Fifth Meeting of the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC) 29-31 January 2018 Geneva, Switzerland List of Participants States Members of the Working Group Brazil Mr. Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Ambassador, Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Themes, Chair of the WGEC (2016-2018), Ministry of External Relations, Brasilia Mr. Thiago Braz Jardim Oliveira, Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brasilia Bulgaria Mr. Rayko Raytchev, Ambassador, Permanent Mission, Geneva Canada Ms. Chrystiane Roy, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Cuba Mr. Juan Fernández, Advisor and member of the United Nation s Secretary General Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum, Ministry of Communications, Havanna Ms. Claudia Perez Alvarez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Hungary Mr. Peter Major, Advisor, Permanent Mission, Geneva India Mr. Rahul Gosain, Director, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, New Delhi Ms. Bhavna Saxena, Director of Cyber Diplomacy, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi Mr. Sumit Seth, First Secretary (Economic), Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Animesh Choudhury, Diplomat, Permanent Mission, Geneva Iran, Islamic Republic of Mr. Ahmad Rajabi, Counselor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Hadi Shahriar Shahhoseini, Director of International and Scientific Cooperation, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran (remote participant) Japan Mr. Kenji Hiroshige, Director, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Japan, Tokyo Mr. Yoshiyuki Kato, First Secretary, Mission du Japon, Geneva Mr. Kenta Mochizuki, Attorney at Law (New York), Public Policy, Corporate Intelligence, Yahoo Japan Corporation, Yahoo Japan Corporation (as a member of the delegation of Japan), Tokyo Ms. Mei Naito, Official, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Tokyo
Mexico Ms. Maria Del Pilar Escobar Bautista, Consejera, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Mr. Israel Rosas, Internet Policy Analyst, Coordination of the National Digital Strategy, Mexico City Ms. Viridiana Reyes Robles, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Peru Ms. Maria Milagros Castañon Seoane, Director of Science and Technology, Ministry of External Relations, Lima Mr. Cristobal Melgar, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Poland Mr. Maciej Groń, Director, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Warsaw Ms. Joanna Malczewska, Policy Expert, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Warsaw (remote participant) Mr. Dariusz Karnowski, diplomat, Permanent Mission, Geneva Russian Federation Ms. Yulia Elanskaia, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, Moscow Mr. Vladimir Minkin, Chief expert, Radio Research and Development Institute (FSUE NIIR), Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Moscow Ms. Maria Bolshakova, Specialist on interanational legal protection, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Moscow Mr. Vladimir Malinkin, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Switzerland Mr. Thomas Schneider, Ambassador, Federal Office of Communications, Biel Mr. Jorge Cancio, International Relations Specialist, Federal Office of Communications, Biel Turkey Ms. Sezen Yesil, ICT Expert, Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey, Ankara Mr. Murat Kaya, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva United Kingdom Mr. Paul Blaker, Head of International ICT, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London Ms. Marie Humeau, Cyber and Internet Policy Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva United States Mr. Justin Fair, Cyber Policy Officer, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. Ms. Susan Chalmers, Internet Policy Analyst, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Washington, D.C Ms. Holly Moore, Deputy Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Brett Makens, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Barrett Parker, Economic and Science Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva Zambia Ms. Jane Chinkusu, Director Science and Technology, Ministry of Higher Education, Lusaka Mr. Muyumbwa Kamenda, First Secretary Economic, Permanent Mission, Geneva 2
