[Governance] WEBCAST 11-14 OCT – 2025 Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)

Sat Oct 11 23:42:41 EDT 2025

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- Plenary - https://igf.asia/2025streamtext1
- Track 1 - https://igf.asia/2025streamtext2
- ⁠Track 2  - https://igf.asia/2025streamtext3

On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

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> [image: ISOC.LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19750>*YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0BWwBA9kNFfIzcCFN7bfK5so8rBZuqhj> *
> | *PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19750>*
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> On *Saturday-Tuesday 11-14 October 2025* the *Asia-Pacific Internet
> Governance Forum <https://ap.rigf.asia/>* (APrIGF) is being convened as a
> virtual event. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and
> collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate
> national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance
> development in the Asia Pacific region. Remote participation is available
> via Zoom, The event will be simulcast by ISOC>LIVE.
> PROGRAM <https://ap.rigf.asia/2025-program-schedule/> (All times UTC)Day
> 0 – October 11, 202504:00–06:00 APrIGF Day 0 Capacity Building for
> Fellows and Newcomers  | YOUTUBE <https://youtube.com/live/GH88DT8rqQg>
>
> *Swaran Ravendra*
> *Ashirwad Tripathy*
> Breakout Group Facilitators:
> *Dr. Ghimire* (Sustainability)
> *Adrian Wan* (Resilience)
> *Syed Kazi* (Access & Inclusion)
> *Maureen Hilyard* (Security & Trust)
> *Cheryl* (Innovation & Emerging Tech)
> 07:00–07:10 Introduction of Asia Pacific yIGF | YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/qye7rdxUsFE>07:10–07:30 Idea Wall | YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/-s5YpQkXr3g>07:30–08:15 Designing Equal
> Futures: Youth, AI, and the Path to Digital Inclusion | YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/IXPOMRTABHc>
>
> *Athena Tong* – Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo & Researcher and
> Program Lead, China Strategic Risks Institute
> *Karlina Octaviany* – AI Advisor for the “Fair Forward – Artificial
> Intelligence for All ” at GIZ
> *Muhammad Asad Ul Rehman* – Cybersecurity Consultant
> *Surabhi Srivastava* – Media Innovation Director, RNW Media
> *Aristheo Lacuna* – Co-chair, National Association of Social Enterprise
> Educators and Administrators
> *Rex Wallen Tan* – General Manager, Princeton Assessments and Training,
> Inc.
> Moderators:
> *Bea Guevarra* – Head of Program Development, NetMission.Asia
> *Rupam Barui* – Asia Pacific yIGF 2025 Organizing Committee Member
> Breakout Group Facilitators:
> *Ankita Rathi*
> *Nawal Munir*
> *Dean Mark M. Molde*
> *Bea Guevarra*
> *Rupam Barui*
> 08:15–09:15 APAC Youth Leaders Dialogue – Co-Creating Safe Digital Future
> Through Intergenerational Action | YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/X1uHobamIxA>
>
> *Dikchya Raut* – Advocacy Lead in Internet Safety Programme, World
> Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
> *Amisha Mittal* – Research Analyst, Pranava Institute
> Moderator:
> *Jenna Fung* – Head Coordinator, Asia Pacific Youth IGF
> 09:25–10:25 APAC Youth WSIS+20 Statement: Live Discussion & Editing |
> YOUTUBE <https://youtube.com/live/jdvcSNSSsaQ>
>
>
> https://netmission.asia/2025/07/28/have-a-say-in-wsis20-apac-youth-in-action/
> 10:25–11:25 IGF 2025 Youth Track Workshop III – Age Verification and
> Social Media Regulation | YOUTUBE <https://youtube.com/live/xkKEsq7RFuE>
>
> *Sølve Kuraas Karlsen* – Leder Tenk, Skoleavdelingen til Faktisk.no
> *Samik Kharel* – Independent Journalist
> Moderators:
> *Herman Johansen* – UN IGF Secretariat
> *Bea Guevarra* – Asia Pacific yIGF Local Hub (Manila)
> *Jenna Fung* – Asia Pacific yIGF 2025
> Breakout Group Facilitators:
