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IGF 2019

Welcome to the IGF 2019 in Germany!

Amine Hacha

Lebanese Cyberspace association
President
Beirut - Lebanon

Amine Hacha from Beirut-Lebanon. He earned a BIS in Computer Science, BA in Business Management, and completed special courses in Programming Fashion Design in Japan. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Modern Horizons International S.A.R.L., a company that specializes in business consulting and IT services.
Aside from his professional achievements, Amine is ICANN Middle-East Space co-chair 2023/24, also an activist on Digital Human Rights, dedicating his time to causes related to digital law, digital transformation, and Internet Governance. As the Founder and President of the "Lebanese Cyberspace Association", he actively advocates for these issues.
In his free time, Amine enjoys engaging in physical activities such as fencing and Taekwondo, as well as expressing his creativity through salsa and tango dancing.

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1 World Connected‎ Village Council of Europe Village Diplo / Geneva Internet Platform VillageDiplo / Geneva Internet Platform Google VillageBarbara Walter ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers VillageAdam Peake • Buket Coskuner IEEE Smart Village Village Imagining the Internet Center, Elon University VillageAlex Luchsinger Insafe VillageDavid Wright International Chamber of Commerce Business Action to Support the Information Society ‎initiative (ICC BASIS)‎ VillageAngèle Beauvois

08:30 CET

Closed High Level Leaders Breakfast - By Invitation Only Festival CenterHeiko Wildner

09:00 CET

#NextGenerationInternetGovernance Raum IIMatthias C. Kettemann Pre-Event 17 - Youth IGF Summit (Gesellschaft für Informatik) Convention Hall I - DElisabeth Schauermannn Pre-Event 2 - Global Citizens' Debate on the Future of Internet (Missions Publiques) Estrel Saal CAntoine Vergne • Morgane Fleury Pre-Event 30 - AI and discrimination - whose problem is it? (Council of Europe) Estrel Saal B

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High Level Internet Governance Exchange Plenary Saal EuropaHeiko Wildner

10:35 CET

Pre-Event 1 - GIGANET (GIGANET) Convention Hall I - D Pre-Event 5 - As a stakeholder in the digital transformation, can civil society make its voice heard? (German Ministry of Interior) Estrel Saal CMaria Radestock

11:00 CET

High Level Internet Governance Exchange Panels on Data Governance and Safety Raum IIHeiko Wildner High Level Internet Governance Exchange Panels on Digital Inclusion Saal EuropaHeiko Wildner High Level Internet Governance Exchange Panels on Security, Safety, Stability and Resilience Raum IIIHeiko Wildner

11:35 CET

Pre-Event 24 - Otherwise Salon: Graphs & Sovereignty (Otherwise Network) Raum I

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Pre-Event 43 - Civil society coordination Meeting Estrel Saal B

12:45 CET

Pre-Event 12 - Needs of SMEs for the Internet of the future – A dialogue between SMEs, the Internet industry & the IGF Community Estrel Saal CLars Steffen (eco Assoc. of the Internet Industry)

13:05 CET

Pre-Event 32 - NETmundial+5: The Legacy and Implications for Future Internet Governance (EuroSSIG) Raum VWilliam Drake

13:45 CET

Pre-Event 23 - The 3rd German-Arab Forum on the Digital Economy (Euro-Mediterranean-Arab Association EMA) Estrel Saal AEMA e.V.

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Pre-Event 19 - Equity and Social Justice in a Digital World (Just Net Coaltion) Estrel Saal C

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Pre-Event 36 - Parliamentary perspective and opportunities for action (German Bundestag) Raum IJimmy Schulz

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Pre-Event 40 - The evolving ecosystem: ICANN's role in the security and stability of the Internet (ICANN) Raum II

15:10 CET

Pre-Event 51 - IGF Regional Dialogue: Overcoming Barriers to Meaningful Participation in the MENA Region Raum VHisham Aboulyazed

16:05 CET

Pre-Event 34 - IGF crash-course on emerging technologies (ICC-BASIS) Raum ITimea Suto

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Pre-Event 22 - The promise of safety and security in the digital world (VdTÜV) Saal EuropaElisa Brummel

08:00 CET

European Commission's Next Generation Internet Initiative - NGI4EU (*booth assigned for: 25 - 27 November) VillageMargherita Trestini

09:30 CET

OF11 Data Governance and Competition Convention Hall I - DDaniel Weber DC on Child Online Safety Estrel Saal B OF4 Cybersecurity Investigation into Vehicular Communication Convention Hall I - C

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Internet Governance and Digital Cooperation Convention Hall II (Main)Lynn St.Amour

10:20 CET

OF29 Public Service Internet, How Media Could Fix the Cyberspace Raum II

10:45 CET

OF6 ICANN - DNS, Threats and Opportunities Convention Hall I - C

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DC on Network Neutrality (DCNN) Estrel Saal BLuca Belli • Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça WS 389 Sex Work, Drug Use, Harm Reduction, and the Internet Raum III WS 41 Tech Nationalism: 5G, Cybersecurity and Trade Raum VMilton Mueller

12:00 CET

OF44 Disinformation Online: Reducing Harm, Protecting Rights Convention Hall I - C

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OPENING CEREMONY Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

15:00 CET

High Level Session on the Future of Internet Governance Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

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High Level Session on Inclusion Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

17:00 CET

High Level Session on SMEs and Internet Governance Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

09:00 CET

Applying Human Rights and Ethics in Responsible Data Governance and Artificial Intelligence Convention Hall II (Main)Sorina Teleanu • Concettina Cassa • Natasa Glavor

