Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to unveil the programme of the eighth GIG-ARTS Conference, to be held at the Hague campus of Leiden University on 3-4 June 2024. This year’s conference, entitled ‘Thirty Years of Multilateralism in Internet Governance: Assessments and Perspectives’, promises in-depth discussions and critical reflections on the evolution of Internet governance.

Here is a glimpse of the programme for this year’s conference:

Monday, 3 June 2024:
12:30-13:00: Registration
13:00-13:30: Welcome
13:30-14:30: Keynote Speech: “The Multistakeholder Approach in Internet Governance 30 Years On: Cornerstone or Achilles Heel?”
14:30-16:00: Paper Panel Session 1: Assessing the Multistakeholder Model
16:00-16:30: Break
16:30-18:00: Roundtable 1: Policymaker Experiences of Multistakeholderism
18:00-19:30: Reception at Wijnhaven Brasserie
20:30: Evening Social at Miss Maui Beach House

Tuesday, 4 June 2024:
09:00-10:30: Paper Panel Session 2: Multistakeholderism in the Global South
10:30-11:00: Break
11:00-12:00: Keynote Speech: “The Power to Govern Ourselves: (Multi)Stakeholders, States and Collective Action”
12:00-13:00: Lunch: Reflections on Multistakeholder Experiences in Other Policy Fields
13:00-14:30: Roundtable 2: Regional Perspectives on Multistakeholderism
14:30-15:45: Paper Panel Session 3: Multistakeholderism and Digital Sovereignty
15:45-16:00: Break
16:00-17:15: Paper Panel Session 4: Geopolitics of Internet Governance
17:30-19:30: Reception: Democracy Drinks – New Ways of Democracy in Internet Governance

Check out the detailed programme here: https://gig-arts.eu/conference/gig-arts-2024/2024-programme/

Abstracts of presentations: https://gig-arts.eu/conference/gig-arts-2024/2024-abstracts/