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VIRTUAL THINK-TANK MEMBERS
Alphabetical Index 66, Perri Senior Research Fellow, Strathclyde University UK
Abos, Angel Abramatic, Jean-Francois Albacea, Dr Eliezer Allan, Alex Allen, Aileen Attali, Jacques BBabin, Dominique Director General, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bordeaux Gironde France Bannister, Frank Trinity College Dublin Republic of Ireland Baquiast, Jean Paul Chairman, Admiroutes (Association for Modernisation of Public Administration with Internet) France Batra, Evi President, EDEM (Greek Women's Engineering Association) Greece Berger. Pierre Président, Club de l'Hypermonde and Consultant, Logiciels et Systèmes (Magazine) France Blain, Jason Head of Interactive and New Media, Universal Music Group UK Boucher, Rick Member of Congress, US House of Representatives US Bouteiller, Jerome Owner, NetEconomie.fr France Rodríguez Braun, Carlos Professor of History of Economic Thought, Universidad Complutense Spain Brodman, Dr Janice Director, Center for Innovative Technologies, Education Development Center US Bucanave, Roberto Secretary General, INDICOD (Italian Consumer Goods Association) Italy Bullinga, Marcel Internet adviser to Dutch government and Author The Netherlands CCampbell, Christian Assistant Director, Centre for International Legal Studies Austria Carey, Kevin [Moderator] Director, HumanITy UK Carpintier, Rodolfo Vice-President, Grupo NetJuice Spain Carrier, Jean-Guy World Trade Organisation Caspersen, Kim Head of Information, Baltic Media Centre Denmark Cerf, Vinton G Chair, Internet Societal Task Force US Charavanapavan, Sanjay IT Consultant for the Central Bank of Botswana Botswana Chryssicopoulou, Nadia Vice President, EDEM (Greek Women's Engineering Association) Greece Clift, Stephen Online Strategies Consultant, Publicus.Net US Cole, Tim Journalist and Author Germany Coleman, Stephen Director, Electronic Media Programme, Hansard Society UK Connolly, Sean Director of ICT Division, Office of the Revenue Commissioners Republic of Ireland Couvois, Georges President, European Federation of Financial Executives Institutes France Craig, Russell Government IM/IT advisor, Strategic Development Branch, State Services Commission New Zealand DDanish, Abdel Managing Director, STANDARDATA Egypt Degn, Helle Chairperson, Economic Affairs and Development, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Denmark de Jonquieres, Guy World Trade Editor, Financial Times UK de Larrinaga, Christian Internet Societal Task Force, Internet Society UK Delgado, Rosa {Moderator] Director, Internet Industry Relations, Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautique (SITA) Switzerland de Panafieu, Guy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Bull France Diaz, Michel Chief Scientist, Systems Architecture & Analysis, National Centre for Scientific Research France Dimcea, Costica Electronic Publishing Development Program Co-ordinator, Open Society Foundation Romania Dobson, Jan Independent Television Commission UK Donfried, Paul Chief Marketing Officer, Identrus US Doroja, Gerry S Deputy Director, Science and Technology Information Institute, Department of Science and Technology Philippines du Peloux, Cyrille Chief Operating Officer, Groupe Bull France EEtienne, Norbert PACA Entreprendre France FFalch, Morten Associate Professor, Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark Denmark Farooq, Janet Chief, Development Policy Analysis Section, UN Economic and Social Committee Asia & Pacific Division Thailand Fritz-Jules, Ebelle Eboumbou Senior Press and Communication Officer, Prime Minister's Cabinet Cameroon GGabeiras, Jose Managing Director, Visa España Spain Gago, Jose Mariano Minister for Science and Technology Portugal Gaillat, Eric Co-President, BusinessAngels.com France Galesic, Mirta Senior Researcher and Assistant Manager, IPSA (institute for consumer and social research) Croatia Gallegos, Hugo Executive Director, Peruvian Electronic Commerce Institute Peru Garay, Xavier Vice President and Partner, Booz·Allen & Hamilton Spain Gardner, Dr Keith L Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Scientific & Environmental Affairs, NATO Belgium Gardner, Nick Partner, Herbert Smith UK Garibaldo, Francesco Director, Institute for Labour Foundation Italy Gilardi, Pascal Information Systems Director, Groupe Servair France Gladwyn, Mark Deputy Director, Central IT Unit, Cabinet Office UK Golding, Paul Partner, Nabarro Nathanson UK Gruenwald, Andreas Chairman, Digital Law Germany Guha, Tamal Kumar Indian Institute Of Technology India Gurstein, Dr Michael Associate Professor, Management and Technology, Technical University of British Columbia Canada HHaaland, Professor Jan I Head, Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Norway Halliday, Stewart Spokesman for IT and Business Development, Federation of Small Businesses UK Hallstein, Patricia Webgrrls Germany Germany Harper, Jennifer National Co-ordinator, Malta Council for Science and Technology Malta Hawle, Dr. Reinhold Head, ICT Development and Evaluation, Ministry for Education and Cultural Affairs Austria Heath, Don President, Internet Society US Hecht, Lawrence President, Internet Public Policy Network US Henriques, Michael Director, Job Creation and Enterprise Department, International Labour Organization Geneva Hellawell ,Samantha Member, DTI Policy Action Team on ICTs and Urban Renewal UK Hewitt, Patricia Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry UK Holtham, Clive {Moderator] Professor of Information Management, City University Business School UK Hulyalkar, Satish Telecom & Knowledge Management Consultant India Hyat, Eric President, SYNTEC France JJasper, Lee Director, The 1990 Trust UK Jellinek, Dan [Moderator] Director, Headstar and overall Debate Chair UK Jones, Dr. Alan IT Response Unit, University of Teeside UK Jones, Danielle Global Business Manager, Mobile E-Commerce, Ericsson Sweden Jordan, Robert Partner, Henry Davis York Australia Jupp, Ben Demos UK KKalapurakal, Rosemary Information Specialist, Organizational Learning and Resource Development Unit, UNIFEM US Kauppi, Piia-Noora Member of European Parliament and Founder member, European Internet Foundation Finland Keskinen, Auli Director, Research and Development, Ministry of the Environment Finland Kluzer, Stefano Co-ordinator, Information Society, Development Agency of Emilia-Romagna (ERVET) Italy Koutsogiannis, Panagiota Richard & Robic Canada Kuner, Christopher Attorney, Morrison & Foerster and Member, Legal Advisory Board of DG XIII Belgium LLanfranco, Sam Internet Societal Task Force, Internet Society Canada Lebec, Herve Chairman, Immedia France Lee, Yong-Suk Policy Analyst, National Computerization Agency Republic of Korea Lewis, Charley Head, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) Information Technology Unit South Africa Lichfeld, Jüri Director, Estonian Innovation Foundation Estonia Liikanen, Erkki EU Commissioner, DGXIII (Enterprise and Information Society) Finland MMadelin, Alain President, Democratie Libérale France Magnusson, Robert Manager, Association of Swedish IT and Telecom Industries Sweden Mancey, Andrew Network/information specialist, Sustainable Development Networking Programme Guyana Mann, Erika Member of the European Parliament and Co-chair, European Internet Foundation Germany Mannoni, Bruno Head of Computing, Ministry of Culture and Communication France Markovski, Veni Chairman, Internet Society Bulgaria Bulgaria Martin, Franck Network and Database Development Officer, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission Fiji Maxwell, Christine [Moderator] Vice Chairman, Internet Society and Chairman, Chiliad Publishing France McRae, Hamish Associate Editor, The Independent UK Mitchell, Horace Director, European Telework Online UK Muller-Sloos, Dr Anke J Senior Consultant, Berenschot The Netherlands NNegroni, Mirka Project Coordinator, Telemanita Mexico Ngwakwe, Joy Program Officer, Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) Nigeria Norris, Sarah Head of New Media, Charities Aid Foundation UK OOberleitner, Dr. Guenter Ministry for Education Austria Oudet, Bruno Chairman, Internet Society France and Professor of Economics, Joseph-Fourier University France Owen, Simon Senior Manager, Arthur Andersen UK Owens, Richard C Smith Lyons Canada PPage, Margaret Women Connect UK Patil, Vishwas REC Surat Research Institute India Pearson, Ian Futurologist, C2G, British Telecom UK Pèlach, Albert Managing Director, Círculo de Lectores Spain Phute, Thembile Senior Documentalist, Women in Development Southern Africa Awareness Programme, Zimbabwe Plou, Dafne Sabanes Chairperson, Latin American and Caribbean News Agency Argentina Porter, Beth Chair, SWIM.org.uk UK Poussereau, Alain Director, CNAV (French Pensions Agency) France Prohaska, Maria Economic Program Co-ordinator, Center for the Study of Democracy Bulgaria RRobin, Jonathan Internet Societal Task Force, Internet Society France Rosé, Philippe Senior Editor, Le Monde Informatique France Rosenblad, Professor Elsa Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Chalmers University of Technology Sweden SSaarikivi, Pirkko Managing Director, Weather Service Finland Finland Sandler, Joanne Chief of Organisational Learning and Resource Development, UNIFEM US Santini, Andre Chairman of the Internet Caucus in the French Parliament and Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux France Saxby, Juanita Neale Consultant, Multidisciplinary Social Research New Zealand Scheid, François Professor in Business and Technological Innovation Marketing, EM Lyon France Schlapfer, August Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch University Australia Schmuck, Claudine President, Club Internet France Scott, Marion Consultant, Women Connect UK Sihombing, Ikatri Meynar Assistant Vice President, Bank Panin Indonesia Simon, Pierre General Manager, French Association of Financial Institutions France Singh, Debbie Freelance journalist and consultant to the UN Fiji Singh, Diljit Deputy Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Malaya Malaysia Sjöberg, Professor Lennart Head, Economic Psychology Unit, Stockholm School of Economics Sweden Slapio, Elisabeth Managing Director, Cologne Chamber of Commerce Germany Sleigh, Andrew Capability Manager (Information Superiority), Ministry of Defence UK Soderman, Daniel Manager, Scientific Computing and International Projects, Weather Service Finland Finland Solá, Javier Director, Spanish Internet Users' Association Spain Solís, Juan Antonio Managing Director, Safelayer Secure Communications Spain Stephenson, Geoff Policy analyst for DG XIII of the European Commission and Managing Director, KET Luxembourg Stiglitz, Joseph Former Chief Economist, World Bank and Chairman, US Council of Economic Advisers US TTandon, Nidhi Founder, Networked Intelligence for Development Canada Theophile, Josette Diretor General, RATP France Thors, Astrid Member of the European Parliament and Founder Member, European Internet Foundation Tissot, Maha Consultant Switzerland Torrens, Maria-Clara Associate Director for Corporation Development, Institut Català de Tecnologia Spain Traggio, Christopher Director General, Sciences Com France Tronc, Jean-Noël Adviser to the French Prime Minister, Information Technologies and the Information Society France UUgarte, Angel Abós Business Processes and IT Director, Spain Pepsi Bottling Group Spain VValdes, Jose Herrero Consultant in Information Society Technologies, ISDEFE Spain Vandromme, Dany Director, RENATER France van Nispen, Joost Chairman, Institute of Direct Marketing Spain Vargas, Maureen Consultant, ICCI Consultora Costa Rica Velamoor, Sesh Deputy Director of Programs, Foundation For the Future US Verzola, Roberto Secretary-General, Philippine Greens Phillipines Vidal, Francis Chief Executive Officer, Francis Vidal Group France Vidigal, Luis Deputy Director General for IT, Tax and Customs, Ministry of Finance Portugal Virgo, Philip Secretary General, EURIM (Parliamentary Group on the European Information Society) UK WWaddell, Cynthia D Disability Rights Compliance Officer, City of San Jose US Waldner, Jean-Baptiste Carrefour France Welin, Gerd Swedish National Security Service Sweden Westholm, Carl-Johan President and Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Federation of Trade Sweden Williams, Dr. Mariama Gender/trade and development Consultant, Institute for Law and Economics Jamaica YYalamov, Todor Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Democracy Bulgaria You, Nicholas Coordinator, Best Practices & Local Leadership Programme, UNCHS (Habitat) Kenya ZZucker, William A Partner, Head of Technology & Litigation, Gadsby & Hannah US 6, Perri
Dr Perri 6 is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Government at the University of Strathclyde. He is also a Senior Research Fellow with the independent think tank, Demos; a Research Associate with the Centre for Social Inclusion and a Research Associate with the commercial think tank, the Future Foundation. He was formerly Director of Policy and Research at Demos (1994-9); a leader writer on the Independent newspaper (1999); Lecturer in European Social Policy at the University of Bath (1993-1995); Head of Policy Analysis and Research at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (1990-1993); and Honorary Research Fellow in the Personal Social Services Research Unit, then at University of Kent (1992-1995). He is the author, co-author or editor of over twenty books, and appears regularly on national broadcast media and in the national broadsheet press. Abos, Angel
Angel Abos Ugarte has been Business Processes and IT Director at Pepsi Spain since 1991. Born in Bilbao, he holds a Computer Science Engineering degree from Deusto University. Abramatic, Jean-Francois
Albacea, Dr Eliezer
Dr. Albacea is Director and Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, University of the Philippines. He is a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, and a member of the DOST's Science and Technology Strategic Thinkers in Advanced Science and Technology. In 1994 he was awarded a doctoral degree in computer science from the Australian National University. Allan, Alex
Alex Allan is E-envoy of the UK Government. Prior to this he was British High Commissioner to Australia, a post he held since 1997. He was previously Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1992 to 1997, and spent much of his earlier career in HM Treasury. Mr Allan worked as a computer consultant in Australia 1983-84. Within Government, he oversaw the launch of the first Prime Ministerial web site. During his term in the Australian High Commission he has worked to get kiosks installed in Consulates in Australia to help the public find information about the UK, particularly on passports and visas. Allen, Aileen
Aileen Allen is Programme Specialist for the Economic Empowerment Section at the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), covering among other issues the use of ICTs for women's economic empowerment. Before joining UNIFEM in 1997 she worked on government projects with multilateral funding in Argentina, which included the establishment of a social investment fund to support civil society initiatives and the formulation of a major health sector reform programme. She has also consulted for The Synergos Institute, a US based NGO that works in Latin America, exploring private sector-community partnerships in Mexico. Ms Allen holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University. Attali, Jacques
Jacques Attali was founder and first president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1991-1993, and a special adviser to François Mitterrand from 1981-1990. He is president of an international consulting firm, and founder and president of PlaNet Finance, an international non profit organisation using the Internet against poverty focusing on structuring the microfinance sector. Babin, Dominique
Bannister, Frank
Frank Bannister is Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at Trinity College, Dublin. Prior to joining Trinity College, he worked in operations research in the Irish civil service and with PricewaterhouseCoopers, for whom he remains a Consulting Associate. He has published many articles on information systems and is the Editor of IT Policies and Procedures, Ireland. Baquiast, Jean Paul
Jean Paul Baquiast is Chairman of Admiroutes, an association dealing with the modernisation of public administration with the Internet. From 1984-1995 he was General Secretary of the French Prime Minister’s Interministerial Committee for Informatics, and between 1996 and 1999 he was Euro Mission for the Ministry of Economy, Finances and Budget. He has written two books: Les administrations et les autoroutes de l'information (1996) and Internet et les administrations. La grande mutation (1999). Batra, Evi
Evi Batri is President of EDEM, the Greek Women's Engineering Association. EDEM is a non-governmental, non-profit body whose aims include promoting equality between women and men in employment, education and society in general. EDEM also carries out research into problems concerning women engineers and seeks solutions; and liaises with other organisations (both in Greece and abroad) involved in similar issues. Berger. Pierre
Blain, Jason
Jason Blain is Head of New Media, Universal Music UK. He has developed Universal Music’s Interactive Strategy and has responsibility for implementation of this and ensuring Universal maximises the opportunities the digital music era presents. Jason joined Universal Music from Universal Studios Networks, where he had responsibility for the development of the iTV strategy. Jason’s first new media role was at Scoot, one of the first UK Internet start-ups. His career began in media sales at the Express and Guardian newspapers. Boucher, Rick
Congressman Rick Boucher is serving his ninth term in the US House of Representatives, representing Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District. His first Internet-related legislation, which became law in 1993, authorised e-commerce by permitting for the first time messages with commercial content to traverse the Internet backbone. He is currently authoring legislation which will establish fundamental federal policies for the Internet. He originated the House Internet Caucus in 1996, and sits on committees dealing with commerce and intellectual property. Since 1995 he has served as an Assistant Whip. A native of Abingdon, Virginia, he read law at the University of Virginia and then practised on Wall Street, New York, prior to his election to Congress. Bouteiller, Jerome
Jerome Bouteiller is the owner of NetEconomie.fr, a french website dedicated to the Net Economy. The site is an ideas and innovation hub which brings together thousands of people who want to understand the new economy, using virtual forums, interviews and online information. A graduate in Economics and Politics studies, M Bouteiller is currently examining the development of 'International private states' based on private currencies, which could threaten the traditional nation state. He is also studying the birth of a new kind of man, who uses virtual worlds and mobile technologies to communicate with others - a kind of cyborg. Braun, Carlos Rodríguez
Carlos Rodriguez Braun is Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. A prolific writer and editor, he has published several economic studies, translated prominent economists into Spanish and written some two thousand articles in the Spanish press. He is currently a columnist in Spain’s leading economic newspaper, Expansion, and broadcasts on Spanish radio. Born in Buenos Aires, he is a member of the American Economic Association and the Mont Pelerin Society. Brodman, Dr Janice
Dr Janice Brodman is Director of the Centre for Innovation Technologies at Newton, Massachusetts. She has 20 years of experience in designing, evaluating, and implementing organisational development programs in the US and in developing countries. During the past 10 years, she has conducted numerous assignments in technology transfer for the United Nations, the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other major firms. The author of several books on technology transfer in developing countries, she holds a PhD from Harvard University. Bucanave, Roberto
Roberto Bucaneve is Secretary General of Indicod, the association representing the EAN network in Italy. Indicod’s focus is the efficiency of the industry-trade relations, mainly in the consumer goods markets. Its member base comprises 24,000 manufacturing and retailing companies, accounting for more than 70% of the total commodity value in the Italian consumer goods market. Bullinga, Marcel
Marcel Bullinga is adviser on digital strategy to the Dutch Government, and has written several books on the impact of digital technology, including the first Dutch novel on the Internet, Flush of the senses. Based in Amsterdam, he is currently working on a new book which will describe ‘ten rules’ for the network economy and 'barcode government'. Campbell, Christian
Christian Campbell is Assistant Director of the Center for International Legal Studies, a non-profit Austrian society co-ordinating international legal research and professional training programs. He is also Secretary of i-Lex, an informal international association of lawyers specialising in ITC, in particular e-commerce and the internet. From 1992-1996 Mr Campbell was a lecturer in the Department of International Law at the University of Salzburg. He has edited several volumes including 'Law of International On-Line Business' and 'International Media Liability'. He trained as a lawyer in Edinburgh and California and was admitted as Attorney-at-Law in New York in 1992. Carey, Kevin [Moderator]
Kevin Carey is Founding Director of HumanITy, a consultancy which advises the British Government on technological issues facing visually impaired people. Prior to this he was project director and research director for the management consultancy Lateral Thinking, which carried out extensive IT work for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the UK. Between 1972-1992, Kevin held various executive posts with Sight Savers, a multi-national organisation responsible for the integration of eye care into national health systems. A graduate of Cambridge and Harvard universities, he has written and broadcasted extensively on IT and visual impairment issues, and has held several voluntary posts in a range of public organisations. Carpintier, Rodolfo
