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2023

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10:00 - 11:30 Local Time

[Panel] Universal Acceptance for Registries, Registrars, and ISPs to Support a Multilingual Internet

Moderator:

Sarmad Hussain | Senior Director, IDNs and UA Programs, ICANN

Speaker:

Edmon Chung | Board Member

11:30 - 12:00 Local Time

12:00 - 12:30 Local Time

[Presentation] Opening the Domain Namespace for New Extensions

12:30 - 13:30 Local Time

[Panel] What Should You Know About Domain Name Disputes?

Moderator:

Uğur Gürşad YALÇINER | Managing Partner, Yalcıner Patent LTD

Speakers:

Brian Gutterman | Senior Program Manager, ICANN
Charles Sha’ban | Middle East Consultant, International Trademark Association (INTA)
Zahid Jamil | Barrister-at-Law

13:30 - 14:30 Local Time

14:30 - 15:30 Local Time

[Panel] Internet Fragmentation

Moderator:

Mehmet Bedii Kaya | Director, IT Law Institute, Istanbul Bilgi University

Speakers:

Christine Arida | Strategic Advisor to the Executive President and Board Member, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt
Elena Plexida | Vice President, Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN
Emily Taylor | Founder, DNS Research Federation

15:30 - 16:00 Local Time

[Presentation] ICANN’s Multifaceted Approach to Mitigating Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse

16:00 - 16:30 Local Time

16:30 - 17:30 Local Time

[Panel] ccTLDs in the Digital Transformation Era

Moderator:

Fahd Batayneh | Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager - Middle East, ICANN

17:30 - 18:00 Local Time

Wrap-up and Closing