{"id":724,"date":"2026-07-24T03:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2026-10-12T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:22:15","slug":"day-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/index.php\/day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DAY 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"724\" class=\"elementor elementor-724\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646c8677 ops-section e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"646c8677\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll&quot;:&quot;section&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3026c9e7 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Speakers\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Meet our speakers<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdb259 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffdb259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7a45f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d7a45f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891aecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"891aecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, 14 October 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644a808 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"644a808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0089a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c0089a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6acc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-business-hours\" data-id=\"9a6acc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-business-hours.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-business-hours-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-single-day elementor-repeater-item-0b61e9b \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit-business-day\">SESSION 5 |<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit-business-time\">09:00 -10:30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7dcc2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac7dcc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03970bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03970bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extending Infrastructure to Underserved Areas<br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8597bcb e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8597bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2758391 e-con-full e-grid wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2758391\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37dfb99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"37dfb99\" 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https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_37dfb99_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tForhadul Parvez\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">APT<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">MODERATOR<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-37dfb99\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_37dfb99_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" 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Mr. Parvez joined APT in 2004 as Project Coordinator in Radiocommunications. Since then he has been involved in various activities of APT related to policy, regulation and spectrum management.  \n\n \n\nMr. Parvez is skilled in developing the process of regional coordination on the issues of common interests for major ITU conferences. Over the years, he had systemized and coordinated the APT\u2019s preparatory process for developing APT Common Proposals for major ITU Conferences like Plenipotentiary Conferences (PP), World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC), World Telecommunication Development Conferences (WTDC), Radiocommunication Assembly (RA) and World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA). Currently, he is involved in the activities in APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-27.  \n\n \n\nOver the years, Mr. Parvez has worked for APT\u2019s other work programs including APT Wireless Group (AWG) and SATRC. He has been involved in developing SATRC Action Plans Phase III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX Further, he implemented the project of APT on developing APT Frequency Information System (AFIS), a comprehensive information system on the use of radio frequencies in the Asia-Pacific. Currently, he is liaising with policy makers and regulators for the promotion of AFIS.  \n\n \n\nPrior to joining APT, Mr. Parvez worked as Research Supervisor at the Telecommunication Programme, Asian Institute of Technology based in Bangkok where he conducted research on advanced wireless communication systems. He has several research publications on mm-wave Radiocommunication.  \n\n \n\nMr. Parvez holds Master of Engineering degree in Telecommunication Engineering which he obtained in December 2001 from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). He received the \u2018Government of Finland \u2013 Telia-Sonera\u2019 Scholarship on a competitive basis to conduct his Master\u2019s Degree in AIT.   He holds the Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e9f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"68e9f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_68e9f19_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#68e9f19_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1639\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1.png 915w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_68e9f19_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMohammad Akmal Radzuan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Ministry of Communications, Malaysia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-68e9f19\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_68e9f19_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1639\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1.png 915w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akma-1-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Mohammad Akmal Radzuan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Ministry of Communications, Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMohd Akmal bin Radzuan is an officer of Malaysia\u2019s Administrative and Diplomatic Service and serves as Assistant Secretary in the Communications Technology Division of the Ministry of Communications. His work focuses on international telecommunications cooperation, policy coordination and Malaysia\u2019s engagement with regional and global organisations. He supports the preparation of national positions, bilateral engagements and ministerial delegations, working with government agencies, diplomatic missions and telecommunications stakeholders.\nHe serves as the Ministry\u2019s Alternate Focal Person for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT). His responsibilities include coordinating and supporting Malaysia\u2019s participation in ITU and APT forums. He has also contributed to preparations for Malaysia\u2019s campaign for re-election to the ITU Council for the 2027\u20132030 term and to the coordination of international events hosted by Malaysia.