Shattered Neutrality: Internet at Crossroads of War and Geopolitics – TOPIC 01 Sub 01 2023

20 June 2023 | 10:30 - 11:15 EEST | Auditorium
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Main Topic 1: Impact of the war
Subtopic 1: Shattered Neutrality: Internet at Crossroads of War and Geopolitics
Proposals: #51 #62

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Session teaser

Can technology truly remain neutral in the face of the war chaos? This session seeks to explore the multifaceted ways in which the internet both influences and is influenced by the geopolitics of war. Join us for a collaborative and forward-thinking discussion about navigating internet neutrality amidst the devastating impact of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. 🕊️

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• Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
• Tatiana Tropina
• Yrjö Länsipuro

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• Olga Kyryliuk

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• Emilia Zalewska
• Amali De Silva-Mitchell
• Vittorio Bertola
• Dušan Stojičević
• Marlene Straub
• Fotjon Kosta
• Vlad Ivanets
• Oksana Prykhodko
• Roberto Gaetano

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Key Participants (onsite)

Miapetra Kumpula-Natri - Member of the European Parliament (Finland)

Adam Peake - Senior Manager for Global Civil Society Engagement at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Olga Kyryliuk - Digital Rights Coordinator at Internews; Chair at South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG)

Moderator (onsite)

Dušan Stojičević - Marketing Director for Eastern Europe at Gransy; Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors at Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS)

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• 19 April 2023 - preparatory call

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