Third Meeting of the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced
Cooperation
(WGEC)
24-28 February 2014
Geneva, Switzerland
List of Participants
States Members of the Working Group
Brazil
Ambassador Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Director, Department of Scientific and Technological
Themes, Ministry of External Relations
Mr. Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ricardo I. Canko, Brazilian Mission to the WTO, Geneva
Bulgaria
Mr. Hristo Hristov, Ministry of Transport IT & Communications (remote participant)
Ms. Anelia Dimova Ministry of Transport IT & Communications (remote participant)
Dominican Republic
Ms. Mirna González, Coordinadora de la Unidad Técnica de Apoyo para la Comisión Nacional
de la Sociedad de la Información, Instituto Dominicano de la Telecomunicaciones (remote
participant)
Finland
Mr. Juuso Moisander, Information Society and ICT Department for External Economic
Relations/ Market Access Unit, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
France
Ms. Nathalie Brat, Cheffe de Pôle, Pôle Économie numérique, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères
et Européens
Hungary
Mr. Peter Major, Special Adviser, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN, Geneva
Mr. Bálint Szijjártó, councilor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
India
Mr. B.N. Reddy, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of India, Geneva
Ms. Alpana Dubey, First Secretary (Economic), Permanent Mission of India, Geneva
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Mr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary & Group Coordinator, Department of Electronics and
Information Technology
Islamic Republic of Iran
Mr. Jafar Barmaki, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the
United Nations in Geneva
Mr. Kavouss Arasteh, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Japan
Ms. Mari Ichikawa, Director for International Policy Coordination, International Policy Division
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal affairs and Communications
Mr. Mitsuo Tsunoda, Official, Computer Communications Division, Telecommunications Bureau,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Mr. Makoto Yokozawa, Adviser, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Mr. Naoya Bessho, Adviser, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Mr. Ide Shinji, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva
Latvia
Ms. Elina Volksone, Telecommunications Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Latvia to the
EU
Lesotho
Mr. Moshe Kao, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lesotho to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
Mexico
Ms. Maria Victoria Romero Caballero, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the
International Organizations based in Geneva
Mr. Anli Chu Garcia, Technical Administration, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the
International Organizations based in Geneva
Mr. José Antonio Hernández Vega, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the International
Organizations based in Geneva
Nigeria
Mr. Martin Eze, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Nigeria, Geneva
Peru
H.E. Ms. Milagros Castañón Seoane, Minister Director for Science and Technology, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs,
Russian Federation
Mr. Alexander Grishchenko, Ministry of Telecom
Ms. Yulia Elanskaya, Ministry of Telecom
Ms. Anna Y. Klyukhina, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Ms. Nataliya Timofeeva, Head of the International Organizations Division, Ministry of
Communication and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Mr. Alexey Borodin
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Majed Almazyed, Communications and IT Commission
Mr. Mansour Alqurashi, Communications and IT Commission
Mr. Abdurahman Al Hassan, Communications and IT Commission
Mr. Mohammad Alenezi, Attaché, Saudi Arabia Mission
Sweden
Mr. Carl Frederik Wettermark, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Per Linner, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office
and other international organizations in Geneva
Switzerland
Mr. Thomas Schneider, Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM)
Mr. Dirk-Oliver Von der Emden, Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM)
Mr Frederic Riehl, Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM)
Mr. Nicolas Rollier, Intern, Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM)
Tunisia
Mr. Faysal Bayouli, International Cooperation Director, Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific
Research and ICT
United States
Ms. Marian Gordon, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of International Communications and
Information Policy, Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Department of State
Mr. Kiran Duwadi, Economist, International Bureau, Federal Communication Commission
Ms. Liesyl Franz, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, Office of
the Secretary of State, Department of State
Mr. Richard Johns, Economic Officer, United States Mission
Mr. Christopher Hemmerlein, Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department
of Commerce
Ms. Melissa Kehoe, Counselor, Economic Affairs, Permanent Mission of U.S.
Mr. Leslie Joseph Martinkovics, Director, International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs,
Verizon
Mr. Mike Chartier, Director of Regulatory Policy, Intel Corporation
Mr. Justin Fair, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
Other Stakeholders Members of the Working Group
Representatives from the Private Sector
Mr. Virat Bhatia, Chairman, FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee/ICC
BASIS
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Ms. Ellen Blackler, Vice President, Global Public Policy, the Walt Disney Company
Ms. Marilyn Cade, ICT Strategies, mCade LLC
Mr. Jimson Olufuye, Chair/CEO of Africa ICT Alliance
Mr. Philip Rushton, Standards and Numbering Policy Strategy, BT/ ICCBASIS
Representatives from Civil Society
Mr. Carlos A. Afonso, Executive Director, NUPEF Institute
Ms. Avri Doria, Independent Researcher
Ms. Grace Githaiga, Associate, Kenya ICT Action Network
Ms. Joy Liddicoat, Programme Leader for Human Rights on the Internet, Association for
Progressive Communications
Mr. Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change
Representatives from the technical and academic communities
Ms. Constance Bommelaer, Director of Public Policy, The Internet Society
Mr. Chris Disspain, Chief Executive Officer, .au Domain Administration Ltd
Mr. Baher Esmat, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for the Middle East, Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Mr. Andrés Piazza, External Relations Officer, Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses
Registry (LATNIC)
Representatives from intergovernmental and international organizations
Mr. Vincenzo Acquaro, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNDESA
Ms. Jeoung Hee Kim, ICT Analyst Strategic Planning and Membership Department (SPM),
International Telecommunication Union
Mr. Wai-Min Kwok, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNDESA (remote
participant)
Ms. Delphine Lida, First Counsellor at the Delegation of the European Union to the United
Nations in Geneva
Mr. Preetam Maloor, International Telecommunication Union
Mr. Chengetai Masango, The Internet Governance Forum
Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Strategy and Policy Advisor, International Telecommunication Union
Ms. Gitanjali Sah, International Telecommunication Union
Ms. Despoina Sareidaki, International Telecommunication Union
Ms. Elida Reci, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNDESA (remote
participant)
Mr. Cedric Wachholz, United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization,
UNESCO) (remote participant)
Members States Observers
Algeria
Mr. Wafa Ameuri, Attaché Permanent Mission of Algeria
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Australia
Ms. Jeffie Kaine, First Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Austria
Ms. Vera Fuchs, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Austri, Geneva
Belgium
Mr. Mathias Kende, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Belgium
Canada
Mr. Paul Charlton, First Secretary/Cyber and Internet Issues, Permanent Mission of Canada
Ms. Johanna Krüger, Deputy Director Policy Planning Division, Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Canada
Chile
Mr. Jorge Vidal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Chile in Geneva
People's Republic of China
Ms. Shi Ling, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN
at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland.
