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11:00 am on December 15, 2025 · NRI (94), uk (16), uk-igf (10)

RECORDING – UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) 2025

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On 11th December 2025 the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) was convened in London, with the same overall theme as the global IGF which took place in Lillestrøm, Norway in June 2025: “Building Digital Governance Together”.

01 – Welcome and Opening of IGF
Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK
Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership
Elaine Quinn – Director of Corporate Affairs, Nominet UK
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

02 – Ministerial Keynote
Baroness Liz Lloyd CBE – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy), DSIT/DBT
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

03 – Digital Fragmentation from a User Perspective
Sheetal Kumar – Digital Rights Advocacy Expert; UN IGF Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation Co-Facilitator
Rachel Coldicutt OBE – Founder & Executive Director, Careful Industries
Alice Taylor – Research Manager, Oxford Information Labs Ltd
Moderator: Izaan Khan – Internet Society Youth Standing Group / Deloitte Cyber Practice
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

04 – Ethics of AI Workshop
Sal Mohammed – Founder, LangSync; CEO, QTA; Xoogler EMEA Network Head
Stacie Chan – SVP of GTM, Netmind.ai
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

05 – Lightning Talk: Power Asymmetries in Tech
Dr Cecilia Rikap – Associate Professor, Economics & Head of Research, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

06 – The WSIS+20 Review: A Multistakeholder Conversation
David Souter – Independent Expert on Digital Society (Introductory remarks)
Ellie McDonald – Policy and Advocacy Lead, Global Partners Digital
Paul Blaker – Head of ITU and Internet Governance, DSIT
Facilitator: Nick Wenban-Smith – General Counsel and Head of Stakeholder Relations, Nominet
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

07 – A UK Digital ID – How Can We Ensure a Balance of Power Between the Citizen and the State?
Professor Mirca Madianou – Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
Karla Prudencio – Programme Director and Advocacy Officer, Privacy International
David Birch – Author, Advisor and Commentator on Digital Financial Services; Principal, 15Mb Ltd; Global Ambassador, Consult Hyperion
Moderator: Wendy Grossman – Journalist
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

08 – How Do We Protect Children’s Rights Online in 2025?
Jen Persson – Director, Defend Digital Me
Dr Kim Ringmar-Sylwander – Researcher, Digital Futures for Children Centre, LSE
Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA – Department of Media and Communications, LSE
Moderator: Mark Russell – CEO, The Children’s Society
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

09 – Closing Remarks
Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK
Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership
( YOUTUBE | AUDIO | RECAP )

6:24 am on August 8, 2025 · online safety (30), online safety act (1), Robin Wilton (3), uk (16)

RECORDING – The UK Online Safety Act – A discussion with Robin Wilton

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On August 1 2025, the Internet Society Cybersecurity Special Interest Group (ISOC Cybersecurity SIG) conducted a discussion with Robin Wilton on the UK Online Safety Act. The Act, which imposes stringent age verification requirements on both users and providers has just come into effect, causing a surge in VPN subscriptions.

SPEAKER
Robin Wilton – Senior Director – Internet Trust, Internet Society, discusses the UK Online Safety Act.

HOST/MODERATOR
Weke – ISOC Cybersecurity SIG

#onlinesafetybill @InternetSociety @ISOCCybersecuritySIG

7:49 am on March 21, 2025 · encryption (49), online safety (30), online safety sig (7), uk (16)

WEBCAST MAR 21 – Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety

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isoc liveOn Friday 21 March 2025, at 13:00 UTC, the Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group (Online Safety SIG ) hosts a webinar ‘Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety‘.

The UK government’s recent demand for Apple to create a backdoor in its end-to-end encrypted cloud services raises alarming concerns for online safety, privacy, and cybersecurity. This panel discussion will explore the global implications of this move, particularly how it could set a dangerous precedent for weakening encryption and jeopardizing online safety for individuals, businesses, and civil society.

PANEL
Farzaneh Badiei – Founder, Digital Medusa
Charles Mok – Trustee, Internet Society
Callum Voge – Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Internet Society
HOST
Godsway Kubi – Lead Facilitator, Online Safety SIG

LIVESTREAM | SIMULCASTS X Live | Twitch | Facebook Live

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X #onlinesafety #encryption MASTODON  | BLUESKY  | INSTA

2:46 am on November 5, 2024 · isoc england (20), uk (16), uk-igf (10)

WEBCAST NOV 5 : UK Internet Governance Forum 2024

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ISOC LIVEOn Tuesday November 5 2024 the UK Internet Governance Forum 2024 will be held in London. The UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. The purpose of IGFs is to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximise the opportunities of the internet whilst mitigating the risks and challenges that the internet presents. Messages from the UK IGF will be carried to the Global IGF in Riyadh. The livestream is provided by Internet Society UK England Chapter.

AGENDA https://ukigf.org.uk/ukigf-2024-speakers/ (All times UTC)

09:00 Welcome and Opening of UK IGF
Bobbie Dennis – Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation
Archie Breare – Public Affairs Manager, tech UK
Paul Fletcher – CEO, Nominet

09:15 Keynote – Baroness Jones
Baroness Jones, Minister for Online Safety and the Future Digital Economy, DSIT

10:00 How can we foster Digital Inclusion in the UK?
Helen Milner OBE – Group Chief Executive of Good Things Foundation
Lord Clement-Jones – House of Lords Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Science, Innovation & Technology
Professor Lizzie Coles-Kemp – Head of Department, Information Security, Royal Holloway University of London
Chair: Dr Ellen Helsper – Professor of Socio-Digital Inequalities, London School of Economics (LSE)

11:25 How can we achieve effective multistakeholder cooperation on digital governance
Areeq Chowdhury – Head of Digital Policy, The Royal Society
Izaan Khan – Board Member, Internet Society Youth Standing Group
Lea Kaspar – Executive Director, Global Partners Digital
Chair: Chris Mondini – Managing Director for Europe, ICANN

13:20 The governance and regulation of AI
Katherine Yesilirmak – Deputy Director of Strategy, Responsible Tech Adoption Unit, DSIT
Anna Lindsay – Partnerships Lead, VoiceBox
Tommy Shaffer Shane – AI Policy Manager, Centre for Long-Term Resilience
Chair: Jakob Mökander – Head of Science and Technology Policy, Tony Blair Institute

14:20 What is the impact of misinformation and disinformation on democracy and what can we do to prevent it?
Henry Parker – ViP Corporate Affairs, Logically
Chris Morris – Chief Executive, Full Fact
Hannah Perry – Head of Research (Digital Policy), Demos
Chair: James Ball – Journalist, Broadcaster & Author

15:45 20 years on from WSIS – where should we go next?
Pari Esfandiari – President and Co-Founder, Global TechnoPolitics Forum
Laura O’Brien – Senior International Counsel, Access Now
Georgia Osborn – Senior Research Analyst, Oxford Information Lab
Chair: David Souter – Independent Expert on Digital Society

16:45 Keynote: Yih-Choung Teh
Yih-Choung Teh, Group Director, Strategy and Research, Ofcom

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ukigf24

REAL TIME TEXT 
Morning https://bit.ly/4fuCZ2k
Afternoon https://bit.ly/3Z2RANj

TWITTER #UKIGF24 @UKIGF @ISOCUKEngland @IntGovForum #UKIGF #IGF #netgov 

#UKIGF24 MASTODON  | BLUESKY  | INSTA 

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ukigf24 (when available)

 

7:54 am on July 14, 2024 · acm (4), internet history (22), royal society (2), uk (16), Vint Cerf (106)

WEBCAST JUL 15 – The Royal Society – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Internet

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On Monday July 15 2024 from 1pm-7pm BST (12:00-18:00 UTC) The Royal Society and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) will be Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Internet in London, UK. The event will be opened by the co-inventor of the Internet Dr Vint Cerf and will feature a series of panels with eminent speakers that will look back at what the Internet has achieved in the last fifty years and focus on the next generation of the Internet and AI, and is supported by the Web Science Trust, People-Centered Internet, Digital Enlightenment Forum, The Digital Humanism Initiative, and the Web Science Institute, University of Southampton, UK.

