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2NDGLOBALFORUMONEMERGENCYTELECOMMUNICATIONS(GET-2016):SAVINGLIVES

26-28JANUARY2016KUWAITCITY,KUWAIT

PROGRAMME

Venue:TheRegencyHotel,KuwaitCity,Kuwait

www.itu.int/get2016

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WELCOME TO GET-2016

Mr. Houlin Zhao Secretary-General International Telecommunication

Union - ITUH.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah

H.E. Eng. Salim Alozainah, Chairman and CEO, Communication

and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, Kuwait

Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director Telecommunication Development

Bureau ITU

Eng. Hameed H. Al-Qattan Undersecretary, Ministry of Communications, Kuwait

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WhatisGET-2016

Firstheldin2007withthetitle,“GlobalForumonEffectiveUseofTelecommunications/ICTforDisasterManagement:SavingLives”,theITUGlobalForumonEmergencyTelecommunicationshasevolvedtobecomethemainglobaleventfocusingonemergencytelecommunicationsandclimatechangemitigationandadaptation.TheForumbringstogetherdelegatesfromallovertheworld,rangingfromGovernmentMinisterstoRegulators,nationaldisastermanagementstakeholders,leadacademicians,privatesectorleaders,UnitedNationsentitiesandnon-governmentalorganizations.The2ndGlobalForumonEmergencyTelecommunications:SavingLives–knownasGET-2016,willaddressissuesofhighimportanceonhowinformationandcommunicationtechnologycanimplementtheSendaiDeclarationadoptedbytheUnitedNationsConferenceonDisasterRiskReductionheldinSendai,Japan,inMarch2015.TheeventprovidesanopportunityforpolicymakersandotherparticipantstodebateandadoptconcretestrategiesonhoweffectivedisasterriskreductionandmanagementsupportedbyinformationandcommunicationtechnologycancontributetotheimplementationoftheSendaiDeclarationandFrameworkforDisasterRiskReduction;theattainmentoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals;andtheimplementationoftheParisAgreement,adoptedatCOP21inDecember2015.OutcomesTheadoptedoutcomesofGET-2016willprovidestrategicguidancetothenationalandinternationalcommunity,includingITU,andwillresultinanincreasedknowledgeoftherolethateachoftheparticipatingentitiescouldplayingivingtelecommunications/ICTacentralroleindisastermitigationandmanagement.ParticipantsGET-2016expectstoattractabout500participantsfromaround90countriesworldwide,aswellasfromregionalandnationalorganizations.PanelistsandspeakersincludeMinisters,Director-GeneralsofRegulatoryAuthoritiesandofUNorganizations,NationalHeadsofPublicProtectionentities,ChiefExecutiveOfficersofprivatesectorcompaniesandexpertsinthefieldofICTfordisastermanagement.SeveralmembersofAcademiaarealsoexpectedtoattendtheForum.

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PRE-EVENTSSESSIONSMONDAY25JANUARY201610:00–11:00 Registration

11:00–12:30 TheTampereConvention:RatificationandImplementation

Organizers:ITUandGovernmentofKuwait

TheTampereConventionontheProvisionofTelecommunicationResourcesforDisasterMitigationandReliefOperations,whichcameintoforcein2005,isalegallybindinginternationaltreaty.Amongothers,itcallsonStatestofacilitatetheprovisionofprompttelecommunicationassistancetomitigatetheimpactofadisaster,andoversboththeinstallationandoperationofreliable,flexibletelecommunicationservices

MorelivescanbesavediftheConventionisratifiedbyallcountries.

Thispre-eventwillfocusonpromotingtheratificationandimplementationoftheconventionbyMemberStatesatthenationallevel.

Moderator Mr.HoraceGlaze,SeniorDirectorPreparedness&EmergencyOperations,OfficeofDisasterPreparednessandEmergencyManagement,Jamaica

OpeningRemarks:Mr.BrahimaSanou,DirectorTelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

Speakers:

• Mr.CosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,BDT,ITU

• Mr.PaulaP.Ma’u,CEOofMinistryofMeteorology,Energy,Information,DisasterManagement,Environment,ClimateChangeandCommunications,Tonga

• Mr.HectorLizarraga,TelecommunicationsRegionalTechnicalCommission,COMTELCA,Honduras

• Eng.SameeraMohammad-DirectorofMinister'sTechnicaloffice,Kuwait

12:30–14:30 Lunchbreak

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14:30–16:00 RoleofICTsinDisasterRiskReduction

Organizers:ITUandUNOfficeforDisasterRiskReduction(UNISDR)

ICTsplayacriticalroleindisasterriskreduction.Paragraph33oftheSendai

FrameworkforDisasterRiskReduction(DRR)makesclearreferencetotheimportanceofinvestingin,developing,maintainingandstrengtheningearlywarningsystems,disasterriskandemergencycommunications,socialtechnologiesandhazard-monitoringtelecommunicationssystems.Italsostressestheimportanceofpromotingtheresilienceofnewtelecommunicationsinfrastructure,amongothers.

