Lynn St. Amour the new chair of IGF MAG 2016

Lynn St. Amour of the United States has been appointed as the new Chair of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group(MAG) of the Internet Governance Forum(IGF) 2016. She was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The Multistakeholder Advisory Group advises the Secretary-General on the programme of Internet Governance Forum meetings.  It comprises 55 members drawn from Governments, the private sector and civil society, including representatives of the academic and technical communities.

Ms. St. Amour is currently President and CEO of Internet-Matters, an independent, not-for-profit online safety organization.  Active in matters of Internet development and governance, she served from 2001 to 2014 as President and CEO of the Internet Society, a global non-profit dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet.  She joined the Internet Society in 1998 as Executive Director of its Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, after holding senior positions in Europe and the United States with AT&T and Digital Equipment Corp.

The Secretary-General expresses his deep appreciation to Jānis Kārkliņš, outgoing Chair of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group, for his able guidance since May 2014.

The Multistakeholder Advisory Group(MAG)
MAG 2016 Membership

Chair

Ms. St. Amour, Lynn Boston, USA – CEO, Internet Matters

Members

1. Ms. Abdulla, Rasha  (Civil Society) Egypt – Associate Professor at the American University in Cairo
2. Ms. Andersdotter, Amelia (Civil Society) Örsundsbro, Sweden – Member, Pirate Party
3.  Ms. Aquino Ribeiro, Renata (Civil Society) Brazil – Professor at Federal University of Ceará, IT Campus, Quixadá City
4.  Mr. Iliya Bazlyankov (Private Sector) Bulgaria – CIO, UNICART
5. Mr. Bhatia, Virat (Private Sector) New Delhi, India – Chairman, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Communication and Digital Economy Committee
6. Ms. Bidart, Silvia (Private Sector) Buenos Aires, Argentina – Director General, Federation of ICT Ibero-Latin American Industry National Associations
7. Ms. Bou Harb, Zeina (Government) Lebanon – OGERO Telecom, Ministry of Telecommunications
8. Mr. Boukadoum, Mourad (Government) Geneva, Switzerland – Counselor, Permanent Mission of Algeria
9. Ms. Caballero, María Victoria Romero (Government) Geneva, Switzerland – First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico
10. Ms. Cade, Marilyn (Private Sector) Falls Church, USA – CEO, Strategies mCADE llc
11. Mr. Casabuenas, Julian (Civil Society) Colombia – Member of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
12.  Mr. Cheon, Billy Mooho (Government) Republic of Korea – General Researcher, Korea Internet & Security Agency
13. Mr. Dengate Thrush, Peter (Technical Community) Wellington, New Zealand – Counsel, Barrister
14. Mr. Donkor, Wisdom (Government) Ghana – Information Technology Manager, Technical Lead for Ghana Open Data Initiative, National Information Technology Agency
15. Ms. Doria, Avri (Civil Society) Providence, USA – Independent Researcher, DBA Technicalities
16. Mr. Douglas, Onyango  (Technical Community) Uganda – Chief technology officer at Delta IT Solutions
17. Ms. Elanskaya, Yulia (Government) Moscow, Russian Federation – Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication
18. Mr. Elgamal, Hossam (Private Sector) Cairo, Egypt – Board Member, AfICTA – Africa ICT Alliance
19. Ms. Erramuspe, Alejandra  (Government)   Uruguay – Communications Manager and Head of Internet Governance, Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y el  Conocimiento (AGESIC)
20. Mr. Fernández González, Juan Alfonso (Government) Havana, Cuba – Advisor, Ministry of Communications
21. Mr. Estrada, Miguel Ignacio (Government) Argentina – National Director, Agency for Internet Policy and Development
22. Ms. Franz I., Liesyl (Government) USA – Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the Department of State
23. Mr. Gjorgjinski, Ljupco Jivan (Government) Skopje, Macedonia – Assistant Director, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
24. Ms. Ho, Bianca Caroline (Civil Society) Hong Kong, China – NetMission Ambassador, NetMission.Asia
25. Mr. Ho C.P., Patrick (Technical Community) China – Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General at China Energy Fund Committee
26. Ms. Hutchison, Laura  (Technical Community) United Kingdom – Policy Executive at Nominet
27. Ms. Jere, Towela (Government) Johannesburg, South Africa – Programmes Manager, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
28. Ms. Kaspar, Lea (Civil Society) Zagreb, Croatia – Programme Lead, Global Partners Digital
