Twelfth Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Geneva, Switzerland, 18-21 December 2017
Closing Ceremony & ‘Taking Stock’
15:00 to 18:00, Thursday 21 December 2017
Introductory closing speech from Ms. Krystyna Marty Lang, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
‘IGF 2017 Taking Stock & Open Mic’ – led by Amb. Thomas Schneider; Ms. Lynn St. Amour, MAG Chair; Mr. Chengetai Masango, IGF Programme and Technology Manager; and Mr. Armin Plum, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development (DSD)/UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Closing remarks
-Mr. Matthew Rantanen, Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (SCTCA) – representing Civil Society
-Ms. Jianne Soriano, NetMission.Asia Ambassador – representing Youth
-Sundeep Singh Bobby Bedi, International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) – representing Private Sector
-Raquel Gatto, Manager for Chapter Development in The Americas for Internet Society – representing Technical Community
-Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Vice Director, Federal Office of Communications of Switzerland
-Ms. Lynn St. Amour, Chair of the MAG
-Mr. Armin Plum, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, DSD/DESA