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Director, Radiocommunications Bureau – ITU

Mr Mario Maniewicz was elected Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He took office on 1 January 2019.

Mario Maniewicz is an electronic engineer specialized in telecommunications. He has been with the ITU for over 30 years, where he has held various positions of responsibility in the Radiocommunication and Development Bureaux as well as in ITU Regional Offices.

From 2014 to 2018, he was the Deputy Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), where he assisted the Director of the BR, Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academia in the vital function of global management of the radiofrequency spectrum and satellite orbits. He also headed the Informatics, Administration and Publication Department, was the overall organizer of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) and played a key role in WRC-15 serving as the Secretary of the Conference.

From 2011 to 2014, he was the Chief of the Infrastructure, Enabling Environment and E-Applications Department in ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), where he directed the assistance to developing countries in bridging the digital divide by promoting the use of ICT-based networks, services and applications, while ensuring the use of appropriate technologies to build or extend their information and communication infrastructure, as well as adapt to the rapidly changing telecommunication/ICT environment. He also led activities aimed at providing guidelines and tools for the development of policy and regulatory frameworks, financing policies and development strategies. These included promotion of pervasive broadband deployment, transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, spectrum management and monitoring, as well as well as other areas of ICT development such as deployment of telecommunication and IP-based networks and use of reliable and cost-effective ICT applications while enhancing cyber-security. In addition, he promoted access and use of telecommunications and ICTs for groups that have been marginalized in their access to current mainstream ICT services, including women, youth, indigenous people, persons with disabilities and people living in remote communities.

From 2007 to 2011, he was the Chief of BDT’s Policies and Strategies Department, where he led the development of telecommunications and ICT policies and regulations to assist developing countries in promoting investment and enhancing their networks and services. He was also responsible for the organization of the Global Symposium for Regulators, and he enhanced the event by incorporating the Chief Regulatory Officers and the Regional Regulatory Associations meetings. He directed other activities in the policy and regulatory domain, as well as in the areas of ICT statistical data collection and analysis, Internet and IP networks development, and human capacity building.

From 2000 to 2007, he was the Head of the BDT’s Human Capacity Building Division, where he designed strategies and implemented projects on training, human resources management and development, organizational development and managerial development for telecommunications. He also assisted governments, regulators and operators of developing countries in the definition of their organizational and managerial strategies and policies, the identification of their Human Resource and Organizational Development needs, including training of top-level managers in modern management and competitive transformation related aspects.

From 1993 to 2000, he was Regional Administrator at ITU’s Brazil Regional Office, where he managed projects in various fields such as rural telecommunication development, frequency management and monitoring, transformation of the telecommunication sector, strengthening of regulatory agencies and transformation of telecommunication operators, among others. He also played a key role in the definition of policies and regulatory frameworks for the opening of the telecommunication sector to competition in the Americas Region.

From 1990 to 1993, he was Regional Administrator at ITU’s Chile Area Office, where he managed projects for the modernization and reorganization of incumbent telecommunication operators in the Americas Region. He also attended to the sectorial development needs of the countries in the region.

From 1988 to 1990, he was Regional Expert at ITU’s Field Office in Peru, where he was responsible for the assistance to operators and regulators in developing and implementing methodologies for production and delivery of modular training in telecommunications. He also provided assistance to the countries in the region in the preparation of their top managers to face the changes in the sector, such as convergence and competition.

From 1987 to 1988, he was the Director of ANTEL (Telecommunications Operator of Uruguay) Training Centre
From 1985 to 1987, he was Telecommunication Engineer at ANTEL
From 1979 to 1985, he was Engineering Assistant at ANTEL
From 1984 to 1986, he was Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering of Uruguay’s Universidad de la República, for the chair of Electronics & Circuits, as well as for the chair of Circuits & Electric Measurements
Mr. Maniewicz is married and he has two children. He speaks Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

22nd. ISRMM Convener Space Services Department – ITU

Mr. Ciccorossi is a senior radiocommunication engineer with 25 years of experience in satellite communications and regulations. Since he joined the Space Services Department at the ITU in 2002, he has been responsible for technical-regulatory examinations of GSO and NGSO satellite systems projects submitted by ITU Member States and the analysis of cases of harmful interference.

He has acted as Head of the Satellite Systems Coordination Division and represented it before the Radio Regulations Board.

He was Counsellor of WG-6C at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 and has been speaker and representing the ITU Radiocommunications Bureau at WRCs since 2003 as well as at several regional and international fora, including CITEL, ICAO, Eurocontrol, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Regulatory Expert Group of the International Space Radio Monitoring Meetings and ITU Study Groups, among others.

Jorge has conceived the first (and unique) Intergovernmental Online Platform to Report RFI cases affecting Satellite System (SIRRS), assisting 193 ITU Member States in its resolution.

Mr. Ciccorossi holds the degree of engineer in electronics from the National University of Technology (UTN) in Buenos Aires, an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, and has studied satellite communications and spacecraft design at the University of Surrey in the UK.

Secretary General GVF

David Meltzer has 30 years of experience in the satellite industry. He is the Secretary General of GVF which is the sole global trade association for the satellite industry. At GVF he leads advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry with regulators while providing members with benefits in areas such as online and classroom training, organizing industry conferences, and leading industry working groups. Prior to GVF, Mr. Meltzer served as Intelsat’s General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs during a sixteen-year career at Intelsat and has also served on the Board of Directors of two satellite companies.

