IGF 2025 Launches and Awards Proposals Received

Below is the list of Launches and Awards proposals, received in response to the IGF 2025 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 2025 programme. It is expected that the final list of all accepted sessions will be announced shortly after the 2nd IGF 2025 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, 14-16 April.

ID	Organization	Title
20	Aldôlo Name(s) and Organizational Affiliation(s): 1. Rondouba Mbaiadem Rochto – Founder and Project Manager at Aldôlo 2. Djegolbe Reoukaoude – Technical Lead at Grahaye Project 3. Ali Moussa Kadjallah – Education and Data Analyst at Grahaye Project Stakeholders: Ministry of Education, Chad Chadian National Authority for Digital Transformation UNICEF – for potential partnerships in education and digital inclusion Regional Group of Organizers: Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) – regional support for youth and education initiatives IGF Regional Group for Africa	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #20 Grahaye: Educational Platform for a Digital Chad
32	Interledger Foundation * Ayden Férdeline, Interledger Foundation, Civil Society, Western European and Others (Organizer and Onsite Moderator) * Lawil Karma, Interledger Foundation, Civil Society, Western European and Others (Organizer) * Stephanie Perrin, Digital Discretion, Private Sector, Western European and Others (Organizer and Online Moderator)	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #32 Unlocking Inclusion: Open Payments Principles Launch
35	Creators Union of Arab, ECOSOC Consultative Status, UN The Creators Union of Arab, ECOSOC Consultative Status, UN Speakers: Dr. Ahmed Sarhan (Intellectual Property Professor and the Head of Creators Union of Arab) Dr. Nermin Selim (Secretary General of the Creators Union of Arab) Dr. Nabih Abdul Majeed (Cyber Security Expert) Dr. Najla Al Dookhi (Government Communication Expert at the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai) Dr. Hala Adly (Expert in Block Chain) Mr. Eissa AlKamali (Innovation Expert at the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai) Ms. Mesbaha Hamed (International Relations Expert) Ms. Esraa Omar (Public Relations)	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #35 Future of Internet: The Innovation & Digital Responsibility
52	Institute for Intelligent Society Governance, Tsinghua University Center for Science, Technology and Education Policy, Tsinghua University Tsinghua-Range Joint Research Institute for Intelligent Society	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #52 Intelligent Society Development & Governance Research (2025)
57	The Internet Governance Project Dr. Milton Mueller, Academia, North America (onsite) Dr. Karim Farhat, Civil Society, North America (remote) Vagisha Srivastava, Academia, Asia-Pacific (onsite)	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #57 Governing Identity Online: Nations and Technologists
60	Arab Media Union ECOSOC Consultative Status, UN Arab Media Union, ECOSOC Consultative Status, UN (Egypt, Africa ) Swift News electronic Journal, Saudi Arabia Kingdom Al Sabah Al Arabi Journal) Egypt Onsite Speakers Dr. Ahmed Nour (The head of Creators Union of Arab), Egypt Dr. Jassem Al Yakout (The Head of Swift News electronic Journal) KSA Mr. Ahmed Abdel Rahman Zaki (The Head of Al Sabah Al Arabi Journal) Egypt Mr. Mohamed Al Raei (Director of Jeddah Radio), KSA Dr. Najla Al Dookhi (Government Communication Expert at the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai), UAE Dr. Nermin Selim (Intellectual Property Expert, Secretary General of the Creators Union of Arab), Egypt Ms. Esraa Omar (Public Relations specialist), Egypt	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #60 Secure Information Ecosystem: Digital Media & Trust-Building
96	Netherlands Standardisation Forum, Ministry for the Interior and Kingdom Relations Wout de Natris, Platform Internet Standards, WEOG Wouter Kobes, Netherlands Standardisation Forum, WEOG Annemieke Toersen, Netherlands Standardisation Forum, WEOG Dorijn Boogaard, ECP, WEOG Pieter van Kuilenburg, ECP, WEOG	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #96 Empower the Global Internet Standards Testing Community
102	Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Mr. Charles Noir, Vice-president, Community Investment, Policy & Advocacy, CIRA, Technical Community, WEOG Ms. Sabrina Wilkinson, Internet Governance Manager, CIRA, Technical Community, WEOG Mr. Israel Rosas, Director, Partnerships and Internet Development, Internet Society (ISOC), Technical Community, GRULAC / WEOG	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #102 How The Tech Community Can Strengthen Multistakeholder IG
