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3:48 am on September 15, 2026 · 2026 (253), AI governance (17), apac (37), isoc chennai (10)

WEBINAR 19 SEP 05:00 UTC – ISOC Chennai – Governing AI for Everyone: Inclusion, Trust and the Pacific Perspective

September 16, 2026September 15, 2026 by ISOC Live

Blue-to-yellow gradient webinar title card with subtle circuit-board graphics and logos for Krivin Academy, Internet Society India Chennai Chapter, Krivin Intelligent Solutions, and Krivin Foundation across the top. A framed banner reads “ISOC Chennai TechX Webinar Series.” Large centered white text presents “Governing AI for Everyone: Inclusion, Trust and the Pacific Perspective,” with the date 19 September 2026 centered at the bottom.

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On Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 10:30 IST (05:00 UTC), the Internet Society India Chennai Chapter with KriVin Academy hosts ‘Governing AI for Everyone: Inclusion, Trust and the Pacific Perspective‘, part of its ISOC Chennai TechX Webinar Series II. Swaran Ravindra, Vice Chair of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC), will explore inclusive AI access, trustworthy and safe AI, Pacific community voices, and fair AI governance.

Registration is free and closes at 18:00 IST (12:30 UTC) on Friday, 18 September; e-certificates will be provided for all participants.

SPEAKER
Swaran Ravindra – Head of Training, Information Technology / Vice Chair, Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society / Vice Chair, APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group

#AIGovernance #InclusiveAI #PacificIslands #TechX

3:00 am on September 10, 2026 · 2026 (253), apac (37), apnic (8), Asia Pacific (4)

HYBRID 8-10 SEP 04:00 UTC – APNIC 62

September 16, 2026September 10, 2026 by ISOC Live

Blue APNIC 62 event graphic announcing Mumbai, India, from 4–10 September 2026. A stylized cityscape features the Bandra–Worli Sea Link, the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, and a large white flower, with “#apnic62” in the lower-right corner.

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On Tuesday – Thursday, 8–10 September 2026, from 09:30 IST (04:00 UTC) daily, APNIC holds the conference days of APNIC 62 in Mumbai, India, hosted locally by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and co-hosted by the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI).

The conference follows workshops and partner meetings on 4–7 September, and concludes on Thursday 10 September with the Open Policy Meeting (OPM) of the APNIC Policy SIG, running in two sessions. and taking seven proposals to the community: prop-164, prop-165, prop-168, prop-169, prop-170, prop-171 and prop-172.

All times are UTC; Mumbai is UTC +05:30.

TUESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2026

04:00–05:30 UTC – Newcomers Welcome
MODERATOR
Subha Shamarukh – Senior Community Support Co-ordinator, APNIC
SPEAKERS
Tony Smith – Director – Strategy and Deputy Director General, APNIC – ‘Greetings from APNIC’
Makito Lay – Network Analyst/Technical Trainer, APNIC – ‘APNIC Academy and Training’
Dave Phelan – Policy Manager and Senior Network Analyst, APNIC – ‘APNIC Policy Development Process’
Thy Boskovic – Manager – Community Development Programs, APNIC – ‘Community Participation’
Subha Shamarukh – Senior Community Support Co-ordinator, APNIC – ‘Connecting and Networking’
LOCAL BUDDIES
Manas Joshi – Core Team Member, Internet Society
Vinayak Bharadwaz – Core Team Member, Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter
Valentine Melkudi – Internet Society
Zainab Khambaty – Member, Internet Society – Mumbai Chapter

06:00–07:30 UTC – APNIC Opening Ceremony & Keynotes (YouTube)
OPENING REMARKS
Kenny Huang – Chair, APNIC EC
WELCOME REMARKS
Shri S. Krishnan – Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
Shri Rajesh Aggarwal – Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra
KEYNOTES
Amajit Gupta – Group CEO & MD, Lightstorm – ‘The Autonomous Grid: Driving Zero-Touch Network Operations with Smart Networks’
Yukako Uchida – Manager of Global Coordination Division, Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) – ‘Trust as Infrastructure: The Human Side of Cybersecurity’

09:00–10:30 UTC – Technical Session 1 – Routing and DNS (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Shane Hermoso – Manager – Development, APNIC
SPEAKERS
Marcin Siodelski – Senior Software Engineer, Internet Systems Consortium – ‘ISC Stork – new management tool for Kea DHCP and BIND DNS’
Champika Wijayatunga – Technical Engagement Director – Asia Pacific, ICANN – ‘Root Zone KSK Rollover’
Geoffrey Huston – Chief Scientist, APNIC (remote) – ‘Certificate Revocation’
Ritesh Mukherjee – Product Management Leader – NOS and AI, Nokia – ‘The Good Neighbor Problem: BGP Security Beyond Your Own Prefix’

09:00–10:30 UTC (parallel) – Behind the Pin: The Reality of IP Geolocation – Cooperation SIG (YouTube)
CHAIR
Joy Chan – Deputy CEO, TWNIC
PANEL
Dhruv Dhody – Huawei
Sid Mathur – Founder, Fastah Inc.
Shailesh Gupta – TATA Communications Limited
Luna – Product Owner for GeoIP, MaxMind (remote)

11:00–12:30 UTC – Technical Session 2 – AI in Networks (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Dhruv Dhody – Huawei
SPEAKERS
Lalit Singh Chowdhary – Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Lightstorm Telecom Connectivity Pvt Ltd – ‘From Fat Tree to Jelly Fish: Rewiring India’s Networks for the AI Era’
Akhilesh Thakur – HPE Networking – ‘AI in Network Operations’
Dr Girish Saraph – Vegayan Systems Pvt. Ltd. – ‘AI-based Network Diagnostics & RCA for Broadband Fibre (FTTX) Services’
Sid Mathur – Fastah Inc. – ‘Authoring IP Geofeeds using AI tools and MCP’

11:00–12:30 UTC (parallel) – NIR SIG (YouTube)
CHAIR
Oanh Nguyen – Internet Number Resource Manager, VNNIC
CO-CHAIR
Zhen Yu – Operations Manager, CNNIC
NIR UPDATES
Oanh Nguyen – VNNIC
Muhammad Arif – Chairman, APJII – APJII/IDNIC
Zhen Yu – CNNIC
Nittin Prakash – NIXI – NIXI/IRINN
Tim Wang – Engineer, TWNIC
Koki Nakagawa – JPNIC
NIR MEMBER PRESENTATION
Tony Smith – APNIC – ‘An update on IPv6 transition’
NIR SIG CHARTER REVIEW
Oanh Nguyen – VNNIC
Zhen Yu – CNNIC

