MAY 17-23, 2026 | GLOBAL

International Internet Resilience Awareness Week

The Internet supports nearly every part of modern life, from communications and finance to healthcare, logistics, and public services. Yet the systems and dependencies that make it work are often poorly understood until something fails.

International Internet Resilience Awareness Week was created to help change that.

Led by the Marconi Society Internet Resilience Institute, this new annual initiative is designed to raise awareness of Internet resilience, promote practical understanding of systemic risk, and encourage cross-sector collaboration around one of the most important infrastructure challenges of our time.

Explore the Week

A new theme opens each day from May 17–23. Bookmark this page and check back daily — by Saturday, the full week will be live.

SUN | DAY 1

The Internet We Depend On

Why does a resilient Internet matter?


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MON | DAY 2

Resilience by Design

Highlighting power and infrastructure use cases through a human lens.

Learn More

TUES | DAY 3

Supply Chain Resilience

Showcasing the supply chain mapping exercise and the significance of hidden dependencies.

Available May 19

WED | DAY 4

Moving From Awareness to Action

Raising awareness for business resilience and SMEs.

Available May 20

THUR | DAY 5

Who Can be Part of the Solution

Register for our online webinar event: Wi-Fi as Critical Infrastructure for Internet Resilience

Register Here

FRI | DAY 6

The Future of Resilience

Explore the evolving complexity of Internet resilience while recognizing a resilient future remains achievable.

Available May 22

SAT | DAY 7

Global Call to Action

Support the IR Institute's ongoing efforts.




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Today marks the launch of International Internet Resilience Awareness Week, a new global initiative led by the Marconi Society Internet Resilience Institute.

The Internet underpins modern life, yet many of the dependencies that support it remain invisible until something fails. This week highlights why Internet resilience matters, what is at stake, and why cross-sector collaboration is essential.

We’re proud to support this effort and the broader conversation around building a more resilient digital future.

#InternetResilience #IIRAW2026 #DigitalInfrastructure

We’re proud to support International Internet Resilience Awareness Week, led by the Marconi Society Internet Resilience Institute.

Internet resilience depends on more than networks and hardware. It depends on coordination across sectors, practical planning, and a better understanding of the hidden dependencies that shape modern digital life.

Follow along this week for perspectives, tools, and conversations focused on strengthening resilience.

#InternetResilience #IIRAW2026 #CriticalInfrastructure

Internet resilience failures rarely come from one system breaking alone. More often, they emerge from hidden dependencies across power, cloud, logistics, governance, and people.

That is one reason International Internet Resilience Awareness Week matters. Understanding these interdependencies is a critical step toward stronger preparedness and better coordination.

#InternetResilience #IIRAW2026

No single actor can solve Internet resilience alone.

Governments, industry, academia, infrastructure providers, financial institutions, utilities, and civil society all have a role to play in understanding risk, improving coordination, and strengthening resilience.

We’re pleased to support International Internet Resilience Awareness Week and this important cross-sector conversation.

We encourage our network to follow the week’s programming and join the conversation.

#InternetResilience #IIRAW2026

The problem is not protocol fragility—it is fragility in the Internet’s operational environment and infrastructure dependencies.

Wi-Fi as Critical Infrastructure for Internet Resilience Webinar

May 21, 2026 | 12:00pm ET

Moderator

Rikin Thakker, CTO & SVP, NCTA

Panelist

Mary L. Brown, Executive Director of WifiForward

Panelist

Masoud Olfat, VP Technology & Ecosystem Development, Federated Wireless

Panelist

Puneet Sharma, HPE Fellow & VP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Panelist

Christopher Szymanski, Director of Product Marketing Technology Strategy, Broadcom Inc.

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