MAG 2020 Members

Below is the list of MAG members appointed by the UN Secretary-General for 2020, with affiliations, stakeholder groups and terms served, including the current one. The list is followed by links to the previous MAGs, from 2011 to 2019. The list also includes a reference to the profile of the MAG Chair appointed by the UN Secretary-General on 25 November 2019.

This list includes former IGF Host Country representatives as well as representatives of intergovernmental organizations that contribute to the MAG's work.

MAG Chair

Ms. Esterhuysen, Anriette (Civil Society, 1 term)
South Africa - Senior Advisor on Internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

Members

Mr. Afonso, Carlos Alberto (Civil Society, 2 terms)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Executive Director, Nupef Institute
Ms. AlHashimi, Hana (Government, 2 terms)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Advisor, United Arab Emirates Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Ms. Astbrink, Gunela (Technical Community, 1 term)
Australia - Board Member, International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
Ms. Baniala, Dalsie (Technical Community¹, 3 terms)
Port Vila, Vanuatu - Advisor, National Regulator ‎
Ms. Cadena, Sylvia (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Bogota, Colombia/Australia² - Head of Programe, APNIC Foundation|
Ms. Canales Loebel, Maria Paz (Civil Society, 2 terms)
Santiago, Chile – Representative, Civil Society Coordination Group
Ms. Cassa, Concettina (Government, 3 terms)
Rome, Italy - ICT Senior Specialist, Agency for Digital Italy
Mr. Castex, Lucien (Technical Community, 2 terms)
Paris, France – Research Associate, Teaching Fellow/ Secretary General, Université ‎Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3/ ISOC France
Ms. Chair, Chenai (Civil Society, 2 terms)
Cape Town, South Africa/Zimbabwe³ - Communications Manager and Evaluations Advisor, Research ICT Africa
Ms. Chalmers, Susan (Government, 2 terms)
Washington D.C., USA - Internet Policy Specialist, National Telecommunications and Information and Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce
Mr. Charlton, Paul (Government, 2 terms)
Ottawa, Canada - Senior Policy Advisor, International Telecommunications and Internet Policy Directorate, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Mr. Chharia, Rajesh (Technical Community, 2 terms)
New Delhi, India – CEO, CJ Online Private Limited; APNIC Secretary Executive Committee; President, Internet Service Providers Association (ISPAI)
Mr. Chukov, Roman (Government, 2 terms)
Moscow, Russia - Research fellow, Federal State Budgetary Science Institute of Economy of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Ms. Chung, Jennifer (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Hong Kong S.A.R., China - Director of Corporate Knowledge, Dot Asia
Ms. Clarke-Hinds, Shelley-Ann (Government, 3 terms)
Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain - Executive Manager for external ICT relations, Ministry of Public Administration and Communications
Ms. Croll, Jutta (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Berlin, Germany - Chairwoman of the Board and Project Manager, Stiftung Digitale Chancen
Ms. Dahmani, Wafa (Government, 3 terms)
Tunis, Tunisia - Internet Resource Manager, Tunisian Internet Agency ATI
Ms. Edoh, Afi (Technical Community, 2 terms)
Lome, Togo – Network and System Engineer/ Cofounder and CTO, E-hub and Afrotribune
Mr. Espinosa, Amado (Private Sector, 1 term)
Mexico - CEO, Medisist Inc.
Ms. Galpaya, Helani (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Colombo, Sri Lanka - CEO, LIRNEasia
Ms. Galstyan, Lianna (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Yerevan, Armenia - External Relations Manager, ISOC Armenia
Ms. Glavor, Nataša (Government, 3 terms)
Zagreb, Croatia - Data Analyst, CARNet
Mr. Gridl, Rudolf (Government, 3 terms)
Berlin, Germany - Head of Unit, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Ms. Harsianti, Juliana (Civil Society, 2 terms)
Jakarta, Indonesia – Journalist and researcher, ISOC and Global Voices
Ms. Jallow, Adama (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Banjul, Gambia - Tech Coordinator, Give1 Project Gambia
Mr. Jevtović, Danko (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Belgrade, Serbia - Partner, Jugodata
Mr. Karim, Attoumani Mohamed (Private Sector, 1 term)
Comoros - Manager, Telecom Comores SA
Mr. Khanal, Raj Ananda (Government, 2 terms)
Kathmandu, Nepal – Senior Director, National Telecommunication Authority
Mr. Malcolm, Jeremy (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Perth, Australia⁴ - Executive Director, Prostasia Foundation
Mr. Markovski, Veni (Technical Community, 2 terms)
Sofia, Bulgaria - Vice-President for UN Engagement, ICANN
Ms. Muñoz Zumbado, Maricela (Government, 3 terms)
San Jose, Costa Rica - Counselor, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office at Geneva
Mr. Ndoumba, Eric Armel (Government, 1 term)
Congo - Advisor, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy
Ms. Parris, June (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Bridgetown, Barbados - Research Associate, Halaqah Media
Mr. Perez, Ricardo Andres (Government, 2 terms)
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Director of Convergence and New Technologies, ICT Secretariat
Mr. Regoje, Nebojša (Government, 3 terms)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Head of the Public Relations Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Rontal, Mary Rose Ofianga (Private Sector, 2 terms)
Davao City, Philippines – Founder and Director, Womenpowered Institute
Mr. Rowney, Paul (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Windhoek, Namibia - Board member, Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance (AFICTA)
Mr. Sheikh, Liban Abdulkadir (Government, 1 term)
Somalia - Head, National Communication Authority of Somalia, Licensing and Regulatory Department
Mr. Seturi, Ucha (Private Sector, 1 term)
Georgia - Executive Director, Small and Medium Telecom Operator's Association
Mr. Sibul, Heiki (Government, 3 terms)
Tallinn, Estonia - CEO, Estonia Internet Foundation
Ms. Sikingo, Alaa (Government, 2 terms)
Khartoum, Sudan - Network Security Engineer, Telecommunication and Post Regulatory Authority
Mr. Steck, Christoph⁵ (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Madrid, Spain - Director, Telefonica
Ms. Suto, Timea (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Romania - Project Coordinator, ICC Basis
Mr. Tao, Xiaofeng (Technical Community, 2 terms)
Beijing, China - Member of the Consultative Committee on ICT for United Nations, China Association for Science and Technology; Professor, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Ms. Teleanu, Sorina (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Bertea, Romania - Chair, SEEDIG Executive Committee
Mr. Tungali, Arsene (Civil Society, 2 terms)
Lumbashi, DR Congo – Executive Director, Rudi International
Ms. Uduma, Mary (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Abuja, Nigeria - Managing Director, Jaeno Digital Solutions
Mr. Wallis, Ben (Private Sector, 3 terms)
London, United Kingdom - Regulatory Policy Analyst, Microsoft
Mr. Zambrana, Roberto (Technical Community, 1 term)
Bolivia – President, ISOC Chapter Bolivia
Mr. Ji, Zhaoyu (Government, 1 term)
China - Counsellor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and ‎other International Organizations

