Mr. Oleg Petrov

Oleg Petrov has been with the World Bank since 1996 driving knowledge sharing, digital transformation and data-driven economy development working with over 40 countries. Most recently Oleg has been working on global initiatives on cybersecurity and digital resilience, data infrastructure and policies, and mainstreaming disruptive technologies. Earlier, he coordinated digital development reports and other advisory […]

Mr. Tawhidur Rahman

Tawhidur Rahman is a security professional with over 17 years of experience in Cyber security consultancy, Digital forensic, Framework Design, Policy Making, project development and execution, integration of various technologies, lawful interception system, Telecommunication network interrogation & active tracking system, command control and communication, critical infrastructure security, tactical & intelligence solutions etc. Currently he is […]

Ms. Kristine Leilani Salle

Kristine Leilani Salle is the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. A career diplomat, she has been with the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for 26 years and served in the following offices: Office of Migrant […]

Ms. Nanjira Sambuli

Nanjira Sambuli is a researcher, policy analyst and strategist studying the unfolding, gendered impacts of digitalization/ICT adoption on governance, diplomacy, media, entrepreneurship, and culture, especially in Africa. Nanjira is a Fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a Ford Global Fellow. She is also a board […]

Ms. Danielle Santos

Danielle Santos is the Lead for International Engagement for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this role, Danielle engages with global stakeholders who are interested in advancing cybersecurity education and workforce development. Danielle also manages communications and operations […]

Mr. Jamie Saunders

Jamie Saunders is a strategic security consultant and a fellow at the Oxford Martin School of the University of Oxford. The majority of his career has been spent in UK Government. As Director International Cyber Policy at FCO in 2013, he was responsible for the establishment of the UK’s cybersecurity capacity building programme. Since leaving […]

Dr. Alexander Seger

Alexander Seger has been with the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, France) since 1999. He is Head of the Cybercrime Division and in that function he is the Executive Secretary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee in Strasbourg as well as Head of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe in Bucharest, Romania (www.coe.int/cybercrime). Prior […]

Dr. Kanwaljit Singh

Dr. Kanwaljit Singh leads the Digital Public Infrastructure team’s efforts in the areas of digital identity, cybersecurity, and applications of emerging technologies to accelerate development outcomes. Kanwal graduated from Cornell University with a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry and joined the Components Research division at Intel Corporation where he led teams tasked with investigating advanced […]

Mrs. Sithembile Songo

Ms. Sithembile Songo has been specialising in information security since 2003 and her experience is augmented by several leadership roles in both public and private sectors, including Financial, Telecom, Public Sector, Consulting firm, Energy sector and other State-owned entities. She holds a Master of Science in Information Security and several cyber security professional certifications. Sithembile […]