The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. Antonia Guetress has approved the appointment of the 2025 members of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholders Advisory Group (MAG), including Ms. Inné, Anne-Rachel of Niger, and Nigerian Dr. Jimson Olufuye, reports ITREALMS.
Ms Inne, who is the head, Consultant at D4D represents the Technical Community and Dr. Olufuye, who is currently the chair, Advisory Council of the Africa ICT Alliance represents the private sector. Both are on their first term respectively at the MAG in addition to some other five Africans.
ITREALMS recalled that noteworthy is that the MAG 2025 was appointed through an exceptional approach, following the public nomination process from the MAG and Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) alumni network rather than the traditional broad community nominations process.
This approach, ITREALMS gathered, ensured that the specific expertise and experience gained through the MAG and WGIG work strategically guides the IGF’s preparations for the 20-year review process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) and the IGF mandate.
This experienced MAG will help navigate the unique challenges of planning for the 20th annual IGF meeting, which will take place in June 2025 with limited preparation time, and will also provide guidance on strengthening the future MAG’s long-term working modalities.
Other members of the 2025 IGF MAG include:
Ms. Aguerre, Carolina (Civil Society, 1 term)
Uruguay – Professor, Catholic University of Uruguay
Ms. Astbrink, Gunela (Civil Society, 1 term)
Australia - Training Coordinator, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group
Ms. Betancourt, Valeria (Civil Society, 1 term)
Ecuador - Programmes Manager, Association for Progressive Communications
Ms. Bommelaer de Leusse, Constance (Technical Community, 1 term)
France - Executive Director, AI & Society Institute, University of ENS-PSL; Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Hub, University of Sciences Po
Ms. Bou Harb, Zeina (Government, 1 term)
Lebanon - Head of International Cooperation, OGERO Telecom, Lebanon
Mr. Buckridge, Chris (Technical Community, 1 term)
Australia – Principal, Buckridge Consultants
Ms. Cassa, Concettina (Government, 1 term)
Italy - Senior Specialist, Agency for Digital Italy
Ms. Cavalli, Olga (Government, 1 term)
Argentina – Dean, National Defence University; Ministry of Defence of Argentina
Ms. Choudhury, Amrita (Civil Society, 1 term)
India – Director, CCAOI
Ms. Chung, Jennifer (Technical Community, 1 term)
China, Hong Kong SAR - Vice President for Policy, DotAsia Organisation
Ms. Dofel, Sook-Jung (Private Sector, 1 term)
Germany - Director General, German Development Agency (GIZ)
Mr. Echeberria, Raul (Private Sector, 1 term)
Uruguay - Executive Director, Latin-American Internet Association (ALAI)
Mr. Elgamal, Hossam (Private Sector, 1 term)
Egypt - Managing Director, IKEN
Mr. Fair, Justin (Government, 1 term)
United States - Cyber Policy Advisor, US Department of State
Mr. Fernandez, Juan (Government, 1 term)
Cuba – Advisor, Ministry of Communications of Cuba
Ms. Horejsova, Tereza (Civil Society, 1 term)
Czechia - Senior Outreach Manager, Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
Mr. Illishebo, Michael (Government, 1 term)
Zambia - Digital Forensic Analyst and Cyber Crime Investigator, Digital Security Trainer, Zambia Police
Mr. Ibarra, Rafael Lito (Technical Community, 1 term)
El Salvador – President and Executive Director, Asociación SVNet
Mr. Katoh, Masanobu (Private Sector, 1 term)
Japan - President, MK Next, Inc.
Mr. Kenyanito, Ephraim Percy (Civil Society, 1 term)
Kenya - Member, Pan African Lawyers Union; Post Graduate Candidate, University of East London
Mr. Kleinwachter, Wolfgang (Civil Society, 1 term)
Germany - Professor of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus
Ms. Mangal, Anju (Civil Society, 1 term)
Fiji - Member, Pacific Internet Governance Forum
Mr. Major, Peter (Government, 1 term)
Hungary – Vice Chair, United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN CSTD)
Ms. Milosevic, Desiree (Technical Community, 1 term)
Serbia - Co-Chair, RIPE Cooperation Working Group
Ms. Miller, Cheryl (Private Sector, 1 term)
USA - Vice President, Digital Policy, US Council for International Business
Mr. Mbow, Alhagie (Government, 1 term)
The Gambia - Member of Parliament, The Gambia National Parliament and Pan African Parliament
Mr. Moisander, Juuso (Government, 1 term)
Finland - First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Ms. Nalwoga, Lillian (Civil Society, 1 term)
Uganda - Program Management Specialist, Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
Ms. Neves, Ana (Government, 1 term)
Portugal - Head, Internet Governance Office, Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Mr. Pedraza Barrios, Ricardo (Private Sector, 1 term)
Colombia - Innovation Advisory Council Member, Vation Ventures
Mr. Quaynor, Nii (Technical Community, 1 term
Ghana - Scientist and Engineer; Convener, African Network Operators Group
Ms. Suto, Timea (Private Sector, 1 term)
Romania - Global Digital Policy Lead, International Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Sha'ban, Charles (Private Sector, 1 term)
Jordan - Middle East Consultant, International Trademark Association
Mr. Sibul, Heiki (Government, 1 term)
Estonia – CEO, Estonian Internet Foundation (EIF)
Mr. Sultanov, Talant (Technical Community, 1 term)
Kyrgyzstan – Policy Advocacy Advisor, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP); Co-Founder, Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter
Ms. Swinehart, Theresa (Technical Community, 1 term)
USA - Senior Vice President of Global Domains and Strategy, ICANN
Mr. Wagner, Flavio (Technical Community, 1 term)
Brazil - President, ISOC Brazil; Emeritus Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Ms. Zhang, Xiao (Government, 1 term)
China - Vice President, China Internet Network Information Center
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