[NCUC-DISCUSS] Draft Agenda for the Governments' High-Level Event in London Monday 23 June

[William Drake]

The GAC chair just shared this, it’s not on the website.  Interesting decisions on what to cover…

Bill



ICANN 50: High Level Governmental Meeting, 23 June 2014

Programme and agenda as at 1/6/14

08.30 - 10:00     ICANN Public Meeting opening ceremony

10:15 - 10:30    Ministers and high level officials convene for the High Level Governmental Meeting.  

10:30 - 10:50   Welcome by UK Minister Ed Vaizey, Chair of the meeting, and GAC Chair Heather Dryden, Vice Chair of the meeting.  Setting the scene on the role of governments in ICANN.

10:50 - 11:30    1. Introduction to ICANN.                                                                                                   

Presentations by Steve Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board, and Fadi Chehade, CEO and President of ICANN, focussing on i) recent progress with ICANN’s globalisation strategy, and ii) developments relating to ICANN’s position in the Internet eco-system. 

11:30 - 12:30    2. Transition of stewardship of IANA functions and related root zone management                                                                                               

Introduced by Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce; and Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the ICANN President on Strategy.

12:30 - 14:00    Lunch hosted by ICANN (for Ministers and heads of delegations GAC Chair and Vice Chairs, and invited speakers).

14:00 - 14:45    3. GAC achievements and enhancing the role of Governments in ICANN  

Presentation and discussion led by the Chair of ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC),  Heather Dryden.

14:45 - 15:30    4. Review of outcomes from “NETmundial” meeting                                            

Introduced by Prof. Virgilio Almeida, Secretary for Policies on Information Technology (SEPIN) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Brazil.

15:30 - 16:00    Break

16:00 - 17:00    5. Report of ICANN’s High Level Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms                                                                                                                     

Introduced by Andile Ngcabe, Chairman and Founder, Convergence Partners; Executive Chairman, Dimension Data Middle East and Africa; former South African Government Director General of Communications.

17:00 - 17:15    6. Concluding remarks by Heather Dryden and Ed Vaizey. 

17:30 - 19:00    Reception hosted by ICANN for all HLGM delegates, GAC representatives and the chairs of ICANN’s supporting organisations and advisory committees.