Opening Plenary
Chief Guest
Dr. Baikuntha Aryal
Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologySpeakers
Mr. Rajnesh Singh
Regional Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society (ISOC)
Mr. Manohar Kumar Bhattarai
Chairman, Internet Governance Institute
Mr. Edmon Chung
CEO, DotAsia
Ms. Bea Soriano Guevarra
Mr. Chengetai Masango
Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat
Mr. Babu Ram Aryal
Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (IGI)Date: 28 Sep 2021
Time: 04:00 – 05:30 UTC | 09:45 – 11:15 NPT
1. Opening Ceremony (30 mins)
- MSG Chair – Mr. Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society (ISOC)
- APrIGF Secretariat – Mr. Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia
- YIGF Representative – Ms. Bea Soriano Guevarra
- Local Host Representative – Mr. Manohar Kumar Bhattarai, President, Internet Governance Institute
- Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat – Mr. Chengetai Masango
- Chief Guest – Dr. Baikuntha Aryal, Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
2. Panel Session (60 mins)
Title: Covid-19: Internet as a Lifeline
Moderator: Rajnesh Singh, Chair of APrIGF MSG
Speakers
| Name | Title | Organization | Economy | Stakeholder Group | Profile |
| Mr. Vint Cerf
(recorded speech) |
Chief Internet Evangelist | US | Technical / Private Sector | View Profile | |
| Mr. Muhammad Shabbir Awan | Founding President | ISOC Accessibility Special Interest Group | Pakistan | Civil Society | View Profile |
| Mr. Binay Bohra | Managing Director | Vianet Communications | Nepal | Private Sector | |
| Ms. Nuria Kutnaeva | Founder & Head | Digital Technologies Foundation | Kyrgyz Republic | Civil Society | |
| Mr. Enrique Tayag | Director IV | Department of Health – Knowledge Management and Information Technology Services | Philippines | Health | View Profile |
| Ms. Sarai Tevita | ICT Director | University of Samoa | Samoa | Academia | View Profile |
Session Agenda:
10 minutes – Session introduction from moderator with video message from Vint Cerf
15 minutes – Opening comments by panellists
25 minutes – Panel discussion
5 minutes – Closing comments
1 minute: Wrap-up by moderator