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AG 2026 Members

Below is the list of MAG members and MAG Chair appointed by the UN Secretary-General for 2026, with affiliations, stakeholder groups and terms served*, including the current one. The list is followed by links to the previous MAGs, from 2011 to 2025. 

This list includes former IGF Host Country representatives as well as representatives of intergovernmental organizations that contribute to the MAG's work. 

MAG Chair
  • Ms. Chung, Jennifer (Technical Community, 1 term)
    China, Hong Kong SAR - Vice President for Policy, DotAsia Organisation
Host Country Co-Chair
  • Mr. Sing’Oei, Abraham Korir (Government)
    Kenya - EBS Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya;
  • and as alternate
    Ambassador Thigo, Philip (Government)
    Kenya - Special Envoy on Technology for the Republic of Kenya
Members
 
  • Ms. Amuge, Peace Oliver (Civil Society, 4 terms)
    Uganda - Executive Director, Women of Uganda Network
     
  • Ms. ANASTASIADOU, Melpomeni (Private Sector, 2 terms)
    Greece - Digital Policy Adviser, International Chamber of Commerce
     
  • Ms. Aromolaran, Taiwo Adeduntan (Government, 1 term)
    Nigeria - Federal Prosecutor, Federal Government of Nigeria
     
  • Mr. Atilio González Mongelós, Ángel (Government, 2 terms)
    Paraguay - Head of the Interinstitutional Department, International Affairs Management, National Telecommunications Commission
     
  • Mr. Bergström, Ola (Private Sector, 2 terms)
    Sweden - Director for International Affairs, Ericsson
     
  • Ms. Birarda, Carina (Civil Society, 4 terms)
    Argentina - Researcher and Project Lead, Centro de Ciberseguridad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
     
  • Mr. Bundit, Thipakorn (Civil Society, 1 term)
    Thailand - Advisor to the President, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
     
  • Mr. Carter, Jordan (Technical Community, 2 terms)
    New Zealand - Internet governance and policy Director, au Domain Administration Ltd.; Board Chair, DotAsia Organisation
     
  • Ms. Cherie, Lagakali (Civil Society, 4 terms)
    Fiji - Board Chair, PICISOC
     
  • Ms. Choi, Hyuna (Government, 1 term)
    Republic of Korea - Internet Address Policy Team, Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA)
     
  • Ms. Denis Polanco, Maria del Carmen (Technical Community, 3 terms)
    Mexico - Director, LAC Internet Exchange Services
     
  • Mr. Enkenberg, Aki (Government, 1 term)
    Finland - Chief Senior Specialist, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
     
  • Mr. Gul, Sumair (Government, 4 terms)
    Pakistan - Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva
     
  • Mr. Gupta, Rajendra Pratap (Private Sector, 1 term)
    India - Chair, Project CREATE
     
  • Mx. Guðrúnar Jóns, Oktavía Hrund (Civil Society, 2 terms)
    Iceland - Senior Advisor, Quad9
     
  • Mr. Holmes, Wayne (Civil Society, 1 term)
    Canada - Professor of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education, University College London (UCL); Chair in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Education, UNESCO, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI)
     
  • Ms. Ibarra, Paulina Andrea (Civil Society, 1 term)
    Chile - Managing Director, Fundación Multitudes
     
  • Mr. Ibarra, Rafael Lito (Private Sector, 3 terms)
    El Salvador - President and Executive Director, Asociación SVNet
     
  • Ms. Kawauchi, Junko (Private Sector, 4 terms)
    Japan - Chief Senior Consultant, SHIFT Inc. 
     
  • Mr. Kolkman, Olaf (Technical Community, 1 term)
    Netherlands - Principal, Internet Technology, Policy, and Advocacy in Security, Internet Society
     
  • Ms. Koné, Gertrude Douyere (Private Sector, 1 term)
    Côte d’Ivoire - Executive Director, National Union of Telecommunications Companies (UNETEL)
     
  • Ms. Kyryliuk, Olga (Civil Society, 2 terms)
    Ukraine - Chair, Southeastern Dialogues on Internet Governance (SEEIDG) Executive Board
     
  • Ms. Le Gall Maláková, Martina (Private Sector, 2 terms)
    Slovakia - Coordinator, Gaia-X Hub Slovakia
     
  • Ms. Longwe, Sophia Tawonga (Civil Society, 1 term)
    Malawi - Project Manager (Policy), Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.
     
