IGF 2022 will be organized in a hybrid format, welcoming participants joining physically onsite in Addis Ababa as well as those joining online. The goal is for everyone to have a full and equal experience when participating in IGF sessions. We recognise this is an aspirational goal, but it is important to set the trend for future IGFs.

The IGF annual meeting is composed of dozens of sessions predominantly hosted by the ‎multistakeholder networks of people and organizations from different parts of the world. In ‎order to contribute to the quality of the sessions, the IGF Secretariat hosts training for ‎session organizers, including rapporteurs and moderators, to ensure the formats of the ‎session are as attractive and effective as possible for all participants.

The Newcomers Track aims to help first-time IGF participants understand the IGF processes and to foster the integration of all new-coming stakeholders into the IGF community. Its focus is to make the meeting participant's first IGF experience as productive and welcoming as possible. 

The Track is composed of several interactive sessions delivered during the IGF cycle including the annual meeting. 

Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u is an Information Scientist with over 20 years’ experience in the Digital Space.  Her current fields of interest are Internet Governance, Cyber Diplomacy, Cybersecurity, Gender Equity and Sensitivity in the Digital Space; and Child Online Safety.

Adam Peake, Global Civil Society Engagement, ICANN (The Hague, Netherlands)

Thomas Schneider is Ambassador and Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) in the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). He is a long-standing expert in digital governance and in the governance of the information and knowledge society and artificial intelligence. He is leading the Swiss delegation in various key international fora in these fields. ​