IGF 2020 Opening High-Level Session

The fifteenth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will open with reflections on some of ‎the most emerging challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and how digital technologies and ‎Internet policies can help our societies to become more resilient.  

Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Charles, former BBC anchor of Hard Talk, now Director of Communication at ‎the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)‎

Panellists: ‎

• Ms. Doris Leuthard, former President of Switzerland and Chair of the Swiss Digital Initiative ‎Foundation
• H.E. Mr. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications, Fiji
• Mr. Houlin Zhao, International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General
• Mr. Thomas Jarzombek, Commissioner for the Digital Industry and Start-ups, Government of Germany
• Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo, Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications ‎
• Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
• Ms. Victoria Grand, Vice President, WhatsApp
• Ms. Pamela Cretu, Youth Representative, Moldova ‎
• Mon. Paul Tighe, President of the Centre for Digital Culture, Holy See