Samiran Gupta rejoins ICANN as vice president of government and IGO engagement for APAC
Gupta rejoined ICANN on October 3 as Vice President, government and intergovernmental organisation (IGO) engagement for the APAC region and Stakeholder Engagement South Asia.
The organisation said Gupta will primarily oversee ICANN's engagement and participation in IGO and multilateral forums in the region, including meetings and initiatives of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and engaging with regional governments on the United Nations Global Digital Compact and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 process.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIn his Stakeholder Engagement role, ICANN said Gupta will build upon his success in engaging the community in South Asia, which covers mainly Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Gupta who is based in New Delhi previously served as ICANN's Head of Stakeholder Engagement, South Asia, until February 2022.
«We are delighted to have Samiran back at ICANN,» Veni Markovski, the interim head of the Government and IGO Engagement team said in a statement. «His outstanding track record of success and his established relationships within the community will help advance ICANN's mission in the region.»
ICANN said that the strong increase in internet usage across the APAC region led to ICANN's decision to create a Government Engagement team that's dedicated to the region. Supporting Gupta is Angela Wibawa, who recently
