ITU Digital World 2020, next year’s ITU Telecom event,
will take place from 6 - 9 September in Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Who is it for ?

Ministers of ICT and any related sector such as finance, health, education, energy
Regulators of ICT, data and any related sector
Major ICT companies and industry organizations with innovative tech solutions
Tech SMEs, entrepreneurs and Innovators
Industry CEOs and investors
Non-governmental organizations
Academics, consultants and digital thinkers
Media

Call for Speakers 2020

Nominate a speaker

How to take part

Exhibit

Your country, organisation, tech SME or innovative solution on our global platform

Sponsor

Your brand and message at the heart of the international ICT community.

Debate

Expert speakers, industry and government leaders, world class debate.

Network

The connections that matter between nations, organisations, ideas and individuals.

SME Focus

Supporting tech SMEs across the world – through exhibition workstations, workshops, debates and targeted networking.

The ITU Digital World Awards 2020

Recognising the best in
innovative tech solutions with social impact

Find out more

See our 2019 winners & finalists

The ITU Digital World Awards 2019

Recognising the best in
innovative tech solutions with social impact

Find out more

See our 2019 winners & finalists

2019 in figures

See event highlights

4000+

participants from 135 countries

260+

exhibitors, sponsors and partners

250+

expert speakers

300+

ICT leaders from
public & private sector

What they said

Dr. Gergő J. Budai, External Affairs Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board
Vodafone Hungary Ltd

We were delighted to see Budapest hosting the ITU Telecom World in 2019 with so many impressive exhibitors. This unique event offered an important platform for networking and a chance to discuss and show our latest innovation. We believe that technological development should benefit all society, and to achieve that we need to cherish partnerships. That's why ITU (Telecom World ) is an important networking event. New ideas and different experiences can facilitate a dialogue, allowing us to do more together, improving people's lives.

Professor Tim Unwin, Co-Founder
TEQtogether

Meeting some brilliant people. It’s a great opportunity for ministers, CEOs, thought leaders to come together to thrash out some of the really challenging issues.

Serge Conesa, CEO & Founder, Immersion4
Winner, Global SME Excellence Award

Being now in a place where ITU can recognize us for the work we have done, this is just the beginning, this is a long journey but it has started well, thank you! I met wonderful people who understand the problems and really want to make a difference, and it’s overwhelming.

Mohsen Abouei Mehrizi, Chairman of the ESM Telecommunication
IR

We know that in ITU decision makers are coming from the government sector, the private sector and also minister level. So it will help us to understand what they are going to decide for the future so we can align ourselves and our companies with those rules and regulations they are introducing to the world.

Hiroshi Tominaga, General Manager
Japan Battery Regeneration Inc.

The SME Award from ITU Telecom World was a very excellent tool for us to start new business with new companies. Whenever I see Japanese venture companies who have innovative unique technology I tell them you can join ITU Telecom World, it is a good platform and we really appreciate ITU and ITU Telecom World.

Pinky Kekana, Deputy Minister of Communications & Digital Technology
Republic of South Africa

We have to respond to the opportunity that technology brings in South Africa and how do we collaborate, how do we cooperate.

Ákos Bóna, Director for International Affairs
Digital Future Foundation

Telecom World is one of the most important events wherever it is held - so we have to make the most out of these four days.

Konstantinos Masselos, President
Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission

I believe that events like ITU Telecom are the most efficient platform for international collaboration and for networking. You can find decision makers from the whole spectrum of ICT in the same place, the right mix of decision makers and experts. I strongly believe that we cannot achieve much without collaboration and this event is a very useful tool to achieve this.

Joel de Messan, CEO
Equanet

This is extremely good because it allows us now to take our message to a bigger audience, which is the reason we came here in the first place. We have so many discussions, the opportunities we see, taking that message to governments – it is exceptional.

Mercy Njue, Botlab
Finalist, ITU Telecom World SME Award Greatest Social Impact

I am very excited to know a lot of people are recognizing the work we are doing. Here you get to network with people you wouldn’t have back home, some of whom want to work with us when we go back, so we are going to convert all this into business.