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United Nations Conference Distr.: General 25 October 2017 on Trade and Development

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Trade and Development Board Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy First session Geneva, 4–6 October 2017

List of participants

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Experts

Algeria M. Mouloud Leham, Directeur d’études, Ministère de la poste, des télécommunications, des technologies et du numérique, Alger M. Said Meziane, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Argentina Ms. Lucila Preite, Legal Adviser, Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Production, Buenos Aires Ms. Lara Jensezian, Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Buenos Aires Mr. Matias Ninkov, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Australia Mr. Oliver Doraisamy, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Austria Ms. Charline van der Beek, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Azerbaijan Mr. Azar Bayramov, Deputy Executive Director, State Fund for Development of Information and Communications Technology, Baku Bahamas Ms. Tia Hanna, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bangladesh Mr. M Munir Chowdhury, Director General, World Trade Organization Cell, Ministry of Commerce, Dhaka Mr. M Hafizur Rahman, Director, World Trade Organization Cell, Ministry of Commerce, Dhaka Mr. M Shameem Ahsan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Mostafa Abid Khan, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Barbados Ms. Shani Griffith-Jack, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belgium Ms. Soraya Zanardo, Attaché, Development, Trade and Digital Policies, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Mr. Fernando Escobar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Botswana Ms. Mosetsana Twonyana Manyelela, Chief Commercial Officer, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Gaborone Brazil Mr. Joao Leite, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Brunei Darussalam Mr. Yusri Yahya, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Canada Mme Julie Emond, Premier secrétaire, Commerce et développement, Mission permanente, Genève Comoros M. Mze Ahmed, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève

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Congo Mme Vanel Berlonde Elion Ndzala, Chef de service logistique et patrimoine, Guichet unique des opérations transfrontalières, Pointe-Noire Mme Amina Magalie Sebastienne Tchicaya Abou, Chef d’antenne, Guichet unique des opérations transfrontalières, Pointe-Noire M. Fred Morgan Iloki Oyouka, Conseiller économique et commercial, Mission permanente, Genève Costa Rica Ms. Ana Laura Lizano, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Cuba Sra. Madelyn Rodriguez, Primera Secretaria, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Democratic Republic of the Congo Mme Thérèse Tshibola-Tshia-Kadiebue, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Djibouti Ms. Kadra Ahmed Hassan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Oubah Moussa Ahmed, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ecuador Ms. Gabriela Garcia, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Egypt Ms. Nagwa El Shenawy, Undersecretary, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Cairo Mr. Mohamed Allam, Commercial Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Ibtissam Hassan, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Sherif Eissa, First Secretary, Commercial Office, Embassy of Egypt in Brussels Estonia Mr. Taavo Lumiste, Second Secretary, Trade and Development, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ethiopia Mr. Solomon Mamo Basha, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Finland Ms. Laila Clyne, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva France Mme Nicole Nespoulous, Chef de section, Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes, Paris M. Frédéric Paruta, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Germany Ms. Daniela Zehentner-Capell, Head, Division on Trade Related Development Cooperation, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin Ms. Elisabeth Gniosdorsch, Trainee, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ghana Mr. Kwame Ntim Donkoh, Minister, Commercial, Permanent Mission, Geneva Guatemala Ms. Debora Ponce, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Hungary Ms. Zsofia Tvarusko, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva India Mr. Sadre Alam, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

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Iraq Mr. Baqir Rasheed, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Japan Mr. Naoto Ito, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Satoko Nakamura, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kazakhstan Ms. Gulnauryz Dauletova, Expert, Department for Trade Activity Regulation, Ministry of National Economy, Astana Kenya Mr. Robert Bwire, General Manager, Research Policy Advocacy and Planning, Kenya Investment Authority, Nairobi Mr. Fredrick Matwang’a, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kuwait Mr. Abdulaziz Taqi, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Lesotho Mr. Lefa Thamae, Director, Science and Technology, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Maseru Mr. Phakiso Ralepoma, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Malawi Ms. Bridget Kauma, Assistant Director of Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Lilongwe Mr. Robert Dufter Salama, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Loudon Mattiya, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Ulemu Malindi, Consular and Administrative Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mauritius Mr. Giandev Moteea, Chief Executive Officer, Mauritius Post, Port Louis Mr. Nikosh Heerowa, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mexico Ms. Yara Fosado, Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva Ms. Alicia Goujon Espinoza, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Luis Corral, Intern, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva Ms. Francis Mariet Diaz Ceballos, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Alma Antuna, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Morocco Mr. Lasfar Noureddine, Head, Division on Information Technology and Digital Trust, Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Rabat Mozambique Ms. Silvia Sabina Mulhovo Scuzzarella, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Myanmar Mr. Aung Min Thyke, Director, Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Nay Pyi Taw Nepal Mr. Bhuwan Paudel, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Netherlands Ms. Gerienne Lammers, Senior Policy Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague Mr. Wouter Biesterbos, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Fay Keeris, Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva New Zealand Ms. Elizabeth O’Brien, Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington Nigeria Mr. Tunde Mukaila Mustapha, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva

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Norway Ms. Elisabeth Hallenstvedt, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Oman Mr. Saud Al Khusaibi, Director General, Organizations and Commercial Relations, Ministry of Commerce, Muscat Mr. Nabil Al Bimani, Executive Director, Logistics Centre, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Muscat Ms. Hilda Al Hinai, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Al Amjad Al Maawali, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Pakistan Mr. Syed Raza Shah, Member, Ministry of Information Technology, Islamabad Panama Mr. Alfredo Suescum, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Peru Mr. Cristobal Melgar, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Philippines Ms. Maria Crispina Reodica, Chief Trade Industry Development Specialist, Department of Trade and Industry, Makati City Ms. Maria Emmanuelle Burgos, Commercial Attaché, Philippines Trade and Investment Centre, Geneva Ms. Maria Teresa Almojuela, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Divina Trinidad Carolino, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Samoa Mr. Roger Toleafoa, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour, Apia Saudi Arabia Mr. Osama Alharbi, Trade Researcher, Ministry of Commerce and Investment, Riyadh Ms. Shahad Alsadhan, Legal Researcher, Ministry of Commerce and Investment, Riyadh Mr. Badr Alghamdi, Director, Digital Sectors, National Digitization Unit, Riyadh Mr. Ali Alfaifi, Legal Adviser, Communications and Information Technology Commission, Riyadh Mr. Saleh Alotaibi, International Trade Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva Senegal M. Fara Makha Diop, Chef du bureau expansion e-commerce, Ministère du Commerce, Dakar Singapore Mr. Keng Thai Leong, Deputy Chief Executive, Info-communications Media Development Authority, Singapore Mr. Yau Loong Ow, Executive, Info-communications Media Development Authority, Singapore Spain Mr. Alberto Sanz Serrano, Deputy Permanent Representative for Trade Affairs, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Fernando Varela Carid, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Sri Lanka Ms. Tharaka Botheju, First Secretary, Commercial, Permanent Mission, Geneva Sweden Mr. Anders Kviele, Minister Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Mr. Vancho Kargov, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

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Togo M. Rachid Darago, Responsable suivi évaluation, Ministère du commerce, Lomé Turkey Ms. Alev Duzgun, Foreign Trade Expert, Ministry of Economy, Ankara Uganda Mr. Fredrick Kasozi, Senior Commercial Officer, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Kampala Ms. Daphine Nyanduri, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Ryder Thomas, Economic Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Peter Mwasalyanda, Assistant Director of Information and Communications Technology, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications, Dar es Salaam Mr. Ombeni Mwasha, Acting Assistant Director, Multilateral Trade Programme, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dodoma Ms. Neema Manongi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Member of the Conference

Holy See Mr. Carlo Maria Marenghi, Delegate, Secretary of State, Geneva

Non-member observer State

State of Palestine Mr. Ryad Awaja-Aouadja, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Intergovernmental organizations

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Mr. Ayman Abualkhair, Expert, Geneva Eurasian Economic Commission Mr. Petr Shashaev, Consultant, Moscow European Union Mr. Alexandre Mateus, Trade Negotiator, Brussels Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Mr. Andrew Wyckoff, Director for Science, Technology and Innovation, Paris Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Ms. Mere Falemaka, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Geneva Mr. Andrea Giacomelli, Trade Policy and Aid for Trade Adviser, Geneva South Centre Mr. Adriano Jose Timossi, Senior Programme Officer, Geneva Mr. Peter Lunenborg, Researcher, Geneva

United Nations organs, bodies and programmes

Economic Commission for Europe Ms. Helen Ross, Associate Information Management Officer, Geneva Mr. Khan Salehin, Associate Information Officer, Geneva Ms. Leonie Braun, Intern, Geneva

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International Trade Centre Mr. Anders Aeroe, Director, Division of Enterprises and Institutions, Geneva Mr. James Howe, Senior Adviser, Geneva Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Intern, Geneva

Specialized agencies and related organizations

International Labour Organization Ms. Phillippa Biggs, Content Coordinator, Broadband Commission for Digital Development, Geneva Ms. Irmgard Nübler, Senior Economist, Geneva International Telecommunication Union Mr. Martin Euchner, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, Geneva Mr. Bastiaan Quast, Economist, Geneva Mr. Fredrik Eriksson, Statistician, Geneva Ms. Ilaha Rzayeva, Project Officer, Geneva Universal Postal Union Mr. Paul Donohoe, Programme Manager, Electronic Business, Bern Mr. Daniel Nieto, Electronic Services and Electronic Commerce Expert, Bern World Bank Group Mr. Michael Ferrantino, Lead Economist, Washington, D. C. World Trade Organization Mr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework, Geneva Mr. Michael Roberts, Head, Aid for Trade Unit, Geneva Ms. Stefania Gallo, Trade Policy Analyst, Geneva Ms. Sainabou Taal, Trade Policy Analyst, Geneva Ms. Daria Shatskova, Programme Officer, Enhanced Integrated Framework, Geneva Ms. Zainab Mchumo, Counsellor, Geneva Mr. Roy Santana, Counsellor, Geneva Ms. Lee Tuthill, Counsellor, Geneva