Rodolfo Carpintier is Vice-President, Business Development, for Grupo NetJuice, the leading Internet incubator in Spain. He was Founding President of Sistemas Modernos de Márketing SL, a consultancy and marketing company to promote Internet business before merging with NetJuice in 1999. He is also a Professor of marketing and new media at the Insitute for Executive Development. Between 1993 and 1996 Mr Carpintier was International Director of SERVICOM and Commercial Director of SERVICOM, Spain’s largest ISP, and before this he was Managing Director of KRONE SA, a German telecom contacts manufacturer. He has published widely on Internet and e-commerce issues, and is President of Commerce Net Español, the Spanish chapter of the non-profit organization that promotes e-commerce. Carrier, Jean-Guy
Caspersen, Kim
Kim Caspersen has been Head of Information at the Baltic Media Centre, Denmark, since 1994. He is web editor of the BMC’s homepages and edits a media magazine The Baltic Media Monitor. Previously he worked as a magazine editor and sub-editor for ten years. He is on the selection committee of the Balticum Film & TV Festival and has negotiated TV programmes and documentaries between Eastern producers and TV2 Bornholm. In 1988 he gained an MA in Television Science from the University of Copenhagen. Cerf, Vinton G
Widely known as the ‘Father of the Internet’, Vinton G Cerf is Senior Vice-President of Internet Architecture and Technology for MCI WorldCom. Mr Cerf was co-designer of the TCP/IP protocol, the computer language that gave birth to the Internet. In 1997, President Clinton presented him with the US National Medal of Technology and he is now a member of the US Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee. Mr Cerf was Founding President of the international Internet Society from 1992-1995. Winner of numerous awards for his Internet work, he also holds honorary doctorates from five universities worldwide. Personal interests include fine wine and science fiction, and he is technical advisor for the popular TV science fiction series Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict. Charavanapavan, Sanjay
Sanjay Charavanapavan is IT Consultant for the Central Bank of Botswana. He currently heads a number of projects to perform systems analysis of various networks and applications used within the organisation. He is also implementing state-of-the-art network and security management systems. Chryssicopoulou, Nadia
Nadia Chryssicopoulou is Vice President of EDEM, the Greek Women's Engineering Association. EDEM is a non-governmental, non-profit body whose aims include promoting equality between women and men in employment, education and society in general. EDEM also carries out research into problems concerning women engineers and seeks solutions; and liaises with other organisations (both in Greece and abroad) involved in similar issues. Clift, Stephen
Steven Clift is an Online Strategies Consultant at Publicus.Net, which focuses on the use of the Internet in democracy, governance, and community. He is an adviser to the Markle Foundation for their ,Web White & Blue, 2000 online election information partnership and served as Project Co-ordinator in 1998. He is also Board Chair of Minnesota E-Democracy, a non-profit organisation which created the world's first election-oriented web site in 1994 and hosts ongoing citizen discussions on state and community affairs. A frequent media commentator, he runs the popular Democracies Online Newswire email service and has presented in seventeen countries over the past four years. He served as Co-Editor for the G8 Democracy and Government Online Services Publication in 1999. From1995-1997 he co-ordinated the State of Minnesota's online services and served as the Executive Director for the Minnesota Government Information Access Council. Cole, Tim
Tim Cole is a freelance journalist and book author specializing in Internet and online topics. In 1994, he founded the first German newsletter for the online industry, Internet Report, and until June 1999 he was the editor of NET-Investor, the leading German business magazine for Internet and Electronic Commerce. Prior to 1995 he was head of the Multimedia Group at Motor-Presse, Stuttgart. An American citizen who has lived in Germany on and off since 1961, Tim Cole has been a public speaker at numerous company meetings and seminars, allowing him to engage in a continuing dialogue with industry leaders and entrepreneurs. His books include 'Success Factor Internet', a current bestseller in Germany. Coleman, Stephen
Stephen Coleman is Director of Studies at The Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government and heads its Parliament and E-Democracy programme. A lecturer on Media and Citizenship at the London School of Economics and Political Science, he is also a member of the Commission on Electronic Voting and hosts the parliamentary section of the BBC Online web site. Recent publications include Televised Election Debates: International Perspectives (Macmillan 2000) and Electronic Media, Parliament & the Public: Making Democracy Visible (Hansard Society 1999). He is on the editorial board of the journal Information, Communication and Society and is currently running a series of online public consultations linking citizens to parliamentarians. Connolly, Sean
Sean Connolly is ICT Director at the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, a post he has held since 1998. He has worked on all aspects of IT software development since 1969 and lectured at Trinity College Dublin for 25 years. Mr Connolly is a former President of the Irish Computer Society. Couvois, Georges
Georges Couvois is President of the European Federation of Financial Executives Institutes, the member organisation for over 9000 finance executives in Europe. He started his bank career in 1968 at Crédit Commercial de France Bank. In 1993 he joined ABN AMRO BANK Group as Corporate Manager. M Corvois holds a Technical Bank Institute Diploma, an Arts & Métiers Engineer Diploma and is a graduate of the Insurance Polytechnique School. Craig, Russell
Danish, Abdel
Dr Abdel Danish is Managing Director of STANDARDATA Egypt, a company he founded in 1978 which provides IT solutions to the Egyptian market. Dr. Danish is also co-founder of SAQQARA Systems, a leading e-commerce vendor of software and services in the electronics component industry worldwide. He is author and co-author of several European and American patents in the areas of telecommunications and IT. Degn, Helle
Helle Degn is Chairperson of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, one of several chair and membership posts in Danish and European politics she has held since the 1970s. In 1999 she was re-elected as President of the OSCE–Parliamentary Assembly. She was Vice President of the Socialist International Women movement from 1993-99, and has been politically active since 1969. de Jonquieres, Guy
Guy de Jonquières is World Trade Editor of the Financial Times. A long-standing member of the Financial Times’ news team, he was the paper’s Business Editor 1994-1998, and between 1986 and 1994 he edited the paper’s international business and consumer industries coverage. Based in London, he travels regularly. de Larrinaga, Christian
Christian de Larrinaga is a Member of the interim Internet Societal Steering Group of the Internet Societal Task Force and co-chair of the Internet Society chapters e-commerce initiative. He is founding Chairman of the Internet Society of England. He is also strategic Internet development adviser to War Child Italia, West Africa, and USA, and chairs the Working Group on the Greenwich Tema Link's meridian Sustainable Internet Training Centre Initiative. Previously he was Chief Executive of BlueWater group and publisher of Design86, an award winning CAD package. He enjoys skiing, sailing, cooking and playing the guitar. Delgado, Rosa [Moderator]
Rosa Delgado is Director of Internet Industry Relations at the Societe Internationale de Télécommunications Aeronautique, based in Geneva. Prior to this she was Internet Technology Expert for the International Telecommunications Union, African Division. In the early and mid-1990s she undertook Internet work for the United Nations in Geneva. In 1997, Rosa worked with the Indian Telecommunications Department to develop a plan for the implementation of Internet services in India. She was elected member of the Executive Committee of the Internet Council of Registrars in 1999. She is of Peruvian nationality, and speaks four languages. de Panafieu, Guy
Guy de Panafieu was appointed Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Bull in September 1997. In 1983 he joined the Lyonnaise des Eaux Group where he was eventually appointed Chief Executive Officer of the newly-formed group, Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux. He is President of the International Commission of the MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France), and a member of GTM’s Board of Directors and several supervisory boards: Thomson SA, Crédit Agricole Indosuez, Industrial Development Institute of France and Gras Savoye. Guy de Panafieu is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, the French Senior Civil Service College. Diaz, Michel
Michel Diaz is Director of Research at the French National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) and leads the Communications Software and Tools Research Group at the centre's Laboratoire d'Automatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes. He has been working on the development of formal methodologies, techniques and tools for designing distributed systems during the last ten years.. In 1989 and 1990, he spent a year as a visiting staff at the University of Delaware at Newark and at the University of California at Berkeley. He was the prime manager of the EC ESPRIT SEDOS project and headed the CNET-CNRS project CESAME on the formal design of high speed multimedia cooperative systems, the French TOPASE project on Distributed Multimedia Professionnal Education and is heading the European IST project GCAP on multi-cast and multimedia end-to-end protocols. He is expert for many European and French Programmes. He was member of the Advisory Board on the future of the Internet at the EC and wrote a report for the future of the French national research network (Renater). He has also written one book and more than 150 technical publications. A Senior Member of the IEEE, he has received the Silver Core of the IFIP and is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Dimcea, Costica
Dobson, Jan
Jan Dobson is Project Manager at the Independent Television Commission, responsible for broadcast multimedia. Her current projects include the development of Avatar-based deaf signing for broadcast systems and Internet site construction. From 1986-1995 she ran her own ergonomics and systems design consultancy, and has held senior academic posts at Crickdale College and Bristol University in the UK. Donfried, Paul
Paul Donfried is Chief Marketing Officer at Identrus, New York, responsible for business strategy, marketing, public relations, channel support, and relationships with application developers and security partners who use Identrus’s infrastructure. Before joining Identrus in 1999, Mr Donfried was Chief Strategy Officer for Bank of Montreal – Cebra Inc, an e-commerce solutions provider. He worked for nine years at Apple Computer, where he won numerous sales awards. In 1996 he was honored with the prestigious Golden Apple award. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Doroja, Gerry S
du Peloux, Cyrille
