04/09/2026
On Friday, 4 September 2026 at 09:00 – 16:00 HST (19:00 UTC – 02:00 UTC on 5 September), the inaugural Hawaiʻi School on Internet Governance (HiSIG) convenes at the Servpac Activity Room, Mililani Tech Park, under the theme 'Navigating Global Digital Governance', chaired and emceed by Burt Lum. HiSIG aims to build digital capacity across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific and empower regional leaders to shape a secure, inclusive digital future while strengthening the community's 'pilina' (connections) within the global governance landscape.
09:15 HST (19:15 UTC) — KEYNOTE: STATE OF THE INTERNET
Vint Cerf - Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
10:15 HST (20:15 UTC) — UNDERSTANDING INTERNET GOVERNANCE
Fiona Alexander - American University, IGF MAG
Ron da Silva - IGF-USA
11:15 HST (21:15 UTC) — THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER MODEL
Naela Sarras - ICANN
Jen Chung - VP Policy, DotAsia
Avri Doria - Technicalities
13:00 HST (23:00 UTC) — INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Sharayah Lane - Internet Society
Leimomi B**g - Office of Indigenous Knowledge
Olin Kealoha Lagon - Serial Social Entrepreneur
Richard Ng - IndigiDAO
14:00 HST (00:00 UTC, 5 Sep) — DIGITAL EQUITY AND INCLUSIVE INTERNET ACCESS
Colin Rhinesmith - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Monique Tate - Community Tech New York
Burt Lum - Internet Society Hawaii
15:00 HST (01:00 UTC, 5 Sep) — TRUST, SAFETY, AND RISK IN A CONNECTED AI WORLD
Edmon Chung - DotAsia
Graeme Bunton - NetBeacon
David Huberman - ICANN
CHAIR & MC
Burt Lum - Chair and Master of Ceremonies, HiSIG 2026
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