MAG 2009 Members

Below is the list of MAG members for 2009, with affiliations, stakeholder groups and terms served, including the current one. 

Chairman:

  • Mr. Desai, Nitin
    Delhi/Mumbai - Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Internet Governance

Members:

  • Mr. Al Shatti, Qusai
    Kuwait City - Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Information Technology Society
     
  • Mr. Appasamy, David
    Chennai - Executive Vice President, Sify Technologies
     
  • Ms. Arida, Christine
    Cairo - Director of Telecom Planning and Services, National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Egypt
     
  • Mr. Bajwa, Fouad
    Lahore - Social Entrepreneur
     
  • Mr. Bayramov, Ayaz
    Baku - Head of Department for International Relations and Cooperation with NGOs, Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies, Azerbaijan
     
  • Ms. Betancourt, Valeria
    Quito - Coordinator of the Communication and Information Policy Programme in Latin America, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
     
  • Ms. Cavalli, Olga del Carmen
    Buenos Aires - Adviser for Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
     
  • Mr. Daftardar, Abdullah
    Riyadh - Senior Executive, Communications and Information Technology Commission, Saudi Arabia
     
  • Mr. Dardailler, Daniel
    Nice - Associate Chair for Europe, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
     
  • Ms. Diop Diagne, Ndeye Maimouna
    Dakar - Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and ICT, Senegal
     
  • Mr. Disspain, Chris
    Carlton, Australia - Chief Executive Officer, .AU Registry; Chair, Council of Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
     
  • Ms. Dryden, Heather
    Ottawa - Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination, Telecommunications Policy Branch Industry, Canada
     
  • Mr. Echeberría, Raúl
    Montevideo - Executive Director/CEO, Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC)
     
  • Ms. Fall, Coura
    Dakar - Coordinator of GOREeTIC
     
  • Mr. Filip, Ondřej
    České Budějovice - Chief Executive Officer of CZ.NIC, Czech Republic
     
  • Mr. Folayan, Sunday
    Lagos - Managing Director, SKANNET
     
  • Mr. Galette, Jean Yves
    Bujumbura - Secrétaire Général du Collectif National pour le Développement Humanitaire
     
  • Mr. Graham, Bill
    Ottawa - Global Strategic Engagement, Internet Society (ISOC)
     
  • Ms. Häll, Maria
    Stockholm - Deputy Director IT Policy, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, Sweden
     
  • Mr. Hansen, José Vitor
    Brasilia - Deputy Head, Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
     
  • Ms. Hassan, Ayesha
    Paris - Senior Policy Manager, E-Business, IT, and Telecoms, Executive in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
     
  • Mr. Hilali, Aziz
    Rabat - Professor, Institut Supérieur des Télécommunications de Rabat; President, Internet Society Morocco
     
  • Ms. Hofmann, Jeanette
    London - Senior Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) / Social Science Research Center Berlin
     
  • Mr. Jamil, Zahid U.
    Karachi - Senior Partner and Barrister-at-Law, Jamil and Jamil, Chairman Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center
     
  • Mr. Kārkliņš, Jānis
    Paris - Ambassador of Latvia to France and Permanent Representative to UNESCO
     
  • Mr. Katoh, Masanobu
    Tokyo - Corporate Vice President; President of the Law and Intellectual Property Unit and Security Export Control
    Headquarters, Fujitsu Limited

     
  • Mr. Katundu, Michael
    Nairobi - Assistant Director, Information Technology Communications Commission, Kenya
     
  • Mr. Khimchenko, Igor
    Moscow - Deputy Director for Scientific, Technical and Strategy Development Department, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication
     
  • Mr. Lau, Stephen K.M.
    Hong Kong - Chairman, Electronic Data System (EDS)
     
  • Mr. March, Frank
    Wellington - Senior Specialist Advisor, Digital Development Energy and Communications Branch, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand
     
  • Mr. McCain, Cecil
    Kingston -  Director of Post and Telecommunications, Office of the Prime Minister
     
  • Mr. Matulis, Aurimas
    Vilnius - Director of the Information Society Development Committee, Lithuania
     
  • Mr. Moedjiono, Sardjoeni
    Jakarta - Senior Adviser to the Minister of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia for International Relations and Digital Divide, Indonesia
     
  • Ms. Nimpuno, Nurani
    Stockholm - Outreach & Communications, Netnod/Autonomica
     
  • Mr. Padayatchy, Viv
    Port Louis - Mauritius Freeport Development Agency
     
  • Mr. Papadatos, George
    Geneva - Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva
     
  • Ms. Park, Y J
    Delft - Senior Research Fellow, Delft University of Technology
     
  • Ms. Piñeiro, Lorena
    Santiago - Head of International Affairs Department, Undersecretariate of Telecommunications, Chile
     
  • Ms. Pereda, Katitza Rodrigues
    Washington DC - Director of EPIC’s International Privacy Project and Coordinator of The Public Voice Coalition
     
  • Mr. Pisanty, Alejandro
    Mexico City - Director of Computing Academic Services, Universidad Autónoma de México; Director, ISOC Mexico
     
  • Ms. Primo, Natasha
    Johannesburg - Chair, Executive Board, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
     
  • Mr. Quaynor, Nii
    Accra - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Network Computer Systems; President, Internet Society of Ghana
     
  • Mr. Riehl, Frédéric
    Bienne - Deputy Director, Head of International Relations Service at the Federal Office of Communications, Switzerland
     
  • Mr. Sambrook, Richard
    London - Director, Global News Division, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Vice President, European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
     
  • Mr. Seadat, Peiman
    Tehran - Deputy Director for International Specialized Agencies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
     
  • Ms. Selaimen, Graciela
    Rio de Janeiro - Executive Coordinator, Núcleo de Pesquisas, Estudos e Formação (NUPEF)
     
  • Mr. Sha'ban, Charles
    Amman - Executive Director, Regional Office, Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property
     
  • Mr. Shanker, N. Ravi
    New Delhi - Joint Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Information Technology
     
  • Mr. Siganga, Waudo
    Nairobi - Chair, Computer Society of Kenya
     
  • Mr. Spolines Moreno, Juan Carlos
    Quito - Partner at Solines & Asociados Abogados; Professor of Technology & Law and Telecommunications Law, San Francisco de Quito University (USFQ)
     
  • Ms. Swinehart, Theresa
    Marina del Rey, CA - Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
     
  • Mr. Tang, Zicai
    Beijing - Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information Industry, China
     
  • Ms. Taylor, Emily
    Oxford - Nominet.UK, Director of Legal and Policy
     
  • Ms. Warren, Jennifer A.
    Alexandria, VA - Vice President, Technology Policy & Regulation, Lockheed Martin Corporation
     
  • Mr. Yahaya, Issah
    Accra - Head of Policy Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation/Telecoms, Ministry of Communications, Ghana