eGovernment: Challenged

Mr. Datuk Badlisham Ghazali
CEO : Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)

Datuk Badlisham Ghazali was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) in January 2006.

Mrs. drs. Ank Bijleveld-Schouten
State Secretary : Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Netherlands

On 22 February 2007 Ms Bijleveld-Schouten was appointed State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the fourth Balkenende government.

Mr. Jacques Bus
Former Head of Unit Trust and Security ICT Program : Directorate-General for the Information Society and Media, European Commission

Jacques Bus works now as an independent consultant in the area of Trustworthy ICT and the Internet.

Mr. Fabio Colasanti
President : International Institute of Communications

President of the International Institute of Communications, London (UK), since April 2010, Fabio Colasanti, born in 1946, was previously a Director General in the European Commission for over ten years.

Mr. Andrea Di Maio
Vice president and distinguished analyst : Gartner

Andrea Di Maio is a vice president and distinguished analyst in Gartner Research, where he focuses on the public sector, with particular reference to e-government strategies, Web 2.0, the business value of IT, open-source software, green IT and the impact of technology on the future of government.

Mr. Mike Fauscette
Group Vice President, Software Business Solutions : IDC

Michael Fauscette leads IDC's Software Business Solutions Group which includes research and consulting in enterprise software applications including ERP, SCM, CRM, and PLM Applications, software partner and alliance ecosystems, open source software, software vendor business models, SaaS and "cloud computing" and software pricing and licensing.

Students of the Institute for Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Mr. William E. Kennard
Ambassador to the European Union :

William E. Kennard is the United States' Ambassador to the European Union. Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Kennard was a Global Partner and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group.

Mr. Rolf Kleef
Co-founder and director Nivocer : Consultant Online Collaboration for Civil Society

Rolf Kleef is passionate about online collaboration processes for sustainable development and civil society.

Mr. Peter Merry
Director : The Hague Center for Global Governance, Innovation and Emergence

Peter Merry works on the alignment of people, organisations and resources to successfully engage the complex societal challenges faced today.

Mr. Doug Neal
Research Fellow - Executive Programme : Leading Edge Forum

Doug Neal, based in the United States is a Research Fellow - Executive Programme for the Leading Edge Forum and is responsible for research into The Consumerization of IT.

Mr. Mats Odell
Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets : Ministry of Finance

Mr. Mats Odell is Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets in Sweden.

Mr. Dom Sagolla
Co-Creator : Twitter

Dom Sagolla is a cocreator of Twitter and author of "140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form" (Wiley 2009). He's been involved in online community for 15 years, working to create tools such as Macromedia Studio, Odeo, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Mrs. Ann Steward
Chief Information Officer and General Manager Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) : Department of Finance and Deregulation, Australia

Ann was appointed to the role of Australian Government Chief Information Officer in July, 2005. In this role Ann is also General Manager of the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), a group within the Department of Finance and Deregulation.

Mr. Constantijn van Oranje
Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Kroes : European Commission

Constantijn van Oranje is Cabinet member and senior advisor of European Commissioner Kroes, responsible for the European Digital Agenda.

Mr. Eduard Beck
Education Lead Microsoft

Today I work with Microsoft on the opportunity to help people realize their full potential. What interests me in particular is the fast rising human freedom in business and organization and what we could do with it.

Mr. Hans Blokpoel
CIO IND, Immigration and Naturalisation Service

Hans Blokpoel has more than 25 years experience in the field of organisational change, management and various executive positions. In his current position as executive member of the board of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization service Hans Blokpoel is responsible for the renewal program "INDiGO".

Mr. Greg Clark
International Moderator and Speaker City Development and Investment

An International authority on city and regional economic development, Greg Clark advises local and national governments and major corporations world-wide.

Mrs. Bridget Cosgrave
Director-General DIGITALEUROPE

Bridget Cosgrave is Director General of DIGITALEUROPE, the pre-eminent advocacy group of the European digital economy acting on behalf of the information technology, consumer electronics and telecommunications sectors.

Mrs. Simone Dobbelaar
Chief Policy Information Officer IND, Immigration and Naturalisation Service

Simone Dobbelaar is Chief Policy Information Officer at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). In this position she is responsible for the development and implementation of INDiGO: the new information system of the IND.

Mr. Ivo Gormley
Head of Media Thinkpublic

Ivo is Head of Media at thinkpublic. He has directed media and research projects aimed at increasing participation in public services ranging from healthcare and education to social care.

Mr. Sergei Kambalov Ph.D.
Executive Coordinator of the secretariat of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Mr. Sergei Kambalov was appointed Executive Coordinator of the secretariat of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development effective 8 February 2010. He succeeded Mr. Sarbuland Khan who has retired after many years of distinguished service.

Mr. David King
CTO Logica

David has over 25 years' experience in the technology, media and telecoms industries, and worked as Chief Technology Officer at the BBC and KPMG consulting, before moving to Logica in 2004.

Mrs. Maria Isabel Mejia
General Manager for Government Online of Colombia Ministry of Information and Communications Technology

Maria Isabel was chosen to lead the Government Online Program due to her background in integrating technologies to transform priority matters for the country.

Mr. Andy Mulholland
Global Chief Technology Officer Capgemini

Andy Mulholland joined Capgemini in 1996, bringing with him thirteen years of experience from previous senior IT roles across in all major industry sectors.

Mrs. dr. Beth Noveck
United States' Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government

Beth Simone Noveck is United States' Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director, White House Open Government Initiative.

Mrs. Sylvia Roelofs
CEO ICT~Office

Sylvia J.M. Roelofs is Managing Director of ICT~Office.

Mrs. Jeyanthy Siva
Director Sandhi Institute

Jeyanthy Siva is an international communication trainer, conflict mediator and team building facilitator. Her work is founded on Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a powerful process for mediation & conflict resolution.

Mr. Prof. Frans van der Reep
Senior strategist Getronics, a royal KPN company

Frans van der Reep is reflectivepractitioner - known as researcher, trend watcher, writer, regular speaker/wire caster, and entrepreneur.

Mr. Edgars Zalans
Leading expert of public administration reforms The Institute for Sustainable Society

Edgars Zalans is leading expert of public administration reforms of the Institute for Sustainable Society. Previously more than two years he was Minister of Regional Development and Local Government.