OECD Global Conference on Telecommunications Policy for the Digital Economy

21-23 January 2002, Dubai, U.A.E.

Final List of Participants

Mr. Kamel ABU SAQR Al Moosa GroupDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Zaid ABUNUWAR Enterprise Group ManagerMicrosoftDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Erkan AKDEMIR Member of BoardTelecommunications AuthorityAnkara, Turkey

Mr. Isam AKRAT General CounselThuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Abdulla AL AHMEDAL JABER AL SABAH

Minister of TelecommunicationsKuwait

Mr. Ali AL AMIRI Executive Vice President and OperationsETISALATUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Mohammad AL AMMAR StudentUniversity of StrathclydeGlasgow, United Kingdom

Mr. Awad AL ASSAF V.P. Common ServicesSaudi Telecom CompanyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ohoud AL ATTASSI Ministry of TelecommunicationsSyria

Mr. Suhail AL BANNA IT ManagerEmaratDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Khaled A. AL BESHARA Chairman ConsultantWataniya Telecom

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Dr. Tammer AL DEGHAIDI Gulf Area ManagerEdu System GulfYemen

Dr. Hadef Bin Jouan AL DHAHERI Vice ChancellorUAE UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

H.E. Imad A. A. AL FALOJI Minister of Post & CommunicationMinister Office, Palestinian National AuthorityGaza

Mr. Omar Abdulla AL FUTTAIM Vice Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerAl-Futtaim GroupDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ali Mohammed AL-GARNI GM Corporate PlanningSaudi Telecom CompanyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Nabeel A. AL-GERMOZI ChairmanCEWSana’a, Yemen

Mr. Mohammed Nasser AL GHANIM Manager GMPCS AffairsThuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Nasser M. AL HUSSAIN Information SpecialistGulf Organisation for Industrial ConsultingDoha, Qatar

Mr. Jamal Saif AL JARWAN Executive Manager Business DevelopmentThuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Abulla M. AL KARAM Manager of the Research UnitDubai Internet CityDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Nasser S. AL KHANJARI Tariff & Costing Acting Section HeadOmantelSultanante of Oman

Mr. Gassan AL-KIBSI Engagement ManagerMcKinsey & CompanyDubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Saeed Bin Ahmad AL LOOTAH ChairmanS.S. Lootah Group of CompaniesDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Hazza’a Khalfan AL MERRI Public Relation OfficerEtisalatAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Khalid Bin Abdullah AL MOLHEM Executive PresidentSaudi Telecom CompanySaudi Arabia

Mr. Abdulla AL MULLA Tariff AnalystQatar TelecomDoha, State of Qatar

Mr. Said Ali AL MUSAWI UndersecretaryMinistry of TelecommunicationsKuwait

H.E. Abdul Rahman G. AL MUTAIWEE Director GeneralDubai Chamber of Commerce and IndustryDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Tarik AL NABULSI Vice President - Information TechnologySEDCO - Saudi Economic & Development Co. Ltd.Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ali AL NOAIMI DVC Acs. AffairsUAE UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

Dr. Haneef AL QASEMI Vice ChancellorZayed UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Ali AL-QARNI G.M. Strategic PlanningSaudi Telecom CompanyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sheikha Lubna AL QASIMI Managing DirectorTejari.comDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Rami AL RAMAHI Systems Development ManagerThe Executive OfficeDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Barrak AL-SABEEH Director - Services SectorMTCSafat, Kuwait

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Mr. Yousuf Abdulla AL SAYED Chief ExecutiveThuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Salem Khamis AL SHAIR Director, e-ServicesDubai e-GovernmentDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Hisham AL SHIRAWI Executive DirectorOasis Enterprises LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Saleh AL SHUNNAR Marketing ManagerTejari.comDubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Jamal Sanad AL SUWAIDI DirectorECSSRUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Essam AL TAMIMI Managing PartnerAl Tamimi & CompanyDubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Dr. Ahmed Humaid AL TAYER Minster of CommunicationsChairman & CEO EtisalatAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Kassim AL ZARAFEE Ministry of Transport and CommunicationOman

