United Nations
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
TD/B/C.II/EM.5/INF.1
Distr.: General
28 May 2015
English/French/Spanish only
Trade and Development Board
Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission
Expert Meeting on Cyberlaws and Regulations for Enhancing
E-commerce, Including Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Geneva, 25–27 March 2015
List of participants
GE.15-10934 (E)
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Experts
Afghanistan
Mr. Mohammd Malyar Jabarkhel, Director, Customs Automation, Afghanistan Customs
Department, Kabul
Mr. Azizullah Omar, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Algeria
M. Hadji Abdenour, Directeur, Direction des Etudes, de la prospective et de l'information
économique, Ministère du Commerce, Alger
Angola
M. André Teka Kitoko, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Argentina
Mr. Héctor Marcelo Cima, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Pedro Fabian Negueloaetcheverry, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Belgium
Mme Audrey Moncarey, Attachée, Mission permanente, Genève
Benin
M. Sêvi Rodolphe Adjaïgbe, Chercheur en Droit, Chef du Service de la Règlementation,
Ministère de la Communication et des technologies de l'information et de la
communication, Abomey-Calavi
M. Dadjo Hubert Arsène Houékpodoté, Collaborateur du Directeur de la Législation, de la
codification et des sceaux, Ministère de la Justice et de la législation, Cotonou
Bhutan
Mr. Kuenzang Dorji, Legal Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Department of Trade,
Trade Negotiation Division, Thimphu
Brazil
Ms. Clarissa Forecchi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the World Trade
Organization, Geneva
Burkina Faso
Mme Lydie Zongo/Sanon, Directrice de la Promotion du commerce électronique, Direction
générale du commerce/Ministère de l'Industrie, du commerce et de l'artisanat,
Ouagadougou
M. Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Juriste, Directeur de la Réglementation des communications
électroniques, Ministère du Développement de l'économie numérique et des postes,
Ouagadougou
Burundi
Mr. Ntawuyamara Germain, Legal Adviser, Directorate General, Ministry of Justice,
Bujumbura
Cabo Verde
Ms. Ailine Conceição, Jurist and Attorney, National Communications Authority, Praia
Cameroon
M. Paul Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Auguste Mbappe Penda, Directeur général, Conseil national des chargeurs, Douala
M. Joseph Nguene Nteppe, Directeur de la Facilitation des échanges, Secrétaire technique,
Conseil national des chargeurs, Douala
Canada
Mr. Dominique D'Allaire, Counsellor, Public Law Sector, Department of Justice, Ottawa
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China
Mr. Chen Zeng, Division Director, Ministry of Commerce, Beijing
Mr. Mingtao Li, General Manager, China International Electronic Commerce Centre,
Beijing
Côte d'Ivoire
Mr. Heracles Maye Assoko, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Post and Information and
Communciations Technology (ICT), Abidjan
Mr. Koua Kadio Hervé Honoré, Manager, Ministry of Trade, Abidjan
Mr. Bamba N'Vadro, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Cuba
Mr. Carlos Fidel Martín Rodríguez, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Czech Republic
Ms. Eva Vankova, Officer, Information Society, Ministry of Industry, Prague
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Guillaume Ligongo Maliba, Coordonnateur du Guichet unique, Ministère du
Commerce, Kinshasa
M. Mukanga Loma Djesa, Directeur et Chef de service, Ministère du Commerce, Kinshasa
Dominican Republic
Mr. Luis Manuel Piantini Munnigh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva
Ecuador
Mr. Juan Carlos Sánchez Troya, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Egypt
Ms. Marwa Farghali, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Yasser Korani, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ethiopia
Mr. Solomon Mamo Basha, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Finland
Mr. Timo Kotilainen, Chairman, Finnish Information Security Cluster, Helsinki
France
Mme Nathalie Homobono, Directrice générale, Direction générale de la Concurrence, de la
consommation et de la répression des fraudes, Paris
