IGF 2022 Town Halls

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