| Isabelle Mauro
Director General, Global Satellite Operators Association (“GSOA”)
Isabelle Mauro is Director General of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) that represents the interests of 28 global and regional satellite operators. She reports directly to their Chief Executives, who form the Board of Directors.
Under Isabelle’s leadership, GSOA and its member CEOs lead the effort to showcase the benefits of satellite communications for a more inclusive, sustainable and secure society - vital to bridging the world’s digital divide, achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and realizing the 5G ecosystem.
Isabelle has 25 years experience in the Telecoms and Technology sector, starting at the GSMA, where she was responsible for government and international Affairs for fifteen years. In 2015 she moved to New York to join the World Economic Forum as Head of the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Industry, managing the portfolio for 60+ Tech companies globally and leading initiatives on inclusive and sustainable digital transformation.
Isabelle is passionate about inclusion and sustainability. She is Chair of the High-Level Advisory Board of the DigitalGoesGreen Foundation. She also sits on the Advisory Board of Women in Tech and is a member of the UNESCO Advisory Group for the Declaration on Connectivity for Education.
Isabelle holds an MSc in European Politics and Policy from the London School of Economics. She is fluent in French, English, Italian and Spanish.
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| Jennifer A. Manner
Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, EchoStar Corporation
Jennifer A. Manner is Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at EchoStar Corporation where she is responsible for leading the domestic and international regulatory and government affairs team Prior to this, Ms. Manner held senior positions at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, including as Deputy Chief of the Public Safety Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology and Senior Advisory to Commissioner Abernathy and leading companies. Ms. Manner holds an LLM with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center, a J.D. cum laude from New York Law School and a BA from the Statue University of New York at Albany.
Ms. Manner has published several books on telecommunications issues including on spectrum and foreign market access, as well as scholarly articles and has served a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington School of Law at American University.. Her most recent book is Spectrum Wars: The Rise of 5G and Beyond (Artech House, 2021). Ms. Manner holds key leadership roles in the ITU-R sector, and trade associations. Ms. Manner is currently the chair of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Group, Vice Chair of the International Trade Advisory Group, Group 8 (digital goods), Chair of the Precision Agriculture Task Force, Deployment Working Group, Chair of Sub-working group 2 in ITU-R WP4C and CITEL (Americas) Chair for the ITU-R WRC 2023 Network of Women Initiative. Ms. Manner also serves on the FCC's Technology Advisory Committee and Cyber Security Interoperability, Reliability and Security Advisory Committee. Ms. Manner also serves on the Bermuda Space Council among other bodies.
Ms. Manner is also an award-winning documentary film producer, with her latest film, When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications (See here [1]) currently under syndication with PBS. |
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| Mario Neri
Director, Spectrum Strategy and Innovation, Telesat
With more than 15 years of experience in the satellite industry, Mario Neri is responsible for directing Telesat’s strategy and innovation for the use of spectrum and orbital resources. Mario is also Telesat’s lead on policies related to the sustainable use of space.
In his previous role as Director, International Coordination, Mario was responsible for securing the spectrum and orbital resources for Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation, including coordinating access to these scarce resources by engaging other satellite operators and government agencies. Mario also has a leading role on satellite issues at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) where he chairs WRC-23 Agenda Item 1.16 related to earth stations in motion communicating with non-GSO systems.
Before Telesat, Mario led the team at UK communications regulator Ofcom that was responsible for managing the ITU filings for more than 20 stakeholders and collaborating with the rest of the Satellite & Space Science team for regulating the spectrum used by the various space applications in the UK. Mario joined Ofcom after working for Eutelsat and Inmarsat, two of the world’s largest global satellite operators.
Mario is a Chartered Engineer accredited by the British Engineering Council. He holds a BSc. and a MSc. in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pisa (Italy) and a MSc. in Finance and Investment from Bayes Business School (formerly known as CASS Business School) – City University, London (UK).
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| Cécil Ameil
Director Regulatory Affairs, SES
Cécil Ameil is Director for Regulatory Affairs, responsible for market access, policy and spectrum advocacy in Europe, Africa and Middle East for the satellite communications leader SES.
SES is a European satellite company uniquely operating two constellations of satellites to deliver a large portfolio of state-of-the-art and sustainable connectivity solutions around the world. As a representative of SES, Cécil has long been a key interlocutor of government officials and regulators to contribute to the evolution of legislations and spectrum policies applicable to satellite communications in the EMEA region, in a context of outstanding business developments for the satellite sector in 5G, Cloud and the connectivity of mobile (aeronautical and maritime) platforms. Cecil is also in charge of ensuring the effective compliance of SES video and data operations to regulations in the EMEA region.
Cécil Ameil is the chairman of the regulatory working group in GSOA (Global Satellite Operators Association). In this capacity, he represents the interests of the sector in Europe, Africa and Middle East towards national regulators and regional bodies including the EU, the CEPT, the African Telecom Union (ATU) and the ITU. This includes the coordination of the satellite sector’s efforts to defend access to, and usage of, essential radio spectrum at regional and ITU levels for the preparation of World Radiocommunications Conferences.
Looking back at 30 years of experience in dealing with regulatory affairs, Cécil Ameil is specialised in digital regulations for media and telecommunications. Cécil joined SES in 1998, reporting to the General Counsel.
A French national living in Belgium, Cécil is married and the father of 3 boys. He performs theatre and music as amateur. |
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| Mohaned Juwad
Director, Spectrum Strategy, Intelsat
Mohaned Juwad is responsible in assiting Intelsat’s strategic long-term spectrum position in the marketplace. In his role, he works closely with the company’s vice president on corporate and spectrum strategy and the spectrum strategy team to analyze and identify emerging spectrum opportunities and risks for Intelsat. In addition, he is the Director for managing efforts from across the globe that protect, optimize and leverage the company’s spectrum assets in support of Intelsat’s broader long-term growth strategy.
Dr. Juwad has over 14 years’ experience within the satellite industry where he held various roles in the past. Prior to rejoining Intelsat in 2016, Dr. Juwad served as manager, regulatory licensing and market access, at Avanti Communications Group Plc where he was responsible for managing and acquiring licensing and authorization for Ka-band geostationary satellite services across Europe, Middle East and the Africa region, in addition to overseeing regulatory activities at the ITU, CEPT, and other regulatory bodies. Before that, he worked as a consultant where he worked in ESA funded projects to develop the DVB-S2 standard operating in Ka-band, and also developed Ka-band mortised terminals where he was instrumental in developing a commercial self-aligned antenna.
Dr. Juwad earned a Philosophy of Doctorate (PhD) from Isambard Kingdom Brunel University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering at Herefordshire University.
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) is the world’s leading provider of satellite services, delivering high performance connectivity solutions for media, fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure, enterprise and government and military applications for more than 50 years. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video and broadband services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and mobile broadband access, with Intelsat, envision your future network, connect using our leading satellite technology and transform your opportunities. For more information, visit
www.intelsat.com.
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| Sergio Marquez
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hughes/EchoStar
Sergio Márquez is Director of Regulatory Affairs at Hughes/EchoStar and is responsible for managing and implementing spectrum management and coordination plans for the company's existing service and near-term roadmaps.
Sergio has more than 13 years of experience in technical matters related to spectrum and radiocommunications and holds a master’s degree in Regulation of Telecommunications from the National Autonomous University of Mexico Legal Research Institute/INFOTEC and a Certificate in Telecommunication Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Before Hughes/EchoStar, Sergio had different roles related to spectrum management and spectrum monitoring at the Federal Institute of Telecommunications in Mexico.
Sergio is a rock and roll music enthusiast and enjoys playing guitar.
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| Brett Tarnutzer
Director Satellite Policy, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
Mr. Brett Tarnutzer is Director of Satellite Policy for SpaceX and represents the company on international policy matters relating to the Starlink satellite broadband system.
He previously served as the Head of Spectrum for the GSMA in London. In this role, in collaboration with the membership, he directed the Association’s full range of spectrum activities and represented it on critical spectrum policy issues with national governments and multilateral organizations.
