The Co-Facilitators of the WSIS+20 Review are pleased to announce the composition of the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB), an informal mechanism established to support an open and responsive twenty-year review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
Following an open call for expressions of interest among eligible non-governmental members of the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and Leadership Panel (LP), the following individuals have been selected to serve on the IMSB:
* Jimson Olufuye (Nigeria), Private Sector – Africa – MAG member
* Valeria Betancourt (Ecuador), Civil Society – Latin America and the Caribbean – MAG member
* Chris Buckridge (Australia), Technical Community – Western European and Others Group – MAG member
* Amrita Choudhury (India), Civil Society – Asia Pacific – MAG member
* Jennifer Chung (China), Technical Community – Asia Pacific – MAG member
* Hossam Reda Elgamal (Egypt), Private Sector – Africa – MAG member
* Maria Fernanda Garza (Mexico), Private Sector – Latin America and the Caribbean – Leadership Panel member
* Tereza Horejsova (Czechia), Civil Society – Eastern Europe – MAG member
* Wolfgang Kleinwächter (Germany), Civil Society – Western European and Others Group – MAG member
* Theresa Swinehart (United States), Technical Community – Western European and Others Group – MAG member
Ex Officio
* Vinton Cerf (United States) — At-large – Western European and Others Group – Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel
The IMSB’s formation follows principles of regional, stakeholder and gender balance. Its work will take place from July through December 2025, concluding ahead of the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting.
https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20