[Air-L] WEBCAST 20-22 AUG - 20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum in Varadero, Cuba

Mon Aug 18 21:24:47 PDT 2025

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On *Wednesday – Friday 20th – 22nd August 2025*, the *Ministry of
Communications of Cuba <https://www.mincom.gob.cu/en>* (MINCOM) and
the *Caribbean
Telecommunications Union <https://ctu.int/>* (CTU) present the* 21st
Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
<https://ctu.int/event/21st-caribbean-internet-governance-forum/>* (CIGF)
in Varadero, Cuba.  The Forum will address various facets of Internet
Governance of current import to the Caribbean including the adoption
of the *Global
Digital Compact
<https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/global-digital-compact>*
 and *WSIS+20 Review
<https://unctad.org/topic/commission-on-science-and-technology-for-development/wsis-20-year-review>*;
enhancing the reach, resiliency and sustainability of critical digital
infrastructure in the Caribbean; fostering adoption and growth of the
region’s digital economies in a trusted and secure manner; harnessing the
benefits of emergent technologies (e.g. AI) while minimising attendant
risks; and digital rights, privacy and protection for children. The
4th *Caribbean
Youth Internet Governance Forum
<https://ctu.int/event/4th-caribbean-youth-internet-governance-forum/> *(CYIGF)
will be included in the 21st CIGF, on the afternoon of Day 1.

*PARTNERS* *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* | *POST-ISAC
<https://www.postisac.org/>* | *SECURE.POST
<https://www.upu.int/en/Postal-Solutions/Technical-Solutions/Products/SECURE-POST>*
 | *TTMAG <https://ttmag.tt/>* |*Internet Society Barbados Chapter
<https://isoc.bb/>* | *Internet Society Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
<https://isoc.vc/>*

*SCHEDULE
<https://ctu.int/event/21st-caribbean-internet-governance-forum/#tab-2> *(All
times AST = UTC-4)
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2025

*09:00 Opening Remarks*
*Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies

*09:05 Welcome Remarks*
*Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union
(CTU)

*09:15 Capacity Building Session 1*
*Juan Fernández González* – Member, UN IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group
(MAG), Advisor at the Ministry of Communications of Cuba (MINCOM)
*Chengetai Masango* – Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat

*10:30 Capacity Building Session 2: Topic Areas*
*Paula Oteguy* – Head of Multistakeholder Engagement, LACNIC
*Tracy F. Hackshaw* – Chef d’entreprise, .POST, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
*Abdullah Ali and Kevin Baboolal* – Researchers (Remote)
*Prof. Maurice McNaughton* – Remote
Moderator: *Shanea Lewis* – CTU
Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (CYIGF)

*13:30 Introductory Remarks*
*Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies

*13:35 Welcome Remarks*
*Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, CTU
*Tariq Mohammed* – 4th CYIGF Chair
*Jose Carlos Cruz Sandoval* – Vice President, GEIC, Cuba

*13:45 Panel 1: Development and use of Artificial Intelligence in the
Caribbean for Digital Transformation and Innovation*
*Cherika Wilson / Lianne McNaughton (Remote)* – Youth Can do it Too (YCDI)
*Shergaun Roserie* – Co-CEO, RifBid, Saint Lucia
*Roberto Marti Cedeño* – Vice Dean of Research and Digital Transformation,
University of Havana, Cuba
*Orlando Gabriel Toledano López* – Professor of Data Structures and
Algorithms, University of Informatics Sciences (UCI), Cuba
Moderator: *Dr. Nayma Cepero Pérez* – Professor, Technical University of
Havana (CUJAE)

*14:30 Panel 2: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Resilience: Protecting the
Caribbean’s Digital Future*
*Federica Tortorella* – Youth Advisory Board Member, SubOptic Foundation,
Dominican Republic
*Muriyana McPherson* – National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Guyana
*Daniel Perea Núñez* – Director General, Computer Network Security Office,
Cuba (OSRI)
Moderator: *Tariq Mohammed* – Chair, Caribbean ICT Youth Network

*15:30 Panel 3: Women Empowerment in ICTs*
*Jael Goddard (Remote)* – ICT External Relations Associate, Ministry of
Digital Transformation, Trinidad and Tobago
*Jennifer Boodoo* – Guyana
*Maidelys Pupo Torres* – General Director, JCCE, Cuba
*Suany Leyva Hernández* – Cuban Network of Empowered Women, UIC
*Analaisy González Prieto* – Director of Institutional Communication, ETECSA
Moderator: *Gabrielle Johnson* – CIYN Vice Chair

*16:15 Panel 4: Youth Perspectives on Global Fora: GDC, WSIS, IGF, etc.*
*Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat, Geneva
*Shergaun Roserie* – CIYN
*Elaine Grenet Albernas* – Specialist on Foreign Relations, MINCOM
*Leysdel Emil Hernández* – Specialist in International Organizations and
Bilateral Collaboration, ETECSA
Moderator: *Jael Goddard *– ICT External Relations Associate, Trinidad and
Tobago (Remote)

*17:00 Vote of Thanks and Closing of the CYIGF*
*Gabrielle Johnson* – CIYN Vice Chair
*Ailyn Febles Estrada* – Vice Minister of Communications of Cuba

*17:10 End of Day 1*
DAY 2 – THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2025

