IGF 2021 received Open Forum proposals

Below is the list of Open Forums proposals, received in a response to the IGF 2021 call for sessions. These proposals were cleared against the basic entry criteria of the IGF and are currently under detailed evaluation for possible inclusion in the IGF 2021 programme. It is expected that the final list of all accepted sessions will be announced shortly after the 2nd IGF 2021 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, 22-23 and 30 June.

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Council of Europe

IGF 2021 Open Forum #4 Free expression and digitalisation: compatibility mode
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Bureau of International Cooperation, Cyberspace Administration of China

Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies

IGF 2021 Open Forum #5 Development and Rule-Making on Artificial Intelligence
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Cyberspace Administration of China
Facilitator: Li Min, Cyberspace Administration of China

IGF 2021 Open Forum #6 Children’s personal information protection in cyberspace
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Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

IGF 2021 Open Forum #9 Commonwealth Hard Talk for Action
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Cetic.br/NIC.br and UNESCO

Prateek Sibal UNESCO; Vanessa Dreier, UNESCO; Alexandre Barbosa, Cetic.br/NIC.br; Ana Laura Martinez, Cetic.br/NIC.br

IGF 2021 Open Forum #10 AI and the Rule of Law in the Digital Ecosystem
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  • Government of Switzerland
  • Swiss Foreign Affairs Department
  • Federal Office of Communications
IGF 2021 Open Forum #12 Digital Selfdetermination: Next Steps
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  • David Reid, NZ Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Government, WEOG
  • Dr Erin Saltman Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, Tech / International NGO
  • Anjum Raman, Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono, Civil Society, WEOG
  • David Greene (In-Person Moderator) - Christchurch Call Advisory Network, Civil Society, WEOG
  • Dina Hussein (Online Moderator), Meta, Tech, African Group
IGF 2021 Open Forum #13 Christchurch Call & GIFCT: multi-stakeholder efforts for CVE
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Government of Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan

 

IGF 2021 Open Forum #14 Promoting common understanding on global data governance
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Council of Europe, European Commission,  European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, OECD, UNESCO

Main contacts for this submission: Council of Europe: Aleksandr Tiulkanov; OECD: Karine PERSET, Francesca SHEEKA, Orsolya DOBE; UNESCO: Prateek SIBAL; European Commission: Jola DERVISHAJ, Irina ORSSICH; European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: David REICHEL, Ene PATTERSON.

IGF 2021 Open Forum #16 Globalpolicy.ai
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GIZ DataCipation- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

  • Moses Bayingana, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission, Government, Africa
  • Johannes Wander, Policy Advisor, GIZ DataCipation, Technical Community, Europe
IGF 2021 Open Forum #18 Harmonising African regulation for cross-border data flows
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African Union Commission

  • Adil Sulieman – African Union Commission
  • Mary Uduma - Chair of AfIGF- MAG
  • Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u - PRIDA, AUC
  • Mactar Seck - UNECA
  • Dawit Bekele- Internet Society
  • Salyou Fanny, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Joshua Joshua, Nigeria
  • Aicha Jeridi, Tunisia
IGF 2021 Open Forum #21 The African Union Open Forum 2021
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Government of Germany
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

IGF 2021 Open Forum #24 The GovStack Initiative - digital government cooperation
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Government of Poland
Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in Poland (UOKIK)

  • Martyna Derszniak-Noirjean – Government, Director of International Cooperation Office, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), Eastern European States
  • Natasza Skrzek – Government, Chief Expert, International Cooperation Office, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), Eastern European States
  • Karol Muż – Government, Director of ECC Poland, European Consumer Center in Poland - Eastern European States
  • Jacek Marczak – Government, Deputy Director of Branch Office in Bydgoszcz, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), Eastern European States
  • Piotr Adamczewski – Government, Director of Branch Office in Bydgoszcz, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), Eastern European States.
IGF 2021 Open Forum #26 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for consumer protection.
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  • Moses Bayingana, Acting Director of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission, Government, Africa
  • Johannes Wander, Policy Advisor, GIZ DataCipation, Technical Community, Europe
IGF 2021 Open Forum #27 AU Interoperability Framework for Digital ID: Challenges, Opportunities and way forward
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The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) - on behalf of the Cybil Knowledge Portal

  • Stephanie Borg Psaila, DiploFoundation
  • Carolin Weisser Harris, Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre
  • Roeland van Zeijst, Dutch National Police
  • Kathleen Bei, GFCE/Cybil Knowledge Portal
IGF 2021 Open Forum #28 Online knowledge portals for national cyber capacity
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  • Agustina Callegari, Sr Manager, Community & External Engagement, Internet Society
  • Carl Gahnberg, Senior Policy Advisor, Internet Society
  • Andrei Robachevsky, Senior Director, Technology Programmes, Internet Society
IGF 2021 Open Forum #29 Internet Society Open Forum 2021
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ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNDP

IGF 2021 Open Forum #30 WSIS Action Lines Achieving the SDGs: WSIS Forum 2022 Open Consultation Process
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UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
Co-Host: Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Moderator: Mariana Valente, Director, InternetLab, Civil Society, Latin America Rapporteur: Nandini Chami, Deputy Director, IT for Change, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific

IGF 2021 Open Forum #34 Women's right to online participation: promise or pipedream?
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OECD

  • Bengt Molleryd, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) and Chair of OECD’s Working Party on Communication Infrastructure and Services Policy
  • Guilherme Roschke, Counsel for International Consumer Protection at the United States Federal Trade Commission and Vice Chair of the OECD Working Party on Data Governance and Privacy in the Digital Economy 
  • Audrey Plonk, Head of Division, Digital Economy Policy
  • Maximilian Reisch, OECD
  • Andras Molnar, OECD
  • Hokuto Nakagawa, OECD
IGF 2021 Open Forum #39 Inclusive and Safe Connectivity for Children and Adults
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EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

  • Elise Lassus, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Europe, EU Agency
  • Emil Lindblad Kernell, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Europe/International, Human Rights National Institution
IGF 2021 Open Forum #40 The challenges of AI Human Rights Impact Assessments
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Government of Israel
Israel National Cyber Directorate

  • Reut Yamen - Legal Advisor, Israel National Cyber Directorate, Israel
  • Amit Ashkenazi - Head of Legal Department, Israel National Cyber Directorate, Israel
IGF 2021 Open Forum #44 Digital Cyber risk Management at The Age of Covid-19
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Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br)

  • Everton Teles Rodrigues, Expert Advisor to the CGI.br Board, Technical Community, GRULAC
  • Kelli Priscila Angelini Neves, NIC.br Legal Department, Technical Community, GRULAC
  • Diego Sígoli Domingues, NIC.br Legal Department, Technical Community, GRULAC
  • Alexandre Costa Barbosa, Technical Advisor to the CGI.br Board, Technical Community, GRULAC
  • Isadora Perez Alves Peixoto, Technical Advisor to the CGI.br Board, Technical Community, GRULAC
IGF 2021 Open Forum #47 11 years of .br domains conflicts resolution using SACI-Adm
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Government of the United Kingdom

Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

 

IGF 2021 Open Forum #48 Future of the Internet
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Alexander Klimburg, Director of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC), Director of the Cyber Policy and Resilience Program at HCSS

Louk Faesen, Project Manager of the GCSC Secretariat, Senior Analyst at HCSS
 

IGF 2021 Open Forum #50 Non-interference with the Public Core of the Internet: Next Steps after the OEWG & GGE
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UNESCO

  • Mr Guilherme Canela, Chief, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, UNESCO - IGO
  • Ms Annina Claesson, Consultant, UNESCO - IGO
  • Ms Rachel Pollack, Associate Programme Specialist, UNESCO - IGO
IGF 2021 Open Forum #55 Enhancing the transparency of internet companies
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Government of Canada
Global Affairs Canada

 

IGF 2021 Open Forum #56 Fostering democracy via digital inclusion: a global dialogue
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UNESCO

Council of Europe

  • Peter Kimpian, IGO, Council of Europe
IGF 2021 Open Forum #57 The role of regulation in a post pandemic context
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Global Partners Digital
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Ambassador for Human Rights, Rauno Merisaari

IGF 2021 Open Forum #60 Freedom Online - Internet Governance in the 2020s
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ICANN
Andrea Beccalli, ICANN Stakeholder Engagement Director - Europe, Technical Community, WEOG Laurent Ferrali, ICANN Government and IGO Engagement Senior Director, Technical Community, WEOG Vera Major, ICANN Government and IGO Engagement Manager, Technical Community, WEOG

IGF 2021 Open Forum #61 The building blocks to meaningful connectivity
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European Commission
In collaboration with TaC-Together against Cybercrime International
 

IGF 2021 Open Forum #62 EU Delegation to the IGF & the Youth IGF
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Manon van Tienhoven, Program Coordinator, GFCE

Elliot Mayhew, Advisor, GFCE

IGF 2021 Open Forum #64: Global Forum on Cyber Expertise - GFCE Africa Program
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Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology

  • Jeoung Hee Kim, ITU
  • Derek Pieper, UNDP
IGF 2021 Open Forum #65 Strengthening Global Digital Capacity Development
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Government of Canada, Department of Canadian Heritage

IGF 2021 Open Forum #66 Moving Forward – Guiding Principles on Diversity of Content Online
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European Commission
 

IGF 2021 Open Forum #67 Access to the Open Internet: benefits, challenges and policy approaches
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United Nations-Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)

  • Mr. Ayman El-Sherbiny, United Nations-Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)
  • Ms. Rita Wehbe, United Nations-Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)
IGF 2021 Open Forum #68 ESCWA Open Forum on Digital Cooperation in the Arab Region