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The Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) Nepal is a youth initiative that was formally recognized by the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Secretariat in December 2021. Its main goal is to encourage and involve young people in substantive discussions on the issues of Internet governance.

yIGF Nepal holds annual multi-stakeholder open forums that provide a platform for young people to exchange experiences, learn about Internet governance issues, and amplify the voices of young people in national and international policy discussions. This platform also helps to build the capacity of youth from different stakeholder groups in emerging issues of Internet governance, such as the Digital Divide, Universal Access, AI Governance, Freedom of Expression online, and more.

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youth IGF Nepal 2023 Event Schedule

09:30 - 10:00 AM Registration and networking

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10:00 - 11:00 AM Opening plenary

Michael Croft

UNESCO Representative to Nepal

Keynote Speaker

Purusottam Khanal

Chairman,
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Chief Guest

Anja Genjo

NRI Coordinator
UN IGF Secretariat

Special Guest

Birendra Kumar Mishra

Chair, Nepal IGF

Guest

Babu Ram Aryal

Chair,
Digital Freedom Coalition
Guest

Ananda Raj Khanal

Advisor,
youth IGF Nepal
Guest

Chief Guest: Pursotam Khanal, Chairman Nepal Telecommunication Authority

Keynote Speech: Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Nepal 

Special Guest: Anja Genjo, NRI Coordinator, UN IGF Secretariat

Guests: 

Nepal IGF Chair

Vice-Chair Asia Pacific regional IGF (APrIGF)

Advisory Council youth IGF Nepal

11:00 - 11: 15 AM Coffee Break

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11:15 - 11:30 AM Background about Internet Governance and yIGF Nepal

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11:30 - 12:15 PM Empowering Youth in Internet Governance: Learning from Global Perspectives

Bibek Silwal

Moderator

Ananda Gautam

Vice-Chair, youth IGF Nepal

Speaker

Udeep Baral

Founding Member, youth IGF Nepal

Speaker

Ihita Gangavarapu

Co-Founder, youth IGF Nepal
Speaker

Phyo Thiri Lwin

youth IGF Myanmar
Speaker

12:15 - 12:30 PM Flash Talk

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12:30 - 01:15 PM Youth at the Digital Crossroads: Shaping Policies for an Inclusive Internet

Adv. Mamta Siwakoti

Moderator

Panelist

Hon. Nima Giri

Member of Parliament, Whip (Nepali Congress)

Panelist

Ismaran Duwadi

CEO/Co-Founder, Code Himalaya

Panelist

Sandesh Shrestha

Joint Attorney, Office of the Attorney General
Panelist

Priyanka Jha

Vice-Chair,
Media Action Nepal
Panelist

01:15 - 02:15 PM Lunch

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2:15 - 02:30 PM Flash Talk

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2:30 - 3:15 PM Youth in the Digital Frontier: Unlocking Opportunities in Global Internet Governance

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03:15 - 04:15 PM Human Rights in Digital Age: Multi Stakeholder roleplay session

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04:00 - 04:30 PM Birds of Feathers & Experience Sharing

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04:30 - 05:15 PM Closing Ceremony

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youth IGF Nepal 2023 Update

Event Enablers

Event Committee

Bibek Silwal (Chair)
Ananda Gautam
Alisha Bhandari
Deepa Bhattarai
Lipasha Shrestha
Udeep Baral

Program Committee

Nikesh Balami (Chair)
Ananda Gautam
Lipasha Shrestha
Shiwa Karmacharya
Kushal Aryal
Paribhasha Pradhan

When & where

29th May 2023

Aranya Boutique Hotel
Nagpokhari, Kathmandu 44600

9:30 A.M to 5:30 P.M

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