G3ict Team

Axel Leblois
Executive Director

Axel Leblois is the co-Founder of W2i, the Wireless Internet Institute, and President of its parent company World Times, Inc. Prior to creating W2i, Axel Leblois spent over 20 years at the helm of information technology companies in the United States including as CEO of Computerworld Communications, CEO of IDC - International Data Corporation, President of Bull HN Worldwide Information Systems - Formerly Honeywell Information Systems and CEO of ExecuTrain. Axel Leblois is a Senior Special Fellow of UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and founding trustee of its North American affiliate CIFAL Atlanta. Axel Leblois holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris.

Daniel Aghion
Co-Founder

Daniel Aghion is Executive Director of The Wireless Internet Institute, formerly Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, of GlobeID, Vice President, International of IDE/Aranex; Vice President, Marketing, SoftNet, Director of Marketing, Digital Communications Associates (DCA), founder and Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, of Micro Connection International.

Francesca Cesa Bianchi
Director of External Relations

Francesca Cesa Bianchi has been associated with G3ict since its first Global Forum in March 2007 at UN headquarters in New-York. In her position as Director of External Relations, Ms. Cesa Bianchi oversees media relations, as well as cooperations with international institutions, academia, and the private sector. Prior to her current position, Ms. Cesa Bianchi served as Director of Public Relations for the Georgia Council for International Visitors, freelance writer for CNN Italia, and a Carter Center-accredited election observer in Venezuela in 2003 and 2004. Additionally, Ms. Cesa Bianchi is a Fellow of CIFAL Atlanta, the North American affiliate of the Decentralized Program of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and a former volunteer with the Southern Center for International Studies and Amnesty International USA. A native of Milan, Italy, Ms. Cesa Bianchi graduated with a degree in political science from the Universitá degli Studi of Milan, and holds a M.A. degree in communication from Georgia State University.

Viviana Montenegro
Research Manager

Prior to joining G3ict, Viviana Montenegro served as Director of Economic Development at CIFAL Atlanta, the North American affiliate of the Decentralized Program of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), where she oversaw the Global Airport Programs implemented for government officials, airport authorities and businessmen from developing countries around the world. After obtaining her M.A. degree, Ms. Montenegro actively collaborated with the Public Research Institute at San Francisco State University in studies ranging from the design of surveys, data collection and analysis to report writing. Ms. Montenegro holds a M.A. degree in Public Administration from San Francisco State University and a Diploma in Business Management and Administration from University of Chile, Chile. She earned her bachelor degree in Translation from English and German into Spanish from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.