PROGRAMME (All times BST = UTC+1)

13:00 Welcome
Areeq Chowdhury, Head of Policy, Data and Digital Technologies, The Royal Society
Prof. Yannis Ionnidis, President, ACM
Prof. Dame Wendy Hall, University of Southampton / Web Science Trust

13:05 Opening Speech / Conversation
Dr. Vint Cerf, Vice President / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Mei Lin Fung, Chair / Co-founder, People-Centred Internet

13:45 Panel 1: The Internet as an Infrastructure
Prof. Andrew Ellis, Aston University
Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, University of Bristol
Maarten Botterman, Board Director, ICANN
Prof. Gaven Smith, The University of Manchester
Chair: Sir David Payne, Professor of Photonics, University of Southampton

15:15 Panel 2: The Internet as a Facilitator of Opportunity
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Prof. Jim Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Alan Kay, Computer Science Pioneer
Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and EU
Chair: Mei Lin Fung, Chair / Co-founder, People-Centred Internet
Respondent: Dr. Vint Cerf

16:15 Panel 3: The Internet and Society
Prof. Noshir Contractor, Northwestern University
Prof. Victoria Nash, Oxford Internet Institute
Prof. Sir Nigel Shadbolt, University of Oxford
Prof. Hannes Werthner, Vienna University of Technology
Chair: Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton / Trustee, Web Science Institute / Director, Web Science Trust
Respondent: Dr. Vint Cerf

17:15 Closing Remarks
Dr. Vint Cerf, Vice President / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

 

LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/ltF5uWB9Wg0

REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE https://bit.ly/4cW77lZ (Q&A)

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/463OZUV

TWITTER #i50 @royalsociety @TheOfficialACM @PCI_Initiative @vgcerf @websciencetrust Digital Enlightenment Forum @DigHumTUWien @sotonWSI

MASTODON #i50 @mastodon.acm.org

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/uk-i50

12:10 am on July 11, 2023 · igf (239), isoc england (20), NRI (94), uk (16), uk-igf (10)

WEBCAST JUL 11 : UK Internet Governance Forum 2023

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isoc liveOn Tuesday July 11 2023 the UK Internet Governance Forum 2023 will be held in London. The UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. The purpose of IGFs is to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximise the opportunities of the Internet whilst mitigating the risks and challenges that the internet presents. Messages from the UK IGF will be carried to the Global IGF in Kyoto. The livestream is provided by Internet Society UK England Chapter.

AGENDA https://ukigf.org.uk/2023-agenda

01 Welcome and Opening of UK IGF
Ellie Bradley, MD Registry & Public Benefit, Nominet
Alice Campbell, Public Affairs Manager, tech UK
Mike Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation

02 Keynote: techUK Tech Plan: How the next Government can use technology to build a better Britain
Neil Ross, Associate Director (Policy),techUK
https://ukigf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AUKtechplan2023website.pdf

03 Data Protection in an AI-Driven World
Abigail Burke, Policy Manager, Data Protection at the Open Rights Group
Ana-Maria Cretu, Senior Researcher, AI and Data Protection
Georgia Osborn, Senior Research Analyst, Oxford Information Labs / Research Community Manager at the DNS Research Federation
CHAIR: Lord Allan, Member of the House of Lords / Former Director of Policy at Facebook

04 Cybersecurity and the Governance of Cyberspace During Times of Geopolitical Instability
Bojana Bellamy, President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership
James Shires, Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Policy, Chatham House
CHAIR: David Carroll, Managing Director, Nominet Cyber

05 Keynote: Building the Evidence Base for Online Safety
Ian Macrae, Director of Market Intelligence, Ofcom

06 Avoiding Internet Fragmentation and Creating a Shared Digital Future
Izaan Khan, ISOC YSG / NOW: Pensions
Til Sommer, Head of Policy, Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK)
CHAIR: Casey Calista, Industry Chair & Labour Digital Executive Committee Member 23/24

07 Gender and the Internet: A Source of Division or Community?
Seyi Akiwowo, Founder and CEO, Glitch
Dr Bernie Hogan, Senior Research Fellow, OII
Mallory Moore, Independent researcher, Trans Safety Network
Isabella Wilkinson, Research Associate, Chatham House
CHAIR: Professor Katharine Millar, Assistant Professor of International Relations and the London School of Economics

08 Delivering Digital Transformation Across the UK
Harriet Perks, Learning and Development Lead, AND Digital
Hollie Whittles, National Policy Skills Champion, Federation of Small Businesses
CHAIR: Jacob Farrugia, Programme Manager, Digital Skills Council

09 Ministerial Address
Paul Scully MP, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy
Nigel Hickson, DSIT

10 Sum Up and Wrap Up
Alice Campbell, Public Affairs Manager, Tech UK
Mike Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ukigf23

TWITTER #UKIGF23 @UKIGF @ISOCUKEngland @IntGovForum #netgov

MASTODON  #UKIGF23

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE_
https://archive.org/details/ukigf23

8:24 pm on February 21, 2023 · CDT (14), Global Encryption (22), online safety (30), uk (16)

WEBCAST FEB 23 – Centring Children’s Rights in the Debate about Encryption in the UK Online Safety Bill

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isoc liveOn Thursday February 23rd 2023 at 08:00-09:00 EST (13:00-14:00 UTC) the Global Encryption Coalition presents a webinar ‘Centring Children’s Rights in the Debate about Encryption In the UK Online Safety Bill‘.

In the contentious debate about protecting children and protecting the privacy and security of communications through encryption, the rights of children are too often neglected. A new, groundbreaking report puts the rights of children at the center of this debate. It suggests a path forward for policy makers who are grappling with these issues in legislative proposals, including the Online Safety Bill pending in Parliament in the UK. In this webinar experts on children’s rights and privacy will explain this new approach and analyze the Online Safety Bill through the lens of children’s rights.

SPEAKERS
Diana Gheorghiu, Legal and Policy Officer, Child Rights International Network
Caroline Wilson Palow, Legal Director and General Counsel, Privacy International
Jen Persson, Director and Founder, Defend Digital Me
Jun Pang, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Liberty

MODERATOR
Greg Nojeim, Steering Committee, Global Encryption Coalition

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/gec-children

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3SmRXwQ

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3YXwJIH

TWITTER #GlobalEncryption  #OnlineSafetyBill @GlobalEncrypt @GlobalPartnersD @cendemtech @InternetSociety @CRINwire @privacyint @defenddigitalme @libertyhq

MASTODON  #GlobalEncryption

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live (AI captions)
https://www.facebook.com/isocny/live (AI captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/gec-children

4:52 am on October 25, 2022 · igf (239), isoc england (20), NRI (94), uk (16), uk-igf (10)

WEBCAST NOV 1 : UK Internet Governance Forum 2022

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ISOC LIVEOn Tuesday 1 November 2022 the UK Internet Governance Forum 2022 will be held in London. The UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. he purpose of IGFs is to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximise the opportunities of the internet whilst mitigating the risks and challenges that the internet presents. Messages from the UK IGF will be carried to the Global IGF in Addis Ababa at the end of November 2022. The livestream is provided by Internet Society UK England Chapter.

AGENDA https://ukigf.org.uk/2022-agenda/

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ukigf22

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3TNV2X3

REAL TIME TEXT
Morning https://bit.ly/3sLaBTh
Afternoon https://bit.ly/3DPCSyg

TWITTER #UKIGF22 @UKIGF @ISOCUKEngland @IntGovForum #netgov 

SIMULCASTS_
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE_
https://archive.org/details/ukigf22

 

4:30 am on October 19, 2021 · igf (239), uk (16), uk-igf (10)

WEBCAST WED/THU: UK IGF 2021

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livestreamOn Wednesday-Thursday 20-21 October 2021 the UK Internet Governance Forum 2021 will be held online. The UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. The UK IGF provides the space for national discussions of key public policy issues related to technology. Messages from the UK IGF will be carried to the Global IGF in Poland, 6-10 December 2021. The livestream is provided by the Internet Society UK England Chapter.

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ukigf21 (AI Captions)

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3G0fgWU

AGENDA https://ukigf.org.uk/2021-agenda/

TWITTER #UKIGF21  @UKIGF @ISOCUKEngland @IntGovForum #netgov

SIMULCASTS_
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/  

ARCHIVE_
https://archive.org/details/ukigf21

 

10:44 pm on September 8, 2021 · Digital Policy Alliance (3), uk (16), Vint Cerf (106)

WEBCAST: Inaugural Lord Renwick Memorial Lecture w/ Vint Cerf

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livestreamOn Thursday September 9 2021 at 14:00 BST (13:00 UTC) the Digital Policy Alliance will host the inaugural Lord Renwick Memorial Lecture. Guest Speaker Vint Cerf will address the topic “Wrestling with Alligators: Delivering on the Digital Promise“. The session will be simulcast via ISOC.LIVE.

Introduction & Welcome
Lord Erroll, Chairman, Digital Policy Alliance
Lady Homayoun Renwick

“Wrestling with Alligators: Delivering on the Digital Promise“
Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

Q&A
Moderator: Derek Wyatt, Director, Digital Policy Alliance

Closing Remarks
Dr Louise Bennett, Director, Digital Policy Alliance

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/Renwick2021

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3tsifld

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3DZhkxi

TWITTER #renwick2021  @DPAlliance @VGCerf

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/renwick2021