Mr. Issa Abdul Rahmam AL ZAWADI Ministry of Finance & EconomyManama, Bahrain

Mr. Khalifa H. ALDABOOS Finance DepartmentH.H. The Rulers CourtDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Khalil ALFARDAN Product Manager - Wireless ServicesEtisalat Head OfficeAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Khaled ALJASSER Vice President for Information TechnologySaudi Telecom CompanyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdulghani ALMADANI System AnalystSaudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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H.E. Dr. Mohammed ALMNAJID Minister of TelecommunicationsSyria

Mr. Ayedh ALSHAMRANI Vice President for Sales and MarketingSaudi Telecom CompanyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Suliman ALZAHRANI Account ManagerMicrosoft ArabiaDubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohamed Hadi AMIRI Prof., Faculty of ScienceUAE UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Jørgen Abild ANDERSEN Director GeneralNational Telecom AgencyCopenhagen, Denmark

Mr. Malcom ANDREW Senior Policy AdvisorIndustry CanadaTelecommunications Policy BranchOttawa, Canada

Mr. Michael ARMITAGE Managing Director, Head of Global Telecom StrategyMorgan StanleyLondon, United Kingdom

Mr. ASHRAF Western Information TechnologyDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ghazi ATALLAH Regional Manager, Service ProvidersCisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Sameh AWAD Senior AdvisorSaudi Telecom Co.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Wendy AWAI Marcom ManagerCisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Zaim AZRAK General ManagerMETA GroupDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Hoda BARAKAT PartnerAl Tamimi & CompanyDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Fouad P. BARDAWIL Chairman & PresidentEmirates Specialities CompanyDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Carlo BARTINI AIPA and Ministry for Innovation and TechnologiesRome, Italy

Mr. Scott BEARDSLEY DirectorMcKinsey & Co.Brussels, Belgium

Mr. Graham BELL IBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ibrahim BELSELAH General CoordinatorDubai 2003Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Laszlo BERZSENYI Deputy Head, Department of Info-CommunicationsRegulationPrime Minister’s OfficeGovernment Commissioner’s Office for ICTBudapest, Hungary

H.E. Sheikh Soud BIN SULAIMAN Undersecretary of TelecommunicationsOman

Mr. Ahmed BINBYAT Chief Executive OfficerDubai Internet CityDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. David J. BLAND Chief ExecutiveOffshore Telecom PlcSouthampton, United Kingdom

Ms. Seden BOLAT Information Society and New Technologies CommissionTurkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association(TUSIAD)Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Hamid BORHANI Regional ManagerBank Sedarat IranDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Mohammed BOUHELAL International Accounts ManagerInternational Telecommunications Clearing CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Riadh BOUKHRIS Vice PresidentAltitude Software, Middle East, Africa & South AsiaDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Fédéric BOURASSA Statistical AssistantOECDDirectorate for Science, Technology and IndustryInformation, Computer & Communications Policy Division

Mr. John BUTLER BT Director Regulatory ComplianceBT CentreLondon, United Kingdom

Mr. Samer CHAAR General Manager, Gulf & LevantCompaq Computer Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Gabriel CHAHINE Booz Allen & HamiltonDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ali CHAMOUN

Mr. Vikas CHAND Sales Director, Middle EastWorldComDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Direk CHAROENPHOL ConsultantNational Electronics and Computer Technlogy CenterBangkok, Thailand

Mr. Jagadees CHERUNELLIKAT Telecommunications Manager - Middle EastHSBC Bank Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Michelle CHILDS Head of Policy ResearchConsumers’ AssociationLondon, United Kingdom

Mr. Sean Hsiao-Wen CHU Section ChiefGeneral Planning DepartmentDirectorate General of TelecommunicationsMinistry of Transportation and CommunicationsChinese Taipei

Mr. Carlos DA SILVA Operations Manager, CEMAIBM World Trade Centre CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Niraj DADOO Chief Financial OfficerDucont.com FZ-LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Kevin DAILEY Associate PartnerDubai Ideas OasisDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Abdul Jalil Yousuf DARWISH Vice Chairman & Executive DirectorHSBC Bank Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Marced DAOUD Managing DirectorGetronicsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Abdulhadi M. DAOUK Chief Executive Officere-Trans FZ-LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Kito DE BOER Managing Director, Middle EastMcKinsey & CompanyDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. John DE RIDDER Group Manager Pricing, Telstra WholesaleTelstraMelbourne, Australia

