| Afghanistan Internet Governance Forum (IGFA) 2024 December 10, 2024 Starts 9:30am (AFT/Kabul, UTC/GMT +4:30) Virtual Event – Remote Participant Link: https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/97884903234 |
| 9:00 – 9:30 Arrival and Attendance |
| 9:30 – 11:00 (AFT/Kabul, UTC/GMT+4:30) Afghanistan Internet Governance Forum (afIGF) 2024 Main Session on Afghanistan Youth IGF (AFyIGF) Moderator: Sajia Yarmal, Youth afIGF 2024 Coordinator Welcome Remarks and Introduction by the Moderator (3min) Guest Speakers: Topic: Cybersecurity, Adli Wahid, Senior Internet Security Specialist, APNIC – (10min) Empowering the Youth in shaping the future of the interneet, Ananda Gautam, Co-Founder Internet Nepal Secretariat (10min) The South Asian perspective on youth involvement in technology, Ihita Gangavarpu, Founder of Youth IGF India, – (10min) The Role of Multi-Stakeholder in Shaping the Future of Internet Policy, Anja Gengo, UN Secretariat for Internet Governance Forum (IGF) – (10min) Youth Engagement in Community, Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Founder of Rayznews – (10min) ICANN Fellowship Program – Siranush Vardanyan, Fellowship Program Manager at ICANN – (10min) Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Umut Pajaro, Columbia Youth IGF- (10min) Q&A and Open Discussion – (10min) Summary of key takeaways from the session – (5min) Group Photo |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (AFT/Kabul, UTC/GMT+4:30) afIGF Workshop (WS)#1 Revolutionizing Education in Afghanistan: Empowering Youth with Generative AI Moderator: Atiqullah Ahmadzai AFNOG Steering Committee Guest Speakers: Gen AI for education in Afghan, Rafiullah Omar, Sustainable AI researcher @FrameLab- (20min) Building AI literacy and skills for next generation, Abdulrahman Safi, KU (20 min) Challenges in adapting GenAI to Afghan youth educational needs, Aimal Marjan, Digital Policy and Analysis Consultant, ITU (20 min) Q&A and Open Discussion – (30min) Summary of key takeaways from the session Group Photo |
| 12:30- 13:30 Lunch/ Prayer Break |
| 13:30 – 14:10 (AFT/Kabul, UTC/GMT+4:30) Opening Ceremony afIGF2024, AFyIGF2024 Master of the Ceremony: Lima Madomi , Member of the Organizing Comittee (2 min) Welcome & Introduction, Ghayoor Bawary, afIGF 2024 Coordinator – Internet Afghanistan Inc. – (10min) Guest Speakers: Raj Singh, CEO APNIC Foundation – (5 min) Chengetai Masango, Head of United Nations Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum – (5min) Baher Esmat, Regional Vice President for stakeholder engagement in the Middle East at ICANN – (5min) Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia – (5min) Naveed Haq, Regional Infrastructure and Connectivity Director, ISOC – (5 min) Group Photo |
| 14:10 – 15:20 (Kabul, UTC/GMT+4:30) afIGF WS# 2: The Future of Remote Learning in Afghanistan Moderator: Sajia Yarmal, Afghanistan Youth IGF 2024 Coordinator Topics and Speaker/Trainers: Zhala Sarmat, Technical Content Strategist at SepPure Technologies. – (15 min) Hekmatullah Kaliwal, Founder at Educatoon – (15min) Lima Madomi, Research and Teaching Assistance, Geneva University – (15 mins) Farzaneh Badii, Founder at Digital Medusa – (15 mins) Q&A and Open Discussion – (15 min) Summary of key takeaways from the session (5 min) Group Photo |
| 15:15 – 16:30 (Kabul, UTC/GMT+4:30) afIGF WS # 3: Infrastructure and Connectivity Moderator: Mirwais Khan Topics and Speaker/Trainers: Topic: Hashmat Waziri, Deputy CEO at Tamkin VC – (20 min) Intro to Network Verification: Said Jawad Saidi, Senior Research Engineer Huawei – (20 mins) Role of ISPs in supporting connectivity in Afghanistan, M. Nazir Bunyad, Founder of EasyConnect and Chairman at NISPA – (20min) Q&A and Open Discussion – (25 min) Summary of key takeaways from the session (5 min) Group Photo |
| 16:30 – 17:00 (Kabul, UTC/GMT+4:30) Afghanistan IGF 2024 Closing Ceremony (afIGF2024, AFyIGFA2024) Moderator: Lima Madomi , Member of the Organizing Comittee – (5min) Closing Remarks, Omar Ansari, APNIC Foundation – (10min) Summary of the Day: Highlights, Key Takeaways and the Road Ahead, Ghayoor Bawary, Coordinator afIGF, Internet Afghanistan Inc. (10min) Group Photo |
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Agenda for the Afghanistan Internet Governance Forum, AFyIGF 2024
