Digital Government Forum 2025
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Cambodia's largest digital technology event, combining 1) a forum for digital transformation, digital governance, and digital technologies, 2) an exhibition showcasing achievements, initiatives, digital government programs (DGPs), and digital solutions, and 3) national and international side events.
Speaker
Hear from renowned thought leaders as they discuss innovative solutions for transforming government services. Leading experts in AI, cybersecurity, and e-government will share their insights, join us to gain valuable knowledge and diverse perspectives on the future of digital government
H.E. Vongsey Vissoth
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth,
Minister of Post and Telecommunications
Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
នាយកផ្នែកបច្ចេកវិទ្យាគមនាគមន៍និងព័ត៌មាន និងកាត់បន្ថយហានិភ័យគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ នៃគណៈកម្មការសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងសង្គម របស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិសម្រាប់អាស៊ី និងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (UN-ESCAP)
Dr. Masanori Kondo
Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn
Secretary General of ASEAN
Dr. Atsuko Okuda
Regional Director of International Telecommunication Union
H.E. Pengiran Dato Shamhary Mustapha
Minister of Transportation and Infocommunications, Brunei
H.E. Mr. Azamat Zhamangulov
Minister of Digital Development and Innovative Technologies of the Kyrgyzstan Republic
H.E. Mr. David L. Almirol Jr.
Undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Philippines
H.E. Mr. Flavio Cardoso Neves
President of Timor-Leste National Communications Authority
H.E. Mr. KIRIYAMA Nobuo
Director-General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Mr. Wang Peng
, Deputy Director General (Director General level), Bureau of Information and Communications Administration, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Dr. Tae Hyung Kim
Chief of ICT and Development Section of UNESCAP
Ms. Neeti Biyani
Senior Advisor, Strategy and Development, APNIC Foundation
Ms. Natasha Beschorner
Senior Manager, Public Sector Public Policy, Amazon Web Services
Mr. Duk-jo Kong
Acting Dean, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Ms. Madeleine Askham
Director of Policy & Advocacy, Digital Inclusion Mobile for Development, GSMA
Ms. Noelle Francesca de Guzman
Senior Director for Regional Affairs, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society, Open Fiber Data Standard Initiative
Ms. Pei Chin Tay
Senior Policy Analyst, Government Innovation, Tony Blair Institute of Global Change
H.E. Mr. Hak Sok Heng
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Mr. Taing Bunhong
Director of Policy and Legal Affair, Digital Government Committee
Lt Cdr John Livingstone
Founder & CEO, Johnnette Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Ms. Veronica Gualiumi
Founder & CEO, EREB
H.E. Mr. Kong Phallack
Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
H.E. Mrs. Chea Ratha
Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce
H.E. Mr. Thorng Sophymakara
Deputy Secretary General, Digital Government Committee
Mr. Rajinder Singh Tumber M.B.E.
