Green Digital Action Roundtable

November 16, 2024, 9:00-11:00
Special Events Room 2 (Mugham)

High-level meeting and launch of Declaration on Green Digital Action
Objectives
•Integrating digital innovation into climate strategies.
•Addressing the environmental impacts of digitalization.
•Setting the stage for future collaborations to align digital transformation with global climate goals.

Welcome and opening remarks
H.E. Mr. Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
H.E. Ms. Doreen Bogdan Martin, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union
H.E. Ms. Nigar Arpadarai, Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29

Roundtable
Moderator
Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union

Speakers (speaking order may differ from the below list)
COP29 President | Mr. Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
COP29 Presidency | Mr. Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 Chief Negotiator
Azerbaijan | Mr. Vusal Shikhaliyev, Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Industrial Affairs of the Presidential Administration
Brazil | Mr. Alexandre Freire, Commissioner, Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL)
China | Ding Zhijun, Deputy Director, Energy Conservation and Resources Utilization, MIIT
Egypt| Ms. Hoda Baraka, Advisor to Minister of Communications and IT
Estonia | H.E. Ms. Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Climate and Energy Ambassador of Estonia
Japan | Eigo Nomura, Director-General for International Affairs, Global Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Kazakhstan | H.E. Mr. Tuleushin Kanysh, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Lithuania | H.E. Dr. Agnė Vaiciukevičiūtė, Vice Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania
Pakistan | Aisha Humera Moriani, Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination of Pakistan
Romania | Adrian-Viorel Dragomir, General Secretary, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization of Romania
Somalia | Mustafa Yasin Sheikh, General Manager, National Communications Authority of Somalia
St. Kitts and Nevis | H.E. Konris Maynard, Minister of Public Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Domestic Transport, Information, Communication and Technology and Posts of St. Kitts and Nevis
Türkiye | H.E. Dr. Omer Fatih Sayan, Vice Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye
Türkiye | H.E. Mr. Muhammet Kasım Gönüllü, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology of Türkiye
Uganda | Fred Otunnu, Director of Corporate Affairs at the Uganda Communications Commission
Uzbekistan | H.E Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan
EU | Anthony Agotha, Special Envoy for Climate and Environment
IAEA | Najat Mokhtar, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
UNCTAD | Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the UN Trade and Development
UNDP | Steliana Nedera, Manager of the Istanbul Regional Hub
UNECE | Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP | Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCAP | Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
UNESCO | Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences
UNIDO | Ciyong Zou, Deputy to the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
WIPO | Edward Kwawa, Assistant Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Bank | Sangbu Kim, Vice-President for Digital Transformation of the World Bank
Alibaba | Chris Tung, President, Strategic Development at Alibaba Group
BEREC | Prof. Konstantinos Masselos, Vice-Chair of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
Cisco | Mary de Wysocki, Chief Sustainability Officer of Cisco
CTU | Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union
FTTH Council Europe | Jeroen Kanselaar, Sustainability Committee Co-Chair, FTTH Council Europe and Manager Corporate Social Responsibility at Eurofiber
Fujitsu | Takashi Yamanishi, Corporate Executive Officer, EVP, CSSO
GeSI | Luis Neves, Global CEO of the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative
GGGI | Helena McLeod, Acting Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute
GIZ | Ingrid Hoven, Managing Director of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Google | Antonia Gawel, Global Director, Sustainability and Partnerships of Google
Huawei | Ahmed Riad Ismail, Senior Director – Standardization Strategy and Industry Development, Huawei
IEC | Philippe Metzger, Secretary-General of the International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE | Saifur Rahman, President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISO | Sergio Mujica, Secretary-General of the International Organization for Standardization
Mastercard | David Eichberg, Vice President, ESG Strategy
Nethope | Lance Pierce, CEO of Nethope
Nokia | Anthony Darcy, Director, ESG Stakeholder Engagement & enablement Sustainability, Corporate Affairs of Nokia
OpenUK | Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK
Orange | Philippe Tuzzolino, Vice President Environment of the Orange Group
RCC | H.E. Mr. Alexei Borodin, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications
Re.generation Future Leaders Program | Shradha Pandey, Kofi Annan Foundation Changemaker, Re.generation Future Leaders Program
SAP | Alicia Lenze, Global Head of Sustainability Marketing of SAP
ServiceNow | Combiz Abdolrahimi, Vice President & Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy of ServiceNow
ZTE | Wang Xinhui, Vice-President of ZTE

Closing remarks
Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union