What TMT Professionals say about the IIC
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"Whether in the field of broadcasting, internet communications, or new media, I believe international cooperation will play a vital role in the future of our endeavors. I have no doubt the role of International Institute of Communications will become even more important in the days and years to come."
Sang-Hyun Kang
Chairperson, Korea Communications Standards Commission -
"Having seen several professional endeavours during my career , attending your meetings, explained to me why the IIC is special and different from any other similar type of organization, a question which had puzzled me earlier watching it from a distance. It is how you bring senior key people together to discuss the pressing topics for the sector."
Dr Krisztina Rozgonyi
Assistant Professor, Media Governance and Media Industries Research Lab, University of Vienna -
"Reading about developments and challenges is entirely different to being able to meet personally."
Ajit Pai
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -
"As a first-time participant at IIC, I found both the RRF and the TMF (Miami) refreshing and informative. I found our panel insightful and engaging. I appreciate the focused approach of the IIC and certainly look forward to your future meetings. Thank you for a very stimulating meeting."
Dr Allyson Leacock
Chairman, Barbados Broadcasting Authority -
"It is the perfect way to get in touch with the different stakeholders of the industry and have an open dialogue about issues that in other circumstances everyone may not feel comfortable talking about."
Antonio Garcia Zaballos
Telecommunications Lead Specialist – Leader of the Broadband Programme, Institutions for Development (IFD), Capital Markets and Finance (CMF), IADB -
"I really enjoyed this panel. It was a pleasure to be surrounded by such a number of thoughtful and interesting participants and an inquisitive audience."
Dr Alexandra Borchardt
Director of Strategic Development, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford -
"As always, IIC does a tremendous job facilitating substantive exchange, and really outstanding networking between industry and regulators. I look forward to our ongoing participation at the events!"
Eric Loeb
Senior Vice President, International External and Regulatory Affairs, AT&T -
"The world needs more dialogue. And that’s why Telenor comes to these types of platforms, we love to play a part in forums where we can come together and, particularly, in times of great uncertainty it is really important that we try to solve problems together… Why this forum exists, it’s exactly about .. putting different people together, coming together, discussing across industries, across governments and private sector to find solutions and we think that’s going to be even more important in the future."
Håkon Bruaset Kjøl
Senior Vice President, Partner and External Relations Asia, Telenor Group, Telenor Group -
"IIC provides a rare opportunity to hear candid self-assements of the regulators and exchange equally candid views of the industry and academics, which is exactly what we need in this age of changing alliances and political landscapes."
Kyung-Sin Park
Director, Public Policy, Professor, Korea University School of Law -
"Our partnership with the IIC has been hugely beneficial. There is no better platform than IIC’s TDMF to exchange insights and hear from industry leaders about how they tackled the various challenges facing the ICT sector."
Mohammed Ali Al-Mannai
President of Communications Regulatory Authority of Qatar -
"It’s very, very important for us to meet and for us to collaborate, discuss and we don’t need to reinvent the wheel, , we can learn from each of other. It is not as if there are certain people who have got all the knowledge in the world or certain countries. Every country can learn from other countries and other environments. So I think that’s a very important thing which we realised at the IIC meeting."
Dr R S Sharma
Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) -
"The IIC’s forums and conferences are excellent opportunities for regulators and industry players to network. The forums in particular provide a platform for candid exchange of views on common challenges and good practices among fellow practitioners."
Mr Tan Kiat How
CEO of the InfoComm Media Development Authority, Singapore
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