SPEAKERS Constanze Buerger – Member, ASO Address Council Nicolas Caballero – Chair, GAC Jordan Carter – Member, ccNSO Council Greg DiBiase – Chair, GNSO Council Philippe Fouquart – Chair, ISPCP Joanna Kulesza – ALAC Liaison to the GAC Ram Mohan – Chair, SSAC Nick Wenban-Smith – TCCM
HOSTS Christopher Mondini – Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe ICANN Org Thomas Rickert – Director Names & Numbers, eco – Association of the Internet Industry
09:00 Welcome Remarks Matt Larson – Vice President of Research, ICANN Christian Dawson – Executive Director, i2Coalition / Co-Founder, Coalition on Digital Impact
09:10 Fireside Chat: The Importance of Language in Digital Access Rebecca MacKinnon -Vice President of Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation Ram Mohan – CSO, Identity Digital / Chairman, Coalition on Digital Impact
09:30 Fireside Chat: Meaningful Connection in a Multilingual World Steve Crocker – CEO /co-founder, Shinkuro, Inc. Rachel Sterling – Chief Marketing Officer, Identity Digital
09:40 Panel 1: Universal Acceptance: The Cornerstone of Meaningful Connection Jennifer Chung – Vice President, Policy, DotAsia Steve Crocker – CEO / co-founder, Shinkuro, Inc. George Sadowsky – Information Technology consultant / ex-ICANN Director (2009-2018)
Moderator: Christian Dawson – i2C
11:00 Fireside Chat: Bridging Digital Divides: The Evolution and Future of A Multilingual Internet Vint Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google John Perrino – Senior Policy and Advocacy Expert, Internet Society
11:10 Panel 2: Will AI Break or Build Barriers? Linguistic and Cultural Divides on the Internet Chaula Gupta, Vice President / Chief Program Officer, Digital Promise Vint Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google AJ Bhadelia – North America Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cohere
Moderator: Aliya Bhatia – Senior Policy Analyst, CDT
12:15 Closing Keynote: One Internet, Many Languages. A Common Future Theresa Swinehart – Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy, ICANN
12:25 Wrap-up Remarks
Ram Mohan – CSO, Identity Digital / Chairman, Coalition on Digital Impact
Christian Dawson – Executive Director, i2Coalition / Co-Founder, Coalition on Digital Impact
SPEAKERS Joe Catapano – Stakeholder Engagement Director – North America & Global Academia, ICANN Ken Herman – Member, Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
On Tuesday, 1st April 2025 at 17:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a Multilingual Read-Out of ICANN82 . Speakers from ICANN Board, ICANN org and the different constituencies will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle, in a pitch tour format. It was followed by an impromptu tribute to Nigel Hickson, recently deceased.
HOST / MODERATOR Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair
On March 11-12 2025 the ICANN NextGen Participants presented at the ICANN82 Community Forum in Seattle. The ICANN NextGen program is an outreach initiative, aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, designed to engage the next generation of internet users in ICANN’s work and policy development processes.
01 AI and the Future of DNS Security – Minahil Fatima, Wilfrid Laurier University – yt | txt | sum | slides 02 WHOIS Data & Post-GDPR Domain Privacy – Shreya Shivakumar, Columbia University – yt | txt | sum | slides 03 A Study of Unwanted DNS Traffic at b-root.server – Dipsy Desai, University of Southern California – yt | txt | sum | slides 04 K-12 Students and the Future of the Internet – Miracle Onyebuchim, University of Maryland, Baltimore County – yt | txt | sum | slides 05 How Material Access May Help Bridge the Gendered Digital Divide – Khadija Mian, Georgetown University – yt | txt | sum | slides 06 gTLDs and Brand Strategy: Aligning Domain Names with Business Sectors – Vinny Adjibi, Georgia Institute of Technology – yt | txt | sum | slides 07 Youth as Stakeholders in Internet Governance – Wyatt Jerome, University of Alberta –yt | txt | sum | slides 08 The Future of Digital Equity: Charting the Next Phase of the Affordable Connectivity Program – Boluwatife Jide-Olugbade, Georgia Institute of Technology – yt | txt | sum | slides 09 Digital Sovereignty for Indigenous Communities – Justin Langan, University of Manitoba –yt | txt | sum | slides 10 Biases in Decision Making and Policy Development – Heidi Huseman, University of Central Oklahoma – yt | txt | sum | slides
The concept of core Internet values has been a cornerstone of the Internet’s architecture. However, with seismic shifts in technology, governance models, and geopolitical dynamics, these values require adjustment to remain relevant in today’s rapidly evolving environment. This session examined how such adjustments could affect ICANN’s remit and mission. It explored the balance between preserving foundational principles and adapting to emerging realities, leveraging insights from technological, governance, and geopolitical trends, alongside ICANN’s operational experience. The discussion will identified necessary changes, their implications for ICANN, and strategies to address these challenges while upholding its core purpose.
This video has been lightly edited for clarity.
PANEL Vinton Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Tripti Sinha – Chair, ICANN Board of Directors Olivier Crépin-Leblond – Chair, Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values Preetam Maloor – Head, Emerging Technologies Division, ITU
INTERVENTIONS Adiel Akplogan – VP, Technical Engagement, ICANN Olga Cavalli – Associate Professor, University of Buenos Aires James Galvin – SSAC Liaison, ICANN Board of Directors David Lawrence – IETF Liaison, ICANN Board of Directors Jennifer Chung – Vice President, Policy, DotAsia Organisation Avri Doria Tijani Ben Jemaa – Executivr Director, Fédération Méditerranéenne des Associations d’Internet (FMAI) Bruna Martins dos Santos – GNSO / IGF MAG Sébastien Bachollet – Chair, EURALO Farzaneh Badiei – GNSO / Digital Medusa Alejandro Pisanty – Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Nenad Orlic – GNSO / RNIDS
MODERATORS Pari Esfandiari – At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Alejandro Pisanty – Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
On Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 18:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a roundtable – The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program, community reflections. The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program is a community-driven initiative that’s enabling the continued expansion of the Domain Name System. Through the introduction of new gTLDs, including domain names in a variety of scripts and languages, the program aims to encourage innovation, competition, and consumer choice. At this RoundTable we will hear last updates about readiness of the ICANN, lessons studied from 2012, new gTLD market statistic and case studied, DNS abuse and general aspects of effective developing of TLD and reflections different stakeholders.
SPEAKERS Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair Christopher Mondini – Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe, ICANN Steve Crocker – Internet Pioneer Simone Catania – Global Content & Communications Manager, InterNetX GmbH (8 min) Alan Woods – CleanDNS Rolandas Japertas – Business Development Manager, it.com Domains (8 min) Sebastien Ducos – GoDaddy Registry, Senior Client Services Manager (8 min) Olivier Crepin-Leblond – Co-chair, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group Avri Doria – Co-chair, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group
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