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

Wed Aug 20 07:29:30 PDT 2025

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On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

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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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