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Regina Fleur BESSOU

Regina Fleur BESSOU

Ms. Regina Fleur BESSOU has over 24 years of experience in the telecommunications, ICT and postal sectors. She currently serves as Technical Advisor to the Director General of the Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire (ARTCI), where she oversees matters related to digital inclusion and international relations.
In November 2025, she was elected Chair of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) of the International Telecommunication Union, becoming the first African to hold this position. TDAG is the advisory body guiding the strategic priorities of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D).
Prior to this role, Ms. BESSOU served as Chair of ITU-D Study Group 1 from 2017 to 2025, where she was also the first African to hold this position. She additionally served as Vice-Chair of TDAG and as Africa Representative within the Network of Women for ITU-D (NoW ITU-D).
At the regional level, she played a leading role in coordinating the African preparatory process for the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-2025) and contributed to the work of both the African Telecommunications Union and the International Telecommunication Union in preparation for major international conferences.
Ms. BESSOU is also Founder and Executive President of the International Network of Women Digital Experts (RIFEN), the first women-led organization to obtain sector membership within the ITU, which promotes the participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities in digital governance and leadership.
In Côte d’Ivoire, she has contributed to the development of universal access policies, rural connectivity initiatives, consumer protection frameworks and pro-competitive regulatory environments, supporting the sustainable development of the telecommunications and ICT sector.
She holds degrees in legal, administrative and tax sciences, a BADGE Specialized Master’s degree in Telecom/ICT Regulation, and a certification in Gender Engineering (UNESCO/EFPOD).
Major Contributions
• Strengthening regulation: establishment of fair tariff frameworks, consumer protection measures, and the promotion of healthy competition within the telecommunications sector.
• Digital inclusion: strong initiatives to increase the participation of women and youth, including persons with disabilities, notably through the revision of Resolution 55 at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22).

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  • Organization
    Officer of the Order of Merit of Telecommunications and Posts of Côte d’Ivoire
  • Profession
    Corporate Lawyer – Digital Regulation Expert – Gender Specialist
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9 July 2026
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13:30 - 14:00
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
PST - Los Angeles
AWST - Perth, Australia
What’s next? Youth and the AI generation

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