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On 11th December 2025 the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) was convened in London, with the same overall theme as the global IGF which took place in Lillestrøm, Norway in June 2025: “Building Digital Governance Together”.
01 – Welcome and Opening of IGF Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK
Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership
Elaine Quinn – Director of Corporate Affairs, Nominet UK
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02 – Ministerial Keynote Baroness Liz Lloyd CBE – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy), DSIT/DBT
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03 – Digital Fragmentation from a User Perspective Sheetal Kumar – Digital Rights Advocacy Expert; UN IGF Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation Co-Facilitator
Rachel Coldicutt OBE – Founder & Executive Director, Careful Industries
Alice Taylor – Research Manager, Oxford Information Labs Ltd
Moderator: Izaan Khan – Internet Society Youth Standing Group / Deloitte Cyber Practice
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04 – Ethics of AI Workshop Sal Mohammed – Founder, LangSync; CEO, QTA; Xoogler EMEA Network Head
Stacie Chan – SVP of GTM, Netmind.ai
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05 – Lightning Talk: Power Asymmetries in Tech Dr Cecilia Rikap – Associate Professor, Economics & Head of Research, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
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06 – The WSIS+20 Review: A Multistakeholder Conversation David Souter – Independent Expert on Digital Society (Introductory remarks)
Ellie McDonald – Policy and Advocacy Lead, Global Partners Digital
Paul Blaker – Head of ITU and Internet Governance, DSIT
Facilitator: Nick Wenban-Smith – General Counsel and Head of Stakeholder Relations, Nominet
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07 – A UK Digital ID – How Can We Ensure a Balance of Power Between the Citizen and the State? Professor Mirca Madianou – Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
Karla Prudencio – Programme Director and Advocacy Officer, Privacy International
David Birch – Author, Advisor and Commentator on Digital Financial Services; Principal, 15Mb Ltd; Global Ambassador, Consult Hyperion
Moderator: Wendy Grossman – Journalist
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08 – How Do We Protect Children’s Rights Online in 2025? Jen Persson – Director, Defend Digital Me
Dr Kim Ringmar-Sylwander – Researcher, Digital Futures for Children Centre, LSE
Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA – Department of Media and Communications, LSE
Moderator: Mark Russell – CEO, The Children’s Society
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09 – Closing Remarks Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK
Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership
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