IGF 2015 Multistakeholder Advisory Group

Below is the list of MAG members for 2015, with affiliations, stakeholder groups and terms served, including the current one. The list is followed by links to the previous MAGs, from 2011 to 2014. 

This list includes former IGF Host Country representatives as well as representatives of intergovernmental organizations that contribute to the MAG's work. 

Chair
  • Ambassador Janis Karklins (Government) 
    Geneva, Switzerland – Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva 
Host Country Co-Chair
  • Ambassador Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Government of Brazil
    Brasilia, Brazil - Ministry of External Relations, Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs 
Members

 

  • Ms. Alihusain Castilho, Angelic Caroline (Government)
    Paramaribo, Suriname -Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Suriname
     
  • Ms. Alexander, Fiona (Government)  
    Washington, USA – Associate Administrator, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce  
     
  • Ms. Andersdotter, Amelia (Civil Society)  
    Stockholm, Sweden – Member, Pirate Party  
     
  • Mr. Amessinou, Kossi (Government)  
    Cotonou, Benin – Ingénieur TIC, Ministry of Development  
     
  • Mr. Bhatia, Virat (Private Sector)
    New Delhi, India - Chairman, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Communication and Digital Economy Committee
     
  • Ms. Bidart, Silvia (Private Sector)
    Buenos Aires, Argentina - Director General, Federation of ICT Ibero-Latin American Industry National Associations
     
  • Ms. Bommelaer, Constance (Technical Community)  
    Geneva, Switzerland – Director, Public Policy, ISOC  
     
  • Mr. Boukadoum, Mourad (Government)  
    Geneva, Switzerland – Counselor, Permanent Mission of Algeria to the UN  
     
  • Ms. Byun, Soonjoung (Government)  
    Seoul, Republic of Korea – General Researcher, Korea Internet & Security Agency  
     
  • Ms. Caballero, María Victoria Romero (Government)
    Geneva, Switzerland – First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico
     
  • Ms. Cade, Marilyn (Private Sector)  
    Washington, USA – CEO, Strategies mCADE LLC  
     
  • Ms. Cambronero, Fatima (Civil Society)  
    Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lawyer, ADEIA DENSAI-Argentina  
     
  • Mr. Carvell, Mark (Government)  
    London, United Kingdom – Head, Europe and International Department for BERR  
     
  • Ms. Chalmers, Susan (Technical Community)  
    Wellington, New Zealand – Internet Policy Consultant, Chalmers & Associates  
     
  • Mr. Chen, Hongbing (Government)  
    Geneva, Switzerland – Permanent Mission of China to the UN  
     
  • Ms. Chaturvedi, Subi (Civil Society)
    New Delhi, India - Founder, Media for change
     
  • Ms. Das, Ankhi (Private Sector)  
    New Delhi, India – Head of Public Policy, Facebook India  
     
  • Mr. Dada, John (Civil Society)  
    Kaduna, Nigeria – CEO, Fantsuam Foundation  
     
  • Mr. Dengate Thrush, Peter (Technical Community)  
    Wellington, New Zealand – Counsel, Barrister  
     
  • Ms. Desiree Zachariah (Civil Society)  
    St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda – Country-Based Specialist, OECS  
     
  • Ms. Doria, Avri (Civil Society)  
    Providence, USA – Independent Researcher, DBA Technicalities  
     
  • Mr. Elgamal, Hossam (Private Sector)  
    Cairo, Egypt – Board Member, AfICTA – Africa ICT Alliance  
     
  • Ms. Elanskaya, Yulia (Government)  
    Moscow, Russian Federation – Deputy Director, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication  
     
  • Mr. Esmat, Baher (Technical Community)  
    Cairo, Egypt – Manager, Regional Relations, ICANN  
     
  • Mr. Fashedemi, Temitope (Government)  
    Abuja, Nigeria – Director E-Government, Federal Ministry of Communication Technology  
     
  • Mr. Fernández González, Juan Alfonso (Government)  
    Havana, Cuba – Advisor, Ministry of Communications  
     
  • Mr. Gjorgjinski, Ljupco Jivan (Government)  
    Skopje, Republic of Macedonia – Senior Advisor, Directorate for Multilateral Affairs  
     
  • Ms. Ho, Bianca Caroline (Civil Society)  
    Beijing, China – NetMission Ambassador, NetMission.Asia  
     
  • Ms. Jere, Towela (Civil Society)  
    Johannesburg, South Africa – NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency  
     
  • Ms. Kaspar, Lea (Civil Society)  
    Zagreb, Croatia – Programme Lead, Global Partners Digital  
     
  • Mr. Kenyanito, Ephraim Percy (Civil Society)
    Eldoret, Kenya – Policy Fellow, Access
     
