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UK Internet Governance Forum Meeting 2023

The Internet We Want – Empowering all People

UK IGF 2023 Highlights

UK IGF 2025 Session Recordings

Recordings of each individual session can be viewed below.

Welcome and Opening

Ellie Bradley, MD Registry & Public Benefit, Nominet

Keynote: techUK Tech Plan

Neil Ross, Associate Director (Policy), at techUK

Data Protection in an AI-Driven World

  • 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

Cybersecurity and the Governance of Cyberspace during times of Geopolitical Instability 

  • 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

Keynote: Building the Evidence Base for Online Safety

Ian Macrae, Director of Market Intelligence at Ofcom

Avoiding Internet Fragmentation and Creating a Shared Digital Future

  • 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)

Gender and the Internet: A Source of Division or Community?

  • 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
  • Mallory Moore, Independent researcher at the Trans Safety Network

Delivering Digital Transformation Across the UK

  • 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

Ministerial Address

Paul Scully MP, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy

Summary up and wrap up

  • Alice Campbell, Public Affairs Manager, techUK
  • Mike Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation