WITNESSES Mary Anne Franks, Professor of Law and Michael R. Klein Scholar Chair, University of Miami School of Law Hany Farid, Professor, School of Information and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkley Jennifer Bennett, Principal, Gupta Wessler PLLC Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, Internet Society Eric Schnapper, Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law
There is a lot of talk these days about “fragmenting” the Internet, and different parts of the world having “local internet”. What does that mean? Should we be worried? Supportive? Dismayed? What happens to us if the Internet fragments into different parts? Is there anything we can or ought to do about Internet fragmentation?
Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO of the Internet Society, will explore these questions, and open a conversation among attendees about the dangers facing the Internet today.
HOST Erik Bohlin, Ivey Business School, Western University, Ontario
INTRODUCTION Stephen Schmidt, VP Telecom Policy / Chief Regulatory Legal Counsel, TELUS Communication
SPEAKER Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, Internet Society
MODERATOR Joe Rowsell, Director, Regulatory Affairs, TELUS Communications
On 30 January 2023 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC) presented a webinar “Building African IXP Infrastructure: Progressing the Coalition for Digital Africa” to discuss the ever-changing landscape of African interconnection and explore their new partnership to improve IXP infrastructure in Africa. Organization leaders shared their thoughts about the future of peering and interconnection in Africa and how this partnership will help users across the continent.
PRESENTATION Michuki Mwangi, Distinguished Technologist, Internet Growth, Internet Society
PANEL Sally Costerton, Interim President & CEO, ICANN Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, Internet Society Kyle Spencer, Co-Coordinator, African IXP Association (Af-IX)
HOST/MODERATOR Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Africa, ICANN
Le 30 janvier 2023, l’Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) et l’Internet Society (ISOC) ont présenté un webinaire « Construire une infrastructure IXP africaine : faire progresser la coalition pour l’Afrique numérique » pour discuter du paysage en constante évolution de l’interconnexion africaine et explorer leur nouveau partenariat pour améliorer l’infrastructure IXP en Afrique. Les dirigeants d’organisations ont partagé leurs réflexions sur l’avenir du peering et de l’interconnexion en Afrique et sur la manière dont ce partenariat aidera les utilisateurs à travers le continent.
PRÉSENTATION Michuki Mwangi, Technologue émérite, Croissance Internet, Internet Society
CONFÉRENCIERS Sally Costerton, présidente-directrice générale par intérim, ICANN Andrew Sullivan, président et chef de la direction, Internet Society Kyle Spencer, co-coordinateur, Association africaine des IXP (Af-IX)
HÔTE/MODÉRATEUR Pierre Dandjinou, vice-président, Engagement des parties prenantes – Afrique, ICANN
The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) has designated “Avoiding Internet Fragmentation” to be one of the 2022 IGF’s five organizing themes. There likely will be many events on the program related to this topic, but what exactly does Internet fragmentation mean, and how does that meaning affect the actions that may be undertaken by states and stakeholders?
This session brings together prominent analysts and stakeholders from five continents, with varying and even divergent viewpoints, in the hope of working toward a higher level of consensus (or at least a more structured range of disagreements) on the core features, sources, forms, and consequences of Internet fragmentation, and what all these may mean for actions taken in response by states and stakeholders.
PANEL Milton Mueller, Internet Governance Project, Georgia Tech Wolfgang Kleinwächter, European Summer School on Internet Governance Sheetal Kumar, Global Partners Digital Neha Mishra, Geneva Graduate Institute Andrew Sullivan, Internet Society Xu Peixi, Communication University of China
On Thursday November 17 2022 at 11:00-12:30 EST (16:00-17:30 UTC) the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information presents a webinar ‘Internet Fragmentation, Reconsidered‘. A panel of leading analysts and practitioners in the global Internet governance environment will discuss such topics as the nature, sources, forms, and consequences of Internet fragmentation, as well as the responses pursued by governments and stakeholders to date and going forward.
PANEL Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Eli M. Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information and Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO of the Internet Society Tatiana Tropina, Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity Governance, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, Netherlands MODERATOR William J. Drake, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
PANEL Andrew Sullivan, CEO, Internet Society Farzaneh Badii, Founder, Digital Medusa Bill Woodcock, Executive Director, Packet Clearing House Yik-Chan Chin, Professor, Beijing Normal University Svitlana Matvitenko, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University, School of Communication
MODERATOR Courtney Radsch, Fellow, Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA / ARTICLE19 US adviser
SPEAKERS Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Nnenna Nwakanma, Chief Web Advocate, Web Foundation Andrew Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Internet Society
MODERATOR Jane Coffin, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, Internet Society
On Wednesday November 1, 2023 at 5pm-6pm EDT (21:00-22:00 UTC) the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) presents an IPNSIG Academy Keynote with Andrew Sullivan (President and CEO of ISOC).
