[Chapter-delegates] LIVE NOW -- UA Day 2025 North America Regional Event: Breaking Barriers: Universal Acceptance and Multilingualism as Gateways to Digital Access

[Joly MacFie]

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On *Tuesday May 20 2025* at *09:00-13:00 EDT* (13:00 – 17:00 UTC) the
*i2Coalition
<https://i2coalition.com/>* (i2C), *Identity Digital
<https://www.identity.digital/>*, and the *Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers <https://www.icann.org/>* (ICANN), will host a
half-day hybrid event ‘*Breaking Barriers: Universal Acceptance and
Multilingualism as Gateways to Digital Access
<https://www.icann.org/ar/engagement-calendar/details/ua-day-2025-north-america-regional-event-breaking-barriers-universal-acceptance-and-multilingualism-as-gateways-to-digital-access-2025-05-20>*‘
at ICANN’s Washington DC Engagement Center. Leading experts in language,
Internet infrastructure and AI will discuss how digital access is the key
to unlocking the Internet’s full potential for all users. The event also
serves to launch the newly formed *Coalition on Digital Impact
<https://codi.global/>* (CODI).

*PROGRAM*

*09:00 Welcome Remarks*
*Christian Dawson* – Executive Director, i2Coalition / Co-Founder,
Coalition on Digital Impact

*09:10 Fireside Chat: The Importance of Language in Digital Access*
*Rebecca MacKinnon* -Vice President of Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
*Ram Mohan* – CSO, Identity Digital / Chairman, Coalition on Digital Impact

*09:30 Lightning Talk: Meaningful Connection in a Multilingual World*
*Steve Crocker* – CEO /co-founder, Shinkuro, Inc.

*09:40 Panel 1: Will AI Break or Build Barriers? Linguistic and Cultural
Divides on the Internet*
*Jennifer Chung* – Vice President, Policy, DotAsia
*Steve Crocker* – CEO / co-founder, Shinkuro, Inc.
*George Sadowsky* – Information Technology consultant / ex-ICANN Director
(2009-2018)
Moderator: *Christian Dawson –* i2C

*11:00 Lightning Talk: Bridging Digital Divides: The Evolution and Future
of A Multilingual Internet*
*Vint Cerf* – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

*11:10 Panel 2: Will AI Break or Build Barriers? Linguistic and Cultural
Divides on the Internet*
*Chaula Gupta*, Vice President / Chief Program Officer, Digital Promise
*Vint Cerf* – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
*AJ Bhadelia* – North America Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cohere
Moderator: *Aliya Bhatia –* Senior Policy Analyst, CDT

*12:15 Closing Keynote: One Internet, Many Languages. A Common Future*
*Theresa Swinehart* –  Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy,
ICANN

*12:25 Wrap-up Remarks*
Ram Mohan – CSO, Identity Digital / Chairman, Coalition on Digital Impact
Christian Dawson – Executive Director, i2Coalition / Co-Founder, Coalition
on Digital Impact

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