2025 List of Accepted Sessions

Aug 17, 2025 | News

Please find below the list of 25 accepted sessions out of the total 116 session proposals evaluated by the Program Committee

No. Session Title  Contact Person Organisation
1 Internet Governance at a Crossroads: Asia-Pacific Priorities for WSIS+20 and Beyond Mr. Adrian Wan Internet Society
2 Nothing About Us Without Us: Advancing Inclusive Digital Governance for Persons with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific Mr. Krishna Maharjan Disability Empowerment Society Nepal
3 “Which Animal Are You?” Take a Quiz, Learn More Ms. Nuva Rai Body & Data, Nepal
4 AI4Justice: Bridging the Access Gap or Deepening the Digital Divide in the Asia-Pacific? Mr. Pranjal Timsina AI for Justice Initiatives
5 Prioritising Digital Gender Inclusion in Asia: From Token Mentions to Transformative Action Mr. Waqas Hassan Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP)
6 Disasters, Data, and Digital Rights Mr. Yug Desai South Asian University
7 AI as Public Good: Analysing the interplay of Private Investments, Public Infrastructure and Public Accountability Ms. Megha Garg Individual
8 Not Just Participants: Youth as Co-Governors of the Internet Ms. Sana Nisar NetMission.Asia
9 Regulating AI Beyond the Hype: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Priorities for the Asia-Pacific Ms. Amrita Choudhury CCAOI
10 From Oversight to Overlooked: Ethics in AI Governance Ms. Tayyaba Iftikhar Pakistan Telecom Authority
11 Bridging the Digital Divide: Youth Access to Knowledge, Policy, and Power Mr. Minh Trung Doan Basic Income Earth Network, Eötvös Loránd University
12 Multistakeholderism and meaningful participation in DPI Governance: What should it actually look like? Ms. Disha Verma Tech Global Institute
13 Building Rights-Centric Digital Infrastructure: A Collaborative Workshop on the Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR) Framework Mr. Pavel Farhan The IO Foundation
14 Empowering Data for All: Unlocking Trust and Transparency using Open Data Editor Mr. Nikesh Balami Open Knowledge Nepal
15 Smart, Safe, Strong: Youth Innovations for Online Child Protection Ms. Itsaraporn Daoram ECPAT international
16 Inclusive Digital Policies in Asia-Pacific Ms. Nirjana Sharma UNESCO
17 Beyond Connection: Fostering Digital Literacy and Accessibility for All Ages and Abilities Ms. Susmeera Aryal Women’s Group for Disability Rights
18 Digital Dilemmas in Just Transitions: Lessons from India’s Coal Heartland Ms. Maitri Singh Digital Empowerment Foundation
19 Powering Sustainable Connectivity: curveIQ’s Low-Cost Solution for Remote Telecom Sites Mr. Matthew J Distant Curve
20 Experience of Co-designing Digital Justice and Inclusion Initiatives with Communities in Bangladesh Ms. Nafisa Tasnim Khan Oxfam in Bangladesh
21 A Garden of Connectivity: Visualizing the Internet Connectivity Landscape Prof. Tariq Zaman University of Technology Sarawak
22 Social AI, Youth and Digital Vulnerability: A call for multi-stakeholder action in the APAC Ms. Sriya Sridhar The Pranava Institute, India
23 Rethinking Universal Service Funds in South Asia: Challenges, Impact, and the Road Ahead Dr. Mahesh Uppal ComFirst Pvt Ltd
24 The Growing Threat of Personal Liability in Platform Regulation: A Necessary Measure or Overreach? Ms. Angela Thomas SFLC.in
25 Local Bots, Global Norms: Discussing content moderation and chatbots in the APAC region Ms. Torsha Sarkar Centre for Communication Governance

 

The 2025 DRAFT Program Schedule is as follows. Please note that this is not the final program agenda. The agenda will continue to be updated and will only be finalised at a later date. 

Day 1 (Sunday, 12 Oct) Day 2 (Monday, 13 Oct) Day 3 (Tuesday, 14 Oct)
08:30-08:45 Registration Network & mingle at Hall area Network & mingle at Hall area
08:45-09:00
09:00-09:15

Regulating AI Beyond the Hype: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Priorities for the Asia-Pacific

 

Panel Discussion
(60 mins)

Nothing About Us Without Us: Advancing Inclusive Digital Governance for Persons with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific

 

Roundtable
(60 mins)

From Oversight to Overlooked: Ethics in AI Governance

Panel Discussion (60 mins)

Beyond Connection: Fostering Digital Literacy and Accessibility for All Ages and Abilities

 

Panel Discussion
(60 mins)

09:15-09:30
09:30-09:45

90 mins

– Opening Remarks & Keynote Speeches 

– Plenary Session

09:45-10:00
10:00-10:15 Break Break
10:15-10:30

Internet Governance at a Crossroads: Asia-Pacific Priorities for WSIS+20 and Beyond

Panel Discussion
(60 mins)

Local Bots, Global Norms: Discussing content moderation and chatbots in the APAC region

 

Fireside Chat
(30 mins)

Building Rights-Centric Digital Infrastructure: A Collaborative Workshop on the Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR) Framework

 

Workshop
(60 mins)

APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Presentation
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00 Break (10 mins)
11:00-11:15

Digital Dilemmas in Just Transitions: Lessons from India’s Coal Heartland

 

Lightning Talk (20 mins)

11:15-11:30 Break Break Break
11:30-11:45

AI4Justice: Bridging the Access Gap or Deepening the Digital Divide in the Asia-Pacific?

 

Workshop
(60 mins)

Disasters, Data, and Digital Rights

Roundtable
(60 mins)

Smart, Safe, Strong: Youth Innovations for Online Child Protection

Panel Discussion
(60 mins)

Prioritising Digital Gender Inclusion in Asia: From Token Mentions to Transformative Action

Panel Discussion (60 mins)

A Garden of Connectivity: Visualizing the Internet Connectivity Landscape

Showcase
(30 mins)

Empowering Data for All: Unlocking Trust and Transparency using Open Data Editor

 

Workshop
(60 mins)

11:45-12:00
12:00-12:15 Break (10 mins)
12:15-12:30

The Growing Threat of Personal Liability in Platform Regulation: A Necessary Measure or Overreach?

Lightning Talk (20 mins)

12:30-13:30 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
13:30-13:45

Multistakeholderism and meaningful participation in DPI Governance: What should it actually look like?

Workshop
(60 mins)

Rethinking Universal Service Funds in South Asia: Challenges, Impact, and the Road Ahead

Showcase
(30 mins)

Powering Sustainable Connectivity: curveIQ’s Low-Cost Solution for Remote Telecom Sites

Pitch (20 mins)

AI as Public Good: Analysing the interplay of Private Investments, Public Infrastructure and Public Accountability

Workshop
(60 mins)

60 mins

MSG Open Session

13:45-14:00 Break
(10 mins)
14:00-14:15 Break
(10 mins)

Experience of Co-designing Digital Justice and Inclusion Initiatives with Communities in Bangladesh

Showcase
(30 mins)

14:15-14:30

Social AI, Youth and Digital Vulnerability: A call for multi-stakeholder action in the APAC

Lightning Talk (20 mins)

14:30-14:45 Break Break Break
14:45-15:00

Not Just Participants: Youth as Co-Governors of the Internet

Roundtable
(60 mins)

“Which Animal Are You?” Take a Quiz, Learn More

Workshop
(60 mins)

Bridging the Digital Divide: Youth Access to Knowledge, Policy, and Power

Workshop
(60 mins)

Inclusive Digital Policies in Asia-Pacific

Panel Discussion (60 mins)

75 mins

Townhall Session

– Synthesis Document

15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-16:00 Break Break
16:00-16:15

75 mins

High-Level Main Session

– WSIS-focused

75 mins

Townhall Session

– Synthesis Document

Break
16:15-16:30

105 mins

Closing Plenary

16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
17:00-17:15
17:15-17:30
17:30-17:45
17:45-18:00

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the secretariat at sec[at]aprigf.asia.

 

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