Other Stakeholders Members of the Working Group Representatives from the business community Ms. Marilyn Cade, Chief Executive Officer, mcade, Falls Church Mr. Jimson Olufuye, Chair and CEO, Africa Information and Communication Technologies Alliance (AfICTA), Abuja Mr. Lorenzo Sastre, Advisor, Asociación Interamericana de Empresas de Telecomunicaciones (ASIET), Madrid Ms. Timea Suto, Project Coordinator, International Chamber of Commerce Business Action to Support the Information Society (ICC BASIS), Paris Mr. Makoto Yokozawa, Chairperson, Japan Information Technology Service Industry Association (JISA), Yokohama Representatives from civil society Mr. Carlos Afonso, Executive Director, NUPEF Institute, Rio de Janeiro Ms. Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Johannesburg Mr. Richard Hill, President, Association for Proper Internet Governance (APIG), Geneva Ms. Lea Kaspar, Executive Director, Global Partners Digital, London Mr. Parminder Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change Representatives from the technical community and academia Mr. Nick Ashton-Hart, CSTD WGEC Member (Technical Community), Amsterdam (remote Mr. Nigel Hickson, Vice-President, United Nations and Non-Governmental Organization Engagement, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Geneva Mr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director, DiploFOundation, Geneva Mr. Janvier Ngnoulaye, Lecturer in ICT, IT Manager & Consultant, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé Representatives from the Intergovernmental and International Organizations Ms. Elena Plexida, Internet Governance Policy Officer, European Commission, European Union Brussels Mr. Georgios Tselentis, Programme/Policy Officer, European Commission, European Union Brussels Mr. Joe Hironaka, Programme Specialist, Knowledge Societies Division and Communication and Information Sector, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris Member States Observers Albania Mr. Harilla Goga, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Algeria Mr. Said Meziane, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva 3
Australia Mr. Liam Nevill, Assistant Director Cyber Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra Ms. Greer Alblas, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Austria Mr. Klaus Parrer, Legal Advisor, Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna Ms. Charline Van Der Beek, Attaché, Austrian Mission, Geneva Belarus Ms. Irina Divakova, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belgium Ms. Sandrine Platteau, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Egypt Mr. Hisham Aboulyazed, Senior Manager, Information Society Affairs, National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority NTRA, Cairo Jordan Ms. Ghadeer Elfayez, Advisor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kuwait Mr. Abdulaziz Taqi, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Lao People s Democratic Republic Mr. Vilaxay Boupha, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Latvia Ms. Katrina Kosa-Ammari, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Nepal Mr. Bhuwan Paudel, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Netherlands Mr. Arnold Van Rhijn, Senior Policy Advisor Global Internet Governance, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Wassenaar Nigeria Mr. Tunde Mukaila Mustapha, Minister, Permanent Mission Philippines Ms. Divina Trinidad Carolino, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Portugal Mr. Paulo Pardal, Conseiller, Mission Permanente, Geneva Saudi Arabia Mr. Mansour Alqurashi, Director, Information Society planning, coordination and follow-up, Communication and Information Technology Commission, Riyadh Mr. Muath Alrumayh, Communication Engineer, Communication and Information Technology Commission, Riyadh 4
Spain Mr. Alberto Sanz Serrano, Deputy Permanent Representative for Trade Affairs, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Fernando Varela Carid, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Yemen Mr. Hani Al-Wahedi, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Non-member observer State State of Palestine Mr. Ryad Awaja-Aouadja, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Other Stakeholders Observers Mr. Peter Adeleye, National Coordinator, African Centre for Citizens Orientation, Abuja (remote Ms. Chinmayi Arun, Exectuvie Director of the Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University, Dehli (remote Ms. Jennifer Chung, Director of Corporate Knowledge, DotAsia Organization, Hoboken (remote Ms. Samantha Dickinson, Internet governance consultant and writer, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Burbank Mr. William Drake, International Fellor and Lecturer, University of Zurich, Zurich Mr. Gilbert Kalubi Lufungula, President, Fondation des Oeuvres pour la Solidarite et le Bien Etre Social - FOSBES ONG, Kinshasa (remote Ms. Marilia Maciel, Digital Policy Senior Researcher, DiploFoundation, Strasbourg Ms. Eleonora Mazzucchi, Programme Assistant, Internet Governance Forum Secretariat, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Geneva Mr. Saquaf Yasir Muhammad, CEO, Skyian Welfare Organization, Abbottabad (remote Mr. Philip Rushton, Senior Consultant, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Chepstow (remote Mr. Nicolas Seidler, Senior Policy Advisor, The Internet Society, Versoix (remote Ms. Lynn St Amour, President & CEO, Internet Matters, Boston Ms. Elizabeth Thomas-Raynaud, Project Director, ICC Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) Senior Policy Executive, Digital Economy, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (remote 5