Mr. Tarnutzer also held senior roles at the US Federal Communications Commission. Most recently, he served as Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and a member of the Incentive Auction Task Force. In this role, Mr Tarnutzer focused on the technical and policy aspects of creating the first-ever incentive auction for spectrum in the 600 MHz band in the US. Previously, Mr Tarnutzer worked on domestic and international spectrum issues and spectrum auction design and implementation as a private consultant.
Mr Tarnutzer was educated in the United States, receiving a Masters Degree in Telecommunications Science Management and Policy from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications from the University of Wisconsin.
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Session 2 – National experience in regulating the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits and requests from administrations for recommendations on licensing the use of global services of satellite operators
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| Elina Morozova
Executive Director, The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications
Elina Morozova is Executive Director at the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications, an intergovernmental satellite telecommunication organization which brings together 26 member states. At Intersputnik, she is responsible for relations with member states and the United Nations system, including the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the International Telecommunication Union, and manages the International and Legal Service. She also takes part in the work of the Expert Committee of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly – Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications.
Ms. Morozova combines her career at Intersputnik with research. She teaches a course on international space law and telecommunications law at St. Petersburg University and is the author (co-author) of publications on satellite communications and other aspects of space activities in Russian and English. |
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| Tarcisio Bakaus
Coordinator, Spectrum, Orbit and Broadcasting Division, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações – ANATEL
Tarcisio Aurélio Bakaus is a telecommunications professional with expertise in engineering, marketing, and regulatory affairs. He holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from INATEL in 1994, a Marketing Specialist certification from Fundação Dom Cabral in 2001, and a Master's degree in Engineering specializing in 5G Networks from University of Brasilia in 2022.
After over a decade of experience in the private sector where he has developed a comprehensive skill set, He started to work for Brazilian Government in 2007. As a prominent figure in spectrum management, he represents Brazil for more than 13 years at prestigious international forums such as ITU, CITEL, CEPT and World Radiocommunication Conferences 2012, 2015 and 2019, playing various roles of Head or Deputy Head of Delegation, chairman, rapporteur and leader in some international works. |
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| Jesús Arnau
Principal policy manager, Office of Communications – Ofcom
Jesús Arnau is a Principal Policy Manager at Ofcom, the UK regulator of telecommunications, where he leads the international work on fixed-satellite service topics and works on national policies on satellite and science spectrum use. He also currently serves as chairman of PT SE40, a CEPT project team dedicated to space service compatibility issues.
Before joining the spectrum world, Jesús obtained a PhD in signal processing for communications and worked as a research engineer in physical layer technologies for both satellite and terrestrial mobile systems.
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| Thomas Welter
Head of Regulatory Affairs and Orbit/Spectrum Resources, ANFR
Thomas Welter is the head of regulatory affairs and orbit/spectrum resources at ANFR since 2017.
Prior to ANFR, Thomas Welter has worked for a major European satellite operator based in Luxembourg, and two different mobile network operators based in France.
Thomas Welter holds MSc in electrical and electronic engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany (1996), an MSc in telecommunications from Télécom SudParis in France (1996), an MSc in economics, network industries and digital economy from Télécom Paris in France (2010), as well as an MSc in space and telecommunications law from Université Paris-Saclay in France (2018).
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| Zhang Xiaoyan
Senior engineer, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
Dr. Zhang Xiaoyan from State Radio Monitoring Center (also known as the State Radio Spectrum Management Center), is the group leader of the Commission of Aerospace Communications Technology of China Communications Standardization Association, and an expert of the Central Aerospace Leading Group.
In the field of technical management of satellite frequency and orbit resources, she led the organization and formulation of a number of national standards, communication standards and standard research projects. Her more than 10 related policies and technical regulations have been issued, more than 10 national and ministry scientific research projects have been completed, 2 books such as "Satellite Communication in the 5G Era" have been published, and more than 10 patents and software Copyrights have been authorized. She has won 1 first prize in National Radio Science and technology, and has published more than 20 SCI/EI papers.
