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Co-author of the National Digital Plan “Horizon 2025” of the DRC.

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Dr. Michel Rogy is the World Bank’s Digital Development Practice Manager for Western and Central Africa. In this role, he oversees a portfolio of work aimed at closing the digital divide for client countries and harnessing the potential of digital transformation.

Before joining the Bank in 2011, Michel Rogy was for six years a partner with Paris-based TERA Consultants, an international economic consulting firm, where he advised the European Commission department responsible for creating a single digital market as well as regulatory authorities and operators throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa on policy, strategic and regulatory issues in the ICT/telecommunications sector. Michel also worked for Neuf Telecom, one of the leading new French telecommunications operators, first as director of interconnection and carrier services and head of regulatory affairs, and later as director of the business customers unit. He started his career as a partner with EUTELIS Consult, an ICT/telecommunications consulting firm based in Ratingen, Germany.

Michel holds a PhD in economics from Telecom ParisTech and a master’s degree in telecommunications from Telecom Bretagne. He speaks English, French, German and some Italian.

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Hicham El Habti is the President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. With a combination of both corporate as well as education management and administration skills and leadership capabilities, he continues fostering organizational Development, leading formulation and implementation of the university’s strategic vision and transformation aspirations, promoting the implementation of effective procedures and institutional reforms and building impactful collaborations and linkages at the local and international levels.  

Hicham El Habti has extensive education, experience and background in Applied Mathematics and Economics, Hicham El Habti also holds an engineering degree from l’Ecole Normale des Pont et Chaussee, Paris in Economics, Management and Finance.  

He joined OCP in January 2013 where he has served in various positions before being appointed deputy general secretary. Prior to joining OCP he has undertaken several strategic and managerial positions including piloting strategic and operational projects, Financial Risk Management, managing investments and providing consultancy services and guidance to leading companies in Morocco and France.

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Mr. Syed Aminul Haque is a well-known politician of Pakistan. He served twice in National Assembly before winning the General Elections of 2018. He is part of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Party and a member of Rabta Committee MQM Pakistan. Mr. Syed Aminul Haque assumed charge of Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication on 22nd April 2020. He has been proactively developing the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) sector since joining this portfolio.

Mr. Syed Aminul Haque has brought Youth, Innovators, Industry and the relevant government entities for Ease of Doing Business through his wisdom and addressing issues and opportunities relating to ICT sector in Pakistan.

In enactment of the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s vision of “Digital Pakistan”, the Federal Minister has initiated developing projects proliferating growth of ICT sector and to improve bilateral relations with countries around the globe to expedite the realization of potential opportunities in hand.

Mr. Syed Aminul Haque has ensured efficient utilization of emerging technologies and creating a collaborative and research oriented environment with relevant stakeholders nationally and internationally, bringing the government one step closer to the sector and people adding to national socio-economic growth.

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Joseph LE, Senior Journalist (Super Scale) and Politician, was born on 19 March 1959, in Nkol-Mvolan, Abong-Mbang Sub-division, Haut Nyong Division of the Region of East.

A pure product of the Cameroonian educational system, he obtained his Baccalaureate certificate (series "B", Economics) in 1982, at the Technical and Commercial High School of Yaounde. He studied at the Higher School of Information Science and Techniques (ESSTI) in Yaoundé, from where he graduated with a Diploma in Journalism in 1985. Later, this son of Jean SEMBONG and Marcelline MBOUNG, in 1993, obtained another Diploma in journalism, this time around, specialising as Political Analyst, from the Higher School of Information Science and Techniques (ESSTIC). This solid training has been supplemented by several internships and post-graduate courses in Germany, Canada, the United States and France.

Professionally, this worthy son of the East Region began his career in 1985 at the Television Unit which a few months later became Cameroon Television (CTV). He served as Deputy Service Head of Provincial Programmes, Deputy Service Head of Documentation, Service Head of magazines and Service Head of the Special Reporting Brigade.

In 1997, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Reporter with rank and prerogatives of deputy director of the central administration. In 2000, he attained the prestigious rank of editorialist, and was appointed Head of the Presidential Coverage Unit at the Special Reporting Brigade, then Head of the Special Reporting Division (Director) in 2005.

His humility, devotion and loyalty to the President of the Republic, earned him the appointment on 6 March 2006, as Technical Adviser/ Head of the Communication Unit at the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic. Then on 4 April 2007, he was promoted at the prestigious post of Deputy Director of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic; a position that he occupied until his entry into Government on 2 March 2018, as Minister of the Public Service and Administrative Reform.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cameroon News and Publishing Corporation (SOPECAM), and alternate member of the Central Committee of the CPDM, the current MINFOPRA is Grand Officer of National Order of Valor (Cameroon) and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Minister Joseph LE is married with four children.

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Profile of Aristotle Onumo PhD Aristotle Onumo is an experienced Information Systems Security professional with expertise in Strategy Formulation, Policy analysis and Planning, Information systems security Management, Project Management, Business analysis and ideation.

He holds a PhD in Computer Science (Behavioural Cybersecurity) and has achieved the status of Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy in UK Standard Education Framework in addition to ISO certifications on Information Security Management System (ISO/ISMS 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO/ISMS 27001 Lead Auditor including Balance Score Card Professional.

Aristotle has about 20 years’ experience in the public sector, which was devoted to the deployment and management of public sector information technology infrastructure, digital service entrepreneurship, Information Security Management, strategy formulation and policy development. Among the high points in his career especially in the field of digital service entrepreneurship was the establishment of the first Government led technology incubation hub for tech start-ups and entrepreneurs.

He also co-initiated the Graduate Internship Scheme for Information Technology with the objective to create a platform for young IT graduate acquire practical digital skills that will enable them to become successful digital entrepreneurs.A

ristotle is currently playing a leading role in the digital transformation process as the Acting Director Corporate Planning and Strategy at National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) where he is presently leading a strategy implementation team for Organisational cultural reorientation toward a sustainable digital economy. His present role is critical to elevating digital innovation and platform entrepreneurship as a potent tool for wealth distribution and poverty alleviation.

He has his research interest in the field of Organisational Culture and Information Security where he has also published several papers indexing Behavioural Information Security in reputable international journal.

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Sarah LAMRANI is a Computer Science engineer who graduated from ENSIAS and began her career as a project manager in the Information Systems Department of TMSA. She later joined the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment, and the Digital Economy, where she played a key role in the implementation of the Moroccan digital strategy "Maroc Numeric 2013" and the e-Government program. In 2015, Sarah assumed leadership positions as the Information Systems Director and Director of Studies, Communication, and Cooperation at the Ministry of Administration Reform. Since February 2023, she has been serving as the General Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform.

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