IIC Releases Latest Speakers, 25+ Countries, Comprehensive Agenda For LAC Forum Panama 15-17 May
By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief
The International Institute of Communications(IIC) is just under 2 weeks away from meeting its regular attendees and many new faces in Panama City for the LAC Forum. Over 25 countries are already represented and it is working in close collaboration with the InterAmerican Development Bank to extend the reach even further, thanks to sponsors Millicom/Tigo, Apple, Liberty Latin America and Frontier Economics.
The foregoing is following a head-up from the Director-General at IIC, Ms. Lynn Robinson.
Latest Keynote speakers include:
- Secretary of Innovation, Presidency of the Republic of El Salvador, Daniel Mendez
- Chief of Staff, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Narda Jones
- Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Panama, Izabela Matusz
- CEO, Tigo Panama, Marcelo Benítez
Latest speakers to confirm include:
- Public Policy Manager, Latam, Amazon, Cristóbal Lea-Plaza
- Director of Public and Regulatory Affairs, Telefónica Colombia, Natalia Guerra Caicedo
- Vice Chairman, CANTO, Deireo Newman
- President, National Television Council (CNTV) and Vice President, Platform of Ibero-American Audiovisual Regulators (PRAI) Mauricio Muñoz Gutiérrez
- Principal Analyst, Cullen International, Laura Sboarina
- Regulation & Wholesale Business Manager, Telecom Argentina, Hernán Colombo
- Director, Starlink Global Licensing and Market Activation, SpaceX, Rebecca Hunter
- Regional Governor of Ñuble, Chile, Óscar Crisóstomo Llanos
The event comprises:
*Small Nations Regulators Forum lunch: Wednesday 15 May
*Regional Regulators Roundtable: afternoon of Wednesday 15 May
*Best practice regulation for the digital era. Moving from legacy telecommunications/media regulation to digital regulation – how do we manage the migration/transition?
* Latin American & Caribbean Forum: Thursday 16 – Friday 17 May
• Closing the digital divide: what’s really working, what isn’t, and how to make measurable, sustainable progress
• Closing the funding gap: quantifying the investment required and potential sources of finance
• Fulfilling the creative economy’s potential to drive socio-economic development and soft power: policy and regulatory levers
• Promoting competition in digital markets: does one size fit all? How are countries in LAC tailoring their approach to ex ante and ex post regulation?
• Trust and authenticity in online content: tackling misinformation and disinformation; protecting media plurality; media literacy initiatives
• Creating an enabling but safe environment for the use of Artificial Intelligence for social and economic good. How are regulatory models developing in LAC?
• Mini-workshop sessions on connectivity, infrastructure, cybersecurity
Ms. Robinson assures: “As always at this meeting we will provide simultaneous translation Spanish/English/Spanish, and the discussions will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
We have secured a 50 per cent discount at the Westin Panamá Hotel which is a 5 minute walk from the venue and can be booked via our website….”