Non-governmental organizations

General category Consumers International Ms. Amanda Long, Director General, London Engineers of the World Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Divonne-les-Bains, France International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Mr. Andrew Crosby, Managing Director, Geneva Mr. Felipe Sandoval, Senior Adviser, Trade Law and Negotiations, Geneva International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Divonne-les-Bains, France Organisation Camerounaise de promotion de la coopération économique internationale Mme Micheline Makou Djouma, Présidente, Genève Third World Network Ms. Sanya Smith, Legal Adviser and Senior Researcher, Geneva Village Suisse ONG M. Adalbert Nouga, Administrateur fondateur, Genève

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Special category International Air Transport Association Mr. Tarcisio Hardman Reis, Manager, Cargo Border Management, Geneva

Other Alliance Sud Ms. Isolda Agazzi, Trade and Investment Policy Officer, Lausanne, Switzerland Association for Proper Internet Governance Mr. Richard Hill, President, Geneva Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Ms. Jelena Jacobsen, Assistant Programme Manager, Geneva Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Mr. Nigel Hickson, Vice President, Intergovernmental Organization Engagement, Geneva Mr. Tarek Mohamed Kamel Mahmoud, Senior Adviser to the President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement, Geneva Turkish Exporters’ Assembly Ms. Rabia Bakaçhan, Research and Development Expert, Istanbul, Turkey World Economic Forum Ms. Kimberley Botwright, Policy Analyst, Geneva

Academia

Development Research Centre of the State Council, China Mr. Xianqiang Zhu, Research Fellow, Beijing Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Ms. Nivedita Sen, PhD Candidate, Geneva LIRNEasia Ms. Helani Galpaya, Chief Executive Officer, Colombo Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Mr. Jörg Hoffmann, Lawyer, Junior Research Fellow, Munich University of Fribourg, Switzerland Mr. Mehmet Emre Kara, Student University of Lucerne Ms. Rahel Schär, Research Assistant, Doctoral Fellow, Bern University of Manchester, United Kingdom Mr. Richard Heeks, Professor, Development Informatics University of Melbourne, Australia Mr. Hassan Qaqaya, Senior Fellow University of Oxford, United Kingdom Ms. Ying Yu, Deputy Director, One Belt One Road Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis M. Abdoullah Cisse, Professeur, Avocat, Dakar Université Lumière Lyon 2, France Mr. Aymene Zermane, PhD Candidate World Trade Institute Ms. Maria Del Carmen Vasquez Callo, PhD Candidate, Zurich, Switzerland

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Private sector

0x70 Mr. Eric Bärenzung, Senior Consultant, Founder, Geneva ADEC Innovations Mr. James Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, Muntinlupa City, Philippines Mr. Anthony Catajan, Chief Compliance Officer, Makati City, Philippines DSV Global Transport and Logistics Mr. Christian Bonnet, Global Director, Fashion and Apparel, Geneva Etsy Ms. Angela Steen, Director of Public Policy, Dublin GTC Trade Lawyers Mr. Zhaokang Jiang, Attorney, Washington, D. C. King and Spalding Mr. Daniel Crosby, Partner, Geneva Mota Word Ms. J Kriebel, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Growth Officer, New York, United States of America Nestlé Ms. Ayse Prager, Senior Legal Counsel, Electronic Business, Vevey, Switzerland Pontech International Mr. Luoming Zhang, Executive Director, Geneva Tarco Commodities Mr. Joe Thierry Arys Ruiz, Founder, Zurich, Switzerland

Other invitees

Consultant Ms. Chantale Grange, Legal Adviser, Chens-sur-Leman, France Sri Lanka Exports Development Board Mr. Kondagamage Yamuna Chandima Grero, Assistant Director, Colombo ICT Development Associates Mr. David Souter, Managing Director, Chislehurst, United Kingdom ICT Data Mr. Michael Robert Minges, Senior Consultant, Washington, D. C.

Panellists

Mr. Andrew Wyckoff, Director for Science, Technology and Innovation, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Ms. Mere Falemaka, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Ms. Phillippa Biggs, Content Coordinator, Broadband Commission for Digital Development, International Labour Organization Ms. Irmgard Nübler, Senior Economist, International Labour Organization Mr. Michael Ferrantino, Lead Economist, World Bank Group Mr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework, World Trade Organization Mr. Andrew Crosby, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development M. Abdoullah Cisse, Professeur, Avocat, Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis

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Ms. Helani Galpaya, Chief Executive Officer, LIRNEasia Mr. Richard Heeks, Professor, Development Informatics, University of Manchester Mr. Daniel Crosby, Partner, King and Spalding Mr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Director, Policy Development, Internet Society Mr. David Souter, Managing Director, ICT Development Associates

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