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Program Agenda for inSIG 2023

(All Times are IST, UTC + 05:30)

Day 1, Friday 29 Sep 2023

Start Time

End Time

Duration

Session

Session Topic

Speaker

8:00

8:30

0:15

 

Registration and Networking

inSIG Team

8:30

9:30

1:00

M1

Inaugural Session

Welcome by Mini Ulanat inSIG (5 mins)
Opening remarks: Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board (10 mins)
Key remarks by Shri Sushil Pal J. S (IG). MeitY (10 mins)
Remark by Dr. Devesh Tyagi, CEO NIXI (10 mins)
Speech by Prof Dr. Gautam Barua, IIT Guwahati (10 mins);
Concluding remarks, Satish Babu, ISOC (5 mins)

9:30

10:15

0:45

 

Tea break & Photo session

 

10:15

11:00

0:45

M2

Evolving Nature of the Internet and its Governance

Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board

Moderator: Satish Babu

11:00

12:00

1:00

M3

History and Evolution of the Internet: Global and Indian Perspectives

Dr. Govind and Amitabh Singhal

 

Moderator: Dr. Govind

12:00

13:00

1:00

P1

The IG Ecosystem: ICANN, IETF,
IGF, ISOC, RIRs

Anja Gengo, UN IGF Secretariat;

Jia Rong Low ICANN; Sarah Lake, Internet Society; Pablo Hinojosa, APNIC

Moderator: Satish Babu

13:00

14:00

1:00

 

Lunch break

 

14:00

15:00

1:00

M4

Internet Core Technologies (Names, Numbers and Protocols)

Anand Raje, ISOC Kolkata

15:00

15:30

0:30

 

Tea Break

 

15:30

16:30

1:00

P2

Enhancing Multistakeholderism for Future Governance of the Internet

Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board, Pablo Hinojosa, APNIC, T. Santhosh, MeitY,

Moderator: Amrita Choudhury

16:30

18:00

1:30

 

Flash talks

(5 mins talk by Fellows on their topic of interest)

Moderator: Shveta Kokash & Jay Paudyal

18:00

     

End of Day 1

 

20:00

     

Dinner

 

Day 2, Saturday, 30 Sep 2023

Start Time

End Time

Duration

Session

Session Type

Speaker

9:00

10:00

1:00

P3

Issues in IG: Access, Digital Divide, Security, Trust

Dr. Syed Kazi, Council for Social & Digital Development (CSDD); Prashanth Sugathan SFLC

Moderator: Ihita G

10:00

11:00

1:00

P4

Unpackaging Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023  & its impact

Rakesh Maheshwari, Former Sr. Director & Group Coordinator (Cyber Law and Data Governance), MeitY; Nehaa Chaudhari, Ikigai Law; Ashutosh Chaddha Microsoft

Moderator: Anupam Agrawal

11:00

11:30

0:30

 

Tea Break

 

11:30

12:30

1:00

P5

Platform Governance (Intermediary issues, Content Moderation, Antitrust)

Guilherme Canela, Chief of Section of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalist, UNESCO; Rakesh Maheshwari, Former Sr. Director & Group Coordinator (Cyber Law and Data Governance), MeitY; Anupam Sanghi, Anupam Sanghi & Associates

Moderator: Amrita Choudhury

12:30

13:30

1:00

 

Lunch Break

 

13:30

14:30

1:00

P6

Digital India Act: The components needed

Shahana Chaterjee SAM, Nikhil Pahwa, MediaNama, Uthara Ganesh Snap

Moderator: Dr. Govind

14:30

15:00

0:30

 

Tea Break

 

15:00

16:00

1:00

T5

Governance of AI & Emerging Tech

Pratik Sibal, UNESCO, Urvashi Aneja, Digital Future Lab, Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy, BSA

Moderator: Sabarinath Pillai

16:00

17:00

1:00

P7

Digital Economy-Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Vishwanath Pingali (IIM A) Ashwani Rana Zupee; Mansi Kedia,ICRIER

Moderator: Amrita Choudhury

17:00

18:00

1:00

 

End of Session

 

18:00

19:30

1:30

 

Socials and Dinner

 

Day 3, Sunday 1 Oct 2023

Start Time

End Time

Duration

Session

Session Type

Speaker

8:30

10:00

1:30

W1

Internet Shutdown: Role Play

Coordinators: Dr. Govind & Adarsh Umesh

 

10:00

11:00

1:00

P9

India’s Cybersecurity Requirements

Narendra Nath, NCSC; Sriram Birudavplu, DSCI, Dr. Aparajita Bhatt, NLU-Delhi

Moderator: Sabarinath Pillai

11:00

11:30

0:30

 

Tea Break

 

11:30

12:30

1:00

P8

Internet Standards and RFCs: Processes and the Present Status

Dhruv Dhody, IIESOC & IAB member; Abhijan Bhattacharyya, Scientist TCS Moderator: Anupam Agrawal

12:30

13:30

1:00

 

Lunch Break

 

13:30

14:30

1:00

M5

What next: Participation in IG Ecosystem

Moderated interactive discussion

Moderator: Amrita Choudhury & Anupam Agrawal

14:30

15:30

1:00

M6

Closing Session

Satish Babu (10 min)
Dr. Sukumar Nandi, IIT Ghy (10 min)
Shubham Saran, GM, NIXI (10 mins)
Ihita Gangavarapu, India Youth IGF (10 min)
Vote of Thanks by Shveta Kokash inSIG (10 min)

15:30

 

   

Tea break and Close of inSIG2023