VENUE

Goldi Sands Hotel
Poruthota Road Eththukala, Negombo 11500
Sri Lanka

Event Schedule

tentative schedule (Time Zone UTC+05:30) 

Sunday, 12 December 2021

12:00 Noon Arrival of Participants (Fellows, Organizers, Speakers) and Check in
05:00 PM Antigen Testing for all participants
06:30 PM Fellows Meet and Greet
> Introduction to APSIG EC and Dignitaries 
> Fellows self-introduction 
> Overview of Program Schedule 
> Overview of Cross-cutting Concerns
0​ 8:30 PM Dinner

Monday, 13 December 2021

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM M1 Inaugural Session 
Lighting of the Oil Lamp 
Welcome 
About APSIG 2021 Program 
Fellowship 
Local Host 
Inaugural Address 
Special Address 
Felicitation 
Vote of Thanks 
Group Photo   
Local Organizers 
Satish Babu, APSIG 
Dr Govind, APSIG 
Mubashir Sargana, APSIG 
Prof Gihan Dias, .LK 
Sri Lanka IT Secretary 
Edmon Chung, DotAsia 
Prasad, ISOC Sri Lanka Maheeshwara Kirindigoda, IGF SL   
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tea Break 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM M2 Internet Governance: Past, Present and the Way Forward  Prof Gihan Dias,LK 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM M3 Cyber Security Policy - Case Study Srinivas Chendi, APNIC, Australia
Mubashir Sargana,APSIG
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM   Lunch Break 
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM   M4 Access, diversity and the Digital Divide  Panel Discussion:
Gunela Astbrink, Australia
Manique Gunaratne, .LK 
Gayatri  Khandhadai, APC 
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM   Tea Break 
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM   M5 Core Internet Technologies
> Names, Numbers & Protocols 
> Routing  
Leonid Todorov, APTLD, Russia Champika Wijayatunga, ICANN, .LK   
07:00 PM Dinner

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

09:00 AM - 10:30 AM T1 Digital IDs (Biometrics) and their Implications for Human Rights       
 Vidushi Marda, Article 19, India 
Michael Caster, Article 19, USA       
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Tea Break 
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM T2 4IR and the Governance of Emerging Tech Panel Discussion:
Kilnam Chon, KAIST, S. Korea
Prateek Sibal, UNESCO
Oshada Senanayake, Director-General TRCSL
Chairman ICTA, Sri Lanka
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM   Lunch Break 
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM   T3 Digital Economy and Competition Laws Panel Discussion:
Dr Yik Yak Chin, Beijing Normal University, China
Ms Bhawna Gulati, Competition Commission of India, India   
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM   Tea Break 
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM   T4 Cyber Crime and Role of Governance 
Leonid Todorov, APTLD, Russia Champika Wijayatunga, ICANN, .LK   
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM   T5 Flash Talks by participants    15 presentations of 5 min each 
06:30 PM   T6    Conference Dinner and Cultural Program 

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