By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief
The speaker line-up in respect of the International Institute of Communications(IIC’s) Communications Policy & Regulations Week(CPR) to be held between 16-19 October in Cologne, Germany continues to grow, with expertise from regulatory authorities, industry, civil society and academia all playing important roles in weaving the tapestry of ideas and information sharing across the Communications Policy & Regulation Week, Cyber Era NG learns, from a heads-up obtained from the DG at IIC, Lynn Robinson.
With barely a month to go, registration is still open and there are still opportunities available to sponsor this year’s Annual Conference. Further details could be obtained from Emily at e.garbett@iicom.org.
As at press time, latest speakers to confirm include:
- Visiting Professor, King’s College, Peter Alexiadis
- London; Trustee, IIC, Yolisa Kedama
- Acting Chairperson, Independent Communications Authority of South, Africa (ICASA)
- BEREC Chair 2023 and President, Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT) Konstantinos Masselos
- Commissioner, Georgian National Communications Commission; Ekaterine Imedadze
- 2023 Chair EaPeReg, Maximilian Bock
- Public Affairs EMEA, Tencent, Nina Cummins
- Head of Connectivity Strategy Policy (Global), Meta, Mike Jensen
- APC Labs-Community Networks Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Olaf Steenfadt
- Founder and Managing Director, Global Media Registry (GMR), Co-Chair of the GIDE and a distinguished fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Paul Twomey
The speaker list so far, is not exhaustive.
The Annual Conference – Opening keynote will be delivered by President, Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), Germany, Klaus Müller while the Annual Conference – Closing keynotes will be rendered by
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro and Vice President Government Affairs & Public Policy, Centers of Excellence, Google, Markham Cho Erickson