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OF17 Formulating Policy Options for Big Data and AI Development Convention Hall I - D DC on DNS Issues Raum INikolis Smith • Susan Chalmers WS 200/204 Rethinking the Jobs of the Future for Vulnerable Populations and Women at the Margines Raum IV WS 195 Cybersecurity concerns everyone - Responsibility and education throughout the digital supply chain Raum VFelix Hofmann WS 295 Public Diplomacy v. Disinformation: Are There Red Lines? Saal Europa

10:45 CET

OF25 Technological Innovation and Challenges to Data Governance Convention Hall I - D

11:15 CET

Addressing Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online Convention Hall II (Main)Jutta Croll • Sylvia Cadena • Susan Chalmers

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WS 170 Children's Privacy and Data Protection in Digital Contexts Raum IFrederik Jagielski • Daniela Tews WS 177 Tackling hate speech online: ensuring human rights for all Saal Europa WS 341 Roadmap for Confidence Building Measures (CBM) in Cyberspace Raum VJohn

13:00 CET

Implementing Internet standards and protocols for a safer Internet ( LW Int. and De Natris Consult) Raum IIIWout de Natris

13:15 CET

Advancing Cyberstability: Final Report of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace Raum VAlexander Klimburg Internet and Jurisdiction Policy Network 2019 Saal EuropaI&J

14:15 CET

Achieving the SDGs in the digital age Convention Hall II (Main)Miguel Candia

15:00 CET

OF46 ITU WSIS Open Forum 2020 Fostering digital transformation and global partnerships: WSIS Action Lines for achieving SDGs (Second Physical Meeting of the Open Consultation Process) Convention Hall I - CVladimir Stankovic BPF Cybersecurity: Putting agreements into action - operationalising cybersecurity norms Estrel Saal CWim Degezelle • Ben Wallis WS 59 Digital Sovereignty and Internet Fragmentation Saal EuropaMilton Mueller

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OF37 Future Internet Governance Strategy for the European Union Convention Hall I - CValentina Scialpi OF9 Strengthening Digital Ecosystem for Better Digital Inclusion Convention Hall I - D

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The Future of IoT : Toward More Secure and Human-Centered Devices Convention Hall II (Main)Juliana Harsianti

17:20 CET

OF21 Arab perspectives on Digital Cooperation and Internet Governance Process Convention Hall I - CZahr Bou Ghanem

18:00 CET

IGF Donors Meeting (Saal Europa) Saal Europa

18:30 CET

Music Night Festival Center

08:00 CET

IRPC - Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (*booth assigned for: 28 and 29 November) VillageIRPC - Internet Rights and Principles Coalition

09:00 CET

Emerging technologies and their interfaces with inclusion, security and human ‎rights (NRIs Perspectives) Convention Hall II (Main)

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OF18 Personal Information Protection Convention Hall I - C WS 271 Making Global Data Governance Work for Developing Countries Raum IBeatriz Kira WS 72 Inclusion and Legitimacy in Multistakeholderism at ICANN Raum IV

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WS 63 Usual Suspects: Questioning the Cybernorm-making Boundaries Saal EuropaPablo Hinojosa

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WS 216 Online Identity in the Multilingual Domain Name Space Raum III

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WS 175 Beyond Ethics Councils: How to Really do AI Governance Raum ICorinne Cath-Speth WS 92 Public Health Online: Shadow Regulation-Access to Medicines Saal Europa

12:00 CET

OF33 Developing Policy Guidelines for AI and Child Rights Convention Hall I - C

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General Assembly of the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA) Estrel Saal B

14:15 CET

Governance Challenges in the Digital Age: Finding New Tools for Policy-Making Convention Hall II (Main)Ben Wallis

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WS 178 Human-centric Digital Identities Raum ICristian Duda WS 182 Data Governance for Smarter City Mobility Raum VNatalie Kreindlina WS 307 Transparency and Control for the Internet of Things Raum II

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OF28 Internet Governance with and for the Citizens Convention Hall I - CAntoine Vergne • Morgane Fleury

16:30 CET

Dynamic Coalitions: Joint Efforts to achieve the SDGs Convention Hall II (Main)

16:40 CET

National, Regional and Youth IGFs (NRI) Coordination Session (Estrel Saal B) Estrel Saal B WS 159 Towards a Human Rights-Centered Cybersecurity Training Raum V WS 23 How and Why to Involve Perspectives of Children Effectively Saal EuropaFrederik Jagielski • Daniela Tews

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OF 37 - Landlocked Countries: Turning a Weakness into an Opportunity (ATRA) Convention Hall I - C

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Stars in Concert Thanksgiving Special Festival Center

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The Internet of Things towards the future, building on inherent Core Internet Values Raum IVMaarten Botterman OF31 Bridging digital in a Large Humanitarian Organization Convention Hall I - CHeather Leson WS 308 Sustainability of NRIs: Strategy for Future IGF Raum III

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Legislative Main Session Convention Hall II (Main)

10:45 CET

DC on Schools on Internet Governance Estrel Saal CAvri Doria

11:10 CET

Data Governance Concluding Session Raum IBen Wallis Security/Safety Concluding Session Raum VSylvia Cadena

11:30 CET

DC on Small Island Developing States in the Internet Economy Estrel Saal B DC on Core Internet Values Raum IVOlivier MJ Crepin-Leblond • Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

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Annual Coordination Session of Dynamic Coalitions (DCs) Raum III Launch of the book: El Reto de la Democracia Digital Raum VElaine Ford

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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

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OPEN MIC / TAKING STOCK Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

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CLOSING CEREMONY Convention Hall II (Main)Heiko Wildner

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Closing Reception: Thank you Berlin – See you in Poland Estrel Saal A