Originally published on July 27, 2015
Month: July 2015
Internet Governance Forum USA 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Marvin Center Grand Ballroom
800 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
The IGF-USA 2015 was a full-day conference that brought together thought leaders from across the Internet multi-stakeholder community to highlight and engage in discussions about key issues that will drive the future of the Internet.
Topics
- Encryption, Backdoors, Security and Privacy
- The Politics of Innovation: Can the Internet Spur Too Much Disruption?
- Truth and Trolls: Dealing with Toxic Speech while Protecting Free Speech Online
- The state of digital rights and Free Expression Online
- Critical Internet Resources: An update on progress and challenges remaining for the transition of IANA stewardship and enhancing ICANN accountability.
- Enhancing Multistakeholder Cooperation
- Internet of Things
- The Digital Trade Imbalance: There is an imbalance in trade strategies between the US and many of its trade partners
- Connecting the Next Billion
Confirmed keynotes
- Catherine A. Novelli – Under Secretary of State & Senior Coordinator for International Information Technology Diplomacy
- Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda – Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy
- Lawrence E. Strickling – Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Vint Cerf – Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
- Steve Crocker – Chairman of the Board of Directors, ICANN
- Kathryn Brown – President and CEO, The Internet Society
For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
Co-Sponsored by:
ARIN
ICANN
Public Interest Registry
Microsoft
NetChoice
Software and Information Industry Association
Disney
The Internet Society
Verisign
Internet Infrastructure Coalition
Verizon
Wiley Rein
Videos from the Forum
Welcome Remarks
Keynote by Larry Strickling
Keynote Conversation with Vinton Cerf and Steve Crocker, moderated by Nancy Scola
Breakout Session – Critical Internet Resources: An update on progress and challenges remaining for the transition of IANA stewardship and enhancing ICANN accountability
Keynote remarks by Julie Zoller – Deputy Coordinator, International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State
Keynote remarks by Kathryn Brown – President and CEO, The Internet Society
Breakout Session – Maintaining Trust Online: Cybersecurity, Encryption, Backdoors, and Privacy
Keynote Session – “Connecting the World”
Plenary – Connecting the Next Billion
Closing Plenary – Breakout Summaries
Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference
Originally published on July 8, 2015