SESSION 1 - What is internet governance? History, principles, concepts and institutions
Anriette Esterhuysen
SESSION 2 - Data governance: Concepts, issues, challenges and opportunities
Anriette Esterhuysen and Mpho Moyo
SESSION 3 - The Global Digital Compact and the CSTD Working Group on Data Governance At All Levels: Introduction to the AfriSIG 2025 Practicum
Paula Martins and Mpho Moyo with online inputs from Peter Major (chair of the WGDG), Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change and Mohamed Farahat (members of the WGDG)
SESSION 4 - How the internet works: Internet architecture and core protocols
Dr. Nazar Nicholas
SESSION 5 - Data and AI governance in Africa: Key frameworks and initiatives
Joshua Joshua with Mpho and co-presenters from GIZ, AUC and AUDA
SESSION 6 - Access and after access: Facing facts and understanding digital inequality in Africa
Fola Odufuwa
SESSION 6 continued - RIA After Access surveys
Roland Banya and Fola Odufuwa
SESSION 7 - Meaningful connectivity and community-driven connectivity solutions
Amos M. Nungu and Stephen Fosu with Josephine Mliza
SESSION 8 - Internet names and numbers and the institutions that look after them
Yaovi Atohoun or June Okal
SESSION 9 - Human rights and digital rights: A global perspective
Paula Martins
SESSION 10 - Human rights and digital rights: A regional perspective
Edetaen Ojo
SESSION 11 - Corporate accountability
Gayatri Khandhadai
SESSION 12 - Gender and internet governance – a critical look through an AI lens
Paula Martins and Mpho Moyo with input from fellows
SESSION 13 - Internet governance and media development diversity and freedom in Africa
Edetaen Ojo
SESSION 14 - Governing the digital for safeguarding the environment
Paula Martins and Keith Andere
SESSION 15 - The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 20 year review
Fola, Sorene, Elonnai Hickok, Anriette Esterhuysen and Paula Martins
SESSION 16 - Cybersecurity and cybercrime in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Kate Getao and Sorene Assefa
SESSION 17 - A day in the life of an internet governance practitioner - no presentations
SESSION 18 - The IGF – A critical space for building knowledge, connections and policies - What to expect, how it works and how to participate
Moderated by Peace Amuge with Gbenga Sesan, Carol Roach and Celine Bal (global IGF), Audace Niyonkuru (PNAI), Saba Tiku (MAG WG on Youth) and Mary Uduma and Sorene Assefa (African IGF)