Mobile Technology, Convergence and Social Networking Tools for Development and Poverty Alleviation and on Delivering Innovation in Global Public Health

26 May 2007, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Draft Agenda

10:00 – 10:15	Brief introduction on the Work of CSTD and GAID Briefing on the structure and format of the panel Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, UNDESA-GAID Mr. Mongi Hamdi, Chief, Technology for Development Section, UNCTAD
10:15 –10:45	Welcome Ambassador Juan Eduardo Eguiguren, Chairperson of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) Opening Statements Mr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of ITU Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Co-Chair, GAID
10:45 – 12:45	Session 1 Mobile Technology, Convergence and Social Networking Tools for Development and Poverty Alleviation Moderator Ms. Ayesha Hassan, Senior Policy Manager Electronic Business, IT and Telecommunications Executive in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Keynote Speech Mr. Sanjay Kaul, VP Multimedia Solutions Panelists H.E. Mr. Aggrey Awori, Minister of ICT, Uganda Mr. Houlin Zhao, Deputy Secretary General, ITU Mr. Ramon Garza, CEO Indigo Brainmedia, Mexico Ms. Gabrielle Gauthey, Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Alcatel-Lucent Mr. Alan Greenberg, Consultant, Canada Mr. Jean Pouly, Director, World Digital Solidarity Agency Mr. Kamal Quadir, CEO and Founder, CellBazaar Inc, Bangladesh Mr. Gabriel Solomon, Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, GSMA Lead discussant: Mr. Art Reilly, Senior Director, Strategic Technology Policy, Cisco Systems
13:00 – 14:45	Working Luncheon hosted by the Infopoverty Programme on "e-Services for Development" Conference Room XXVII Mr. Pierpaolo Saporito, President, OCCAM Mr. Paolo Cortesi, DiPSA, University of Milan Mr. Luca Neri, President, WINFOCUS
15.00 – 17.00	Session 2 Delivering Innovation in Global Public Health Moderator Dr. Michael St. Louis, Chief Science Officer for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Keynote Speech Dr Tawfik A. M. KHOJA, Director General, Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers, Cooperation Council States, Saudi Arabia Panelists Ms Saida Agrebi, Founding President, Tunisian Mothers’ Association & Organization of Maghreb Mothers Mr. Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU Dr. Najeeb Mohamed Al Shorbaji, WHO Mr. Hajo van Beijma, Co-Founder, Text to Change Dr. Charles Gardner, Coordinator, Global Forum for Health Research Mr. Peter Håkansson, Research Unit, Ericsson Dr. Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Patricia Mechael; mHealth and Telemedicine, Millennium Villages Project Ms. Claire Thwaites, Head, UN Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Partnership Lead Discussants Mr. Denis Gilhooly, Principal Advisor, UN Office for Partnerships, Executive Director, Digital He@lth Initiative Mr. Pierpaolo Saporito, President, OCCAM
17.00 – 17.30	Closing remarks Ambassador Juan Eduardo Eguiguren, Chairperson of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)