Internet Governance Forum · United Nations

The Multistakeholder Advisory Group, 2026

40 members from 40 countries advise the UN Secretary-General on the programme of the Internet Governance Forum Annual Meeting in Nairobi in December 2026 — guided by the MAG Chair and the Host Country Co-Chair and Alternates. Hover over a name for a profile card; click to open the full profile on intgovforum.org.
MAG Chair · 🇨🇳
Ms. Jennifer Chung
Technical Community
Host Country Co-Chair · 🇰🇪
Mr. Abraham Korir Sing'Oei
EBS Principal Secretary
Alternate · 🇰🇪
Mr. Stephen Motari Isaboke
EBS Principal Secretary
Alternate · 🇰🇪
Ambassador Philip Thigo
MBS, Special Envoy on Technology
Government 13 Technical Community 9 Civil Society 9 Private Sector 9 Leader lines point to each member’s country
Regional groups Africa 9 Asia-Pacific 9 WEOG 9 GRULAC 9 Eastern Europe 4 Land tinted by UN regional group
● Peace Oliver Amuge● Melpomeni Anastasiadou● Taiwo Adeduntan Aromolaran● Ángel Atilio González Mongelós● Ola Bergström● Carina Birarda● Thipakorn Bundit● Jordan Carter● Hyuna Choi● Maria del Carmen Denis Polanco● Aki Enkenberg● Sumair Gul● Rajendra Pratap Gupta● Oktavía Hrund Guðrúnar Jóns● Wayne Holmes● Paulina Andrea Ibarra● Rafael Lito Ibarra● Junko Kawauchi● Olaf Kolkman● Gertrude Douyere Koné● Olga Kyryliuk● Cherie Lagakali● Martina Le Gall Maláková● Sophia Tawonga Longwe● Neema Lugangira● Audace Niyonkuru● Paula Oteguy● Barrack Otieno● Jared Quinn● Alan Ramírez García● Alvaro Retana● Anna Zofia Rywczyńska● Vinicius Santos● Craig Stanley-Adamson● Simona Tenanoia Veronica● Meelis Tiigimäe● Saba Tiku● Angela Wibawa● Moctar Yedaly● Xiao Zhang Plate I — IGF MAG 2026 · membership by country and stakeholder group

Former IGF host countries

The following former IGF host countries are also invited to attend and contribute to MAG meetings:

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Greece IGF 2006
Designated representative to be confirmed
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Brazil IGF 2007
Mr. Marcelo Salomão Martinez — Head of Division for Digital Affairs, Department for Research, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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India IGF 2008
Mr. Shri T. Santhosh — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
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Egypt IGF 2009
Ms. Christine Arida — Board Member and Strategic Advisor to the Executive President, National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt
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Lithuania IGF 2010
Ms. Diana Seredokaite — Adviser, Digital Agenda Department, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania
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Kenya IGF 2011
Ms. Fiona Asonga — Chief Executive Officer, Technology Service Providers Association of Kenya
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Azerbaijan IGF 2012
Ms. Aynur Samadova — Head of Sector, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MDDT)
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Indonesia IGF 2013
Mr. Bonifasius Wahyu Pudjianto — Head of the Agency for Human Resources Development on Communications and Digital Affairs, Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs
Mr. Ichwan Makmur — Head of Centre for International Affairs, Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs
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Turkey IGF 2014
Designated representative to be confirmed
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Brazil IGF 2015
Mr. Hartmut Glaser — Executive Secretary, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br)
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Mexico IGF 2016
Designated representative to be confirmed
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Switzerland IGF 2017
Ms. Isabelle Lois — Senior Policy Advisor International Relations, Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), DETEC
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France IGF 2018
Ms. Yana Brugier — Political Advisor, Permanent Representation of France to the UN Office in Geneva
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Germany IGF 2019
Mr. Philipp Schulte — Division DW I 3 – Multilateral Digital Policy, Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation
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Poland IGF 2021
Ms. Aleksandra Tylicka — Counsellor, Ministry of Digital Affairs, International Cooperation Department
Mr. Wiktor Skwarek — Secretary, Ministry of Digital Affairs, International Cooperation Department
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Ethiopia IGF 2022
Designated representative to be confirmed
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Japan IGF 2023
Mr. Yoichi Iida — Deputy Director General for G7 and G20 Relations, Global Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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Saudi Arabia IGF 2024
Designated representative to be confirmed
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Norway IGF 2025
Ms. Tu An Ngo — Senior Adviser, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

Intergovernmental organisations & European Commission

Representatives of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and the European Commission to the MAG:

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African Union (AU)
Ms. Mihret D. Woodmatas — Senior ICT Expert
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Council of Europe
Designated representative to be confirmed
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European Commission
Mr. Esteve Sanz — Head of Sector, Internet Governance and Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
EBU
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Mr. Jean-Paul Philippot — President
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Mr. Preetam Maloor — Senior Strategy and Policy Advisor
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Ms. Ariana Carballido — Advisor, Digital Economy Policy Division
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UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Designated representative to be confirmed
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UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Mr. Mactar Seck — Chief of the Technology and Innovation Section
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UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Mr. Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi — Director, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation
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UN Global Pulse
Ms. Mila Romanoff — Legal and Privacy Specialist
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UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
Mr. Ayman El-Sherbiny — Chief of ICT Policies Section
Ms. Mirna Barabar — Programme Management Officer, ICT Policies Section
Ms. Zahr Bou-Ghanem — Research Assistant, ICT Policies Section
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UN Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Mr. Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio — Deputy Chief Executive
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UN Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Mr. Tracy Hackshaw — Chef d'Entreprise, .POST Business Management Unit, Postal Technology Centre
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Mr. Ryszard Frelek — External Relations Division
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Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)
Mr. Hassan Nasser — Special Envoy – Multilateral Affairs
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Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
Mr. Nigel Cassimire — Deputy Secretary-General and Head of Regional Policy Development