Digital Economy

Commission mandate

To promote the global development of the digital economy and continued growth of its underlying information and communication technologies (ICTs) and related business models, through private sector policy leadership, regulatory advocacy and the promotion of best practice.

Chair

Joseph Alhadeff
Vice President of Global Public Policy and Chief Privacy Strategist
Oracle (United States)

Vice-Chairs

Virat Bhatia
President of International External Affairs for South Asia Region
AT&T (India)

Carolyn Nguyen
Director of Technology Policy
Microsoft (United States)

Christoph Steck
Director of Public Policy and Internet
Telefonica (Spain)

Christiaan van der Valk
President and Co-founder
TrustWeaver (Sweden)

Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)

Strategy Council Members

Joseph Alhadeff
Vice President of Global Public Policy and Chief Privacy Strategist
Oracle (United States)

Ellen Blackler
Vice President of Global Public Policy
The Walt Disney Company (United States)

Hossam Elgamal
Founder
Edrac Group (Egypt)

Gonzalo Lopez-Barajas
Manager of Public Policy and Internet
Telefonica (Spain)

Cheryl Miller
Director of International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Verizon (United States)

ACHIEVEMENTS
FACT SHEETS