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Alex Wong

Alex Wong

Alex has over 30 years professional experience in a series of leadership roles that has consistently focused on building partnerships to address the world’s biggest development challenges. Alex currently serves in the Office of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for digital technologies, where he is responsible for developing and managing key engagements between the ITU and its partners. He also oversees and coordinates several ITU wide initiatives including Giga (the ITU/UNICEF joint initiative to connect every school to the internet) and Partner2Connect, and ITU’s work in digital infrastructure investment and digital public infrastructure.

Prior to joining the ITU, Alex worked in both the private and not-for-profit sectors. From 2018-2019, he served as President of CG/LA Infrastructure, a US based company that promotes and develops infrastructure projects around the world. From 2000 to 2018, Alex was a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum, an international organization for public private cooperation with a mission to improve the state of the world, where he held several leadership roles including the development and rollout of the Forum’s Global System Initiatives; heading the ICT, Media & Entertainment, Basics, and Infrastructure industry teams and related projects (including the Global Education Initiative); and heading the Center for Global Industries Geneva. From 1988-2000, Alex worked in a variety of professional roles at Accenture as a Strategy Consultant, General Motors as a Quality Control Engineer, and the US National Parks Service.

He is a licensed Professional Engineer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University.

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  • Organization
    International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • Profession
    Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement and Initiatives Office of the Secretary-General
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In person
8 July 2026
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10:00 - 10:30
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
PST - Los Angeles
AWST - Perth, Australia
Financing AI‑enabling digital infrastructure in emerging markets

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