Founder & Cyber Security Director, House of Tumber
Mr. Ky Soklay
Deputy Director of the National Bank of Cambodia's Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department
Mr. Toby Mendel
Executive Director of the Center of Law and Democracy, UNESCO Expert
H.E. Mr. Sok Puthyvuth
Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Ms. Esther McFarlane
Office-in-Charge, UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh
Mr. Thy Try
Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief, Open Development Cambodia
Mr. Chengetai Masango
Head of the Office, United Nations Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum
Mr. Chanty Pisal
Director of Policy Research, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology
Mr. Adrian Wan
Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, Internet Society
Mr. Nobert Klein
Cambodia Internet Pioneer and Board Member, Open Development Cambodia
Mr. Muhammad Adeel ISRAR
Chief Technical & Information Technology Officer (CTIO), Smart Axiata
Mrs. Sin Putheary
Executive Director, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia
Mr. Naveen Vasudeva
Founder, Strategic Capital Risk Expert, CyberTree Paradox LTD
Mr. Prasad Jayabalan
Cyber Security Expert, Axiata Group
Mrs. Pengly Synich
Deputy Director General of Admin, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
H.E. Dr. Sann Vathana
Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
H.E. Mr. Mao Sela
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
H.E. Mr. Hean Samboeun
Vice President, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology
H.E. Aing Sovannroath
Member of the Central Committee of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia
Mr. Pidor Lydeth
CEO, Tech for Kid Academy
Mr. Jonas Herzing
Senior Advisor, Digital Transformation Center, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
H.E. Seng Sopheap
President, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology
Mr. Ooh Koon Tian
Associate Trainer, Civil Service College
H.E. Mr. Chea Sereyvath
Secretary General, Digital Government Committee
H.E. Mr. Md. Abdur Rofiq
member of the BCS Administration Cadre (20th BCS) and the Project Director (Joint Secretary) of Aspire to Innovate (a2i). Secretary of the Information and Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh
H.E. Dr. Lo Veasnakiry
Secretary of State, Ministry Health
H.E. Mr. Nim Sothea
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Public Works and Transport
H.E. Mr. Kith Chankrisna
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction
H.E. Dr. Taing Nguonly
Director General, Ministry of Economy and Finance
Mr. Maj. Gen. Mao Visot
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Interior
Mr. Pal Vudhiden
Chief of Bureau, National Bank of Cambodia
Mrs. Nguon Somaly
Senior Officer, Institute of Digital Governance
H.E. Mr. Sun Rapid
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Dr. Rozha Kamal Ahmed
Digital Transformation Expert, e-Government Academy, Estonia
Mr. Chea Linna
Team Leader of Cybersecurity Specialists, General Department of ICT, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Mr. Amir Khan
Programme Specialist – Governance and Social Transformation, UNDP Cambodia
Dr. En Sovann
Chair of AI and Data Science Working Group, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications & Director of Government Digital Transformation Department, General Secretariat of Digital Government Committee
H.E. Mr. Chanty Sothy
Deputy Secretary General, Digital Government Committee
Mr. Krishnan Rajagopalan
Head of Country Implementations, Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)
Ms. Fithya Findie
Country Operations Advisor, Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI)
Mr. Jojo Flores
Co-founder of Plug & Play Tech Center
H.E. Dr. So Visothy
Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Mr. Masato Yonai
Second Secretary of Mission of Japan to ASEAN
Mr. G - Galeno Chua
ASEAN Startup Connect Director
Ms. Melanie Mossard
Chief Impact Officer of Phnom Penh Impact Hub
Mr. Ryusuke Komura
Executive Director, Venture Cafe Tokyo
Mr. Tea Thierry
Vice President, OCIC
Mr. Jan Hanken
Founder of godeap.ai and a Founding Partner of ARC accelerator in Phnom Penh
Mr. Remi Pell
Chairman of the Cambodia Association of Financial Technology (CAFT)
H.E. Phal Marina
Deputy Secretary General, General Secretariat of the Digital Economy and Business Committee
Mr. Takeshi Kito
Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) Japan
Ms. Rouen Nimol
Representative from the National Bank of Cambodia
Mr. Chhay Lin Lim
Founder and CEO, Monflo
Mr. Pitt Wei Zhe
Director for Strategic Development and Government Affairs, Alibaba Cloud International
Mr. Manveer Sandhu
Manager, Plug and Play US
Ms. Seng Rothsethamony
Founder of Bamnang Academy
Mr. Chea Langda
Founder and CEOs of BookMeBus
Mr. Ley Kamthong
Founder of CheckinMe
Mr. Niraj Gupta
Founder of Finluy
Ms. Neak Sokkim
Co-Founder of KonektAgri
Mr. Sou Sethey
Founder of Jalat Logistics
Mr. Sum Sopha
Founder of Jobify
Mr. Chea Vireak
Founder of Pilltech
Mr. Nguon Chhayleang
CMO and Co-Founder of Pointer Property
Mr. Sok Leap
Founder of Salatech
Mr. Mok Khemera
Director of eGovernment Department, General Department of ICT, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Mr. Victor Zhang
Director of Solution Architect, Hybrid Cloud and KP Department, Alibaba Cloud
Mr. Bob Lim
Chief Executive Officer, ByteDC
2025 Forum Agenda
Accelerating Digital Future: Governance, Growth, and Global Partnerships 5 – 7 December 2025 Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Center, Phnom Penh (Hall G H I J K L) Note: Provisional agenda – subject to change.
