 Good morning and welcome your Excellency the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Honorable Salah Salwaid Tapimasmas Honorable Ministers of Vanuatu who are present here this morning Secretary-General of ITU, Mr. Huling Zhao Honorable Ministers of ITU Member States Director of Telecommunications Development Bureau, Mrs. Dorian Bogdan-Martin Elected of Resilience of ITU Distinguished Guests and Ladies and Gentlemen It is with great honor and respect as the German of this event And on behalf of my fellow colleague regulators in the Pacific region Take this opportunity to thank you all prospective delegates who have come from far, far near To be present in this very important and high-level meeting I Thank you all and especially your Excellencies and the Honorable Ministers of ITU States For making up your time to travel and attend this meeting and be part of life discussions debates and Experience our connected lifestyle Connect with natural beauty and experience the level of communications development in this part of the world I also want to take this opportunity to thank the hard-working staff of ITU and Country host the Vanuatu government for investing your resources to make this event a good start already I also Want to extend my appreciation to the Interpreters who will be making it easier for us all Through this week to understand each other and promote Inclusive connectivity at our level of discussions and presentations Excellencies Honorable Ministers and distinguished delegates I am very honored as a young regulator to take up this responsibility of chairmanship To have you all distinguished personalities I see the development experts policy and regulatory experts ICT innovators ICT service and product suppliers to be here with us today throughout the week to say us With us unique experiences and the global common issues Which must somehow be addressed at our level This week's interactive sessions as you can see from the program a Based on a practical regulatory experiences, which we have learned and built From to connect the remaining citizens who are still experiencing traditional modes of communications Inclusive connectivity is a peak topic That is only setting the scene for discussion, but can challenge our regulatory approach As to how we can better improve or efficiently assist with creating and promoting conducive regulatory environment that will bring in the remaining citizens There will be challenges ahead of us in connecting the disconnect Particularly on some specific consumer experiences. I would like to give you my favorite example the connected costumers consumers who are now disconnecting themselves from practical experiences and Spend more time with their favorite devices and virtual reality Excellencies Honorable Ministers and distinguished guests the first technology evolution Has no waiting time for the policy makers and the regulators to take more time Debating the issues contributing to the progression of the establishment of regulatory environment But signal the need to collaborate appropriately and transparently there's the need of having such high meeting To bring experts together discuss workable way forward to address issues and counted at all levels. I Am sure the sessions throughout the week will provide all of us This incredible opportunity to share and our knowledge and experiences and learn from each other and at the same time experiences experienced the natural beauty of the islands in the Pacific Islands region and here in Port Vila May also take this opportunity to wish you all the best throughout this event this week and Courage you to let us know any Experiences or issues that needed our attention on for address and we will attend to thank you so much