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| Timothy Adi Ashong
Manager Engineering, National Communications Authority (NCA)
Timothy Adi Ashong, is the immidiate Head of Space and Fixed Unit within the Engineering Division at the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana. He is currently the Ag. Director General of the Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM). Timothy Is a graduate Engineer with a MSc in Communications Management from the New Buckinghamshire University in the United Kingdom and also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering from the All Nations University, Ghana. He has over 20 years expirience in the field of Networking, Spectrum Management and Satellite Regulatory environment.
Timothy was elected Vice-chair, Study Group 4 ITU-R during the WRC-15 and was reelected in WRC-19. He has actively participated in numerous global and regional radiocommunication conferences and been directly involved in the development of technical conditions for sharing between radio services and drafting of the corresponding regulatory provisions under agenda items to different conferences.
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Session 3 – Activities of the Radiocommunication Bureau to comply with the provisions of the Radio Regulations when notifying frequency assignments to satellite networks/systems
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| Alexandre Vallet
Chief, Space Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau
Alexandre Vallet is the current Chief of the Space Services Department in the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), since November 2017. As such, he leads the team responsible for the maintenance of the international registry of satellite radio frequencies, which allows all countries around the world to coordinate their use in order to avoid radio interference in outer space.
Alexandre Vallet began to work in 2000 in the R&D center of Orange dealing with communications satellites. In 2006, he joined the satellite operator Eutelsat where he was in charge of regulatory matters. From 2007 to 2017, he was the Head of the Regulatory affairs and Spectrum/Orbit Resources Department at the French Agency in charge of radio spectrum management (Agence Nationale des Fréquences – ANFR).
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| John Pahl
Director, Transfinite Systems Ltd
John Pahl co-founded Transfinite Systems Ltd in 1994 and led the initial development of the company’s Visualyse range of software products.
He has been involved in the development of Recommendation ITU-R S.1503 since its creation within the Software Group of Joint Task Group 4-9-11 in the 1990s. He has been involved in all revisions to this Recommendation and led the team at Transfinite Systems Ltd that implemented the algorithm in one of the software tools used by the BR.
Recently he has chaired the SWG at WP 4A on this topic and the Correspondence Group S.1503.
During WRC-19, he supported the work under AI 1.6 on developing a regulatory framework for non-GSO systems in Q/V band that used Recommendation ITU-R S.1503 to provide equivalent power flux density statistics. |
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| Nikolay Varlamov
Head of International Department, Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR)
Mr. Nikolay Varlamov has over 20 years of experience of scientific-research, technical and administrative work in the field of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbit management at international, regional and national levels.
Since 2001 he has been participating in the working parties and project groups of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector’s study groups, of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC).
He has taken part in various meetings and headed bilateral meetings dealing with frequency coordination for space and terrestrial services.
At the 2018 Plenipotentiary Conferences he was elected as a member of the ITU Radio Regulation Board (RRB). Served as Vice-Chairman of the RRB in 2020 and Chairman of the RRB in 2021.
In the period from 2012 to 2015, he was Vice-Chairman of the 2015 Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM-15).
Mr. Nikolay Varlamov is the author and co-author of several contributions from Russian Administration and RCC to various organs of ITU on the regulatory and procedural issues as well as of scientific publications. |
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| Thong Pham Viet
Senior Radiocommunication Engineer, Space Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau
Since October 2008, Thong Pham Viet has worked in the Space Notification and Plans Division in the Space Services Department of the Radiocommunication Bureau. His division is responsible for managing the BSS and FSS Plans.
Before joining the ITU, he received the B.E. and the M.E. from the Hanoi University of Technology in 1997 and 2001, respectively. His major was telecommunication and he stayed in the University as a teaching assistant for 2 years after his graduation. At the same time, he was employed by the Vietnamese Administration from 1997 to 2008 to carry out studies on the feasibility of a Vietnamese satellite project, to conduct frequency coordination and to develop technical specifications for the payload of VINASAT-1, the first Vietnamese communication satellite. After having helped the Administration of Vietnam to secure 4 orbital positions (1 in unplanned bands services, 1 in the BSS Plan and 2 in the FSS Plan) and after the successful launch of VINASAT-1 in July 2008, he joined the ITU in October 2008. Since WRC-19, he has assisted 45 administrations in the implementation of Resolution 559 (WRC-19). At the same time, he has been the BR representative to assist Member States in preparation for WRC-23 Agenda item 1.15.
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| Timur Kadyrov
Senior Radiocommunication Engineer, Space Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau
Timur Kadyrov is Senior Radiocommunication Engineer in the Space Services Department (SSD) at the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Before joining ITU in 2010, he has been involved in issues related international regulation of orbit-spectrum use for more than 10 years.
Within Radiocommunication Bureau Mr. Kadyrov is responsible for the issues relating to the international coordination of non-geostationary satellite systems, their coordination and examination.
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Session 4 – Consideration of proposals for the development of rules and regulations for the use of radio frequency spectrum and satellite orbits that meet the requirements of the satellite industry
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| Victor Strelets
Chairman, ITU-R Study Group 4
Dr Victor Strelets has 40 years’ experience of scientific-research and technical and administrative work in the field of radio-frequency spectrum management. Since 1993, he has participated in the working parties and task groups of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector’s study groups and of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC). He has taken part in various sets of negotiations and has headed bilateral and multilateral coordination meetings dealing with frequency planning and coordination issues.
Dr. Strelets was elected to the Radio Regulations Board (RRB) at the 2010 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-10) and re-elected to PP-14 for a second term as RRB. Served as Vice-Chairman of the RRB in 2011 and Chairman of the RRB in 2012.
In the period from 2000 to 2007, he was Vice-Chairman of ITU-R Study Group 8, and in the period from 2008 to 2012, was the Vice-Chairman of the ITU-R Radiocommunication Advisory Group.
Dr Strelets has actively participated in numerous global and regional radiocommunication conferences and been directly involved in the development of technical conditions for sharing between radio services and drafting of the corresponding regulatory provisions under agenda items of those conferences.
At the 2019 Radiocommunication Assembly Dr Victor Strelets appointment of Chairman of ITU-R Study Group 4. |
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| Jack Wengryniuk
Chairman ITU-R Working Party 4A
Mr. Jack Wengryniuk works for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) as the Director of Spectrum Assurance. Mr. Wengryniuk has spent his entire professional career, dating back to 1981, in the satellite industry and has over 30 years of experience in ITU satellite related activities involving MSS, FSS and BSS.
He has been actively involved in ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences dating back to WRC-95 and is the current Chairman of ITU-R Working Party 4A which addresses the efficient use of orbit and spectrum by the Fixed Satellite Service and Broadcasting Satellite Service.
Mr. Wengryniuk holds a BSEE degree from the University of Cincinnati and an MSEE degree from the George Washington University.
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| David E. Weinreich
Chairman ITU-R Working Party 4B
Mr. Weinreich is Director of Spectrum and Regulatory Engineering for Globalstar, Inc. He worked for Globalstar from June 1996 through September 2002 and rejoined Globalstar in October 2005. He is responsible for spectrum management, the coordination of ITU-R activities and the supervision of other technical regulatory efforts.
Mr. Weinreich has participated in ITU related work since 1981. He has served on the USA delegations of ITU-R Working Parties 4A, 4B, 4C, 5B and 5C, ITU-R Study Groups 4 and 5 and ITU-T Study Group 13. He is currently international chairman of ITU-R Working Party 4B that deals with performance, availability, satellite systems and earth station maintenance and air interfaces. He has been a delegate representing the USA at World Radiocommunication Conferences from 1997 through 2015.
Prior to joining Globalstar, Mr. Weinreich spent more than twenty-three years at COMSAT Laboratories where, as Manager of the Systems Evaluation and Spectrum Engineering Department, he directed the hardware modeling and experimental evaluation of satellite communications systems. This work included the evaluation of interference effects, the determination of interference criteria and optimization of transmission parameters.
Mr. Weinreich earned an M.S.E.E. from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
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