WEBCAST JAN 30-31: Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum 2025
On Thursday & Friday January 30-31, 2025 the 9th Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) will be held as a hybrid event. TTIGF 2025 has the theme ‘Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future‘. The theme was inspired by the UNIGF 2024 theme as an important area that needs to reach the local discussion forum for a way forward in Trinidad and Tobago’s Internet Governance. It will include a Youth Forum on Day 2.
The event will be webcast by the Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter.
(all times AST = UTC-4)
JAN 30 2025 – TTIGF 2025:DAY 1
09:05 Welcome and Introduction
Jacqueline Morris – Chair, Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group (TTMAG)
Sally Wentworth – President & Chief Executive Officer, Internet Society & Internet Society Foundation
Cory Belfon – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Digital Transformation
John Outridge – Chief Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago International Finance Centre (TTIFC)
Javed Sajad – Artificial Intelligence Legal and Policy Consultant, LACNIC
09:30 Panel Session: AI in Education: Navigating the Future
Dr. Andrew Hunte – Chairman, National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST)
Dr. Lev Gonick – Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University
Moderator: Jacqueline Morris – Director, TTMAG
11:10 Presentation: Cybersecurity in Trinidad & Tobago
Ajmal Nazir – Director, TTMAG
12:40 Open Forum
JAN 31 2025 – TTIGF 2025:DAY 2
YOUTH FORUM
09:00 Opening Remarks
Dev Gosine – Vice-Chair, TTMAG
09:10 Youth Session: Bullying in the Cyber Age
Presentation
Youth-led Discussions
TTIGF 2025 PLENARY
13:00 Opening Remarks
Jacqueline Morris – Chair, TTMAG
13:10 Panel Session: Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion
John Outridge – Chief Executive Officer, TTIFC
Ian T. Alleyne – Founder, Paywise
Shiva Bissessar – Managing Director, Pinaka Consulting Ltd.
Moderator: Ajmal Nazir – Director, TTMAG
14:45 Presentation: Using AI for Disaster Resilience in T&T
Dr. Letetia Addison – Adjunct Lecturer, School of Science Computing and Artificial Intelligence, UWI
Moderator: Julie David – Director, TTMAG
15:25 Partner Showcase
15:30 CTU Session: Accelerating the involvement of Caribbean ccTLDs within the global ccTLD community
Panel Session 1: Diversity in The Caribbean and Latin America Region
Dr. Pablo Rodriguez – Executive Vice President Gauss Research Laboratory Inc.; and GRC Member
Sean Copeland – GRC Chair
Alejandra Reynoso – ccNSO Chair
Albert Daniels – ICANN
Moderator: Rodney Taylor – CTU
Panel Session 2: Building a Stronger Regional Community
George Foster – Barbados
Damien Harrigan – Anguilla
Leendert Pengel – Curacao
Don Slaunwhite – St. Maarten
Elena Grimany – Cuba
Max Larson Henry – Haiti
Moderator: Patrick Hosein – TTMAG
Panel Session 3: Future Collaboration and Next Steps
Moderator: Tracy Hackshaw – TTMAG
Closing and Wrap Up:
Identity Digital
Rodney Taylor – CTU
16:30 Closing Address
Dev Gosine – Vice-Chair, TTMAG
LIVESTREAMS: DAY 1 https://youtu.be/txwFmKvlrmA | DAY 2 https://youtu.be/U6uVzXoo6oU
REGISTER https://bit.ly/42F3Fuh
REAL TIME TEXT
DAY 1 AM https://bit.ly/4hyVUtL
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SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/ttigf (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ISOCTT/ (AI Captions)
ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ttigf2025 (when available)
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