12:30–13:30 UTC – NextGen BoF – Plot Your Path (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Valentine Melkudi – Designer/Artist, Internet Society
FACILITATOR
Vinayak Bharadwaz – Core Team Member, Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter
MENTORS
Natasha Rautela Saroha – Director, ISPAI
Thy Boskovic – APNIC
Champika Wijayatunga – ICANN
Dhruv Dhody – Huawei
Warren Finch – IXP Development Expert, Internet Society

12:30–13:30 UTC (parallel) – Operations-to-Research BoF (YouTube)
MODERATORS
Haisheng Yu – Deputy Director of Industry Development Department, China Internet Network Information Center
Anupam Agrawal – India Internet Foundation
SPEAKERS
Tom Harrison – Product and Delivery Manager – Registry Products, APNIC – ‘Operating Registry Data Services: WHOIS/RDAP, Privacy, Abuse Prevention, and Reliability’
Ren Gang – Associate Professor, Tsinghua University – ‘Measurement challenges of IPv6 address space in CERNET’
Kam Sze Yeung – Principal Network Architect, Akamai Technologies – ‘Akamai Security Research and Standards Development’
Anand Raje – India Internet Foundation
Rupesh Shrestha – Chairperson, South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG)
Sumon Ahmed Sabir – Chief Information Officer, Fibre@Home Limited
Akinori Maemura – Chief Policy Officer, JPNIC; APNIC NRO NC Member
Dr. Etuate Cocker – Tango (remote)
Prof Emeritus Sureswaran Ramadass – Professor, RUMC (RCSI and UCD Malaysia Campus); Chair, APAC IPv6 Council (remote)

WEDNESDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 2026

04:00–05:30 UTC – INNOG 9 Session (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Pankaj Chaturvedi – Organizing Committee – INNOG, Lightstorm Telecom
SPEAKERS
Rajesh Chharia – President, Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) – ‘Welcome Address’
Devesh Tyagi – CEO, NIXI – ‘Future-Ready Infrastructure: Driving and Scaling with IPv6-First Architecture for Edge and AI Workloads’
Sumon Ahmed Sabir – Chief Information Officer, Fibre@Home Limited – ‘Internet Resilience for country in case Subsea Isolation for Essential Services’
Abhijit Chakravarty – Executive Vice President – Networks & Cybersecurity, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited – ‘Creating a unified security posture: integrating people, technology, and process across the enterprise environment’
Samarjit Biswas – VP Global Emerging CyberSecurity Technologies – Telecom, XELE Labs – ‘Hidden Risk of SPAM’
Ashutosh Zutshi – Sr. Vice President, NEC Corporation India Pvt limited (remote) – ‘Status of Sub-Sea Infrastructure in India’
Harsha Ram – Business Head – Network Services, Sify Technologies Limited – ‘Delivering AI at Scale for Operators: Where Data Centers, Terrestrial Networks and Submarine Cables Converge’
Venkata Ramanan – Secretary, ISPAI; Advisor, NIXI; INNOG WG – ‘Vote of Thanks’

04:30–05:30 UTC (overlapping) – ICP-2 Review (RIR Governance Document) (YouTube)
FACILITATOR
Jeremy Harrison – General Counsel, APNIC
SPEAKERS
Akinori Maemura – Chief Policy Officer, JPNIC; APNIC NRO NC Member
Nicole T.I Chan – Chairperson, Artificial Intelligence Foundation; APNIC NRO NC Member
Devesh Tyagi – CEO, NIXI; APNIC NRO NC Member

06:00–07:30 UTC – Policy 101 – How Internet Number Resource Policies Are Made at APNIC (YouTube)
FACILITATOR
Dave Phelan – Policy Manager and Senior Network Analyst, APNIC

06:00–07:30 UTC (parallel) – Routing Security SIG (YouTube)
CHAIR
Terry Sweetser – Principal Consultant, The Internet Engineering & Infrastructure Strategic Initiative
CO-CHAIR
Taiji Kimura – Researcher, JPNIC
SPEAKERS
Tom Harrison – APNIC – ‘APNIC RPKI Updates’
Gaurav Kansal – Joint Director (IT), National Informatics Centre – ‘Local RPKI Updates’
Anurag Bhatia – Network Researcher, Hurricane Electric – ‘ASPA 101’
Maria Matejka – BIRD Team Leader, CZ.NIC (remote) – ‘You signed your ASPA. Now what?’
Shyam Krishna Khadka – Internet Security Researcher, University of Twente & Nepal Telecom (remote) – ‘Detecting and Characterizing Exposed BGP Routers’

09:00–10:30 UTC – APNIC / FIRST 1 (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Adli Wahid – Senior Internet Security Specialist, APNIC
SPEAKERS
Olivier Caleff – FIRST.org – ‘Empowering Your Constituents and Ecosystem Through Sharing’
Piotr Kijewski – CEO and a Trustee, The Shadowserver Foundation – ‘Indian Cybersecurity Threat Landscape in Shadowserver Data’
Dr. Yudhishthira Sapru – Scientist-E / Additional Director, CERT India – ‘Managing Large-Scale DDoS Attacks at National Scale’

09:00–10:30 UTC (parallel) – IPv6 Deployment (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Kenny Huang – Chair, APNIC EC
SPEAKERS
Haisheng Yu – Deputy Director of Industry Development Department, China Internet Network Information Center – ‘IPv6 Address Planning Optimization Practices’
Dr Yang Guoliang – Director, Future Network Innovation Research Institute in Xiongan New Area (remote) – ‘IPv6 Digital Identification System’
Mohit P. Tahiliani – Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NITK Surathkal – ‘Building an IPv6-Ready Campus Network at NITK Surathkal’
Ren Gang – Associate Professor, Tsinghua University – ‘Lighting Up the Dark in the Global IPv6 Map: A Hybrid Active Address Probing System and Measurement Analysis’
Shane Hermoso – Manager – Development, APNIC – ‘IPv6-mostly’

11:00–12:30 UTC – APNIC / FIRST 2 (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Adli Wahid – APNIC
SPEAKERS
Peter Lowe – Threat Research Lead, ZeroFox and Shoko Nakai – Senior Incident Coordinator, JPCERT/CC – ‘Operational Approaches to DNS Abuse: From Incident Response to Policy and Coordination’
Harshitha H H – Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, Cisco Systems and Avinash Kumar – Software Engineer, Cisco Systems – ‘CoAnalyst: An AI-Driven Framework for Enhanced SOC Triage’
Nur Sarah Jamaludin – Analyst, MyCERT, CyberSecurity Malaysia – ‘Detecting Compromised Identities Through Post-Authentication Behaviour’

11:00–12:30 UTC (parallel) – Joint SIGs session – SIG Guidelines Review (YouTube)
CHAIRS
Terry Sweetser – Principal Consultant, The Internet Engineering & Infrastructure Strategic Initiative
Bikram Shrestha – President, Nepal Internet Foundation
Joy Chan – Deputy CEO, TWNIC
Oanh Nguyen – Internet Number Resource Manager, VNNIC
PRESENTATION
Gaurav Kansal – Joint Director (IT), National Informatics Centre
SECRETARIAT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Dave Phelan – APNIC

12:30–13:30 UTC – Lightning Talks (YouTube)
MODERATOR
Pankaj Chaturvedi – Lightstorm Telecom
SPEAKERS
Sazan – Docify – ‘Practical PowerDNS Automation for Small & Medium Hosting Providers’
Rajdeep Das – Research Fellow, IEM Kolkata – ‘DNS Resilience Under Siege: What APAC and India can Actually Do Against Terabit-Scale Attacks’
Gopinath Palaniappan – Scientist E, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Bangalore – ‘Post Quantum Cryptographic DNS: Preparing Internet Naming Infrastructure for Quantum Threats’
Anupam Agrawal – India Internet Foundation – ‘Engaging with AIORI 3’

12:30–13:30 UTC (parallel) – Community Consultation on Increasing Diversity in Community Leadership (YouTube)
OPENING AND CLOSING REMARKS
Kenny Huang – Chair, APNIC EC
RECAP OF FINDINGS
Siena Perry – Director – Communications and Community Engagement, APNIC
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
Subha Shamarukh – Senior Community Support Co-ordinator, APNIC

THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026

04:00–05:30 UTC – Open Policy Meeting 1 – Policy SIG (YouTube)
CHAIR
Bikram Shrestha – President, Nepal Internet Foundation
CO-CHAIRS
Shaila Sharmin – Cyber Security Architect, Prime Bank
Ching-Heng Ku – Director of IP Department, TWNIC
SPEAKERS
Bikram Shrestha – Nepal Internet Foundation – ‘Welcome Remarks’
Thy Boskovic – Manager – Community Development Programs, APNIC – ‘NRO NC/SIG Election Procedures’
Ching-Heng Ku – TWNIC – ‘SIG Administration’
Dave Phelan – Policy Manager and Senior Network Analyst, APNIC – ‘APNIC Policy Update’
Saima Nisar – Lecturer, Xiamen University Malaysia (remote) – ‘prop-169: Aligning IPv4 LIR Needs Assessment with Current IPv4 Delegation Policy’
Christopher Hawker – IT Manager – ‘prop-168: Increase to maximum IPv4 delegations’
Tomohiro Fujisaki and Hiroki Kawabata – ‘prop-165: Provision of IPv4 Address Space to IPv6-only Networks for Transitional Purpose’

04:00–05:30 UTC (parallel) – Technical Session 3 – Network Security & Standards (YouTube)

04:00–05:30 UTC (parallel) – Tutorial – KINDNS and DNSSEC

06:00–07:30 UTC – Open Policy Meeting 2 – Policy SIG (YouTube)
CHAIR
Bikram Shrestha – President, Nepal Internet Foundation
CO-CHAIRS
Shaila Sharmin – Cyber Security Architect, Prime Bank
Ching-Heng Ku – Director of IP Department, TWNIC
SPEAKERS
Shaila Sharmin – Prime Bank – ‘SIG Administration’
Christopher Hawker – IT Manager – ‘prop-164: Allocations of IPv6 Resources longer than a /32 with a nibble boundary alignment’
Tsung-Yi Yu – ‘prop-171: Operational Accountability for Abuse Contacts in Sub-Allocated Address Space’
Haisheng Yu – CNNIC – ‘prop-170: Nibble-Boundary Alignment for IPv6 Allocations’
Alban Kwan – Founder and CEO, Trusted Notifier Network – ‘prop-172: Defining Internet Abuse through IP Addresses’

06:00–07:30 UTC (parallel) – Tutorial – Suricata for ISP/IXP Threat Detection (YouTube)

#APNIC62 #Mumbai #IPv6 #RoutingSecurity

9:50 am on August 26, 2026 · 2026 (253), apac (37), APrIGF (12), WSIS+20 (8)

WEBINAR 26 AUG 05:00 UTC – AP-WGIGP – Reflections from Global Events for Asia Pacific Relevance

September 16, 2026August 26, 2026 by ISOC Live

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On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, at 05:00–06:15 UTC, the APrIGF Working Group on Global Internet Governance Processes (AP-WGIGP) hosts its first webinar, ‘Reflections from Global Events for Asia Pacific Relevance‘.

Global digital and internet governance efforts witnessed three major events during June – July 2026:

The First IGF 2026 Open Consultation and MAG Meet
The First Global Dialogue on AI Governance
The WSIS Forum 2026 meet

These events deliberated on key strategies, priorities and approaches in building and strengthening efforts in global and regional Digital Development and Cooperation involving multi-stakeholders. The discussions and outcomes from these priority events hold immense value and significance for the Asia-Pacific Region and relevant forums including APrIGF. This webinar invites participants to discuss how APrIGF and the Asia Pacific community can contribute meaningfully to the IGF Strategic Plan / WSIS / other processes.

#InternetGovernance #APAC #APrIGF

11:06 am on August 24, 2026 · 2026 (253), apac (37), APrIGF (12), igf (239), NRI (94)

HYBRID 4-7 OCT – APrIGF 2026 – Kathmandu

September 8, 2026August 24, 2026 by ISOC Live

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On Sunday – Wednesday, 4–7 October 2026, the Internet Governance Institute, with Internet Exchange Nepal (npIX) and the Internet Society Nepal Chapter as co-hosts, presents APrIGF 2026, the 17th edition of the forum, at The Plaza in Kathmandu and online, under the overarching theme ‘Safeguarding a Resilient Internet in Times of Crisis‘.

The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) serves as a regional platform for dialogue, collaboration, and exchange on Internet governance. Bringing together national IGF discussions, it fosters progress in Internet governance throughout the Asia Pacific region. Twenty-nine sessions were selected from 105 proposals, arranged across four sub-themes: Future of APrIGF & Multistakeholder Ecosystem, AI Governance for Good, Digital Resilience and Building of Trust, and Universal and Meaningful Connectivity.

Taking place alongside APrIGF 2026, and organised by a regional youth organising committee, the yIGF runs on Saturday – Sunday, 3–4 October 2026. The Asia Pacific yIGF is a dedicated space for young people across the Asia Pacific to engage with pressing Internet Governance issues, exchange perspectives, and develop a collective youth voice on the issues shaping the region’s digital future.

All times below are Nepal Time (UTC+5:45), with UTC in parentheses.

DAY 0 — SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER

15:00 (09:15 UTC) – Day 0 Capacity Building Program (2 hours)
For APrIGF Fellows, yIGF participants and newcomers. Registration opens one hour before. Following an introduction to APrIGF and its thematic tracks, participants divide into four onsite breakout groups and one online group, rotating through the four sub-themes with two facilitators drawn from the APrIGF Committees or MSG, then regroup to share key discussion points.

DAY 1 — MONDAY, 5 OCTOBER

PLENARY

09:00 (03:15 UTC) – Opening Ceremony & Plenary (105 mins)
Welcome Note: Babu Ram Aryal – Chair, Host Steering Committee
Opening Remarks: Amrita Choudhury – Chair, APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group
Remarks: Jennifer Chung – MAG Chair, UN IGF
Keynote Speech and Chief Guest to be confirmed
Plenary Roundtable: ‘Safeguarding Resilient Internet in Times of Crisis’ (45 mins)

BALLROOM 1

11:15 (05:30 UTC) – Seeing the Bias: A Regional Interactive Ideation Workshop on AI Bias, Misinformation, and Inclusive Digital Futures (60 mins)
Organiser: Omar – Factum

13:15 (07:30 UTC) – The Algorithmic Breach: Brevity Bias, Cognitive Sovereignty, and the Case for a Duty of Care in South and Southeast Asia (30 mins)
Organiser: Priya Lamichhane

13:55 (08:10 UTC) – Who Gets a Say? A Regional Dialogue on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Governance in Asia-Pacific (60 mins)
Organiser: Bea Guevarra – NetMission

15:10 (09:25 UTC) – The Cost of a Click: Unboxing AI and Internet Infrastructures to Shape a Greener Internet in the APAC (60 mins)
Organiser: Titiksha – The Pranava Institute

16:30 (10:45 UTC) – Townhall Session (60 mins)

BALLROOM 2

11:15 (05:30 UTC) – A Guide to Integrating Gender to Cybersecurity Policy (60 mins)
Organiser: Pavitra – Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

13:15 (07:30 UTC) – Governing AI Training Data in the Asia-Pacific: Transparency, Verifiability, and Creator Rights (30 mins)
Organiser: Sodam Kum – Ewha Womans University / Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), EG@IG

13:55 (08:10 UTC) – Community Radio in the Digital Era: Strengthening Internet Resilience and Trusted Communication in South Asia (60 mins)
Organiser: Suman Basnet – World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Asia-Pacific

15:10 (09:25 UTC) – Backdoors, Blackouts, and Big Tech: Mapping Encryption Rules Across the Asia Pacific — and Filling the Southeast Asian Gap (30 mins)
Organiser: Masayuki Hatta – Surugadai University / MIAU

15:50 (10:05 UTC) – Let’s Measure the Internet: RIPE Atlas for APAC Digital Resilience (30 mins)
Organiser: Om Prakash – RIPE Atlas

DAY 2 — TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER

BALLROOM 1

09:00 (03:15 UTC) – From Barrier to Enabler: Rethinking Policy for Community-Driven Internet Access (60 mins)
Organiser: Adrian Wan – Internet Society

10:15 (04:30 UTC) – Closing the Last-Mile Gap: A Civil Society Approach to Internet Quality Measurement in Rural Indonesia (30 mins)
Organiser: Unggul Sagena – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet)

10:55 (05:10 UTC) – From Compliance to Confidence: How Asia’s Startups Are Shaping the Future of AI Governance (30 mins)
Organiser: Yong Hao Choo – Digital Prosperity Asia

11:35 (05:50 UTC) – EcoInternet Index (EII): APAC Leads the Way (30 mins)
Organiser: Evin Erdogdu – DotAsia Organisation

12:15 (06:30 UTC) – Community Wi-Fi and Cyclone Alert Systems for Marginal Fisher Villages Barguna, Coastal Bangladesh to Improve Internet and Save Lives (20 mins)
Organiser: Mustafa Bakuluzzaman – Shushilan

13:30 (07:45 UTC) – When An Energy Crisis Becomes a Connectivity Crisis (60 mins)
Organiser: Neeti Biyani – APNIC Foundation

14:45 (09:00 UTC) – Assistive Technology for Meaningful Participation and Successful Integration in Education and the Workplace (60 mins)
Organiser: Udit Pandey – Internet Society Accessibility Standing Group

16:00 (10:15 UTC) – Connected but Not Safe? Rethinking Digital Inclusion Through the Experiences of Young Women in Taiwan (20 mins)
Organiser: Chiuyin Wang – National Cheng Kung University

16:30 (10:45 UTC) – Townhall Session (60 mins)

BALLROOM 2

09:00 (03:15 UTC) – Building the Next Generation of Pacific Cybersecurity Professionals: Partnerships, Skills and Regional Resilience (60 mins)
Organisers: Russell Deka and Takehiko Harada – PICISOC / University of Papua New Guinea

10:15 (04:30 UTC) – Drawing the Line: Online Harm, Queer Expression, and Platform Governance in Asia-Pacific (60 mins)
Organiser: Jeremy Malcolm – Center for Online Safety and Liberty

11:30 (05:45 UTC) – From Local Evidence to Regional Dialogue: Trust, Inclusion, and an Open Internet in the Age of AI (60 mins)
Organiser: Anthony Lee – Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC)

13:30 (07:45 UTC) – Governing Generative AI in Southeast Asia: Addressing Electoral Manipulation and Political Campaign Risks & Ensuring Electoral Integrity through Resilient Digital Practices (60 mins)
Organisers: Catherine Setiawan and Santosh Sigdel – Digital Rights Nepal

14:45 (09:00 UTC) – The Role of Regulators and Regulations in Cybersecurity (60 mins)

16:00 (10:15 UTC) – AI in the Kill Chain: Accountability, Human Control, and the Case for a Binding Regime in Asia Pacific (20 mins)
Organiser: Paula Claire Cuasay – Chatham House, Common Futures Conversations

DAY 3 — WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER

BALLROOM 1

09:00 (03:15 UTC) – Beyond Access: Who Keeps Children Safe Online Once They are Connected? (60 mins)
Organiser: Velislava – EDDS Institute

10:15 (04:30 UTC) – From Shutdown to Solidarity: Co-Designing a South Asia Rapid-Response Protocol for Internet Shutdowns (60 mins)
Organiser: Shumaila Hussain – Tech Global Institute

11:30 (05:45 UTC) – When Submarine Cables Go Dark: From Public Fear to Internet Governance through Open Research and Community Engagement (30 mins)
Organiser: Irvin Chen – Open Culture Foundation

12:10 (06:25 UTC) – Appealing Hate Speech: Using the Grievance Appellate Committee to Hold Platforms Accountable (20 mins)
Organiser: Nilay Shah – Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in)

