Las transmisiones web en español están en el canal de YouTube del MINCOM: https://www.youtube.com/@ministeriodecomunicaciones5086/streams On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com> wrote:
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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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