ICANN announces NextGen@ICANN87 participants for Bali meeting
ICANN has selected 12 university students from the Asia Pacific region to take part in the NextGen@ICANN Program during ICANN87 in Bali, Indonesia.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has announced the participants selected for the NextGen@ICANN Program at the ICANN87 Annual General Meeting.
ICANN87 will take place from 17 to 22 October 2026 in Bali, Indonesia. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and remote participation.
The NextGen@ICANN Program is designed to introduce students and early-career participants to ICANN’s work and the wider internet governance ecosystem. It gives selected participants an opportunity to learn about policy discussions related to the Domain Name System, internet identifiers, and the multistakeholder model.
ICANN said the 12 selected participants attend universities in the Asia Pacific region. Their areas of study include engineering, political science, technology, and other fields linked to internet governance.
The participants were selected by an independent committee based on their studies and interest in internet governance-related issues.
The selected NextGen@ICANN87 participants are Amrita Adhikari from Gandaki College of Engineering and Science, Amrutha M from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Anuja Gyawali from IOE Pulchowk Engineering Campus, Dean Mark Molde from Southville International School and Colleges, Duy Dang Cong from Duy Tan University, and Ismail Awad from the University of Science and Technology of China.
The group also includes Jigmet Dolker from National Forensic Sciences University, Loulwa Ramadan from Lebanese American University, Naayaab Bin Sarfraaz from The University of the South Pacific, Siddhant Pant from Tribhuvan University, Thomas Lenette from the University of Western Australia, and Walaa Jamaluddin from Kuwait University.
ICANN meetings bring together governments, the private sector, civil society, the technical community, academia, and end users to discuss policies affecting the internet’s naming system. The NextGen@ICANN Program is one way ICANN seeks to broaden participation by younger members of the internet governance community.