BALLROOM 2

09:00 (03:15 UTC) – From Technical Debt to Strategic Liability: Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Resilience, and Internet Governance in the Asia-Pacific (60 mins)
Organiser: Crystal Hsu – Cisco Systems

10:15 (04:30 UTC) – The Right to Be Forgotten by AI: Who Owns Human Knowledge in the Age of Foundation Models? (60 mins)
Organiser: Uzair Farooqi – Jazz

11:30 (05:45 UTC) – APrIGF Fellowship Presentation (60 mins)

PLENARY

12:30 (06:45 UTC) – Lunch, venue transition to one ballroom, and MSG Debrief (30 mins, separate room)

13:30 (07:45 UTC) – Open Dialogue: ‘Role of APrIGF in implementing the permanent mandate of the IGF’ (60 mins)
Organised by the APrIGF Working Group on Global Internet Governance Processes (AP-WGIGP)

14:45 (09:00 UTC) – Townhall Session (60 mins)

16:00 (10:15 UTC) – Closing Remarks + Plenary (90 mins)

#APrIGF2026 #APrIGF #InternetGovernance #APAC

9:02 am on July 17, 2026 · 2026 (253), apac (37), isoc (163), policy (40)

WEBINAR 14 AUG 06:00 UTC – Internet Society APAC Q3 2026 Regional Call

July 17, 2026 by ISOC Live

A minimalist event title slide on a deep indigo-blue background. The Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation logos appear side by side in the upper left. Large white sans-serif text centered left announces the event title, with the date beneath in a smaller font. Small rounded accent blocks in shades of blue and yellow decorate the lower left corner, while the rest of the slide remains clean and uncluttered.

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On Friday 14 August 2026 at 06:00-07:00 UTC the Internet Society will hold its Q3 call for the Asia Pacific (APAC) community. This edition of the APAC Regional Call will focus on policy and advocacy engagement, emerging trends, and key priorities across the Asia-Pacific region. The session will feature perspectives from both Internet Society staff and community leaders, along with an interactive discussion to facilitate the sharing of experiences, peer learning, and the exploration of potential collaboration opportunities across the region.

HOST / MODERATOR
Sohini Rajiyung – Internet Society

#APAC #InternetSociety #DigitalPolicy

6:07 pm on October 11, 2025 · apac (37), APrIGF (12), Asia Pacific (4), NRI (94)

WEBCAST 11-14 OCT – 2025 Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)

October 14, 2025October 11, 2025 by ISOC Live

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On Saturday-Tuesday 11-14 October 2025 the Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is being convened as a virtual event. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region. Remote participation is available via Zoom, The event will be simulcast by ISOC>LIVE.

PROGRAM (All times UTC)

Day 0 – October 11, 2025

04:00–06:00 APrIGF Day 0 Capacity Building for Fellows and Newcomers | YOUTUBE

Swaran Ravindra
Ashirwad Tripathy
Breakout Group Facilitators:
Dr. Ghimire (Sustainability)
Adrian Wan (Resilience)
Syed Kazi (Access & Inclusion)
Maureen Hilyard (Security & Trust)
Cheryl (Innovation & Emerging Tech)

07:00–07:10 Introduction of Asia Pacific yIGF | YOUTUBE

07:10–07:30 Idea Wall | YOUTUBE

07:30–08:15 Designing Equal Futures: Youth, AI, and the Path to Digital Inclusion | YOUTUBE

Athena Tong – Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo & Researcher and Program Lead, China Strategic Risks Institute
Karlina Octaviany – AI Advisor for the “Fair Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All ” at GIZ
Muhammad Asad Ul Rehman – Cybersecurity Consultant
Surabhi Srivastava – Media Innovation Director, RNW Media
Aristheo Lacuna – Co-chair, National Association of Social Enterprise Educators and Administrators
Rex Wallen Tan – General Manager, Princeton Assessments and Training, Inc.
Moderators:
Bea Guevarra – Head of Program Development, NetMission.Asia
Rupam Barui – Asia Pacific yIGF 2025 Organizing Committee Member
Breakout Group Facilitators:
Ankita Rathi
Nawal Munir
Dean Mark M. Molde
Bea Guevarra
Rupam Barui

08:15–09:15 APAC Youth Leaders Dialogue – Co-Creating Safe Digital Future Through Intergenerational Action | YOUTUBE

Dikchya Raut – Advocacy Lead in Internet Safety Programme, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Amisha Mittal – Research Analyst, Pranava Institute
Moderator:
Jenna Fung – Head Coordinator, Asia Pacific Youth IGF

09:25–10:25 APAC Youth WSIS+20 Statement: Live Discussion & Editing | YOUTUBE

https://netmission.asia/2025/07/28/have-a-say-in-wsis20-apac-youth-in-action/

10:25–11:25 IGF 2025 Youth Track Workshop III – Age Verification and Social Media Regulation | YOUTUBE

Sølve Kuraas Karlsen – Leder Tenk, Skoleavdelingen til Faktisk.no
Samik Kharel – Independent Journalist
Moderators:
Herman Johansen – UN IGF Secretariat
Bea Guevarra – Asia Pacific yIGF Local Hub (Manila)
Jenna Fung – Asia Pacific yIGF 2025
Breakout Group Facilitators:
Nawal Munir – Asia Pacific yIGF Local Hub (Islamabad)
Dean Mark Molde – Asia Pacific yIGF Local Hub (Manila)
Sanjina Kshetri – Nepal YIGF
Ankita Rathi – Asia Pacific yIGF

11:25–12:25 Panel – Power, Platforms, and Participation: Reclaiming Our Digital Selves | YOUTUBE

Andy Piper – Head of Communications, Mastodon
Archit Lohani – AI Safety, Online Harms & Platform Governance Researcher
Dmitry Kuznetsov – Researcher at Critical Infrastructure Lab & NetMission Advisory Board member
Dr. Nur Adlin Hanisah Shahul Ikram – PhD in Data Privacy
Moderator:
Nawal Munir – Strategic Content & Research Manager, NetMission.Asia

12:25–12:45 Way Forward and Preview | YOUTUBE

Day 1 – October 12, 2025

04:00–05:30 APrIGF 2025 Opening Ceremony | YOUTUBE

Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire – Co-Convenor, Program Committee, APrIGF (Emcee)
Amrita Choudhury – Chair, Multistakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of APrIGF (Welcome)
Edmon Chung – APrIGF Secretariat (Opening Remarks)
Sally Wentworth – President & CEO, Internet Society (Keynote)
Ashirwad Tripathy – Internet Society Nepal Chapter, Host Steering Committee (remarks)