Mme Nicole Nespoulous, Responsable adjointe, Direction générale de la Concurrence, de
la consommation et de la répression des fraudes, Paris
Gambia
Mr. Ebrima Ceesay, Legal, Licensing and Enforcement Manager, Public Utilities
Regulatory Authority, Banjul
Mr. Sanusi Drammeh, ICT Officer, Ministry of Information and Communications
Infrastructure, Banjul
Germany
Ms. Beatrix Lindner, Staff Counsel, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection,
Berlin
Ghana
Ms. Evelyn Bediakoh-Adu, Legal Officer, National Communications Authority, Accra
Ms. Freda Benjamin-Laing, State Attorney, Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of
Justice, Accra
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Guatemala
Ms. Debora Ponce, Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
Guinea
M. Saikou Yaya Balde, Inspecteur général adjoint, Ministère de Commerce, Conakry
Mme Fatimatou Baldé, Chef Section Pêche, mines et artisanat au Ministère du Commerce,
Conakry
Mme Aminata Kourouma-Mikala, Chargé d'affaires a.i, Mission permanente, Genève
Guinea-Bissau
Sr. Suleimane Mané, Jurista, Autoridade Reguladora Nacional, Tecnologias de Informação
e Comunicação, Bissau
Hungary
Mr. Peter Major, Special Adviser, Chair of the Working Group, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
India
Mr. Anil Kumar Rai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Indonesia
Ms. Ganef Judawati, Director of Consumer Empowerment, Ministry of Trade, Bekasi
Mr. Muhammad Takdir, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Adi Winarso, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Japan
Mr. Takamasa Murayama, Section Chief for International Affairs, Policy Planning
Division, Consumer Affairs Agency, Tokyo
Jordan
Ms. Samya Abou Sharif, Legal Consultant and Assistant, Central Bank of Jordan, Amman
Ms. Rajab Al Tal, Member, Ministry of Communication, Amman
Ms. Ghadeer Elfayez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kenya
Mr. Stephen Mwaura Nduati, Head, National Payments System, Central Bank of Kenya,
Nairobi
Mr. Martin Mutegi, Analyst, Consumer Protection, Competition Authority, Nairobi
Latvia
Mr. Peteris Podvinskis, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Lesotho
Ms. Likonelo Lebone, Chief Legal Officer, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives
and Marketing, Maseru
Liberia
Mr. Roosevelt Gould, Chief Legal Counsel, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Monrovia
Mr. Zotawon Titus, Deputy Minister for Technical Services, Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications, Monrovia
Libya
Mr. Emhemed Elderwish, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Madagascar
Mme Randrianarison Maximienne Claire Aimée, Magistrat, Ministère de la Justice, Itaosy,
Antananarivo
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Mali
Ms. Fatoumata Dicko, Cheffe de cabinet, Ministère de la Justice et des droits de l’homme,
Bamako
Mr. Boubacar Mahamane Dicko, Economiste, Autorité malienne de Régulation des
télécommunications et des technologies d'information et de communication et postes,
Bamako
Mauritania
M. Sidi Ahmed Lebatt Amar Ould Didi, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Mauritius
Mr. Trilok Dabeesing, Information Technology Director, ICT Authority, Port-Louis
Mexico
Sr. Miguel Angel Padilla Acosta, Ministro, Asuntos Económicos, Misión Permanente,
Ginebra
Sra. Vanessa Constantino, Asistente, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Montenegro
Ms. Zorica Maric, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the
World Trade Organization, Geneva
Namibia
Mr. Benjamin Katjipuka, Director, International Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Windhoek
Mr. Sakeus Kapenda, Trade Policy Analyst, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Windhoek
Niger
M. Boeyi Atté, Directeur de la Législation, Secrétariat du Gouvernement, Niamey
M. Ado Salifou Mahamane Laoualy, Juriste, Société nigérienne des télécommunications,
Niamey
Nigeria
Mr. Solomon Ingba, Deputy Director, Information Technology, Ministry of
Communication Technology, Abuja
Mr. Martin Eze, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Yakubu Gontor, Assistant Director, Finance Services, Nigerian Communications
Commission, Abuja