Mr. Stephane DEMARE Pre Sales ConsultantAltitude SoftwareDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Pandurang DESAI Practice Head - Telecom SolutionsWipro InfotechBangalore, India

Mr. Manoj DIVAKARAN Technical Manager GulfReuters Ltd.Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Meggan DISSLY OECDMedia Relations

Mr. Mohamed DOAR Commercial ManagerComputer Engineering WorldSana’a, Yemen

Mr. Jiri DOMANSKY Director of Telecommunications DepartmentMinistry of Transport and CommunicationsPrague, Czech Republic

Mr. Andy ELDER Cisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Rifad EL-FARHAN Chief Executive OfficerMiddle East Communications Corp. (MEC)Amman, Jordan

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Mr. Amr EL-LEITHY GMB ManagerIBM World Trade Centre CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ahmed O. EL OTEIFY Vice President for Business DevelopmentNational Telecom CorporationCairo, Egypt

Mr. Takreem EL-TOHAMY Gulf Operations ManagerIBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Dusan FAKTOR State SecretaryMinistry of Transport, Posts and TelecommunicationsBratislava, Slovak Republic

Mr. Rab A. FARES Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSoftwarecomplex.comFairfax, United States of America

Mr. Danish FARHAN Managing Director13th StudiosDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Milad FARIS Chairman, Assistant Prof.AUDUnited Arab Emirates

Dr. Dell FELDER Deputy VP, Acs, ProvostZayed UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Ahmed Abdulla GHULOOM Senior Manager - New Business DevelopmentBatelcoManama, Bahrain

Mr. José GONÇALVES NETO Manager de Gestion et Controle des ReseauxAgencia Nacional De Telecommunicacoes (ANATEL)Brasilia, Brazil

Mr. Sunil GOPAL Services ManagerMicrosoft GulfDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Michael GRIFFIN Office of the Director of Telecommunications RegulationDublin, Ireland

Mr. Rowland GRIFFITHS Cisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Siegfred GRUBER Sales Support ManagerAltitude Software, Middle East, Africa & South AsiaDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Prashant K. GULATI Managing DirectorBond CommunicationsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Maris GULBIS Chief State Notary / Member of e-Government work groupState Register of Enterprises, Ministry of JusticeRiga, Latvia

Mr. Abdullah Rasit GULHAN Member of the BoardTelecommunications AuthorityAnkara, Turkey

Mr. Praveen D. GUPTA Telecom EngineerAl Futtaim TelecomDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Marcela GÜRLICHOVA Deputy MinisterMinistry of Transport and CommunicationsPrague, Czech Republic

Mr. Chun Koo HAHN Director General of Telecommunication Business PromotionBureauMinistry of Information and CommunicationSeoul, Korea

Mr. Latif HAMLANI NSP ManagerMicrosoft GulfDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Hassan HAMWI General Manager, CEOArab Quality MakersDamascus, Syria

Mr. Mehboob HAMZA Director Strategy and PeopleSeven Seas ComputerDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Joseph HANANIA Managing DirectorCompaq Computer Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Davdi HANZAL Technical ManagerEdu System GulfYemen

Mr. Ghassan HASBANI Booz Allen & HamiltonDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Amr HASHEM Manager of Telecommunications Policy UnitMinistry of Communications and Information Technology,Cairo, Egypt

Mr. Khaled HASSAN Marketing & Communications ManagerIBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Zakaria HIJRISS Deputy Minister of Finance & National EconomyManama, Bahrain

Mr. Brian HILL IBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Jamal HOURANI Manager, Finance & AdministrationCERTUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Abdirizak Issak IDO PresidentNationLink SomaliaDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Hank INTVEN McCarthy TetraultToronto, Canada

Mr. Saqib IQBAL Chief Technology OfficerTejari.comDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Walid IRSHAID Vice President - MEAFLAG TelecomDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ayman IRSHAID AlcatelAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Shankar IYER Group Information Technology ManagerENOCDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Mazen JABRI Cisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Rami JAGHOUB Business Development ManagerTejari.comDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Paul JOHNSON Vice PresidentGlobecomm Systems Inc.

