• Mr. Richard Leete, UNDP Resident Representative and Resident Coordinator of UN Systems, Malaysia
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• Mr. Stephen Browne, Director, ICT for Development Group of UNDP New York and Chairman, Working Group 2, UN ICT Task Force
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• Mr. Shahid Akhtar, Project Coordinator, UNDP-APDIP
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• Hon. Jose Maria Figueres Olsen, Chairman, UN ICT Task Force (Video message)

• Y.B. Datuk Amar Leo Moggie, Minister, Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia
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Chair: Y.B. Datuk Amar Leo Moggie, Minister, Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia
Facilitator: Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, Team Leader, Public Interest Program Unit of the Ministry of Economic Reform, Sri Lanka
Background Paper: "Key Questions and Issues for Ministers' Roundtable" by Rohan Samarajiva

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Chair: Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Minister for Science and Information Communication Technology, Bangladesh
Resource Person: Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman, ePoor.org, Pakistan (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Mr. Sukhbaatar Enkhjargal, Executive Director, Mongolian Information Development Association (MIDAS), Mongolia
2. Mr. Ichiro Tambo, Adviser on Science & Technology, Development Co-operation Directorate, DCD (OECD)
3. Mr. Leewood Phu, Secretary-General, National ICT Development Authority, Cambodia
   

Discussion

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Chair: Dr. Mai Liem Truc, Standing Vice-Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telematics of Vietnam
Resource Person: Dr. Susan Teltscher, Economics Affairs Officer, UNCTAD, Geneva (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. H.E. Sharad Chandra Shah, Vice-Chairman, Information Technology High-Level Commission, Nepal
2. Mr. Xuan Zengpei, Chief, Information, Communication and Space Technology (ICSTD), UNESCAP, Thailand
3. Mr. Khalid Saeed, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology, Pakistan

Discussion

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Chair: Datuk Dr. Halim Shafie, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia
Resource Person: Prof. Subhash Bhatnagar, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Mr. Tashi Phuntsog, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Bhutan
2. Dr. Tran Minh Tien, President of National Institute of Post & Telematic Strategy, Ministry of Posts & Telematics, Vietnam
3. Mr. Manju Hathotuwa, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Information & Communication Agency of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
4. Mr. Tua'imalo Asamu Ah Sam, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Samoa

Discussion

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Chair: Hon. Palusalue Faapo II, Minister for Communication and Technology, Samoa
Resource Person: Dr. John Ure, Director, Telecommunications Research Project, Hong Kong University (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Atty. Kathleen G Heceta, Deputy Commissioner, National Telecommunications Commission, Philippines
2. Mr. Fred Tipson, Executive Director, GDOI, Markle Foundation, New York, USA
3. Mr. Wahaj Siraj, Convenor and CEO, Internet Service Providers Association (ISPAK), Pakistan
4. Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, Team Leader, Public Interest Program Unit of the Ministry of Economic Reform, Sri Lanka

Discussion

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Chair: Mr. Valentine Kambori, Secretary, Department of National Planning and Rural Development, Papua New Guinea
Resource Person: Hon. Virgilio L Pena, ICT Advisor to the President and Under Secretary for ICT, Philippines (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Dr. William T Torres, Co-Chair, Information Infrastructure Committee (ITECC), Philippines
2. Eng. Hassam Baryalai, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications, Afghanistan
3. Prof. Mohsen Tawfik, Director, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Communication and Information
4. Mr. William Hioe, Senior Director (International and Strategic Planning), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Discussion

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Keynote Addresss

Prof. Datuk Dr. Sharifah Hapsah Shahabudin, President, National Council of Women's Organization, C/O Ministry of Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Chair: Mr. Sharad Chandra Shah, Vice-Chairman, Information Technology High-Level Commission, Nepal
Resource Person: Mr. Salman Ansari, Advisor, ICT, Ministry of Information and Communication, Pakistan (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Mr. Xavier Tan, Chairman, PIKOM, Malaysia
2. Eng. Fernando Carvalho da Cruz, Director-General for Transport and Communications, Timor-Leste
3. Mr. Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Head of National ICT Task Force, Bangladesh
4. Ms. Moana Luamanuvae, UNDP Samoa

Discussion

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Chair: Ms. Maria Lourdes A Yaptinchay, Assistant Secretary, IT/E-Commerce, Policy and Communications, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
Resource Person: Prof. Harry HK Tan, Director, CAPTEL, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Mr. Swaran Singh Grover, Senior Director (e-Governance), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
2. Ms. Pushpa Rene Amarasiri, Director of Economic Affairs, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Sri Lanka
3. Mr. William Hioe, Senior Director (International and Strategic Planning), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
4. Mr. Wahaj Siraj, Convenor and CEO, Internet Service Providers Association (ISPAK), Pakistan

Discussion

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Chair: H.E. Keheliya Dissanayake Bandana Rambukwella, Minister of Science & Technology, Sri Lanka
Resource Person: Mr. Paul Ulrich, Consultant, Hong Kong (20 minutes)
Panel/Discussants: (5 minutes each)

1. Dr. Tan Chin Nam, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore
2. Mr. Silvio Cattonar, Director, Special Projects, Mekong Department, ADB, Manila, Philippines
3. Mr. Thanongsinh Kanlagna, Chief Executive Officer, Data Com, Lao PDR
4. Haji Mahmud Haji Mohd Daud, Director of Information Technology and State Store Department, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Brunei Darussalam
5. Ms. Nies Purwati, Secretary General of the Indonesia Infocom Society (MASTEL), Indonesia

Discussion

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Chair: Mr. Stephen Browne, UNDP/UN ICT Task Force Working Group 2
Co-Chair: Mr. Shahid Akhtar, UNDP-APDIP
Facilitator: Dr. Anish Kumar Roy, Chair Person (Malaysia), KL Declaration Drafting Committee

• Forum findings and recommendations
• Adoption of Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ICT Policies and e-Strategies