Oman
Mr. Mohamed Al Mardhoof Al Saadi, First Secretary, Commercial Affairs, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Panama
Sr. Alfredo Suescum, Embajador y Representante Permante, Misión Permante ante la
Organización Mundial del Comercio, Ginebra
Sra. Krizia Matthews, Consejera Legal, Misión Permanente ante la Organización Mundial
del Comercio, Ginebra
Paraguay
Mr. Roberto Recalde, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Philippines
Ms. Marivil Valles, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Portugal
Ms. Teresa Moreira, Director-General, Consumer Directorate-General, Lisbon
Ms. Raquel Costa, Policy Officer, Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon
Ms. Fernanda Ferreira Dias, Head, International Department, and Director, Ministry of
Economy, Consumer Directorate-General, Lisbon
Qatar
Mr. Al-Asiri Saoud Sultan, Director, Competition Protection Department, Ministry of
Economy and Commerce, Doha
Mr. Ouajdi Khemakhem, Competition Protection Expert, Ministry of Economy and
Commerce, Doha
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Khalid Almaney, Legal Specialist, Communication and Information Technology
Commission, Riyadh
Mr. Saleh Alotaibi, International Trade Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Ali Alrebdi, Economics Expert, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Riyadh
Senegal
M. Diallo Diakaria, Responsable Réseaux et sécurité, Présidence du Sénégal, Dakar
M. François Mame Samba Ndiaye, Juriste, Observatoire de la qualité des services
financiers/Ministère de l'Economie des finances et du plan, Dakar
Sierra Leone
Mr. Cobba James, Chief Technology Officer, Ministry of Information and
Communications, Freetown
Mr. Musa Kamara, Information and Communications Technology Manager, Ministry of
Information and Communications, Freetown
Spain
Sra. Remedios Romeo, Consejera Económica y Comercial, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Sudan
Mr. Adil Abd Elaziz Elfaki Hassan, General Manager, Ministry of Finance, Economy and
Consumer Affairs, Khartoum
Mr. Mustafa Abdelhafiz, Chairman, Sudan-CERT, Khartoum
Ms. Sana Ahmed, Deputy Manager, Ministry of Trade, Khartoum
Mr. Adil Hassan, General Manager, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Consumer Affairs,
Khartoum
Ms. Nagla Hmed, First Trade Inspector, Ministry of Trade, Elremaila
Ms. Siham Osman Mohamed Ahmed, Manager, Ministry of Justice, Khartoum
Mr. Abdelmoneim Taha, General Manager, Legal Department, Bank of Sudan, Khartoum
Switzerland
Mr. Felix Wertli, Adviser, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva
Mr. Kevin Kalomeni, Trainee, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
Thailand
Mr. Chaichana Mitrpant, Deputy Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development
Agency, Bangkok
Ms. Atcharaphorn Mutraden, Director of Strategic Office, Electronic Transactions
Development Agency, Bangkok
Ms. Jeeraboon Bumpennorakit, Director of Legal Affairs Office, Electronic Transactions
Development Agency, Bangkok
Ms. Phichayaluk Kamthongsuk, Government Officer, Electronic Transactions Development
Agency, Bangkok
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Togo
M. Awutey Dodzi Yawovi Sylvanus, Juriste, Autorité de Réglementation des secteurs de
postes et de télécommunications, Lomé
M. Koku Vinyo Gbadzi, Juriste, Chef, Division Réglementation et contentieux, Direction
du Commerce intérieur et de la concurrence, Lomé
Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Merlana Henry, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Tunisia
Mr. Lazhar Bannour, Director of E-commerce, Ministry of Trade, Tunis
Turkey
Ms. Dicle Akaroglu, Foreign Trade Expert, Ministry of Economy, Ankara
Uganda
Mr. Kibirige Denis Kawooya, Senior State Attorney, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional
Affairs, Kampala
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Rita Al Sayah, Coordinator, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Adam Mambi, Assistant Commission Secretary, Law Reform Commission, Dar es
Salaam
United States of America
Ms. Jaime Moody, Economic Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Hugh Stevenson, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade
Commission, Washington, D.C.