CEO Integrasys

Alvaro Sanchez is Integrasys CEO, Marquess of Antella, and Professor at IE Business School. He studied Industrial and Computer Science Engineering in the European University and a Master in Sales and Marketing at ESIC. Alvaro has worked 10 years at Integrasys, being Sales and Marketing Director with tangible results in the revenue. Now Alvaro is Integrasys CEO, and his main function is expanding the company.

Director of Strategic Accounts HawkEye 360

Nuno Vilaça has more than a decade of experience in the geospatial world, having worked with satellite-borne RF systems, optical satellites, and both airborne laser scanners and aerial cameras technology.

Nuno joined HawkEye 360 at its infancy and drove the first sales of the company in the EMEA and APAC regions. He is the Director of Strategic Accounts at HawkEye 360.

Nuno is a graduate of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and of the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria

Senior Expert Navigation and Spectrum EUROCONTROL

Gerhard is a Senior Expert in Navigation Systems and Radio Spectrum Coordination at EUROCONTROL. Developing mitigation mechanisms against all types of Radio Frequency (RF) interference to GNSS is a significant part of his work program, including both reducing the operational impact of RFI on GNSS-based aviation applications as well as improving current and future complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capabilities. He is the EUROCONTROL panel member in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Navigation Systems Panel (NSP).

Senior Engineer The State Radio Monitoring Center of China

Mingxing LIU has been engaged in satellite monitoring for a long time, understanding the development of space services and focusing on new technologies of satellite monitoring. The current research filed is the monitoring of non-geostationary orbit satellite and large satellite Internet constellation, hoping that the monitoring related data can play its value in the near future.

Director, Integrated Operations and Research COMSPOC Corporation

Dan Oltrogge is the Director of the Center for Space Standards and Innovation, Director of Integrated Operations, and space policy expert at the Commercial Space Operations Center at COMSPOC Corporation, program manager of the Space Data Center, founder and administrator of the Space Safety Coalition, U.S. Head of Delegation to ISO TC20/SC14, academician of the International Academy of Astronautics, technical author, and the author of numerous international space standards and best practices.

System Engineer Kratos

Camille Chomel is a ground station system engineer working at Kratos Communications, the French integration and delivery branch of Kratos Space in Toulouse. He graduated from the French Civil Aviation School with a MSc in aerospace telecommunications.

Sales Director - SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS

Thierry Balanche – SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS

Thierry BALANCHE joined SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS (SDS) in 2007 as Sales Director in charge of Satellite Communication & Situational Awareness. He brings over 30 years’ experience of Sales and Engineering in Defense and Aerospace industries.

Prior to SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS, Mr Balanche held a variety of senior Sales & Marketing position at HARRIS Corporation, at Analytical Graphics Inc (AGI) French representative promoting Satellite Tool Kit (STK). He has extensive experience selling high technology products and tailored solutions to major Satcom operators, Regulatory agencies, satellite manufacturers, integrators, space and governmental agencies.

SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS is a world leading provider in the fields of telecommunications, telemetry and high data rate transmissions applications. Regarding Space related Industry, SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS designs, supplies and integrates complete ground stations for Satellite Tracking & Telecommand and Control (TT&C) and for Earth Observation Satellites. For Satellite Communication & Situational Awareness, SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS provides an all-inclusive LYNKS series solutions to display, analyse, monitor and locate carriers and interferences as well as a Passive RF WeTrack service providing accurate orbits of satellites and instant detection of maneuver.

Counselor ITU-R SG1 and CPM-23

Mr. Philippe Aubineau is Counsellor at the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He is responsible since June 2006 for ITU-R Study Group 1 on Spectrum Management and the Conference Preparatory Meeting for the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC). Previous to taking up his current duties, he worked as radiocommunication engineer at the France Telecom research centre where he was in charge of international frequency planning, coordination and registration for satellite networks. He then joined the Space Services Department of the BR. Since 1995, he participated with increasing level of responsibility in all the WRCs which review and revise the Radio Regulations – the international treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum and the satellite orbit. Philippe Aubineau graduated from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.

Frequency Management and Technology Engineer European Space Agency

Yan Soldo received two master’s degrees in aerospace engineering (from Politecnico di Torino and ISAE-Supaéro) and a Ph.D. in remote sensing (through a CNES grant). Between 2014 and 2020 he was a Scientist with the Earth Sciences Division, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA. He is currently a Frequency Management and Technology Engineer with the Earth Observation Directorate of ESA, at the European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC).

Spectrum Management Engineer, ASRC Agile Decision Sciences, NASA Spectrum Support

James Higgins is a Spectrum Management Engineer supporting NASA spectrum regulatory activities, including in ITU_R and domestically in the U.S. He previously worked in FCC Field Operations for 37 years, where he was involved in spectrum monitoring and interference matters. He also served as the US Head of Delegation for ITU-R Working Party 1C from 2006 – 2015.

China SRRC

Mainly engaged in satellite radio monitoring and positioning, good at positioning different types of satellite interference sources.