•  Opening and Welcome Remarks by Malcolm Johnson, TSB Director [ Biography | Speech ]
•  ITU-T Cloud Computing Standardisation Activities by Chaesub Lee, Chairman of ITU-T SG13 [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Workshop Objectives and Introduction of the Programme by Jamil Chawki, Orange, France, Vice-Chairman of ITU-T SG13, Workshop Chairman [ Biography | Presentation ]

​Session 1: Cloud Computing Standardisation Strategy and Initiatives

Several countries and regions have announced dedicated initiatives to faster adoption of cloud computing across all economy sectors. Session 1 will be an opportunity to present cloud computing initiative for governance and standards from EC, NIST, CCSA as well as from Arab Regulators.

Moderator: Jamil Chawki, Orange, France, Vice-Chairman of ITU-T SG13 [ Biography ]

• European Cloud Partnership ECP: Dan-Mihai Chirila,  Head of Software, Services and Cloud, DG for Communications Networks, Content and Technology [ Biography | Presentation ]
• NIST Cloud Computing Program: Annie Sokol, NIST, USA (remote presentation) [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Regulatory Aspects Arabian Cloud Computing: Soumaya Benbartaoui, Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications (ARPT), Algeria [ Biography | Presentation ]
• CCSA Cloud Standards in China: Wei Gao, CATR/MIIT, China [ Biography | Presentation ] and Dong Wang, ZTE, China, Rapporteur of ITU-T Q18/13 [ Biography ]

Q&A

Session 2: Cloud Computing Foundation and Requirements

Session 2 will provide overview of cloud computing from standardization point of view along with core terms and definitions related to cloud computing. Furthermore this session will describe the cloud computing framework by identifying high-level requirements and concepts for cloud computing infrastructure. Additionally, the functional requirements of DaaS (Desktop as a Service), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and NaaS (Network as a Service) will be introduced.

Moderator: Kangchan Lee, ETRI, Republic of Korea, Rapporteur of ITU-T Q17/13 [ Biography ]

• Cloud Computing - Overview and Vocabulary (Recommendation ITU-T Y.3500 | International Standard ISO/IEC 17788: Eric Hibbard, Hitachi Data Systems [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Cloud Framework and Requirements for DaaS (Recommendations ITU-T Y.3501, Y.3503): Myeong-Hoon Oh, ETRI, Republic of Korea [ Biography | Presentation ]
• NaaS and IaaS Requirements (Recommendations ITU-T Y.3512, Y.3513): Cheng Ying, China Unicom, [ Biography ] and Nan Chen,  Guangzhou Research Institute of China Telecom, China [ Biography | Presentation ]

Q&A

Session 3: Architecture, Management and Inter-Cloud

Session 3 aims to highlight the main achievement in technologies and standards related to Cloud computing. Cloud reference architecture, management framework and inter-cloud framework, virtual format and management Interface will be introduced in this session. Additional experiences and success stories related to implementation of these new technologies and standards will also be presented.

Moderator: Dong Wang, ZTE, China, Rapporteur of ITU-T Q18/13 [ Biography ]

• Cloud Computing Reference Architecture: (Recommendation ITU-T Y.3502 | International Standard ISO 17789, Recommendation ITU-T Y.3510): Olivier Le Grand, Orange, France  [ Biography ] and Yongshun Cai, China Telecom [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Management and Inter-Cloud Framework (Recommendations ITU-T Y.3511 and Y.3520): Naotaka Morita [ Biography | Presentation ] and Bo Hu, NTT, Japan (remote presentation) [ Biography ], Mark Jeffrey, Microsoft, USA [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Management Interface and Open Virtual Format (DMTF CIMI and DMTF OVF):  Ali Ghazanfar, ZTE, China [ Biography | Presentation ] and Lawrence Lamers, VMware (remote presentation) [ Biography ]

Q&A

Security, data protection and privacy are major aspects for businesses considering moving to a cloud computing environment. Session 4 will discuss various aspects of cloud computing security, including the essential ITU and ISO/IEC standards, and the certification approaches that can assist customers and operators in choosing cloud services and technologies that they can trust.

Moderator: Mark Jeffrey, Microsoft, USA,Rapporteur of ITU-T Q19/13 [ Biography ]

• Cloud Security Framework (X.1601) and Related Work in SG 17: Li Haihua, CATR China [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Data Protection for Public Cloud (International Standard ISO 27018): Stéphane Guilloteau, Orange, France [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Cloud Certification: Dimitra Liveri, European Union Networks and Information Security Agency (ENISA) [ Biography | Presentation ]

Q&A

Panel Session: Summary and Next Steps

Moderator: Leo Lehmann, SG 13 Vice-Chairman [ Biography ]

•  Q & A for Session Moderators: Conclusion and Recommendations