Cyrille du Peloux joined Bull in early 1999 as Executive Vice President. Later that year he was appointed Chief Operating Officer, with overall operational responsibility for all divisions and countries in the Group. Before joining Bull he was he was CEO of Lyonnaise-Communications, President of Paris-première and Multivision, and General Manager of Paris-TV Cable and Télévision par Satellite. Other positions include Deputy General Manager of the TV channel TF1 (1989-1992), CEO of Téléshopping and TF1 Enterprises (1988-1992) and General Manager of Eurosport (1991-1992). He is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and an engineer des Ponts et Chaussées. From 1979-84 he was an engineer at the French Energy Ministry. He became head of Bouygues’ group diversification service from 1985 to 1986 and was Secretary General from 1987 to 1989. Etienne, Norbert
Falch, Morten
Morten Falch is Associate Professor at the Centre for Tele-Information at the Technical University of Denmark. He has participated in a large number of international research projects and performed consultancy work for the European Commission, ITU, UNCTAD and the World Bank. Awarded a PhD from the Technical University in Denmark in 1993, he specialises in the socio-economic implications of telecommunications services. Farooq, Janet
Mrs Janet Farooq is Chief of the Development Policy Analysis Section of the United Nations Economic and Social Committee, Asian and Pacific Division, based in Bangkok. She is currently working on designing a ‘Virtual Conference’ on the web as a training tool on the problem of integrating environmental considerations into economic decision-making. Prior to her present post, she worked at UNCTAD for 16 years, developing a programme on commodity price risk management, and taught at the University of Ife, Nigeria, for three years. Of Canadian nationality, she holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Fritz-Jules, Ebelle Eboumbou
Ebelle Eboumbou Fritz-Jules is Senior Press and Communication Officer for the Prime Minister's Cabinet in Cameroon. He joined the Cameronian administration in 1989. He is a journalist and communications expert who was trained at the Yaounde Higher School of Journalism and the International Institute of Communication in Montreal. Gabeiras, Jose
Jose Gabeiras has been Managing Director of Visa Espana since 1992, and is also an adviser to Visa International. He is also Chairman of the Board of the Sociedad Espanola de Medios de Pago, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Global Trust Authority in Belgium. Prior to his business career he was Professor in Mathematics, Statistical Methods and Econometrics at Madrid University. His interests include astronomy and the composer Haydn. Gago, Jose Mariano
Jose Mariano Gago has been Portuguese Minister for Science and Technology since 1995, and he represents Portugal at the Council of Ministers for R&D of the EU. He was in the Chair of the European EUREKA initiative from July 1997 to June 1998. Trained as a high-energy physicist at the École Polytechnique in Paris, he is Professor of Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisboa, and has worked at CERN (European Nuclear Research Organisation) in Geneva for several years. He was President of the Portuguese National Board for Science and Technology from 1986 to 1989. Gaillat, Eric
Galesic, Mirta
Mirta Galesic is a senior researcher and assistant manager at IPSA, an independent institute for consumer and social research in Zagreb, Croatia. Since 1999, she has been responsible for conducting periodical research on Internet users in Croatia. The resulting reports are still the only full Internet reports on Croatia. Currently she is establishing a basis for conducting population-projectable on-line research in Croatia. Gallegos, Hugo
Garay, Xavier
Xavier Garay is a Partner and Vice President with Booz·Allen & Hamilton, focusing on the telecommunication industries. He has extensively worked in Europe and Latin America, and some of his work in the telecommunications sector includes formulating the strategy and organization for a European PTTand the design and implementation of an outsourcing strategy for a major manufacturer of telecom equipment in Brazil. Prior to joining Booz·Allen & Hamilton in 1997 Mr. Garay worked for Gemini Consulting in Spain and in Brazil. He also worked for Petroleos de Venezuela for seven years in operations, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Garay has an MBA with honors from Carnegie-Mellon University. Gardner, Dr Keith L
Dr Keith L. Gardner joined NATO International Staff in 1985 after spending 15 years in various posts, including Head of the Target Recognition Systems Branch at the Naval Weapons Centre, California. In 1987 he became Head of NATO’s Defence Research Section. In 1998 he was appointed as NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Scientific & Environmental Affairs. In this post he has been involved in the development of a new structure for the NATO Science Programme. Born in California, Dr Gardner is a member of the Sigma-Xi Physics Society and is the author of several technical reports. He also holds seven patents. Gardner, Nick
Garibaldo, Francesco
Francesco Garibaldo has been Director of the Institute for Labour Foundation in Bologna since 1998. In a career spanning almost thirty years, he was Director of the IRES Economic and Social Research Institute in Rome for six years and was General Secretary of the Metalworkers’ Trade Union between 1972 and 1991. A prolific author, he has written more than 50 papers, articles and book contributions and has presented research on technological innovation at universities worldwide. Among his professional memberships, he belongs to the International Association for Industrial Relations, and the Italian Association of Sociology. He was born in Bologna. Gilardi, Pascal
Gladwyn, Mark
Golding, Paul
Paul Golding is the London Head of IT, Communications and New Media at Nabarro Nathanson, a leading UK law firm which specialises in e-commerce matters ranging from financial services through to car auction sites. The author of a guide to e-commerce, Mr Golding has spoken at various conferences on issues such as e-commerce security and the role of information in the electronic age. Gruenwald, Andreas
Andreas Grünwald is a co-founder and chairman of Digital Law Net, a company providing web consulting services for lawyers. He also works as a legal adviser with @gora, a company offering e-commerce solutions in the financial sector, where he is also responsible for setting up the law and policy section of the company's website. Mr Grunwald was Visiting Scholar with at New York Law School's Communications Media Center in 1998 and is now International Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. His publications cover broadcasting, media and European law, and he is currently preparing his PhD thesis at the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law, University of Münster. Guha, Tamal Kumar
Gurstein, Dr Michael
Dr Michael Gurstein is Associate Professor Management and Technology and Director, Centre for Community Informatics, Technical University of British Columbia. From 1996 to 1999 he was Director of the Centre for Community Enterprise Networking in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and President of Socioscope Inc, Ottawa, from 1979 to 1993. Author of several books and articles on the Internet and community access issues, he holds a PhD from Cambridge University. Haaland, Professor Jan I
Professor Jan I. Haaland is Head of the Department of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. His research interests include international economics and general equilibirum modelling. He is a member of Kluwer Academic Press’s editorial board, and has had visiting scholarships at Southampton University in the UK and the Centre for Economic Policy research in London. He has published widely on international trade and market issues. Halliday, Stewart
Hallstein, Patricia
Patricia Hallstein is Internet Presence Manager, Fragment Art & Research, New York a post she has held since 1998. She is responsible for the concept, design and implementation of webgrrls.de, the Internet site for the ‘webgrrls’ international network for women in new media. Prior to her current post she gained 12 years’ experience as a technical writer and communication consultant with firms in Germany. She is a member of the Society for Technical Communication. Harper, Jennifer
Jennifer Harper has been National Co-ordinator for the Malta Council for Science and Technology since 1997. In 1995 she was appointed Chief Executive of the National Co-ordinating Unit for Malta’s participation in the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. In 1997-98, she was Malta’s delegate to the United Nations Commission for Science and Technology for Development. She holds a PhD from the University of Malta and has written numerous papers on international technology issues. Return to index < B> Hawle, Dr. Reinhold
Dr Reinhold Hawle has been a member of the Federal Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Austria, sector New Technologies in Education, since 1978. In 1985 he was made Head of Department for the ICT-Development and Evaluation sector. Between 1971 and 1978 Dr Hawle lectured at the Technical University of Vienna, where he studied for his doctorate. Heath, Don
Donald Heath is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society. He is also currently a member of the Advisory Committee on Telecommunications of the Government of Ireland; a member of the US State Department Advisory Committee on International Communication and Information Policy; and a member of the World Property Organization’s Panel of Experts on Internet domain names. He has held executive posts in major corporations such as MCI, BT and Transaction Network Services. Hecht, Lawrence
Lawrence Hecht is Founder and Administrator of the Internet Public Policy Network. He is responsible for providing the IPPN's primary services and marketing. A leading researcher in the fields of community computer networks and technology training centers, he developed a national e-commerce website while working for the American Secretariat for Electronic Commerce. Mr Hecht has worked as a research associate with the Delaney Policy Group and worked for the Democrats in New Jersey as a campaign assistant and a legislative aide for a state assemblyman. He holds a Masters degree in public policy from Georgetown University. Henriques, Michael
Michael Henriques is Director of the Job Creation and Enterprise Development at the International Labour Organization. The Department implements a large worldwide portfolio of technical assistance programmes in the areas of small enterprise development, cooperative development, and programmes aimed at productivity promotion and socially sensitive enterprise restructuring. Prior to his asignment to the ILO in 1993, he was responsible for the ILO's enterprise development programme in the Asia and the Pacific Region. Before joining the ILO, Mr Henriques worked as a management consultant and held several management positions in the private sector. He has Masters degrees from Denmark and Harvard universities. Hellawell ,Samantha
Samantha Hellawell is a Member of the UK Department of Trade and Industry’s Action Team on ICTs and Urban Renewal, and Director of IS Communications, a consultancy specialising in helping local authorities and cross-sector regeneration partnerships develop telematics strategies. She is the joint author with Michael Mulquin of Putting IT into Practice:New Technology and the Modernising Agenda, which looks at the key issues facing local government as it delivers citizen-focused services, best value and economic regeneration through the use of new technologies. Hewitt, Patricia
