IGF 2022 received Open Forum proposals

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African Union Commission - PRIDA
Dr. Margaret Nyambura Ndung'u, PRIDA-African Union Commission, Intergovernmental Mr. Adil Sulieman, African Union Commission, Intergovernmental Dr. Kamugisha Kazaura, African Union Commission, Intergovernmental Ms. Mary Uduma, West Africa IGF, NRI Dr. Mactar Seck, UN Economic Commission for Africa Chair of the Host of 2022 Continental IGF to be held in Malawi Mr. Joshua Joshua, West Africa IGF Mr. Salyou Fanny, Central Africa IGF

Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
 

Bureau of Information Technology Development, Cyberspace Administration of China
Institute of intelligent Society Governance, Tsinghua University
Center for Science, Technology & Education Policy, Tsinghua University 
 

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
Government of Japan

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Organisers:
1. Ms. Lea Gimpel, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
2. Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Fellow – Artificial Intelligence (India) at Academy of International Affairs, North-Rhine-Westphalia (AIA-NRW.org)

Council of Europe
Centre for Research in Communication and Culture at Loughborough University
[academia, Europe]

World Wide Web Foundation
Yu Ping Chan. UN Office of the Tech Envoy. UN Nnenna Nwakanma. World Wide Web Foundation. Civil Society. Africa Antoine Vergne. Missions Publiques. Civil Society. Civil Society. Europe Sheetal Kumar. Global Partners Digital. Civil Society. North America

The Digital Impact Alliance, the Digital Public Goods Alliance, and GIZ
 

European Commission DG INTPA
European Commision, DG INTPA Grazvydas JAKUBAUSKAS, DG INTPA, F5 and Francesko VINCI, DG INPA, A1.

GSMA
UNCDF

Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network
- Johannes Wander - GIZ/BMZ
- African Union Commission

Director of Cybersecurity - Undersecretary of Information Technology - Secretary of Public Innovation - Chief of Cabinet of the President of Argentina

South School on Internet Governance

Dominios Latinoamérica

CCAT LAT - Centro de Capacitación en Alta Tecnología para Latinoamérica y el Caribe

DNS Abuse Institute
Rowena Schoo, DNS Abuse Institute and Ajith Francis, Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network, 

Internet Society
Agustina Callegari, Internet Society, Technical Community, LAC Natalie Campbell, Internet Society, Technical Community, WEG 

Freedom Online Coalition

Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) - on behalf of Conference co-organizers (World Bank, CyberPeace Institute and World Economic Forum)
 

Bureau of International Cooperation, Cyberspace Administration of China; Cyber Security Association of China

Hosting organizations: ITU

Partner organizations:

UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, The Walt Disney Company (represented through Watoto Kenya Onlus)

Alisa Heaver, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Government
Rick van Rooijen, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Government
Daniel Nanghaka, ILICIT Africa, Civil society/Private sector
Gerben Klein Baltink, Dutch Internet Standards Platform (Internet.nl), Government/Private sector
Wout de Natris, Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition (IS3C), Private sector

UNCTAD
Martyna Derszniak-Noirjean, PhD / Director International Cooperation Office Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland Joseph Wozniak Director of the Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Programme at the International Trade Centre, Geneva, Switzerland. Sophie Hunter, Project Assistants, UNCTAD

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), United Kingdom
Marek Blachut, DCMS, Government, WEOG Nigel Hickson, DCMS, Government, WEOG

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Alisa Heaver, Ministry of Eocnomic Affairs and Climate Policy, Government, WEOG Marjolijn Bonthuis, NLIGF, Civil Society, WEOG Stephanie Teeuwen, NLIGF, Civil Society, WEOG

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Deniz Wagner, Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Julia Haas, Project Officer, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

Council of Europe
Brian O’Neill, DCE Expert Group, Council of Europe Janice Richardson, DCE Expert Group, Council of Europe

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Matthew Nguyen, Tony Blair Institute, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Blaise Bayuo, Tony Blair Institute, Civil Society, Africa Judith Mwaya, Tony Blair Institute, Civil Society, Africa Jess Northend, Tony Blair Institute, Civil Society, Western European and Others Vann Bentley, Web Foundation, Civil Society, Western European and Others

Organizers

• CODES (Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability):
• Future Earth
• German Environment Agency (UBA)* - Western European and Others Group
• International Science Council (ISC)
• Kenya Ministry of Environmental and Forestry - African Group
• Sustainability in the Digital Age (SDA)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

*UBA serves as a focal point for this application.

Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information UNESCO  

Marielza Oliveira, Director for Programmes and Operational Programme Monitoring UNESCO

Cedric Wachholz, Chief of Section Digital Innovation and Transformation for Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi, Chief of Section Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

Misako Ito, Regional Advisor for Communication and Information in Africa, UNESCO Nairobi 

Rachel Pollack, Associate Programme Specialist, Section Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalist UNESCO 

Charline d’Oultremont, Consultant Digital Innovation, and Transformation, Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

European Commission 

African Union Commission
Souhila Amazouz, Senior ICT Policy Officer, Information Society Division, African Union Commission (AUC) Johannes Wander, Policy Advisor, DataCipation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Equality Now
Adrian Martin Couce, Government of Spain, Government, WEOG; (Onsite Moderator) Emma Gibson, Women Leading in AI, WEOG; (Onsite Rapporteur) Amanda Manyame, Equality Now, Civil Society Organization, Africa Group; (Online Moderator) Niki Kandirikirira, Equality Now, Civil Society Organization, WEOG

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br)
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br): - Laura Tresca, CGI.br, Civil Society, GRULAC - Bia Barbosa, CGI.br, Civil Society, GRULAC - Tanara Lauschner, CGI.br, Technical Community, GRULAC Onsite Moderator: · Bia Barbosa, CGI.br, Civil Society, GRULAC Online Moderator: · Luiza Mesquita, Technical Advisor to the CGI.br Board, Technical Community, GRULAC Rapporteur: · Gabriela Nardy de Vasconcellos Leitão, Technical Advisor to the CGI.br Board, Technical Community, GRULAC

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)

• Fabiola Frick, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Government/Organisation with international scope, Europe 
• Leonie Kellerhof, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Government/Organisation with international scope, Europe

The Global Encryption Coalition Steering Commitee:

• Greg Nojeim, Center for Democracy & Technology, civil society, WEOG
• Mallory Knodel, Center for Democracy & Technology, civil society, WEOG
• Jeff Wilbur, Internet Society, technical community, WEOG
• Ryan Polk, Internet Society, technical community, WEOG
• Sheetal Kumar, Global Partners Digital, civil society, WEOG

World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO

ICANN
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Youth IGFs from 35+countries

European Parliament Delegation to the IGF

African Union Commision

• Dr Ify Ogo- Regional Coordination Specialist for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Ms Thelma Quaye- Head: Digital Infrastructure and Capacity Building at Smart Africa
• Ms Emily Mburu-Ndoria-Director:, Directorate of Trade in Services, Investments, Intellectual Property Rights and Digital Trade and Data Governance, at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
• Mr Kenneth Muhangi Esq.- Lecturer of Law and Head of Subject, Intellectual Property Lecturer of Law and Head of Subject:, Intellectual Property, at Uganda Christian University and consultant at the World Bank.
• Mr. James Hodge, Head of Network of Competition Authorities on Regulation of Digital Markets
• Ms Souhila Amazouz, Senior ICT Policy Officer, Information Society Division, African Union Commission (AUC)
• Ms Pierrinne Leaukes - Data Economy Policy Advisor at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarmarbeit (GIZ)
• Mr Johannes Wander - Policy Advisor, DataCipation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

GIZ
Souhila Amazouz, Senior ICT Policy Officer, Information Society Division, African Union Commission (AUC)
Johannes Wander, Policy Advisor, DataCipation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Anri van der Spuy, consultant, DataCipation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Global Privacy Assembly - AI Working Group
- Dalbir Singh, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Government, WEOG

- Ethan Plato, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia, Government, WEOG

- Kristina Zenner, Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, Government, WEOG

- Roberto Lattanzi, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, Government, WEOG

- Sophia Ignatidou, Information Commissioner's Office, Government, WEOG

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Yoichi Iida,

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)

UN Human Rights (OHCHR)

Center for Democracy and Technology

Office of the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Yoichi Iida, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Government Yusuke Seki, same above

Africa Internet Governance Community Engagement
1. Wisdom Donkor, Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation, West Africa
2. Michael Ilishebo, Zambia Internet Governance Forum, Southern Africa
3. Poncelet Ileleji, Gambia IGF
4. Zanyiwe Asare, Chair, South Africa IGF
5. Baratang Miya, South Africa Internet Governance Forum.

UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)

Access Now (Peter Micek, Laura O’Brien)

EEAS, EU (Raphael Warolin)

LATVIA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNDP
ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNDP

ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNDP

Menno Ettema – Council of Europe – International Organisation – Western Europe

Giulia Lucchese – Council of Europe – International Organisation – Western Europe

Simona Cruciani – UNOSAPG – United Nations - International Organisation