Zambia
Mr. Samsom Lungo, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Givens Shitubotu Muntengwa, Parliamentary Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Lusaka
Zimbabwe
Mr. Chameso Mucheka, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Intergovernmental organizations
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
Mr. Paul Okech, Intern, Geneva
Economic Community of West African States
Mr. Raphael Koffi, Head of Telecommunication, Abuja
European Union
Mr. Tamas Molnar, Adviser on International Issues, Brussels
Ms. Alessandra Sbordoni, Policy Officer, European Commission, Brussels
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund for International Development
Mr. Jorge Humberto Goncalves Romero, Director of Information Technology, Vienna
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Ms. Brigitte Acoca, Policy Analyst, Lawyer, Paris
International Organization of la Francophonie
Mr. Emmanuel Adjovi, Information Society Projet Manager, Paris
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United Nations organs, bodies and programmes
International Trade Centre
Mr. James Howe, Senior Adviser, Founex
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Mr. Luca Castellani, Secretary, Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), Vienna
Ms. Claudia Gross, Legal Officer, Vienna
Specialized agencies and related organizations
International Telecommunication Union
Mr. Martin Euchner, Adviser, Geneva
Mr. Marco Obiso, Cybersecurity Coordinator, Geneva
Universal Postal Union
Ms. Elise Bischoff-Maurer, Expert, Bern
Mr. Paul Donohoe, Programme Manager, E-commerce, E-services and Post, Bern
World Bank
Ms. Maria Chiara Malaguti, Senior Legal Adviser, Rome
World Trade Organization
Ms. Giuliana Mori Perez, Research Assistant, Geneva
Ms. Lee Tuthill, Counsellor, Geneva
Non-governmental organizations
(General category)
Consumers International
Mr. Richard Bates, Head of Digital Initiatives, Staines-upon-Thames
Mr. Robert Simpson, Senior Policy Adviser, London
Ms. Elena Wolf, Adviser, Richmond
International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees
Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Divonne
Village Suisse ONG
Mr. Adalbert Nouga, Administrateur Fondateur, Genève
Other
Internet Governance Forum
Ms. Lara Baclig, Intern, Geneva
Ms. Maria Victoria Barnes, Assistant, Geneva
Mr. Carl Gahnberg, Individual Contractor, Geneva
Mr. Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Fellow, Geneva
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Panellists
Mr. Mohammd Malyar Jabarkhel, Director, Customs Automation, Afghanistan Customs
Department, Kabul
Mr. Mingtao Li, General Manager, China International Electronic Commerce Centre,
Beijing
Mme Nathalie Homobono, Directrice générale, Direction générale de la Concurrence, de la
consommation et de la répression des fraudes, Paris
Mr. Stephen Mwaura Nduati, Head, National Payments System, Central Bank of Kenya,
Nairobi
Mr. Kibirige Denis Kawooya, Senior State Attorney, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional
Affairs, Kampala
Mr. Hugh Stevenson, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade
Commission, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Raphael Koffi, Head of Telecommunication, Economic Community of West African
States, Abuja
Ms. Alessandra Sbordoni, Policy Officer, European Commission, European Union,
Brussels
Ms. Brigitte Acoca, Policy Analyst, Lawyer, Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, Paris
Mr. Budi Yuwono, Senior Officer, Economic Community Department, Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, Secretariat, Jakarta
Mr. Robert Achieng, Senior Communications Engineer, East African Community, Arusha
Mr. Luca Castellani, Secretary, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), Vienna
Mr. Marco Obiso, Cybersecurity Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union,
Geneva
Mr. Paul Donohoe, Programme Manager, E-commerce, E-services and Post, Universal
Postal Union, Bern
Ms. Maria Chiara Malaguti, Senior Legal Adviser, World Bank, Rome
Ms. Lee Tuthill, Counsellor, World Trade Organization, Geneva
Mr. Richard Bates, Head, Digital Initiatives, Consumers International, Staines-uponThames
Mr. Bruno Miragem, President, Brazilian Institut of Politics and Consumer Law, Porto
Alegre
Mr. Thomas Andersson, Professor and Chairman, International Organization for
Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development, Muscat
Mr. Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communications Law, Centre for
Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, Cambridge
Mr. Abdoullah Cisse, Professor of Law and Attorney, B and C Law Firm, Dakar
Mr. Samuel Laurinkari, Manager, European Union Government Relations at eBay Inc.,
Brussels
Mr. Albert Antwi- Boasiako, Principal Consultant, E-crime Bureau, Accra
Mr. Jeremy Doutte, Chief Executive Officer of Jumia, Saone
Mr. Chris Connolly, Director, Galexia, Bath
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