Interactive Programme System

Welcome Session
12:00 - 12:25 GMT+2
Virtual Room A
GSR-21 Best Practices Guidelines (BPG) consultation: Regulatory uplift for financing digital infrastructure, access and use
12:30 - 12:40 GMT+2
Virtual Room A
GSR-21 Regional Regulatory Roundtable 1: Understanding collaborative regulation for inclusive connectivity
13:00 - 14:00 GMT+2
Virtual Room A
GSR-21 Regional Regulatory Roundtable 2: ICT Competition Policy and Regulation in a Digital Apps environment in the Arab Region
14:00 - 15:00 GMT+2
Virtual Room A

Welcome Session

Introduction
	Mr Adel Mohamed Darwish Regional Director, Regional Office for Arab States International Telecommunication Union Biography
Speaker
	Mr Stephen Bereaux Deputy Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) International Telecommunication Union Biography
	H.E. Ambassador Dr. Kamal Hassan Ali Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs League of Arab States Biography
	H.E. Dr Zineddine Belattar President of the Arab Network for Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities (AREGNET) and Chairman of Council of Post and Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority (ARPCE) Algeria Biography
	Ms Mercy Wanjau Chair (GSR-21) and Acting Director-General General Communications Authority of Kenya (CA Kenya) Kenya Biography

GSR-21 Best Practices Guidelines (BPG) consultation: Regulatory uplift for financing digital infrastructure, access and use

Speaker
	Ms Carmen Prado-Wagner Senior Officer, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union GSR-21 Best Practice Guidelines Consultation \| Biography
	Mr Mustafa Al MAHDI Program Officer, Arab Regional Office International Telecommunication Union GSR-21 Best Practice Guidelines Consultation \| Biography

GSR-21 Regional Regulatory Roundtable 1: Understanding collaborative regulation for inclusive connectivity

Moderator
	Ms Youlia Lozanova Senior Officer, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union Biography
Keynote presentation
	Mrs Sofie Maddens Head, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union Collaborative Regulation for Inclusive Connectivity \| Biography
Panelist
	Mr Ahmed Said Executive Director, International Policies Department National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Egypt Biography
	Mr Abdelaziz Tib Director, Head of Regulation Mission Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) Morocco Biography
	Mr Muath AlRumayh Director, International Cooperation and Negotiation Department Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) Saudi Arabia Biography

GSR-21 Regional Regulatory Roundtable 2: ICT Competition Policy and Regulation in a Digital Apps environment in the Arab Region

Moderator
	Mr Karim Abdelghani Programme Coordinator ITU Arab Regional Office Biography
Keynote presentation
	Mr Simon Molloy ITU Expert Digital Competition Policy and Regulation in the Africa and Arab regions \| Biography
Panelist
	Mr Habib Abdessalem Permanent member of the Board Instance Nationale des Télécommunications (INTT) Tunisia Biography
	Dr Reham A. Elmayet Telecommunication Expert League of Arab States Biography
	Mr Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Marzouki representative Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Biography
	Mr Bocar Ba CEO and Board Member SAMENA Telecommunications Council Biography
	Ms Gaia Penteriani Director of Policy and Regulation GSMA Biography
	Dr Chafic Chaya Regional Communications Manager, Middle East Region RIPE NCC Biography
	Mr Johan Keetelaar Director Public Policy, Head of Connectivity and Access EMEA Facebook Biography

GSR-21 Regional Economic Dialogue Session 1: Advances in regulatory, economic and financing strategies in the Digital era – practices in the Arab States
12:00 - 13:30 GMT+2
Virtual Room A
GSR-21 Regional Economic Dialogue Session 2: Policies regulations, and economic approaches for Digital Transformation in the Arab States
13:30 - 14:50 GMT+2
Virtual Room A
Closing of RRR & RED-ARB 2021
14:50 - 15:00 GMT+2

GSR-21 Regional Economic Dialogue Session 1: Advances in regulatory, economic and financing strategies in the Digital era – practices in the Arab States
Session organized in coordination with ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 4/1
Moderator
	Ms Carmen Prado-Wagner Senior Officer, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union Biography
Keynote presentation
	Mr Jorge Martínez Axon Partners Group Advances in regulatory costing and pricing strategies in the digital era \| Biography
Panelist
	Mr Youssouf Soule Head, Development and Communication Projects Department Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (ANRTIC) Comoros (Union of the) Modélisation des coûts des réseaux de communications électroniques : le cas des Comores \| Biography
	Ms Karima Mahmoudi Central Director of Electronic Communications Markets Observatory Instance Nationale des Télécommunications (INTT) Tunisia Biography
	Mr Arseny Plossky Rapporteur Question 4/1, BDT Study Group 1 Russian Federation Economic policies and methods of determining the costs of services related to nationaltelecommunication/ICT networks including NGN \| Biography
	Mr Raul Katz Director of Business Strategy Research Columbia Institute for Tele-Information The Telecommunications Industry in the post-Covid 19 World \| Biography
	Mr Pedro Seixas ITU Expert Biography

GSR-21 Regional Economic Dialogue Session 2: Policies regulations, and economic approaches for Digital Transformation in the Arab States

Moderator
	Ms Sulyna Abdullah Chief, Digital Knowledge Hub Department, BDT International Telecommunication Union Biography
Keynote presentation
	Mr David Rogerson ITU Expert Policies, regulations and economic approaches for Digital Transformation in the Arab States \| Biography
Panelist
	Mr Abdullahi Abdiaziz Mohamed General Manager National Communications Authority (NCA) Somalia Policies, regulations, and economic approaches for Digital Transformation in the Arab States \| Biography
	Mr Ammar M. Hamadien Director General National Information Center Sudan Biography
	Mr Dany Wazen Digital Transformation and ICT Specialist UNDP RBAS Regional Hub Biography
	Dr Badr N. Alsuwaidan VP & Chief Technical Officer ARABSAT Satellite industry Economy, Trending and policy \| Biography
	Ms Kholoud Aldorgham Director General Fiber Connect Council MENA Biography

Closing of RRR & RED-ARB 2021

Speaker
	Mr Adel Mohamed Darwish Regional Director, Regional Office for Arab States International Telecommunication Union Biography