Amila Amunugama is a telecommunications and digital transformation expert currently serving as a Programme Administrator and former Consultant at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand. In his role, he specializes in building resilient ICT infrastructures, strengthening emergency telecommunication networks, and advising member countries on digital policy, capacity development, and early warning dissemination frameworks. Serving as the ITU-D BDT Focal Point for the Asia-Pacific region, Amila actively leads regional emergency missions—such as developing National Emergency Telecommunication Plans (NETPs) for vulnerable nations like the Marshall Islands—and facilitates critical institutional partnerships to advance research in AI and digital governance. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Analytics and Digital Transformation from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and brings prior private-sector engineering experience from Sri Lanka Telecom.