All recognized DCs are invited to submit requests for a session slot through the application e-form.   Dynamic Coalitions use individual sessions to discuss issues related to their DC topic and any work they wish to…

Networking sessions are interactive gatherings of stakeholders interested in the same or a similar issue on Internet ‎governance. Their open (in the case of face-to-face events - open-seating) formats are spontaneous ‎and can serve as…

Lightning talks are brief, to-the-point, prepared presentation on a specific Internet governance issue. Stakeholders with demonstrated interest in Internet governance and who can clearly outline the Internet governance-related objective to be…

These types of sessions serve to present and discuss Internet governance academic and/or research initiatives or ‎outputs such as research or think tank work, to launch Internet governance-related books and similar. Proposals should clearly ‎…

Town Halls are interactive sessions organized by entities dealing with Internet governance-related issues of international scope. Through town hall sessions, stakeholders exchange views on topical and even controversial Internet governance issues.…

Open Forums are interactive sessions organized by government, treaty-based international organizations, and global organization with international scope and presence, with operations across regions, dealing with Internet governance issues. Open…

All stakeholders are invited to submit proposals for workshops at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) through the workshop application e-form. The deadline is 10 June 2022, 23:59 UTC. Five Themes…

‘Gbenga Sesan is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise working on digital inclusion and digital rights through its offices in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Prior to starting…

Lise is Director General of ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, which she joined in 2016. Lise is the Chairwoman of the Boards of Public Interest Registry (.org domain name registry) and the Public Technical…

    Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist | Google   Vinton G. Cerf co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet and is Chief Internet Evangelist for Google.  He is a former member…

Maria Fernanda Garza is a Mexican businesswoman, CEO of Orestia, a manufacturing home improvement- water solutions company, with exports to USMCA region, Latin-America and Asia. Her interest in improving the business environment, made her a…

Hatem Dowidar is the Group CEO of e&. He joined the Group in September 2015 as Group Chief Operating Officer and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, International in March 2016. Ever since he took the company's helm, Dowidar has…

  High Representative of the Prime Minister for European Digital Policy Republic of Poland Plenipotentiary for UN IGF 2021 President of the Management Board of NCBR Investment Fund ASI S.A.   Senior-level executive with over…

Paul Mitchell is the current Chair of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group. In nearly 30 years at Microsoft Paul held diverse roles spanning numerous products and technologies: digital programing tools…

A journalist in Asia for more than 35 years, Maria Ressa co-founded Rappler, the top digital only news site that is leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines. As Rappler's CEO and president, Maria has endured constant political…