Official Reception, including Partners Certificate Ceremony


Switzerland and ITU

Session 134

Monday, 27 May 2024 18:30–21:00 (UTC+02:00) Physical (on-site) participation only Espace Violeta Parra, CICG, 1st Floor Social Event

Happening live at the Reception: Swiss Alpine Horn instrument experience!

Celebrate two decades of digital cooperation and innovation at the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event Official Reception.

Join us for an evening of networking  and camaraderie with all participants. This occasion also serves to recognise and commend the invaluable contributions from the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event Partners for their commitment in the WSIS process.

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

Ms. Carole-Anne Kast
Ms. Carole-Anne Kast Conseillère d’Etat Carole-Anne Kast Switzerland

Mr. Bernard Maissen
Mr. Bernard Maissen Director General Office Fédéral de la Communication (OFCOM)

H.E. Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
H.E. Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar Director General Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) (Platinum Partner)

Mr. Mufarreh Nahari
Mr. Mufarreh Nahari Acting Deputy Governor of International Affairs and Partnerships | Acting Deputy Governor of Studies and Innovation Space and Technology Commission (CST), Saudi Arabia (Gold Plus Partner)

Ms. Deemah AlYahya
Ms. Deemah AlYahya Secretary General Digital Cooperation Organization (Gold Partner)

Mr. Toru Anzawa
Mr. Toru Anzawa Director for International Policy Coordination Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (Partner for Specific Activities)

Ms. Ayla Chang
Ms. Ayla Chang Vice President, Standardization and Industry Development Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (Partner for Specific Activities)

Dr. Thomas Coughlin
Dr. Thomas Coughlin 2024 IEEE President Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Partner for Specific Activities)

Mr. Alain Ndayishimiye
Mr. Alain Ndayishimiye Project Lead for AI/ Machine Learning Rwanda (Contributing Partner)

Mr. Paul Blaker
Mr. Paul Blaker Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, United Kingdom (Contributing Partner)

Mr. Timothy Grosser
Mr. Timothy Grosser Partner, EMEIA International Development EY (Contributing Partner)

Timothy is a Partner based in Geneva who is responsible for Technology Consulting for International Development for Europe Middle East, India and Africa,  Tim has over 26 years of experience leading and modernizing corporate technology across the humanitarian, FMCG, aviation and banking sectors,

This experience includes ten years of consulting on global SAP implementations across Europe, the US, Asia and Australia.  He has recently joined EY Geneva after four years as a Chief Information Office at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), where he drove the ICRC’s Digital Transformation and ran the global technology function, and Tim holds an MBA from INSEAD and was a Certified Practicing Accountant (Australia).


Mr. Andrew Sullivan
Mr. Andrew Sullivan President and CEO Internet Society (ISOC) (Contributing Partner)

Ms. Sharon Weinblum
Ms. Sharon Weinblum Delegate General Wallonia-Brussels Permanent mission of Belgium to the UN in Geneva (Supporting Partner)

Dr. Pol Vandenbroucke
Dr. Pol Vandenbroucke Vice President of Global Government Affairs Shionogi / on behalf of Global Coalition on Aging (Supporting Partner)

Ms. Moira de Roche
Ms. Moira de Roche Vice President International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) (Supporting Partner)