Venue: BITS Pilani
KK Birla Goa Campus
Date: 18ᵗʰ September 2025
Session No. | Timeslot | Duration | Session Type | Topic | Speaker |
#S1 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM | 60 mins | Registration | Registration | |
#S2 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM | 60 mins | Inauguration | Orientation |
• Welcome and orientation by MC: Jigmet Dolker, Youth IGF India • Keynote by Prof. Meenal Kowshik, Dean Administration – BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus • Keynote by Shri. P K Singh, Principal Advisor at TRAI • Keynote by Anja Gengo, NRI Initiatives Coordinator, United Nations IGF Secretariat • Opening by Ihita Gangavarapu, Youth IGF India |
#S3 | 10:00 – 10:45 AM | 45 mins | Interactive Session | Inside the Internet with APNIC: Building Blocks of Infrastructure | • Sunny Chendi (APNIC) & Youth IGF India |
#S4 | 10:45 – 11:45 AM | 60 mins | Panel Discussion (30 min + 15 min QnA) | AI Governance for All: Fairness, Privacy, Accountability & Policy Pathways |
• Nilay Shah, Legal Counsel at SFLC.in • Prof. Sanjay. K. Sahay, BITS Goa Moderators : • Unnikrishnan, Youth IGF India • Kanakprabha Jethani, Youth IGF India |
#S5 | 11:45 – 12:15 PM | 30 mins | Lightning Talk | Youth Voices: Local to Global Impact | Case studies, policy briefs, lived experiences |
#S6 | 12:15 – 1:00 PM | 45 mins | Workshop | Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Resilience, Trust & Safety |
• Dhruv Dhody, Principal Engineer at Huawei India, IAB Member • Kriti Trehan, Founder: Data & Co – Law & Policy Advisors • Saikat Datta, Co-Founder & CEO DeepStrat & RiskStrat • Moderator: Ihita Gangavarapu, Youth IGF India |
#S7 | 1:00 – 1:15 PM | 15 mins | Photo Session | ||
#S8 | 1:15 – 2:00 PM | 45 mins | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch + Networking |
#S9 | 2:00 – 2:15 PM | 15 mins | Roleplay Briefing | One Internet, Many Voices: Language, Access & Inclusion |
Mentors: • Technical Community: Kushagra Singh, Youth IGF India • Civil Society: Nilay Shah, Legal Counsel at SFLC.in • Private Sector: Kanakprabha Jethani, Youth IGF India • Government: Samrriddhi Kumar, Youth IGF India |
#S10 | 2:15 – 3:15 PM | 60 mins | Roleplay | One Internet, Many Voices: Language, Access & Inclusion | One Internet, Many Voices: Language, Access & Inclusion |
#S11 | 3:15 – 4:00 PM | 45 mins | Workshop | Internet Governance 101 and Domain Name System |
• Anupam Agrawal, ISOC Kolkata, TCS • Venkatesh Venkatasubramanian, Principal Consultant, Dotup ICANN Accreditation Consulting · |
#S12 | 4:00 – 4:30 PM | 30 mins | Tea Break | Tea Break | Tea Break + Networking |
#S13 | 4:30 – 5:15 PM | 45 mins | Engagement Discussion | Youth Policy Roundtable |
• Yash Agarwal (ICANN) • Amrita Choudhury (IGF MAG) • Anupam Agrawal (ISOC Kolkata) • Ihita Gangavarapu, Youth IGF India • Preeksha, Fellow @ Youth IGF India |
#S14 | 5:15 – 6:15 PM | 60 mins | Engagement Session | Way Forward + Certificate Distribution | Youth IGF India Team |