This DiploLab, co-organized with The Internet Society (ISOC) in visioconference, will take place on December 17 from 6.45 pm to 8.15 pm.

COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated the importance of the Internet in our lives. Education, work and health are all aspects of social and daily life that are affected by digitization. The Internet offers endless opportunities to innovate and collaborate, breaking down physical and geographic barriers. However, while the Internet grows across the globe, it remains out of reach for millions of people.

Welcome remarks - Moderator: Jean-Baptiste Boyssou, Fellow of the Open Diplomacy Institute

Discussion with :

• Jane Coffin, Senior Vice-president for Internet Growth at the Internet Society

• Massimiliano Stucchi, Regional Technical Advisor for Europe at the Internet Society

Involving Y20 / Y7 Delegates :

• Jordan Abdi, Chair of the Y7 Summit in 2021

• Heather Evans, Chair of the Y7 Summit in 2018

• Xavier Lavayssière, Delegate to the Y20 Summit in Puebla, 2012

• Benjamin Lutz, Director of Delegate Success of the Y7 Summit in 2020

• Benoit Piveteau, Delegate to the Y20 Summit in Riyadh, 2020

Closing remarks - Thomas Friang, Founder and CEO of the Open Diplomacy Institute, Chair of the Y20 Summit in Paris, 2011, Co-chair of the Y7 Summit in Paris, 2019