  • Ms. Lugangira, Neema (Government, 3 terms)
    ‎    Tanzania – Chair, African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance
     
  • Mr. Niyonkuru, Audace (Private Sector, 3 terms)
  • Rwanda - Chief Executive Officer, Digital Umuganda
     
  • Ms. Oteguy, Paula (Technical Community, 4 terms)
    Uruguay - Multistakeholder Engagement Coordinator, LACNIC
     
  • Mr. Otieno, Barrack (Technical Community, 1 term)
    Kenya - General Manager, Africa Top Level Domains Organization
     
  • Mr. Quinn, Jared (Government, 1 term)
    United States - Senior Cybersecurity Lead, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
     
  • Mr. Ramirez Soberon, Alan (Government, 4 terms)
    Peru - Telecommunications Policy Specialist, Ministry of Transportation and Communications
     
  • Mr. Retana, Alvaro (Private Sector, 1 term)
    Costa Rica - Vice President of Technology Strategy, Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
     
  • Ms. Rywczyńska, Anna Zofia (Technical Community, 1 term)
    Poland - Polish Safer Internet Centre Coordinator and Cyber Threat Prevention Department Manager, National Research Institute (NASK)
     
  • Mr. Santos, Vinicius (Technical Community, 1 term)
    Brazil - Head of the Advisory Team, CGI.br
     
  • Mr. Stanley-Adamson, Craig (Government, 1 term)
    United Kingdom - Head of Internet Governance, UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
     
  • Ms. Tenanoia Veronica, Simona (Government, 4 terms)
    Tuvalu - Programme Manager, Ministry of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs
     
  • Mr. Tiigimäe, Meelis (Government, 4 terms)
    Estonia - Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyber Diplomacy Department
     
  • Ms. Tiku, Saba (Technical Community, 2 terms)
    Ethiopia - Founder, Ethiopia Youth IGF, student in electronic communication engineering
     
  • Ms. Wibawa, Angela Y. (Technical Community, 1 term)
    Singapore - Government and intergovernmental organizations Engagement Director, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
     
  • Mr. Yedaly, Moctar (Government, 1 term)
    Mauritania – Director for African Region, Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE)
     
  • Ms. ZHANG, Xiao (Government, 2 terms)
    China - Vice President, China Internet Network Information Center
     

*Due to historical fluctuations in the MAG’s composition, the rotation cycle has become imbalanced. To restore the approximate one-third annual rotation, a corrective approach is introduced whereby nine (9) members who have already served three consecutive terms, exceptionally, continue for one additional term in 2026. These members are proposed based on the quality of their contributions to date and the regional, stakeholder and gender balance they bring to the overall composition. Over the following two years, this mechanism may need to be retained so that the overall adjustment restores the regular rotation cycle long-term.

The following former IGF host countries are also invited to attend and contribute to MAG meetings:

  • Greece - To be confirmed. 
  • Brazil - Designated Mr. Marcelo Salomão Martinez (Head of Division for Digital Affairs Department for Research, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) as representative.
  • India - Designated Mr. Shri T. Santhosh  (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India ) as representative.
  • Egypt - Designated Ms. Christine Arida (Board Member and Strategic Advisor to the Executive President, National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt) as representative.
  • Lithuania - Designated Ms. Diana Seredokaite (Adviser of Digital Agenda Department, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania) as representative.
  • Kenya - Designated Ms. Fiona Asonga (Chief Executive Officer of Technology Service Providers Association of Kenya) as representative.
  • Azerbaijan - Designated Ms. Aynur Samadova (Head of Sector at the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MDDT)) as representative.
  • Indonesia - To be confirmed.
  • Turkey - To be confirmed.
  • Brazil - Designated Mr. Hartmut Glaser (Executive Secretary at the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee) as representative.
  • Mexico - To be confirmed.   
  • Switzerland - Designated Ms. Isabelle Lois (Senior Policy Advisor International Relations), Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), as representatives.
  • France - Designated Ms. Yana Brugier (Political Advisor, Permanent Representation of France to the UN Office in Geneva) as representatives.
  • Germany - Designated Mr. Philipp Schulte (Division DW I 3 – Multilateral Digital Policy), Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, as representative.
  • Poland - Designated Ms. Aleksandra Tylicka (Counsellor) and Mr. Wiktor Skwarek (Secretary), Ministry of Digital Affairs, International Cooperation Department, Internet Governance and International Digital Regulations Unit, as representatives.  
  • Ethiopia - To be confirmed. 
  • Japan - Designated Mr. Yoichi IIDA (Deputy Director General for G7 and G20 Relations, Global Strategy Bureau), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as representative. 
  • Saudi Arabia - To be confirmed. 
Representatives of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and European Commission to the MAG:
MAG Membership (2011-2025)

 

Annual Press Releases on MAG Renewal 


June Parris RN RMN BSC MSC

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