Meissen, 19 July – 25 July 2020
This 2020 programme serves as a reference for the 2021 programme and will be updated closer to the date.
Self study – Online lecture: The history of the Internet
Sunday, 19 July 2020 – Arrival
20.00 – 21.00 Welcoming dinner
21.00 – 22.30 Opening and introduction
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus and Chair of EuroSSIG
- Sandra Hoferichter, Chair of Medienstadt Leipzig e.V.
Monday, 20 July 2020 – The Internet governance eco system
09.00 – 10.30
Follow up from the online lecture – UN Secretary General Road Map and the role of G7, G20, BRICS
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation - Thomas Schneider, Ambassador, Swiss Government
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.00
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the multistakeholder model
- Thomas Schneider, Ambassador, Swiss Government
- Anriette Esterhuysen, IGF MAG Chair (ONLINE)
Presentation
12.00 – 13.00
The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- Peter Koch, DENIC
- Maarten Botterman, Chair of the ICANN Board (ONLINE)
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
Break out session (2×2 60 min in exchange)
- IGF: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Thomas Schneider
- ICANN: Peter Koch, Michael Rotert
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
17.00 – 19.00
Guided city tour
19.00 – 22.00
Dinner at Burgkeller
Tuesday, 21 July 2020 – Technical regulation and management
09.00 – 10.30
The Internet infrastructure – names, numbers and protocols
- Peter Koch, DENIC
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
… Follow up from the morning lecture
12.30 – 13.00
Human rights and protocols
- Avri Doria, ICANN Board Director (ONLINE)
Presentation
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.00
Role of registrars and IXP’s
- Michael Rotert, German Association for the Internet Industry (eco)
Presentation
15.00 – 16.00
Break out sessions:
- The Internet infrastructure: Peter Koch
- Registrars and IXP’s: Michael Rotert
- Human rights and protocols: Avri Doria (ONLINE)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 18.00
Case presentation – The management of TLDs and the role of registries
- The case of .br (Brasil) Hartmut Glaser, cgi .br (ONLINE)
Presentation - The case of .ch / .li (Switzerland / Liechtenstein): Urs Eppenberger, SWITCH (ONLINE)
Presentation - The case of .eu, Plamena Argent and Konstantinos Chatzistamou, eurid
Presentation
18.30 – 19.30
Dinner
19.30 – 21.00
New Top-Level Domains – Between public interest and shareholder value
- Dirk Krischenowski, dot.Berlin
Presentation
Wednesday, 22 July 2020 – Cyber security, crime and human rights - efforts of the United Nations
09.00 – 10.30
Cyber security and the protection of the public core of the Internet (see self study material)
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.00
Cybercrime – a battle without borders
- Tatiana Tropina, University of Leiden (ONLINE)
Presentation
12.00 – 13.00
Human rights and Internet Governance
- Likhita Banerj, Amnesty International
Presentation
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch and group picture on the terrace
14.00 – 15.00
Blocking, filtering, take down of content
- Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation
15.00 – 16.00
Break out session
- Security: Wolfgang Kleinwächter
- Human Rights: Likhita Banerj
- Blocking, filtering and take down of content: Peter Koch
- Cybercrime: Tatiana Tropina (ONLINE)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 17.30
Networks and states
- Milton Mueller, School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology (ONLINE)
Presentation
18.00 – open
BBQ and bonfire at the Academy (bring your instrument!)
Thursday, 23 July 2020 – Business and Internet governance
09.00 – 11.00
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) – how things “happen“ on the Internet
- Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation - Thomas Grob, Deutsche Telekom
Presentation
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee (11.30 leaving to the Dom)
12.00 – 12.30
Organ concert in the Meissen Dom
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.00
Trust and Responsibility in the digital world – the example of the Charter of Trust
- Kai Hermsen, Siemens
Presentation
15.00 – 16.00
5G development – the perspective of telecommunication service provider
- Thomas Grob, Deutsche Telekom
Presentation
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 18.00
Break out session
- 5G: Thomas Grob
- Charter of Trust: Kai Hermsen
18.30 – 19.30
Dinner
Friday, 24 July 2020 – Future challenges in the framework of international principles
09.00 – 10.30
International guidelines on artificial intelligence (see self study material)
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation - Thomas Schneider, Ambassador, Swiss Government
Presentation
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.00
Digital taxation and trade – how to find a solution?
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation
12.00 – 13.00
New IP – how realistic is a new Internet Protocol?
- Thomas Schneider, Ambassador, Swiss Government
Presentation - Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Future Internet Trends and the multi stakeholder model
- Ceren Unal, ISOC (ONLINE)
- Bertrand de La Chapelle, Internet & Jurisdiction Project (VIDEO Presentation)
Video
15.30 – 16.00
Wrap up, handover of certificates and feedback
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
18.00 – 23.30
Local evening and guided hiking through the vine yards (shuttle on demand)