{"id":3237,"date":"2017-01-27T10:38:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T10:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?page_id=3237"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:50:01","slug":"wsa-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/about-wsa\/wsa-board\/","title":{"rendered":"WSA Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WSA Board of Directors consists of high level international ICT experts under the lead of WSA founder and chairperson Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck<\/a>. Responsible for the strategic and contextual execution of the World Summit Awards, the Board aims to keep the WSA up to date with new developments and meets in regular intervals.<\/p>\n

The Board members serve to promote the World Summit Awards<\/a>, contribute their reputation, network, and insights to the mission of WSA, and advise the Chairperson on key matters and important relationships, such as those with UN organizations, governments, public agencies, and private companies.<\/p>\n

Chairperson of the Board<\/h2>\n
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Peter A. Bruck<\/h3><\/a>\n

WSA Chairperson<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

World Summit Awards<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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WSA Board of Directors<\/h2>\n
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Sachi Wickramage<\/h3><\/a>\n

Co-Founder and CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

i4T Global<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Australia <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Thomas Stelzer<\/h3><\/a>\n

Dean & Executive Secretary, IACA and Former UN Assistant Secretary General<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

IACA - International Anti-Corruption Academy <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tanja Wehsely<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Volkshilfe Wien<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Austria <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Ubaydli Ubaydli<\/h3><\/a>\n

Chairman<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Bahrain Technology Companies Society & Arab ICT Union<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Bahrain <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Rodrigo Assump\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h3><\/a>\n

Social Protection Management Information Systems Expert<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

International Labour Organization<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Brazil <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Tore Haugland<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Ouvi<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Brazil <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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George Sharkov<\/h3><\/a>\n

Managing Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

ESI Center Eastern Europe<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Bulgaria <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Catherine Warren<\/h3><\/a>\n

President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

FanTrust<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Canada <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Carolina Rossi<\/h3><\/a>\n

ESNA Head of Network & Strategic Initiatives I SXSW Advisory Board Member | WSA Advisory Board Member I IE Business School Professor I SOSV Fellow<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Europe Startup Nations Alliance<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Chile <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Witman Hung<\/h3><\/a>\n

Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Shenzhen Qianhai Authority<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n China <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Irene Polycarpou<\/h3><\/a>\n

Professor of Technology and Innovation in Education, Head of the School of Sciences <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Cyprus <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Adam Montandon<\/h3><\/a>\n

WSA Online Jury 2023<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Curator & license holder TEDxOdense<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Denmark <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Madelynn Martiniere<\/h3><\/a>\n

Managing Partner<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Armillaria<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n France <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Jan Schwaab<\/h3><\/a>\n

Head Digital Transformation in Africa<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

GIZ<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Germany <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Moses Acquah<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Afrolynk<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Ghana <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Dorothy Gordon<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consultant<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

ICT4Development<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Ghana <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Osama Manzar<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder & Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Digital Empowerment Foundation<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n India <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Shinta Dhanuwardoyo<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Bubu.com<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Indonesia <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Manar Alhashash<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

DotDesign<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Kuwait <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Ieva \u017dilionien\u0117<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consulting Business Lead<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

NRD Companies<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Lithuania <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Rudy Laddaga Lopez<\/h3><\/a>\n

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Gnius Club<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Mexico <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Zouheir Lakhdissi<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO and Co-founder<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Dial Technologies<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Morocco <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Paul Hughes<\/h3><\/a>\n

Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Paul Hughes Live<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Netherlands <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Mahsa McCauley<\/h3><\/a>\n

Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Auckland University of Technology & She Sharp<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n New Zealand <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Harry Tomi Davies (TD)<\/h3><\/a>\n

President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

The African Business Angel Network (ABAN)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Nigeria <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Yemi Keri<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Heckerbella<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Nigeria <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Agha Hamza<\/h3><\/a>\n

Country Head and Ambassador<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Hello Tomorrow Pakistan Hub<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Pakistan <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Sandra Fazenda Almeida<\/h3><\/a>\n

Executive Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

APDC \u2013 Digital Business Community<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Portugal <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Chitranganie Mubarak<\/h3><\/a>\n

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ICT Agency of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Sri Lanka <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Ralph Simon<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO & Founder; Chairman Emeritus & Founder<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Mobilium International; Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United Kingdom <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Carlos Abler<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consultant<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n United States of America <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Jon Mark Walls<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consultant<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

United Nations<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United States of America <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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WSA Special Ambassadors<\/h2>\n
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Alexander Felsenberg<\/h3><\/a>\n

Head of Innovation, Development and CSR <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Circet Deutschland GmbH <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Germany <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Madanmohan Rao<\/h3><\/a>\n

SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT | Chief Researcher<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Mobile Monday<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n India <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Maja Makanjee<\/h3><\/a>\n

SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FOR TELCO RELATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES\/AFRICA | Chief Officer Corporate Affairs | <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Vodacom Group Unlimited<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n South Africa <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Emeritus Board Members<\/h2>\n
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Christian Rupp<\/h3><\/a>\n

Senior Expert<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

European Joint Innovation Lab<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Austria <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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H. E. Ali Mammad oglu Abbasov<\/h3><\/a>\n

Minister of Communication and Information Technologies<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n Azerbaijan <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Paul Hoffert<\/h3><\/a>\n

WSA Director Emeritus for Development of WSA in North America Region Chair, Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund Global CEO, Noank Media Inc.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n Canada <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Elizabeth Quat<\/h3><\/a>\n

Legislative Council Member | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Founder | Internet Professional Association (iProA)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Legislative Council Member SAR Hong Kong<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n China <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Effat El Shooky<\/h3><\/a>\n

Director of Online Distance Learning Program, Cairo Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa -CCCPA- Cairo<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n Egypt <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Ahmed Yahia Darwish<\/h3><\/a>\n

Head of ICT Industry Capacity Building Sector<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Information Technology Industry Development Agency- ITIDA<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Egypt <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Jakob Detering<\/h3><\/a>\n

Managing Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Social Impact Hub Vienna<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Germany <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Martin Wimmer<\/h3><\/a>\n

Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Head of the Directorate \u201cTransformation of the Economy\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Germany <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Omri Boral<\/h3><\/a>\n

Co-Founder & CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Tech for Good<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Israel <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Matteo Landi<\/h3><\/a>\n

Co-founder<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

MyChef.at<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Italy <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Alfredo Ronchi<\/h3><\/a>\n

General Secretary<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

MEDICI Framework<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Italy <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Latif Ladid<\/h3><\/a>\n

President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

IPv6 Forum<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Luxembourg <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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H.E. Adama Samassekou<\/h3><\/a>\n

President of the African Academy of Languages President of WSIS Preparatory Committee for Geneva Phase<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

African Academy of Languages<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Mali <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Ramon Garza<\/h3><\/a>\n

President\/CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Indigo Brainmedia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Mexico <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Jak Boumans<\/h3><\/a>\n

Managing Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Electronic Media Reporting<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Netherlands <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Marta A. Tomovska<\/h3><\/a>\n

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Serbia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Office of the Prime Minister<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n North Macedonia <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Mario Franco<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder & Chairman<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Millennium@EDU<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Portugal <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Miguel Pinto Luz<\/h3><\/a>\n

Deputy Mayor<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Cascais<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Portugal <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Anya Sverdlov<\/h3><\/a>\n

Senior Vice President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Wunderman Health<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Russian Federation <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Paula Ingabire<\/h3><\/a>\n

Minister of ICT and Innovation<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Rwanda<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Anne Githuku-Shongwe<\/h3><\/a>\n

Director of the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

UN AIDS<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Reshan Dewapura<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Consultant <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Saeed Mohammed Al Mansoori<\/h3><\/a>\n

Executive Director of Shared Government Services<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

ADSIC<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Marcus East<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder & President<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

VentureForge<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United Kingdom <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Vinton G. Cerf<\/h3><\/a>\n

Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Google Inc.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United States of America <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Christine Maxwell<\/h3><\/a>\n

WSA Director Emeritus for Relationship with ISOC Senior Partner, Institute of Scientific Simulation & Trustee Emeritus, Internet Society<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United States of America <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Lynn St. Amour<\/h3><\/a>\n

President\/CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Internet Society (ISOC)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United States of America <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Janine Warner<\/h3><\/a>\n

Co-founder and executive director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

SembraMedia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n United States of America <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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