  • Ms. Kee, Jac SM (Civil Society)  
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for Progressive Communications  
     
  • Mr. Lee, Xiaodong (Technical Community)  
    Beijing, China – Chief Executive Officer, CNNIC  
     
  • Ms. Lazanski, Dominique (Private Sector)  
    London, United Kingdom – Public Policy Director, GSM Association  
     
  • Ms. Laksmi, Shita (Civil Society)  
    Jakarta, Indonesia – Programme Manager, HIVOS Regional Office Southeast Asia  
     
  • Ms. Mahmutovic, Aida (Civil Society)  
    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Programme Manager, Oneworld - Platform for Southeast Europe  
     
  • Mr. Markovic, Slobodan (Technical Community)  
    Belgrade, Serbia – ICT Policy and Internet Community Relations  
     
  • Mr. Mazzone, Giacomo (Media)
    Geneva, Switzerland - Head of Institutional Relations, European Broadcasting Union
     
  • Ms. Miller, Cheryl Ann (Private Sector)  
    Washington, USA – Director of International Public Policy, Verizon  
     
  • Mr. Moisander, Juuso (Government)  
    Helsinki, Finland – Commercial Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs  
     
  • Mr. Nelson, Michael (Private Sector)  
    Washington, USA – IT Trends and Internet Policy Consultant  
     
  • Ms. Neves, Ana (Government)  
    Lisbon, Portugal – Head of International Affairs, Knowledge Society Agency  
     
  • Mr. Olugbile, Segun (Private Sector)  
    Lagos, Nigeria – CEO, Continental Project Affairs Associates  
     
  • Ms. Okutani, Izumi (Technical Community)  
    Tokyo, Japan – Policy Liaison, JPNIC  
     
  • Mr. Ostrowski, Igor (Private Sector)
    Warsaw, Poland – Chairman, Polish Digitization Council
     
  • Ms. Paque, Virginia (Civil Society)  
    Caracas, Venezuela – Director, Internet Governance Programmes, DiploFoundation  
     
  • Mr. Ryan, Patrick (Private Sector)  
    Mountain View, USA – Policy Counsel, Google Inc  
     
  • Ms. Sakalova, Marianne (Civil Society)  
    Minsk, Belarus – Consultant on Internet-Related Policies, Legal Transformations Center  
     
  • Mrs. Seerattan, Ingrid (Government)  
    Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology  
     
  • Mr. Shlegel, Robert (Government)  
    Moscow, Russian Federation – Member of Parliament, State Duma  
     
  • Mr. Soboutipour, Shahram (Private Sector)  
    Tehran, Iran – Director, Iranian ICT Guild Organization  
     
  • Ms. St. Amour, Lynn (Technical Community)  
    New York, USA – CEO, Internet Matters  
     
  • Mr. Valdez, German (Technical Community)  
    Sydney, Australia – Executive Secretary, Number Resource Organisation  
     
  • Mr. Wagner, Flávio (Technical Community)  
    São Paulo, Brazil – Board Member, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee  
     
  • Mr. Yao, Noel (Government)  
    Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Special Advisor to the Prime Minister  

 

The following former IGF host countries are also invited to attend and contribute to MAG meetings:
  • Greece
  • Brazil - designated Mr. Igor Resende (Deputy Head of the Information Society Division, on behalf of the  Communication Ministry of Brazil) as representative.
  • India - designated Mr. Rahul Gosain (Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India) as representative.
  • Egypt - designated Ms. Christine Arida (Director of Telecom Services and Planning Division, National Telecom Regulatory Authority) as representative.
  • Lithuania
  • Kenya - designated Mr. Dennis  Chebitwey (Director of Public Communications, Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya) as representative.
  • Azerbaijan - designated Mr. Nariman Hajiyev (Manager of Project "Modernization of sustainability and efficiency of the ICT infrastructure and services in the Republic of Azerbaijan", Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies) as representative.
  • Indonesia - designated Mr. Moedjiono, Sardjoeni (National ICT Council Executive Team Member) as representative.
  • Turkey - designated Mr. Ihsan Durdu (Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications) as representative. 
Representatives of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and European Commission:
  • Council of Europe - Mr. Lee Hibbard, Coordinator for Internet Governance and Information Society
  • European Commission - Ms. Cristina Monti, International Relations Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Ms. Despoina Sareidaki, Policy Analyst
  • UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) - Mr. Makane Faye, Chief, Knowledge Services Section, Public Information and Knowledge Management Division
  • UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Mr. Cédric Wachholz, Programme Specialist, Communication and Information Sector, Knowledge Societies Division
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Mr. Victor Owade, External Relations Division

 

MAG Membership 2011-2014