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09:00 - 10:30 Local Time

Opening Ceremony

Moderator:

  • Baher Esmat | Vice President for stakeholder engagement in the Middle East, and Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Regional office in Istanbul, ICANN.

Speakers:

  • Ai-Chin Lu | Chair of the Board, APTLD
  • Cherine Chalaby | Vice Chairman, ICANN Board of Directors, ICANN
  • Chris Buckridge | Manager, External Relations, RIPE NCC
  • H. E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori | Director General, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

11:15 - 12:45 Local Time

GDPR: Tales Not to Be Told by the Fireplace

Moderator:

  • Alister Paterson | Head of Government Affairs and Strategic Adviser at auDA

Speakers:

  • Andi Budimansyah | Chairman and CEO of PANDI
  • Elena Plexida | Vice President, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN
  • Emily Taylor | Founder, DNS Research Federation
  • Raedene McGary | Head of Policy, CentralNIC
  • Stephen Deerhake | CEO, GDNS Technologies (.AS ccTLD)

12:46 - 13:00 Local Time

Talk by Etisalat: Telco as your DNS Security Partner

Speaker:

  • Imran Bulan Khan | Digital security architect

14:00 - 14:15 Local Time

Welcoming Remarks to the ME DNS Forum 2019

Speaker:

  • Imran Bulan Khan | Digital security architect

14:15 - 15:30 Local Time

New gTLDs Future Rounds

Moderator:

  • Rafik Dammak | Computer engineer

Speakers:

  • Amr Elsadr | Manager, Policy Development, ICANN
  • Caitlin Tubergen | Senior Policy Manager
  • Julie Hedlund | Policy Director, SSAC Support and GNSO, ICANN
  • Mert Saka | Global Domains Division Accounts Senior Manager, ICANN

16:00 - 16:15 Local Time

Talk by GSMA: Era of 5G

Speaker:

  • Jawad Abbassi | Senior Analyst

16:15 - 17:45 Local Time

Internationalized Domain Names and their Universal Acceptance

Speakers:

  • Abdalmonem Galila | Deputy Manager of .masr (.مصر) IDN ccTLD of Egypt
  • Emily Taylor | Founder, DNS Research Federation
  • Giovanni Seppia | EURId External Relations Manager
  • Nitin Walia | Director and Head Sales & Marketing