\nAkmal joined the Administrative and Diplomatic Service on 20 March 2015. His earlier assignments included serving as Assistant Director in the People\u2019s Housing Programme at the National Housing Department; Special Officer to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government; and Assistant Secretary in that Ministry\u2019s Strategic Secretariat and International Relations function. From 2019 to 2021, he served as Senior Assistant Director at the National Planetarium under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. These appointments provided experience across housing administration, senior management support, international relations and science outreach.\nAlongside his international portfolio, he contributes to the coordination of telecommunications facilities for national celebrations and has been appointed to a special task force supporting delivery of the Point of Presence (PoP) project for school connectivity. He has also served as a Value Champion Officer in the Ministry of Communications since 2023.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe62778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"fe62778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fe62778_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#fe62778_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1.jpg 766w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fe62778_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKhawar Siddique Khokhar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Pakistan Telecommunication Authority<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-fe62778\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_fe62778_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1.jpg 766w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Khawar-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Khawar Siddique Khokhar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Pakistan Telecommunication Authority<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar is working in PTA as a Member (Compliance &amp; Enforcement). He has previous also been a Member (C&amp;E) and Member (Technical).\n\nPrior to joining PTA, he has served in SUPARCO, NCR Corporation, Huawei Technologies (China), Myson ( Pk),  Myson Technology UAE, NEC Corporation.\n\nHe possesses more than 38 years of industrial as well as academic experience. His experience involves research &amp; development, strategic planning and technical management.\n\nHe has framed a number of Regulations, rules, procedures and policies in the area of Telecommunications and IT during his 4 year tenure as a board member of Pakistan\u2019s Regulatory Authority. \n\nEver since his graduation in 1987, he has been teaching at various universities at post graduate and graduate level in parallel to his industrial job\n\nDr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar completed his BSc Electronics &amp; Communications Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippines in 1987 and Ph.D degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Durham University, UK in 2006. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94ed48 elementor-widget 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srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asad-ullah-Niazi-1-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asad-ullah-Niazi-1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asad-ullah-Niazi-1-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asad-ullah-Niazi-1-1507x1536.jpg 1507w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asad-ullah-Niazi-1.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_c94ed48_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsadullah Khan Niazi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Universal Service Fund, 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Asadullah Khan Niazi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Universal Service Fund, Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsadullah Khan Niazi is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) who has over 23 years of diverse experience in the telecom industry with various communication technologies and multi-vendor exposure including Nokia, Siemens, ZTE &amp; Huawei. He has worked with Telenor &amp; Nokia Pakistan and has an international work experience with Marconi Communication (Germany). He is an Electrical Engineer has a master\u2019s degree in information technology from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He has extensive work experience in the disciplines of Radio Access Networks; Transmission Planning, Optimization &amp; Rollout where he has undertaken large scale Access &amp; Fiber deployment, Technology SWAP as well as Network Optimization projects. His focus has not only been on technical but financial, policy &amp; regulatory frameworks and project\/program management aspects. In addition, he has a strong understanding of mobile markets with customer experience measurement tools.\n\nHe joined USF in November 2020 as Chief Officer Quality Assurance &amp; Monitoring. He also heads the IT Operations and Communication domain in USF.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98acb2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"98acb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_98acb2d_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#98acb2d_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1630\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1.jpg 888w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1-768x765.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_98acb2d_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNaveed Haq\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">ISOC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-98acb2d\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_98acb2d_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1630\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1.jpg 888w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/naveed_haq-1-768x765.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Naveed Haq<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">ISOC<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNaveed Haq is the Senior Director of Infrastructure and Connectivity at the Internet Society. He focuses on bridging the connectivity gap, especially for unconnected and underserved communities in the Asia-Pacific region. His background is in computer science and telecommunications, including regulatory work in Pakistan.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294f2ef e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"294f2ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84151b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c84151b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Hannan Tariq<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Universal Service Fund, Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHannan Tariq, is working as Director of Strategy at Pakistan's Universal Service Fund (USF) Pakistan. Hannan is a strategic policy leader and telecom executive with an impressive 20-year career spanning roles across major industry operators, vendors, and policy bodies, including Nokia, ZTE, and Ufone. Today, he drives corporate strategy, digital inclusion, and key global partnerships with bodies like the GSMA and ITU to expand digital connectivity across Pakistan. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea967c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0ea967c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0ea967c_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#0ea967c_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-963x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0ea967c_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTshering Dema\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Government Technology Agency, Kingdom of Bhutan <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0ea967c\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0ea967c_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-963x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tshering-Dema.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Tshering Dema<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Government Technology Agency, Kingdom of Bhutan <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTshering Dema is an Assistant ICT Officer in the Division of Telecom and Space at the Government Technology Agency (GovTech), Bhutan. She holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Computer Science and works in the telecommunications sector. The Division of Telecom and Space is responsible for formulating policies and providing policy direction for the development of Bhutan\u2019s telecommunications and space sectors, with a focus on connectivity, affordability, digital inclusion, and bridging the digital divide through appropriate policy interventions.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e69373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"2e69373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2e69373_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#2e69373_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1.png 402w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2e69373_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGabrielle Iglesias\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">APNIC Foundation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-2e69373\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_2e69373_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1.png 402w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gabrielle-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Gabrielle Iglesias<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">APNIC Foundation<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabrielle Iglesias is a Policy Adviser for Digital Transformation at the APNIC Foundation, where she supports digital transformation policy across Asia-Pacific economies through engagement with policymakers, government officials, and regional stakeholders. She leads the development of policy briefs, policy analyses, and techno-policy frameworks, and coordinates the collection and analysis of policy evidence relevant to digital transformation. She is an active contributor to regional platforms on digital transformation, internet governance, and digital public infrastructure. \n\nHer career spans over two decades of ICT-for-development and regional programme management across the Asia-Pacific. She currently teaches on sustainable development, business continuity, and cyber leadership at institutions including Thammasat University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, and the Philippine Public Safety College and was previously tenured as Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd22962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"fd22962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fd22962_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#fd22962_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nassr.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1673\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_fd22962_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNasruminallah Mian\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Asian Development Bank<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-fd22962\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_fd22962_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nassr.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1673\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Nasruminallah Mian<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Asian Development Bank<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNasr is leading business planning and Digital\/ICT sector at ADB Pakistan Office. He is from the 23rd Common Civil Service (IRS) and has also worked with the private sector before joining ADB.  Nasr has a Management degree from The Australian National University (ANU), an MS, and LLB from Pakistan. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db72ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"db72ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_db72ca9_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#db72ca9_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1.jpeg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_db72ca9_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMudassir Hussain\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Jazzworld<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-db72ca9\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_db72ca9_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mudassar-Hussain-1.jpeg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Mudassir Hussain<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Jazzworld<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMudassir Hussain is a professional policy and services executive with track record of spearheading all significant telecoms and ICT market policy and growth initiatives in Pakistan. He is an expert in Telecom Policy, Information Technology strategy formulation and Telecommunications research and holds a post grad degree in Electrical Engineering from University of North Carolina USA with extensive ICT research, management and strategy experience both in Pakistan and the US. He has had a major role in development of Pakistani telecoms market through structured policy interventions and in institutionalization of Universal Service Funds and ICT research and development Funds of the GOP and all major initiatives carried out through these funds. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9f913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"ce9f913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_ce9f913_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#ce9f913_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1.png 590w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_ce9f913_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsif Jafri\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">KistPay<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-ce9f913\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_ce9f913_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1.png 590w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Asif-Jafri-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Asif Jafri<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">KistPay<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsif Jafri is a tech entrepreneur focused on reducing gender disparities and driving economic empowerment through digital and financial inclusion in Pakistan and globally. The founder &amp; CEO of Kistpay, a platform tackling socio-economic gaps through smartphone financing and digital tools, is an IoBM and Founder Institute alum in Silicon Valley. His journey from key roles at American Express Bank, Asian Capital Management, Union Bank, Unilever and Telenor to co-founding Eocean, a leading cloud communication platform and also advancing a startup ecosystem; Momentum, marked his path in Fintech. \nA proud Signatory of the UN Women Empowerment Program, Asif\u2019s leadership has earned global recognition. Kistpay has been featured in the World Bank report, highlighted in GSMA\u2019s Mobile Economy Asia Pacific report, and twice ranked in the Top 10 SDG Digital GameChangers by UNDP. It was also a finalist in the BRICS Solutions Awards, 4YFN Awards, Global Connectivity Awards, and IEEE Future Networks. Asif partnered with GSMA for the Global Smartphone Affordability Coalition, is a member of the ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, and has led Kistpay to win accolades from the Islamic Development Bank Group for his solution to revolutionize the Digital &amp; financial landscape.\nUnder his visionary leadership, Kistpay has scaled operations to Bangladesh, Mexico, Thailand, and Africa, and forged global partnerships, including UNDP - D4SD | Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Arab States and with GDIP to advance global digital inclusion. In a nutshell, Asif is all about erasing the digital gap, ensuring everyone is part of the digital and financial club.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1be41 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab1be41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99db450 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"99db450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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He has worked with Telenor &amp; Nokia Pakistan and has an international work experience with Marconi Communication (Germany). He is an Electrical Engineer has a master\u2019s degree in information technology from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He has extensive work experience in the disciplines of Radio Access Networks; Transmission Planning, Optimization &amp; Rollout where he has undertaken large scale Access &amp; Fiber deployment, Technology SWAP as well as Network Optimization projects. His focus has not only been on technical but financial, policy &amp; regulatory frameworks and project\/program management aspects. In addition, he has a strong understanding of mobile markets with customer experience measurement tools.\n\nHe joined USF in November 2020 as Chief Officer Quality Assurance &amp; Monitoring. He also heads the IT Operations and Communication domain in USF.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae8f5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"ae8f5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_ae8f5f9_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#ae8f5f9_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prit-Chand-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prit-Chand-1.png 624w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prit-Chand-1-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_ae8f5f9_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPrit Chand\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Telecommunications Authority of Fiji <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-ae8f5f9\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_ae8f5f9_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prit-Chand-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prit-Chand-1.png 624w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prit-Chand-1-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Prit Chand<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Telecommunications Authority of Fiji <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrit Chand is the Chief Executive Officer of the Telecommunications Authority of Fiji (TAF), where he oversees regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and the strategic direction of Fiji\u2019s telecommunications sector.\nHe brings more than 23 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, with extensive expertise in network planning, telecommunications infrastructure, project management, regulatory affairs, and organizational leadership. Prior to joining TAF, he held several senior technical and management roles at Telecom Fiji Pte Limited, including Manager Network Planning, Projects &amp; Strategy.\nThroughout his career, Prit has led major telecommunications infrastructure initiatives, contributed to national policy development, and supported strategic projects focused on digital connectivity, network modernization, and operational excellence.\nPrit holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science &amp; Technology and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association of Professional Engineers Australia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3853e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f3853e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f3853e4_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f3853e4_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-909x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f3853e4_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad Aslam Hayat\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">LIRNEasia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f3853e4\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f3853e4_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-909x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aslam-cropped.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Muhammad Aslam Hayat<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">LIRNEasia<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad Aslam Hayat is a senior policy fellow at LIRNEasia, Partner at Hayat &amp; 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While serving as Center Director of the Pacific ICT Regulatory Resource Centre (PIRRC) in Fiji\u2014a joint initiative supported by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank\u2014he advised Pacific Island governments and regulators on universal service strategies, institutional models, and implementation pathways for broadband expansion in small-island and remote geographies.\nHis experience spans regulatory drafting, fund and institutional design, procurement and contracting models, and operational rollout support for national connectivity and digital inclusion programs.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b97678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0b97678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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She has been instrumental in designing and executing initiatives that have reshaped industry landscapes and advanced sustainable, inclusive growth.\nIn 2024, she launched the WIN Incubator, the first industry program dedicated to women micro-entrepreneurs, successfully graduating two cohorts and supporting more than 30 start-ups. In the same year, she introduced Change to Sustain, a climate action program integrating sustainability into banking operations and providing green financing solutions for micro and small enterprises.\nRenowned for her analytical rigor and data-driven decision-making, Khowla has consistently guided organizations through complex market dynamics, fostering innovation, adaptability, and long-term value creation.\nHer academic credentials include a Master\u2019s degree in International Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, with an MBA exchange at Duke University. She also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of London and has completed an executive program in Strategy at INSEAD.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48211c7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48211c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b775b35 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b775b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Saira-Faisal-1-768x759.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_585e39c_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSaira Faisal\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">GSMA Pakistan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">MODERATOR<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-585e39c\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_585e39c_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" 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She works with the mobile industry, policymakers and partners to advance digital transformation, strengthen digital trust and support inclusive growth. She also helps shape and deliver regional policy priorities identified by GSMA members.\nSaira has around 18 years of experience spanning technology, project management, regulation, public policy and digital transformation. Before joining GSMA, she was Head of Projects at Apollo Telecom, where she led technology projects for the telecommunications industry. She has also worked with UNAIDS and Italy\u2019s Cure2Children Foundation.\nSaira holds a degree in Information Technology.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640fab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"640fab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_640fab8_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#640fab8_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-987x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-987x1024.jpg 987w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_640fab8_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSonia Jorge\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">GDIP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-640fab8\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_640fab8_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-987x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-987x1024.jpg 987w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonia-Jorge-1.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Sonia Jorge<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">GDIP<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSonia is the Founder and Executive Director of the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP). She has successfully led global coalitions to reduce the cost of connectivity and make universal meaningful connectivity a reality for everyone in global majority countries. An experienced leader and digital policy expert, Sonia has worked on policy development in over 50 countries and was recognized as one of the World's 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government in 2019. Sonia serves on various boards and holds a Masters in Public Policy and degrees in Economics and Business Finance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61225f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"61225f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_61225f7_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  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https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTA_UNDP-1-1504x1536.jpg 1504w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTA_UNDP-1-2005x2048.jpg 2005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Nadia Tariq-Ali<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">UNDP Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNadia is the Head of the Gender Team at UNDP Pakistan, with nearly 18 years of experience in gender equality, governance, and social cohesion.\nShe has provided technical support to government institutions, donor agencies, and international organizations, including the British High Commission, USAID, and UN Women, and has contributed to rights-based gender justice initiatives in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.\nAt UNDP, she led the development of Pakistan\u2019s first National Strategy on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Rights. Previously, at UN Women, she supported the establishment of Pakistan\u2019s first anti-rape crisis centre and contributed to legal and policy reforms on gender-based violence and women\u2019s empowerment. Earlier, through roles with DAI Europe and Democracy Reporting International, she worked on women\u2019s voter registration, parliamentary oversight, and COVID-19 response initiatives, including efforts to improve women\u2019s access to legal identity and civic participation.\nShe holds a postgraduate degree in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science as a Chevening Scholar.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa10158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"aa10158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_aa10158_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#aa10158_724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar.jpg 496w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_aa10158_724\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFatima Akhtar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Jazzworld<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-aa10158\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_aa10158_724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar.jpg 496w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.apt.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fatima-Akhtar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Fatima Akhtar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Jazzworld<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFatima Akhtar is a corporate affairs and communications leader with two decades of experience working at the intersection of business, government, technology and society.