Fourth Meeting of the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation
(WGEC)
30 April - 2 May 2014
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
List of participants
MEMBER STATES OF THE WORKING GROUP
Brazil
Mr. Ricardo Canko, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Finland
Mr. Juuso Moisander, Commercial Secretary, Information Society and ICT Ministry
for Foreign Affairs
France
Ms. Sophie Dorer, Counselor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Hungary
Mr. Mark Horvath, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Peter Major, Special Advisor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
India
Mr. Bollavaram Nagabhushana Reddy, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Ms. Alpana Dubey, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Mr. Jafar Barmaki, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Kavouss Arasteh, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Japan
Ms. Mari Ichikawa, Director for International Policy Coordination, International
Policy Division, Ministry of Internal affairs and Communications
Mr. Mitsuo Tsunoda, Officer, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Mr. Makoto Yokozawa, Advisor, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Mr. Ide Shinji, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Latvia
Mr. Peteris, Podvinskis, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mexico
Ms. Victoria Romero, Chief of Staff, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Jose Antonio Hernandez Vega, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Nigeria
Mr. Martin Eze, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Nigeria, Geneva
Peru
Ms. Magaly Traverso, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Russian Federation
Ms. Yulia Elanskaya, Ministry of Telecom
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Mansour Alqurashi, Information Specialist, Communications and Information
Technology Commission
Mr. Abdurahman Al Hassan, Communication Engineer, Communications and
Information Technology Commission
Sweden
Mr. Per Linner, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United States of America
Mr. Manu Bhardwaj, Senior Political Advisor to US Ambassador, Office of
Communications and Information Policy, Department of State
Mr. Christopher Hemmerlein, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, Department of
Commerce
Ms. Liesyl Franz, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues,
Department of State
Mr. Richard Johns, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Melissa Kehoe, Permanent Mission, Geneva
STAKEHOLDER MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP
Representatives from the Private Sector
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 (remote participation)
Mr. Philip Rushton, Standards and Numbering Policy Strategy, BT plc/ICCBASIS
Representatives from Civil Society
Mr. Carlos A. Afonso, Board Member, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
Ms. Avri Doria, Independent Researcher
Ms. Grace Githaiga, Associate, Kenya ICT Action Network
Mr. Parminderjeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change
Representatives from the Technical and Academic Communities
Ms. Constance Bommelaer, Senior Director, Internet Society
Mr. Baher Esmat, Vice President, Middle East, Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers
Representatives from Intergovernmental and International Organizations
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Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Strategy and Policy Advisor, International Telecommunication
Union
Ms. Jeoung Hee Kim, ICT Analyst Strategic Planning and Membership Department
(SPM), International Telecommunication Union
Mr. Patrick Spearing, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division
for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs (remote participation)
Mr. Wai-Min Kwok, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
UNDESA (remote participation)
Mr. Ayman El-Sherbiny, Chief, Information and Communication Technology Policies
Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (remote
participation)
Ms. Mirna Barbar, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western
Asia (remote participation)
Mr. Zahr Bou-Ghanem, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (remote participation)
Mr. Cedric Wachholz, United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (remote participation)
MEMBER STATES OBSERVER
Algeria
Mr. Wafa Ameuri, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Australia
Ms. Jeffie Kaine, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Canada
Mr. Paul Charlton, First Secretary/Cyber and Internet Issues, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Egypt
Mr. Mohamed Nasr, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Germany
Ms. Sarah Koeltzow, Environmental and Climate Issues, Cyber and Internet,
Permanent Mission
Holy See
Mr. Stefano Saldi, Permanent Observer Mission, Geneva
Iraq
Mr. Pewan Zawitai, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Italy
Mr. Dario Sabbioni, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Jordan
Ms. Ghadeer Elfayez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Nepal
Ms. Lalita Silwal, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Pakistan
Ms. Fareha Bugti, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Philippines
Ms. Elizabeth Te, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Marivil Valles, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United Kingdom
Mr. Daniel Wiles, Desk Officer, Internet Governance, International Cyber Policy Unit,
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
STAKEHOLDERS OBSERVER
Mr. Hisham Aboulyazed, Arab IGF Secretariat (remote participation)
Mr. David Allen, Co-Principal, World Collaboration for Communications Policy
Research (remote participation)
Ms. Andrea Beccalli, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) (remote participation)
Ms. Debra Brown, Senior Policy Analyst, Access, New York
Ms. Fatima Cambronero, Member of the United Nations Multistakeholder Advisory
Group (MAG) of the IGF (remote participation)
Ms. Samantha Dickinson, Internet Governance Consultant, Lingua Synaptica,
Burbank
Mr. William Drake, International Fellow & Lecturer, University of Zurich, Geneva
(remote participation)
Ms. Adriana Galvani, Professor, Italian Geographic Society, Bologna
Mr. Hamil Grabus, First Secretary, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Geneva
Mr. Nigel Hickson, VP - Europe, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN), Brussels
Mr. Richard Hill, President, Association for Proper Internet Governance (APIG),
Geneva
Ms. Lea Kaspar, Project Lead, Global Partners, London
Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus (remote participation)
Ms. Anja Kovacs, Project Director, Internet Democracy Project
Ms. Delphine Lida, First Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union, Geneva
Ms. Cheryl Miller, Director, International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs,
Verizon, Washington, DC (remote participation)
Ms. Viviana Munoz, Manager, South Centre, Geneva
Ms. Ginger Paque, Diplo Foundation (remote participation)
Mr. Matthew Shears, Center for Democracy and Technology (remote participation)
Mr. Georges Radjou, CEO - Project Manager, Entrepreneur, Business Innovation
Research Development, Paris
Ms. Joana Varon Ferraz, Researcher, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro
Mr. Jim Prendergast, Verisign
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Ms. Silvia Viceconte, Head of Sector, Multilateral Issues including Internet
Governance, European Commission, Brussels
Ms. Deirdre Williams, Internet Governance Specialist, St Lucia (remote participation)
UNCTAD
Ms. Anne Miroux, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics
Ms. Mervi Kultamaa, WSIS Coordinator, Science, 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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