Partner2Connect High-Level Panel


Partner2Connect

Session 337

Monday, 27 May 2024 17:00–18:00 (UTC+02:00) Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation Main Stage, Room D, CICG, 1st Floor Real-time captioning High-Level Dialogue

Advancing knowledge societies through universal and meaningful connectivity

The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event will mark a significant milestone of twenty years of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. Partner2Connect will be front and center in the agenda shaping the conversation with the Partner2Connect High-Level Panel. This High-Level Panel aims to celebrate commitments that accelerate universal and meaningful connectivity, and to leverage opportunities for collaboration between P2C pledgers and members of the WSIS community. Download the Concept Note here and visit the site regularly for further updates on speakers and programme.

The P2C High-Level Panel at the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event will celebrate commitments that are helping accelerate universal and meaningful connectivity globally. The session will explore the challenges and opportunities for developing knowledge societies and how digital transformation contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals. During the session new pledges related to the P2C Action Framework and the WSIS Action Lines will be announced.

Panellists
Ms. Sulyna Abdullah
Ms. Sulyna Abdullah Chief, Strategic Planning and Membership Department International Telecommunication Union, ITU Moderator

Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Mr. Robert Opp
Mr. Robert Opp Chief Digital Officer United Nations Development Programme, UNDP

H.E. Ms. Tatenda Annastacia Mavetera
H.E. Ms. Tatenda Annastacia Mavetera Minister Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe Remote Panellist

Mr. Xinhui Wang
Mr. Xinhui Wang Vice President and General Manager of Standards and Industrial Relations ZTE, P2C Champion

Ms. Lina Maria Duque Del Vecchio
Ms. Lina Maria Duque Del Vecchio Executive Director Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones de Colombia (CRC), Colombia Remote Panellist

Mr. Brian Huseman
Mr. Brian Huseman Vice President Amazon, P2C Champion

Mr. Christopher Burns
Mr. Christopher Burns Chief Digital Development Officer and Director, Technology Division USAID

Ms. Mary Mungai, CBS
Ms. Mary Mungai, CBS Chairperson of The Board of Directors Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya

Ms. Chelsea Hornby
Ms. Chelsea Hornby Founder and Executive Director Elle International Remote Panellist

Mr. Ashutosh Chadha
Mr. Ashutosh Chadha Senior Director Microsoft, P2C Champion

Ms. Claudia Selli
Ms. Claudia Selli VP, International External & Regulatory Affairs AT&T