Internet Governance Forum
Opening Ceremony
Nairobi, 27 September, 14:30 - 17:30
Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde
Director General, United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON)
Mr. Thomas Stelzer
Assistant Secretary-General, UNDESA
Ms. Alice Munyua
Chair, Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee,Republic of Kenya
Dr. Bitange Ndemo
PhD, CBS, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Republic of Kenya
Hon. Mr. Samuel Poghisio
CGH, MP, Minister of Information and Communications, Republic of Kenya
Dr. Hamadoun Touré
Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union
H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka
Vice President, Republic of Kenya
Opening Session
Mr. Gytis Liaugminas
Lithuania Representative
Hon. Dr. Ignace Gatare
Minister of Information and Information Technology, Rwanda
H.E. Ms. Neelie Kroes
Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for the Digital Agenda
Ms. Grace Githaiga
Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet), Civil Society Representative
Mr. Piotr Kolodziejczyk
Under Secretary of State of the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Poland (EU Presidency Representative)
Hon. Mr. Edward Vaizey
Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, U.K.
Mr. Jānis Kārkliņš
Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
Mr. Larry Strickling
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.A.
Mr. Jean- Paul Philippot
President, European Broadcasting Union (EBU); CEO, Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF)
Mr. Vinton Cerf
Internet Pioneer
Mr. Tom Omariba
Chair, Telecommunication Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK)
Ms. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe
Ms. Lynn St. Amour
CEO and President, ISOC
Mr. Masahiro Yoshizaki
Director-General for Policy Evaluation, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Mr. Rod Beckstrom
CEO and President, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mr. Adiel Akplogan
CEO, African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC)
Mr. Francis Wangusi
Ag. Director General, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK)
Mr. Subramanian Ramadorai
Chair, ICC BASIS; Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Ms. Jasna Matic
State Secretary for the Digital Agenda at the Ministry of Culture, Media and Information, Republic of Serbia
Mr. Elmir Valizada
Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan