Global technical standardization: Effective engagement of European industry

Opening Session: Industry Engagement and Bridging the Standardization Gap: Strategies for effective implementation​

The session set the scene on the topics of industry engagement and bridging the standardization gap (BSG).

K​eynote Speaker: 

Mr. Seizo Onoe, Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau​

• ​​Moderation: Jaroslaw Ponder, Head, ITU Office for Europe​​
  
• Mihail Ion, National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM), and Chair of the CEPT-COM-ITU project team on ITU -T issues
  
• Lidia Stępińska-Ustasiak, International Collaboration Expert, ​​KIGEIT, Poland​
  
• Per Fröjdh, Vice President International Standards, Ericsson, and Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 16 on Multimedia and Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Focus Group on Metaverse.
• Fryderyk Lewicki, Orange Polska, Poland, and Chairman of ITU-T Working Party 1/5
• Pawel Biskupski, ​CEO, Systemics-PAB​ & Jan Kondej, Chief Technical Offi​cer​, Systemics-PAB ​
• ​Didier Berthoumieux, Director Technology Strategy, Nokia
  
• ​Arnaud Taddei, Global Security Strategist, Enterprise Security Group​​
  
• Q&A
  

Bridging the Gender Gap: Inspiring women to lead in tech

This session aimed to provide leadership insights for women in the European digital landscape and offer recommendations for women embarking on careers in technology fields.  

The session also looked back at International Girls in ICT Day and introduced participants to ITU's Network of Women and its latest campaign leading up to the governing conference for ITU standardization, the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, in New Delhi, India, 15-24 October 2024. 

• Moderation: Charlyne Restivo, Coordinator of the Network of Women in ITU-T, (NoW in ITU-T), ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) ​
  
• Izabela Iglewska, Minister Advisor, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland 
  
• Susanna Mattsson, Sweden's Councillor and Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Sweden 
• Ksenja Podpečan, Secretary, Digital Society Directorate, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Slovenia ​ Presentation
• Zina Bumbálková, Senior expert, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic 
• Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska, Alumni Youth Envoy ITU Generation Connect Europe, Senior Specialist for Strategic Analysis in Cybersecurity, NASK - National Research Institute, Poland ​
• Q&As