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Called the "Davos of IT" after the prestigious
Swiss economic-policy meeting, Global Forum 2008
brought together information and communication
technology professionals from over 40 countries.
Among the speakers from the United States were
FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate and FTC
Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch. Global Forum 2009
will be held in Bucharest, Romania, this being
the first time the event will take place in an
Eastern European venue.
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Monday 19th Tuesday 20th October
2009 Bucharest, Romania
Items International and Sophia Antipolis
Foundation, with the participation of the
European Commission, proudly announce the 18th
edition of Global Forum to be held in Bucharest,
Romania. www.globalforum.ro
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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
Global Forum, organized by ITEMS International,
is one of the most prestigious international
events and Think-Tanks for the ITC
field. Global Forum is organized with Sophia
Antipolis Fondation in France and the support of
the European Commission. It is dedicated to the
economical, political and social issues in
connection to the development and innovation in
the communication and information technology
sectors. The Forum is an invitation-only based
event, reserved for the ITC and political
leaders, aiming to create a synergy between the
political, technical and the civil society, with
impact on the successful evolution of the
Information Society.
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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
PARTICIPANTS PROFILE PER FIELD OF ACTIVITY
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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
CELEBRATING THE 18th EDITION IN ROMANIA
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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
LOCATIONS AND ORGANIZATION
Every Global Forum edition is organized in
important cities each time prestigious locations
have been chosen, whether it was Europe, the US
or Japan. For example, the 2005 edition in
Brussels was organized with the Belgium
Government and the European Commission at the
European Foreign Ministers - DEgmont
Palace. The two-day meetings, lunches, Gala
Dinners and cocktails offered by the hosts and
organizers are the perfect moments to start up
networking discussions with participants.
2005 Brussels DEgmont Palace
2006 Paris Paris City Hall
2007 Venice San Giorgio M. Island
2008 Athens Zappeion Palace
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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
OVER 250 TOP PARTICIPANTS AT EACH EDITION
GLOBAL FORUM GALA DINNER Phil Noble, President
Obamas adviser, founder of PoliticsOnline and
Hugo Kerschot, eGovernment consultant
GLOBAL FORUM SESSION Viviane Reding,
Commissioneer Information Society Media,
Senator Pierre Laffitte, President Sofia
Antipolis Foundation, Marc Verwilghen, Minister
for Economy, Belgium
GLOBAL FORUM SESSION Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, US
Federal Trade Commission, John Gage, Sun
Microsystems, Prof. Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Dean of
Education, Queens University Canada, Peter
Vanvelthoven, Minister for Employment
eGovernment, Belgium
NOTE You can ask for a nominal, partial list
with the most important 200 participants at the
last 5 Global Forum editions.
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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
PARTNERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS


