Below are the town hall sessions included in the final IGF 2022 programme.
Please see here for a list of all town hall proposals received.
| ID | Organization | Title |
| 5 | Tech Against Terrorism Isabelle Arnson, Tech Against Terrorism, Western Europe |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #5 Global regulation to counter terrorist use of the internet |
| 33 | Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF) School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, USA Co-organisers / Facilitators: Wisdom Donkor, Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF), Ghana (Africa Region) Dr. Lee W. McKnight, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, USA (North America) Dr. Danielle T. Smith, College of Arts & Science, Syracuse University, USA. Kwaku Antwi, Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Africa Region) Catherine R. Kimambo, African Child Projects, Republic of Tanzania (Africa Region) |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #33 Understanding digital policy demands of rural and urban poor |
| 36 | inABLE inABLE Communication Authority of Kenya Kenya Buerue of Standards. Information and Communication Technology Authority of Kenya GIZ |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #36 Accessibility Standards a catalyst to Inclusivity |
| 37 | iRights.Lab/ Laboratório de Políticas Públicas e Internet - LAPIN José Renato Laranjeira de Pereira, iRights.Lab, Think Tank, Europe Cynthia Picolo, Laboratório de Políticas Públicas e Internet - LAPIN, Civil Society, Latin America |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #37 Beyond the opacity excuse: AI transparency and communities |
| 43 | EuroDIG EuroDIG 2022 Focal Points and OrgTeam Members from WEOG and EEG |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #43 Internet in troubled times |
| 45 | Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network Sophie Tomlinson, Martin Hullin, Ajith Francis, Natalia Loungou, Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG) |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #45 Town Hall: Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network |
| 47 | Organizers. 1. Vodacom Tanzania Foundation 2. AFRICAN CHILD PROJECTS Co- Organizers. 1. Basic Internet Foundation. 2. University of Dar es salaam 3. Emerging Youth Initiatives |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #47 Let's talk connectivity |
| 52 | Electronic Frontier Foundation Corynne McSherry, Legal Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation, USA Agustina Campos, Director, Centre for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE), Argentina Jillian York, Director for Freedom of Expression, Electronic Frontier Foundation, USA/EU |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #52 Infrastructure-Level Content Interventions and Human Rights |
| 53 | EngageMedia Egbert Wits, Networks, Development and Research Manager, EngageMedia Thompson Chengeta, Researcher, Advancing Data Justice Research and Practice Project Pradipa P. Rasidi, Digital Rights Program Officer Indonesia, EngageMedia Vino Lucero, Project and Communications Manager, EngageMedia Katerina Francisco, Editorial Coordinator, EngageMedia Khairil Zhafri – Digital Rights & Technology Manager |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #53 Social Justice during Rapid Datafication |
| 54 | Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in) | IGF 2022 Town Hall #54 Help! The Kill switch is taking away my limited agency |
| 55 | BI Norwegian Business School Christian Perrone, Head Law and GovTech, ITS Rio, CSO, South America Janaina Costa, Senior Researcher Law and GovTech, ITS Rio, CSO, South America Christoph Lutz, Researcher, Nordic Center for Internet and Society, BI Norwegian Business School, Academia, Europe |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #55 Inclusive AI regulation: perspectives from four continents |
| 60 | Federal Foreign Ministry of Germany as Chair of Freedom Online Coalition´s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence - OSCE RFoM, Intergovernmental Organization - ICNL, WEOG - Ghana (National Cyber Security Authority), African Group |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #60 Regulating Algorithms: what if – if not - and if so, how? |
| 63 | Pollicy; National Democracy Institute (NDI); World Wide Web Foundation; Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) | IGF 2022 Town Hall #63 Enabling a Safe Internet for Women and Girls. |
| 67 | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Sinit Zeru, Tony Blair Institute, Technical Society, Africa Melanie Garson, Tony Blair Institute, Technical Society, Western European and Others Daouda Lo, Tony Blair Institute, Technical Society, Africa Rosanna Fanni, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Technical Society, Western European and Others |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #67 Growing a New Cadre of Tech Diplomats |
| 69 | Instituto Vero Beatrice Bonami, Head of Science and Innovation at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean Victor Durigan, Head of Institutional Relations at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean Caio Machado, Director Executive at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean Victor Vicente, Head of Content at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean Isabela Ines Benardino, Junior Researcher at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean Rodger Richer, Full Researcher at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean Laura Pereira, Full Researcher at Instituto Vero, Latin America and Caribbean |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #69 The Amazon is online, and it is not the Prime |
| 80 | ECP | Platform for the Information Society Marjolijn Bonthuis, ECP | Platform for the Information Society, civil society, WEOG Roelof Meijer, SIDN, technical community, WEOG Stephanie Teeuwen, ECP | Platform for the Information Society, civil society, WEOG |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #80 Internet sanctions: infringement to multi-stakeholder model |
| 81 | Digital Grassroots Esther Mwema, Digital Grassroots, Civil Society, Africa Hanna Pishchyk, Digital Grassroots, Civil Society, Europe Rachad Sanoussi, Digital Grassroots, Technical, Africa Uffa Modey, Digital Grassroots, Technical, Africa |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #81 Digital Rights Learning Exchange |
| 82 | World Intellectual Foundation Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Executive Chairman- World Intellectual Foundation - India & Chair- DC-Jobs -, Civil Society Gunjan Sinha, MetricSteam, USA , Private Sector Dr. Pooran Chandra Pandey, International Visiting Fellow, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Minsitry of Foreign Affairs(ROC), Taipei, Taiwan. Mr. Suresh Yadav, Chief of Digital Transformation and Deputy Head, Secretary General's office, Commonwealth - Multi-lateral body. Dr. Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar, Board Member , Aeris Communication, Private Sector, USA. Asish Thakur, Glocal Inc, Nepal - Civil Society Rahatul Jannah, Student, India |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #82 Sustainable Automation as SDG-18? |
| 83 | ARTICLE 19 Maria Luisa Stasi, Head of Law and Policy for digital markets, ARTICLE 19, Civil Society, Western European and Other Group Martha Tudon, Digital Rights Coordinator, ARTICLE 19 Mexico, Civil Society, Latin America and Caribbean Group Kathleen Boyle, Law & Policy Programme Assistant, ARTICLE 19, Civil Society, Western European and Other Group |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #83 Public interest algorithms for content recommendations |
| 90 | Institute for Technology and Society of Rio (ITS Rio) Institute for Technology and Society of Rio (ITS Rio), Civil Society, LATAM Centro de Estudios en Tecnología y Sociedad (CETyS), Civil Society, LATAM Eon Resilience Lab, Civil Society, LATAM |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #90 'The New (Meta)Governors': Are there Internet governance-rel |
| 91 | EDMO Paula Gori - EDMO - European Digital Media Observatory - IGO Francesco Sciacchitano - ERGA - European Audiovisual Regulatory group - Governments moderation: Eurovisioni - Civil society NB: EDMO is the European Commission created body to monitor and fight misinformation and hate speech on line. It's funded by EU money and is based in Florence, Italy, at the European University Institute. |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #91 The war in Ukraine and the disinformation war |
| 92 | International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Anthony Wong, IFIP President |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #92 Ethics and Regulation of Emerging Technologies & AI |
| 96 | Internet Rights and Principles Coalition - UN IGF Jacob Odame-Baiden, EGIGFA, Civil Society Minda Moreira, IRPC, Civil society Dr. Dennis Redeker, University of Bremen, Academic Marianne Franklin, Academic June Parris, Civil Society |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #96 Safeguarding human rights with a free and open internet |
| 98 | ICANN Pierre Dandjinou, Vera Major, Rebeca McGilley |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #98 Launch of the Coalition for Digital Africa |
| 99 | Nym Andres Arauz (UNAM, Mexico) Latin American and Caribbean Group Harry Halpin (Nym Technologies, Switzerland), Private Sector, Western European and Others Amelia Andersdotter (Sky, UK) Private Sector, Western European and Others |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #99 The Data of Money: Blockchains and/or Surveillance? |
| 100 | ARTICLE 19 Brazil and South America Marilia Gagliardi, ARTICLE 19 Brazil and South America, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC); Paulo José Lara, ARTICLE 19 Brazil and South America, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC); Rafaela de Alcantara, ARTICLE 19 Brazil and South America, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC). |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #100 Who is being left behind by Internet governance? |
| 106 | AEIOTU//Centro de Internet y Sociedad ISUR I have contacted the selected speakers. They have expressed interest and intent to participate. |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #106 Digital literacy and its importance for Early Childhood |
| 109 | AU-EU Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Project | IGF 2022 Town Hall #109 Jointly tackling disinformation and promoting human rights |
| 110 | AFNIC |
IGF 2022 Town Hall #110 Security meets Responsibility: connected everything’s resilience |