The second Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network on February 26-28, 2018 in Ottawa, Canada has received broad institutional support by major Internet Governance-related organizations and the Government of Canada:
High-Level Advisory Group
A high-level Advisory Group has been formed to help the Secretariat of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network to identify relevant participants, structure the preparatory process, and shape the agenda of the 2018 Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference. Reflecting the multistakeholder nature of the Conference, the Advisory Group is composed of members of governments, international organizations, Internet platforms, academia, civil society, and the technical community. Additional information about the conference, as well as short biographies for each of the Advisory Group members can be found on the official conference website.
Sunil Abraham
VP, Leadership ProgramsMozilla Foundation
FIona Alexander
Associate Administrator for International AffairsUnited States, Department of Commerce NTIA
Maria Ines Baqué
Secretary of InnovationMinistry of Modernization, Argentina
Carl Bildt
Former Swedish Prime MinisterEdmon Chung
CEODotAsia Organisation
Anriette Esterhuysen
Director of Policy and StrategyAssociation for Progressive Communications
Benedicto Fonseca Filho
Director, Scientific and Technological AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
Kelly Gillis
Associate Deputy MinisterInnovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada
Byron Holland
President and CEOCanadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA)
Jane Horvath
Senior Director, Global PrivacyApple
Tarek Kamel
Senior Vice PresidentICANN
Mark Lange
Director, EU Institutional RelationsMicrosoft
David Kaye
UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and ExpressionUnited Nations
Frank La Rue
Assistant Director-General for Communication and InformationUNESCO
Wonki Min
Deputy MinisterMinistry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea
Gulshan Rai
National Cybersecurity CoordinatorIndia, Prime Minister’s Office
Nicolas de Rivière
Director General for Political Affairs and SecurityMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, France
Stefan Schnorr
Director General, Digital and Innovation PoliticsMinistry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
Carlos Affonso Souza
DirectorInstitute for Technology and Society Rio
Sally Shipman Wentworth
Vice President of Global Policy DevelopmentInternet Society