> *Nawal Munir* – Asia Pacific yIGF Local Hub (Islamabad)
> *Dean Mark Molde* – Asia Pacific yIGF Local Hub (Manila)
> *Sanjina Kshetri* – Nepal YIGF
> *Ankita Rathi* – Asia Pacific yIGF
> 11:25–12:25 Panel – Power, Platforms, and Participation: Reclaiming Our
> Digital Selves | YOUTUBE <https://youtube.com/live/NEGbrV0oQGU>
>
> *Andy Piper* – Head of Communications, Mastodon
> *Archit Lohani* – AI Safety, Online Harms & Platform Governance Researcher
> *Dmitry Kuznetsov* – Researcher at Critical Infrastructure Lab &
> NetMission Advisory Board member
> *Dr. Nur Adlin Hanisah Shahul Ikram* – PhD in Data Privacy
> Moderator:
> *Nawal Munir* – Strategic Content & Research Manager, NetMission.Asia
> 12:25–12:45 Way Forward and Preview  | YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/kUyKFxqJ4l4>Day 1 – October 12, 202504:00–05:30
> APrIGF 2025 Opening Ceremony | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/JhYuEn24K1s?feature=share>*
>
> *Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire* – Co-Convenor, Program Committee, APrIGF (Emcee)
> *Edmon Chung* – APrIGF Secretariat (Opening Remarks)
> *Amrita Choudhury* – Chair, Multistakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of
> APrIGF (Welcome)
> *Sally Wentworth* – President & CEO, Internet Society (Keynote)
> *Babu Ram Aryal* – Chair, Host Steering Committee (Remarks)
> Opening Plenary – Platform Governance in Asia Pacific
>
> *Maria Tessa* – IGF Leadersip Panel (video)
> *Sumana Shrestha* – Former Minister of Education, Science & Technology,
> Nepal
> *Ferdous Mottakin* – Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy for South
> Asia, TikTok
> *Jaco Du Toit* – Head of Nepal Office, UNESCO
> *Shita Laksmi* – Consultant / Southeast Asia Representative, Diplo
> *Wathshlah Naidu* – Executive Director, CIJ Malaysia
> Moderator: *Yasmine Bhattarai* – Head of Information Security Unit, Ncell
> 05:45–06:45 AI4Justice: Bridging the Access Gap or Deepening the Digital
> Divide in the Asia-Pacific? | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/2ZHELz_gq6I?feature=share>*
>
> *Justice Nahakul Subedi* – Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal
> *Gayatri Raman* – Managing Director, LexisNexis South East Asia
> *Prateek Sibal* – Programme Specialist, UNESCO HQ
> *Prof. D.A Patel* – Dean, Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai
> Moderator: *Amit Upreti* – Joint Registrar, Supreme Court of Nepal
> 05:45–06:45 Disasters, Data, and Digital Rights | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/ZLTyEKZAsck?feature=share>*
>
> *Prem Awasthi* – Planning Officer, United Nations (Nepal)
> *Thein Myint Khine* – Founder and CEO, Myanmar Internet Exchange (MMIX)
> (Myanmar)
> *Dr. Amreesh Phokeer* – Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet
> Society (Mauritius)
> *Hon. Sumana Shrestha* – Member of Parliament, Nepal Parliament (Nepal)
> Moderator: *Yug Desai* – Doctoral Candidate, South Asian University
> (India)
> Facilitator: *Pavel Farhan* – Internet Governance Officer, The IO
> Foundation (Thailand)
> 07:15–08:15 Multistakeholderism and meaningful participation in DPI
> Governance: What should it actually look like? | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/HUTlRoCQWvw?feature=share>*
>
> *Disha Verma* – Program Manager, Asia Pacific, Tech Global Institute
> (India)
> *Mila T. Samdub* – Coalition Member, HR4ID (India)
> 07:15–07:45 Rethinking Universal Service Funds in South Asia: Challenges,
> Impact, and the Road Ahead | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/tciHLqMlPQY?feature=share>*
>
> *Dr. Mahesh Uppal* – Director, ComFirst Pvt Ltd (India)
> Moderator: *Omar Ansari* – Digital Leap – South Asia Project Lead, APNIC
> Foundation (Australia)
> 08:00–08:20 Social AI, Youth and Digital Vulnerability: A call for
