IIGF-2021 PROGRAM
“Empower India Through Power of Internet”
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| Day-1 (25 th November 2021) | ||||
| Inaugural Session | Time | |||
| Opening Ceremony by: (Minister – MeitY, Government of India) (Minister of State – MeitY, GoI) (Secretary – MeitY, GoI) (Programme Director, Saksham and Senior Fellow & Programme Director with Global Initiative for Inclusive ICT-G3ict)Vote of Thanks by: (, President Broadband India forum, Vice-chair, IIGF) | 9:30 to 11:00(90 Mins) | |||
| Plenary Session 1 | ||||
| Topic | Chair | Panel | Time | |
| India & Internet- India’s Digital Journey & her Global Role | (Honorable Minster of State, Minsitry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India) (Vice-Chair, India IGF 2021 – Moderator) | (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Madras)(Chairman of Manipal Global Education) (Co-Founder – iSPIRIT Foundation) (Managing Director, Sequoia Capital) (Founder, SheThePeople.TV) (DG, National Informatics Center) | 11:00 to 12:15(75 Mins) | |
| Lunch Break | 12:15 to 12:45(30 Mins) | |||
| Panel Discussion | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Socio Economic impacts of digital Inclusion | (IIM Ahmedabad) | (Founder, MOZARK) (Head of Strategy and Investor Relations, PhonePe) (DDG, NIC) (President and CEO, NeGD) | 12:45 to 13:45(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 1 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Start-ups and Fostering innovations | (Former Secretary DPIIT) | (Vice-President, Paytm) (CEO, Matrimony. Com) (CEO, Indiatech.org) (Founder, Innov8) | 13:50 to 14:50(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 2 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Multilingual Internet -Connecting all Indians | (ICT Committee FICCI) | (CEO & Co-Founder, Process9) (Amity University) (Former Senior Director (Corporate R&D;) C-DAC) (Director, FICCI ) | 14:50 to 15:50(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 3 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Roadmap for trillion-dollar digital economy | (Chair – ICRIER) (Moderator) | ( Member, High Level RBI committee on Deepening of Digital Payments) (Assistant Professor in Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering at IIT Roorkee)(CEO and Co-Founder at Lal10)(Senior Manager (Research), Sannam S4 and Visiting Faculty, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) | 15:50 to 16:50(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 4 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Cybernorms: For ensuring an open, interoperable & Trusted Internet | (Strategic Engagement Director, APNIC) | (Co-Chair, GCSC) (Internet Society Principal Internet Technology Policy) (Programme Manager of the Technology and National Security team, Centre for Communication Governance) (Dean, National Forensics Sciences University) | 16:50 to 17:50(60 Mins) | |
| Day-2 (26 th November 2021) | ||||
| Plenary Session 2 | ||||
| Topic | Chair | Panel | Time | |
| Connecting all Indians | (Secretary – MeitY, GoI) (Moderator) | (CEO, Upgrad) (Co-founder & CEO, KOO) (Digital Empowerment Foundation, Founder & Director) | 09:30 to 10:45(75 mins) | |
| Workshop Session 5 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Digital Inclusion for all | (VUB Belgium & INVC India News and View Corporation and GK USA, Professor & Adviser) | (Retired Head of the office of UNEP, UNEP India) (Director, Aarogyam UK) (Academic Faculty & Technology Expert, Maryland University) (Assistant Professor, Saudi Technology Universty) | 10:45 to 11:30(45 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 6 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Enabling Access and Opportunities with Hybrid Learning | (Director- Centre for Accessibility in Built Environment Foundation – CABE)(Moderator) | Programme Director, Saksham and Senior Fellow & Programme Director with Global Initiative for Inclusive ICT-G3ict) (Director Developing Countries Program, THE DAISY Consortium) (Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Center, India) (Associate Professor, IIIT Bangalore) (Senior Director R&D;, CDAC)(Director, SESEI) | 11:30 to 12:15(45 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 7 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Digital India & Learnings from there on | (Partner, Koan Advisory Group) | (President & CEO, Indian Music Industry) (Co-founder & CEO, Arré) (Managing Director, Motion Pictures Distributor & Association) (Assistant Professor of Research at the Jindal School of Banking and Finance) | 12:15 to 13:00(45 Mins) | |
| Lunch Break | 13:00 to 13:30(30 Mins) | |||
| Workshop Session 8 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Accelerating Democratization of High-Speed Internet | (Dean, Shiv Nadar University) | (Founder, Digital Empowerment Foundation) (CEO, LIRNEasia) (Chairman, Bluetown India and BIMSTEC) (Chair, IIFON) | 13:30 to 14:30(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 9 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| (Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat) | (Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society) (Founder of CyberSaathi) (Multistakeholder Steering Group Member, Youth IGF India) (Organising Committee member, Youth IGF India 2021) (MPA Candidate – Digital Technologies and Policy, University College London) | 14:30 to 15:30 (60 mins) | ||
| Workshop Session 10 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| How can India represent in International Internet Governance | (Member of Nomcom2022 ICANN) | (CCAOI) (APRALO, ICANN) (Scientist E, MeitY) (Founder/Former CEO NIXI) (Ex CMD VSNL) | 15:30 to 16:30(60 Mins) | |
| Awards and Recognitions (Competitions and contributions) | 16:30 to 17:00(30 Mins) | |||
| Workshop Session 11 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| (Head of India, ICANN) | (GIZ Advisor) (Partner, Saraf & Partners) (Policy and Advocacy Manager, ISOC) (Senior Coordinator, ITU) (COO, NeGD) | 17:00 to 18:00(60 mins) | ||
| Day-3 (27 th November 2021) | ||||
| Workshop Session 12 | ||||
| Topic | Chair | Panel | Time | |
| (UASG Chair, datagroup.in) | (Microsoft) (UA Ambassador, ICANN) (UA Ambassador, ICANN) (UA Ambassador, ICANN) (Director, FICCI) | 08:45 to 09:30(45 Mins) | ||
| Plenary Session 3 | ||||
| Topic | Chair | Panel | Time | |
| Safe & Trusted Internet – cyber security challenges | (Director General, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)) (Director, IIT Bhilai) | (Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat) (Founder of Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Head – Artificial Intelligence Law Hub) (Co-Founder, Funding Partner DeepStrat) (Co-founder & CEO, ARRKA) (Group CEO, STL) | 09:30 to 10:30(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 13 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Cyber Space Regulations – Legal Framework | (Additional Secretary, MeitY) (Policy Analyst, Consultant – CDAC) | (Sr. Director and Group Coordinator, Cyber Law & eSecurity, MeitY) (Founder of Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Head – Artificial Intelligence Law Hub) (Advocate, Nishith Desai Associates) (Director, Voyager Infosec) | 10:30 to 11:30(60 Mins) | |
| Workshop Session 14 | ||||
| Title | Chair | Speakers | Time | |
| Open, Safe, Trusted and Accountable Internet – User Point of View | (Former National Cyber Security Coordinator, Government of India) | (Meta) (CEO, DSCI) (Partner and Leader, Cyber Security, PwC India) | 11:30 to 12:30(60 Mins) | |
| Lunch Break | 12:30 to 13:15(45 Mins) | |||
| High Level Round Table with Minister/Valedictory Session | ||||
| Chair | Speakers | Time | ||
(MoS MeitY, Govt. Of India) | (ICANN Board Chairman) (Secretary, MeitY, GoI)(Ex CMD VSNL) (Chair, MAG IGF) (Group Editor, Times Network & Editor-in-Chief, Times Network Navbharat) | 13:15 to 14:45(90 Mins) | ||