Find out more about 2023 UK IGF event.
| Timings | Session Title | Session Overview | Confirmed Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome and Opening of UK IGF | Ellie Bradley, MD Registry & Public Benefit, Nominet Alice Campbell, Public Affairs Manager, tech UK Mike Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation | |
| 09:15 – 10:05 | Keynote: techUK Tech Plan: How the next Government can use technology to build a better Britain | techUK worked with our nearly 1000 members, ranging from SMEs, to UK champions and global businesses, to set out the sector’s view on how the next government can utilise technology to create a better Britain for people, society, the economy and the planet. The Plan contains bold ideas on digital regulation, economic reform and public service reform, while outlining how the technologies of tomorrow can be best developed and deployed. Download techUK’s UK tech plan. | Neil Ross, Associate Director (Policy), at techUK |
| 10:05 – 11:05 | Data Protection in an AI-Driven World | As artificial intelligence evolves and becomes used more widely, it magnifies the ability of companies to use personal information in ways that can intrude on privacy and data protection. With the ICO having updated its guidance on AI and Data Protection in March this panel is an opportunity to discuss the potential impacts and risks that the evolution of AI poses, particularly in relation to data protection as well as potential forms of governance. | Lord Allan (Chair), Member of the House of Lords and Former Director of Policy at Facebook Abigail Burke, Policy Manager, Data Protection at the Open Rights Group Dr Ana-Maria Cretu, Senior Researcher, AI and Data Protection Georgia Osborn, Senior Research Analyst at Oxford Information Labs and Research Community Manager at the DNS Research Federation |
| 11:05 -11:20 | Break | ||
| 11:20 – 12:20 | Cybersecurity and the Governance of Cyberspace During Times of Geopolitical Instability | This panel will look at Russia’s recent proposal for a Convention of the UN on Ensuring International Information Security and the ongoing Cybercrime Convention negotiations which are due to conclude in February next year. The panel will also consider the governance of cyberspace in war, particularly cyberspace as a form of warfare. | David Carroll (Chair), Managing Director of Nominet Cyber Bojana Bellamy, President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership James Shires, Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Policy at Chatham House |
| 12:20 -13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:05 – 13:35 | Keynote: Building the Evidence Base for Online Safety | Ofcom has been gearing up for the last couple of years to take on the role as the UK’s online safety regulator, with the much-delayed Online Safety Bill now set to be enacted in the autumn A key aspect of these preparations has been building the evidence base to understand the landscape of online safety – the harms that adults and children are exposed to and their impact, the risk factors associated with services and the safety measures that can be used. | Ian Macrae, Director of Market Intelligence at Ofcom |
| 13:40 – 14:40 | Avoiding Internet Fragmentation and Creating a Shared Digital Future | With the Global Digital Compact due to be agreed at the Summit of the Future in September 2024, this panel is an opportunity to discuss how we might avoid internet fragmentation and instead work together towards the idea of a shared, open, free and secure digital future for all – which the Global Digital Compact will seek to outline in its own principles. | Casey Calista (Chair), Industry Chair & Labour Digital Executive Committee Member 23/24 Izaan Khan, ISOC YSG / NOW: Pensions Bruna Martins dos Santos, Global Campaigns Manager at Digital Action Till Sommer, Head of Policy, Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | Gender and the Internet: A Source of Division or Community? | On the internet, people with diverse gender identities have created safe spaces and opportunities for freely expressing themselves. Around the world, the internet is a tool for advancing gender equality through empowerment, learning and organizing. However, the internet has also been weaponized to spread discrimination and hatred. Political discourse has recently been dominated by divisive arguments on gender identity and the freedom of expression online. All too often, offline harms are amplified in online spaces: and different gender identities experience these harms in different ways. Why are the internet’s safe spaces at risk? How can internet governance better advance gender diversity and equality, and build an internet that is safe, beneficial, secure and for all users? | Professor Katharine Millar (Chair), Assistant Professor of International Relations and the London School of Economics Seyi Akiwowo, Founder and CEO of Glitch Dr Bernie Hogan, Senior Research Fellow at the OII with an active interest in social identity, especially identity issues relating to gender and sexual minorities Mallory Moore, Independent researcher at the Trans Safety Network |
| 15:45 -16:00 | Break | ||
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Delivering Digital Transformation Across the UK | Research has shown that many businesses and people across the UK are not equipped with the tools, skills, and digital infrastructure to take advantage of the digital opportunity and deliver growth. This panel is an opportunity to discuss why this might be, including looking at the digital divide across different age groups and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as how leaders can ensure that we are able to make the most of technology and that everyone has the right skills to do so – keeping in mind the 9th Sustainable Development Goal set by the UN of investing in ICT access and quality education. | Jacob Farrugia, Programme Manager, Digital Skills Council Harriet Perks, Learning and Development Lead, AND Digital Hollie Whittles, National Policy Skills Champion, Federation of Small Businesses |
| 17:00 – 17:45 | Ministerial Address | Paul Scully MP, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy | |
| 17:45 – 17:50 | Sum up and wrap up | Alice Campbell, Public Affairs Manager, Tech UK Mike Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation |