INDIASOFT 2009 Speakers Profiles
H.E. Madam, ANA
VILMA ALBANEZ DE ESCOBAR
VICE PRESIDENT
REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR
Economist, and with thorough experience in the corporative financial
field and in the administration of social and economic projects, Her
Excellency Madam, Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar is the Vice President of
the Republic of El Salvador, complementing the presidential formula with
Elías Antonio Saca for the term 2004-2009. She is also the President of
PROESA, the National Agency for the Attraction of Investments, and of
EXPORTA, the National Agency for the Promotion of Exports.
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Mr Warwick
Chapman,
Managing Director
South Africa
Warwick’s interest in leadership and technology was born while at
Glenwood High School. Warwick has served as Captain of Durban Rowing
Club (4 years), President of the KwaZulu-Natal Rowing Association and as
a member of the Rowing South Africa Executive Committee (since 2005).
Warwick is a positive, optimistic South African who actively fights
Afro-pessimism. He has, in the past, engaged in disseminating news of
positive progress in South Africa, targeted especially at South Africans
abroad, through an electronic campaign billed PositivelySA. Through that
experience he learned that every South African can and must take a more
active involvement in the progress of our nation and our continent.
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Dr Peter DEL
FANTE
Primary Care (GP) and Public Health Physician
BSc (Physics and Neuroscience) DipCompSc
MBBS(Hons) MSc(Public Health Medicine) GradCertManagement
FAFPHM FRACGP MACHSE GAICD
CEO, Adelaide Western Division of General Practice, Adelaide, South
Australia
Clinical Lecturer, Dept of General Practice, University of Adelaide, SA
General Medical Practitioner, Wakefield Street Family Practice,
Adelaide, SA
He has a strong interest and commitment to re-designing and re-vitalising
general practice (primary heath care) through e-health applications,
workforce training and the utilisation of quality health data for both
general practice and regional health planning, including monitoring of
health outcomes. He sees these as essential ingredients to ensure that
we can meet both current and future challenges in delivering efficient
and effective health care to our community. Top
Dr Pradeep
Ganguly, Ph.D.
Director, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, USA
Dr Pradeep Ganguly, Ph.D., is the Director, of Economic Development for
ontgomery County, USA. Prior to it, he has served as Deputy Director of
the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation
and the Department of Environmental Resources. He was also the Chief
Economist and Director of Research at the Department of Business and
Economic Development.
Some of Dr. Ganguly’s focus areas are: • consolidation of small business
programs, including a new micro-lending program, • emphasis on
international business development, • increased contract and procurement
opportunities for local businesses,• support for minority and women- and
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Mr. Oshim Somers
Director, ESP Enterprise Solutions Provider
Oshim Somers is the director of ESP Enterprise Solutions Provider, a
consultancy company that focuses on enabling technologies, solutions
architecting, systems integration, business analysis and project
management across the health, defense mining and other sectors.
He has passion for technology and its use in improving outcomes for
rural and remote communities and has developing a keen interest,
experience and skills in the application of telemedicine solutions,
their effective use and integration into electronic patient records. Top
Mr Rene Mangin
Ex Member of the French Parliament &
CAPEMM, an Investment Promotion Agency
France
1983-1989 : Municipal Counselor in city of Nancy
1986-1992 : then again from 1992-1997 : Member of the Regional Counsel
of the state of Lorraine
1989-1995 : Vice-Mayor of the city of Vandoeuvre and District Counselor
of Nancy
1997-2002 : Member of the French Parliment representing the County of
Meurthe-Moselle
2001-2004 : Municipal Counselor for the city of Vandoeuvre and Nancy
metro-area Administrative Counselor
since 2004 : Regional Counselor for the state of Lorraine and
Vice-President of the General Council for the County of Meurthe-Moselle
since 2005 : President of CAPEMM, an Investment Promotion Agency
A political career spanning over a quarter century, Mr Rene Mangin,
Member of the French Parliament between 1997-2002, has held several
important positions in France. He is now working both at the County and
State level to help companies thrive, including, through the work of
CAPEMM, an Investment Promotion Agency he presides, finding ways to
bridge markets and facilitate partnerships. Top
Mrs. Lamia Chaffai
Sghaier,
Secretary of State
In-Charge of Information, Internet and Free Software.
Mrs. Lamia Chaffai Sghaier, was appointed Secretary of State in the
Ministry of Communication Technologies, in charge of Information
Technology, Internet and Free Software on 2nd January 2008. She is the
youngest member of the Cabinet.
She holds a degree in Electrical Engeneering from the National School of
Engineering of Monastir and a Preparatory Studies Diploma from the
School of Engineers (DEUTEC), University of Technology, Compiègne
(France).
She started her professional carrier in 1993 as a network engineer in a
private enterprise before moving to the Tunisian Internet Agency (TIA)
in 1996, where she occupied many positions such as: head of service in
charge of the e-commerce project, assistant manager in-charge of IT and
security, Director in-charge of IT and Director General.
Since 2007 and till her induction as Secretary of State, she was the
Principal Director General of the Tunisian Internet Agency.
She is member of many professional associations such as the Tunisian
association “Woman and ITC”, Internet Society (ISOC) and the
International Association of cryptographic researches. Top