointed by the United Nations General Secretary as Multistakeholder Advisory Group member where she served for 3 years, representing the Public sector in Lebanon and the Arab Region. She organized the Lebanese Open Forums at IGF Geneva 2017 and IGF Berlin 2019. Zeina is Member of the Arab MAG and of the Technical Cooperation Working Group, nominated by the League of Arab States and ESCWA, to work on the enhancement of the Arab Internet Governance Forum where she was leading the Arab team working on the reorganization of the Arab IGF.

Currently, Zeina is heading the General Secretariat of the Lebanese IGF and its coordinator, and the representative of this initiative in the NRIs. She is managing Lebanon’s membership in “We Protect ” and “We, The Internet” initiatives. She is leading OGERO’s activities related to “Girl’s in ICT” and Women empowerment as well as COP awareness campaigns.

Zeina is also member of the national committee for Children Online Safety within the Higher Council for Childhood and the Scientific Communication Coordinator for the Super Computer (High Performance Computing for Lebanon) project.

Lately, she was selected as ICANN72 fellow and Vice Chair for the Advisory Board of the NoW4WTDC for the Arab Region.

Zeina is a proud wife and mother of a graduate daughter. She is an animal welfare activist and an advocate for pet adoption, with a passion for making both mosaic and tasty food.

Ms. Cristiana Flutur joined the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) in 2012, as an expert in the Unit for International Relations and European Affairs. She has an active role in representing Romania in the ITU and other international foras.

In June 2019, she was appointed Director for International Affairs within ANCOM, managing the activity of three units which cover issues such as relationship with international and regional organisations, translations and bilateral cooperation, EU affairs, the organization of events and travels, respectively.

Ms. Flutur is the first woman to hold the position of chair of the Committee for ITU Policy (Com-ITU) and co-president of CEPT (The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations), for a period of three years that started in June 2018. Furthermore, she has acted as European vice-chair of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) and main coordinator for the European Common Proposals and Positions for PP-18.

Ms Flutur is an Economics graduate from the Faculty of Finance and Banking, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and holds a master’s degree from the same university in European Economics. She has an extensive experience in the public sector, in both national and international institutions.

She received bachelor’s degree in the faculty of Telecommunication and radiocommunication and did master’s degree in Radiotechnology and Communication from the Azerbaijan Technical University.
She worked as a chief laboratory assistant, head of laboratory and lecturer at the Azerbaijan Technical University.

She also worked for Radio Television Broadcasting and Satellite Communication Production Unity.
Currently Expert in Satellite frequency coordination at the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
She is highly qualified expert in spectrum management, as well as satellite and terrestrial services with solid academic background on radiocommunication.
She is participating at the ITU meetings and satellite coordination meetings as representative of the Azerbaijan Communication Administration.
Sahiba Hasanova was vice-chairperson of ITU-R Study Group 4 (Satellite Services).

She is a member of the Frequency working Party of ITSO.

She has been elected to the Radio Regulations Board in PP-18 for 2019-2022 years. She is a first women RRB member from C region (Eastern Europe and Northern Asia) of the ITU. Currently she is candidate for re-election to the RRB.
She participated at ITU Council, WTDC, WRC, RA, RCC and CEPT conferences and other high-level meetings and summits on behalf of the Azerbaijan Communications Administration. Also she had been participated in the Women’s Leadership Workshop on Empowering Women in Radiocommunications Negotiations during WRC-15.

Sahiba Hasanova has been awarded “Taraggi“ Medal (“Medal of Progress”) by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for special contributions in the sphere of telecommunications in Azerbaijan and 2 honorary certificate by MTCHT.

She also has been awarded Medal by Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC) for her work for RCC region.

She awarded Azerbaijani Women Award Diploma (AWITA) on“Recognising the outstanding innovation achieved by women in the industry in Azerbaijan” by Femmes Digitales.

She is engaged in scientific activities and has 9 published scientific articles and 2 tutorials.

Dr. Kim Mallalieu is deputy chair of the Board of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) and chair of the Authority’s Board Review Committee. She is senior lecturer and leader of the Communication Systems Group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of the West Indies (UWI), chair of the UWI St. Augustine Campus ICT Steering Committee, and past coordinator of UWI’s Master’s degree in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, MRP (Telecommunications). She also lectures in Carnegie Mellon University’s Centre for Executive Education in Technology Policy.

Dr. Mallalieu is chief rapporteur and member of the Executive Steering Committee of the Universal Safeguards for Digital Public Infrastructure Initiative of OSET and UNDP; pro bono technical supervisor of the ITU, TATT and Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Smart Seas Project; and a member of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force. She coordinates the Mentoring Programme for Permanent Consultative Committee I (PCC.I) of Inter‑American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) and, as a keen advocate for gender equality for development, she is vice chair of the Advisory Board for the Network of Women (NOW) in ITU-D, and member of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO) Women in ICT (WICT) Committee.

As Principal Investigator of the Caribbean ICT Research Programme (CIRP), Dr. Mallalieu is engaged in multidisciplinary action research with an emphasis on building the resilience of underserved populations. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University College London. She is a member of Radio Emergency Associated Communication Teams (REACT); a licensed amateur radio and GMDSS short range operator; and the recipient of local, regional and international teaching and research awards, and other awards of distinction. She is the first woman to title a dog in the sport of Internationale Gebrauchshunde Prüfungsordnung (IGP) in Trinidad and Tobago.

Mrs. Nyamutswa a Lawyer who is employed as the Director Legal for Services by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe . She has vast experience in the practice of law banking and ICT law, having practiced law for 10 years and worked for large international and Zimbabwean financial institutions .She is the current Vice Chair for Africa, for the World Telecommunication Development Conference(WTDC) Inter-regional Preparatory Meetings. She chairs the African Telecommunications Union Ad Hoc Working Group on the ITU-Development Sector ‘s contribution to the ITU Strategic and Operational Plans.

Caecilia is current Co-Rapporteur for ITU -D Study Group 1 question 5/1, on Telecommunications/ICTs for Rural and Remote areas, for the 1018 to 2021 Study Period, which saw the publication by ITU of a comprehensive study paper prepared by the Rapporteur Group, on broadband development and connectivity solutions for rural and remote areas and the release of the final Report of the Question. The Report has critical information useful for bridging the Gender Digital Divide. She is also the Zimbabwe focal point for matters relating to TDAG, WSIS and WTDC and was Africa’s focal point on the International Telecommunications Regulations at the Plenipotentiary Conference in 2018.

Having coordinated the participation of Zimbabwean women in the ITU-D cybersecurity mentorship programme , her vision is to see a world where subject to addressing of historical gender differences and imbalances, employment of women in key ICT positions is gender blind.

Inga Rimkeviciene, Head of International and Public Relations at the Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) of the Republic of Lithuania, works at the national communications regulator for more than 15 years. She participated in several EU projects in the field of electronic communications, member of Standardization Technical Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility (TK 8). Since 2018, Member of Lithuanian delegation at the main ITU events, including the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (Dubai, 2018), ITU Council, GSR, other. Since 2019, Chair of the Steering Committee of ITU Europe Centres of Excellence. Since May 2020, the Chair of the CEPT Project Team on preparation to the WTDC-21 and the main coordinator of preparations of Europe for the WTDC. Active participant of the Network of Women (NoW) for Europe Region, member of the Advisory Board of the Network of Women for WTDC (NoW4WTDC).

Ms. Daniela Rivera Dávila serves as Executive Director of International Affairs of the Telecommunications Sector in the Undersecretary of Infrastructure of the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation of the Government of Mexico. She joined this Secretariat in 2013 holding different positions such as the Chief of Staff of the Undersecretary of Communications and the Directorate of Digital Inclusion of the Coordination of the Information and Knowledge Society. In January 2018, she was appointed to lead the international area of the Undersecretariat where she has an active role in representing Mexico in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL), the Regional Technical Telecommunications Commission (COMTELCA) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) among other international organizations. In addition, Ms. Rivera is in charge of the negotiations of international legal instruments on Telecommunications/ICT issues.

Ms. Rivera is a graduate of the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico with a degree in International Relations. She has extensive experience in the public sector, and both in national and international institutions.

Ms.Ke Wang, Deputy Chief Engineer，Industry and Planning Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.
ITU-D SG2 vice chairman (2014-2017,2018-2021)

She is engaged in telecommunication industry development research, broadband network, emergency telecommunication, satellite communication research etc.