Dear APAC Space members,
We are pleased to confirm that the APAC Space session at ICANN85 Mumbai will be held on 10 March 2026 at 10:30–12:00 IST/05:00–06:30 UTC. The agenda is below. If
you are unable to join us on site, remote participation is also available.
If you have yet to register for ICANN85, you can do so via the
ICANN85 webpage. The attached .ics
file can be saved as your calendar invite.
Session Details & Agenda
Venue:
Room 204 A/B, Jio World Convention Centre
Virtual Participation: Zoom participation
links will be published on the session page [icann85.sched.com]
24 hours before the start of session.
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Time
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Topic & Speaker(s)
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Duration
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1030-1033
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Welcome and Introductions
— Samiran Gupta, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director, APAC
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3 mins
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1033-1038
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APAC Board Member Sharing
— Amitabh Singhal, ICANN Board Member
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5 mins
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1038-1113
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Community Sharing
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Introduction to Trusted Notifier Network (TNN) (10 mins) — Alban Kwan, Co-Founder and CEO, TNN
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Updates on UA adoption (10 mins) —
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K Mohan Raidu, President of ISOC Hyderabad Chapter;
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Dr. N. Sudha Bhuvaneswari, Director, KriVin Academy, Coimbatore & President ISOC India Chennai Chapter;
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya, At-Large Member, Senior Community Leader, & National Coordinator for the UN IGF - Sri Lanka and Harsha Wijayawardhana,
At-Large Member, Senior Community Leader, & COO/CTO, Theekshana R&D
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New gTLD round and the role of APAC youth (5 mins) — Om Prakash Sharma, Member, APIGA Nepal & Lead AI/ML Engineer, acAIberry
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Project Jake Pilot Presentation: DNS Registration Data Disclosure (10 mins) — Dr. Steve Crocker, CEO, Edgemoor Research Institute and Jo-Fan
Yu, Managing Director, Taiwan Network Information Center
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35 mins
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1113-1115
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AOB:
EcoInternet Index 2026: Preview
— Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia Organisation
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2 mins
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1115-1400
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Open Community Discussion — Gyan Tripathi, Lawyer and Tech Policy Advisor
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25 mins
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1140-1200
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Group Photo and Networking
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20 mins
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Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!
Regards,
Mabda Haerunnisa Fajrilla
Stakeholder Engagement Regional Analyst, APAC
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
