Focus Area Leaders

Each of the four Focus Areas of the P2C Digital Coalition are represented by 5 entities/organizations who will act as the Focus Area Leaders of the Coalition. The entities include Governments, Private Sector (including philanthropic organizations), UN Agencies and other International or Regional Organizations (including Multilateral Development Banks), Civil Society and Youth groups.

The Focus Area Leaders also provide strong evidence of commitment in the Focus Area, and are ready to make a major commitment or pledge towards them. They are also ready to actively engage in the design of the Focus Areas Action Framework, and to advocate on the P2C Coalition through their networks at a global level.

Each of the four Focus Areas of the P2C Digital Coalition are represented by 5 entities/organizations who act as the Focus Area Leaders of the Coalition. The entities include Governments, Private Sector (including philanthropic organizations), UN Agencies and other International or Regional Organizations (including Multilateral Development Banks), Civil Society and Youth.

The Focus Area Leaders have actively been engaged in the design of the Focus Areas Action Framework, and advocate for the P2C Digital Coalition through their networks at a global level. They also provide strong evidence of their continuous commitment to the Focus Area they support in the form of concrete, measurable pledges for achieving universal meaningful connectivity.

Focus Area 1

ACCESS: Connecting people everywhere


Nick Read
Nick Read
CEO, Vodafone
biography
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
biography
H.E. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
H.E. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Government of Ghana
biography
Mmabatho Motsamai
Mmabatho Motsamai
Founder, The Afrolutionist. Generation Connect visionaries board member
biography
José M. Alonso
José M. Alonso
Interim CEO and Director of Strategy and Operations, World Wide Web Foundation
biography
Focus Area 2

ADOPTION: Empowering communities


Brad Smith
Brad Smith
President, Microsoft
biography
Dr. Sima Sami Bahous
Dr. Sima Sami Bahous
Executive Director, UN Women
biography
Michaela Sánchez Malcolm
Michaela Sánchez Malcolm
Secretary of Public Innovation, Government of Argentina
biography
Sinead Bovell
Sinead Bovell
Founder, Waye. Generation Connect visionaries board member
biography
Chat Garcia Ramilo
Chat Garcia Ramilo
Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
biography
Focus Area 3

VALUE CREATION: Building digital ecosystems


Gopal Vittal
Gopal Vittal
Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Airtel
biography
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
Administrator, UNDP
biography
Björn Richter
Björn Richter
Head of Digital Transformation Cluster of Global and Sector Programmes, GIZ, Government of Germany (Interim FA Leader)
biography
Ted Chen
Ted Chen
Co-Founder & CEO, Evercomm Singapore. Generation Connect visionaries board member
biography
Kate Wilson
Kate Wilson
CEO, Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL)
biography
Focus Area 4

ACCELERATE: Incentivizing investments


Andile Ngcaba
Andile Ngcaba
Founder and Chairman, Convergence Partners Investments
biography
Benigno López Benítez
Benigno López Benítez
Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
biography
Shalin Jyotishi
Shalin Jyotishi
Research, Writer and Policy Strategist, New America. Generation Connect visionaries board member
biography
H.E Dr. Tariq Al Gurg
H.E Dr. Tariq Al Gurg
CEO & Vice-Chairman of Dubai Cares
biography