Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want

Session facilitation team: 

• Main Moderator: Raj Singh, CEO, APNIC Foundation
• Online Moderator: Abdul Ghayoor Bawary, AFNOG Committee Member, Coordinator AFIGF
• Rapporteur: Mirwais Khan,  AFNOG  Committee Member  

Additional speakers/ contributors:

• René Fichtmüller, Chairman, Global NOG Alliance
• Ariel Weher, President Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) NOG

The panel speakers include: 

• Mahesh Uppal, Director, ComFirst Pvt Limited, AP
• Jimson Olufuye, Principal Consultant, Kontemporary Konsulting Ltd, Africa
• Mohamed Shareef, Director of Government & Int. Relations, OXIQA- Enterprise, AP
• Dr. Maria Beebe, Consultant, IDG/Asia Open RAN Academy, WEOG
• Shernon Osepa, Telecom/Internet Operations & Policy Strategist, GRULAC

• Mr Bertrand de La Chapelle, Chief Vision Officer, The Datasphere Initiative
• Ms Clarisse Girot, Head of Division, Data Flows, Governance and Privacy, OECD
• Ms Robyn Greene, Director of Privacy and Public Policy, Meta

Speakers bios

Mr Bertrand de La Chapelle, Chief Vision Officer, The Datasphere Initiative

Bertrand de La Chapelle is the Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer of the Datasphere Initiative and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network. With over 15 years of experience in multi-stakeholder governance processes, he draws on a diverse background as a diplomat, civil society advocate, and tech entrepreneur. Previously, Bertrand served as a Director on the ICANN Board (2010-2013) and as France’s Thematic Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Information Society (2006-2010). He actively participated in the World Summit on the Information Society (2002-2005), fostering dialogue among civil society, the private sector, and governments. He is a frequent speaker at major Internet governance forums, including the Internet Governance Forum. In the 1990s, Bertrand co-founded and served as President of the virtual reality company Virtools, now part of Dassault Systèmes. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (1978), Sciences Po Paris (1983), and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (1986).

Ms Clarisse Girot, Head of Division, Data Flows, Governance and Privacy, OECD

Clarisse Girot is the Head of the OECD’s Data Governance and Privacy (DGP) Unit, where she focuses on data governance, data flows, and privacy. Before joining the OECD in August 2022, she was a Senior Fellow at the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) in Singapore, leading a project on the convergence of data privacy laws across 14 Asian jurisdictions. She also served as Managing Director of the APAC office of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and advised the head of the TMT practice at Rajah & Tann Asia LLC. From 2001 to 2015, Clarisse worked at the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), including roles as head of the Department of European and International Affairs and senior advisor during the GDPR's development. She was a member of the Jersey Data Protection Authority (JDPA) from October 2018 to June 2022. Clarisse holds a Master's in Private Law and a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property from the University of Paris Panthéon Assas, a Magister Juris (MJur) from the University of Oxford, and a Doctorate (cum laude) in Comparative Law from the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) in the Netherlands.

Ms Robyn Greene, Director of Privacy and Public Policy, Meta

Robyn Greene leads Meta’s global privacy policy efforts on cross-border data flows and government access to data. She oversees policy development, research, and coalition building on critical internet governance issues, including Meta’s strategies regarding EU-US data transfers and global data localization requirements. Before joining Meta, Robyn spent five years at New America’s Open Technology Institute as Senior Policy Counsel and Government Affairs Lead, where she focused on policy and legislative proposals related to surveillance and cybersecurity. She also worked at the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office, developing similar policy analyses. Additionally, Robyn served as a subject matter expert on the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee at the Department of Homeland Security, advising on facial recognition technology. Robyn has testified before Congress on cyber threat information sharing and published the largest publicly available study on US Intelligence Community Section 702 compliance violations. Her work has appeared in prominent media outlets, including the Washington Post, Politico, Lawfare, and Just Security.

Ms Maiko Meguro, Director for International Data Strategy, Digital Agency of Japan

Maiko Meguro is the Director for International Data Strategy and International Affairs at Japan's Digital Agency. She represents the Agency in G7, OECD, and other bilateral strategic partnerships, focusing on international data governance and the Data Free Flow with Trust initiative. Previously, as Director at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), she led the G7 Digital Track and the Data Free Flow with Trust during Japan's G7 presidency. From 2018 to 2021, Maiko served as a legal officer at DG CONNECT in the European Commission. She is also a research fellow in public international law and legal theories at the University of Amsterdam, where she publishes in prominent American, European, and Japanese legal journals on international law, international economic law, and law & technologies.

Mr Dave Pendle, Assistant General Counsel, Law Enforcement & National Security, Microsoft

David Pendle is an Assistant General Counsel, focusing on the field of Law Enforcement & National Security at Microsoft.