WEBCAST JUN 12 – Atlantic Council – Why the UN’s Internet Governance Forum still matters twenty years on
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On Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC), the Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative will host a conversation on the importance of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the role it has played for the past twenty years in providing an open, inclusive, and diverse space for discussing internet policy and governance. This event, held in the lead up to the 2025 IGF, will highlight the value of the annual forum and why digital democracy depends on keeping the internet open, global, and inclusive. The conversation will also showcase the Atlantic Council’s work to champion a free and open internet.
SPEAKERS
Vint Cerf – Chair, IGF Leadership Panel / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Anriette Esterhuysen – Senior Advisor on Global and Regional Internet Governance, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Jason Pielemeier – Executive Director, Global Network Initiative (GNI)
Chengetai Masango – Head of Office, United Nations Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum
MODERATOR
Konstantinos Komaitis – Resident Senior Fellow, Democracy + Tech Initiative
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