[Governance] RECORDING – UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) 202

[Joly MacFie]

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On 11th December 2025 the UK Internet Governance Forum
<https://ukigf.org.uk/> (UK IGF) was convened in London, with the same
overall theme as the global IGF which took place in Lillestrøm, Norway in
June 2025: “Building Digital Governance Together”.

01 – Welcome and Opening of IGF Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK
Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership
Elaine Quinn – Director of Corporate Affairs, Nominet UK
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/CnBpy2e7fMA> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/01_welcome.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/01_welcome.EN.pdf> )

02 – Ministerial Keynote Baroness Liz Lloyd CBE – Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy), DSIT/DBT
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/r_GysOm59Y4> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/02_keynote.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/02_keynote.EN.pdf> )

03 – Digital Fragmentation from a User Perspective Sheetal Kumar – Digital
Rights Advocacy Expert; UN IGF Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation
Co-Facilitator
Rachel Coldicutt OBE – Founder & Executive Director, Careful Industries
Alice Taylor – Research Manager, Oxford Information Labs Ltd
Moderator: Izaan Khan – Internet Society Youth Standing Group / Deloitte
Cyber Practice
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/F6eWc1Rc_VQ> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/03_digital_fragmentation.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/03_digital_fragmentation.EN.pdf> )

04 – Ethics of AI Workshop Sal Mohammed – Founder, LangSync; CEO, QTA;
Xoogler EMEA Network Head
Stacie Chan – SVP of GTM, Netmind.ai
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/i3Kg5MsOAWA> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/04_ai_workshop.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/04_ai_workshop.EN.pdf> )

05 – Lightning Talk: Power Asymmetries in Tech Dr Cecilia Rikap – Associate
Professor, Economics & Head of Research, UCL Institute for Innovation and
Public Purpose
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/FkiA0iot6lI> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/05_power_asymmetries.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/05_power_asymmetries.EN.pdf> )

06 – The WSIS+20 Review: A Multistakeholder Conversation David Souter –
Independent Expert on Digital Society (Introductory remarks)
Ellie McDonald – Policy and Advocacy Lead, Global Partners Digital
Paul Blaker – Head of ITU and Internet Governance, DSIT
Facilitator: Nick Wenban-Smith – General Counsel and Head of Stakeholder
Relations, Nominet
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/JqHUpry_5ew> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/06_wsis20_review.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/06_wsis20_review.EN.pdf> )

07 – A UK Digital ID – How Can We Ensure a Balance of Power Between the
Citizen and the State? Professor Mirca Madianou – Department of Media,
Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
Karla Prudencio – Programme Director and Advocacy Officer, Privacy
International
David Birch – Author, Advisor and Commentator on Digital Financial
Services; Principal, 15Mb Ltd; Global Ambassador, Consult Hyperion
Moderator: Wendy Grossman – Journalist
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/bjZ1TYDt11g> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/07_digital_id.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/07_digital_id.EN.pdf> )

08 – How Do We Protect Children’s Rights Online in 2025? Jen Persson –
Director, Defend Digital Me
Dr Kim Ringmar-Sylwander – Researcher, Digital Futures for Children Centre,
LSE
Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA – Department of Media and
Communications, LSE
Moderator: Mark Russell – CEO, The Children’s Society
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/z88VtePqkgo> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/08_childrens_rights.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/08_childrens_rights.EN.pdf> )

09 – Closing Remarks Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK
Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership
( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/IbbkXb8lUj8> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/09_closing.mp3> | RECAP
<https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/09_closing.EN.pdf> )


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