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09:00 - 10:30 Local Time
Opening Session – Keynote AddressSpeakers:
- Charles Sha’ban | Middle East Consultant, International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Frédéric Donck | Negotiator and advocate in the telecommunications and Internet industry.
- Sally Costerton | Senior Advisor to President and SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, ICANN
11:00 - 00:30 Local Time
The Internet Industry in the ME region and the Untapped Business Opportunities AvailableSpeakers:
- Abed Shamlawi | (Oasis 500)
- Alaeddin Elmajed | Regular speaker, and payment expert
- 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.
- Yousef Nusseir | Independent ICT Consultant
14:00 - 15:29 Local Time
New gTLDs: Experiences, and the Way ForwardSpeakers:
- Ben Crawford | CEO of CentralNic PLC
- David Olive | Vice President of Policy Development Support
- Michele Neylon | Founder, owner and CEO of Blacknight
- Mohammad Zeidan | General Manager, Neustar MENA
16:00 - 17:30 Local Time
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) – Lack of Utilization and the Hidden PotentialSpeakers:
- Emily Taylor | Founder, DNS Research Federation
- Fahd Batayneh | Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager - Middle East, ICANN
- Lars Hoffmann | Policy Specialist