The all-virtual Canadian IGF will take place in the afternoon on November 24th and 25th, 2020.
Tuesday November 24
1:00 – 1:15 PM | Opening remarks: Nancy Carter |
1:15 – 1:25 PM | Greetings from the Global IGF and Government of Canada |
1:25 – 2:20 PM | Policing the conversation? Evaluating different approaches to content moderation |
2:20 – 2:35 PM | Sponsor break: Internet Society |
2:35 – 3:20 PM | The Internet & COVID-19: how governments backdoor access proposals threaten Canadian health and security online |
3:20 – 3:35 PM | Sponsor break: ICANN |
3:35 – 4:30 PM | Connecting Indigenous communities |
4:30 – 4:35 PM | Closing remarks |
4:35 – 5:00PM | Bonus: Info session on We, the Internet |
Wednesday November 25
1:00 – 1:05 PM | Opening remarks: Nancy Carter |
1:05 – 1:10 PM | Global Affairs Canada: Freedom Online Coalition |
1:10 – 2:05 PM | Keynote: Mark Surman (Mozilla Foundation) |
2:05 – 2:20 PM | Sponsor break: Cybera |
2:20 – 3:15 PM | Governing data and AI in the public interest |
3:15 – 3:30 PM | Sponsor break: CANARIE |
3:30 – 4:25 PM | Digital literacy for the internet age |
4:25 – 4:35 PM | Closing remarks: Byron Holland |
4:35 – 5:00 PM | Info session: An inclusive digital future: What do Canadian and European youth think? |