[NCUC-EC] Invitation to Speak at NCUC’s First Quarterly Webinar– 25 August 2025

[Wisdom Donkor]

Dear Elonnai,

We sincerely appreciate your confirmation.
Andrea will be in touch over the next few days to coordinate all logistical
arrangements.


*Wisdom Donkor* (CASP+,  CISM, CEH Certified)
NCUC Chair
Tel: +233 20 812 8851
Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk
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ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN transfer policy review working group
Member  | Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous
Improvement (CCOICI) | 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
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Specialization:
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,


On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM Elonnai Hickok <
ehickok at globalnetworkinitiative.org> wrote:

> Hi Wisdom,
>
> Thank you for the invitation. I would be happy to join the panel and look
> forward to learning more. Please let me know if there are specific
> questions you would like me to address.
>
> Warmly,
> Elonnai
>
>
>
> Elonnai Hickok  |  Managing Director
>
>   1325 G St. NW, Suite 500
>   Washington, D.C. 20005
>   GlobalNetworkInitiative.org
>   tw: @theGNI
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 4:38 PM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Elonnai,
>>
>> On behalf of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), I am pleased
>> to invite you to participate as a *Speaker* in our upcoming *NCUC
>> Quarterly Webinar* scheduled for *25 August 2025 at 15:00 UTC +00*.
>>
>> This inaugural session in our 2025 webinar series will focus on the theme:
>>
>> *“Safeguarding Digital Rights in the Face of Fragmentation: Civil
>> Society’s Role in Shaping a Resilient Internet in the WSIS+20 Process.”*
>>
>> As the global Internet governance community prepares for the WSIS+20
>> review, the role of civil society in defending digital rights and ensuring
>> a resilient, open Internet has never been more critical. The increasing
>> risks of Internet fragmentation driven by geopolitical tensions,
>> divergent national regulations, competing technical standards, and
>> duplicated governance processes require informed, diverse, and regionally
>> grounded perspectives.
>>
>> We believe that your expertise in ICANN and the global internet ecosystem,
>> as well as your active engagement in ICANN policy development, digital
>> rights, Internet governance, and multistakeholder policy discussions, make
>> you an ideal contributor to this dialogue. Your regional perspective will
>> enrich our discussion and help highlight the specific challenges,
>> opportunities, and strategies emerging from your region in the WSIS+20
>> process and broader Internet policy spaces.
>>
>> *Session Objectives:*
>>
>> ·         Examine the implications of Internet fragmentation for civil
>> society and digital rights.
>> ·         Highlight the role of civil society in shaping WSIS+20
>> outcomes.
>> ·         Share regional strategies, challenges, and best practices in
>> digital rights advocacy and Internet governance.
>> ·         Promote inclusive participation from the Global South and
>> underrepresented voices.
>>
>> *Format & Agenda:*
>>
>> ·         Opening Remarks and brief update (NCUC leadership/guest
>> experts)
>> ·         Panel Discussion featuring five regional speakers (Africa,
>> Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America)
>> ·         Moderated Q&A and interactive dialogue
>> ·         Closing reflections and next steps
>>
>> *Expected Outcomes:*
>>
>> ·         Documented regional civil society perspectives on WSIS+20 and
>> Internet fragmentation.
>> ·         Strengthened inter-regional collaboration and awareness of
>> emerging digital rights challenges.
>> ·         Strategic input to guide future NCUC interventions in ICANN
>> and global policy forums.
>>
>> We would be honored to have you join us in sharing your insights and
>> contributing to what we hope will be a rich and thought-provoking exchange.
>>
>> Kindly confirm your availability by 14 August 2025. *Andrea Glandon* will
>> coordinate with you on session guidelines and logistical details. The
>> NCUC EC for North America, Namra Naseer, will also coordinate with you.  Please
>> find attached the draft terms of reference.
>>
>> Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> *Wisdom Donkor* (CASP+,  CISM, CEH Certified)
>> NCUC Chair
>> Tel: +233 20 812 8851
>> Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk
>> _________________________________________________________________________
>> ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN transfer policy review working group
>> Member  | Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous
>> Improvement (CCOICI) | 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
>> __________________________________________________________________________
>> Specialization:
>> 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,
>>
>
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