Consolidated programme 2018

(as of 11 May 2018)

Innovative strategies for our digital future

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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
	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	Cybersecurity and international norms: The work of the Global Commission on Stability of the Cyberspace (12:00-13:00) CENTRAL ROOM
			Launch cooperation project: Fight against discrimination, hate crime, and hate speech in Georgia (13:15-14:45) CENTRAL ROOM	ICT Cluster Presentation (13:00-14:00) MAP 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
15.00 - 18:00	UNESCO launch of the 2nd draft of Internet Universality Indicators as a comprehensive tool for enhancing a free, open, rights 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	Meeting of the Freedom Online Coalition (16:30-18:00) MASTER ROOM
18:00 - 20:00	Welcoming cocktail

Day 1 / 5 June 2018

Time	Sessions
9:30 - 10:15	Welcome Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society (video message) Dimitry Kumsishvili, Vice Prime Minister of Economic and Sustainable Development of Georgia Sandra Hoferichter, Secretary General of EuroDIG Garden Hall | |
10:15 - 11:00	Open mic session Garden Hall | |
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break			Start of the Crypto Party (running 2-3 h) MASTER ROOM, CENTRAL ROOM, GARDEN
11:30 - 13:00	Lightning talk – Tusheti project (15 min) Rati Kochlamazashvili, Executive Director of Tusheti Development Fund Mercy Tembon, Regional Director for the South Caucasus, Europe and Central Asia, The World Bank PL 1: Bridging the urban-rural digital gap – a commercial or community effort? Garden Hall | |			EDU 1: Is GDPR still a mystery? Event Room | |	Flash 1: Managing digital cultural capital in Europe (11:30-12:00) LOLITA
					Flash 2: Tackling online disinformation: a European approach (12:15-12:45) LOLITA
13:00 - 14:30	Lunch break
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: Create your digital future: transforming lives and businesses in Europe Central Room | |	EDU 2: The Domain Name System – How it works Event Room | |	Flash 3: Digital education action plan (14:30-15:00) LOLITA
					Flash 4: Children’s rights for a better Internet (15:15-15:45) LOLITA
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 - 16:45	Keynote: Claudia Luciani, Director of Democratic Governance and Anti-Discrimination, Council of Europe Garden Hall | |
16:45 - 18:15	PL 2: Information disorder: causes, risks and remedies. Garden Hall | |			WS 4: DNS quo vadis – addressing challenges and the future functionality of the DNS Event Room | |	Flash 5: The mobile Internet and the app economy (16:45-17:15) LOLITA
					Flash 6: Enabling and empowering the regions with 5G, big data and IoT (17:30-18:00) LOLITA
20:00	Gala at Club UNDERWHEEL Busses will be leaving starting from 18:30 at Chovelidze Str. main entrance of the Rooms Hotel

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 (tbd) Garden Hall | |
9:30 - 10:30	PL 3: Competition in a data-driven world: how to ensure sustainable growth? Garden Hall | |				Flash 7: SEEDIG Messages (9:30-10:00) LOLITA
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30	WS 5: IoT – economic opportunities and security challenges. Garden Hall | |	WS 6: Universal acceptance – is the Internet reaching the people it needs to? Master Room | |	WS 7: Surveillance, laws and governments vs. Internet rights Central Room | |	EDU 3: Building on a blockchain Event Room | |	Flash 8: Algorithmic Transparency (11:00-11:30) LOLITA
					Flash 9: Combatting hate speech at national level, example from Georgia (11:45-12:15) LOLITA
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch break			EuroDIG General Assembly Event Room | |
14:00 - 15:30	WS 8: Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future of Work Garden Hall | |	WS 9: Non-state actors in Europe and beyond: The true shapers of cybersecurity norms?! Master Room | |	WS 10: Your Freedom of Expression vs. mine? Who is in control? Central Room | |	WS 11: Converging markets and blurred borders – challenges for e-commerce in Europe Event Room | |	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) LOLITA
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 16:15	Vlad Radysh, Government Relations Director, Bitfury Group Garden Hall | |				Flash 12: eParticipation in shaping a greener environment (16:00-16:30) LOLITA
16:15 - 17:15	PL 4: Blockchain – a competition to governments? Garden Hall | |
					Flash 13: Challenges of cybercrime and transborder investigations (16:45-17:15) LOLITA
17:15 - 17:45	Future of the IGF Garden Hall | |
17:45 - 18:00	Wrap-up Garden Hall | |

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