Agenda

As the Chairman, Mr. Shyam Sunder Sikder joined BTRC on 14th December 2020. He holds his Masters in Statistics from the University of Chittagong in 1981 and MBA from Northern University in 2008.
 
He started his career with teaching. In 1984, his professional career began at Bangladesh Bank, where he joined as an officer. Later he was appointed to the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986. He holds a wide range of government positions in administering different ministries, divisions and departments during his career span. He was the Secretary of the ICT Division in 2014. Later in 2017, he took charge of the Secretary of Posts and Telecommunications Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. He retired from the Posts and Telecommunications Division as Senior Secretary in January 2019.
 
During his professional life span, the most remarkable achievement was the project implementation of the launching of Bangabandhu Satellite1. Apart from this, he was deeply involved in the mammoth activities of ICT and Telecommunication policymaking, infrastructure development (i.e. establishment of 30,000 digital classrooms and 6500 Sheikh Rasel digital Lab in educational institutions, fiber optic connectivity of 492 Upazila Parishad and 4554 Union Parishad, IV Tier Data Centre, and SEA-ME-WE 5 Submarine Cable Connectivity, 28 Hi-tech & Software Technology Park in the different part of the country, IT training institute in 7 Divisional Headquarter), new technology introduction, 4G implementation, etc.

Dr. P.D. Vaghela joined as Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 1st October, 2020. Prior to joining TRAI, Dr.Vaghela was Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.   Dr.Vaghela had graduated in Commerce in the year 1982.  He did his M.B.A (Master of Business Administration) with specialization in Financial Management in 1984 and also obtained M.A in Development Studies (Public Policy & Management) from the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague in the Netherlands in the year 2005.  He was decorated with a Doctorate in the year 2013 in Public Management and Policy by Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat.

He joined Indian Administrative Service [IAS] in 1986.  He has held various assignments starting from District level to State level, during which he had won a number of awards for excellence as best Collector & District Magistrate 86 District Development Officer. In his assignment as Chairman, Kandla Port (2008-2013), the port was  awarded  as the  best  port for  five  years of his  tenure.  He worked as  Chief Commissioner of Sales Tax, in Gujarat, during which period he has played a major role in drafting GST law, its rules and fixing GST rates of goods and services as Convener of national level GST Law and GST Fitment Committees.  He was closely involved in the GST  implementation  at national  level  as a  key  member of GST  Implementation Committee.

As Secretary Pharmaceuticals, he has launched  four  ambitious schemes  to transform the sector. He also worked as Convenor of Empowered Group 3 (now EG2) which handled availability of critical medical supplies like PPE, N-95, Ventilators and testing kits. Today India is  exporting these  items  for which India was otherwise dependent on imports during pre-covid time. In May, 2018 Dr. Vaghela was honoured by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India for excellence   in  Public   Administration   while  appreciating   his   contribution   in implementation of GST in India.

Mr Dick Christophe NG SUI WA was appointed Chairperson of the Information and Technologies Authority (ICT Authority) in February 2020. He has been a practising barrister since 1991, is partner in the legal firm De Castelnau-Sui Wa and has extensive experience as a legal adviser and advocate.  He holds an LLB Honours from the University of London, United Kingdom; was called to the Bar at the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, United Kingdom after succeeding in the Bar Professional Qualification of the Council of Legal Education. He also obtained a Diploma from the United Nations Research Institute, Geneva and a Certificate in Good Governance from the Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance. 
Mr Ng Sui Wa’s career has occupied high-level positions in State institutions.  From May 2018 to October 2019, Mr Ng Sui Wa has been serving as Commissioner of the newly constituted Independent Police Complaints Commission as appointed by the President of the Republic of Mauritius. Prior to that he has also been the legal adviser ad hoc basis to The Mauritius Police Federation (2001 to 2010). 
Mr Ng Sui Wa is also member of the Inner Temple Barristers’ Society, United Kingdom; member of the International Bar Association Worldwide; member of the Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands. He has also been an office bearer in a number of organisations having served as Former General Secretary of the Chinese Business Chamber; Treasurer of the Mauritius Bar Council and been an executive committee member of the Mauritius Gymkhana Club. 
Under his Chairmanship, he believes that ICT regulation can be a nexus for sector transformation, His vision is to promote Mauritius as a strategic leader for ICT regulation in Africa.
 

Occupation and Position
Dr. XIE Cun serves as the Director General of Department of ICT Development in Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), P.R.China.
 
He has been engaged in the development of high speed fixed and mobile broadband network in China, as well as the Universal Service of Telecommunications. He is also dedicated to the formulation of the strategy and policies of ICT in China.
 
Dr. XIE once served as the Deputy Director General of Radio Regulation Bureau in MIIT, P.R.China, and was responsible for the spectrum management and radio regulations domestically.
 