\n\nAs Vice President, Communications &amp; ESG at JazzWorld and a member of the Executive Committee, she advise senior leadership on corporate reputation, strategic positioning, policy communications, stakeholder engagement, crisis response and ESG. 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Mr. Parvez joined APT in 2004 as Project Coordinator in Radiocommunications. Since then he has been involved in various activities of APT related to policy, regulation and spectrum management. Mr. Parvez is skilled in developing the process of regional coordination on the issues of common interests for major ITU conferences. Over the years, he had systemized and coordinated the APT\u2019s preparatory process for developing APT Common Proposals for major ITU Conferences like Plenipotentiary Conferences (PP), World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC), World Telecommunication Development Conferences (WTDC), Radiocommunication Assembly (RA) and World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA). Currently, he is involved in the activities in APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-27. Over the years, Mr. Parvez has worked for APT\u2019s other work programs including APT Wireless Group (AWG) and SATRC. He has been involved in developing SATRC Action Plans Phase III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX Further, he implemented the project of APT on developing APT Frequency Information System (AFIS), a comprehensive information system on the use of radio frequencies in the Asia-Pacific. Currently, he is liaising with policy makers and regulators for the promotion of AFIS. Prior to joining APT, Mr. Parvez worked as Research Supervisor at the Telecommunication Programme, Asian Institute of Technology based in Bangkok where he conducted research on advanced wireless communication systems. He has several research publications on mm-wave Radiocommunication. Mr. Parvez holds Master of Engineering degree in Telecommunication Engineering which he obtained in December 2001 from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). He received the \u2018Government of Finland \u2013 Telia-Sonera\u2019 Scholarship on a competitive basis to conduct his Master\u2019s Degree in AIT. He holds the Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Mohammad Akmal Radzuan Ministry of Communications, Malaysia Mohammad Akmal Radzuan Ministry of Communications, Malaysia Mohd Akmal bin Radzuan is an officer of Malaysia\u2019s Administrative and Diplomatic Service and serves as Assistant Secretary in the Communications Technology Division of the Ministry of Communications. His work focuses on international telecommunications cooperation, policy coordination and Malaysia\u2019s engagement with regional and global organisations. He supports the preparation of national positions, bilateral engagements and ministerial delegations, working with government agencies, diplomatic missions and telecommunications stakeholders. He serves as the Ministry\u2019s Alternate Focal Person for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT). His responsibilities include coordinating and supporting Malaysia\u2019s participation in ITU and APT forums. He has also contributed to preparations for Malaysia\u2019s campaign for re-election to the ITU Council for the 2027\u20132030 term and to the coordination of international events hosted by Malaysia. Akmal joined the Administrative and Diplomatic Service on 20 March 2015. His earlier assignments included serving as Assistant Director in the People\u2019s Housing Programme at the National Housing Department; Special Officer to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government; and Assistant Secretary in that Ministry\u2019s Strategic Secretariat and International Relations function. From 2019 to 2021, he served as Senior Assistant Director at the National Planetarium under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. These appointments provided experience across housing administration, senior management support, international relations and science outreach. Alongside his international portfolio, he contributes to the coordination of telecommunications facilities for national celebrations and has been appointed to a special task force supporting delivery of the Point of Presence (PoP) project for school connectivity. He has also served as a Value Champion Officer in the Ministry of Communications since 2023. Khawar Siddique Khokhar Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Khawar Siddique Khokhar Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar is working in PTA as a Member (Compliance &amp; Enforcement). He has previous also been a Member (C&amp;E) and Member (Technical). Prior to joining PTA, he has served in SUPARCO, NCR Corporation, Huawei Technologies (China), Myson ( Pk), Myson Technology UAE, NEC Corporation. He possesses more than 38 years of industrial as well as academic experience. His experience involves research &amp; development, strategic planning and technical management. He has framed a number of Regulations, rules, procedures and policies in the area of Telecommunications and IT during his 4 year tenure as a board member of Pakistan\u2019s Regulatory Authority. Ever since his graduation in 1987, he has been teaching at various universities at post graduate and graduate level in parallel to his industrial job Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar completed his BSc Electronics &amp; Communications Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippines in 1987 and Ph.D degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Durham University, UK in 2006. Asadullah Khan Niazi Universal Service Fund, Pakistan Asadullah Khan Niazi Universal Service Fund, Pakistan Asadullah Khan Niazi is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) who has over 23 years of diverse experience in the telecom industry with various communication technologies and multi-vendor exposure including Nokia, Siemens, ZTE &amp; Huawei. He has worked with Telenor &amp; Nokia Pakistan and has an international work experience with Marconi Communication (Germany). He is an Electrical Engineer has a master\u2019s degree in information technology from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He has extensive work experience in the disciplines of Radio Access Networks; Transmission Planning, Optimization &amp; Rollout where he has undertaken large scale Access &amp; Fiber deployment, Technology SWAP as well as Network Optimization projects. His focus has not only been on technical but financial, policy &amp; regulatory frameworks and project\/program management aspects. In addition, he has a strong understanding of mobile markets with customer experience measurement tools. He joined USF in November 2020 as Chief Officer Quality Assurance &amp; Monitoring. He also heads the IT Operations and Communication domain in USF. Naveed Haq ISOC Naveed Haq ISOC Naveed Haq is the Senior Director of Infrastructure and Connectivity at the Internet Society. 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