*09:00 National Anthem and Opening Remarks*
*Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies

*09:05 Remarks*
*Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, CTU

*09:15 Greetings from Partner Organizations*
*Paula Oteguy* – Head, Multistakeholder Engagement, LACNIC
*Bevil Wooding (Remote)* – Director of Caribbean Affairs, ARIN & Caribbean
Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS)
*Albert Daniels (Remote)* – Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager for the
Caribbean, ICANN
*Sebastián Bellagamba (Remote)* – Senior Director, Regional Bureau for
Latin America and the Caribbean, Internet Society
*Chengetai Masango* – Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat

*09:35 Feature Address*
*Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández* – First Deputy Minister of Communications of
Cuba

*09:45 Vote of Thanks*
*Michelle Garcia* – Communications Specialist, CTU

*10:20 Reflections on CIGF @ 21*
*Shanea Lewis* – Policy Advisor, CTU

*10:45 National, Regional and Global IG Contexts*
*Maria Esther Alfonso* – Cuba IGF
*Jacqueline Morris* – Trinidad and Tobago MAG
*Max-Larson Henry* – Haiti IGF
*Marcellus Constance* – SVG IGF
*Aggrey Marsh* – Guyana IGF
*Lilian Chamorro Rojas* – Coordinator, LACIGF
*Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat

*14:00 Introductory Remarks*
*Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies

*14:05 ARIN/LACNIC/CTU Policy Forum* – Global Digital Governance at a
Crossroads; WSIS+20; Global Digital Compact; ICP-2, ICANN gTLDs
*Israel Rosas (Remote)* – ISOC
*Bevil Wooding (Remote)* – ARIN
*Paula Oteguy* – LACNIC
*Chengetai Masango / Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat
*Michael Abejuela (Remote)* – ARIN
*Jorge Villa / Esteban Tescano (Remote)* – LACNIC
*Sybel Alonso Baldor* – VP Net Op, ETECSA
*Albert Daniels (Remote)* – ICANN
Moderator: *Shanea Lewis* – CTU

*15:30 Workshop/Facilitated Discussion: Mainstreaming AI in Caribbean
Internet Governance*
*Rosanny Arias* – Head of Innovation Promotion, Office of ICT, Dominican
Republic
*Omar Correa Madrigal – TBC* – President, UIC
Moderators: *Tariq Mohammed, Shergaun Roserie, Gabrielle Johnson*
DAY 3 – FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2025

*09:00 Opening Remarks*
*Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies

*09:05 Panel Discussion: Navigating Digital Harms in a Fragmented World*
*Cleveland Thomas* – ITU
*Lourdes Gutierrez (Remote)* – UNODC
*Shannique Bowden (Remote)* – Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network
*Maidelys Pupo Torres* – JCCE, Cuba
*Omar Gutiérrez Granela* – Havana Youth Computer and Electronics Club
Facilitator: *Shiva Bissessar* – Pinaka Consulting

*10:00 Special Session: Digital Transformation in Cuba *

Introduction: *Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández* – First Deputy Minister of
Communications of Cuba

*10:20 Panel 1: Data Governance – A Perspective from Cuba*
*Omara Aldama López* – Director of Infocommunications, Revolution Palace
*María Esther Alfonso Suárez* – Vice-President, UIC
*Tatiana Delgado Fernández* – Professor, Technological University of Havana
*Laymi Puente Falcón* – Director of Business Intelligence, ETECSA
Moderator: *Yarina Amoroso Fernández* – Unión de Juristas de Cuba

*11:10 Panel 2: Digital Transformation and Local Development*
*Aurora Fernández González* – Advisor to CNI and Higher Education Minister
*Dariel de León García* – Senior Researcher, Sustainable Municipalities
Program
*Allan Pierra Conde* – Advisor, MES
*Denys Buedo Hidalgo* – Director of Informatization, MES
Moderator: *Jorge Núñez Jover* – Havana University Advisor

*13:30 Panel 3: Enterprises in Digital Transformation*
*Dennis Meriño Menadier* – Chairman, Z17
*Allan Pierra Fuente* – UCI
*Abduly Díaz García* – Director General, SOFTEL
*Yudivian Almeida Cruz* – University of Havana
Moderator: *Ernesto Vallín Martínez* – MINCOM

*14:20 Panel 4: The Role of Government in Digital Transformation*
*Anaisa Hernández González* – Vice-President, UIC
*Dr. Nayma Cepero Pérez* – Technical University of Havana
*Wilfredo González Vidal* – Coordinator, Sovereignty Project
*Dr. Alain Lamadrid Vallina* – Director of Informatization, Ministry of
Higher Education
Moderator: *Ailyn Febles Estrada* – Deputy Minister of Communications of
Cuba

*15:10 Session Closure*
*Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández* – First Deputy Minister of Communications of
Cuba

*15:30 Policy Synthesis and Strategic Priorities*
*Rodney Taylor* – CTU
*Shanea Lewis* – CTU
*Tariq Mohammed* – CIYN

*16:00 Open Microphone*
*Michelle Garcia* – CTU

*16:30 Conclusions and Next Steps*
*Rodney Taylor* – CTU

*16:50 Closing Remarks of the CIGF*
*Mayra Arevich Marín* – Minister of Communications of Cuba

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