Listers,

This might be of interest. Good to see one of the Kenya School of Internet Governance Alumni on the closing panel representing the Youth globaly. Well done Valerie.

Regards

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Dear participants, 

 

Thank you for your participation at the vIGF2020! As we head into the final day of the event, this is a kind reminder to register and join us for the official Closing Session, featuring…  

 

• A Closing Keynote address by the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres 

 

• Two high-level roundtable discussions moderated by Mr. Jonathan Charles, former BBC anchor of Hard Talk, now Director of Communication at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), featuring contributions by: 

 

• H.E. Mr. Marek Zagórski, Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Poland  
• H.E. Ms. Maria Del Pilar Garrido, Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy, Costa Rica 

• H.E. Dr. Ahmedin Ahmed, State Minister of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia 
• H.E. Mr. Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Russian Federation 
• H.E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Former President of Estonia 
• H.E. Mr. Ryota Takeda, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan  
• Mr. Krzysztof Szubert, Chairperson of Plenipotentiary for IGF 2021, Poland  

• Ms. Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa 
• Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild,  UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Preparations for 75th UN Anniversary 
• Mr. Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google 
• Mr. Goran Marby, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), CEO and President 
• Ms. Anriette Esterhuysen, IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Chair 

• Ms. Vallarie Yiega, Youth Representative, Kenya 
• Mr. Mats Granryd, Director General of GSM Association 

 

• Closing remarks by Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 

 

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