Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2018

Day 1: Monday 12 November 2018
When Where What Who
11:00 – 12:30 Paris Peace Forum
Auditorium
Crafting Peace in Cyberspace Panel Olaf Kolkman speaking
9:20-10:20 Salle XI ISOC Open Forum – Future of IGF Opening Remarks by Andrew Sullivan

Raúl Echeberría, Raquel Gatto, Frédéric Donck
speaking

9:00 – 10:30 Salle IV Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) – Phase IV Joyce Dogniez, Jane Coffin speaking,
Raquel Gatto organizing
11:20 – 12:20 Salle VII DC Community Connectivity: When The Unconnected Build Connectivity (DC3)
Launch of book: “The Community Network Manual: How to Build the Internet Yourself” by Luca Belli
Book sponsored by the Internet Society

Jane Coffin speaking

12:30 – 13:30 Salle VII WS #428 Spectrum for Community Networks:
A “Must” That Is Hard to Get

Read Innovations in Spectrum Management discussion draft

Jane CoffinSebastian Bellagamba speaking
13:30 Salle IX Launch of book “Internet Governance and Regulations in Latin America” ISOC Trustee Olga Cavalli participating
13:30 – 15:00 Salle III Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) Panel Olaf Kolkman speaking
17:40 – 18:40 Salle I High Level Panel Discussion

Watch Andrew Sullivan’s remarks

Andrew Sullivan speaking
18:00 – 20:00 UNESCO HQ IGF Reception – Tech Community
Day 2: Tuesday 13 November 2018
When Where What Who
10:10 – 11:40 Salle IX WS #443 The Internet and Jobs: preparing Gen YZ for future of work Agustina CallegariJoyce Dogniez organizing
Youth@IGF Fellows speaking and attending
10:40 – 11:40 Salle VI DC on Internet of Things Frédéric Donck speaking
11:50 – 13:20 Salle IX WS #385 Challenges and opportunities: How will technology reshape jobs Maarit Palovirta speaking
13:30 – 15:00 Salle X APC Global Information Society Watch Launch about Community Networks

Read Redes Comunitarias en América Latina: Desafíos, Regulaciones y Soluciones

Internet Society helped APC to launch the project
13:30 – 15:00 Salle XI SEED Alliance Award Ceremony Raúl Echeberría speaking
15:00 – 16:30 Salle XI BPF on Gender & Internet Governance Agustina Callegari, Raquel Gatto, Paula Real
assisting/organizing
Day 3: Wednesday 14 November 2018
When Where What Who
9:00 – 10:00 Salle X The DC Core Internet Values (DC-CIV): Link tax and upload filtering, Friction & Core Values ISOC UK Chapter organizing
ISOC Trustee Desiree Miloshevic speaking
Andrew Sullivan speaking
9:00 – 10:30 Salle XI WS #376 Innovative Approaches to Connecting Underserved Areas Sebastian Bellagamba moderating
Katie Watson assisting
10:40 – 12:10 Salle IV WS #278 5G and IOT – addressing Digital Inclusion & Accessibility Maarit Palovirta speaking
11:50 – 13:20 Sale XII BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Internet of Things Katie Watson assisting
Date and Time

Monday 12 November 2018 –

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Location

UNESCO Headquarters, Paris

7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France

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