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Panelists & Moderator Profiles

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Manju Chen is a manager at NIIEPA. She provides analysis and counseling advice regarding Internet Governance, cybersecurity, and IT policies and regulations to clients from both private and public sectors. In addition, she engages with the local Internet community in Taiwan by translating hard tech articles into easy reads, hosting events and capacity-building workshops, and participating in local Internet Governance discussions. Manju is currently representing the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) in the GNSO Council. She chairs the GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) and is the Council liaison to the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Working Group.

Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari is an ICANN79 Fellow hailing from India. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at The Dialogue, actively contributing to their work on telecom, intermediary liability, and online gaming. As a lawyer with specialized training in Intellectual Property and Technology Laws, Pranav also holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe credential. Pranav’s career is further distinguished by his extensive engagement with stakeholders in the tech policy arena and his sustained involvement in global technology leadership training fellowships at institutions such as the Internet Society, the University of Chicago and now ICANN. He specializes in research-based advocacy, focusing on critical areas like cybersecurity, online safety, data protection, and the implications of emerging technologies.

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Dr. Shamsuzzohais the GAC presentative representative from Bangladesh and has been actively involved in ICANN issues for the last 4 years. He is a telecommunication engineer by profession and a telecom policy expert. Currently, Dr Shamsuzzoha is acting as the Deputy Director in the Engineering & Operations Division of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). He has significant contributions in developing several telecom and internet-related policies in Bangladesh over the last 15 years. Recently he has led the formulation and issuance of the administrative and management guidelines for the ccTLDs of Bangladesh.

Russell Deka T Harada is currently working as Director, ICTS, PNG University of Technology, and is ccTLD (.PG) Manager. Living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for 27 years but born in Japan. He has spent most of his professional life on ICT in Education in PNG. He is ccNSO News session presenter.

Amrita Choudhury is the Chair of APRALO. She is the Director of Cybercafe Association CCAOI, a non-profit organization founded in 2008 which focuses on the promotion of the Internet throughout India, working with the wide spectrum of stakeholders such as ISPs, access facilities, end users, and policy creators. Besides being involved in promoting digital literacy in regional languages in India, she is actively involved in building capacity in South Asia and  bringing more stakeholders into the discussion on Internet Governance. She is the treasurer of Internet Society India Delhi Chapter.