United Nations Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 6 October 2017 E/CN.16/2017/INF.1 English only Commission on Science and Technology for Development Twentieth session, 8 12 May 2017 List of participants GE.17-17418(E)
States members of the Commission Austria Mr. A Min Tjoa, Professor, Head of Institute, University of Technology, Vienna Ms. Charline Van Der Beek, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Mr. Fernando Escobar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Brazil Mr. Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Director, Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs, Ministry of External Relations, Brasilia Mr. Samo Gonçalves, Secretary, Permanent Mission, Bulgaria Mr. Rakovski Lashev, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Burkina Faso Mr. Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Jurist, Ministry of Development of the Digital Economy and Post, Ouagadougou Chile Ms. Ana Troncoso, Deputy Director, Energy, Science, Technology and Innovation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Santiago Mr. Jorge Vidal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, China Mr. Ruijun Wang, Director General, National Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing Mr. Xianfeng Zhou, Director, Bureau of International Cooperation, Cyberspace Administration, Beijing Mr. Xiaoyong Shi, Deputy Director, National Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing Ms. Jin Liao, Deputy Investigator, Cyberspace Administration, Secretariat of Advisory Committee, Beijing Mr. Jie Xu, Deputy Inspector, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing Mr. Zhi He, Second Secretary, Office for Cyber Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing Mr. Qijiang Zhai, Associate Professor, National Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing Cuba Mr. José Ernesto Díaz Pérez, Diplomatic Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Havana Mr. Juan Fernández, Adviser, Ministry of Communications, Havana Ms. Claudia Perez Alvarez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Democratic Republic of the Congo Mr. Mukanga Loma Djesa, Director, Ministry of Commerce, Kinshasa Mr. Lambert Omalanga Mende, Minister, Ministry of Communications and Media, Kinshasa Mr. Mandack Katako Okende, Communications Counsellor, Ministry of Communications and Media, Kinshasa Mr. Ivan Vangu Ngimbi, Policy Adviser, Ministry of Communications and Media, Kinshasa Ms. Thérèse Tshibola-Tshia-Kadiebue, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission, 2
Dominican Republic Mr. Plácido Gómez Ramírez, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Santo Domingo Ms. Yokasta Guzman Santos, General Director, General Directorate of Public Procurement, Santo Domingo El Salvador Ms. Katherine Rubio Gallegos, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Hungary Ms. Zsuzsanna Horvath, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Andras Szorenyi, First Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Peter Major, Adviser, Permanent Mission, India Mr. Ashok Kumar Jain, Adviser, National Institution for Transforming India, New Delhi Mr. Sanjay Kumar Vyas, Scientist, Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology, New Delhi Mr. Rajiv Kumar Chander, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Sumit Seth, First Secretary, Economic Affairs, Permanent Mission, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Sorena Sattari Khavas, Vice-President for Science and Technology, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Ali Morteza Birang, Deputy for International Affairs and Technology Exchange, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Seyed Ali Hosseini, Deputy for International Affairs, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Mahdi Elyasi, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Deputy, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Ms. Giti Mortazavi Sarmad, Head, International Organization Affairs, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Parviz Karami, Adviser to Vice-President for Science and Technology, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Mehdi Mohammadi, Adviser to Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Deputy, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Ahmad Rajabi, Minister, Permanent Mission, Japan Ms. Masae Sugawara, Deputy Manager, Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo Mr. Yoshiyuki Kato, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Kazakhstan Ms. Nessipgul Yessembayeva, Deputy Director of Department, Ministry for Investments and Development, Astana Ms. Aldina Sakhi, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Kenya Mr. Titus Ingana, Deputy Director of Research, Ministry of Education, Nairobi Mr. Frederick Matwang a, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Latvia Ms. Laura Gintere, Deputy Director, Head of Division, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Riga Mr. Peteris Podvinskis, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riga Ms. Inguna Berke, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Ms. Katrina Kosa-Ammari, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, 3
Mauritius Mr. Etienne Sinatambou, Minister, Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation, Ebene Mr. Israhyananda Dhalladoo, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Nikosh Heerowa, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Mexico Ms. Yolanda Martinez Mancilla, Head, Digital Government Unit, Ministry of Public Administration, Mexico City Mr. Christian Gonzalez, Representative for Europe, National Council for Science and Technology, Brussels Ms. Maria del Pilar Escobar Bautista, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Pakistan Mr. Muhammad Ashraf, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Islamabad Mr. Syed Atif Raza, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Peru Mr. Luis Enrique Chavez Basagoitia, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Carlos Garcia, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Poland Ms. Karolina Willmann-Duralska, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Warsaw Ms. Anna Rogozinska, President, Representative for International Affairs of Office of Electronic Communications, Warsaw Mr. Dariusz Karnowski, Permanent Mission, Portugal Ms. Ana Neves, Director, Department for the Information Society, Science and Technology Foundation, Lisbon Mr. Paulo Pardal, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Russian Federation Ms. Iulia Elanskaia, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Telecommunications and Mass Communications, Moscow Mr. Vladimir Minkin, Chief Scientist, Federal State Unitary Enterprise Radio Research and Development Institute, Moscow Saudi Arabia Mr. Mansour Alqurashi, Director, Information Society Planning, Coordination and Follow-up, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Riyadh South Africa Mr. Selby Modiba, Deputy Director, Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, Pretoria Switzerland Mr. Philipp Metzger, Director General, Federal Office of Communications, Biel Mr. Thomas Schneider, Ambassador, Director of International Relations, Federal Office of Communications, Bern Mr. Nicolas Rollier, Policy Adviser, Federal Office of Communications, Bern Thailand Ms. Atchaka Sibunruang, Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangkok Mr. Kitipong Promwong, Secretary-General, National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Bangkok Mr. Manop Sittidech, Minister Counsellor, Office of Science and Technology, Embassy of Thailand, Brussels 4
Observers Mr. Parinand Varnasavang, Policy Development Officer, National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Bangkok Ms. Boonjira Hyumthaisong, Foreign Relations Officer, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Bangkok Mr. Ravipat Phudpong, Senior Researcher, Ministry of Science and Technology, Pathumthani Mr. Pairash Thajchayapong, Senior Adviser, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok Mr. Burin Asavapibhop, Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Mr. Sakarindr Bhumiratana, President, King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok Mr. Sek Wannamethee, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Sasiwat Wongsinsawat, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Pongsiri Vorapongse, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Turkey Mr. Oğuz Acar, Food Engineer, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ankara Ms. Neriman Bozca, European Union Expert, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Ankara Mr. M Yaşar Şaf, Planning Specialist, Ministry of Development, Ankara Mr. Samet Hacilar, Scientific Programmes Expert, Scientific and Technological Research Council, Ankara Turkmenistan Mr. Mammetberdi Elyasov, Head, Department of Science and Technology, Cabinet of Ministers, Ashgabat Uganda Ms. Daphine Nyanduri, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Paul Blaker, Head, International Information and Communications Technology, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London Mr. Ryder Thomas, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission, United States of America Mr. Vaughan Turekian, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, Department of State, Washington, D.C. Mr. Franklin Carrero-Martinez, Acting Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, Department of State, Washington, D.C. Mr. Brett Makens, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Mr. Barrett Parker, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Ms. Yasmine N Fulena, Intellectual Property Adviser, Permanent Mission, Algeria Mr. Mounir Hamaidia, Adviser, Ministry of Post and Information Technology and Communications, Algiers Mr. Boudjemaa Delmi, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Toufik Djouama, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Fayssal Allek, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Argentina Mr. Matias Ninkov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, 5
