On Tuesday, 1st April 2025 at 17:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a Multilingual Read-Out of ICANN82 . Speakers from ICANN Board, ICANN org and the different constituencies will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle, in a pitch tour format.
The Zoom will have EN / ES / FR translation, however the ISOC LIVE simulcast will be just original audio, thus no real time text. EN / ES / FR captions will be added to the recording.
HOST / MODERATOR Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair
On Saturday March 29, 2025, BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2025 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative open data law and concludes NYC Open Data Week 2025. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design.
The main stage will be webcast via ISOC.LIVE. ASL interpretation will be provided. Other tracks will be recorded and made available via the BetaNYC YouTube channel. Much appreciation to Reinvent Albany for the funding support.
10:00 Opening Session Hon. Kristen Gonzalez – Chair, Internet and Technology Committee, New York State Senate Martha Norrick – Chief Analytics Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation. NYC Jazzy Smith – Chief of Staff, BetaNYC Noel Hidalgo – Executive Director, BetaNYC
11:00 Congestion Pricing: Data Lessons From the First Three Months Matt Yarri – Data Science Manager, MTA
12:15 Creating a Multimodal Urban Planning Simulation for Diverse Publics using NYC Open Data Katie McMillan Culp – Chief Learning Officer, New York Hall of Science Jenna Lang – Content Producer, Trivium Interactive Andrew Kittredge – Civic Innovation Lab Director, BetaNYC Amelia Merker – Exhibits Manager, NYSCI
13:15 LUNCH
14:30 Beyond the Data: The Tech Driving City Council Programs
New York City Council, Data Team
New York City Council, Community Engagement Division
New York City Council, Legislative Division
15:45 In Code We Trust: Volunteering and Careers in Government & Public Interest Technology Meli Glenn – Experience Design Strategist, Digital Transformation Office, Human Centered Design Team, NYS Office of Information Technology Services Noel Hidalgo – Executive Director, BetaNYC Martha Norrick – Chief Analytics Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation Gabe Paley – Assistant Secretary for Technology, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Jai Rodgers – Talent Community Manager, U.S. Digital Response
On Saturday 5th April 2025, at 14:30 IST (09:00 UTC) Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter (ISOC Mumbai) presents ‘Vision for Accessible Internet: Bridging the Digital Divide for the Visually Impaired‘. Part of the Internet Governance Praxis Series, this panel discussion, located in Meghalaya, India, will discuss deployment of effective strategies that improve Internet access for the visually impaired. This event will focus on practical solutions, sharing expertise, and exploring innovative technologies to make the Internet more accessible.
01 – Welcome and Introduction – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation
02 – Fireside ‘New Directions in Competition and Consumer Protection Policies’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Andrew Ferguson – Chairman, FTC
Co-Moderators: Randolph May / Barry Nigro
03 – Keynote ‘The Indispensable Right: FreeSpeech in an Age of Rage’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School
04 – ‘New Directions in Communications Policy’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Rick Cimerman – VP, NCTA Robert Fisher – SVP, Verizon Rosa Mendoza – CEO, ALLvanza
Moderator: Seth Cooper, Free State Foundation
05 – Keynote ‘The View from the Senate’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Senator Ted Cruz, Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
07 – ‘Universal Service After the Supreme Court’s Consumers’ Research Decision’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Michelle Connolly, Duke University Daniel Lyons, Boston College Law School
Moderator: Randolph May, FSF
08 – Fireside – ‘TMT With Mike O’Rielly’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Melissa Holyoak – Commissioner – FCC Ajit Pai – ex-Chair, FCC Nathan Simington -Commissioner, FCC
Moderator: Michael O’Rielly – ex-FCC
09 – Keynote – ‘The View from the House’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Rep. Richard Hudson – Chair, House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
The Caribbean region faces severe structural financial challenges, including limited financial connectivity, high transaction costs together with low transaction speed, and dependency on foreign correspondent banks and the US dollar for cross-border transfers. These hurdles restrict regional trade, in particular the development of CARICOM’s Vision 25 by 2025 food and nutrition security initiative and slow the progress of the digital CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Complementary currencies offer a solution to these barriers by providing additional liquidity, facilitating seamless cross-border transactions, and supporting economic resilience. Furthermore, they may be designed in a manner to foster regional development by appropriately adjusting their core parameters. Carib$, a Caribbean digital, asset-backed complementary currency, has proven its functionality in 2024 several times and at the same time has generated significant interest amongst multilaterals and within the agricultural sector.
HOST Rodney Taylor – Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
PRESENTERS Gianlucca Dettori – Chairman, Sardex Pay Dr. Jan Schröder – Co-Founder and Chief System Architect, Carib$ Dr. Wendell Samuel – Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM
PANEL – The Road to Integration Hon. Saboto Cesar – Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Patrick Antoine – Chief Executive Officer, CARICOM Private Sector Organisation John Outridge – Chief Executive Officer. The Trinidad and Tobago Financial Centre
Moderator: Michelle Marius – ICT Pulse
(Video lightly edited for clarity – EN/ES/FR Captions)
The UK government’s recent demand for Apple to create a backdoor in its end-to-end encrypted cloud services raises alarming concerns for online safety, privacy, and cybersecurity. This panel discussion will explore the global implications of this move, particularly how it could set a dangerous precedent for weakening encryption and jeopardizing online safety for individuals, businesses, and civil society.
PANEL Farzaneh Badiei – Founder, Digital Medusa Charles Mok – Trustee, Internet Society Callum Voge – Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Internet Society HOST Godsway Kubi – Lead Facilitator, Online Safety SIG
On Tuesday, 1st April 2025 at 17:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a Multilingual Read-Out of ICANN82 . Speakers from ICANN Board, ICANN org and the different constituencies will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle, in a pitch tour format.
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