1. Influential Women in ICT sector By Michelle Fernando ITU Youth Forum Alumni

2. Women And Girls in ICT Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary- General, noted in launching the ITU Girls in ICT Portal: “research consistently shows that girls tend to choose careers where they feel they can make a difference”

3. Definition of ICT Sectors ICT manufacturing industries –Manufacture of electronic components and boards –Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment –Manufacture of communication equipment –Manufacture of consumer electronics –Manufacture of magnetic and optical media ICT trade industries –Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software –Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts ICT services industries –Software publishing –Wired telecommunications activities –Wireless telecommunications activities –Satellite telecommunications activities –Other telecommunications activities –Computer programming activities –Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities –Other information technology and computer service activities –Data processing, hosting and related activities –Web portals –Repair of computers and peripheral equipment –Repair of communication equipment

4. Ms. Walda Roseman Chief Operating Officer of the Internet Society CEO of CompassRose International Founding Director of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Office of International Communications ITU Youth Forum Organizing committee chair. ITU Woman’s Breakfast founder

5. Laina Raveendran Greene Founder and CEO GETIT, United States Organizations: –Singapore Telecom, INTELSAT, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks –ISC, IDRC, APIA and APNIC –ITU, UNDP, World Bank, South Pacific Forum The first Secretary General of the Asia Pacific internet Association (APIA)

6. Monique Jeanne Morrow Global Technology Leadership Team, Asia Office of the CTO at Cisco and is also a Distinguished Engineer Cisco/Office of the CTO/Switzerland with a global position The first women globally to have attained a Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert [CCIE] Certification She has over 20 years experience in IP internetworking that includes design, implementation of complex customer projects and service development for service providers. led the Engineering Project team for one of the first European MPLS-VPN deployments in 1999 for a European service provider

7. References: Girls in ICT Portal at http://girlsinict.orghttp://girlsinict.org WITNET Global Network Women in ICT www.witnet.orgwww.witnet.org

8. Thank You.