ITU Telecom World 2018

"We operate on a global scale, and ITU is one of the few places where you truly see this diversity. "

Hossein Moiin, Chief Technology Officer
Nokia

"This award will inspire me and my team to continue fighting for SMEs in South East Asia, I am proud to be here to see the exciting innovations not only in the telecoms sector but also in other areas like fintech, ecommerce and 5G - the new era of technology here inspires me to do more and want to achieve more for society. "

Iwan Kurniawan, CEO & Co-founder, Modalku, Global SME Excellence Award Winner
Indonesia

"We have benefited a lot in terms of networking, and in terms of business expansion. This is the right place for us, it provides exposure and it provides experience, we will take it back to Sudan and implement what we can do and make a difference. "

Bazara Imam Ali Barry, Business Development Dpt. Director
NCTR, Sudan

"ITU is where the top opinion leaders in the field of ITU work to contribute to a better world. "

Chung Young Hwan, President
Korea

"ITU Telecom World gives me inspiration and insights each year. We get to see what other developed and innovative countries are applying in emerging technologies, and it is also a platform for all parties and stakeholders to discuss future development. "

Yang Hua, Secretary General
TDIA

"It is so exciting to be here, it is a great, great, great conference and exhibition! All these different experts from around the world come together to share ideas, collaborate and evolve the discussion, all these stakeholders come together to further science and innovation. No other entity can do that in the same fashion worldwide. "

Stephen Ibaraki, Founding Chair, Global Industry Council
Founder of AI for Good Global Summit

"I think this event is very important to facilitate the global dialogue between regulators from around the world and the ICT sector. We can come together here and have a constructive and instructive dialogue. "

Donna Bethea-Murphy, Senior VP, Regulatory Policy
Inmarsat

"It is great to have this type of event and meet people from all different sectors, I have met some fantastic people here from totally different backgrounds, but we are all passionate and interested in the same things so hopefully we can make a difference. "

Beate Degen, Partner
Ernst & Young

"This event has been awesome for me in terms of networking and learning. This type of event brings everyone together to meet and get a good picture of what is happening. "

Ozzeir Khan, Chief, ICT Business Relationship Management
United Nations

"The network and connections you can build at an event like this are invaluable, from a business perspective, from an investor perspective, from a networking perspective. There is so much synergy that we can definitely strengthen partnerships. "

Matthias Brodner, Simplus Innovation, Global SME Award Best Business Model Winner
South Africa

"It’s a one-stop stop shop. You can meet ministers, you can meet entrepreneurs, you can close deals, you can find out what is happening with new technologies, coming here is always a wonderful networking and knowledge-sharing opportunity, it is fantastic. "

Shola Taylor, Secretary General
CTO

"Every time we come here, we come out with a new mindset. It’s a win-win situation, we come out with new partners, government agencies see our product and are excited and we are able to go there and maximise their revenue or implement our systems over there. These are kind of relationships we have got through ITU, so we think we can learn something and give something to the society. "

Birendra Sasmal, Chief Executive Officer
Subah

"ITU brings in many leaders at different levels of the value chain representing different bodies in the industry ecosystem, if you couple that with good topics such as emerging markets or how telcos can reinvent themselves, this kind of mix brings value not only for Huawei but also for the whole industry. "

Mohamed Madkour, VP of GWNM
Huawei

"Being at the ITU conference has been extremely mind blowing for me, I have learnt so much in terms of SME programmes, technology and awareness of what other countries are doing, and I think the best thing for me is the just the togetherness of every country. It has been a really great platform and it has been really, really well organised. "

Temitope Awosika, MEDSAF, Global SME Award Greatest Social Impact Winner
Nigeria

"There are a number of benefits. The networking opportunity, making sure we are in line with the new technologies being discussed and are connected to the right organizations, the right people, and making sure our SMEs can engage with other potential businesses. It is an opportunity to learn from other countries, to ask the right questions and set up the right meetings. And it is a great visibility opportunity to show what we capable of doing and what we are doing in the country. "

Nenyi George Andah, Deputy Minister for ICT
Ghana

"The benefits are immense, and we will continue to put a premium on attendance at this event as it is an important way of showcasing our achievements in this sector as well as getting ideas on how best we can move telecoms forward in our country. "

Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman
Nigerian Communications Commission

"This is a very good opportunity to know the global situation and what kind of concerns people have, and to introduce our technology and how it helps other people. "

Satoshi Amagai, President & CEO
Morfiria

"ITU Telecom World strikes the right balance between exhibition space, forums and leadership debates. It features the discussions we want to be a part of and attracts the people we want to talk to, so you won’t find us anywhere else. "

Jean Paul Chaib, Managing Director
LS telcom

"It is a great opportunity for us to take our ideas and innovations to a global market. This is a unique event for bringing together such a wide selection of countries to one site. "

Tomomi Takagi, CFO
Melody International

"It is very exciting. We have learnt a whole lot, even in connectivity itself, we have interacted with companies, we have networked a lot with investors, we have invited them to our country and we can transform our society through them. "

Hon. Sidie Tunis, Minority Chief Whip
Sierra Leone

"For us the value is that we can contribute and cooperate with all of the players to identify common opportunities, and how we can collaborate together to define the new future for our country and for all of the world. "

Rasoul Saraeian, CEO
Telecommunications Company of Iran

"It is a real opportunity for BEREC to be here because as regulators we are part of this telecom family. For us to be here, to hear what people have to say and to share our view about how to build this smart transformation is very useful."

Sebastien Soriano, President, ARCEP
Chair, BEREC

"The sessions are interesting as they are more international, with people from different parts of the world with different attitudes to telecoms, to policy and governance, and sometimes it throws up some of the tensions as well as some of the agreements, which is important to understand for network developers and also for analysts and consultants such as myself. "

Dean Bubley, Founder & Director
Disruptive Analysis

"It is really a massive coalition of all the nations, it is a lot of learning, and with a strong potential to aggregate all the fundamentals of telecommunications and regulations. "

Datuk Yasmin Mahmood, CEO
Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation

"Bringing together conference sessions, networking and exhibition and associated with the very relevant themes brings a lot for industry like us, as well as the fact that we are capitalising on the insights of last year, building upon what we learnt last year and exchanging further best practices, it brings a lot of value. "

Marc Vancoppenolle, Global Head of Government Relations
Nokia

"It is important that even as a small nation we can showcase what we are doing and be able to learn from developed countries so we can bridge the digital gap. "

Ben Chitsonga, Finanical Director, MACRA
Malawi

"This global platform is an opportunity to introduce ourselves and get to know other companies and innovative solution providers, to bridge the gap, identify resources that we can use in our country, and look for investors and partnerships in our development. "

Debretsion G Michael, Minister of MCIT
Ethiopia

"This is a very good platform for all stakeholders to talk to each other and exchange ideas. This is now an ecosystem world, many partners together, and this is a very good platform for us to exchange ideas. "

Jianjun Zhou, Vice President, Carrier Business Group
Huawei

"ITU Telecom is very important because it provides a platform for us to share ideas, to learn, to even share some solutions to some of the challenges that the fast movers have had to deal with so that we can leapfrog or implement in a better or most cost-effective way. "

François Régis Gatarayiha, Permanent Secretary
MiTEC Rwanda

"The most important thing is to meet the people, to meet the network, to see what other people are thinking about the same challenges we are facing, and to find solutions together, which is only possible at gatherings such as ITU Telecom World."

Ammar Alkassar, CEO
Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity