[Chapter-delegates] WEBCAST 20-22 AUG - 20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum in Varadero, Cuba
Joly MacFie
joly at punkcast.com
Mon Sep 1 23:19:10 PDT 2025
The segmented recording is now available. Not only video / audio /
transcripts / summaries, but the YouTube videos feature 12 alternative
translated audio tracks, including Dutch, French, German, Hindi,
Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish.
While the CIGF mabe the oldest NRI, it is still breaking ground!
Big thanks to our Cuban hosts for an outstanding production.
*YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
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|* PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19613/>*
On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
>
> [image: isoc.live] <https://isoc.live/19613>*LIVESTREAM
> <https://bit.ly/cigf2025live>* | *SIMULCASTS
> <https://isoc.live/19613/#simulcasts>* |* PERMALINK
> <https://isoc.live/19613/>*
>
> 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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