Opening Plenary – Platform Governance in Asia Pacific

Maria Tessa – IGF Leadersip Panel (video)
Sumana Shrestha – Former Minister of Education, Science & Technology, Nepal
Ferdous Mottakin – Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy for South Asia, TikTok
Jaco Du Toit – Head of Nepal Office, UNESCO
Shita Laksmi – Supervisory Board, SAFENet
Wathshlah Naidu – Executive Director, CIJ Malaysia
Moderator: Yasmine Bhattarai – Head of Information Security Unit, Ncell

05:45–06:45 AI4Justice: Bridging the Access Gap or Deepening the Digital Divide in the Asia-Pacific? | YOUTUBE

Justice Nahakul Subedi – Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal
Gayatri Raman – Managing Director, LexisNexis South East Asia
Prateek Sibal – Programme Specialist, UNESCO HQ
Prof. D.A Patel – Dean, Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai
Moderator: Amit Upreti – Joint Registrar, Supreme Court of Nepal

05:45–06:45 Disasters, Data, and Digital Rights | YOUTUBE

Prem Awasthi – Planning Officer, United Nations (Nepal)
Selu Kauvaka – Founding Member, Tonga Women in ICT (Tonga)
Dr. Amreesh Phokeer – Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society (Mauritius)
Moderator: Yug Desai – Doctoral Candidate, South Asian University (India)
Facilitator: Pavel Farhan – Internet Governance Officer, The IO Foundation (Thailand)

07:15–08:15 Multistakeholderism and meaningful participation in DPI Governance: What should it actually look like? | YOUTUBE

Disha Verma – Program Manager, Asia Pacific, Tech Global Institute (India)
Mila T. Samdub – Coalition Member, HR4ID (India)

07:15–07:45 Rethinking Universal Service Funds in South Asia: Challenges, Impact, and the Road Ahead | YOUTUBE

Dr. Mahesh Uppal – Director, ComFirst Pvt Ltd (India)
Moderator: Omar Ansari – Digital Leap – South Asia Project Lead, APNIC Foundation (Australia)

08:00–08:20 Social AI, Youth and Digital Vulnerability: A call for multi-stakeholder action in the APAC | YOUTUBE

Sriya Sridhar – Research Fellow, The Pranava Institute (India)

08:30–09:30 “Which Animal Are You?” Take a Quiz, Learn More | YOUTUBE

Monika – Executive Director, Body & Data (Nepal)
Nuva Rai – Sr. Program Officer, Body & Data (Nepal)

08:30–09:30 Not Just Participants: Youth as Co-Governors of the Internet | YOUTUBE

Amrita Choudhury – Director, CCAOI (India)
Bea Guevarra – Head of Program Development, NetMission.Asia (Philippines)
Moderator: Ashirwad Tripathy – Co-Founder & Executive Director, Educating Nepal (Nepal)
Facilitator: Socheata Sokhachan – Head of Community Engagement, NetMission.Asia (Cambodia)

09:45–11:00 WSIS+20 High-Level Main Session and WSIS+20 Town Hall | YOUTUBE

Plenary Roundtable:
H. E. Suela Janina – Co-facilitator of WSIS+20, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations
H.E Ekitela Lokaale – Co-facilitator of WSIS+20, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations
Sally Wentworth – President & CEO, Internet Society & Internet Society Foundation
William Lee – Assistant Director, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Australia
Anita Gurumurthy – Executive Director, IT For Change
Moderators:
Alban Kwan – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
Syed Kazi – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
Yien Chyn Tan – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee

WSIS+20 Town Hall Session

Moderators:
Alban Kwan – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
Syed Kazi – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee
Yien Chyn Tan – Co-Chair, APrIGF 2025 Drafting Committee

Day 2 – October 13, 2025

03:15–04:15 Nothing About Us Without Us: Advancing Inclusive Digital Governance for Persons with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific | YOUTUBE

Rahma Utami – Founder & Knowledge/Accessibility Director, Suarise (Indonesia)
T B Dinesh – Community Media Activist & Technologist, Janastu (India)
Dr. Birendra Raj Pokhrel – Disability Rights Leader, Abilis Nepal Network (Nepal)
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai – Former Prime Minister, Government of Nepal (Nepal)
Dr. Ashim Khadka – Assistant Professor, Nepal College of Information Technology (Nepal)
Sarita Lamichhane – Accessibility Advocate (Nepal)
Moderator: Krishna Maharjan – Secretary General, Disability Empowerment Society Nepal (Nepal)
Facilitator: Roji Maharjan – Member, Disability Empowerment Society Nepal (Nepal)

03:15–04:15 Regulating AI Beyond the Hype: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Priorities for the Asia-Pacific | YOUTUBE

Aadhesh Khadka – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT, Government of Nepal (Nepal)
Aishwarya Salvi – AI Policy Advisor, FAIR Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All, GIZ (India)
Sunil Abraham – Public Policy Director, Data Economy & Emerging Tech, Meta India (India)
Shita Laksmi – Digital Government Consultant (Indonesia)
Moderator: Shradhanjali Sarma – Legal and Policy Consultant, CCAOI (India)
Facilitator: Swati Shinde – Consultant, CCAOI (India)

04:30–05:00 Local Bots, Global Norms: Discussing content moderation and chatbots in the APAC region | YOUTUBE

Aliya Bhatia – Senior Policy Analyst, Centre for Democracy and Technology (USA)
Moderator: Torsha Sarkar – Project Manager, Centre for Communication Governance (India)

04:30–05:30 Internet Governance at a Crossroads: Asia-Pacific Priorities for WSIS+20 and Beyond | YOUTUBE

Joyce Chen – Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement, APNIC
Veronica Deutrom – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government
Angela Wibawa – Government and IGO Engagement Director, APAC, ICANN
Adrian Wan – Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Internet Society
Moderator: Amrita Choudhury – Director, CCAOI

05:15–05:35 Digital Dilemmas in Just Transitions: Lessons from India’s Coal Heartland | YOUTUBE

Maitri Singh – Senior Officer & Researcher (Just Transition), Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)
Rishi Kishore – Fellow (Energy Transition & Climate Policy), Swaniti Global (India)
Moderator: Deeksha Pande – Associate Fellow, Swaniti Global (India)

05:45–06:45 Smart, Safe, Strong: Youth Innovations for Online Child Protection | YOUTUBE

Napat Yodsee (Andrew) – Child Right Youth Activist Lanna / TLSDF
Madhumathi Doma – SIF, National Youth Ambassadors Network
Erizal – Youth Voice for Change Indonesia (Part of Dtz Alliance)
Md. Sajid Montasir – Child Advisory Group, SUFASEC Project
Edrian L. Rivera – Plan International Philippines
Moderator: Itsaraporn Daoram – Regional Coordinator for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, ECPAT International (Thailand)

05:45–06:45 Prioritising Digital Gender Inclusion in Asia: From Token Mentions to Transformative Action | YOUTUBE

Neeti Biyani – Senior Advisor, APNIC Foundation (Australia)
Malahat Obaid – Director, Pakistan Telecom Authority (Pakistan)
Ruzan Sarwar – Public Policy Manager, Meta (Singapore)
Amrita Choudhury – Director, CCAOI (India)
Moderator: Waqas Hassan – Asia Lead, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (Pakistan

07:15–07:35 Powering Sustainable Connectivity: curveIQ’s Low-Cost Solution for Remote Telecom Sites | YOUTUBE

Matthew J – Managing Director, Distant Curve (Australia)

07:15–08:15 AI as Public Good: Analysing the interplay of Private Investments, Public Infrastructure and Public Accountability | YOUTUBE

Suruchi Kumari – Research and Communication Consultant, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)
Moderator: Megha Garg – Communication and Marketing Manager(India)
Facilitator: Varun Ramdas – Senior Manager (India)

07:45–08:15 Experience of Co-designing Digital Justice and Inclusion Initiatives with Communities in Bangladesh | YOUTUBE

Umme Humayra – Programme Officer, Oxfam in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
Moderator: Nafisa Tasnim Khan – Senior Programme Officer, Oxfam in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
Facilitator: Tausif Uddin Ahmed – Senior Software Developer, Oxfam in Bangladesh (Bangladesh)

08:30–09:30 Bridging the Digital Divide: Youth Access to Knowledge, Policy, and Power | YOUTUBE

Muh Rifai Sahida – Founder, Garis Hitam Indonesia & Turun Tangan Mamuju (Indonesia)
Minh Trung Doan – Research Coordinator, Basic Income Earth Network; Student, Eötvös Loránd University

08:30–09:30 Inclusive Digital Policies in Asia-Pacific | YOUTUBE

Adesh Khadka – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Nepal
Sriganesh Lokanathan – Digital Media Specialist, UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Hub
Tatevik Grigoryan – Associate Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Ashit Adhikari – Director, Corporate and Policy Affairs, Huawei
Waqas Hassan – Regional Lead for Asia, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
Moderator: Nirjana Sharma – Programme Officer, UNESCO Nepal
Facilitator: Aruna Joshi – Digital Media Associate, UNESCO Nepal

09:45–11:00 APrIGF Town Hall 1 | YOUTUBE

Day 3 – October 14, 2025

04:00–05:00 Beyond Connection: Fostering Digital Literacy and Accessibility for All Ages and Abilities | YOUTUBE

Mohammad Shabbir Awan – Executive Chief, Path Finder Solutions (Private) Limited (Pakistan)
Gunela Astbrink – Member, UN IGF MAG (Australia)
Satish Babu – Co-Founder, InApp (India)
Prof. Dr. Bal Krishna Bala – Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Kathmandu University (Nepal)
Moderator: Aakriti Gautam – Policy Associate, Internet Governance Institute (Nepal)

04:00–05:00 From Oversight to Overlooked: Ethics in AI Governance | YOUTUBE

Supriya Kulkarni – Founder, The Ethics Company (Indonesia)
Dr. Shyam Krishna – Research Leader, RAND Europe
Moderator: Tayyaba Iftikhar – Assistant Director, Pakistan Telecom Authority (Pakistan)
Facilitator: Harisa Shahid – Information Security Engineer, Strategic Systems International (Pvt) Ltd (Pakistan)

05:15–06:15 APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Presentation | YOUTUBE

05:15–06:15 Building Rights-Centric Digital Infrastructure: A Collaborative Workshop on the Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR) Framework | YOUTUBE

Jean F. Queralt — Founder & CEO, The IO Foundation (Malaysia)
Svetlana Zens — Program Manager, Engage Tech for Internet Freedoms, ASIA
Sadichchha Silwal — Program Officer, Digital Rights Nepal (Nepal)
Adrian Wan — Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Internet Society (Singapore)
Prapasiri Suttisom — Digital Rights Project Coordinator, EngageMedia (Thailand)
Moderator: Pavel Farhan — Internet Governance Officer, The IO Foundation (Thailand)
Facilitator: Yug Desai — Doctoral Candidate, South Asia University (India)

06:30–07:00 A Garden of Connectivity: Visualizing the Internet Connectivity Landscape | YOUTUBE

Ezmieralda Melissa — Associate Lecturer Specialist, Binus University (Indonesia)
Brandon Chong Kian Hua — Student, University of Technology Sarawak (Malaysia)
Moderator: Tariq Zaman — Professor, University of Technology Sarawak (Malaysia)
Facilitator: Ram Naresh Kumar — Assistant Professor, Food and Agri Business School (FABS), Sagar Group of Institutes (India)

06:30–07:30 Empowering Data for All: Unlocking Trust and Transparency using Open Data Editor | YOUTUBE

Moderator: Nikesh Balami — Co-founder & CEO, Open Knowledge Nepal (Nepal)
Facilitator: James Shrestha — Chief Operating Officer, Open Knowledge Nepal (Nepal)

07:15–07:30 The Growing Threat of Personal Liability in Platform Regulation: A Necessary Measure or Overreach? | YOUTUBE

Angela Thomas — Counsel, SFLC.in (India)

09:00–10:15 APrIGF – Town Hall | YOUTUBE

10:30–12:15 APrIGF – Closing Plenary | YOUTUBE

Roundtable: Bridging the Digital Divide: Strategies for Inclusive and Sustainable Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific Region
Binay Bohra – Managing Director, Vianet Communications
Dr. Devesh Tyagi – Chief Executive Officer, NIXI
Marie Lisa M. Dacanay – President, Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA)
Sarai F. Tevita – Information and Communication Technology Director, National University of Samoa
Toshiaki Tateishi – Vice Chairman, Japan Internet Providers Association
Moderator: Suman Basnet – Regional Director, AMARC-Asia Pacific

Closing Ceremony
Babu Ram Aryal – Chair, Host Steering Committee
Edmon Chung– APrIGF Secretariat

Closing Keynote Speech: TBC

Bea Guevarra – Co-chair of Asia Pacific yIGF 2025
Ashirwad Tripathy – Vice-Chair, APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group (MSG)

Official Appointment for the next Chair & Vice-Chair (2026-2028)

#APrIGF2025 #yIGF2025 #AsiaPacific #InternetGovernance #Forum

9:17 pm on September 11, 2025 · apac (37), APRALO (7), ASP (1), ICANN (193), newgtlds (19)

RECORDING – ICANN / APRALO – ASP Webinar for APAC Region

September 13, 2025September 11, 2025 by ISOC Live

VIDEO (YouTube) | AUDIO + SUMMARY (Patreon) | SLIDES

ARCHIVE | PERMALINK

On September 3, 2025, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Asian, Australasian and the Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) hosted a webinar ‘ Applicant Support Program Webinar for the APAC Region‘. The webinar was aimed at propective and current applicants for a new generic top-level domain (gTLD), with a particular focus pn its Applicant Support Program (ASP). It featured a number of brief pitches by ASP Pro Bono Service Providers & Mentors for the region.

