Arab Regional Development Forum on
Broadband in the Arab Region: Challenges and
Opportunities
Hammamet-Tunisia, 17 September 2012
DRAFT AGENDA
Time
08:30-09:00
09:00-09:30
Themes
Speakers
Registration of Delegates and distribution of documents
Opening Ceremony:
- Welcome Address & Opening Speeches
 HE Mr. Brahima Sanou,
- Keynote of Speakers
Director, BDT (via video)
 HE Mr. Mongi Marzouk,
Minister of ICT, Tunisia
 Mr. Ebrahim Al Haddad,
Regional Director, ITU
ARO
09:30-10:30
Session I: ITU Activities in the Arab Region
This session will focus on key achievements of
ITU/BDT in the Arab Region, including
discussions on Regional Initiatives, main results
achieved in the implementation of BDT
Programmes and Resolutions of the World
Telecommunication Development Conference and
Plenipotentiary Conference.
This session will also focus on presentations of
ITU-R and ITU-T Sectors, mainly in the field of
broadband access in the Arab Region and other
priority areas.
Session Chair: Mr. Ridha Guellouz, Ministry of ICT,
Tunisia
 Overview of BDT activities in the Arab Region
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ITU
 Mr. Ebrahim Al Haddad,
RD, ARO/ITU [Bio]
 Arab Broadband Regional Initiative
 Ms. Rouda Alamir Ali,
ARO/ITU [Bio]
 Activities of the ITU Radiocommunications Sector
in the Arab Region
 Mr. Colin Langtry,
Chief, Study Group
Department, BR/ITU
[Bio]
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Broadband in the Arab Region: Challenges and
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10:30-10:45
10:45-11:15
Session I (continued): ITU Activities in the Arab
Region
 Development of the ITU Conformance and
Interoperability Programme for the ICTs in the
Arab Region
-
Mr. Paolo Rosa,
TSB/ITU [Bio]
 Activities of ITU General Secretariat
-
Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder
SG/ITU [Bio]
-
Mr. Kamel Saadaoui,
President, INT – Tunisia
[Bio]
 Enhancing Broadband Usage in
Egypt; Addressing the Demand side of
Citizens
-
Ms. Nevine TEWFIK,
Ministry of ICT, Egypt
[Bio]
 Other Countries
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Speakers from other
countries
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Eng. Ahmed M. Mohamed
Eisa, Gedaref Digital City
Organization (GDCO)
[Bio]
 Q&A
Coffee Break
Session II: National Broadband Plans: policies and
regulation: Countries experiences
This session will focus on countries experiences
based on the development of ICTs and national
broadband plans, as well as the challenges faced in
the framework of policies and regulation
development.
Session Chair TBC : Eng. Ahmed EISA,Chairman
of GDCO- Sudan
 Tunisian Broadband strategy
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11:15-12:30
Q&A
Session III: Development Role of Broadband
This session will provide input on how broadband
can be a catalyst for development and fixed and
mobile fields. Speakers will showcase how
broadband connectivity can be utilized to serve the
connected and the unconnected.
Session Chair: Dr. Imad Hoballah, TRA, Lebanon
 Benefits and challenges of broadband in
GDCO Sudan telecentres
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12:30-14:00
14:00-15:30
 Breeding Wireless Highways in Palestine
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Lunch Break
Session III (continued): Development Role of
Broadband
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 Multi-sectorial impact of broadband services
on the economy
-
- Mr. Brahim Ghribi,
ALCATEL-LUCENT,
MEA Region [Bio]
 Fiber to the home and its social and economic
contribution to the progress of MENA
15:30-16:00
16:00-17:30
Coffee Break
 Impact of the spectrum management on
regional mobile broadband development:
challenge and opportunities
- Mrs. Christine Beylouni,
Director General, FTTH
Council MENA [Bio]
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 The Broadband, a prerequisite for the
development of Cloud Computing
17:30-18:00
Mr. Hani Alami, Coolnet
Internet Solution
Provider, Palestine [Bio]
Mr. Wladimir Bocquet,
Senior Director of
Spectrum Policy, GSMA
[Bio]
- Mr. Slaheddine Maaref,
Tunisie Télécom [Bio]
 Q&A
Recommendations and Close
During the session, the ITU Arab Regional
Director with the assistance of the Session Chairs,
will summarize the discussions and agree on the
recommendations of the forum.
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ITU RD ARO
Session 1 Chair
Session 2 Chair
Session 3 Chair