Czech Republic
Mr. Martin Bulanek, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Czech Republic
Egypt
Mr. Mohamed I. Nasr, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Egypt for the United Nations in Geneva
Ethiopia
Mr. Leulseged Tadese Abebe, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the United Nations
Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland
Germany
Mr. Thomas Fohgrub, Second Secretary of Economic Affairs, Mission of Germany
Ms. Cathleen Berger, Environmental and Climate Issues Cyber and Internet Issues, Permanent
Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva
Ms. Sarah Thekla Költzow, Environmental and Climate Issues Cyber and Internet Issues,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva
Greece
Mrs. Johanna Ifestou de Paredes, Expert, Economic & Commercial Affairs
Iraq
Mr. Pewan Zawitai, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Iraq, Geneva
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Jordan
Ms. Ghadeer El-Fayez, Advisor, Permanent Mission of Jordan, Geneva
Liberia
Mr. Jeremiah G. Sokan, Deputy Minister for Planning and Economic Affairs, Permanent Mission
of Liberia
Morocco
Mr. Afaf Saaidi, Chief, Division of Advanced Technologies, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom
of Morocco to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Mr. Faical Souissi, Conseiller, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United
Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Oman
Mr. Ali Al Hafeedh, Omar Office to WTO, Geneva
Philippines
Ms. Marivil V. Valles, Attaché, Permanent Mission of Philippines
Sudan
S.E. Mr. Mohamed Elmurtada Mubarak Ismail, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sudan
Swaziland
Mr. Vumile M. Dlamini, Director of Science and Technology, Permanent Mission of Swaziland
United Kingdom
Ms. Alexandra Cole, First Secretary Cyber and Disarmament, United Kingdom Mission to the
UN in Geneva
Mr. Stephen Lowe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Nita Sayah, UAE Office to WTO in Geneva
Holy See
Mr. Stefano Saldi, Intern, Permanent Observer Mission, Geneva
Other Stakeholders Observers
Mr. David Allen, World Collaboration for Communications Policy Research (remote participant)
Ms. Reni Antonova (remote participant)
Ms. Debra Brown, Access
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Ms. Fatima Cambronero, Member of the United Nations Multistakeholder Advisory Group
(MAG) of the IGF at United Nations Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Internet
Governance Forum (IGF)
Ms. Samantha Dickinson, Internet Governance Consultant
Mr. Chris Disspain, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mr. Nigel Hickson, VP, Global Partnership – Europe, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN)
Mr Richard Hill, Association for Proper Internet Governance (APIG)
Ms. Lea Kaspar, Project Manager, Global Partners
Mr. Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, Global Voices Online, Transparency International-Kenya
Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus (remote participant)
Dr. Anja Kovacs, Head, Internet Democracy Project
Ms. Marilia Maciel, Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School
Mr. Paul Mitchell, Technology Policy Group, Microsoft Corporation, ICC Basis
Ms. Aida Noblia, Asociacion de Escribanos del Uruguay
Ms. Nnenna Nwakanma, Africa Regional Coordinator for the World Wide Web Foundation
(remote participant)
Mr. Mathew Shears, Director and Representative, Center for Democracy and Technology
Mr. Shardul Shroff, Managing Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas Law Firm
Ms. Ritu Srivastava, Programme Manager, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)
Mr. Vikram Tiwathia, Associate Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India
(COAI)
Ms. Joana Varon Ferraz, Center for Technology and Society (CSTD/FGU)
Ms. Barbara Wanner, Vice President, ICT Policy at US Council for International Business
(remote participant)
Ms. Deirdre Williams, Internet governance specialist, St Lucia
Mr. Nicolo Zingales, Graduate Institute of Geneva (remote participant)
UNCTAD
Ms. Anne Miroux, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics
Ms. Padmashree Gehl Sampath, Chief, Science and Technology Section, Division on Technology
and Logistics
Ms. Mervi Kultamaa, WSIS Coordinator, Science and Technology and ICT Branch, Division on
Technology and Logistics
Ms. Claudia Contreras Rojas, Economic Affairs Officer, Science and Technology Section,
Division on Technology and Logistics
Mr. Giuliano Luongo, Intern, Science and Technology Section, Division on Technology and
Logistics
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