Australia Mr. Kenneth Harri, Government Official, Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra Ms. Greer Alblas, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Bangladesh Mr. Mostafa Abid Khan, Minister, Permanent Mission, Belarus Ms. Irina Divakova, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Benin Mr. Chite Flavien Ahove, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Congo Mr. Fred Morgan Iloki Oyouka, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Djibouti Ms. Oubah Moussa Ahmed, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Ethiopia Mr. Solomon Mamo Basha, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Finland Ms. Laila Clyne, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, France Mr. Frédéric Paruta, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Gabon Ms. Paule Christelle Bunduku-Latha, Research Analyst, Ministry of Economy, Employment and Sustainable Development, Libreville Ms. Geneviève Obolo Ngampia, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Georgia Mr. Temuri Pipia, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Germany Mr. Christian Senninger, Policy Officer, International Cyberpolicy Coordination Staff, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Ms. Simone Conrad, Technical Adviser, German Corporation for International Cooperation, Bonn Greece Ms. Rhea Tsitsani, First Counsellor, Economic and Commercial Affairs, Permanent Mission, Guinea Ms. Aminata Mikala-Kourouma, Counsellor, Economic and Commercial Affairs, Permanent Mission, Iceland Mr. Jon Erlingur Jonasson, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Rome Iraq Mr. Baqir Rasheed, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Israel Ms. Yotal Fogel, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Lesotho Mr. Moshe Kao, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Mr. Phakiso Ralepoma, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, 6
Montenegro Mr. Milorad Scepanovic, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Nepal Mr. Deepak Dhital, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Ms. Ranjita Dahal, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Oman Mr. Yousuf Al Bulushi, Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muscat Ms. Aiysha Al-Toubi, Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muscat Mr. Abdulla Al Rahbi, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Ms. Hilda Al-Hinai, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Philippines Mr. Fortunato De La Pena, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Manila Rwanda Mr. Manasse Mbonye, Director General, National Commission of Science and Technology, Kigali Serbia Mr. Danko Jovanovic, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Sri Lanka Ms. Wijialudchumi Ramesh, Secretary, Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, Colombo Mr. Ravinatha Aryasinha, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Ms. Samantha Jayasuriya, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Ms. Shashika Somaratne, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Ms. Dilini Gunasekara, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Tunisia Mr. Sami Nagga, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, United Republic of Tanzania Ms. Neema Manongi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, United Arab Emirates Ms. Shaima Al-Akel, International Organizations Executive, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Uruguay Ms. Luciana Nader, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Zambia Mr. Luwodzya Mwale, Chief Executive Officer, National Technology Business Centre, Lusaka Mr. Muyumbwa Kamenda, First Secretary, Economic Affairs, Permanent Mission, Zimbabwe Mr. Frederick Shava, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, New York, Seventy-second President, Economic and Social Council Member of the Conference Holy See Mr. Carlo Maria Marenghi, Attaché, 7
Non-member observer State State of Palestine Mr. Ryad Aouadja-Awaja, First Secretary, Intergovernmental organizations European Union Ms. Linda Toniolo, Intern, Organisation internationale de la francophonie Mr. Lorick Stephane Moubacka Moubacka, Assistant, Economic and Development Cooperation, Ms. Aimée Yogo, Intern, Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mr. Halim Grabus, Counsellor, South Centre Ms. Viviana Munoz Tellez, Coordinator, Development Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme, Mr. Adriano Jose Timossi, Senior Programme Officer, Global Governance for Development Programme, United Nations organs, bodies and programmes Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Ms. Nibal Idlebi, Chief, Innovation Section, Beirut United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Ms. Christine Brautigam, Director, New York Specialized agencies and related organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Mr. René Castro Salazar, Assistant Director General, Rome Ms. Amira Gornass, Ambassador, Chair, Committee on World Food Security, Rome International Fund for Agricultural Development Mr. Shantanu Mathur, Lead Adviser, Rome International Telecommunication Union Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Mr. Guy Berger, Director, Division for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Paris Mr. Bobir Tukhtabayev, Senior Liaison Office, Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, civil society and business entities accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration Group Mr. Pat Mooney, Executive Director, Ottawa 8
Academia American Association for the Advancement of Science Ms. Shirley Malcom, Head, Education and Human Resources, Washington, D.C. American Registry for Internet Numbers Ms. Samantha Dickinson, Internet Governance Consultant, Burbank, United States Association for Progressive Communications Ms. Concepcion Ramilo, Executive Director, Melville, South Africa European Law Students Association Ms. Mihaela Angelova, Legal Research Group National Coordinator, London Ms. Katalin Lakatos, Head of Delegation, Brussels Ms. Lara Clarke, Student, Brussels Mr. Mikita Areshka, Researcher, Turku, Finland Mr. Ugur Boz, Istanbul, Turkey Global Innovation Fund Ms. Jocelyn Cheng, Investment Director, London International Chamber of Commerce Ms. Timea Suto, Project Coordinator, Paris Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Mr. Goran Marby, President and Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles, United States Ms. Kathryn Carver, Vice-President, Government Engagement, Global Coordination, Los Angeles, United States Mr. Nigel Hickson, Vice-President, Intergovernmental Organization Engagement, Mr. Leon Felipe Sanchez Ambia, Board Director, Mexico City Ms. Asha Hemrajani, Board Member, Singapore Ms. Cassia Oliveira, Senior Manager, Office of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles, United States Mr. Tarek Mohamed Kamel, Senior Adviser to the President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement, Lawyers for a Democratic Society Ms. Yun Choi, Lawyer, Seoul Royal Academy of Science International Trust Ms. Nisreen El-Hashemite, Executive Director, Rutherford, United States Tokamak Mr. Marcelo Martins Garcia, Executive Consultant, Galmiz, Switzerland Village Suisse ONG Mr. Adalbert Nouga, Founder Administrator, University of Buenos Aires Mr. Carlos Correa, Professor, Vicente Lopez, Argentina University of Los Andes, Colombia Ms. Laura Beltran, Student, Versoix, Switzerland University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Mr. Suchith Anand, Researcher University of Science and Technology Mr. Hadi Shahriar Shahhoseini, Vice Chancellor, International Affairs, Tehran University of Sussex Mr. Johannes Schot, Director, Science Policy Research Unit, Brighton, United Kingdom 9
Private sector Other invitees Panellists Access Partnership Mr. Ryan Johnson, Senior Manager, International Public Policy, Washington, D.C. Capgemini Ms. Kimberly Smith, Chief Digital Officer, Executive Vice-President, Seattle, United States Huawei Technologies Mr. David Harmon, Vice-President, Global Public Affairs, Shenzhen, China Information and Communications Technology Strategies Ms. Marilyn Cade, Chief Executive Officer, Falls Church, United States Inter-American Association of Telecommunication Companies Mr. Pablo Bello, Executive Director, Madrid Solveit E-government Solutions Mr. Rajinder Jhol, Chief Executive Officer, Solution Architect, Fribourg, Switzerland Dot Asia Organization Ms. Jennifer Chung, Director, Corporate Knowledge, Hong Kong (China) Internet Matters Ms. Lynn St Amour, Chief Executive Officer, Chair, Internet Governance Forum Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group, Newton, United States Vito Mr. Dietrich Van Der Weken, General Manager, Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference, Mol, Belgium Ms. Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, Policy, Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference, Mol, Belgium Mr. Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Director, Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs, Ministry of External Relations, Brasilia Mr. Lambert Omalanga Mende, Minister, Ministry of Communications and Media, Kinshasa Ms. Yokasta Guzman Santos, General Director, General Directorate of Public Procurement, Santo Domingo Mr. Sorena Sattari Khavas, Vice-President for Science and Technology, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, Tehran Mr. Luis Enrique Chavez Basagoitia, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Peru Mr. Manasse Mbonye, Director General, National Commission of Science and Technology, Kigali Mr. Frederick Shava, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe, Seventy-second President, Economic and Social Council Ms. Christine Brautigam, Director, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Mr. Shantanu Mathur, Lead Adviser, International Fund for Agricultural Development Mr. Pat Mooney, Executive Director, Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration Group Ms. Shirley Malcom, Head, Education and Human Resources, American Association for the Advancement of Science Ms. Concepcion Ramilo, Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications 10
Ms. Jocelyn Cheng, Investment Director, Global Innovation Fund Ms. Nisreen El-Hashemite, Executive Director, Royal Academy of Science International Trust Mr. Carlos Correa, Professor, University of Buenos Aires Mr. Suchith Anand, Researcher, University of Nottingham Mr. Johannes Schot, Director, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Mr. Pablo Bello, Executive Director, Inter-American Association of Telecommunication Companies Ms. Lynn St Amour, Chief Executive Officer, Internet Matters, Chair, Internet Governance Forum Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group Ms. Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, Policy, Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference, Vito 11