PNMA Multistakeholder Working Group

The Policy Network on Meaningful Access (PNMA)'s driving force is a community of diverse stakeholders aiming to contribute with their ‎expertise and experience. All interested stakeholders can join an open dedicated mailing list and take active participation through regular meetings and others means of collaboration. ‎

The community is continuously consulted on the thematic focus of the PNMA, its methodology and the so far ‎produced outputs.
Within the PNMA there is a Multistakeholder Working Group (MWG) of experts which ‎supports transforming community’s expressed views into concrete actions, such as outputs and actionable next steps. You can meet them below.
 

Members of the PNMA Multistakeholder Working Group (MWG)
 
Co-Chairs, 2024 Process:

Giacomo Mazzone

Independent Expert

PNMA Co-Chair mandates: 2021 - 2024

Hon Alhagie Mbow

Hon Alhagie Mbow

Member of Parliament - The Gambia & Pan African Parliament 
Co-Founder & Vice Chairperson - African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance

MAG Member

PNMA Co-Chair mandate: 2024

 

Current Members:

Alison Gillwald

Executive Director

Research ICT Africa

MWG Member since: 2021

Bertrand Moullier

Senior Advisor International Affairs

International Federation of Film Producers Associations [FIAPF]

MWG Member since: 2021

Carlos Alberto Afonso

Executive Director

Nupef Institute

MWG Member since: 2021

Carlos Rey Moreno

Co-lead Local Networks: Policy and Strategy

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

MWG Member since: 2021

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau

Currently represented by Mr. Preetam Maloor, Head of the Emerging Technologies Division - ITU

MWG Member since: 2021

 

Elena Perotti

Executive Director of Media Policy and Public Affairs

WAN-IFRA

MWG Member since: 2021

Gregoire Ndjaka

CEO

African Union of Broadcasting (AUB)

MWG Member since: 2021

Jane Coffin

Independent Expert

International Development and Internet Matters

MWG Member since: 2022

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John Warnes

Senior Innovation Officer

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

 



Currently represented by
Matthew Downer

Innovation Officer (Connectivity for Refugees), UNHCR

MWG Member since: 2024

Juwang Zhu

Director of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government/DESA

United Nations

MWG Member since: 2021

Karim Attoumani Mohamed

Manager

Telecom Comores SA

(MAG liaison)

MWG Member since: 2021

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Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u

Cabinet Secretary

Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya

MWG Member since: 2022

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Maria Fernanda De Brasdefer

Policy & Research Officer

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 

MWG Member since: 2022

 

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Marielza Oliveira

Director for Partnerships and Operational Programme Monitoring Communication and Information Sector

UNESCO


Currently represented by
Dr. Xianhong Hu (Ms.)

Programme Specialist, Secretariat of Information for All Programme (IFAP) - UNESCO

MWG Member since: 2021

 

 

Oscar León

Executive Secretariat

InterAmerican Telecommunications Committee (CITEL)

Organization of American States (OAS)

MWG Member since: 2021

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Roberto Gaetano

Independent Expert

MWG Member since: 2022

Roberto Zambrana

Training and e-Learning Advisor

Internet Society Foundation

MWG Member since: 2021

Sarmad Hussain

Senior Director IDN & UA Programs

ICANN

MWG Member since: 2021

Sonia Jorge

Founder and Executive Director

Global Digital Inclusion Partnership

MWG Member since: 2021

Sylvia Cadena

Head of Programs

APNIC Foundation

MWG Member since: 2021

Vint Cerf

Internet Pioneer

Chief Internet Evangelist for Google

MWG Member since: 2021

 

 

Past Members:
The PNMA acknowledges the below referred experts for their consideration in voluntarily joining the network's discussions and sharing their knowledge with our peers.
Catherine Nyeki Adeya

Catherine Nyaki Adeya, PhD

Senior Digital Transformation & Governance Specialist

MWG Member in: 2023

Genaro Cruz

Director of Policy, Digital Inclusion programmes

GSMA

MWG Member in: 2021 - 2022

Jorge Vargas

Senior Manager

Wikipedia Foundation


MWG Member in: 2021

Neema Lugangira

Neema Lugangira

MP, Tanzania

Chair, African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance

MAG Member

2023 PNMA Co-Chair

Paolo Lanteri

Legal Officer

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

MWG Member in: 2021 - 2023

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Rosalind KennyBirch

International Policy Advisor

Digital Trade, Internet Governance & Standards Team, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Government

MWG Member in: 2022 - 2023

Torbjörn Fredriksson

Chief at ICT Policy Section

UNCTAD

MWG Member in: 2021 - 2023

   


The PNMA Multistakeholder Working Group will closely collaborate with the members of the IGF's Multistakeholder Advisory Group and its Chair; networks of Dynamic Coalitions (DCs); National, Regional and Youth IGF initiatives (NRIs); Best Practice Forums (BPFs), and all other interested stakeholders. Here is the list of the NRI focal points already established for close cooperation with the PNMA. Further partnerships are gladly welcomed:
 

NRI Focal Points to PNMA MWG
Brazil IGF

Juliano Cappi

Gambia IGF Poncelet O. Ileleji
Italy IGF   Liberia IGF Peterking Quaye
Youth IGF

Anna Krupnik

Michel Chammas

Vanuatu IGF Jackson Miake


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