> multi-stakeholder action in the APAC | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/ddSPKVt8o5w?feature=share>*
>
> *Sriya Sridhar* – Research Fellow, The Pranava Institute (India)
> 08:30–09:30 “Which Animal Are You?” Take a Quiz, Learn More | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/0uZSReINvlQ?feature=share>*
>
> *Monika* – Executive Director, Body & Data (Nepal)
> *Nuva Rai* – Sr. Program Officer, Body & Data (Nepal)
> 08:30–09:30 Not Just Participants: Youth as Co-Governors of the Internet | *YOUTUBE
> <https://youtube.com/live/WZwmQJFZXrk?feature=share>*
>
> *Amrita Choudhury* – Director, CCAOI (India)
> *Bea Guevarra* – Head of Program Development, NetMission.Asia
> (Philippines)
> Moderator: *Ashirwad Tripathy* – Co-Founder & Executive Director,
> Educating Nepal (Nepal)
> Facilitator: *Socheata Sokhachan* – Head of Community Engagement,
> NetMission.Asia (Cambodia)
> 09:45–11:00 WSIS+20 High-Level Main Session and WSIS+20 Town Hall  |
>  YOUTUBE <https://youtube.com/live/C5Kk18WC63U?feature=share>
>
> *Plenary Roundtable:*
> H. E. Suela Janina – Co-facilitator of WSIS+20, Representative of the
> Republic of Albania to the United Nations
> H.E Ekitela Lokaale – Co-facilitator of WSIS+20, Permanent Representative
> of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations
> *Sally Wentworth* – President & CEO, Internet Society & Internet Society
> Foundation
> *William Lee* – Assistant Director, Department of Infrastructure,
> Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Australia
> *Anita Gurumurthy* – Executive Director, IT For Change
> Moderators:
> *Alban Kwan* – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
> *Syed Kazi* – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
> *Yien Chyn Tan* – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
> WSIS+20 Town Hall Session
>
> Moderators:
> *Alban Kwan* – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
> *Syed Kazi* – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
> *Yien Chyn Tan* – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
> Day 2 – October 13, 202503:15–04:15 Nothing About Us Without Us:
> Advancing Inclusive Digital Governance for Persons with Disabilities in
> Asia-Pacific
>
> *Rahma Utami* – Founder & Knowledge/Accessibility Director, Suarise
> (Indonesia)
> *T B Dinesh* – Community Media Activist & Technologist, Janastu (India)
> *Dr. Birendra Raj Pokhrel* – Disability Rights Leader, Abilis Nepal
> Network (Nepal)
> *Dr. Baburam Bhattarai* – Former Prime Minister, Government of Nepal
> (Nepal)
> *Dr. Ashim Khadka* – Assistant Professor, Nepal College of Information
> Technology (Nepal)
> *Sarita Lamichhane* – Accessibility Advocate (Nepal)
> Moderator: *Krishna Maharjan* – Secretary General, Disability Empowerment
> Society Nepal (Nepal)
> Facilitator: *Roji Maharjan* – Member, Disability Empowerment Society
> Nepal (Nepal)
> 03:15–04:15 Regulating AI Beyond the Hype: Evidence, Equity, and Policy
> Priorities for the Asia-Pacific
>
> *Aadhesh Khadka* – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT,
> Government of Nepal (Nepal)
> *Aishwarya Salvi* – AI Policy Advisor, FAIR Forward – Artificial
> Intelligence for All, GIZ (India)
> *Sunil Abraham* – Public Policy Director, Data Economy & Emerging Tech,
> Meta India (India)
> *Shita Laksmi* – Digital Government Consultant (Indonesia)
> Moderator: *Shradhanjali Sarma* – Legal and Policy Consultant, CCAOI
> (India)
> Facilitator: *Swati Shinde* – Consultant, CCAOI (India)
> 04:30–05:00 Local Bots, Global Norms: Discussing content moderation and
> chatbots in the APAC region
>
> *Aliya Bhatia* – Senior Policy Analyst, Centre for Democracy and
> Technology (USA)
> Moderator: *Torsha Sarkar* – Project Manager, Centre for Communication
> Governance (India)
> 04:30–05:30 Internet Governance at a Crossroads: Asia-Pacific Priorities
> for WSIS+20 and Beyond
>
> *Joyce Chen* – Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement, APNIC