29. Ms. Kee, Jac sm (Civil Society) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Women’s Rights Programme Manager, Association for Progressive Communications
30. Mr. Kenyanito, Ephraim Percy (Civil Society) Eldoret, Kenya – Policy Fellow, Access
31. Ms. Laksmi, Shita (Civil Society) Jakarta, Indonesia – Programme Manager, HIVOS Regional Office Southeast Asia
32. Ms. Lazanski, Dominique (Private Sector) London, United Kingdom – Public Policy Director, GSM Association
33. Mr. Lee, Xiaodong (Private Sector) Beijing, China – Chief Executive Officer, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
34. Ms. Mahmutovic, Aida (Civil Society) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Programme Manager, Oneworld – Platform for Southeast Europe (OWPSEE) Foundation
35. Mr. Mansoor Ansari, Omar (Private Sector) Afghanistan – President, TechNation Afghanistan
36. Mr. Markovic, Slobodan (Technical Community) Belgrade, Serbia – Advisor for ICT Policy and Internet Community Relations, Serbian National Internet Domain Registry
37. Mr. Mazzone, Giacomo (Media) Geneva, Switzerland – Head of Institutional Relations, European Broadcasting Union
38. Ms. Miller, Cheryl Ann (Private Sector) Washington, USA – Director of International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
39. Mr. Moisander, Juuso (Government) Sipoo, Finland – Commercial Secretary, Information Society and ICT, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
40. Mr. Muataz, Mohammed (Government)  Sudan – Head of Monitoring and Response, Sudan Computer and Emergency Response Team
41. Mr. Nelson, Michael (Private Sector) Washington DC, USA – Information Technology Trends and Internet Policy Consultan
42. Ms. Okutani, Izumi (Technical Community) Tokyo, Japan – Policy Liaison, Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC)
43. Mr. Olugbile, Segun (Private Sector) Abuja, Nigeria – CEO, Continental Project Affairs Associates
44. Mr. Ostrowski, Igor (Government) Warsaw, Poland – Chairman, Polish Digitization Council
45. Ms. Paque, Virginia (Civil Society) Maracay, Venezuela – Director Internet Governance Programmes, DiploFoundation
46. Mr. Pérez Galindo, Rafael (Government) Spain – Head of Unit, Directorate for Information Society Services, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
47. Mr. Rhijn Van, Arnold (Government) Netherlands – Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Economic Affairs
48. Mr. Sabir, Ahmed (Technical Community) Bangladesh – Chief Strategy Officer at Fiber@Home Limited
49. Ms. Sakalova, Marianne (Civil Society) Minsk, Belarus – Consultant on Internet related Policies, Legal Transformations Center
50.  Mr. Son, Tran Van (Government)  Viet Nam – Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland Sudan
51. Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro, Salanieta (Civil Society) Fiji – President, South Pacific Computer Society
52.  Ms. Thomas Raynaud, Elizabeth (Private Sector) Canada/France – Senior Policy Executive, Digital Economy and Project Director at International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
53. Mr. Valdez, German (Technical Community) Brisbane, Australia – Executive Secretary, Number Resource Organisation
54. Mr. Wagner, Flávio (Technical Community) Porto Alegre, Brazil – Board Member, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br)
55. Mr. Wanawit, Akhuputral (Government) Thailand – Deputy Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology

The following former IGF host countries are also invited to attend and contribute to MAG meetings:

• Greece

• Brazil – designated Mr. Jandyr Santos Jr (Counsellor, Head of the Information Society Division,  Department of Scientific and Technological Themes, Ministry of External Relations) as representative.

• India – designated Mr. Rahul Gosain (Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India) as representative.

• Egypt – designated Ms. Christine Arida (Director of Telecom Services and Planning Division, National Telecom Regulatory Authority) as representative.

• Lithuania

• Kenya – designated Mr. Dennis  Chebitwey, Director of Public Communications, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya as representative.

• Azerbaijan – designated Mr. Nariman Hajiyev Manager of Project “Modernization of sustainability and efficiency of the ICT infrastructure and services in the Republic of Azerbaijan” , Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies as representative.

• Indonesia – designated Mr. Moedjiono, Sardjoeni (National ICT Council Executive Team Member) as representative.

• Turkey – designated Mr. Ihsan Durdu, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications, as representative.