► Full Reference: P. Bonis, S. Bachollet, C. de Leusse, J. Karklins and P. Fehlinger, « Pour une gouvernance de l’Internet optimiste » (For an Optimistic Internet Governance), plenary session, in Forum sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet France (France Internet Governance Forum, FGI France 2026), organised by Internet Society (ISOC) France and Afnic, Efrei, Villejuif, 3 November 2026.
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► Presentation: the opening plenary of FGI France 2026, a national initiative recognised by the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, addresses how to bring together actors who ignore one another, and how to build on the concrete achievements and promises of an inclusive information society to encourage them to work together, drawing on the intellectual legacy of Bertrand de La Chapelle.
🪑🪑🪑 Speakers: Pierre Bonis, Chief Executive Officer of Afnic; Sébastien Bachollet, Honorary President of Internet Society (ISOC) France; Constance de Leusse, Executive Director of the AI and Society Institute, École normale supérieure-PSL; Janis Karklins, Head of Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN; Paul Fehlinger, former co-founder of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network.
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► ▶️ Watch the replay on YouTube: recording of the day (the plenary runs approximately from 0:45 to 1:45); read the FGI France 2026 programme.