Work on ITU related activities
Dr. XIE continuously participates in the activities of ITU，with rich experience and qualifications. He was once deeply involved in the activities of WRC-15, WRC-19 and WRC-23, and serves as the Vice Chair of Coordination Committee for Vocabulary (CCV) of ITU-R for two study periods (2016-present). He also makes contributions to CoE centers of ITU in China for global ICT capacity building. He is also familiar with the rules of ITU-T and ITU-D.
 
Education Background:
Dr. XIE received his Ph.D degree from Dalian University of Technology in 2001, majoring in optical engineering. He also has the experience of studying in Saitama University of Japan. 

B. Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology-BUET, 1970.

Former Minister:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Food, Agriculture and Rural Development. Co-Chairperson, All-Party Parliamentary Caucus on Indigenous People. Rising voice for voiceless workers, peasants, women and Indigenous People in the Parliament.

Dr. Ismail has been assigned as Director General of Resource Management and Equipment of Post and Informatics, Ministry of Communication and Informatics since 2016. The directorate-general is responsible for ICT infrastructure development and ICT equipment standardization in Indonesia. With 28 years of working experience as a government official, Dr. Ismail is dedicated to achieving effective, efficient, dynamic, and optimum spectrum management as well as encouraging the use of innovative technology that meets technical requirements while leading approximately 2,200 civil officials nationwide.

Currently, he is actively involved in how the government could drive the ICT ecosystem thus Indonesia could harness the full potential through digital transformation, digital economy, and industry 4.0. Prior to his current role, he was one of the initiators of Palapa Ring, a pivotal project to connect all provinces and municipal districts with a high-capacity national backbone.

While a practicing Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Dr. Pavan Duggal has made an immense impact with an international reputation as an Expert and Authority on Cyber Law, Cyber Security Law, Artificial Intelligence Law & E-commerce law.

Dr. Duggal has been acknowledged as one of the top 4 Cyber Lawyers around the world.

WDD [World Domain Day] recognizes him as one of the top 10 Cyber Lawyers around the world.

Dr. Pavan Duggal, is the Founder & Chairman of International Commission on Cyber Security Law. He is also the President of Cyberlaws.Net and has been working in the pioneering area of Cyber Law, Cyber Security Law & Mobile Law.

Pavan is also heading the Artificial Intelligence Law Hub and Blockchain Law Epicentre. He is the Founder-cum-Honorary Chancellor of Cyberlaw University.

Dr. Pavan Duggal is the Chief Evangelist of Metaverse Law Nucleus, Conference Director of International Conference On Metaverse And Law – Opportunities & Challenges and is also the Conference Director of the International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity, being world's only authoritative Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity. In addition, Dr. Duggal has also conducted various Round Tables on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity over the last couple of years. He has also organized various Thematic Workshops at the previously held ITU WSIS Forums.

His empanelment as a consultant to UNCTAD and UNESCAP on Cyber Law and Cyber Crime respectively, membership of the AFACT Legal Working Group of the UN / CEFAT, consulting as an expert with the Council Of Europe on Cyber Crime, inclusion in the Board of Experts of European Commission’s Dr. E-commerce and his work as an expert authority on a Cyber Law primer for E-ASEAN Task Force and as a reviewer for Asian Development Bank speaks volumes of his worldwide acceptance as an authority. Pavan is the President of Cyberlaw Asia, Asia’s pioneering organization committed to the passing of dynamic cyber laws in the Asian continent. Dr Duggal is also a member of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Panel of Neutrals.

Mr Ernest Mafuta is the current chair of Affordable Internet Access SIG championing affordability of internet Access solutions and connectivity worldwide. Previously he served as Head Technical Development commission for the internet society Youth Special Interest Group representing a diverse coalition of youth voices in Internet Governance and ICT Policy around the world.

Mr Mafuta is a Strategic ICT Leader with more than 9 years’ experience in Standardization,Telecommunications Regulation, Broadband internet access, Digital Inclusion and quality of service. He possesses extensive training and experience in equipment conformity assessments, Homologation of ICT Products in over 180 countries globally with E-Telecom Consultancy, the company he established in 2013 in his home country Zambia.

On an international level, he is a global member of the Internet Society, Universal Acceptance Steering Group on Technology (UASG) as well as an active participant in the International Telecommunication Union, ITU-T Focus Group on Testbeds Federations for IMT-2020 and beyond. He is also an avid technical volunteer for the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).

At the national level he is an expert member of the Zambia ICT Regulatory Authority’s Quality of Service and Quality of Experience Standardization Committee (Technical Committee 3) which is responsible for reviewing and adopting standards of telecommunication systems in Zambia. Ernest has a professional and academic background in Telecommunication and information technology, Future Broadband Internet Access, strategic aspect of Internet Governance and Innovation, and public management and governance.