Remote Participation

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(All of the workshops will be available for viewing after the event)

The following sessions will be available for remote viewing:

8:45 a.m.: Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Marilyn Cade, Chief Catalyst to IGF-USA

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.:  Opening Plenary: Ambassador Phil Verveer, US State Department: Remarks

Introduction of Ambassador Terry Kramer, U.S. Ambassador, WCIT

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.: Opening Plenary Session: 

Setting the Stage and Emerging Issues Roundtable: Governments or Governance

This Panel will discuss the current state of play with various proposals ranging from the WCIT; the UN Commission on Science and Technology and Enhanced Cooperation; areas where more government may be called for from their perspective, or strong improvements in ‘governance’.  One panelist will discuss her views on the dilemma of multi stakeholders.  Panelists will be offering a range of perspectives about government and governance. 

Moderator:  Marilyn Cade, Chief Catalyst, IGF-USA

Panelists:

Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation

Marc Rotenberg, EPIC

Jacquelynn L. Ruff, Verizon Communications

Paul Brigner, ISOC

John Curran, ARIN  

Kristen Peterson, Inveneo

Fiona Alexander, NTIA/Department of Commerce

3:30-4:15 p.m.:  Plenary:  Summary Reports from Workshops

Workshop Moderators/Organizers will present mini – reports from the observations from their workshops/Best Practice Forums.

4:15-4:45 p.m.: Plenary: Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and                                                                            Information/Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

(NTIA), US Dept. of Commerce

4:45 – 5:15 p.m.: Plenary Discussion – Defining the Future for Internet Governance: Meeting Evolving

 Challenges

A small panel of respondents will share their observations on the future for IG and the evolving challenges, and interact with the Participants to discuss the Future for Internet Governance and the multi stakeholder model

Jeff Brueggeman, AT&T

Chris Wolf, HogansLovells

Danny Weitzner, OSTP/The White House

5:15 p.m.: Closing Remarks

Invitation to Baku IGF

Recognition of Sponsors and Contributors

                Invitation to Reception