Women asking a question at CIGF 2025
We wrapped up the main sessions of #CIGF2025 with a Town Hall, giving participants the chance to ask questions and discuss key topics like data sovereignty, digital safety, multistakeholderism, AI and more. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s CIGF!
Thank you @canadianigf.ca , @cira.ca , all the panelists, all the participants and everyone who worked behind the scenes to put on another great Canadian IGF today!! It was great national conversation on important topics in the #CanadianInformationEcosystem #CIGF2025
Panel 4 CIGF
The last #CIGF2025 panel is live, looking ahead to the WSIS+20 review. Moderator Jenna Fung leads Charles Noir, Dana Cramer, Isra Rosas, Becky McGilley and Kelly Anderson in discussing lessons learned and the relevance of the multistakeholder model amid fragmented platforms and shifting geopolitics.
CIRA’s President and CEO, Byron Holland, delivered an impactful keynote to kick off #CIGF2025. He introduced the multistakeholder internet model and emphasized its importance in maintaining a free, open and interoperable internet for all.
Panel 3 CIGF 2025
Our #CIGF2025 AI-focused panel is live now, examining how governments can harness AI’s transformative potential while balancing innovation with digital protections and public interest. The session is moderated by Victoria Kuketz and features insights from Mark Schaan, Ashley Casovan and Jaxson Khan.
Marie-Julie Desrochers keynote at CIGF
Marie-Julie Desrochers, Executive Director, Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, opened the afternoon at #CIGF2025, building on the day’s dialogue on digital sovereignty. She highlighted how Canada can protect cultural diversity online and introduced the ART framework.
CIGF Panel 2
Our second #CIGF2025 panel, moderated by Brent Arnold (@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social), featured Jon Ferguson, André Arbour, and Kate Robertson (@kate-ro.bsky.social) and covered all things #cybersecurity in Canada, including spyware, new laws and how collaboration across sectors can help build trust.
Panel 1: CIGF 2025
We just wrapped up our first #CIGF2025 panel. Moderated by Duncan Cass-Beggs, with @mgeist.bsky.social, @vassb.bsky.social, Mira Gillis and Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia—we covered digital sovereignty, privacy, and how Canada’s government has and continues to shape our digital landscape 💻🍁.
I’m at #CIGF2025 listening to @mgeist.bsky.social, Mira Gillis, @vassb.bsky.social and Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia talking about digital sovereignty.
Geist warns that a lot of what we are seeing is “digital sovereignty theatre” with old policy asks being rebranded under the banner of sovereignty.
Byron Holland at CIGF 2025
Following opening remarks from Vass Bednar, Managing Director of the Canadian Shield Institute for Public Policy, CIRA President and CEO Byron Holland delivers the first keynote of #CIGF2025, discussing the open stakeholder model of Internet governance ahead of this year’s WSIS+20 review.
Today's the day 🎉 We can't wait to meet everyone who's registered for #CIGF2025: Canadian Leadership Through Change. Revisit the agenda at canadianigf.ca/event-details/ and use the hashtag #CIGF2025 to join the conversation!
Have your say at the #CIGF2025 Town Hall! We’re ending #CIGF with an open floor for your ideas & follow-ups moderated by @vassb.bsky.social and Victoria Kuketz. Join the conversation on November 13 by registering: www.eventbrite.com/e/canadian-l...
How has the multistakeholder model evolved 20 years after WSIS? Tune into our #CIGF2025 panel on inclusion, lessons learned & the future of an open internet.
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How can AI be harnessed to solve major social and economic challenges while staying rooted in the public interest? Join at #CIGF2025 for a panel on AI governance with Victoria Kuketz, Mark Schaan, Ashley Casovan, & Jaxson Khan. Register for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/canadian-l...
🎙️ Marie-Julie Desrochers, Executive Director of the @CDCE, will speak as a keynote at the #CIGF2025 – Canadian Internet Governance Forum. @canadianigf.ca
📍 Ottawa + online | 🗓️ November 13, 2025
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I'll be at #CIGF2025 next week! Come say hi, and make sure you RSVP to attend using the link below 👇
#CIGF2025 is next week ⌛! Join leaders from across sectors to explore how Canada can lead through change, from #AI to #cybersecurity.
While we're at capacity for in-person participants, there's still time to register and join us virtually: www.eventbrite.com/e/canadian-l...
#CIGF2025 kicks off on November 13 with a panel discussion into Canada’s digital sovereignty. Don’t miss voices from policy, tech and academia on shaping our digital future. 🇨🇦 @vassb.bsky.social, @mgeist.bsky.social, @mariejulie.bsky.social.
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Meet #CIGF2025 keynote Byron Holland. As @cira.ca's president & CEO, Byron been a key voice in global internet governance.
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🇨🇦 #CIGF2025 | 📍 Ottawa + online | Nov 13, 2025
Marie-Julie Desrochers (CDCE/CDEC) will join a panel on #Canada’s digital sovereignty with experts including @mgeist.bsky.social and Vass Bednar.
🎟️ Free event → eventbrite.com/e/1434604824649
#AI #Culture @canadianigf.ca
💡 How can Canada emerge as a leader on key digital issues? Join the conversation on November 13 at #CIGF2025.
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📅 Countdown to #CIGF2025! We’re less than a month away from Canada’s premier forum on digital policy.
Don’t miss out on the chance to witness important discussions shaping our shared digital future.
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📢 Register now for #CIGF2025: November 13 in Ottawa + online!
Join us as we explore how Canada can lead on #internetgovernance and #digitalpolicy through massive technological and geopolitical change.
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📢 SAVE THE DATE: #CIGF2025 is Nov 13 in Ottawa + online.
Join us to explore how Canada can lead on internet governance and digital policy with integrity, inclusion and impact. Registration details coming soon!
#DigitalPolicy #InternetGovernance
The Canadian Internet community just started planning the Canadian IGF 2025 #CIGF2025. As a first step, we'd like to hear what *you* want to discuss during this year's event:
#CIGF2025 planning is underway and we want to hear from you, the Canadian internet community, on the pressing topics under consideration for this year's event. Please complete the Comment on topics form by next Wednesday, April 16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The Canadian Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) is now on BlueSky! CIGF is crucial for discussing 🇨🇦's internet governance and digital policy priorities. #DidYouKnow CIRA is CIGF's Secretariat and historic presenting sponsor? Follow @canadianigf.ca to stay updated on Canadian governance and #CIGF2025!
Calling all Canadian internet governance or digital policy professionals: join the team behind #CIGF2025! The deadline to express your interest is January 31st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
