MAG 2018 Members

A press releases announcing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and the reappointment of the MAG Chair will follow.

Below is the list of MAG members for 2018 with affiliations, stakeholder groups and terms served, including the current one. The list is followed by links to the previous MAGs, from 2011 to 2017.

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

Chair

Ms. St. Amour, Lynn (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Boston, USA – CEO, Internet Matters

Members

Ms. Abdulla, Rasha (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Cairo, Egypt – Professor, American University in Cairo
Ms. Aquino Ribeiro, Renata (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Fortaleza, Brazil - Researcher and teacher, E. I. Consulting
Ms. Banial, Dalsie (Government, 1 term)
Port Vila, Vanuatu - Communications and Consumer Affairs Manager, Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator
Mr. Bazlyankov, Iliya (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Sofia, Bulgaria – CIO, UNICART
Mr. Bello, Pablo (Private Sector, 2 terms)
Santiago, Chile – Secretary General, Association of Inter American Telecom Enterprises (ASIET)
Ms. Bou Harb, Zeina (Government, 3 terms)
Beirut, Lebanon – OGERO Telecom, Ministry of Telecommunications
Ms. Cadena, Sylvia (Technical Community, 1 term)
Bogota, Colombia – Head of Programe, APNIC Foundation
Mr. Candia, Miguel (Government, 2 terms)
Asunción, Paraguay – First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Cassa, Concettina (Government, 1 term)
Rome, Italy – ICT Senior Specialist, Agency for Digital Italy
Mr. Casasbuenas, Julian (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Bogota, Colombia - Director, Colnodo
Mr. Cheon, Billy Mooho (Government, 3 terms)
Seoul, Republic of Korea – General Researcher, Korea Internet & Security Agency
Ms. Chung, Jennifer (Private Sector, 1 term)
Hong Kong S.A.R – Director of Corporate Knowledge, Dot Asia
Ms. Clarke-Hinds, Shelley-Ann (Government, 1 term)
Trinidad and Tobago – Executive Manager for external ICT relations, Ministry of Public Administration and Communications
Ms. Croll, Jutta (Civil Society, 1 term)
Berlin, Germany – Chairwoman of the Board and Project Manager, Stiftung Digitale Chancen
Ms. Dahmani, Wafa (Government, 1 term)
Tunis, Tunisia – Internet Resource Manager, Tunisian Internet Agency ATI
Mr. Donkor, Wisdom (Government, 3 terms)
Accra, Ghana – Information Technology Manager, Technical Lead for Ghana Open Data Initiative, National Information Technology Agency
Ms. Erramuspe, Alejandra (Government, 3 terms)
Montevideo, Uruguay – Communications Manager and Head of Internet Governance, Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento
Mr. Estrada, Miguel Ignacio* (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Buenos Aires, Argentina – General Manager, LACTLD
Ms. Franz, Liesyl I. (Government, 3 terms)
Washington, D.C., USA – Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the Department of State
Ms. Galpaya, Helani (Civil Society, 1 term)
Colombo, Sri Lanka - CEO, LIRNEasia
Ms. Galstyan, Lianna (Civil Society, 1 term)
Yerevan, Armenia – External Relations Manager, ISOC Armenia
Ms. Gatto, Raquel (Technical Community, 2 terms)
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Regional Policy Advisor, ISOC
Ms. Glavor, Nataša (Government, 1 term)
Zagreb, Croatia - Data Analyst, CARNet
Mr. Gridl, Rudolf (Government, 1 term)
Berlin, Germany - Head of Unit, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Mr. Haojun, Ji (Government, 2 terms)
Beijing, China - Counselor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Mr. Ilishebo, Michael (Government, 2 terms)
Kitwe, Zambia - Officer, Zambia Police Service
Ms. Jallow, Adama (Civil Society, 1 term)
Banjul, Gambia - Tech Coordinator, Give1 Project Gambia
Mr. Jevtović, Danko (Technical Community, 1 term)
Belgrade, Serbia - Partner, Jugodata
Mr. Lo, Mamadou (Private Sector, 2 terms)
Dakar, Senegal – Head of Communication and Information Department, Credit Agricole Bank
Mr. Malcolm, Jeremy (Civil Society, 1 term)
Perth, Australia - Senior Global Policy Analyst, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mr. Mansoor Ansari, Omar (Private Sector, 3 terms)
Kabul, Afghanistan – President, TechNation Afghanistan
Mr. Markovski, Veni (Technical Community, 1 term)
Sofia, Bulgaria - Vice-President for UN Engagement, ICANN
Ms. McCabe, Karen (Technical Community, 1 term)
Piscataway, USA - Senior Director Technology Policy and International Affairs, IEEE
Mr. Mochizuki, Kenta (Private Sector, 2 terms)
Tokyo, Japan – Lawyer, Yahoo Japan Corporation
Mr. Mohammed, Muataz (Government, 3 terms)
Khartoum, Sudan – Head of Monitoring and Response, Sudan Computer and Emergency Response Team
Mr. Ndicho Bambo, Samuel (Government, 2 terms)
Yaoundé, Cameroon – Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of External Relations
Ms. Parris, June (Private Sector, 1 term)
Bridgetown, Barbados - Research Associate, Halaqah Media
Mr. Onyango, Douglas (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Kampala, Uganda – Chief technology officer at Delta IT Solutions
Mr. Pérez Galindo, Rafael (Government, 3 terms)
Madrid, Spain – Head of Unit, Directorate for Information Society Services, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Mr. Regoje, Nebojša (Government, 1 term)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Head of the Public Relations Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Rowney, Paul (Private Sector, 1 term)
Windhoek, Namibia – Board member, Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance (AFICTA)
Mr. Rhijn van, Arnold (Government, 3 terms)
The Hague, Netherlands – Senior Policy Coordinator Global Internet Governance, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Mr. Sabir, Sumon Ahmed (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Chief Strategy Officer at [email protected] Limited
Mr. Sibul, Heiki (Government, 1 term)
Tallinn, Estonia - CEO, Estonia Internet Foundation
Ms. Soriano, Jianne (Civil Society, 1 term)
Manila, Philippines - NetMission Ambassador, YIGF Asia Pacific organizer
Mr. Steck, Christoph (Private Sector, 1 term)
Madrid, Spain - Director, Telefonica
Ms. Suto, Timea (Private Sector, 1 term)
Romania - Project Coordinator, ICC Basis
Mr. Szubert, Krzysztof (Government, 2 terms)
Warsaw, Poland – Strategic Advisor, Ministry of Digital Affairs
Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro, Salanieta (Civil Society, 3 terms)
Suva, Fiji – President, South Pacific Computer Society
Mr. Tao, Xiaofeng (Technical Community, 1 term)
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, 1 term)
Bertea, Romania - Digital Policy Senior Researcher, Diplo Foundation
Ms. Uduma, Mary (Technical Community, 1 term)
Abuja, Nigeria - Managing Director, Jaeno Digital Solutions
Mr. Wallis, Ben (Private Sector, 1 term)
London, United Kingdom - Regulatory Policy Analyst, Microsoft
Mr. Wanawit, Akhuputra (Government, 3 terms)
Bangkok, Thailand – Deputy Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Ms. Zumbado Munoz, Marciela (Government, 1 term)
San Jose, Costa Rica – Counselor, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office at Geneva