Patricia Hewitt MP is Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce in the British Government. She is MP for Leicester West, and was formally Economic Secretary at the Treasury. Ms Hewitt has been a Member of Parliament since 1997. She was Deputy Director (1989-94) of the Institute for Public Policy Research and Director of Research for Anderson Consulting (1994-97). She was also Deputy Chair of the Commission for Social Justice (1992-94) and a member of the Social Security Select Committee before taking up her ministerial post. She was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge and enjoys reading, theatre, music and gardening. Holtham, Clive [Moderator]
Clive Holtham is Bull Information Systems Professor of Information Management and Head of the Department of Management Systems and Information, City University Business School, London, where he has been since 1988. He is director of the IT Centre for Excellence (Virtual Work and Commerce). This is a project set up by the UK government to create innovative approaches to executive learning about the digital world. Professor Holtham has been one of the world's leading architects of the "electronic boardroom", involving the use of information technology by executives in meetings. He is author of a large number of publications and he lectures, broadcasts and consults in the UK, US and continental Europe. After taking a Masters degree in management, he trained as an accountant and was Young Accountant of the Year in 1976. Hulyalkar, Satish
After posts in the Indian manufacturing, mechanics and electronic industries, Satish Hulyalkar now runs a telecom and knowledge management consultancy in Pune, India. With his wife, he also runs a telecommunications products business selling to the Indian market, which is set to expand to cover computers and software. Since 1989 Mr Hulyalkar has been an active member of the Centre for Telecom Management and Studies, and is Founder of the Institute of Telecom Management. He is Past President of the Entrepreneur’s Club of Pune. Hyat, Eric
Eric Hayat is President of SYNTEC, the French Computer Services Software and Consulting Union of employer's syndicates. He is also President of STERIA group, a leading French software and e-business company, and President of the Innovation and Research Department within MEDEF, a firms union in France. Jasper, Lee
Lee Jasper is the Director of 'The 1990 Trust, an award-winning policy organisation on issues affecting African, Asian, and Caribbean communities living in the UK and Europe. The 1990 Trust is at the forefront of information technology development within black communities and runs a well established programme which includes the Black Information Network website, BLINK. Mr Jasper is National Secretary of the National Assembly Against Racism, and a member of the British Government’s Race Relations Forum. He is also Co-Chair of Communities on Line and a board member of the Royal Commonwealth Society. In 1998 he won a community award from the Voice newspaper for his work in Race Relations. Jellinek, Dan [Moderator]
Dan Jellinek is a journalist, editor and publisher specialising in politics, finance and technology. He is Director of the new media company Headstar, which specialises in online debates, electronic publishing and research into the information society. Dan has written extensively for the Guardian and BBC Online, and is editor of E-Government Bulletin and E-Access Bulletin, two of Headstar's email publications. He is also the author of Official UK, the first comprehensive guide to British government web sites. He was educated at Cambridge. Jones, Dr. Alan
Dr Alan Jones is Principal Lecturer and Director of the IT Response Unit, University of Teeside, UK, where has taught since 1986. He has over twenty years academic research and consultancy experience in software development, telecommunications, real-time defence and air-traffic control, performance modelling and measurement, language compilers and CASE tools. As Director, he aims to promote measurable e-business improvements in Tees Valley region. A Chartered Engineer, he is a regular writer and speaker on IT, Internet and e-commerce issues. Jones, Danielle
Danielle Jones joined Ericsson as Global Business Manager for Content Companies and Internet Service Providers in 1996, after being Account Director in Online Business for Telecom New Zealand. Her work at Ericsson has involved sales and marketing across several telecommunications fields, including mobile phones, datacoms and wireless Internet. Based in Sweden, she holds an MBA with distinction and is a regular speaker at conferences on mobile e-commerce and wireless Internet topics. Jordan, Robert
Bob Jordan is Partner at the law firm Henry Davis York, specialising in a range of commercial negotiations including the implementation of legal and management procedures for IT and other technology projects. He has worked with the computer and technology industries since the late 1970s, advising users, manufacturers and distributors of mainframe and network systems, and a wide range of suppliers of other hardware, software and telecommunication systems. He assists banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies, government departments and authorities and a wide variety of other users in the development and implementation of their information and communication systems. He is a members of the Australian Retail Traders Association Electronic Commerce Committee and the Law Council of Australia’s International Trade and Business Committee. Jupp, Ben
Kalapurakal, Rosemary
Rosemary Kalapurakal is an Information Specialist at the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). As part of UNIFEM’s Organizational Learning and Resource Development Unit, she focuses on issues of information coordination, management and outreach in the context of the organization’s mandate for gender equality and women’s empowerment. Prior to joining UNIFEM, Dr. Kalapurakal served as Information Programme Advisor to UNDP’s Gender in Development Programme in New York, and as the marketing manager of the Women, Ink. project of the International Women’s Tribune Centre. A native of India, Dr. Kalapurakal holds a Ph.D. in Business and a Master’s degree in Economics from Ohio State University. She has also completed a post-doctoral fellowship on marketing research and business development at the University of London. Kauppi, Piia-Noora
Piia-Noora Kauppi is Member of European Parliament (Finland) and Founder member, European Internet Foundation. Among her most recent official posts, she is Vice-President of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Northern Ostrobothnia), Vice-President of the European Movement of the Oulu District 1998-1999 and Member of the Energy Board of Oulu Energy 1997-1998. She sits on the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs and Employment and Social Affairs committees. Holder of a Master of Law degree from Helsinki University and a newspaper columnist, she was also Finland’s national ballroom dancing champion in 1986. Keskinen, Auli
Dr. Auli Keskinen is Director, Research and Development, for the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, where she works at the interdisciplinary field of integrating of information society and sustainable development. She was the Finnish Representative and EU Co-ordinator of issues within "Telematics for Administrations" and "Telematics for Environment" from 1993 to 1997. Since 1994 she has worked as consultant/expert for the EU Commission (mostly DGXIII/ Telematics for Administrations) in various tasks within 4th and 5th RTD Framework Programmes. She is also the Finnish representative for the joint G7 and EU Information Society Pilot Project ‘Government On-line’ (GOL), and member of the Expert Forum for the Finnish Information Society Advisory Board set up by the Government in 1996. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Tampere University, Finland. Kluzer, Stefano
Stefano Kluzer is Head of the Information Society Projects Department at Ervet Politiche per le imprese Spa, the development agency of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Authority in Italy. His most recent work has been to help develop the region’s first plan for telematics development. Prior to his current post, Mr Kluzer carried out consultancy work for Italian public and private sector organisations on the socio-economic impact of new technology. A graduate of Bocconi University in Milan, he also holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. Koutsogiannis, Panagiota
Kuner, Christopher
Christopher Kuner is an attorney in the Brussels office of the international law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP, specializing in electronic commerce and legal aspects of the Internet. Mr. Kuner is a member of the Legal Advisory Board of DG Information Society of the European Commission, and a member of legal working groups on e-commerce issues of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). A frequent lecturer and author of numerous articles and a book, he also maintains a website on recent legal developments in Internet and e-commerce in Germany. Lanfranco, Sam
Dr. Sam Lanfranco is a Member of the Internet Society's Internet Societal Task Force, and Associate Professor, York University, Toronto Canada. He is also Fellow of the York Centre for Research On Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC), and a Senior Consultant to the UNDP SU/TCDC WIDE Initiative. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. Lebec, Herve
Herve Lebec is Founder and Chairman of Immedia SA, a web agency whose clients include Meteo France, La ville de Paris, Crouzet, Bertelsmann Music Group, Investir, Vivendi and France Telecom. Before founding Immedia in 1994, he held various commercial posts within computer multinationals, including Digital Equipment. In 1993 he was co-founder of the Club de l’Arche, a think-tank on new technologies and in 1995 co-founder of the French Association for Electronic Trade and Commerce (Association Française pour le Commerce et les Echanges électroniques - AFCEE ). Lee, Yong-Suk
Yong-Suk Lee is Policy Analyst at the National Computerization Agency in the Republic of Korea, a government funded entity conducting work on information society policy research and IT project planning & management. He is currently doing work on e-commerce and e-money policy. Mr Lee holds a BSc in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University. Lewis, Charley
Charley Lewis heads the Information Technology Unit of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), where he is responsible for IT policy interaction for the federation and overseeing the federation’s e-mail/ internet service. He is currently Deputy Chair of the National Information Technology Forum (NITF). He has been involved in a range of information society processes and activities, including the National Science and Technology Foresight Project; the SA Acacia Advisory Committee; the SA Information Technology Industrial Strategy Project; and the E-commerce policy process. A regular conference speaker, Mr Lewis is currently completing a Master of Commerce degree in the Management of Information Systems at the University of the Witwatersrand. Lichfeld, Jüri
Juri Lichfield has been Director of Estonian Innovation Foundation since its establishment in 1991. He has 30 years' experience in research and development. Liikanen, Erkki
Erkki Liikanen is EU Commissioner for the EU’s DGXIII, Enterprise and Information Society. In a political career spanning almost 30 years, he became a Finnish Member of Parliament in 1972. During the 1980s was Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party, Parliamentary Commissioner to the Bank of Finland, Minister of Finance and Minister in the Ministry of the Interior. In the 1990s he was Head of Finnish Mission to the European Union and became a Member of the European Commission in 1995, before taking up his present position in 1999. Mr Liikanen holds a Masters degree in political science from Helsinki University. Madelin, Alain
Alain Madelin has been President of the Démocratie Libérale since 1997. He has been Mayor of Redon since 1995. Between 1992 and 1998 he was vice-president of the Conseil Régional de Bretagne and in 1995 he was Minister of Finance and Economy. He was Minister of Enterprise and Economic Development between 1993 and 1995. Author of several books, he has also been President of the Association for Individual Initiative and Enterprise since 1995. Magnusson, Robert
Mancey, Andrew
Since 1997 Andrew Mancey has been an Information/Networking Specialist running a non-profit Internet Service Provider for the Guyana Sustainable Development Networking Programme, which hosts many local web sites and provides internet services for government, non-governmental organisations and the education sector. He has recently advised on the development of a national IT strategy. Born in the UK but resident in Guyana for 25 years, Mr Mancey has taught physics and IT at schools and universities and has carried out consultancy work. Mann, Erika
Erika Mann has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1994. She is a board member of the Information Society Forum of the European Commission. She also sits on the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy; and the Committee on Agricultural and Rural Development. Ms Mann has spoken on e-commerce issues at several conferences worldwide, and written articles covering e-commerce and telecommunications issues. She was born in Leipzig. Mannoni, Bruno
Bruno Mannoni is Head of the Computing Department of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, one of the first French ministries to go online in 1992. He was the chief architect of the Ministry of Culture’s network and was responsible for interconnecting some 6,500 PCs located in 200 different places using Internet technology. Mr Mannoni is currently is promoting the use of GNU/Linux in France's administration. Markovski, Veni
Martin, Franck
Franck Martin is Network and Database Development Officer at the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Fiji. For the past five years he has been building ISPs in Fiji, Tuvalu, Samoa, and other Pacific Island countries. Maxwell, Christine [Moderator]
Christine Maxwell is Vice Chairman of the Internet Society and Chairman of Chiliad Publishing Inc. She has 27 years experience in scientific, educational and technological publishing. Since 1982 her market research firm 'Research on Demand' has been performing extensive online and manual research projects for major corporations and academic institutions. For the past five years Ms. Maxwell has been concentrating her information architecture expertise on building new web frameworks for high value content online. Ms. Maxwell co-founded the The McKinley Group, creators of MAGELLAN, one of the first search engines and online Internet guides, and written "New Riders" and "McKinley Internet Yellow Pages" for Macmillan Publishers. During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a director for Pergamon Press and Macmillan. Born in France, she holds Bachelor degrees in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Pitzer College, Claremont California and a graduate Teacher's Diploma from Lady Spencer Churchill College, Oxford, UK. McRae, Hamish
Hamish McRae is Associate Editor and principal economic columnist of The Independent newspaper. Before entering national newspaper journalism he was Deputy Editor of the Banker and Editor of Euromoney. Winner of several journalism awards, he has written four books on international economics. He holds a degree in economics and political sciences from Trinity College, Dublin. Mitchell, Horace
Horace Mitchell is Director of European Telework Online. He is a former director of the UK trade association for the IT and telecommunications industries and a board member of Communities Online and UK Citizens Online Democracy. He led the European Commission's main telework awareness campaign, European Telework Development 1996-1999, and is a regular adviser to national, regional and local governments on the economic development aspects of the networked economy, as well as consultant to e-businesses. In 1992 Mr Mitchell wrote an influential 1992 UK Government report on Telework and Teletrade. His background is in marketing, product management and market development with IBM and he was also chief executive of a successful software house. Muller-Sloos, Dr Anke J
Dr Anke Muller-Sloos is Senior Consultant with Berenschot BV, a Netherlands business consultancy. Prior to her present post, she was senior project manager with the Gak Groep, a major Dutch social security organisation; information manager with various Shell companies; and senior lecturer in Operational Research at Erasmus Univerisity, Rotterdam. She holds a BSc from Leiden University. Negroni, Mirka
Mirka Negroni is Project Co-ordinator Telemanita, a Mexico-based non-governmental organisation which provides training, production and distribution of electronic media for women's movements throughout Latin America. Established eight years ago, the centre offers access to production and video editing equipment and enables women to learn about the new technologies available. It has worked with over 40 women's groups to provide both training and assistance with video production. Ngwakwe, Joy
Joy Ngwakwe is Program Officer with the Social and Economic Rights Action Center, a non-governmental organisation concerned with the promotion and protection of social and economic rights in Nigeria. Ms.Ngwakwe undertakes project development and implementation including research, community outreach and report writing. She also co-ordinates SERAC's Micro-Credit Project, working with women's groups in local communities. She holds a degree in English and Literary Studies. Norris, Sarah
Sarah Norris is currently Head of New Media and Information at the international charity Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). At CAF, she is responsible for all international e-business strategy, development and operations and has launched seven successful websites and a number of intranets/extranets, each focused on creating collaborative environments for charities and donors. She has since worked on numerous new media projects in the commercial sector, voluntary sector and through her partner's Internet consultancy, whose clients have included Microsoft, Freeserve and Beatties. Oberleitner, Dr. Guenter
Oudet, Bruno
Bruno Oudet has been Chairman of the French Chapter of the Internet Society since 1995, and is Professor of Economics at the Joseph-Fourier University, Grenoble. From 1991-1995 he was Science and Technology Attache to the French Embassy in Washington DC. Since 1970 he has taken up professorships at universities in Indiana, Tunis and Grenoble. Owen, Simon
Simon Owen is a Senior Manager in Arthur Andersen’s Computer Risk Management (CRM) group, based in London. He represents Arthur Andersen at the Information Security Forum and has contributed to numerous forums and initiatives on e-commerce security including those led by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Confederation of British Industries and the British Banking Association. Owens, Richard C
Richard C. Owens is a partner at Smith Lyons, Barristers and Solicitors, Patent and Trade-Mark Agents, Toronto. He is a corporate lawyer specialising in the regulation of financial institutions and high-technology related law. He is adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching the Law of Information Technology. Mr. Owens is a member of The International Bar Association, The Canadian IT Law Association, The Computer Law Association and The Toronto Computer Lawyer's Group and has been recognised as one of Canada’s leading computer lawyers in the 1999 and 2000 'Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada' guide published by Lexpert. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1989. Page, Margaret
Patil, Vishwas
Vishwas Patil is studying Computer Science at the REC Surat Research Institute in India. His areas of interest include virtual private networks, network security, operating systems and e-commerce. The recipient of several scholarships, he is also a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. Pearson, Ian
Ian Pearson is a futurologist with C2G, British Telecom’s new communications consultancy group. He joined BT Laboratories in 1985 analysing computer networks and protocols and helped develop ATM transmission over optical networks. From an initial focus on broadband networks and services, he now concentrates on mapping the progress and social implications of new developments in information technology. Pèlach, Albert
Albert Pèlach has been Managing Director of the Círculo de Lectores in Barcelona since 1996. From 1983-1995 he was Commercial Director at Ebro Agricolas. Born in Barcelona, he holds Masters degrees from the universities of Barcelona and Michigan, USA. Phute, Thembile
Thembile Phute is Senior Documentalist for the Women in Development Southern Africa Awareness Programme, a regional organisation based in Zimbabwe which collects and disseminates information on the participation of women in development in Southern Africa. A librarian by profession, she holds a Bachelors degree in sociology and industrial psychology and lectures part-time. She is a member of the Gender in Africa Information Network (GAIN). Plou, Dafne Sabanes
Dafne Sabanes Plou has been Chairperson of the Latin American and Caribbean News Agency since 1992. She is also a member and on-line discussion facilitator of the Women’s Networking Support Programme of the Association for Progressive Communication. Between 1985 and 1998 she was a member of the Communications Committee of the World Council of Churches. A journalist by training, she specialises in social issues, religion and ecumenism. She has written five books, one of which examines the place of human dignity in global communication. Porter, Beth
An independent media consultant, Beth Porter is Founding Member and Chair of SW Interactive Media (SWIM), the regional trade association for the media industry in South West England. Beth's present and past clients include SelectScience, ChannelWest, the University of the West of England, Granada TV and BBC Online. She has lectured and conducted seminars for Shell International, Birkbeck College, the BKSTS, the University of Bristol, and The University of the West of England. A writer and broadcaster on Internet matters, Ms Porter contributes to the UK Department of Trade and Industry’s Innovation Unit think-tank on multimedia and is a nominating judge for the International Digital Academy of Arts and Sciences which presents the prestigious 'Webby' awards for best websites. Before specialising in new media, she led a successful acting career, starring in Hollywood feature films and a hit TV series, and writing radio plays for the BBC. Poussereau, Alain
