IGF 2025 Networking Session Proposals Received
Below is the list of Networking session proposals, received in a 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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | The London Story Babloo Loitongbam, Human Rights Alert, Asia-Pacific Group Babloo Loitongbam, Human Rights Alert, Asia-Pacific Group Panayote Dimitras, Greek Helsinki Monitor, Western European and others groups (WEOG) Rafal Pankowski, Never Again, Western European and others groups (WEOG) Dr. Akudo McGee, The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - moderator Ulviya Hasanova The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - online moderator Aisling Lynch-Kelly, The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - rapporteur Dr. Akudo McGee, The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - moderator Ulviya Hasanova The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - online moderator Aisling Lynch-Kelly, The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - rapporteur Dr. Akudo McGee, The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - moderator Ulviya Hasanova The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - online moderator Aisling Lynch-Kelly, The London Story , Western European and others groups (WEOG) - rapporteur |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #120 Resistance Digitized: Activism in the Online Age! | |
| 125 | IEEE Future Networks "This event is co-organised by the host country Norway through University of Oslo (UiO) and Basic Internet Foundation” Moderator: Dr. Sudhir Dixit, IEEE Future Networks Tentative list of speakers: (1) Prof. Josef Noll, University of Oslo, Norway, (2) Dr. Harri Saarnisaari, University of Oulu, Finland, (3) Prof. Jaap van de Beek, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, (4) Prof. Fisseha Mekuria, University of Malmo, Sweden, (5) Dr. Jonathan Muringani, Basic Internet Foundation, Norway, (6) Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, APL-Johns Hopkins Univesrity, USA, (7) Prof. Sanjram, P.K., Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, India |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #125 Standards for Universal Access, DRM and Digital Cooperation | |
| 127 | Internet Society Mona Gaballa, Senior Advisor, Institutional Relations, Internet Society. Technical Community. WEOG. Israel Rosas, Director, Partnerships and Internet Development, Internet Society. Technical Community. GRULAC. Tatiana Tropina, Senior Advisor, Institutional Relations, Internet Society. Technical Community. WEOG. |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #127 The Internet Society Community Discusses WSIS+20 and Beyond | |
| 130 | African Internet Rights Alliance & the Net Rights Coalition Adeboro Odunlami - African Internet Rights Alliance - Civil Society - Nigeria, Africa Bridgette Ndlovu - Net Rights Coalition - Civil Society - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Angela Minayo - ARTICLE19 Eastern Africa - Civil Society, Nairobi, Kenya |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #130 Harambee: A Pan-African Networking Session on Strengthening | |
| 131 | Connect Forest People Juliana Dib Rezende, Connect Forest People Network (Civil Society, Latin America and the Caribbean). Vagner Diniz, Brazilian Network Information Center - NIC.br (Technical Community, Latin America and the Caribbean Group). |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #131 The Role of the Internet in Protecting the Amazon Rainforest | |
| 135 | Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ Andrey Aleinikov (Russian Internet Governance Forum, technical community, Eastern Europe) Stasya Savelieva (Russian Summer School on Internet Governance, academic community, Eastern Europe) Arevik Martirosyan (International Information Secuty School, civil society, Eastern Europe) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #135 Global Collaboration of SSIGs and Registries for Youth | |
| 138 | Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Roman Danyliw, IETF Chair, Academia, North America Mark Nottingham, IAB, Tech, Australia Mirja Kühlewind, IAB, Tech, Europe, Women Dhruv Dhody, IAB, Tech, Asia, Non-binary Warren Kumari, IAB, Tech, North America Suresh Krishnan, IAB, Tech, North America Dirk Kutcher, IRTF Chair, Academia, Asia Colin Perkins, University of Glasgow, Academia, Europe Olaf Kolkman, ISOC, Tech, Europe Mirjam Kühne, RIPE, Tech, Europe, Women Joyce Chen, APNIC, Tech, Australia, Women Jordan Carter, auDA, Tech, Australia Serge Droz, FIRST, Tech, Europe David Huberman, ICANN, Tech, North America Ian Sheldon, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Government, Australia Avri Doria, Freedom Online Coalition Advisory Network, Civil Society, North America, Women Enoch Singano, FDH Financial Holdings, Youth, Africa |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #138 Tech & Policy: Building Bridges in Internet Governance | |
