Consolidated programme 2018

(as of 25 April 2018)

Innovative strategies for our digital future

Categories

Access & literacy	Development of IG eco system	Human rights	Innovation and economic issues
Media & content	Security and crime	Technical & operational issues	Cross cutting / other issues

Pre-events

Time	2-4 June 2018
	YOUthDIG – Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance, 2-4 June 2018, Tbilisi / Georgia Find the detailed programme at YOUthDIG 2018 programme
	Day 0 / 4 June 2018
11.00 - 14:00
				Newcomers briefing session with Subject Matter Experts, (also part of the YOUthDIG) (11:00-13:00) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
	Copyright reform in Europe – expectations and reality, benefit or harm? (12:00-14:00) EVENT ROOM	Don’t forget silver surfers – Digital inclusion and literacy focused on seniors (12:00-14:00) MASTER ROOM	Global Commission on Stability of the Cyberspace (12:00-13:00) CENTRAL ROOM
			Fight against discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Georgia (13:15-14:45) CENTRAL ROOM
14:00 - 15:00	Coffee break			Meeting Start Ups PART II – Moderated discussion by Michael Rotert, eco and [tbd] GITA (also part of the YOUthDIG) (14:00–15:30) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
15.00 - 18:00	UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators as a comprehensive tool for enhancing free, open, right based and inclusive Internet (15:00-16:30) EVENT ROOM	Open session of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things (15:00-16:30) MASTER ROOM	NRI ASSEMBLY (15:00-18:00) CENTRAL ROOM
	Council of Europe – Steering Committee of Cybercrime at Eastern Partnership Project: Capacity building on cybercrime and electronic evidence (16:30-18:00) EVENT ROOM	Freedom Online Coalition (16:30-18:00) MASTER ROOM
18:00 - 21:00	Welcoming cocktail

Day 1 / 5 June 2018

Time	Sessions
9:30 - 10:15	Welcome Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, EU N.N., Vice Minister of Georgia Sandra Hoferichter, Secretary General EuroDIG GARDEN HALL
10:15 - 11:00	Open mic session GARDEN HALL
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00	Lightning talk – Tusheti project (15 min) PL 1: Bridging the urban-rural digital gap – a commercial or community effort? GARDEN HALL			EDU 1: What you need to know when discussing GDPR EVENT ROOM	Flash 1: Managing digital cultural capital in Europe (11:30-12:00) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
					Flash 2: Fake news ideas lab (12:15-12:45) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
13:00 - 14:30	Lunch break			Start of the Crypto Party (running 2-3 h)
14:30 - 16:00	WS 1: Platform and data neutrality – access to content GARDEN HALL	WS 2: Privacy is everywhere: how to deal with emerging problems? MASTER ROOM	WS 3: Digitising European industries and citizen services CENTRAL ROOM	EDU 2: The Domain Name System – How it works EVENT ROOM	Flash 3: Digital education action plan (14:30-15:00) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
					Flash 4: Children’s rights for a better Internet (15:15-15:45) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00	PL 2: Remedies to social media problems: How to cope with fake news and other ills. GARDEN HALL			WS 4: DNS – What makes it, what breaks it? EVENT ROOM	Flash 5: The mobile Internet and the app economy (16:30-17:00) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
					Flash 6: Enabling and empowering the regions with 5G, big data and IoT (17:15-17:45) LOLITA FLOOR THREE
20:00	Social evening

Day 2 / 6 June 2018

Time	Sessions
8:00 - 9:00	Hot topic – optional (reserved slot in case a hot topic comes up shortly before the event)
9:00 - 9:30	Keynote 2 x 15 min
9:30 - 10:30	PL 3: Competition in a data-driven world: how to ensure sustainable growth? 27, 28, 32, 54, 65, 99, 118, 127, 140, 141, 182, 237				Flash 7: SEEDIG Messages (9:30-10:00)
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30	WS 5: IoT – economic opportunities and security challenges. 23, 35, 68, 88, 100, 101, 152, 188, 209	WS 6: TLDs, IDNs, general, universal acceptance 12, 121, 138, 164	WS 7: Surveillance, laws and governments vs. Internet rights 8, 137, 156, 162, 190, 214, 223	EDU 3: Blockchain explained 3, 7, 15, 16, 18, 111, 136, 139, 151, 198	Flash 8: Algorithmic Transparency (11:00-11:30)
					Flash 9: Combatting hate speech at national level, example from Georgia (11:45-12:15)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch break				EuroDIG General Assembly
14:00 - 15:30	WS 8: AI replacing humans? Ethics and the future of work. 31, 55, 67, 78, 79, 80, 81, 86, 95, 113, 220, 235, 197, 228	WS 9: Cybersecurity in Europe and beyond / norm-making processes 24, 46, 59, 60, 66, 91, 94, 104, 105, 116, 128, 132, 133, 166, 184, 185, 186, 189, 201, 202, 206	WS 10: Your Freedom of Expression vs. mine? Gatekeepers are gone, is regulation the answer? 51, 71, 73, 83, 176, 179, 217, 219, 222, 259	WS 11: Converging markets and blurred borders – challenges for e-commerce in Europe 27, 28, 54, 153, 155, 170, 183	Flash 10: Right to be forgotten – updates & developments (14:00-14:30)
					Flash 11: Law and reality – perspectives on ICANN-RIR relations (14:45-15:15)
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30	Keynote 2 x 15 min				Flash 12: eParticipation in shaping a greener environment (16:00-16:30)
16:30 - 17:30	PL 4: Blockchain – a competition to governments? 3, 7, 15, 16, 18, 90, 111, 136, 151, 139, 198, 243				Flash 13: Challenges of cybercrime and transborder investigations (16:45-17:15)
17:30 - 18:00	Wrap-up

Please find the proposals for flash sessions in 2018 by following this link