Alain Poussereau is Director of the CNAV (Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Vieillesse), the pensions agency of the French Social Security department. The pensions agency has 14 million contributors, and each month it pays the pensions of 9.4 million people, amounting to 360 billion francs. He joined the CNAV in 1972, becoming manager of the National Centre for Computer Science (Centre Informatique National). In 1993 he was appointed Director of Planning for the Pensions Department, and since 1997 his duties have included the functions of Director of Information Systems. Prohaska, Maria
Maria Prohaska is Economic Program Co-ordinator at the Center for the Study of Democracy in Bulgaria, a post she has held since 1995. From 1995-97 she was Country Director for MBA Enterprise Corps and between 1987-93 she was Research Fellow at the Institute for Trade Union and Social Studies, Sofia. She has been representative of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria and a member of the Expert Group on Privatization and Social Security Reform with the Government of Bulgaria. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Robin, Jonathan
Jonathan Robin is Vice President of the Internet Society French Chapter, and a member of the Internet Society's Internet Societal Task Force. Since 1995 he has been on the Board for the Club de l'Arche, a top french IT think tank. He is also Vice Président of the Association Française de Télétravail et Téléactivités, a French teleworking association. He is a founder member of the English Chapter Internet Society. Rosé, Philippe
Philippe Rosé is Senior Editor at Le Monde Informatique, a weekly IT magazine published by IDG (International Data Group) in France. He covers e-commerce, venture capital and IT markets. Before that he was in charge of credit card security at Groupement Carte Bleue, the French Branch of Visa International. He also took part in the 1980s in the creation of the first methodology to combat computer risks, for insurance companies. Philippe Rosé has spoken at several conferences in Europe and the US, and is the author of around a dozen books on computer crime, information warfare and web commerce. He has a Ph D in economics. Rosenblad, Professor Elsa
Professor Elsa Rosenblad is Professor in the Human Factors Engineering Department at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Her career started with textile research and continued into the newly formulated area of consumer technology. After a period at the Defence Material Administration developing the new Swedish field uniform system, she continued as Head of Research at the Swedish Furniture Institute. In 1989 she joined Chalmers University as Professor of Consumer Technology, and went on to form the new Human Factors Engineering Department. Saarikivi, Pirkko
Pirkko Saarikivi is Managing Director of Weather Service Finland, a privately-run weather service which has provided forecasts and software to Finnish industry and media since 1997. During the 1990s she was Head of the Weather Service Division at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and between 1995-1997 she was Managing Director of Saarikivi Weather and Law. Born in Helsinki, she holds a PhD from the city’s university. In 1997 she received the Innovative Woman Entrepreneur of Europe award. Sandler, Joanne
Joanne Sandler has been Chief of Organisational Learning and Resource Development (OLRD) at the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) since 1997. UNIFEM provides financial and technical support to innovative programmes that promote women's human rights and their economic and political empowerment. Before joining UNIFEM she worked as a consultant on organisational and economic development for international and US organisations including UN organisations, the Ms. Foundation for Women, UNFPA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has also managed special projects for the International Women's Tribune Centre, based in New York. Santini, Andre
Saxby, Juanita Neale
Juanita Neale Saxby runs a research and training consultancy in Wellington, New Zealand, contracting with public, private and voluntary sector clients. Her wide-ranging experience includes eleven years as a parliamentary policy researcher, three years as a training needs analyst and brief stints working in architect's offices and as an enviromental design researcher. She also holds an MA in Sociology. She has written four books dealing with local government, occupational health and safety and training, together with related conferences papers and articles. In the mid 1990s she was one of the core members of the Electoral Reform Coalition, a political pressure group. Scheid, François
François Scheid is Professor in Business Marketing and in Technological Innovation Marketing and Strategy at EM Lyon, France. He is Director of three ‘Mastères Spécialisés’ programmes including Technology Management, Agro-Industrial Management and Information and Communication Technology Management. Before joining the EM Lyon, he was Project Manager 1988-1992 with ALSYD, an international software and hardware distributor. In 1996 he was awarded a DEA in Management Science from the Université Jean Moulin in Lyon, and is a published writer on marketing and IT issues. Schlapfer, August
August Schlapfer is currently completing a PhD at the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch University,Western Australia. He is considering questions on renewable energy technologies in rural communities, and the barriers to innovation in rural Indonesia and Aboriginal communities. He is also associated with the Australian Co-operative Research Centre for Renewable Energy. Schmuck, Claudine
Claudine Schmuck is President of Club Internet, France. Since 1996 she has been Project Director for the OC2E (Observatoire du Commerce et des Echanges Electroniques); a consultant to the European Commission and a consultant on consumer rights and new technologies for the National Consumer Council. A published writer on multimedia issues, she holds Masters degrees from Columbia University, New York, and the Institute of Political Science, Paris. Scott, Marion
Marion Scott is an independent consultant for Women Connect, specialising in working on women, social change and networks and in the application of information and communication technologies in organisational and community settings. She has worked in teaching and training, policy analysis and development, project design and implementation and women's equality initiatives, and one of her roles was as head of a local authority women's unit. Ms Scott is a member of the UK UNESCO Commission's Communication Committee. Meynar Sihombing, Ikatri
Ikatri Meynar Sihombing is Assistant Vice President, Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking Department at Bank Panin. Before that she has held managerial positions at Generalindo Inti Finance and Bank Bali, and other banking and finance positions including experience of international trade. She has also been involved in developing Canada-Indonesia and Japan-Indonesia youth exchange programmes, and helping the Indonesian ministry of education evaluate the programmes. Other organisations she has undertaken work for include the ASEAN Regional Youth Forum. She has a Sarjana Degree in Economy Management from the Universitas Kristen Indonesia. Simon, Pierre
Pierre Simon is General manager of the French Association of Financial Institutions. He is also Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, a Member of the French Economic and Social Committee and Vice Chairman of the Financial Commission. M Simon is Chairman of the Payment Systems Steering Group of the European Banking Federation. Singh, Debbie
Debbie Singh is a freelance journalist and university lecturer, based in Fiji. She has just completed a six-month consultancy with the United Nations office working on the Small Island Developing States Network Internet project (SIDSnet) in 12 Pacific Island countries. She has held communications workshops on Internet use in the Pacific Islands, and has a personal interest in women's role in new media. Singh, Diljit
Diljit Singh is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya. Prior to joining the University of Malaya in 1995, he has held various academic posts in higher education and the secondary school sectors, over a 25-year period. Sjöberg, Professor Lennart
Professor Lennart Sjöberg is Head of the Economic Psychology Unit of the Stockholm School of Economics and Head of the Center for Risk Research. He recently co-ordinated a major CEC project called Riskpercom, focusing on risk perception. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences. Slapio, Elisabeth
Elisabeth Slapio is Managing Director of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce. She is in charge of information and communication technologies and the in-house computer centre. While studying law at the University of Cologne, she focused on competition law, intellectual property and media law, and has additional qualifications in data processing and electronic business. Sleigh, Andrew
Andrew Sleigh works for the UK Ministry of Defence at Director General level, defining the equipment capability programme for Information Superiority. Information Superiority embraces surveillance and information gathering and the information infrastructure across all elements of defence, including protection from cyber-attack and interoperability with allies. He is the UK Principal on the NATO C3 Board, and a member of the DTI Spectrum Management Government Advisory Group. Previously he was the Managing Director for Analysis in the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). He read physics at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford. Soderman, Daniel
Daniel Soderman is Manager of Scientific Computing and International Projects, Weather Service Finland. In 1999 he was Technical Co-ordinator of the EU research project RAMSES at the University of Malta, and from 1996 to 1998 he was Overall Co-ordinator of the EU-supported Project MEDUSE (The Mediterranean Dust Experiment) at Mediterranean Research Centre (MRC), Sicily. Between 1990 and 1998 he was Project Manager for various education and training projects for developing countries at the. MRC. He holds an MSc and Lic.Phil in Meteorology from the University of Helsinki. Solá, Javier
Javier Sola has been Executive Director Spanish Internet Users’ Association since 1995, and is also President of the European Internet Business Association. In 1998/99 he was Vice President of the Internet Society. Until November 1999, he was a member of the Names Council, the body of Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers in charge of developing domain name policy, and now he is chair of the working group on new top level domains. In the early 1990s, he led a distinguished academic career, lecturing at top French and Spanish universities. Born in Chile, he likes square dancing, and doesn’t own a television set. Solís, Juan Antonio
