<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Toomas Hendrik Ilves</span> was the President of Estonia fro, 2006 to 2016. From Wikipedia "<i><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">In 2013 he chaired the High-Level Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms convened by</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN" title="ICANN" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:none;color:rgb(11,0,128)">ICANN</a><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">. From 2014 to 2015 Ilves was the co-chair of the advisory panel of the</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank" title="" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:none;color:rgb(11,0,128)">World Bank</a><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">'s</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Development_Report" title="World Development Report" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:none;color:rgb(11,0,128)">World Development Report</a><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">2016 "Digital Dividends" and was also the chair of</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:none;color:rgb(11,0,128)">World Economic Forum</a><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">'s Global Agenda Council on Cyber Security beginning in June 2014. </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Beginning in 2016, Ilves has been co-chairing The</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:none;color:rgb(11,0,128)">World Economic Forum</a><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">working group</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"> '</span></i><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><i>The Global Futures Council on Blockchain Technology'." </i>Should be an interesting fireside chat with Dean Janow.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default">The Global Digital Futures Forum is somewhat pared down in length from previous years, but not in strength. High-level, as always.</div><br><u></u>
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ISOC Live posted: "Today, Friday February 21 2020 the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and Columbia World Projects present a double event. First, at 1pm EST (18:00 UTC) former Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves will deliver the Georg" </span>
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