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Dr. Tayeb KAMALI DirectorADMCUnited Arab Emirates

Dr. Tarek KAMEL Senior Advisor to the MinisterMinistry of Communications and Information Technology,MCITGiza, Egypt

Mr. Abdulhakeem KAMKAR The Investment OfficeDubai, United Arab Emirates

Eng. Mohammad Munther A.M.KARMUSH

International Telecommunications DirectorJordan TelecomAmman, Jordan

Mr. Mohamed Okasha Said KHALIL Manager, Traffic DepartmentTelecom EgyptAlexandria, Egypt

Dr. Tim KELLY Head, Strategy and Policy UnitInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Mr. Stefan KEMPF Managing DirectorInformation Technology Services & Consulting (ITSC)Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Hamed KHAJAH Under SecretaryMinistry of CommunicationsKuwait

Mr. Ahmed KHAN ChairmanSavanna International Telecommunication (L.L.C.)Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hasan KHATER Minister Office, Palestinian National AuthorityGaza

Mr. Roger KHOURY Advocat a la CourEmirates AdvocatesBeirut, Lebanon

Mr. Siamak KIA e-hosting ManagerIBM World Trade Centre CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Madhu KONERU Vexceed TechnologiesDubai, United Arab Emirates

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H.E. P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY Hon. Minister for Information Technology & Industries,Kerala, IndiaGovernment SecretariatTrivandrum, India

Mr. Bruce LAIDLAW PrincipalArup CommunicationsOve Arup & Partners International Ltd.London, United Kingdom

Mr. Talis LAIZANS Executive DirectorPublic Utilities Commission of LatviaRiga, Latvia

Mr. Sameer LAKHANI The Investment OfficeDubai, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Hélène LEBEDEFF Charge de MissionDirection Générale de l'industrie, des technologies del'information et des postesParis, France

Mr. Lawrence LEE DeanCollege of Information SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Roger LEVENHAGEN Cisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Saleh Saeed LOOTAH Group Executive DirectorS.S. Lootah GroupDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Abdullah LOOTAH Account ManagerMicrosoft GulfDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Milan LUKNAR PresidentTelecommunications OfficeBratislava, Slovak Republic

Dr. Mohammed MA’AROUF General ManagerSyrian TelecomSyria

Mr. Hans Ulrich MAERKI ChairmanIBM World Trade Centre CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Jean-Claude MAILHE Booz Allen & HamiltonDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Nadar MAILRAVANAN General ManagerTechnocare LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Saeed MALIK PresidentMiddle East - Fuji L.L.C.Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ian MARTIN Consultant to the OECDSydney, Australia

Mr. Takayuki Kawabata MATSUO OECDDirector for Science, Technology and Industry

Mr. Kerem MAVITUNCALILAR The Investment Office L.L.C.Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Brad MEEKS District ManagerBeldenDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Soheil MEHRABANZAD Regional Director Middle East & AfricaHughes Network Systems InternationalDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ajith MENON Director & Head of Middle East OperationsSatyam ComputersDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Farid METWALY General Manager, ME & PakistanIBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Abdulaziz MOHAMMED Marketing Communications ManagerCompaq Computer Gulf & LevantDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. MOHAMMED Western Information TechnologyDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Dominic MORRIS Marketing ManagerSeven Seas U.A.E.Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Ferial Beji MOURIA Chief Executive OfficerTunisian Internet AgencyTunis, Tunisia

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Mr. C. MUNEER Manager-Internet SolutionsWestern Information TechnologyDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. David MURRAY Chief Executive Officer & General ManagerWataniya Telecom

Mr. Parameswaran N. DDG (LR) Department of TelecomMinistry of Communications & Information TechnologyNew Delhi, India

Dr. Nader NADA ProfessorZayed University - College of Information SystemsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Mohammed OMRAN AL SHAMSI ChairmanThuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co.Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Karen OOMS-WALLS Project ManagerThe Executive OfficeDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Craig OSBORNE Cisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Khalid OSHRAQ LABAN Regional Manager, Srategic AccountsCisco Systems InternationalDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Hari PADMANABHAN President & Chief Executive OfficerInsyst Technologies (MEA) Ltd.Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Michael PAGE IBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Sam PALTRIDGE AdministratorOECDDirectorate for Science, Technology and IndustryInformation, Computer & Communications Policy Division

Mr. Krishna Kumar PANDEY Chief Executive (UAE & Oman Operations)Bank of BarodaDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Robert PARDI Managing PartnerEvolvence CapitalDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Tong Wook PARK ResearcherKorea Information Society Development InstituteSeoul, Korea

Mr. Martin PARSONS Senior Account ManagerGetronicsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Neville PERRY Pre-Sales ManagerAltitude Software, Middle East, Africa & South AsiaDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Roy PHILLIP Sun MicrosystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. James PIECOWYE ProfessorZayed UniversityDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Erlank PIENAAR Sales ConsultantDubai Media CityDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Viliam PODHORSKY Director General, Telecom and Post DivisionMinistry of Transport, Posts and TelecommunicationsBratislava, Slovak Republic

Mrs. Marija PRESTOR POGACNIK State Under-secretaryMinistry of Information SocietyLjubljana, Republic of Slovenia

Mr. Stephen QUINN Director, Centre for Media Training & ResearchZayed UniversityDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Thadeu RACHE CORSEUIL Super Intendewte ExecutiveAgencia Nacional De Telecommunicacoes (ANATEL)Brasilia, Brazil

Mr. Majid RADPAY Vice PresidentExecutive OfficeDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. S.S. RAJKUMAR Vice Chairman & Chief Execuive OfficerKoohiji Group of CompaniesDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Muhammad Farooq RANA Director/AdvisorKJ TransportersIslamabad, Pakistan

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Mr. Magdi RASHED Major Accounts ManagerCompaq Computer Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. H. Alan RAYMOND Head, Department of Management, Marketing & PublicAdministrationSharjah, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Risto REKOLA AmbassadorFinnish Embassy to the U.A.E.Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Mattias REVELIUS Head of SectionMinistry of Industry, Empolyment and CommunicationsStockholm, Sweden

Mr. Mark RICHARDS Seven Seas ComputerDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Mohammed RIFFAT Business Development ManagerEtisalatAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Grazyna Teresa ROKICKA PresidentAssociation of Polish ConsumersWarsaw, Poland

Ms. Aurora A. RUBIO Chief, Telecommunications Policy and Planning DivisionDepartment of Transportation & CommunicationsManila, Philippines

Dr. Asya RUDKOVSKAYA Consultant-EMEA Internet Business Solutions GroupCisco SystemsDubai, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Zeina SAAD Research Associate DirectorEvolvence CapitalDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Karim M. SABBAH PrincipalBooz Allen & HamiltonUnited Arab Emirates

Mr. Abdulaziz Othma SAGER ChairmanGulf Research CentreDubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ahmed SAHAB ChairmanInternational Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (INTTELCO)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Louay SAKKA Software DesignerSedona NetworksOntario, Canda

Mr. Amr SALEM Area Manager, LevantCompaq Computer Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Laima SALTUMA Deputy Chief State Notary PublicState Register of Enterprises, Ministry of JusticeRiga, Latvia

Mr. Marco SALVADORI Principal,Director of Gulf StatesA.T. Kearney Inc. - Communication & High TechnologyMediterranean Region - Dubai UAEMilan, Italy

Mr. Waleed SAMI Sales Manager - Western RegionGetronicsJeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mr. P.S. SARATHY IT ManagerLandmark GroupDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Massad SARIEDDINE ManagerBusiness Communications LLCAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Philip SAYER Head of Vendor Relationships and CommunicationsReuters Ltd.London, United Kingdom

Mr. Peter SCOTT Head of Regulatory Framework UnitDirectorate General - Information SocietyEuropean Commission

Dr. Milad Faris SEBAALY Assistant Professor - IT DepartmentAmerican University DubaiDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Pierre R. SERVETTAZ DDC DirectorGemplusDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Alaa Al SHAFEI Vice PresidentTelecom EgyptEgypt

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Mr. Abdullah SHAHIN Financial AnalystCommunications Development CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Mohammad SHANTI PrincipalIBM Global Services - Middle East, Egypt and PakistanDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Sayed Mohammad SHARAF Manager FinanceThuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. SHAREIK Western Information TechnologyDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Arthur SHAY Attorney of LawShay & PartnersChinese Taipei

Dr. Kamal SHEHADI Managing DirectorConnexus ConsultingBeirut, Lebanon

Mr. Mahmoud SHERIF Telco Solutions ManagerCompaq Computer Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Tapan SIKDAR Minister of State for Communications & IT, IndiaMinistry of Communications & Information TechnologyNew Delhi, India

Mr. Nikolaj SIMIC DirectorTelecommunications and Broadcasting AgencyLjubljana, Republic of Slovenia

Mr. S.P. SINGH Additional PS to Minister of State for Communications & ITMinistry of Communications & Information TechnologyNew Delhi, India

Mr. Somsak SIRIPATTANAKUL Engineer Class 7, Telecommunications Business DevelopmentDepartmentThe Communications Authority of ThailandBangkok, Thailand

Mr. Vladimir SISKA Deputy ChairmanOffice for Public Information SystemsPrague, Czech Republic

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Mr. Mike SMITH Customer Services ManagerCompaq Computer Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Bandula SOMASIRI Consul GeneralDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mrs. Inna STEINBUKA ChairPublic Utilities Commission of LatviaRiga, Latvia

Mr. Anantha SUBRAMANIAN General ManagerPentasoft Middle EastDubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Abdullah Hassan SUIF Minister of Finance & Economy - BahrainManama, Bahrain

Mr. Lasse SUOMINEN Area General ManagerNokia Networks (Middle East)Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Ewan SUTHERLAND Executive DirectorInternational Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG)

Mr. R. SWAMINATHAN The Investment OfficeDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Khaldoon TABAZA Chief Executive OfficerIdeavelopersCairo, Egypt

Ms. Asako TAKAHASHI OECDDirectorate for Science, Technology and IndustryInformation, Computer & Communications Policy Division

Mr. Arun K. TEWARY General Manager Systems TechnologiesAl Futtaim TradingDubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Christopher THOMPSON AmbassadorCanadian Embassy to U.A.E.Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Leslie THUROGOOD Supervisor, ElectronicsHigher Colleges of Technology-Abu Dhabi Mens CollegeAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Andrew TICE Managing DirectorRoyal Bank of Canada - Global Private BankingDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. John TIEFEL Associate PrincipalMcKinsey & CompanyBrussels, Belgium

Mr. Michael TIGER Senior Policy Advisor,Chair of the OECD Working Party on Telecommunicationsand Information Services PolicyInternational TelecommunicationsIndustry CanadaOttawa, Canada

Ms. Patricia TRODD Marketing Communications SpecialistCompaq Computer Gulf & LevantDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Yul UHM Deputy DirectorMinistry of Information and CommunicationSeoul, Korea

Mr. Atsushi UMINO AdministratorOECDDirectorate for Science, Technology and IndustryInformation, Computer & Communications Policy Division

Mr. Philip A. VARILLA Supervising Communication Development OfficerDepartment of Transportation & CommunicationsManila, Philippines

Mr. Matti VIRTANEN Vice President & Managing Director, BDGCompaq Computer InternationalDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Rakesh WAHI Vice PresidentCommunications Development CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Johann WEIHEN General Manager, CEMAIBM World Trade CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Bonaventure WONG Chief Executive OfficerITCC FZ L.L.C.Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Aristotelis XENAKIS HeadHellenic Trade CentreDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Takashi YAMADA AdministratorOECDDirectorate for Science, Technology and IndustryInformation, Computer & Communications Policy Division

Mrs. Ameera Ikram YOUSEF AssociateCommunications Development CorporationDubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Dimitri YPSILANTI Principal AdministratorOECDDirectorate for Science, Technology and IndustryInformation, Computer & Communications Policy Division

Mr. Zahid ZAHEER Regulatory OfficerThuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Yasser ZEINELDIN Regional Marketing ManagerMicrosoft GulfDubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Peter ZSOLDOS AmbassadorSlovak RepublicAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Dr. Fawaz ZU’UBI MinisterMinistry of Post & Communications of JordanJordan