126	Women in Internet Governance 1. Raymond Mamatta , E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA)/ Women in Internet Governance (WIG), Civil Society, Africa 2. Gloria F. Amofah-Adjekum Women in Internet Governance (WIG) , Civil Society , Africa 3. June Parris Women In Internet Governance(WIG) Leadership panel Committee member, LAC, ISOC Civil Society , Role Member NRI representative 4. Betty Fausta 5. Harisa Shahid, Information Security Engineer & NetMission Ambassador/ Women in Internet Governance , Technical community, Asia 6. Mary Rose Ofianga Wadhwani Foundation / Women in Internet Governance, Civil Society , Asia Pacific 7. Natalie Tercova IGF Czechia/ Women in Internet Governance(WIG), Technical Community , Eastern Europe 8. Pari Esfandiari, Global Technopolitics Forum/ Women in Internet Governance (WIG), Civil Society , WEOG 9. Dr. Houda CHIHI, Senior researcher at InnovCOM Lab of Sup’COM/ Women in Internet Governance, Technical community, African group region, Africa 10. Sarata Omane , E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA)/ Women in Internet Governance (WIG), Civil Society , Africa 11. Olayinka Wilson-Kofi, Ericsson ( Middle East &Africa)/ Women in Internet Governance (WIG), Civil Society, Africa 12. Prerna Chhetri, 13. Eva NCHO-HIE, IGF Cote d’Ivoire/ Women in Internet Governance(WIG), Technical , Regional Group	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #126 The launch of the Women in Internet Governance initiative
154	Health Parliament Haitham -El Noush, NORAD- European Union - Development Sector Government Organization Carol Bank - Private Sector - South Africa Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, DC- Digital HEALTH , UN’s IGF - India Ms.Mevish P. Vaishnav , Global Digital Health Corporation, Private Sector - USA Dr. Osama El-Hassan , Dubai Health Authority , UAE - Government	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #154 Launch of the Global State of Digital Health Report 2024
159	CGI.br Hartmut Glaser, CGI.br, Technical Community, GRULAC Jean Carlos Ferreira dos Santos, CGI.br, Technical Community, GRULAC Renata Mielli, MCTI/CGI.br, Government, GRULAC Vinicius W. O. Santos, CGI.br, Technical Community, GRULAC	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #159 Book launch: NETmundial+10 Statement in the 6 UN languages
169	AFNIC and IS3C Moderator: Wout de Natris - van der Borght, DC-IS3C, private sector WEA Online moderator: Mark Carvell, DC-IS3C, private sector WEA Presenters: Elif Kiesow Cortez, IEEE , academia, AP João Moreno Falcão, cybersecurity consultant, private sector, GRULAC Lucien Castex, AFNIC, technical community, WEA Rapporteur: Nicolas Fiumarelli, LACNIC, technical community, GRULAC	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #169 Report Launch: Quantum encryption: blessing or havoc?
178	Girlhype Coders - Women Who Code UNECA ZADNA UNIGF WIDEF AFIGF ISOC	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #178 Women in IGF Awards - Celebrating Women Shaping the Internet
184	United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report Office United Nations Development Programme, multilateral, global University of Pretoria,Academia, Africa IBM, Private Sector, Americas/Global NORAD, Government, Europe	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #184 Whose tech? Our Choices - towards new AI benchmarks
188	International Patients Union Haitham El-Noush, Director - UNITAID, Multi-lateral Body - Norway - EU Dino Castaldo DELL’ACCIO, CIO, UNJSPF, Multi-lateral Body- United States Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Chairman- Commonwealth AI Consortium , CSO, Asia Pacific Zaw Ali Khan, Director , American University of Barbados -Academia, Barbados Carol Banks - Private Sector - South Africa	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #188 Patient Centricity Index - Making Healthcare Accountable
205	CyberPeace Mr. Vineet Kumar, Founder & Global President, CyberPeace Dr. Subi Chaturvedi, Global SVP & Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer, InMobi Ms Genie Sugene Gan, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Kaspersky Mr. Suresh Yadav, Senior Director a.i. for Trade, Oceans and Natural Resources and lead on AI and Digital Transformation at the Commonwealth Secretariat.	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #205 Launch of the Global CyberPeace Index
223	Basic Internet Foundation Ruth Orbach, GSMA Mobile for Development, London Sudhir Dixit, IEEE Connecting the Unconnected, USA Josef Noll, University of Oslo, Norway Nazar Nicholas, IGF Tanzania Asrat Mulatu, IGF Ethiopia n.n., Vodacom Foundation Tanzania Franz von Weizäcker, GIZ Catherine R. Kimambo, African Child Project, Tanzania Jonathan Muringani, Basic Internet Foundation This session is co-organised by the host country Norway through UiO and Basic Internet Foundation	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #223 Affordable Access for Education and Health (AA4EDU)
238	Enovxn Center of Innovation , Transformation and Intelligence - Institute of Innovation , Transformation and Intelligent Technologies Enovxn Center of Innovation , Transformation and Intelligence at Institute of Innovation , Transformation and Intelligent Technologies Fawad Bajwa Mona Al Abdullah Usman Iftkhar	IGF 2025 Launch / Award Event #238 Enovxn Center of Innovation ,Transformation and Intelligence