Roundtable Discussion: Multistakeholder Internet Governance and the Internet we want

The multistakeholder approach to the global governance of the Internet has served us very well. How can we ensure the Internet continues to be open, inclusive, interoperable and its governance continues to be multistakeholder?

Initiatives such as Global Digital Compact, Net Mundial+10, WSIS +20 and Summit of the Future are debating different approaches to Internet governance. In the UN system the well-established and highly successful model of multistakeholder governance is being challenged by some States supporting alternative multilateral approaches.

The participants in this workshop will reflect on these processes, and consider the challenges and opportunities their outcomes present. We will discuss strategies for collaboration particularly for the WSIS+20 review.

18:00pm CET
Welcome Remarks & Introduction

Steffen David
CEO, IPB Internet Provider Berlin

Christopher Mondini
Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Europe and Managing Director for Europe, ICANN

Discussion: Germany's Approach to the Internet and Digital Strategy

Irina Soeffky
Director National, European and International Digital Policy
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (Government)

Wolfgang Kleinwächter
Professor Emeritus,
University of Aarhus (Academia)

Bruna Martins dos Santos
Global Campaigns Manager
Digital Action (Civil Society)

Peter Koch
Senior Policy Advisor
DENIC eG (Technical Community, IGF-D)

Moderator:

Thomas Rickert
Director Names & Numbers, eco - Association of the Internet Industry