The Internet Governance Forum(IGF) has announced its new list of Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) members for the year 2018. The Advisory Group members are from all stakeholder groups and all regions, representing Governments, civil society, the private sector and technical community. All Advisory Group members serve in their personal capacity, but are expected to have extensive linkages with their respective stakeholder groups. The main task of the Advisory Group is to provide advice on the preparations for the Thirteen meeting of the Internet Governance Forum.
The name list of MAG members for 2018 are given below:
Chair
Ms. St. Amour, Lynn (Technical Community, 3 terms)
Boston, USA – CEO, Internet Matters
Members
Ms. Abdulla, Rasha (Civil Society, 3 terms) Cairo, Egypt – Professor, American University in Cairo
Ms. Aquino Ribeiro, Renata (Civil Society, 3 terms) Fortaleza, Brazil – Researcher and teacher, E. I. Consulting
Ms. Banial, Dalsie (Government, 1 term) Port Vila, Vanuatu – Communications and Consumer Affairs Manager, Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator
Mr. Bazlyankov, Iliya (Private Sector, 3 terms) Sofia, Bulgaria – CIO, UNICART
Mr. Bello, Pablo (Private Sector, 2 terms) Santiago, Chile – Secretary General, Association of Inter American Telecom Enterprises (ASIET)
Ms. Bou Harb, Zeina (Government, 3 terms) Beirut, Lebanon – OGERO Telecom, Ministry of Telecommunications
Ms. Cadena, Sylvia (Technical Community, 1 term) Bogota, Colombia – Heads of Programmes, APNIC Foundation
Mr. Candia, Miguel (Government, 2 terms) Geneva, Switzerland – Officer, Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the UN Office at Geneva
Ms. Cassa, Concettina (Government, 1 term) Rome, Italy – ICT Senior Specialist, Agency for Digital Italy
Mr. Casasbuenas, Julian (Civil Society, 3 terms) Bogota, Colombia – Director, Colnodo
Mr. Cheon, Billy Mooho (Government, 3 terms) Seoul, Republic of Korea – General Researcher, Korea Internet & Security Agency
Ms. Chung, Jennifer (Private Sector, 1 term) Hong Kong S.A.R – Director of Corporate Knowledge, Dot Asia
Ms. Clarke-Hinds, Shelley-Ann (Government, 1 term) Trinidad and Tobago – Executive Manager for external ICT relations, Ministry of Public Administration and Communications
Ms. Croll, Jutta (Civil Society, 1 term) Berlin, Germany – Chairwoman of the Board and Project Manager, Stiftung Digitale Chancen
Ms. Dahmani, Wafa (Government, 1 term) Tunis, Tunisia – Internet Resource Manager, Tunisian Internet Agency ATI
Mr. Donkor, Wisdom (Government, 3 terms) Accra, Ghana – Information Technology Manager, Technical Lead for Ghana Open Data Initiative, National Information Technology Agency
Ms. Erramuspe, Alejandra (Government, 3 terms ) Montevideo, Uruguay – Communications Manager and Head of Internet Governance, Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento
Mr. Estrada, Miguel Ignacio* (Technical Community, 3 terms) Buenos Aires, Argentina – General Manager, LACTLD
Ms. Franz, Liesyl I. (Government, 3 terms) Washington, D.C., USA – Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the Department of State
Ms. Galpaya, Helani (Civil Society, 1 term) Colombo, Sri Lanka – CEO, LIRNEAsia
Ms. Galstyan, Lianna (Civil Society, 1 term) Yerevan, Armenia – External Relations Manager, ISOC Armenia
Ms. Gatto, Raquel (Technical Community, 2 terms) Sao Paulo, Brazil – Regional Policy Advisor, ISOC
Ms. Glavor, Nataša (Government, 1 term) Zagreb, Croatia – Data Analyst, CARNet
Mr. Gridl, Rudolf (Government, 1 term) Berlin, Germany – Head of Unit, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Mr. Haojun, Ji (Government, 2 terms) Geneva, Switzerland – Counselor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Mr. Ilishebo, Michael (Government, 2 terms) Kitwe, Zambia – Officer, Zambia Police Service
Ms. Jallow, Adama (Civil Society, 1 term) Banjul, Gambia – Tech Coordinator, Give1 Project Gambia
Mr. Jevtović, Danko (Technical Community, 1 term) Belgrade, Serbia – Partner, Jugodata
Mr. Lo, Mamadou (Private Sector, 2 terms) Dakar, Senegal – Head of Communication and Information Department, Credit Agricole Bank
Mr. Malcolm, Jeremy (Civil Society, 1 term) Perth, Australia – Senior Global Policy Analyst, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mr. Mansoor Ansari, Omar (Private Sector, 3 terms) Kabul, Afghanistan – President, TechNation Afghanistan
Mr. Markovski, Veni (Technical Community, 1 term) Sofia, Bulgaria – Vice-President for UN Engagement, ICANN
Ms. McCabe, Karen (Technical Community, 1 term) Piscataway, USA – Senior Director Technology Policy and International Affairs, IEEE
Mr. Mochizuki, Kenta (Private Sector, 2 terms) Tokyo, Japan – Lawyer, Yahoo Japan Corporation
Mr. Mohammed, Muataz (Government, 3 terms) Khartoum, Sudan – Head of Monitoring and Response, Sudan Computer and Emergency Response Team
Mr. Ndicho Bambo, Samuel (Government, 2 terms) Yaoundé, Cameroon – Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of External Relations
Ms. Parris, June (Private Sector, 1 term) Bridgetown, Barbados – Research Associate, Halaqah Media
Mr. Onyango, Douglas (Technical Community, 3 terms) Kampala, Uganda – Chief technology officer at Delta IT Solutions
Mr. Pérez Galindo, Rafael (Government, 3 terms) Madrid, Spain – Head of Unit, Directorate for Information Society Services, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Mr. Regoje, Nebojša (Government, 1 term) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Head of the Public Relations Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Rowney, Paul (Private Sector, 1 term) Windhoek, Namibia – Board member, Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance (AFICTA)
Mr. Rhijn van, Arnold (Government, 3 terms) The Hague, Netherlands– Senior Policy Advisor, Directorate-General for Energy, Telecom and Competition, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Mr. Sabir, Sumon Ahmed (Technical Community, 3 terms) Dhaka, Bangladesh – Chief Strategy Officer at Fiber@Home Limited
Mr. Sibul, Heiki (Government, 1 term) Tallinn, Estonia – CEO, Estonia Internet Foundation
Ms. Soriano, Jianne (Civil Society, 1 term) Manila, Philippines – NetMission Ambassador, YIGF Asia Pacific organizer
Mr. Steck, Christoph (Private Sector, 1 term) Madrid, Spain – Director, Telefonica
Ms. Suto, Timea (Private Sector, 1 term) Romania – Project Coordinator, ICC Basis
Mr. Szubert, Krzysztof (Government, 2 terms) Warsaw, Poland – Strategic Advisor, Ministry of Digital Affairs
Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro, Salanieta (Civil Society, 3 terms) Suva, Fiji – President, South Pacific Computer Society
Mr. Tao, Xiaofeng (Technical Community, 1 term) China – Director, Chinese Association of Science
Ms. Teleanu, Sorina (Civil Society, 1 term) Bertea, Romania – Digital Policy Senior Researcher, Diplo Foundation
Ms. Uduma, Mary (Technical Community, 1 term) Abuja, Nigeria – Managing Director, Jaeno Digital Solutions
Mr. Wallis, Ben (Private Sector, 1 term) London, United Kingdom – Regulatory Policy Analyst, Microsoft
Mr. Wanawit, Akhuputra (Government, 3 terms) Bangkok, Thailand – Deputy Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Ms. Zumbado Munoz, Marcela (Government, 1 term) San Jose, Costa Rica – Officer, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office at Geneva
The first Open Consultations and MAG meeting of the IGF 2018 preparatory cycle will take place on 19–22 March 2018, at the heardquarters of the International Telecommunication Union, in Geneva, Switzerland.
The event will bring together members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and the broader IGF community for discussions on the IGF 2018 meeting and intersessional processes, as well as the programme and structure of the IGF 2018 meeting and other ongoing IGF activities.