> *Veronica Deutrom* – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
> Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government
> *Angela Wibawa* – Government and IGO Engagement Director, APAC, ICANN
> *Adrian Wan* – Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Internet Society
> Moderator: *Amrita Choudhury* – Director, CCAOI
> 05:15–05:35 Digital Dilemmas in Just Transitions: Lessons from India’s
> Coal Heartland
>
> *Maitri Singh* – Senior Officer & Researcher (Just Transition), Digital
> Empowerment Foundation (India)
> *Rishi Kishore* – Fellow (Energy Transition & Climate Policy), Swaniti
> Global (India)
> Moderator: *Deeksha Pande* – Associate Fellow, Swaniti Global (India)
> 05:45–06:45 Smart, Safe, Strong: Youth Innovations for Online Child
> Protection
>
> *Down To Zero Alliance Indonesia* (Indonesia)
> *Gazipur Bangladesh Youth Group* (Bangladesh)
> *Youth Voices for Change Philippines* (Philippines)
> *Thailand CRC Youth Voice for Change Coalition* (Thailand)
> Moderator: *Maxenne Anne Delos Reyes* – SUFASEC Youth Facilitator, Plan
> International Pilipinas (Philippines)
> Facilitator: *Itsaraporn Daoram* – Regional Coordinator for East Asia,
> Southeast Asia and the Pacific, ECPAT International (Thailand)
> 05:45–06:45 Prioritising Digital Gender Inclusion in Asia: From Token
> Mentions to Transformative Action
>
> *Amrita Choudhury* – Director, CCAOI (India)
> *Bea Guevarra* – Head of Program Development, NetMission.Asia
> (Philippines)
> Moderator: *Ashirwad Tripathy* – Co-Founder & Executive Director,
> Educating Nepal (Nepal)
> Facilitator: *Socheata Sokhachan* – Head of Community Engagement,
> NetMission.Asia (Cambodia)
> 07:15–07:35 Powering Sustainable Connectivity: curveIQ’s Low-Cost Solution
> for Remote Telecom Sites
>
> *Matthew J* – Managing Director, Distant Curve (Australia)
> 07:15–08:15 AI as Public Good: Analysing the interplay of Private
> Investments, Public Infrastructure and Public Accountability
>
> *Suruchi Kumari* – Research and Communication Consultant, Digital
> Empowerment Foundation (India)
> Moderator: *Megha Garg* – Communication and Marketing Manager(India)
> Facilitator: *Varun Ramdas* – Senior Manager (India)
> 07:45–08:15 Experience of Co-designing Digital Justice and Inclusion
> Initiatives with Communities in Bangladesh
>
> *Umme Humayra* – Programme Officer, Oxfam in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
> Moderator: *Nafisa Tasnim Khan* – Senior Programme Officer, Oxfam in
> Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
> Facilitator: *Tausif Uddin Ahmed* – Senior Software Developer, Oxfam in
> Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
> 08:30–09:30 Bridging the Digital Divide: Youth Access to Knowledge,
> Policy, and Power
>
> *Muh Rifai Sahida* – Founder, Garis Hitam Indonesia & Turun Tangan Mamuju
> (Indonesia)
> *Minh Trung Doan* – Research Coordinator, Basic Income Earth Network;
> Student, Eötvös Loránd University
> 08:30–09:30 Inclusive Digital Policies in Asia-Pacific
>
> *Aadesh Khadka* – Joint Secretary & Head of ICT Division, Ministry of
> Communication and Information Technology (Nepal)
> *Sriganesh Lokanathan* – Digital Transformation Specialist, UNDP (Sri
> Lanka)
> *Parinita Upadhyay* – Head, ITU Area Office & Innovation Center, New
> Delhi (India)
> *Waqas Hassan* – Regional Lead for Asia, Global Digital Inclusion
> Partnership (Pakistan)
> *Tatevik Grigoryan* – Associate Programme Specialist, UNESCO (Armenia)
> Moderator: *Nirjana Sharma* – Programme Officer, UNESCO (Nepal)
> Facilitator: *Maaly Hazaz* – South Asia Regional Advisor, UNESCO (Jordan)
> 09:45–11:00 APrIGF Town Hall SessionDay 3 – October 14, 202504:00–05:00
> Beyond Connection: Fostering Digital Literacy and Accessibility for All
> Ages and Abilities
>
> *Mohammad Shabbir Awan* – Executive Chief, Path Finder Solutions
