12:00 – 12:30
(GMT +4)
Plenary Opening
Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair
Ekaterine Kubusidze, Ministry of Economy
Merab Katamadze, Georgian National Communications Commission
Revaz Kopaladze, Caucasus Online CEO
Teimuraz Lordkipanidze, Greennet
12:30 – 13:30
(GMT +4)
Business Continuity for Registries: A Regional Approach
2020 was a tough year for the domain industry. The session will explore how regional registries approached 2020 and the measures they have taken to maintain business continuity.
Andrey Vorobyev, ccTLD .RU
Pavel Gusev, KAZNIC
Irina Danelia, ccTLD .RU
Svitlana Tkachenko, Hostmaster UA
Yuri Korytin, Hoster.by
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Break |
14:00 – 15:00
(GMT +4)
A Closer Look at the Georgian Domain Market
During this session registry, registrars, and governmental bodies will discuss the latest trends in the Georgian domain market. Key market players will share their view on their business strategies, registration rules, marketing, and the latest technical solutions.
Mzia Gogilashvili, Georgian National Communications Commission
David Birman, Domenebi.ge
Katarina Gevorgyan, GlobalR
Sandro Karumidze, ccTLD .GE Advisory Board
15:00 – 15:30
(GMT +4)
UA regional digest
Presentation by Sarmad Hussain and updates on the Universal Acceptance Local Initiative plans.
Sarmad Hussain, ICANN
Maria Kolesnikova, ccTLD .RU
Konstantin Karosanidze, Cloud9
12:00 – 13:30
(GMT +4)
Internet Ecosystem and the Future of the DNS
The DNS is a fundamental technology that lays in the basis of the Internet. Over the years, we have seen more examples of its applications in a wide range of technical systems. This session will look at how the DNS will cope with the latest innovations, such as 5G, Internet of Things, and Digital Object Architecture (DOA).
Toma Gavrichenkov, Qrator Labs
Yurii Kargapolov, UANIC
Kurt Pritz, .ART
Oleg Ermakov, MTS
Gleb Pyzhov, Association of IoT
13:30 – 14:00
(GMT +4)
Keynote: ICANN ITHI and the Health of the DNS
This session will present the latest on ICANN’s Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI)
Alain Durand, ICANN
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Break |
14:30 – 15:30
(GMT +4)
Cybersecurity in the DNS
This session will look at the latest attempts securing the DNS in the face of modern cyberthreats.
Mikhail Anisimov, ICANN
Irakli Shavgulidze, Greennet
Giorgi Iashvili, GISA
Grigory Saginyan, .AM
Giorgi Gurgenidze
15:30 – 16:00
(GMT +4)
Final remarks and forum closing
Danko Jevtović, ICANN