The forum was launched with the theme "Promoting Democracy and Regional Development" and twenty-five mayors including André Santini ( Issy-les-Moulineaux , France ), Kevin Foy ( Chapel Hill , US), Apirak Kosayothin ( Bangkok , Thailand ), Uvais Mohamed Emthiyas ( Colombo , Sri Lanka ), and world experts such as Dr William H. Dutton (Director of Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford , UK ) and Dr Ari-Veiko Anttiroiko (professor at the University of Tampere , Finland ) participated in the forum.