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We will work out everything for you. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> </font><font size="1">(CASP+, CISM, CEH </font><span style="font-size:x-small">Certified</span><span style="font-size:x-small">)</span></div><div style=""><font size="1">NCUC Chair</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member | <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Improvement (CCOICI)</span> | UN IGF MAG Member | IGF Support Fund Association Executive Committee Member, World Bank Independent Consultant | AU AFIGF Member | Ghana OGP Advisory Committee member | GSS SDGs Advisory Committee Member</font></div><div><font size="1">____________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div></div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Geospatial Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, <br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM Stephanie Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@alumni.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@alumni.utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg7844048599196378257">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thanks for thinking of me Wisdom, I would be happy to moderate that discussion, but I am super short of time in the next two weeks, so I cannot take on the task of chasing speakers and working on
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Cheers Stephanie.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">Wisdom Donkor <<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:42</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">am<br>
<b>To: </b>Stephanie Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@alumni.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@alumni.utoronto.ca</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Andrea Glandon <<a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org" target="_blank">andrea.glandon@icann.org</a>>, Exec. Comm <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Invitation to Moderate NCUC’s First Quarterly Webinar Series– 25 August 2025<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Stephanie,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On behalf of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), I am pleased to invite you to serve as
<b>Moderator</b> for our upcoming <b>NCUC Quarterly Webinar</b> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">series
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">scheduled for <b>25 August 2025 at 15:00 UTC +00</b>.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This inaugural session in our 2025 webinar series will focus on the theme:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Safeguarding Digital Rights in the Face of Fragmentation: Civil Society’s Role in Shaping a Resilient Internet in the WSIS+20 Process.”</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As the global Internet governance community prepares for the WSIS+20 review, civil society’s voice is critical in defending digital rights and countering the growing
risks of Internet fragmentation, driven by geopolitical tensions, divergent regulations, competing technical standards, and duplicated governance processes.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We believe you are the ideal person to moderate this high-level conversation. Your extensive experience within ICANN, particularly in policy development and governance,
your long-standing advocacy for <b>data protection, privacy, and human rights</b>, as well as your deep understanding of
<b>DNS abuse prevention</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> and deep understanding of ICANN policy development</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, make you uniquely positioned to guide this discussion.
Over the years, you have demonstrated the ability to balance technical, policy, and human rights perspectives, skills that are crucial for navigating the complexity of this topic.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As
<b>Moderator</b>, you will play a pivotal role in:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Steering the conversation and ensuring a balanced exchange of perspectives across all five ICANN regions.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Drawing on your ICANN experience to connect the discussion to real-world policy processes.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Highlighting intersections between Internet fragmentation, data protection,
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">DNS stability,
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">and rights-based approaches.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Engaging the speakers and audience in a way that sparks thoughtful, solution-oriented dialogue.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Session Objectives:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Examine the implications of Internet fragmentation for civil society and digital rights.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Highlight the role of civil society in shaping WSIS+20 outcomes.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Share regional strategies, challenges, and best practices in digital rights advocacy and Internet governance.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Promote inclusive participation from the Global South and underrepresented voices.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Format & Agenda:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Opening Remarks
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">and brief update
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(NCUC leadership/guest experts)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Panel Discussion featuring five regional speakers (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Moderated Q&A and interactive dialogue</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Closing reflections and next steps</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Expected Outcomes:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Documented regional civil society perspectives on WSIS+20 and Internet fragmentation.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Strengthened inter-regional collaboration and awareness of emerging digital rights challenges.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Strategic input to guide future NCUC interventions in ICANN and global policy forums.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Your ability to weave together complex policy, technical, and rights-based issues will be key to making this first NCUC Quarterly Webinar both impactful and memorable.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Kindly confirm your availability by 14 August 2025. Once your confirmation is received,
<b>Andrea Glandon</b> will follow up with session guidelines, logistical details.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Warm regards,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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