Speakers/Africa Session:
Mr. Mark Williams is an economist with over 20 years of experience in the economics, regulation, and strategy of the digital sector, covering a range of specialist areas including strategy, policy, regulation, financial analysis corporate restructuring, and litigation. Mark has worked in some of the world’s leading economic consulting firms -NERA, Frontier Economics, Deloitte, and Berkeley Research Group. Previously in his career, he spent six years as an economist in the World Bank’s Global ICT team focusing on analytical work and operations in the Middle East and Africa.
Mr. Marco Obiso is the Head of the Cybersecurity division and currently acting as Chief of the Digital Network Society Department in the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). As Head of the Cybersecurity division, he is currently facilitating the work of ITU in elaborating Cybersecurity strategies and implementing programmes and initiatives as well as leading the ITU’s efforts on enabling the use of ICT applications, for the benefit of ITU Member States, including providing technical assistance in establishing capabilities and working to strengthen coordination and cooperation within the UN system.
Ms. Marjo Baayen is the Director of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) – a multi-stakeholder platform for countries, international organizations and private companies to exchange best practices and expertise on cyber capacity building. The GFCE is the outcome of the Global Conference on Cyber Space 2015 and Marjo has had a key role as Project Leader in the organization of this Conference. With over 20 years of management experience in international cooperation programmes and project management in Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA, she currently leads the operational management of the GFCE Secretariat and is responsible for the overall coordination of GFCE Meetings and Working Groups. Marjo holds an MSc in Public Administration and Policy.
H.E. Vianna Maino of Ecuador is a Doctor of Jurisprudence with deep experience in the public and private sectors. Her specialization in public policies and modernization of the state has allowed her to contribute to making viable the development of investments and high-impact projects in the country. She has led teams on the development of communication strategies and information management tools, contributing to the modernization and transparency of public administration.
Prof. Doctor Eng. Lourino Alberto Chemane is a professor of computer systems and of the administration and security of information systems at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique working in the Information and Communication Technology field since 1993. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Mozambique National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC), the ICT Regulator, since April 2021.
Mr. Giacomo Assenza is a Cybersecurity Research Officer at the International Telecommunication Union and PhD candidate in Engineering for Humans and Environment at the University Campus Biomedico, where he is also tutor for the Cybersecurity module. His research interests cover the development of cybersecurity strategies for the protection of critical sectors. Giacomo has a background in consulting and academia and has achieved several publications in academic, technical and educational journals.
Ms. Anat Lewin is a Senior Digital Development Specialist at the World Bank and co-Lead of the Cybersecurity Community of Practice at the World Bank. She leads policy advice and investment lending activities in Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Data Protection and Digital Government in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Speakers/Asia session:
Mr. Mark Williams is an economist with over 20 years of experience in the economics, regulation, and strategy of the digital sector, covering a range of specialist areas including strategy, policy, regulation, financial analysis corporate restructuring, and litigation. Mark has worked in some of the world’s leading economic consulting firms -NERA, Frontier Economics, Deloitte, and Berkeley Research Group. Previously in his career, he spent six years as an economist in the World Bank’s Global ICT team focusing on analytical work and operations in the Middle East and Africa.
Ms. Atsuko Okuda was appointed as the Regional Director in April 2020. Prior to the new assignment, she was the Chief of the ICT and Development Section of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok, Thailand from 2015 to 2020.
Ms. Marjo Baayen is the Director of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) – a multi-stakeholder platform for countries, international organizations and private companies to exchange best practices and expertise on cyber capacity building. The GFCE is the outcome of the Global Conference on Cyber Space 2015 and Marjo has had a key role as Project Leader in the organization of this Conference. With over 20 years of management experience in international cooperation programmes and project management in Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA, she currently leads the operational management of the GFCE Secretariat and is responsible for the overall coordination of GFCE Meetings and Working Groups. Marjo holds an MSc in Public Administration and Policy.
Mr. Daesik Shin, Director is the director of Cyber Security Planning Division at the Ministry of Science and ICT. Prior to that he was working as a Team Director of Digital Inclusion Policy Team and Network Security Planning Team. He holds a master’s in public administration at Rockefeller college of State University of New York and a B.A. in Electrical Engineering from the Korea University, Korea.
Mr. Andrew Toimoana is the Director of the newly established Digital Transformation Department under the Prime Minister’s Office of Tonga since January 2022. He has been involved with all the Digital development and E-Government project for Tonga since he started his new career as a civil servant in 2015. In 2018, He successfully completed the first Tonga digital platform project known as the National Information Communication Technology (NICT) in which consisted of a Government Secured IP-Network, Government Cloud Datacentre and Government Unify Communication system.
Ms. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, State Secretary and Acting deputy minister of the newly established Ministry of Digital Development of Mongolia and former Chairwoman of the Government of Mongolia’s Communication and Information Technology Authority, the youngest and first female to hold this position. As the youngest leader in the current Cabinet, she crafted the four-year plan to transform Mongolia into a “Digital Nation”. In the first year, Ms. Battsengel launched the ‘E-Mongolia’ platform that transformed the country by introducing 610 government services available online. As result, the platform notably reduced red-tape bureaucracy and corruption while ensuring inclusiveness to serve those live as nomads in the countryside as well as vulnerable communities of the countries. Now she is sharing this platform and experience with many other developing countries and helping them to deliver government services during the pandemic.
Mr. Rohan Muttiah is an experienced professional having worked for over 42 years in 5 countries, including 19 years in Australia. His experience covers multiple industries including Banking, Technology, Airlines, BPO, Hospitality, and Tourism. His senior most roles include CEO, COO, and CIO, as well as Chairmanships of bodies and committees at SWIFT, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Banks’ CIO Forum, and SLCERT. As CIO of JKH, Rohan led the implementation of SAP across 10 sectors and 66 companies in 9 months, as well as the subsequent setting up of Shared Services for the group. Rohan was instrumental in drafting the Baseline Security Standard for the Banking Industry in Sri Lanka, ISO27001 certification in 2 banks, and PCI-DSS certification in a bank.
Mr. Hagai Mei-Zahav is a Cybersecurity Specialist with the World Bank’s Digital Development global practice. His focus is on promoting cybersecurity global initiative, working collaboratively across sectors and regions, addressing World Bank’s client growing demand. He is also supporting the bank’s operational teams advising governments on advancing their cyber resilience, designing and implementing strategies and deploying cyber solutions. Hagai is Co-Leading the World Bank’s Cybersecurity Community of Practice. Prior to the World bank, Hagai worked as a Director for International Cooperation at Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, leading Israel’s business development on cybersecurity with Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. Hagai is a professional diplomat. He served as Israel’s Deputy Ambassador to Hungary and Israel’s Deputy Consul-General to Sao-Paulo, Brazil.
Mr. Giacomo Assenza is a Cybersecurity Research Officer at the International Telecommunication Union and PhD candidate in Engineering for Humans and Environment at the University Campus Biomedico, where he is also tutor for the Cybersecurity module. His research interests cover the development of cybersecurity strategies for the protection of critical sectors. Giacomo has a background in consulting and academia and has achieved several publications in academic, technical and educational journals.
