inSIG2026 Program Schedule
Day 1, Saturday 5 September 2026
| Start | End | Duration | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | 9:00 | 0:30 | Registration | Registration and Networking with Tea |
| 9:00 | 10:15 | 1:15 | Main Session 1 (M1) |
Inaugural Session Welcome to inSIG Lighting the Lamp Overview of 10 years of inSIG (Video) Speaker 1 – IGF MAG Chair Jennifer Chung Speaker 2 – Deputy Director (FIA), Prof. Ravi Gudi IIT B Speaker 3- Joint Secretary Shri Sushil Pal MeitY Vote of Thanks by inSIG |
| 10:15 | 11:00 | 0:45 | – | Tea Break & Photo Session |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | 0:45 | Talk (T1) |
Governance of Digital Technologies Speaker: Dr. Sundeep Oberoi, IITB |
| 11:45 | 13:00 | 1:15 | Panel (P1) |
Introduction to the IG Ecosystem: ICANN, IETF, RIRs – ICANN – Samiran Gupta, ICANN – RIR – Srinivas Chendi, APNIC – IETF – Dhruv Dhody, IAB (Remote) |
| 13:00 | 14:30 | 1:30 | – | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | 16:00 | 1:30 | Roleplay (R1) |
IP Go Game Srinivas Chendi, APNIC |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | 0:30 | – | Tea Break |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | 1:00 | Panel (P2) |
Digital Inclusion of the Next Billion- How do we shape it? Vertika Misra, Nasscom Prof. Kameswari Chebrolu, IIT B Dr. Devesh Tyagi, CEO NIXI Abner Manzar, DEF |
| 17:30 | 18:30 | 1:00 | Panel (P3) |
Shaping Data Governance: Trust, Protection, and Value Creation Rakesh Maheshwari, Advisor, Cyber Laws and Tech Policy Gowree Gokhale, Independent Lawyer Shishir Kumar Jha IIT B |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | 3:00 | – | Social Dinner |
Day 2, Sunday 6 September 2026
| Start | End | Duration | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | 10:30 | 1:30 | Panel (P4) |
What does Internet Resilience mean for a Digital Economy? Saikat Datta, Deepstrat Ram Mohan, Identity Digital (Remote) Rama Vedashree (Remote) Narendra Nath Gangavarapu, Government of India (Remote) |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | 0:30 | – | Tea Break |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 1:00 | Panel (P5) |
Building Resilience: Preventing and Protecting Citizens from
Financial Frauds
Advocate (Dr.) Prashant Mali, Cyber Lawyer & Author – Bombay High Court |
| 12:00 | 13:15 | 1:15 | Roleplay (R2) | Cybersecurity Roleplay |
| 13:15 | 14:30 | 1:15 | – | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | 15:45 | 1:15 | Panel (P6) |
Safeguarding the Internet’s Core: Addressing DNS Abuse Justine Chew, APRALO (Remote) Ajith Francis PIR (Remote) Vivek Goyal Gowree Gokhale Edmon Chung, DotAsia |
| 15:45 | 16:15 | 0:30 | Activity (A1) |
To Ban or Not to Ban: Protecting Children in the Digital Age Lead: Swati Shinde, CCAOI |
| 16:15 | 16:45 | 0:30 | – | Tea Break |
| 16:45 | 17:30 | 0:45 | Talk (T2) |
The IGF’s Permanent Mandate: What It Means for the Future of
Internet Governance
Joyce Chen, APNIC |
| 17:30 | 18:00 | 0:30 | Talk (T3) |
Balancing Innovation and Sustainability Dr. Vinish Kumar Kathuria HOD, ADCPS, IITB |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | 3:00 | – | Social Dinner |
Day 3, Monday 7 September 2026
| Start | End | Duration | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | 10:00 | 1:00 | Panel (P7) |
Governing AI Opportunities and Implications Nidhi Singh, Carnegie India Anupam Guha, IIT Bombay Sunita Sarawagi, IIT Bombay Shahana Chatterjee, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 1:00 | Panel (P8) |
Building Internet Resilience: Approaches, Pathways, and Priorities
Network Resilience – Champika Wijayatunga, ICANN Project Jake – Jofan Yu, TWNIC Internet Measurement – Anand Raje, IIFON |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | 0:30 | – | Tea Break |
| 11:30 | 12:15 | 0:45 | Talk (T4) |
Internet Governance in the Era of Digital Sovereignty Jovan Kurbalija, Diplo Foundation |
| 12:15 | 12:45 | 0:30 | Talk (T5) |
What Next: Participation in IG Ecosystem & Opportunities
Ihita Gangavarpu, Youth IGF India |
| 12:45 | 13:15 | 0:30 | Open Mike (A2) |
Reflections from Participants Jay Paudyal & Shveta Kokash – Fellowship Committee Chairs |
| 13:15 | 14:20 | 1:05 | – | Lunch Break |
| 14:20 | 15:20 | 1:00 | Main Session (M2) |
Closing Session Jia Rong Low, DG APNIC (10 mins) Certificate Distribution Closing Address by Host : Dr. Vinish Kumar Kathuria, Host & ADCPS Head Address by Dr. Sundeep Oberoi, Adjunct Faculty ADCPS & IITB SPOC Closing Address by Dr. Devesh Tyagi, CEO, NIXI Vote of Thanks – inSIG |
| 15:20 | – | – | – | Tea and Close of inSIG2026 |