| 145 | AFNIC, CNRS Lucien CASTEX, AFNIC, Technical community, WEOG (ONSITE) Francesca MUSIANI, CNRS, Academia, WEOG Elif Kiesow Cortez, IS3C, academia, Asia-Pacific (ONSITE) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #145 Building Internet governance Research for WSIS and Beyond | |
| 146 | Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) Diogo Cortiz, Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Heloisa Candello, IBM Research, Private Sector, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Henrique Xavier, Web Technology Study Center (NIC.br), Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Vagner Diniz, Web Technology Study Center (NIC.br), Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Beatriz Rocha, Web Technology Study Center (NIC.br), Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #146 Web Fragmentation by AI: Design and Economic Challenges | |
| 158 | Health Parliament Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta- Chairman of 3 Dynamic Coalition at UN IGF, Asia Pacific Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio - Chief Information Officer at United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, Multilateral Body -Americas Erik Solheim - Former Health Minister, Netherlands, Civil Society- EU Haitham El-noush- Board Member, UNITAID, Norway, Multilateral Body- EU May Siksik- Chairman, Health Innovation, Canada, Civil Society -America Mevish Vaishnav- President, Health Parliament, Private Sector, Asia Pacific |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #158 Health Parliament Model for Global Digital Compact | |
| 164 | Internet Society Foundation Claire C. van Zwieten - Civil Society - ISOC Alumni Specialist - WEOG (The Netherlands) Marko Paloski - Civil Society - ISOC Alumni & IGF Macedonia - Eastern Europe Saba Tiku - Civil Society - ISOC Alumni & YCIG- Africa Region (Ethiopia) Lalia Lorenzon - Academia - 2025 Youth Ambassador WEOG (France) Chris Odu - Alumni - Technical Community - Africa Region (Nigeria) Nicolas Fiumarelli - Technical Community - ISOC Alumn & IGF Uruguay - GRULAC (Uruguay) Ananda Gautam - Civil Society - ISOC Alumni & Youth Standing Group - Asia-Pacific Group (Nepal) Alejandra Prieto - Civil Society - Director, Fellowships & Alumni - WEOG (Spain) Noha Ashraf Abdel Baky - Private Sector - ISOC Alumn - North Africa IGF (Egypt) Osei - Civil Society - ISOC Alumn - West African YIGF (Ghana) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #164 ISOC Youth & Alumni: Leaders Shaping the Internet | |
| 171 | University of Oslo, ITS Department, and Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, CSS Dr Danica Radovanovc, University of Oslo, ITS department and Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, CSS Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Visiting Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad campus, Hyderabad, India |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #171 Digital Literacy and Resilience for Vulnerable Groups | |
| 177 | The Pan African Youth Ambassadors for Internet Governance 1. Saba Tiku Beyene, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (YCIG), Civil society, Africa 2. Abraham Fiifi Selby, The Pan African Youth Ambassadors for Internet Governance (PAYAIG), Academia, Africa 3. Sorene Assefa, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Intergovernmental Organization, Africa 4. Godsway Kubi, Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group, Technical community, Africa |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #177 From Tokenism to Takeover: Youth and Digital Empowerment | |
| 191 | UiO & Basic Internet Foundation Josef Noll, University of Oslo (UiO), Academia Jonathan Muringani, Basic Internet Foundation, NGO Annhild Mosdøl, Lillestrøm Municipality, Public |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #191 Open Walk to the birth of the Internet | |
| 192 | Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter Amb. Birhanu Niguse Ayele - Internet Society Ethiopia chapter, Civil Society and Academia-organizer and speaker Dr. Asrat Beyene-Internet Society Ethiopia chapter, President - Speaker Fiifi Abrham Selby - Digital transformation analyst and Academia--Speaker Saba Tiku Beyene - Independent researcher-moderator Abinet Sntayehu-PLO Lumumba foundation Ethiopia chapter, country director-Rapporteur Godsway Cubi - Internet society-Online Moderator |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #192 Inclusion of Digital Literacy in Africa: A Pathway | |
