[WSIS CS-Plenary] Africa Speakers Nomination

[Olivier Nana Nzépa]

To the Bureau and Sally,
On behalf of the Africa CS, this is our first list of the African speakers. They concern the opening ceremony and the round tables. As for the Declaration, the various people who have already spoken during previous encounters will decide on who or whos, depending on the number of slots available for Africa.
The incompleted information on speakers will be completed in a day or two.
Best
Olivier

1.

1.1  Name: Nelson Mandela
   1.2  Event(s) (Opening Ceremony):
   1.3  Organization: The Nelson Mandela Foundation www.nelsonmandela.org and The Nelson Mandela Children's Foundation  www.nmcf.org 
   1.4  Country: South Africa
   1.5  Region Designated by the UN General Assembly: Africa
   1.6  Gender: Male
   1.7  Reasons nominating this person (500 words): 

 According to a survey that was done in the United States, Nelson Mandela is the second most recognizable brand mark next to Coke Cola? In the period January to April 2003 Mr Mandela conducted 92 meetings, attended 27 public events.  We may not be able to get any other person to speak on human rights with a better experience than Mandela.

Despite officially retiring from public life in 1999, he has continued his compassionate, humanitarian work, taking his tireless fight for peace and human understanding beyond the borders of South Africa. 

If old age is that stage in life when your get up and go has got up and gone, then Nelson Mandela hasn’t begun to get old. He is constantly getting up, and going here, there and everywhere, conducting work for his two charities, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. He’s always kissing babies, shaking hands with sportsmen, smiling at beauty queens and waving at adoring fans. He surely holds the world record for honorary degrees, however, the more honored he is the more humble he becomes. Few people in our time or in any time, have symbolized the spirit of freedom and courage so well as this figure of monumental integrity and humanity. 

Read more of his bio on http://www.nelsonmandela.org/Content/NMF%20ABOUT/Biography.htm

On what he is doing now, see http://www.nelsonmandela.org/Content/NMF%20ABOUT/Origins.htm

 1.8  Complete contact information for the nominated person: 

The Nelson Mandela Foundation on +27 11 728 1000, or 

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund 
Communication 
P O Box 797 
HIGHLANDS NORTH 2037 
Tel: +27 11 786 9140 
Fax:  +27 11 786 9197 

   1.9  Person or Caucus submitting the nomination: African CS.

2.

1.1  Name: Cheick Modibo Diarra
   1.2  Event(s) (Opening Ceremony)
   1.3  Organization: The Africa Virtual University

   1.4  Country: Mali
   1.5  Region Designated by the UN General Assembly: Africa
   1.6  Gender: Male
   1.7  Reasons nominating this person (500 words): NASA engineer behind the pathfinder. CEO for the African Virtual University (AVU) which is doing greatly for capacity building in Africa.


 1.8  Complete contact information for the nominated person: Yet to be completed

1.9   Person or Caucus submitting the nomination: The Africa CS.

3.

1.1  Name: Aminata Traore
   1.2  Event(s) (Round Tables):
   1.3  Organization: Yet to complete

1.4   Country: Mali

1.5  Region Designated by the UN General Assembly: Africa
1.6  Gender: Female
 .7  Reasons nominating this person (500 words): One of the more powerful advocate of ICTs in Africa. Has been involved in the process since the beginning. Very respected person with a sound knowledge of issues at stake.

 1.8  Complete contact information for the nominated person: Ex Minister of Culture in Mali, today international advocate on social issues. Contacts detail yet to come.

 1.9  Person or Caucus submitting the nomination: African CS.

 

 

 

4.

1.1  Name: Pierre AKENDENGUE
   1.2  Event(s) (Round Tables):
   1.3  Organization: Yet to complete

1.5   Country: Gabon

1.5  Region Designated by the UN General Assembly: Africa
1.6  Gender: Male
 .7  Reasons nominating this person (500 words): One of the more powerful advocate of ICTs in Africa. Has been involved in the process since the beginning. Very respected person with a sound knowledge of issues at stake.

1.8   Complete contact information for the nominated person: Cultural Avisor at the Presidency of the Republic, Gabon. Famous music composer. Ethnologist.

1.9  Person or Caucus submitting the nomination: African CS.

 

5.

1.1  Name: Pr. AJAYI
   1.2  Event(s) (Round Tables):
   1.3  Organization: Nigerian ICTs Authority (Exact designation to come)

1.6   Country: Nigeria

1.5  Region Designated by the UN General Assembly: Africa
1.6  Gender: Male
1 .7  Reasons nominating this person (500 words): In less than 3 years, has turned over completely the Nigerian ICTS landscape. Dedicated and transformational leader. Has been involved in the process since the beginning. Very respected person with a sound knowledge of issues at stake.

 1.8  Complete contact information for the nominated person: To follow.

 1.9  Person or Caucus submitting the nomination: African CS.

 

 




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