Agenda

Seizo Onoe took office as Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023.
Before his election as TSB Director by ITU Member States, he completed an over 30-year career with Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO. In 2021, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Standardization Strategy Officer for the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation and a Fellow of NTT DOCOMO, INC. From 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Architect and President of its subsidiary DOCOMO Technology.
Between 2012 and 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, a Member of the Board of Directors, and Managing Director of R&D Innovation Division. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of NTT DOCOMO’s R&D Strategy Department and Managing Director of the company’s Radio Network Development Department.
As TSB Director, he heads the part of ITU responsible for the coordination of technical standards and collaborative standardization processes that enable the interconnection and interoperability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide.
Mr Onoe is committed to facilitating open and inclusive standardization processes, along with promoting digital technologies to address global issues, building a new ecosystem that reflects evolving technologies, and strengthening cooperation and collaboration in ICT standardization worldwide.
Known in the industry as “the father of LTE” (Long-Term Evolution), he helped upgrade the wireless broadband standard for mobile devices and networks. He now aims for global outreach to bridge standardization gaps, deliver the benefits of technology widely and speedily, and ensure meaningful and affordable broadband access for everyone.
Mr Onoe holds a Master’s degree in electronics from the Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering.
Mr Onoe is married and has two children.​ 

A distinguished engineer, leader, and diplomat; multilingual standardization expert and holder of 22 patents, Tunisian born Dr Bilel Jamoussi has been Chief of the Study Groups Department of ITU Standardization Bureau (TSB) in Geneva Switzerland since 2010.
He has led the coordination of the bureau’s standards moving activities into a new era characterized by digital transformation that needs an increased collaboration with vertical sectors such as healthcare, transportation, utility, and banking.
His innovative approach has served as a catalyst to launch new standards initiatives related to emerging technologies such as IoT, Blockchain, AI and Quantum, attracting a new wave of memberships from non-traditional players.
He has also been credited with bringing the telco and financial sectors together to develop digital payments guidelines and standards with the aim of advancing financial inclusion globally. Bilel is recognized as a key figure in the ICT industry.
Key achievements under his tenure have been important new standards while effectively managing staff by recruiting new talent, improving gender balance, delivering new work methods, and staying within budget.
Prior to 2010, he worked in the private sector for 15 years and held senior executive positions such as Director of Standards for Nortel. In this role he participated in over 90 standards making bodies worldwide. In the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), he authored a number of Internet standards.
As an IEEE Senior Member, he was elected to the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Board of Governors and the IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group. He holds a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Bilel has lived in Tunisia, Canada, USA, and Switzerland, giving him a unique global viewpoint. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English and speaks some Spanish and German.

Hiroshi Ota is Advisor for ITU-T Study Group 15 (SG15), which develops standards on networks, technologies and infrastructures for transport, access and home.
Hiroshi supports ITU-T SG15 by providing secretariat services as a staff member of ITU.
He also supports the ITU/WMO/UNESCO IOC Joint Task Force on SMART submarine cable systems. He coordinates the work on disaster relief and emergency communication within ITU and with related organizations.
Previously, Hiroshi supported ITU-T SG5 (Environment, EMF & circular economy), ITU-T SG12 (Performance, QoS & QoE) and other groups.

Mohamed Amine Benziane is Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 15, he also served as ITU-D Vice-Rapporteur for the period 2017 – 2021, where he dealt with aspects of broadband deployment strategies and policies in developing countries. Mohamed has represented Algeria in various ITU major conferences and meetings, such as, the ITU Council and the ITU Plenipotentiary conferences, where he was Vice-Chairman of the steering committee of the 2022 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22).
He also served as African Telecommunication Union (ATU) consultant for PP-22 preparation, where he was in charge of defining the African region’s strategy and approach to the conference.
He is currently Head of Technology Watch Unit at Algérie Télécom, overseeing SDOs technical standards, including ITU, and has more than 10 years’ experience in telecommunications engineering.
Mohamed Amine Benziane is a State Engineer in electronics and he holds an MBA.

Elaina Finger is the Global Standards Process Coordinator for Corning Incorporated.
Among her responsibilities are developing educational materials and training employees in standards development.
She has held leadership positions in national and international standards arenas. Elaina is currently the Assistant Secretary of IEC TC 86 (Fibre optics) and held the position of Assistant Secretary to IEC SC 86C (Fibre optic systems and subsystems) for over 20 years.
In 2013, she was honored with an IEC 1906 Award for significant contributions to the Commission in the area of terminology. In 2014, she received the IEC Thomas A. Edison Award for exceptional achievement, dedicated service, and effective management as a Technical Committee Officer.
As Communications Chair for the US National Committee of the IEC, Elaina received a Meritorious Service Award in 2016 for her many contributions to the voluntary standards community, including the creation and initiation of their young and emerging professionals mentoring program.
In 2022, she received the American National Standards Association President’s Award for Journalism in recognition of her outstanding journalistic contributions in support of voluntary standards and conformity assessment programs.
Elaina began her professional career as a secondary school French teacher and holds degrees in English Literature, French Language and Culture, and secondary education from Hofstra University in New York.

Jean-Marie Fromenteau is European Standards Manager and part of the Global Technical & Industry Standards team of Corning Incorporated.
He is currently Rapporteur of the Question 1 for “Coordination of access and home network transport standards” and Chairman of the “Promotion and Coordination Group” at the ITU-T Study Group 15.
Prior to joining the Global Technical & Industry Standards team, he has served as Sales & Market Development Manager for the sales and marketing of Corning® optical fiber products, focusing on telecommunication networks technology in Western Europe.
Prior to joining Corning in 2000, Jean-Marie served as a regional Sales Account Manager for optical fiber products in Southern Europe, Turkey, and Egypt with Siecor GmbH - Germany.
Jean-Marie began his career in the telecommunications sector in 1981 and has served as both a sales engineer for electronic defense systems and a telecommunications project engineer with Siemens AG.
He has co-authored several technical articles and conference papers.
Jean-Marie Fromenteau received his University Diploma of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Université de Poitiers. He also has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1.