| 194 | Fundacion Multitudes Organizers & Speakers Organizers: Fundación Multitudes (Civil Society, Latin America and the Caribbean) Onsite Moderator: Paulina Ibarra – Executive Director of Fundación Multitudes, expert in digital governance, gender equality, and civic engagement. (Civil Society, Latin America and the Caribbean) Onsite Speakers: 1️⃣ Elisa Loncón – Former President of Chile’s Constitutional Convention, Mapuche leader, advocate for indigenous digital rights. (Civil Society, Latin America and the Caribbean) 2️⃣ Renata Ávila – Guatemalan lawyer and digital rights activist, CEO of Open Knowledge Foundation, expert in digital governance and human rights in technology. (Civil Society, Latin America and the Caribbean) 3️⃣ Carlos Cortés – Founder of Linterna Verde (Colombia), journalist and expert in disinformation, digital media, and Internet governance. (Media & Digital Rights, Latin America) 4️⃣ Mariel García-Montes – Mexican researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, expert in AI ethics and digital rights for vulnerable communities. (Academia, Latin America) Virtual Participants (Optional): Paula Martins – Regional Coordinator of the Latin American Media Alliance (IFEX-ALC), expert in freedom of expression and disinformation in LAC. (Civil Society, Latin America) Eduardo Ferreyra – Director of Derechos Digitales, lawyer and specialist in technology regulation and digital rights in Latin America. (Civil Society, Latin America and the Caribbean) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #194 Indigenous Digital Sovereignty in LAC: Combating Disinformat | |
| 195 | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Louise Marie Hurel, Royal United Services Institute James Shires, Virtual Routes |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #195 Cyberpolicy Dialogues:Connecting research/policy communities | |
| 196 | ProboxVE In-Person panelists: Iria Puyosa, Senior Research Fellow - Atlantic Council, Democracy + Tech Initiative, Venezuela/EEUU Lillian Nalwoga, Online Participants: Martha Roldós, Journalist & CEO of Fundación Mil Hojas, Ecuador Abdullah Ahmadi, Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO), Afghanistan |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #196 Connecting the Global South for Digital Resilience | |
| 200 | ProboxVE Mariví Marín (ProBoxVE - Venezuela) Martha Roldós (Fundación Mil Hojas - Ecuador) Iria Puyosa, Senior Research Fellow - Atlantic Council, Democracy + Tech Initiative, Venezuela/EEUU Roberta Braga (DDIA - Brazil/EEUU) Valentina Aguana (VESinFiltro - Venezuela) Lillian Nalwoga (CIPESA - Uganda) Abdullah Ahmadi (ADDO - Afghanistan) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #200 Cross-Regional Connections for Information Resilience | |
| 202 | Forus International Kenneth Harry Msiska, Forus International (Civil Society, Global) Karolina Iwańska, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) (Civil Society, Global) Stephanie Borg Psaila, DiploFoundation (Academic/Research, Global) Virginia Paque, DiploFoundation (Academic/Research, Global) Bimsara Malshan, Sarvodaya Fusion (Civil Society, Asia) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #202 Emerging Technologies Governance: Exploring a Win-Win Situat | |
| 21 | .PT Luisa Ribeiro Lopes, President of .PT and Board Member of CENTR and EU DNS Women Chapter Marta Moreira Dias, President, LusNIC Sandra Maximiano, President, ANACOM |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #21 Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Digital Inequality Together | |
| 214 | Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (YCIG) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #214 Global Digital Governance: The Evolution of IG Models | |
| 225 | Reset Tech - Sebastian Blum, Consultant, Capgemini Invent - Mathea Essinger, Project Manager, NExT e.V. - Felix Kröner, Senior Policy & Partnerships Manager, Reset Tech |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #225 Empowering Voices: Women and Queers in Internet Governance | |
| 227 | Conexión Segura y Libre Valentina Aguana Villegas, Conexión Segura y Libre, Civil Society, GRULAC Andrés Azpúrua, Conexión Segura y Libre, Civil Society, GRULAC Luis Carlos Díaz, Independent, Civil Society, GRULAC |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #227 Unmasking digital censorship in Latin America | |
| 232 | Development Gateway: An IREX Venture |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #232 Bringing Safety Communities Together: A Fishbowl-Style Event | |
| 236 | Eurovisioni/ABU organizers: EDMO (European Digital Media Observatory) - Eurovisioni - Faktabaari - European Commission EDMO - Paula Gori Eurovisioni - Erik Lambert |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #236 EU rules on disinformation: who are friends or foes ? | |
| 237 | Open MIC Pending confirmation of the session, our tentative list of organizers includes: Maria Tinedo, Emerging Markets Investor Alliance (EMIA) Jan Rydzak, World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) Jessica Dheere, Open MIC Rich Staszinski, Heartland Initiative Anita Dorrett, Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #237 Enhancing Investor Advocacy: A Multistakeholder Approach | |
| 26 | Data Innovation Lab Gunda Ehmke, Project Lead, Data Innovation Lab funded by German Federal Foreign Office, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group Claire Sophie Patzig, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group David Lönnberg, Senior Advisor Data Innovation Lab, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #26 Transforming Diplomacy for a Shared Tomorrow | |