7:00 AM
Arrival of National and International Distinguished Guests
8:00 AM
Keynote PreEsteemed Arrival of H.E. Vongsey Vissoth, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia sentation and Digital Ministerial Dialogue on “Harmonizing Our Digital Future: From National Strategies to Collective National and Regional Impact.”
Speaker
H.E. Vongsey Vissoth
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia
8:00 AM
Digital Technology Expo (DTX) - VIP Tour
9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony of Digital Government Forum 2025 and Digital Technology Expo, presided over by H.E. Vongsey Vissoth, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia. * National Anthem of the Kingdom of Cambodia * Welcome Remarks by H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth, Minister of Post and Telecommunications * Remarks by Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * Remarks by Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director of the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) * Remarks by Dr. Masanori Kondo, Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) * Remarks by H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary General of ASEAN * Opening Remarks and Distinguished Recommendations of H.E. Vongsey Vissoth, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers * MoU Signing Ceremony • Memorandum of Understanding between The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan • Memorandum of Agreement between The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) • Memorandum of Understanding between The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia and The TATIUS LIMITED COMPANY of the United Kingdom • Memorandum of Understanding between The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Agence Française De Développement
Speaker
H.E. Vongsey Vissoth
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth,
Minister of Post and Telecommunications
Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
នាយកផ្នែកបច្ចេកវិទ្យាគមនាគមន៍និងព័ត៌មាន និងកាត់បន្ថយហានិភ័យគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ នៃគណៈកម្មការសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងសង្គម របស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិសម្រាប់អាស៊ី និងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (UN-ESCAP)
Dr. Masanori Kondo
Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
10:30 AM
Session 1: Digital Ministerial Dialogue on “Harmonizing Our Digital Future: From National Strategies to Collective National and Regional Impact
This high-level keynote and ministerial dialogue will explore how national digital strategies can evolve into cohesive regional frameworks that foster inclusive growth and shared prosperity. The session will address challenges such as fragmented regulations and divergent standards that hinder the development of the digital ecosystem. Ministers and experts will share insights on translating national ambitions into collective regional outcomes, emphasizing the importance of harmonized governance, standardized digital collaboration, and joint investment in transformative technologies. Moderator: Dr. Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director of International Telecommunication Union Panelists: * H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth, Minister, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications * H.E. Pengiran Dato Shamhary Mustapha, Minister of Transportation and Infocommunications, Brunei * H.E. Mr. Azamat Zhamangulov, Minister of Digital Development and Innovative Technologies of the Kyrgyz Republic (TBC) * H.E. Mr. David L. Almirol Jr., Undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Philippines * H.E. Mr. Xayluxa Insisiengmay, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Technology and Communications, Lao PDR * Deputy Minister, Viet Nam (TBC)
Speaker
H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth,
Minister of Post and Telecommunications
Dr. Atsuko Okuda
Regional Director of International Telecommunication Union
H.E. Pengiran Dato Shamhary Mustapha
Minister of Transportation and Infocommunications, Brunei
H.E. Mr. Azamat Zhamangulov
Minister of Digital Development and Innovative Technologies of the Kyrgyzstan Republic
H.E. Mr. David L. Almirol Jr.
Undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Philippines
H.E. Mr. Flavio Cardoso Neves
President of Timor-Leste National Communications Authority
12:30 PM
Lunch Reception (By Invitation Only)