Thispre-eventwilldiscussmodalitiesofimplementingtheSendaiFrameworkforDRR,inconjunctionwithGoal13ofthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.

Moderator Mr.CosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,BDT/ITU

OpeningRemarks:Mr.BrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau,ITU

OpeningRemarks:Mr.AdamBouloukos,DirectoroftheUnitedNationsOfficeforDisasterRiskReduction(UNISDR)

Speakers:

• H.E.Mr.SiaosiSovaleni,DeputyPrimeMinister,MinistryofMeteorology,Energy,Information,DisasterManagement,Environment,ClimateChangeandCommunications,Tonga

• Mr.HoraceGlaze,SeniorDirectorPreparedness&EmergencyOperations,OfficeofDisasterPreparednessandEmergencyManagement,Jamaica

• Ms.RuxandraObreja,Chairman,DigitalRadioMondiale,BBCworldServiceGroup.

• Ms.ImanHaidar,CoordinatorOperationsCenter,DisasterManagementandEmergency,KuwaitRedCrescentSociety

• Mr.IbrahimHamdanAlMa’awali,SeniorSpecialistTelecommunicationRegulatoryAuthorityofSultanateofOman

Endofpre-events

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FORUMSESSIONSTUESDAY26JANUARY201608:00–09:00 Registration

09:00–10:00 OpeningCeremony

• H.H.SheikhJaberAl-MubarakAl-HamadAl-Sabah,PrimeMinisterrepresentedbyH.H.SheikhMohammadAbdullahAl-MubarakAl-Sabah,MinisterofStateforCabinetAffairsandActingMinisterofElectricityandWater,Kuwait

• Mr.HoulinZhao,SecretaryGeneral,InternationalTelecommunicationUnion,ITU

• H.E.Eng.SalimAlozainah,ChairmanandCEO,CommunicationandInformationTechnologyRegulatoryAuthority(CITRA)

• Mr.BrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau(BDT),ITU

• Eng.HameedH.Al-Qattan,Undersecretary,MinistryofCommunications,Kuwait

10:00–10:30 GroupPhotoandTourofExhibition,Coffeebreak

10:30–12:00

MinisterialRoundtable:BetterPreparednessandEffectiveResponseforSustainableDevelopment

Ministerswilldebatetheroleofinformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT)inmitigatingdisastersbeforeandaftertheystrike.Interventionswilldrawfromtheirowncountry’spracticesandexperiences.TheywillalsosharetheirviewsonthecontributionthatwellplanneddisasterriskreductionandmanagementcancontributetotheattainmentoftherecentlyadoptedSustainableDevelopmentGoals.


ITUPresentationonRoleofICTsinSavingLives:SettingtheStage

Speakers:


• H.E.Mr.MelfordWalterNicholas,Minister,MinistryofInformation,Broadcasting,TelecommunicationsandInformationTechnology,AntiguaandBarbuda

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• H.E.DrAllamMousa,Minister,MinistryofTelecommunications&InformationTechnology,Palestine

• H.E.Mr.AlphaKanu,Minister,MinistryofInformationandCommunications,SierraLeone

• H.E.Mr.GuledKassim,Minister,MinistryofPostandTelecommunications,Somalia

• H.E.Mr.MoniseLaafai,Minister,MinistryofCommunicationsandTransport,Tuvalu

• H.E.Mr.KapembwaSimbao,Minister,MinistryofTransport,Works,SupplyandCommunications,Zambia

• H.E.Dr.WinBjMlambo,DeputyMinister,MinistryofInformationCommunicationTechnology,PostalandCourierServices,Zimbabwe

12:00–14:00 Lunchbreak

14:00–15:45 Leaders’Dialogue

Thissessionwilldiscusstechnology,regulatoryandoperationalissues.HeadsofUnitedNationsEntities,DirectorGeneralsofTelecommunication/ICTs,RegulatoryAuthoritiesandprivatesectorCEOswilldebatetheroleoftheirinstitutionsindisasterriskreductionandmanagement.TheywilladdresschallengesandopportunitiesresultingfromeffectiveuseofICTs.

