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On Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 10:00–17:30 GMT (10:00–17:30 UTC), the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) hosts ‘UK IGF 2026‘, a free, one-day event dedicated to the discussion and debate of digital policy, at 116 Pall Mall, London, and online.
Asking ‘What should the future of the internet look like, and how can we help shape it?‘, the day brings together voices from across the internet community for multistakeholder discussions and debates on AI governance, Britain’s national interest, privacy and digital ID, an Under-16s social media ban, and global digital governance. The UK IGF secretariat is provided by Nominet. Speakers are still to be announced.
10:00 GMT — WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
10:10 GMT — KEYNOTE PLUS Q&A
10:50 GMT — WHAT DO WE WANT AI TO DO FOR SOCIETY, AND HOW SHOULD IT BE GOVERNED TO ACHIEVE THIS?
12:00 GMT — SECURING BRITAIN’S NATIONAL INTEREST IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
14:00 GMT — MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE
14:15 GMT — CAN WE HAVE IT ALL? PRIVACY, SECURITY AND DATA SHARING IN AN AGE OF FRAGMENTED DIGITAL ID
15:05 GMT — LIGHTNING TALK PLUS Q&A
15:45 GMT — CAN THE UK SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCE AN UNDER-16S SOCIAL MEDIA BAN?
16:35 GMT — GLOBAL DIGITAL GOVERNANCE: WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES FOR BRITAIN AND THE WORLD?
17:10 GMT — CONCLUSION AND CLOSING REMARKS
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