11th IGF Opening Ceremony and Opening Session
16:00 - 16:30 (opening ceremony), 16:30-18:00 (opening session)
Tentative* List of Speakers
Opening Ceremony
Mr. Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
Amb. Miguel Ruiz Cabañas, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Government of Mexico
Mr. Aristóteles Sandoval, Governor, Jalisco, Mexico
Ms. Alejandra Lagunes, Coordinator of the National Digital Strategy, Government of Mexico
Opening Session
(Order of Speakers as of 5 December)
Mr. Johnson, Malcolm, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU
Ms. St. Amour, Lynn, Chair of the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group
Mr. Inu, Hasanul Haq, Minister of Information, Government of Bangladesh
Mr. Cwele, Siyabonga, Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Government of South Africa
Ms. Richards, Megan, Principal Advisor in DG Connect, European Commission
Mr. Marby, Göran, CEO, ICANN
Ms. Gurumurthy, Anita, Executive Director, IT for Change
Mr. Mansoor Ansari, Omar, President, TechNation Afghanistan
Mr. Suzuki, Shigeki, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Government of Japan
Mr. Strickling, Lawrence, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, NTIA
Ms. Brown, Kathy, President and CEO, Internet Society
Mr. Banerjee, Indrajit, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, UNESCO
Mr. Crocker, Steve, Chair of the ICANN Board
Mr. Yedaly, Moctar, Head of the Information Society Division, African Union Commission
Ms. Garza, María Fernanda, President and CEO of Orestia, Chair, ICC Mexico
Mr. Arkko, Jari, Chair, IETF
Ms. Woods, Michele, Director, Copyright Law Division, WIPO
Ing. Jiménez, José Luis Saca, President, International Association of Broadcasting
* Final names and order of speakers is subject to change