Session
Time
Monday, 9th November, 2020 (14:00 UTC) - Monday, 9th November, 2020 (15:30 UTC)
Room
Room 1
The fifteenth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will open with reflections on some of the most emerging challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and how digital technologies and Internet policies can help our societies to become more resilient.
Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Charles, former BBC anchor of Hard Talk, now Director of Communication at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Panellists:
- Ms. Doris Leuthard, former President of Switzerland and Chair of the Swiss Digital Initiative Foundation
- H.E. Mr. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications, Fiji
- Mr. Houlin Zhao, International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General
- Mr. Thomas Jarzombek, Commissioner for the Digital Industry and Start-ups, Government of Germany
- Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo, Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications
- Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
- Ms. Victoria Grand, Vice President, WhatsApp
- Ms. Pamela Cretu, Youth Representative, Moldova
- Mon. Paul Tighe, President of the Centre for Digital Culture, Holy See