WEBCAST NOV 5 – Armenia Internet Governance Forum 2024
On Tuesday November 5 2024 the 9th Armenia Internet Governance Forum (ArmIGF) will be convened in Yerevan, with the theme ‘Cyber Reality and Secure Digital Future‘. The forum is organized by the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, Internet Society NGO, and Internet Society Armenia Chapter NGO.
AGENDA https://armigf.am/en/forum2024/ (All times AMT = UTC+4)
10:00 Opening ceremony
Gevorg Mantashyan – First Deputy Minister of High Tech Industry, RA
H.E. Mr. John Gallagher – British Ambassador to Armenia
Igor Mkrtumyan – Chair of the Board, Internet Society NGO
Mikhail Anisimov – Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, ICANN
Vahan Hovsepyan – Senior Community and Public Policy Advisor, RIPE NCC / Member, Internet Governance Council of RA
Nick Hyrka – Community engagement manager European region, Internet Society
Ralph Yirikian – General Director, Ucom
Andrey Vorobyov – Director, Coordination Center for .RU/.РФ TLD
10:45 Armenia at a Digital Crossroad – how to build and lead the Armenian Digital Navy?
Gevorg Mantashyan – First Deputy Minister of High Tech Industry, RA
Hrachya Arzumanian – Expert on national security issues
Moderator: Vahan Hovsepyan – Senior Community and Public Policy Advisor, RIPE NCC / Member, Internet Governance Council of RA
12:00 Issues of Personal Data Protection in Newly Adopted Legal Acts: Challenges and Solutions
Samvel Martirosyan – Director, ArmSec Foundation / co-founder, CyberHub
Hakob Sununu – Director, Quality Management & Risk Control, UCOM
Artur Sargsyan – Senior law adviser, ISAA
Moderator: Gevorg Hayrapetyan – Personal data protection expert, CyberHub, dpHub
14:00 Cybersecurity Challenges and Issues: Global Best Practices and International Collaboration
Nerses Yeritsyan – Director, Information Systems Agency of Armenia
Karen Gasparyan – Executive Director, INFOSEC LLC
Hayk Mkrtchyan – Head , Division of Combating Cybercrimes, RA Ministry of Internal Affairs Police
Markko Kunnapu – Ministry of Justice, Estonia / Adviser, Criminal Policy Department
Moderator: Armine Arzumanyan – AUA College of Science and Engineering
15:00 WSIS+20 updates in the frames of events on 2024, Future of the IGF, Global Digital Compact and analysis of the Summit of the future
Aleksey Sandikov – member IGC / member, RA Parliament
Chris Buckridge – Senior Strategy Advisor ,Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE)
Veni Markovski – Vice-President for UN engagement, ICANN
Amrita Choudhury – Chair IGFSA / Chair APRALO
Moderator: Mikhail Anisimov – Head, Global Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, ICANN
16:15 National Content and ccTLDs: Strategies for Growth and Overcoming Challenges
Kristina Hakobyan – Board Vice Chair, Internet Society” NGO .am/.հայ registry
Irina Danelia – deputy director, Coordination Center, .RU ccTLD/.РФ
Sophie Khidasheli – Senior Specialist, .GE ccTLD Registry
Dejan Dukic – CEO, RNIDS.RS
Azizbek Kadirov – .uz ccTLD administration / UZINFOCOM
Moderator: Maria Kolesnikova – Chief Analyst, Coordination Center, RU TLD
17:00 Wrap up, closing
LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/DjxtjQoT78g
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