> (Private) Limited (Pakistan)
> *Gunela Astbrink* – Member, UN IGF MAG (Australia)
> *Satish Babu* – Co-Founder, InApp (India)
> *Prof. Dr. Bal Krishna Bala* – Professor, Department of Computer
> Engineering, Kathmandu University (Nepal)
> Moderator: *Susmeera Aryal* – Executive Director, Women’s Group for
> Disability Rights (Nepal)
> Facilitator: *Aakriti Gautam* – Policy Associate, Internet Governance
> Institute (Nepal)
> 04:00–05:00 From Oversight to Overlooked: Ethics in AI Governance
>
> *Jocellin Lee* – Founder, AI Safety Lab (South Korea)
> *Dr. Musab Alrawi* – Director, ICESCO Chair for AI Ethics, University of
> Technology and Applied Sciences (Oman)
> *Supriya Kulkarni* – Founder, The Ethics Company (Indonesia)
> *Muhammad Umair Ali* – Digital Consultant/Project Manager, ADDO AI (Pvt)
> Ltd (Pakistan)
> Moderator: *Tayyaba Iftikhar* – Assistant Director, Pakistan Telecom
> Authority (Pakistan)
> Facilitator: *Harisa Shahid* – Information Security Engineer, Strategic
> Systems International (Pvt) Ltd (Pakistan)
> 05:15–06:15 APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Presentation05:15–06:15 Building
> Rights-Centric Digital Infrastructure: A Collaborative Workshop on the
> Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR) Framework
>
> *Jean F. Queralt* — Founder & CEO, The IO Foundation (Malaysia)
> *Svetlana Zens* — Program Manager, Engage Tech for Internet Freedoms, ASIA
> *Sadichchha Silwal* — Program Officer, Digital Rights Nepal (Nepal)
> *Adrian Wan* — Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Internet Society
> (Singapore)
> *Prapasiri Suttisom* — Digital Rights Project Coordinator, EngageMedia
> (Thailand)
> Moderator: *Pavel Farhan* — Internet Governance Officer, The IO
> Foundation (Thailand)
> Facilitator: *Yug Desai* — Doctoral Candidate, South Asia University
> (India)
> 06:30–07:00 A Garden of Connectivity: Visualizing the Internet
> Connectivity Landscape
>
> *Ezmieralda Melissa* — Associate Lecturer Specialist, Binus University
> (Indonesia)
> *Brandon Chong Kian Hua* — Student, University of Technology Sarawak
> (Malaysia)
> Moderator: *Tariq Zaman* — Professor, University of Technology Sarawak
> (Malaysia)
> Facilitator: *Ram Naresh Kumar* — Assistant Professor, Food and Agri
> Business School (FABS), Sagar Group of Institutes (India)
> 06:30–07:30 Empowering Data for All: Unlocking Trust and Transparency
> using Open Data Editor
>
> Moderator: *Nikesh Balami* — Co-founder & CEO, Open Knowledge Nepal
> (Nepal)
> Facilitator: *James Shrestha* — Chief Operating Officer, Open Knowledge
> Nepal (Nepal)
> 07:15–07:30 The Growing Threat of Personal Liability in Platform
> Regulation: A Necessary Measure or Overreach?
>
> *Angela Thomas* — Counsel, SFLC.in (India)
> 09:00–10:15 APrIGF – Town Hall10:30–12:15 APrIGF – Closing Plenary
>
> *Roundtable: Bridging the Digital Divide: Strategies for Inclusive and
> Sustainable Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific Region*
> *Binay Bohra* – Managing Director, Vianet Communications
> *Dr. Devesh Tyagi* – Chief Executive Officer, NIXI
> *Marie Lisa M. Dacanay* – President, Institute for Social
> Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA)
> *Sarai F. Tevita* – Information and Communication Technology Director,
> National University of Samoa
> *Toshiaki Tateishi* – Vice Chairman, Japan Internet Providers Association
> Moderator: *Suman Basnet* – Regional Director, AMARC-Asia Pacific
>
> *Closing Ceremony*
> *Babu Ram Aryal* – Chair, Host Steering Committee
> *Edmon Chung*–  APrIGF Secretariat
>
> *Closing Keynote Speech*: TBC
>
> *Bea Guevarra* – Co-chair of Asia Pacific yIGF 2025
> *Ashirwad Tripathy* – Vice-Chair, APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group
> (MSG)
>
> O*fficial Appointment for the next Chair & Vice-Chair* (2026-2028)
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