* During the 2016 term, the member has changed the initial stakeholder group from Government to private sector. During the 2017, the member has changed the stakeholder group to Technical Community. Both changes have been made accordingly.
The seat for this stakeholder group will be removed as soon as the member's tenure ends.

Map showing the MAG Members origins:

Map MAG Members origins

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. Nariman Hajiyev (Manager of Project "Modernization of sustainability and efficiency of the ICT infrastructure and services in the Republic of Azerbaijan", Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies) 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 (Expert Staff to the Minister for Digital Literacy and Internet Governance, 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 - designated Mr. Israel Rosas (Internet Policy Analyst at the National Digital Strategy Coordination) as representative
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

Representatives of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and European Commission:

Council of Europe - Mr. Lee Hibbard, Coordinator for Internet Governance and Information Society
European Commission - Ms. Cristina Monti, International Relations Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) - Mr. Jean-Paul Philippot, President
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Ms. Despoina Sareidaki, Policy Analyst
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) - Mr. Makane Faye, Chief, Knowledge Services Section, Public Information and Knowledge Management Division
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Mr. Cédric Wachholz, Programme Specialist, Communication and Information Sector, Knowledge Societies Division
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Mr. Victor Owade, External Relations Division

MAG Membership (2011-2017)

Annual Press Releases on MAG Renewal (2010-2017)

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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