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SAMENA COUNCIL ACTIVITY SAMENA TRENDS

"As you deal with the numerous tech-
nical and regulatory challenges of your
industry, please remember that your
leadership directly affects the quality of
life for everyone. You are no longer pro-

viding a nice-to-have service. You are as
essential to the health and well-being of
countries, economies, companies, and
individuals almost as the food we eat and
the air we breathe."

- H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
UAE Cabinet Member & Minister of Tolerance & Coexistence

expertise, including H.E. Majed Al Mesmar Director General of UAE’s
Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
(TDRA) and the chief patron of the Leaders’ Summit 2022, H.E.
Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU, Eng. Olayan AlWetaid, CEO,
stc Group, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Bocar BA, CEO of SAMENA Council,
as well as leading private sector members such as Mr. Steven Yi
President, Huawei Middle East and Africa.

Highlighting the need for more collaboration and concerted efforts
to achieve the Broadband Commission’s mandate of bridging the

"I want to extend special recognition and my heartfelt thanks to the Regulators and
Government leaders in the Middle East and the greater SA-ME-NA region for their
hospitality to and their exceptional cooperation with ITU."

- H.E. Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of ITU

9 MAY-JUNE 2022