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ABOUT GLOBAL FORUM
PARTNERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS
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AND THE LIST CONTINUES
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BUCHAREST 2009
GLOBAL FORUM IN BUCHAREST
Romania has won the competition with the US,
China and Switzerland to organize the 18th
edition of the Global Forum this year. The event
will take place on Monday 19th Tuesday 20th
October 2009, at the Parliament Palace in
Bucharest. It is the first time in its 17-year
old history that the event takes place in an
Eastern European country.
The Parliament Palace Bucharest, Romania
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BUCHAREST 2009
WORKING WITH THE ROMANIAN ADMINISTRATION
Organizers, Co-Organizers
Items International
Sophia Antipolis Foundation
Ministry of Communications and Information
Society ROMANIA
National Authority for Management and Regulation
in Communications ROMANIA
Supporting partners
European Commission
Romanian Intelligence Service
The Association of Municipalities in Romania
The American Chamber of Commerce in Romania
Bucharest Prefecture
National Foundation of Young Managers
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BUCHAREST 2009
THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ROMANIA 2009
THE STEERING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR EUROPE
AND THE MIDDLE EAST Larbi Ajjoul, Congressman
Former Secretary of State, Posts,
Telecommunications IT, Morocco Despina
Anastasiadou, Director Southeastern Europe
Telecommunication Informatics Research
Institute (INA), Greece Thomas Andersson,
President Jönköping University President of the
Board, IKED, Sweden Danilo Oreste Broggi, Chief
Executive Officer, Consip S.P.A, Italy
Jean-Pierre Chamoux, Professor, University Paris
René-Descartes, France Michel Chevallier, Deputy
Secretary, State Chancellery, Switzerland Lionel
Chmilewsky, Executive Vice-President, Proxim
Wireless Corporation, France Patrice Cristofini,
I Director Partnership and Strategic Alliance,
Orange, France Nehal El Naggar, International
Business Development Officer, Ministry of State
for Administrative Development (MSAD), Egypt
Dani Flexer, Consultant, Datacentre
Optimization, United Kingdom Denis Gardin,
Vice-President Technology Strategy, Ventures,
Partnerships, EADS, France Vassilis Goulandris,
Online Communications Strategy, Greece Mikael
Grannas, Chairman of the board, Archipelago
Networks LTD, Finland Evika Karamagioli, Deputy
Director Gov2U, Greece Hugo Kerschot, Research -
Consulting - e-Gov - New media, INDIGOV, Brussels
Christoforos Korakas, Project Manager,
ACCESS2dEMOCRACY, Greece Latif Ladid, President
IPv6 Forum, Chair EU IPv6 Task Force Emeritus
Trustee, Internet Society, Luxembourg  Eric
Legale, Managing Director Issy Media, City of
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France Giampiero Nanni,
Director of Interoperability, Microsoft, United
Kingdom     
Images The Steering Committee workshop for
Romania was held in Paris, France. Working on the
Global Forum program.
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BUCHAREST 2009
THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ROMANIA 2009
THE STEERING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR EUROPE
AND THE MIDDLE EAST Bruno Pennino, Public
Sector, Marketing Executive North East and South
West Europe, Global PS Representative of IBM,
Marketing Leadership Team Lead, Italy Mario Po,
Administrative Director, Azienda ulss n 8 Asolo,
Italy Bent Poulsen, Chief Auditor, VP Securities
Services, Denmark Giorgio Prister, Strategy
Consultant, Italy Alfredo M. Ronchi, Secretary
EC Medici Framework, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Roberto Saracco, Telecom Italia Lab, Italy
Bruno Salgues, Président SIANA, Studies
Director, Institut Telecom, France Madeleine
Siösteen Thiel, Senior Programme Manager, Vinnova
(Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems), Sweden
Max Snijder, Managing partner European
Biometrics Group, the Netherlands Kaj Söderman,
Project Manager, Archipelago Networks LTD,
Finland Virgiliu Stan, Items International
representative in Romania, Member of Global Forum
Steering Committee Daniel Van Lerberghe,
President Executive Director, POLITECH
Institute - European Center of Political
Technologies, Belgium. Rudi Vansnick, President
Internet Society Belgium, Vice-chair ISOC-ECC,
Belgium David Wood, Councillor,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council, United Kingdom
THE STEERING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR NORTH
AMERICA Kathryn Brown, Senior Vice-President
Public Policy Development International
Government Relations, Verizon, USA Rosa Bruno-
Jofré, Professor and Dean of Education Queen's
University, Canada William Sloan Coats, Partner,
White Case LLP, USA Patricia Cooper,
President, Satellite Industry Association, USA
Robert Flaim, Supervisory Special Agent, Special
Technologies Section/ Cyber Division, FBI, USA
Jay E. Gillette, Director, Human Factors
Institute, Professor, Center for Information and
Communication Sciences, Ball State University,
USA Ellwood Kerkeslager, CEO Information Futures
L.L.C., USA Andrew D. Lipman, Partner and Head
of Telecom Group at Bingham McCutchen, USA
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BUCHAREST 2009
THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ROMANIA 2009
THE STEERING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR NORTH
AMERICA Jane Mago, Senior Vice-President and
General Counsel Legal Regulatory Affairs, NAB -
National Association of Broadcasters, USA Robert
A. Morin, Secretary General, Canadian
Radio-Television and Telecommunications
Commission, Canada Michael Nelson, Visiting
Professor Internet Studies, Georgetown
University, USA  Brent Olson, Assistant
Vice-President - Regulatory Policy, SBC
Telecommunications, Inc., USA Todd Ramsey,
Managing Director, US Federal, IBM, USA
Jacquelynn Ruff, Vice-President, International
Public Policy Regulatory Affairs Verizon, USA
Miriam Sapiro, President, Summit Strategies
International, LLC, USA Alan Shark, Executive
Director, PTI Public Technologies Institute,
USA Michaël Stankosky, Vice-Associate Professor,
Georges Washington University, USA Theresa
Swinehart Vice-President, Global and Strategic
Partnerships, ICANN, USA Olin Wethington,
President Wethington International llc THE
STEERING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR
ASIA Stephane Grumbach, French Director of the
Sino-French IT Lab LIAMA, Beijing, China Thomas
Hart, Regulatory Expert, EU-China Information
Society Project, China Michel Lu, Representative
Office of Representation of Taipei in France
Shigehiko Naoe, Professor of Information Policy,
Chuo University, Japan Keiichiro Seki, Director,
Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications, (MIC), Japan   THE
STEERING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR
OCEANIA Nitya Karmakar, University of Western
Sydney, Australia
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BUCHAREST 2009
SPONSORS
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BUCHAREST 2009
EVENT DETAILS

• The event is structured on two days, Monday 19th
  Tuesday 20th, October.
• Sunday evening, on 18th October, a cocktail for
  the VIP participants is planned.
• The Forum sessions will be held at the Parliament
  Palace and are split in two sections
• Section 1, from Monday morning to Tuesday
  afternoon
• Section 2, dedicated to the local government, is
  organized on Tuesday.

Program Speakers http//globalforum.ro/forum-pr
ogram.html
Participant list http//globalforum.ro/confirmed-
participants.html
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ROMANIAN OFFICE CONTACT PARTNER National
Foundation of Young Managers 2 Dumbrava Rosie
St. 2nd District 020463 BUCHAREST
ROMANIA Phone [phone]Fax [phone]
925 office_at_globalforum.ro www.globalforum.ro