^{1 Member initially appointed to be affiliated with the Government stakeholder group and changed stakeholder group affiliation to Technical Community in 2019.

2 Member holds nationality of Colombia and is appointed with GRULAC regional group, but currently resides and works in Australia.}
^{3 Member currently resides and works in South Africa, and holds nationality of Zimbabwe.}
^{4 Member currently resides and works in USA.

5 Member currently resides and works in USA.}

The following former IGF host countries are also invited to attend and contribute to MAG meetings:

Greece
Brazil - Designated Mr. Igor Resende (Deputy Head of the Information Society Division, on behalf of the Communication Ministry of Brazil) as representative.
India - Designated Mr. Rahul Gosain (Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India) as representative.
Egypt - Designated Ms. Christine Arida (Director of Telecom Services and Planning Division, National Telecom Regulatory Authority) as representative.
Lithuania
Kenya - Designated Mr. Dennis Chebitwey (Director of Public Communications, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya) as representative.
Azerbaijan - Designated Mr. Rashad Azizov (Head of the Department of Innovative Development of the Information Society and e-Governance at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan) as representative.
Indonesia - Designated: Mr. Semuel A. Pangerapan (Director General of Information and Communication Technology Application, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology); and Mr. Donny B. Utoyo (Coordinator of ICT Watch - Indonesia, assigned/designated by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology), as representatives.
Turkey - Designated Mr. Ihsan Durdu (Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications) as representative.
Brazil - Designated Mr. Hartmut Glaser (Executive Secretary at the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee) as representative.
Mexico
Switzerland - Designated Mr. Thomas Schneider (Ambassador and Director of International Affairs, Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC)) as representative.
France
Germany

Representatives of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and European Commission:

African Union (AU) - Mr. Makane Faye, African IGF Secretariat; Mr. Adil Sulieman, African IGF Secretariat
Council of Europe
European Commission - Ms. Valentina Scialpi, Policy Officer
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) - Mr. Jean-Paul Philippot, President
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Mr. Preetam Maloor, Senior Strategy and Policy Advisor
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Mr. Cédric Wachholz, Programme Specialist, Communication and Information Sector, Knowledge Societies Division
UN Global Pulse - Ms. Mila Romanoff, Legal and Privacy Specialist
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Mr. Victor Owade, External Relations Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) - Mr. Ayman El-Sherbiny; Chief of ICT Policies Section; Ms. Mirna Barabar; Program Management Officer, ICT Policies Section; Ms. Zahr Bou-Ghanem; Research Assistant, ICT Policies Section

MAG Membership (2011-2019)

Annual Press Releases on MAG Renewal (2010-2018)

A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2018 was issued on 8 October 2018.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2017 was issued on 27 February 2017.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2016 was issued on 23 March 2016.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2015 was issued on 12 November 2014.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2014 was issued on 10 January 2014.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2013 was issued on 10 May 2013.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2012 was issued on 25 April 2012.
A press release announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) was issued on 5 May 2010. [pdf] [rtf] [French-rtf][French-pdf].

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