Session
Time
Thursday, 12th November, 2020 (10:40 UTC) - Thursday, 12th November, 2020 (12:10 UTC)
Room
Room 1
When faced with emergency situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, the economies of countries are usually severely affected. The use of digital technologies can help reduce the harm, for instance through placing more importance on digital trade and remote working. But, digitization processes in economic areas also come with concerns related to accessibility, inequality and security, to name the few. This session will explore the role the Internet and public digital policy plays for economic recovery in post-emergency situations and what improvements are needed going forward.
Moderator: Mr. Marco Zatterin, Deputy Director at La Stampa
- Mr. Victor Harison, African Union Commissioner for Economic Affairs
- Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Mr. Yi Xiaozhun, World Trade Organization, Deputy Director-General
- Dr. Daniela Brönstrup, Deputy Director-General and Head of Regulatory framework for digital policy, postal policy, international affairs and media at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
- Mr. Daniel Trujillo, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Walmart
- Dr. Gillian Marcelle, Founder and Managing Member Resilience Capital Ventures LLC
- Mr. Ed Anderson, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Information Technology Department, International Monetary Fund