Moderator H.E.Mr.SiaosiSovaleni,DeputyPrimeMinister,Tonga

Speakers:

• Mr.AdamBouloukos,DirectoroftheUnitedNationsOfficeforDisasterRiskReduction(UNISDR)

• Mr.ChristianCull,Vice-PresidentMarketingandCommunications,Thuraya

• Mr.JoséToscano,DirectorGeneral,InternationalTelecommunicationSatelliteOrganization(ITSO)

• Ms.TatianaLawrence,DirectorofRegulation,Iridium• Eng.MustafaAbdElhafiz,NationalTelecommunicationCooperation,

andChairofNationalCommitteeforEmergencyTelecommunications,Sudan

• Mr.KiyoshiMori,Director-GeneralforInternationalAffairsGlobalICTStrategyBureau,MinistryofInternalAffairsandCommunications,Japan

• Mr.MomohKonte,Chairman,BoardofCommissioners,NationalTelecommunicationsCommission(NATCOM),SierraLeone

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• Mr.DavidGomes,ChairmanoftheBoard,AgenciaNacionaldasComunicações(ANAC),CapeVerde


• Mr.AbdulRahimSuleiman,DirectorGeneralArabStateBroadcastingUnion(ASBU)

• Ms.DonnaBethea-Murphy,SeniorVicePresident,GlobalRegulatory,InmarsatInc.

• Mr.AbdoulkarimSoumaila,SecretaryGeneral,AfricanTelecommunicationsUnion.

• Mr.AlanKuresevic,VicePresidentEngineering,SESTechCom• Mr.TimothyEllam,PresidentoftheInternationalAmateurRadioUnion,

IARU• Mr.GibrilMané ChairmanoftheBoardofDirectors,GuineaBissau.

15:45–16:00 CoffeeBreak

16:00–17:30 Trendsandemergingtechnologicalinnovationsindisasterriskreductionandmanagement

Thissessionfocusesonemergingcommunicationtechnologiesandsolutionsthatcontributetoglobaleffortstomitigatedisasters.

Moderator Ms.RuxandraObreja,Chairman,DigitalRadioMondiale,BBCWorldServiceGroup

Speakers:

• Professor,Dr.RyosukeShibasaki,ITUExpert(CenterforSpatialInformationScience,UniversityofTokyo,)Japan

• Eng.JassemAlfadhli,OperationManagementDepartment,MinistryofDefense,Kuwait

• Mr.EmanueleDiLiberto,DirectorofBusinessDevelopmentTransportationMarket,Nokia

• Mr.HabibMohamedAl-Ameer,HeadofStudying&e-servicessection-electronicPortalDepartment,CentralAgencyforInformationTechnology,Kuwait

• Mr.JoeSo,ChiefTechnologyOfficer,HuaweiTechnologiesCO.LTD.

• Mr.StevenRamage,DirectorofStrategy,What3words,England• Mr.EarlW.Comstock,GeneralCounsel,VTCSecure,USA• Mr.StefanoMarsellaandMr.MarcelloMarzoli,NationalFireAcademy,

MinistryofInterior,Italy

EndofDayOne

20:00 Dinnerreception

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WEDNESDAY27JANUARY201609:00–10:30 InnovatingforSustainableDevelopment:Presentationoftheworkofthe

SmartSustainableDevelopmentModel(SSDM)AdvisoryBoardandlaunchofITUInitiatives

ThesessionpresentstheworkofITU’sSmartSustainableDevelopmentModel(SSDM)initiative,whichfocusesonoptimizingtheuseofICTsforsocio-economicdevelopmentandfordisastermanagementleadingtosustainabledevelopment.Duringthissession,twonewITUinitiativeswillbelaunched.

Moderator Mr.JoséToscano,DirectorGeneral,InternationalTelecommunicationsSatelliteOrganization(ITSO)

SSDMAdvisoryBoard

• Mr.BrahimaSanou,Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureau(BDT),ITU

• Mr.CosmasZavazava,ChiefofDepartment,ProjectSupportandKnowledgeManagement,BDT,ITU

• SaraLim,SeniorRegulatoryOfficer(onbehalfofboardMemberMs.DonnaBethea-Murphy,SeniorVicePresident,GlobalRegulatory)InmarsatInc.

• Mr.TimothyEllam,PresidentoftheInternationalAmateurRadioUnion,IARU

• Ms.RenataBrazilDavid,DirectorofLegalAffairs,InternationalTelecommunicationsSatelliteOrganization(ITSO)


10:45–12:00 RoundTableonFinancingMechanisms

Thissessionaddressesfinancingneedsthatarerequiredtohelpcountriespreparebetter,respondmoreeffectively,andre-buildwhendisastersdestroyinfrastructureanddisrupteconomicactivities.Existingglobal,regionalandnationalfinancingmechanismsareexploredaswellasnewinnovativeways.

Moderator Ms.RuxandraObreja,Chairman,DigitalRadioMondiale,BBCWorldServiceGroup

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Speakers:




• Mr.HectorLizarraga,TelecommunicationsRegionalTechnicalCommission,COMTELCA,Honduras

• Ms.LaialyAbdullahAl-Mansoury,HeadofISAuditBureau,InformationNetwork-KINManager,CentralAgencyForInformationTechnology,Kuwait

• Dr.MohammedSadeqi,KuwaitfundforArabEconomicDevelopmentOrganization

12:00–14:00 LunchBreak

14:00–15:30 CountryCaseStudies:LessonsLearnedfromPastDisasters

ThissessionwillfocusoncountryCaseStudiesbasedonpastnaturaldisasters.Emphasiswillbeonhowtelecommunicationinfrastructurewasdisrupted/destroyedandeventuallyrestored.Theimpactonhumanlogisticswillbediscussedandlessonslearntwillbeshared.

Moderator Mr.GibrilManéChairmanoftheBoardofDirectors,GuineaBissau.

Speakers:

• Mr.YousefAl-Merag,DirectorofDisasterManagement&Emergency,KuwaitRedCrescentSociety,Kuwait

• Mr.MutsuharuNakajima,DirectorforInternationalPolicyCoordination,MinistryofInternalAffairsandCommunications,Japan

• Mr.Narayan,Rasaili,ProgrammeOfficer,DisasterReductionNepal• Mr.JacksonMiake,ICTProgrammeManager,Governmentofthe

RepublicofVanuatu

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• Mr.SenesieKallon,ActingDirectorGeneral,NationalTelecommunicationsCommission(NATCOM),SierraLeone


15:45–17:30 Challengesindeployingtelecommunications/ICTfordisasterresponse

Thissessionaddresseslegalandregulatoryissuesthatincludespectrum,licensing,andoperationalissuesrelatedtoemergencytelecommunications.DiscussionswillalsolookattheinternationallegalframeworkprovidedbytheTampereConvention.


Speakers:

• Mr.AlphaBah,ChiefITEmergencyPreparednessandResponseBranch,UnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramme–WFP

• Ms.TatianaLawrence,DirectorofRegulation,Iridium• Dr.LieutenantColonelAbdullahZakariya,InformationTechnologyand

CommunicationsSector,MinistryofInterior,Kuwait• Mr.MarounKaram,RegionalITManager,WorldHealthOrganization• Mr.PaulaP.Ma’u,CEOofMinistryofMeteorology,Energy,Information,

DisasterManagement,Environment,ClimateChangeandCommunications,Tonga

• Mr.AlanKuresevic,VicePresidentEngineering,SESTechCom• Mr.MohammadAllataifeh,DirectorPublicSafety,HuaweiTechnologies

Co.LTD.

17:00 EndofDayTwo

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THURSDAY28JANUARY201609:00-10:30 ClimateChangeIssues:MitigationandAdaptation

Thereisastronglinkbetweenclimatechangeandemergencytelecommunicationinitiativesforsavingliveswhennaturaldisastersoccur.ThissessiondiscussestheuseofICTsforclimatechangemitigationandadaptationonexamplesfromcountriesandotherstakeholders.

Moderator Mr.PeiliangShi,Director,InformationSystemsBranch,WorldMeteorologicalOrganization

Speakers:


• Dr.AyedSalman,DeputyDeanforPlanningandDevelopment,CollegeofScienceandComputerEngineering,Kuwait

• Mr.JacksonMiake,ICTProgrammeManager,GovernmentoftheRepublicofVanuatu

• Mr.EijiIshida,DeputyDirector,MinistryofInternalAffairsandCommunications,Japan



11:00–12:30 RoleofPrivateSectorandothernon-statestakeholders

Thissessionwilldiscusstheroleoftheprivatesectorandothernon-stateactorsincontributingtopublicsafetyandensuringresilience,betterpreparedness,andtimelyinterventionwhendisastersstrike.

Moderator Mr.KiroshiMori,DGforInternationalAffairsGlobalICTStrategyBureau,MIC,Japan

Speakers:

• Mr.AlexanderZink,Vice-Chairman,DigitalRadioMondialeConsortium• Mr.JosephBurton,CounselorforTechnologyandSecurityPolicy,Office

ofInternationalCommunicationsandInformationPolicy,U.S.DepartmentofState

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• Dr.SalahAlsharhan,DeputyProvostforPlanning,GulfUniversityforScienceandTechnology,Kuwait

• Mr.ChristianCull,Vice-PresidentMarketingandCommunications,Thuraya

• Prof.FawazAlanzi,DeanoftheFacultyofScienceandComputerEngineering,Mrs.MaryamAlradhwan,Engineer,KuwaitUniversity,Kuwait

12:30–14:00 LunchBreak

14:00–15:00 PresentationofChairman’sReportandClosingCeremony

TheChairmanwillpresenthisfinalsummaryandrecommendationsforadoption.

EndoftheForum

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