Thursday, April 28, 2011
13.30 – 14.00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
14.00 – 15.30 Welcome Session I: Internet in Hungary - Policy, Legislation and Market Perspectives
In the first half of 2011 Hungary has overtaken the rotating presidency of the European Union. The EU has adopted its Digital Agenda 2020 and Hungary is now on its way to transform the EU Telecom Package into national legislation, which will affect also the Internet. In the first session the national Hungarian Internet policy and market development is presented by key players from the government and the private sector, including a presentation on the management of the .hu ccTLD Registry.
Welcome & Moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus
Opening
The Internet Development and Strategy of Hungary, Dr. Zsolt Nyitrai, Minister of State for Infocommunications and Chair of the EU Telecommunication Council
Presentations
Gábor Mátrai, Vice-President of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority, Internet Policy and Regulation in Hungary
Dr. Erika Mayer, Council of Hungarian Internet Providers, Management of the .hu ccTLD
Eva Simon, Central European University (CEU), Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Internet and Hungary - A Social, Economic and Cultural Reflection
15.30 – 16.00 Internet Security Challenges of the 2010s
Key Note Speech: Paul Twomey, Argo P@cific, former CEO of ICANN
16.00 - 16.30 Coffee
16.30 – 18.00 Session II: Towards a New Collaborative Model - The Role of Governments in Internet Governance?
The Internet is “governed” by broad variety of governmental and non-governmental players. The principle of “mulktistakeholderism” has evolved as a basic principle for Internet Governance. However, there is an ongoing discussion about what the role of governments is and will be in the future of the governance of the Internet. The session will discuss the outcomes of recent meetings of the UN, ITU, IGF, Council of Europe and others and will have also a look into the first results of the Review Team under ICANNs Affirmation of Commitments (AoC).
Moderation: William J. Drake, University of Zurich
Panelists:
Bertrand de la Chapelle, French Academy of Diplomacy, Paris
Vernita Harris, US Department of Commerce, Washington
Lee Hibbard, Council of Europe
Peter Major, Hungarian Representative, CSTD Working Group on IGF Improvement
Erika Mann, Computer & Communication Industry Association, CCIA, Brussels
Alexander Ntoko, ITU, Geneva (TBC)
Thomas Schneider, Swiss Federal Office of Communication, OFCOM
19.45 Hungarian Cultural Dinner courtesy by .hu (by invitation only)
Friday, April 29, 2011
9.00 – 12.30 Session III: The Door is Open - Who Walks How into the new gTLD Space?
The recent ICANN meeting in San Francisco (March 2011) has opened the door into the new gTLD space. What lessons can be learned from the ICANN Board/GAC consultations? What will the candidates get if they reach the “promised land”? What does this mean for registrars?
Moderation: Michael Heller, SHSG, Düsseldorf
Introduction & Overview: Avri Doria, Lulea Technology University, former GNSO Chair
Part 1 - Lessons Learned from the GAC/Board Meetings
ICANN: Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President, ICANN, Marina del Rey
GAC: Hubert Schöttner, German Ministry of Economocs, GAC Member (TBC)
GNSO Council: Stéphane Van Gelder, Group NBT/Indom.com
Part 2 - Challenges for Registries
Incumbents:
Philipp Grabensee, Afilias Ltd.
Pat Kane, VeriSign, Global Public Policy and Government Relations
Part 3 – Market Perspectives
Incumbents:
Markus Eggensperger, United Domains
Dirk Kirschenowski, DOTZON GmbH
Matthias-Meyer Schönherr, SEDO
Thomas Rickert, German Association of the Internet Economy (eco)
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee
Part 4 - New Opportunities for Registrars?
Frederic Guillemaut, Mailclub, Marseille
Stefan Legner, InterNetX
Tim Ruiz, Go Daddy
Alexander Schwertner, EPAG
Thorsten Smeets, Key Systems
Comments: Ken Stubbs, Afilias, former DNSO Council Member
12.30 – 13.30 Business Lunch
13.30 – 14.15 The Internet 2011: Where we are today?
The Annual ICANN Studienkreis Key Note Speech by David W. Maher, Senior Vice President, Law & Policy, Public Interest Registry (PIR), Chicago
14.15 – 14.45 The Freedom of the Internet Challenge: How to keep the Internet open?
Avri Doria, Lulea Technology University
Comments: George Victor Salama, National Telecom Regulatory Authority - Egypt, Cairo (TBC)
14.45 – 15.15 The IP Address Challenge: How to finalize the transition?
Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC, Amsterdam
Comments: Latif Latid, IPv6 Consortium, Luxembourg
15.15 – 15.45 Coffee
15.45 - 17.15 Next Generation Networks - Where we are in the Year 2020?
Regardless of the financial and economic crises: The Internet is further growing fast. It has now 2 billion users worldwide. With more and more mobile devices which are connected to the Internet and the perspective of Cloud Computing and the “Internet of Things” the question is whether we will see a further evolutionary development, or whether we reach a moment, where the Internet collapses and becomes more fragmented. What are the consequences for Internet Governance? With the ONS, wallet gardens and social networks, do we move into a more federated and decentralized governance mechanism for the Network of the Future which is constituted by a number of “Internets”?
Introduction & Moderation: Yrjö Länsipuro, ISOC Finland, Helsinki
Panelist:
Bernard Benhamou, French Ministry for Higher Research, Paris
Keith Drazek, Verisign
Peter H. Hellmonds, Head of Public and International Affairs, Nokia Siemens Networks, Munich
Wolf Ludwig, EURALO
17.15 – 17.30 EuroDIG in Belgrade: Towards the 4th European IGF
Lee Hibbard, Council of Europe
17.30 – 18.00 Final Comments & Conclusions:
Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Chair, ICANN-Studienkreis
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