SPEAKERS

ICANN Staff & Hosts

Sharon Kriech – Remote Participant Manager, ICANN
Samiran Gupta – VP Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director Asia Pacific, ICANN
Kristy Buckley – Lead for Next Round’s Applicant Support Program, ICANN Org
Aisha Harrell – Applicant Counselor for ASP Program, ICANN Org

APRALO Representatives

Amrita Choudhury – APRALO
Justine Chew – APRALO

Pro Bono Service Providers & Mentors

Thomas Barrett – EnCirca
Ahmad Aghar – WinSync Framework
Vivek Goyal – LdotR
Hong-Fu (Tom) Meng – DotChinese
Christa Taylor – TLDz.school
Henry Chan – Nominet UK
Venkatesh Venkatasubramanian – DotUP
Edmon Chung – DotAsia
Shayan Rostam – Internet Naming Company
Phil Buckingham -TLD Advice
Alan Woods – CleanDNS
Mark Datysgeld – Governance Primer

#ASP #NewGTLDs #APRALO @ICANN @ICANNAtLarge

6:10 pm on February 25, 2025 · Adrian Wan (1), apac (37), APC (4), community networks (67)

VIDEO – Community Networks Mapping in Asia and the Pacific – Adrian Wan

February 25, 2025 by ISOC Live

On 24 February, 2025, Adrian Wan, Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, Internet Society gave remarks ‘Community Networks Mapping in Asia and the Pacific‘ at the ‘Empowering Communities: Connectivity Initiatives for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific‘ session, an associated event at the 12th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development in-Bangkok, Thailand. Adrian took the opportunity to present the results of a joint APC/ISEA/ISOC study on Community-Centered Connectivity Initiatives (CCCIs) in the region.

YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY | ARCHIVE

TWITTER #CommunityNetworks #AsiaPacific #CCCIs #APFSD #SDGs @adrianwan @SocEnt_Asia @ISOCapac @APC_News @UNESCAP @InternetSociety | MASTODON | BLUESKY | INSTA

4:02 am on February 23, 2025 · Amreesh Phokeer (4), apac (37), apnic (8), apricot (2), rajnesh singh (2), robbie mitchell (1)

SELECTED WEBCASTS – APRICOT 2025 Conference

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 by ISOC Live

From 24th to 26th February 2025, the Malaysia Network Operators Group (MyNOG) hosts the APRICOT 2025 conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, as part of a wider nine-day summit consists of seminars, technical training, tutorials, conference sessions, birds-of-a-feather (BOFs), and other forums with the goal of spreading and sharing the knowledge required to operate the Internet within the Asia Pacific region.

The webcast is provided by the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) multimedia team.
https://www.youtube.com/@apnicmultimedia/streams

PROGRAMME https://2025.apricot.net/programme/programme

SELECTED SESSIONS

Feb 24 06:30 UTC – APNIC Cooperation SIG – The Voice of the Technical Community – Taking Action in the WSIS+20 Process
Jennifer Chung – Director of Corporate Knowledge, DotAsia Organisation
Samiran Gupta – VP, Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director – APAC, ICANN
Dmitry Kuznetsov – University of Amsterdam
Jean Quéralt – IO Foundation
Jodi Anderson – InternetNZ
Chair: Joy Chan – Deputy CEO, TWNIC
Co-Chair: Bikram Shrestha – President, Nepal Internet Foundation
https://youtube.com/live/qbh2GDVmSa8
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-APNIC-SAPPHIRE
ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/wBgepK3Gdg

Feb 25 01:30 UTC – Enhancing APAC Regional and Operator Engagement in the IETF
Dhruv Dhody – IAB
Gunter Van de Velde – Routing Area Director, IESG
Raj Singh – Chief Executive Officer, APNIC Foundation
Takashi Tomine – WIDE Project
Mohit P. Tahiliani – Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India
A N M Zaheduzzaman Sarker – Transport Area Director, IETF
Moderator: Noelle Francesca De Guzman – Director, Policy and External Engagement, Internet Society
https://youtube.com/live/-tSkj-hWn2g
ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/EHR85Ma7OB

Feb 26 03:30 UTC – Analysis & Resilience
Lia Hestina – Senior Project Coordinator, RIPE NCC
Amreesh Phokeer – Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society
Robbie Mitchell – Senior Communication and Technology Advisor, Internet Society
Chair: Jose Santiago – Sr. Manager of Interconnection Strategy, GuamExchange
https://youtube.com/live/swQ2z9bTZlU
ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/z3AIaw6YVb

Feb 26 06:30 UTC – How can IXPs Help with Measuring the Internet?
Christoph Dietzel – Global Head of Products & Research, DE-CIX
Anand Raje – CTO, India Internet Foundation
Amreesh Phokeer – Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society
Philip Smith – RouteViews
Moderator: Robbie Mitchell – Senior Communication and Technology Advisor, Internet Society
https://youtube.com/live/rJxmmzMoXSg
ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/vN2pSwqifK

TWITTER #APRICOT2025 @apnic @MyNOGMy |MASTODON | BLUESKY | INSTA

12:14 am on October 5, 2024 · apac (37), internet governance (45)

WEBCAST OCT 5 – Meeting with the IG Experts in Asia Pacific

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Saturday October 5 2024 at 06:00 UTC, Phyo Thiri L. (Netmission.Asia), Sarai Faleupolu Tevita (PICISOC), Barkha Manral (ISOC Delhi Chapter) & Letitia Masaea (Women in ICT Solomon Islands), all ICANN78 fellows, host a virtual session – ‘Meeting with the IG Experts in Asia Pacific‘.

SPEAKERS
Amrita Choudhury – Chair, APrIGF / Director, CCAOI
Shreedeep Rayamajhi – ICANN At-Large Mentor
Maureen Hilyard – Trustee, Internet Society

DOWNLOAD VIDEO | AUDIO | TXT | EN | HI | ID | MY | NE | SM

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/apac-igexperts

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3Bunjxf

TWITTER #AsiaPacific #IGexperts @netmission @picisoc @isocdelhi @ShreedeepRay @AmritaChoudhury @maureen_hilyard #netgov

MASTODON #IGexperts

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/apac-igexperts