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09:00 - 10:30 Local Time
Opening Session – Keynote AddressSpeakers:
- Akram Atallah | President of ICANN’s Global Domains Division
- Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim | Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
- Mohammed El-Bashir | Active Internet Governance and Infrastructure Expert
- Yasmin Omer | General Manager of dotShabaka Registry
11:00 - 12:30 Local Time
Getting ready for the new gTLDsModerator:
- Mohammed El-Bashir | Active Internet Governance and Infrastructure Expert
Speakers:
- Abdallah Albarrack | CEO and member of the board of directors of the drag company
- Akram Atallah | President of ICANN’s Global Domains Division
- Khaled Koubaa | Google’s Public Policy & Government’s Relations Manager for North Africa
- Yasmin Omer | General Manager of dotShabaka Registry
14:00 - 15:30 Local Time
Registry strategies for domain name growthModerator:
- David Olive | Vice President of Policy Development Support
Speakers:
- Amadeu Abril | Moderator
- Ben Crawford | Leader of CentralNic Group PLC
- Giovanni Seppia | EURId External Relations Manager
- Neil Dundas | Executive Director of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR)
16:00 - 17:30 Local Time
Role of ccTLDs in strengthening the domain name industry at national and international levelSpeakers:
- Don Hollander | APTLD’s inaugural General Manager
- Emily Taylor | Founder, DNS Research Federation
- Manal Ismail | Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN
- Mohammad Al Zarooni | Director for aeDA the Domain Administration initiative within the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
- Vika Mpisane | Chief Executive Officer of the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA)