Agenda | WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025

Agenda and Programme

The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by ITU and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD. The Agenda and Programme for the Event are built based on official submissions received during the Open Consultation Process (OCP) and will be available shortly after the conclusion of the OCP. The OCP is an open and inclusive consultation with WSIS stakeholders to prepare for the event, including developing the event programme, identifying gaps in the implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and the WSIS Action Lines, and contributing to the WSIS+20 review process.

Draft Agenda as of 22/05/2025 — (Please note that the draft agenda is subject to change and will be continuously updated.)

Action Lines

Sustainable Development Goals

Topics

Tracks

Special Tracks

Monday 7 July

Upcoming Sessions

128

WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 inaugural session

WSIS

WSIS

09:00 – 10:30 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

Inaugural Session• Opening Remarks by co-hosts: ITU and Swiss Confederation• Co-organizers' Remarks: UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD• Handover of Chair and the Appointment of Chair of WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025

High-Level Plenary

133

WSIS+20 High-Level Dialogue

WSIS

WSIS

09:30 – 10:30 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

High-Level Dialogue

135

WSIS Prizes 2025 Ceremony

WSIS

WSIS

10:30 – 11:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

WSIS Prizes

137

Exhibition Inauguration

WSIS

WSIS

11:45 – 12:15 (UTC+02:00) ∼

Exhibition Inauguration

140

Knowledge Café Lunch

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

12:15 – 14:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼

On invitation only

Strategic Partner: Gold Knowledge Café

139

Knowledge Café: Youth

WSIS

WSIS

12:15 – 13:30 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room L

Knowledge Café

141

High-Level Dialogue: Youth track

WSIS

WSIS

14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

Youth High-Level Dialogue

316

WSIS Action Line C6: Digital Ecosystem Builders in action: Redefining the role of ICT regulators

ITU

ITU

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room E

Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

256

WSIS Action Line C7: E-health

ITU/WHO

ITU/WHO

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room G

Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

254

WSIS Action Line: C7 E-government: WSIS+20 and Two Decades of E-Government: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

UN DESA

UN DESA

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room E

Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

160

Mission: AI + Women , Art & Nature

Swiss Association of Women and Empowerment

Swiss Association of Women and Empowerment

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Open Space

Interactive Session

162

High-Level Dialogue P2C Annual Meeting

ITU

ITU

15:00 – 16:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

High-Level Dialogue

168

WSIS Action Line C7 E-learning

UNESCO

UNESCO

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room E

Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

199

Data and Trust For Health and Wellness SDG3 with a reference to Climate Change

IGF Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies

IGF Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health…

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room G

Interactive Session

273

Intergenerational Dialogue on Technology for Innovation and Global Resilience: Strategies for Ethical AI, Digital Inclusion, and Climate Action

IEEE

IEEE

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room F

Contributing Partner Interactive Session

286

International Gender Champions (IGC) Digital and New Emerging Technologies Impact Group: Advancing Equity in the Digital Era

IGC, ITU

IGC, ITU

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Open Space

Interactive Session

166

Lessons on strengthening global connectivity and digital inclusivity through libraries and post offices

IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) & UPU (Universal Postal Union)

IFLA (International Federation of Library…

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room L

Interactive Session

164

Partner Insight

Malaysia

Malaysia

15:15 – 16:15 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room K

Strategic Partner: Platinum Partner's Insight

290

Are we forgetting something? The role of the individual as a driver of change between data psychology and computational thinking

FIT Academy

FIT Academy

16:00 – 16:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Open Space

Interactive Session

223

Innovation and A.I. for a better information to citizens and more accurate EWS

Eurovisioni and WBU

Eurovisioni and WBU

16:00 – 16:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room L

Interactive Session

287

WSIS Prizes Champion Ceremony

WSIS

WSIS

16:00 – 18:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

Champions Ceremony

225

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Education and Learning Opportunities through Technology

TakingITGlobal

TakingITGlobal

17:00 – 18:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room E

Contributing Partner Partner's Insight

192

AI Use Cases to Increase Healthy Life Longevity for Children & Elderlies. This session will explore how AI can enhance well-being for two vulnerable groups—children and the elderly

HiNounou

HiNounou

17:00 – 17:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room G

Interactive Session

229

Media and Education for All: Bridging Female Academic Leaders and Society towards Impactful Results

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

17:00 – 17:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room F

Media Interactive Session

298

Monitoring and controlling sand movement in urban areas, agricultural lands and roads using artificial intelligence for a sustainable environmental future

King Faisal University

King Faisal University

17:00 – 17:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Open Space

Interactive Session

292

Youth contributing to digital and outcomes of the special track

WSIS/ITU

WSIS/ITU

17:00 – 17:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room L

Interactive Session

300

Reception by Poland

Poland

Poland

19:00 – 21:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Poland Mission

On invitation only

Social Event

302

Youth Party

WSIS

WSIS

19:00 – 21:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼

Social Event

Tuesday 8 July

Upcoming Sessions

307

WSIS Action Line C9 Media: Towards a Resilient Information Ecosystem: Balancing Platform Governance and Technology

UNESCO

UNESCO

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room E

Interactive Action Line Facilitation Meeting

304

Centering People and Planet in the WSIS+20 and beyond

IT for Change

IT for Change

09:00 – 10:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room K

Interactive Session

309

Defending Our Voice: Global South Participation in Digital Governance

Derechos Digitales

Derechos Digitales

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room F

Interactive Session

306

Digital tech and the most marginalised: what still needs to be done?

ICT4D Collective

ICT4D Collective

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room L

Interactive Session

303

The WSIS Process Explained

UNITAR

UNITAR

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room C

Interactive Session

172

Underserved to Unstoppable: Revolutionizing STEM with Inclusive Design, Assistive Tech| The Accesible Game-Based Learning for the Global Agenda

STREAM Technologies

STREAM Technologies

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room G

Interactive Session

Wednesday 9 July

Upcoming Sessions

183

Ministerial Roundtable

WSIS

WSIS

14:30 – 16:30 (UTC+02:00) ∼ Room K

Ministers only

Ministerial Round Table

Thursday 10 July

Upcoming Sessions

130

UNGIS High-Level meeting

United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS)

United Nations Group on the Information…

08:00 – 09:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼

UNGIS serves as an inter-agency mechanism to coordinate substantive policy issues facing the United Nations system’s implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action and Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted by the World Summit on the…

UNGIS

131

United Nations High-Level Leaders’ Dialogue

WSIS

WSIS

11:00 – 12:00 (UTC+02:00) ∼

High-Level Plenary

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