Juan Solis is Managing Director of Safelayer, a leading Spanish company solving computer and communications security issues for e-commerce. He has been in the computer industry since 1982, when he founded the ComputerLand franchises for Madrid and Barcelona. He later created a computer distribution company, Keylan, which he sold in 1994 to Ingram Micro. Stephenson, Geoff
Geoff Stephenson is Managing Director of independent management consultancy Knowledge Exchange Technologies Ltd. providing policy analysis services to government, and multimedia product research since 1992. He is also Policy Analyst for DG XIII of the European Commission. Between 1980-1992 he held management positions at CEC, CRI and Logica SA, and in the 1970s he was Statistician in with UK Treasury Cabinet Office. The author of papers on economics and computing, he is a board member of European Multimedia Forum and holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of London. Stiglitz, Joseph
Joseph Stiglitz is Former Chief Economist of the World Bank (February 1997- January 2000) and was appointed Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to the US by President Clinton in 1995. He is currently on leave from Stanford University where he is the Joan Kenney Professor of Economics. Joseph Stiglitz was appointed Professor of Economics at Yale University at the age of 26. He was vice President of the American Economic Association 1985-1997 and has also held the Drummond Chair in Political Economy at All Souls College, Oxford. He obtained his BA from Amherst College and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He taught the Principle of Economics and gave graduate courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics and the economics of the public sector at Stanford University. Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society, Professor Stiglitz is also a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. In 1988 he received the International Prize from the Academia Lincei (Italy), an honorary doctorate from the University of Leuven (1994) and the UAP Scientific Prize awarded in Paris in 1989. Tandon, Nidhi
Nidhi Tandon is Founder of Networked Intelligence for Development, a Canada-based consultancy that helps marginalised communities in developing countries harness the benefits of information and communication technologies. She has held management posts at the Overseas Development Institute, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has also been policy adviser to Oxfam UK and an adviser to the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women. She was born in East Africa. Theophile, Josette
Thors, Astrid
Tissot, Maha
Torrens, Maria-Clara
Maria-Clara Torrens has been Associate Director for Corporation and Development at the Institut Catala de Tecnologia since 1999. Prior to this she was the ICT’s Studies and European Programmes Director and its Cultural Agenda Director. In the mid 1980s she was consultant for the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Energy, and a Professor of Electrical Machines at the High School of Industrial Engineers in Barcelona. Ms Torrens has been a speaker at several European conferences on socio-economic and technological issues. In 1994 she was awarded the ‘Chevalier des Palmes Academiques’ by the French Ministry of Education. Traggio, Christopher
Christopher Traggio is Director General of Sciences Com, a progressive non-profit communications school in Western France that trains students and professionals in internal communication, advertising, marketing, PR, audiovisual production, multimedia production and journalism. Before joining to Sciences Com in 1998, he worked with Time Warner for several years. Originally from Massachusetts, US, he now lives in Nantes. Tronc, Jean-Noël
Jean-Noël Tronc is Adviser for Information Technologies and the Information Society to the French Prime Minister. From 1995 to 1997, he served as an expert on communication networks and the Information Society at the Commissariat Général du Plan, the French public agency responsible for strategic studies and evaluation of public policies. From 1993 to 1995, Mr Tronc was a senior consultant with Andersen Consulting where he focused on the telecommunications sector, especially in mobile and satellite communication. Mr Tronc is currently teaching at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He is graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and of the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales. Valdes, Jose Herrero
Jose Herrero Valdes is Consultant in Information Society Technologies at ISDEFE, a publicly-owned Spanish IT and communications engineering and consulting firm. ISDEFE is currently working on modernising the Spanish government and the implementation of the information society in Spain. Mr Valdes is participating on behalf of ISDEFE’s 150 professional staff. Vandromme, Dany
Dany Vandromme is director of GIP RENATER, the French National Research and Education Network. In 1991-1992, he founded the regional network of upper Normandy (SYRHANO) and the networking and computing center (CRIHAN). In 1993, he started to work for the director of the Engineering Sciences Department of CNRS, where he was in charge of networking and computing, together with the supervision of the fluid Mechanics CNRS laboratories. He became full professor at INSA of Rouen in 1988. He is author or co-author of more than 100 scientific publications, and serves as referee for various fluid mechanics scientific journals and conferences. He has participated in more than 90 PhD committees, among 60 of them as a reporter van Nispen, Joost
Joost van Nispen is Founder and Chairman of El Instituto de Marketing Directo, the only training and research institute in the Spanish-speaking world to specialise in e-commerce. He is the Co-Founder and now Board Member of the Spanish Association of Electronic Commerce. He also runs a successful marketing and e-commerce consultancy and writes regularly for business and marketing publications.In the 1980s he held various senior management posts around the world with the Ogilvy & Mather Group. A citizen of the Netherlands, he lives in Spain. Vargas, Maureen
Maureen Vegas has been a gender consultant for 13 years. She specialises in women entrepreneurs, especially in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and has held leadership and management workshops. She has also undertaken consultancy on industrial competitiveness in Canada. She has twenty years' experience as a professor of human resources and organizational psychology and her published work to date includes The women in the management sector: history and power. Velamoor, Sesh
Sesh Velamoor is Deputy Director of Programs at the Foundation for the Future, a trust dedicated to spreading knowledge to further humanity. Before joining the foundation Mr Velamoor was President at Kistler-Morse Corporation in Bothell, Washington, a manufacturer of instrumentation. He has more than 30 years experience in senior management in industrial corporations. A regular writer and speaker on management and business issues, he serves on the board of Racon Corporation and is a Foundation Associate of the Pacific Science Center. He is active in community affairs and has served as President of the India Association of Western Washington. He holds Masters degrees in industrial engineering and business administration, and has completed several marathons. Verzola, Roberto
Roberto Verzola is Secretary-General of the Philippine Greens, a local group that advocates principles of ecology, social justice and self-determination. An electrical engineer by training, he has had several years' experience in computer hardware and software design. He operates an email network for local non-governmental organisations. Vidal, Francis
Francis Vidal has been Chief Executive Officer of the Francis Vidal Group since 1978, which focuses on social strategy, mobilisation, communication, outplacement and outsourcing. In 1994 he founded Telpro, a telemarketing, internet and intranet company. Before entering consultancy he worked set up the French arm of British Leyland car company, and between 1970-77 he worked as General Counsel and Secretary (HR/PR/Logistics) in charge of managing acquired companies for Swedish firm Sandvik. He is a Knight of the National Order of Merit, and holds a PMD from Harvard Business School. Vidigal, Luis
Luis Vidigal is Deputy Director General for IT, Tax and Customs at the Portugese Ministry of Finance. He is the creator and Executive Coordinator of INFOCID, a national information infrastructure placing multimedia kiosks with internet access all over Portugal. Mr Vidigal is also a member of the Task Force for Information Society in Portugal and Professor at the National Institute of Public Administration, co-ordinating Internet and multimedia training activities. A member of numerous scientific and technology boards during his career, he has also published over 20 papers on information management and is a regular speaker at international conferences. Virgo, Philip
Philip Virgo has been Secretary General of EURIM (the UK Parliamentary Group on the Politics of the Information Society in an EU Context) since 1994, and is also Strategic Advisor for IMIS, a professional body for IS/IT managers. He is director of Winsafe Ltd, a project/investment appraisal, monitoring and audit company. He has published numerous studies and reports on technology, market and skills issues. Waddell, Cynthia D
Cynthia D. Waddell is the Disability Rights Compliance Officer for the City of San Jose, California, where she has developed accessible web page design standards. An internationally known speaker and author, she holds federal, state and local government appointments in the USA addressing policy, legislation and compliance with disability rights laws. Waldner, Jean-Baptiste
Welin, Gerd
Westholm, Carl-Johan
Carl-Johan Westholm is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Swedish Federation of Trade. The author of several books, he holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Uppsala. Williams, Dr. Mariama
Dr. Mariama Williams is a Researcher and a Member of the Board of the Institute for Law and Economics and a member of Women Working for Transformation (both in Jamaica). She is also the Research Coordinator for the Women’s Strategic Planning Seminar on Gender and Trade, a project of the Center of Concern and Development Alternative with Women for a New Era (DAWN-Caribbean). Dr. Williams has worked as a consultant with a many international and national non-governmental and governmental organizations including the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the Commission on the Status of Women, San Francisco. She also worked for two years on the Economics and Trade Project of the Network for Women in Development Europe (WIDE) in Brussels. A member of the International Association of Feminist Economics, Williams currently resides in Jamaica. Yalamov, Todor
Todor Yalamov is a Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy in Bulgaria. Current research projects cover ISP market development in Bulgaria and corporate governance in transition. Mr Yalamov is also a content provider group manager at www.online.bg and Assistant Professor of Management at Sofia University. He holds Masters degrees from Rotterdam School of Economics and Sofia University. You, Nicholas
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