| 37 | Gov of Sri Lanka Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation World Bank/ ID4D Digital Public Goods Alliance Center For Digital Public Infrastructure EkStep Foundation Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) Asian Development Bank World Bank's G2P AfricaNenda Mojaloop Co-Develop Digital Impact Alliance Potential Governments (G2G support) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #37 Mapping the DPI stakeholders | |
| 39 | Colectiva Luchadoras. Elizabeth Avendaño Rojas, Luchadoras Mx, onsite moderator Mariel Dominguez Lara, Luchadoras Mx, onsite repporteur Ixchel García Aguirre, Luchadoras Mx, online moderator Alicia Reynoso Peña, Luchadoras Mx, online moderator |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #39 Acompañamiento transfeminista frente a la Violencia Digital. | |
| 41 | Offline Internet Consortium James O'Donnell, Offline Internet Consortium and Arizona State University Ann Okerson, Offline Internet Consortium (US) Stéphane Coillet-Matillon (Kiwix) (Switzerland) Maria de Brasdefer, International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA - Netherlands) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #41 Building a Continuity of Connectivity | |
| 45 | Indian Aerospace Defence News(IADN) Manish Jaiswal, Indian Aerospace Defence News(IADN), Asia-Pacific Group Monojit Das, Independent Analyst, Asia-Pacific Group Gabriel Karsan, African Parliamentary Network, African Group Millenium Niongoze, Women youth Leader, Tanzania, African Group Dr. Khouzeifi doud, Cyber Security Resecher, African Group Samaila Bako, Cyber Safe Nigeria, African Group Susan, Cyber Peace Zambia, African Group Gregory John Simons, Uppsala University, Asia-Pacific |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #45 Bridging Digital Divides: Promoting a Multilingual Internet | |
| 67 | AFNIC - IS3C Elif Kiesow Cortez, female, IEEE, academia, AP, onsite Lucien Castex, AFNIC, male, technical community, WEO, onsite Wout de Natris - van der Borght, male, IS3C, private sector, WEO, onsite Liz Orembo, female, internet governance consultant, private sector, Africa, online Nicolas Fiumarelli, LACNIC, technical community, GRULAC, onsite |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #67 Quantum encryption: blessing or havoc?, phase 2 | |
| 74 | Oxfam Ireland Mia Marzotto, Oxfam, civil society, WEOG Lu An Mendez, Fundacion InternetBolivia.org, civil society, GRULAC Mohamed Aded Ali, Somalia Non-State Actors, civil society, Africa Theary Luy, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, civil society, Asia Pacific Trần Thị Tuyết, Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development, civil society, Asia Pacific Khadeja Ibrahim, MIFTAH, civil society, Arab |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #74 Mapping and addressing digital rights capacities and threats | |
| 81 | IFLA Maria De Brasdefer, Policy & Research Officer, IFLA, GRULAC Mariann Schjeide, Library Manager, Volda University Collegue, WEOG Jonathan Hernández, Researcher at the Institute for Library and Information Research, UNAM University, GRULAC |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #81 Safeguarding academic freedom in the digital age | |
| 83 | Digital Public Goods Alliance Liv Marte Kristiansen Nordhaug, CEO, DPGA We will be engaging a second speaker from the UN e.g. UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET) Pelin Hizal Smines, Product & Experiences Lead, DPGA Jameson Voisin, Director of Communications and Programs, DPGA Luciana Amighini, Events Coordinator, DPGA |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #83 Making Open-Source Connections: Tech Sharing & Networking | |
| 86 | African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance Gabriel Karsan, APNIG, Civil Society, Africa Hon. Neema Lugangira, Chair- APNIG, Government Africa Hon. Agho Oliver, APNIG, Africa |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #86 Interoperable Data Governance: Trust, AI, and Inclusion | |
| 93 | DiploFoundation Kenneth Msiska, Forus International (Civil Society, WEOG) Karolina Iwanska, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) (Civil Society, WEOG) Stephanie Borg Psaila, DiploFoundation (Civil Society, WEOG) |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #93 Cyber laws and civic space: GN-GS advocacy strategies | |
| 98 | Netherlands Standardisation Forum, Ministry for the Interior and Kingdom Relations Wout de Natris, Platform Internet Standards, Civil Society, WEOG Wouter Kobes, Netherlands Standardisation Forum, Government, WEOG Annemieke Toersen, Netherlands Standardisation Forum, WEOG Dorijn Boogaard, ECP, Civil Society, WEOG Pieter van Kuilenburg, ECP, Civil Society, WEOG |
IGF 2025 Networking Session #98 Digital Governance: Measure adoption of Internet Standards |