Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms

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Description
This session is the culmination of intersessional discussions about best practices relating to developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms which began after the IGF 2013 meeting. Participants should be prepared to share their experiences and knowledge of both successes and failures relating to developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms. Participant contributions will be compiled with the findings of the intersessional discussions and reported during a best practices wrap-up session at IGF 2014 and published in a report subsequent to the IGF 2014 meeting.

Panelists
Guilherme Almeida, Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management at Brazilian Federal Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management
Sebastien Bellagamba, Regional Bureau Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Internet Society
Guy Berger, UNESCO, Director, Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development
Norbert Bollow, co-convenor of the Just Net Coalition
Bobby Flaim, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Government of the United States of America
Grace Githaiga, Associate at Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
Susie Hargreaves, CEO, Internet Watch Foundation Byron Holland, CEO, Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)Izumi Okutani, Policy Liaison at JPNIC
Others TBC

Remote moderator

Moderators

Avri Doria

Lead Researcher, Technicalities

Avri Doria is a research consultant. She served on the UN Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC) and the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG). She served as a member the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat and was a member of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory... Read More →

Speakers

Guilherme Almeida

Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management at Brazilian Federal Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management

Sebastien Bellagamba

Regional Bureau Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Internet Society

Prior to joining the Internet Society, Sebastian worked in the Internet Service Providers industry, founding and running several ISPs in Argentina and also managing regional Latin America operations. At that time, he was also President of the Argentine Internet Service Providers Association... Read More →

Guy Berger

Director for Policies and Strategies in the field of Communication and Information, UNESCO

I am director for Policies and Strategies in the field of Communication and Information at UNESCO. I work with colleagues on UNESCO's report "World Trends on Freedom of Expression and Media Development", and taking forward UNESCO Member States' agreement to the concept of Internet... Read More →

Norbert Bollow

Robert Flaim

Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Robert Flaim has been a Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for over seventeen (17) years. Currently, SSA Flaim is assigned to the Executive Staff Unit of the Operational Technology Division in Quantico, Virginia. Since 2004, Mr. Flaim has worked... Read More →

Grace Githaiga

Associate at Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)

Susie Hargreaves

CEO, Internet Watch Foundation

Susie Hargreaves joined the IWF in September 2011 as Chief Executive. She has worked in the charity sector for more than 25 years in a range of senior positions. Susie is a Board member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), a member of the ITU Child Online Protection... Read More →

Byron Holland

President and CEO, Canadian Internet Registration Authority

Byron Holland is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for Internet governance, Byron’s leadership has brought CIRA to the forefront of innovation. At CIRA, Byron has led... Read More →

Izumi Okutani

Policy Liaison, Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC)

Policy Liaison, Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC). Izumi Okutani performs Policy Liaison at JPNIC, a National Internet Registry(NIR) managing IP address space in Japan. She has experiences in outreach and training activities for Policy Development in Japan, and has been involved... Read More →

Wednesday September 3, 2014 4:30pm - 6:00pm EEST
Workshop Room 01 (Rumeli Ground Floor / Room B1)

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