Third annual Meeting of the Arab internet governance forum

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Third Annual Meeting of the
Arab Internet Governance Forum
Arab Perspective for Shaping the Future of the Internet
Beirut, 26-27 November 2014
Catalogue
Capacity building pre-event, 25 November 2014
Mövenpick Hotel

Beirut 2014 [THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ARAB IGF – AIGF-III]
AIGF-III Catalogue Page 1
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
ARAB INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM
ARAB PERSPECTIVE FOR SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
Beirut, 26-27 November 2014
Capacity Building Pre-event on 25 November 2014
Mövenpick Hotel
CATALOGUE
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Disclaimer
This document has not been subjected to formal United Nations editing. Overall theme and programme, including main
sessions and workshops of the Arab IGF annual meetings, are produced by the Arab Internet Governance Community
through the Arab Multistakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG), which represent all stakeholder groups, through an open
bottom-up process with input from the public through Open Consultations. Workshops are organized by their independent
proponents with the engagement of AMAG through an Open Call followed by an AMAG evaluation and selection process.
Views and opinions reflected in various section of the Catalogue are those of their respective authors, and do not necessarily
reflect the views or positions of any of the entities/individuals/Staff Members affiliated with the Arab IGF, including the UN-
ESCWA, and the League of Arab States; which are also not responsible for any misrepresentations, misinterpretations of
information included in this Catalogue.

Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................6
2. Background on the Arab IGF Process ..........................................................................................................6
3. Programme of AIGF-III.................................................................................................................................9
3.1 Agenda of AIGF-III Pre-event.................................................................................................................9
3.2 Agenda of AIGF-III Main Event ...........................................................................................................10
3.3 Details of Workshops..............................................................................................................................14
4. Organizing Committee and Collaborators..................................................................................................19
5. Profile of Contributors and Sponsors..........................................................................................................20
5.1 National Strategic Partner.......................................................................................................................20
5.2 Diamond Partner .....................................................................................................................................22
5.3 Gold Partner ............................................................................................................................................24
5.4 Silver Partner...........................................................................................................................................26
5.5 In-kind Contributor.................................................................................................................................27
6. Bionotes of Main Partners of the Arab IGF Process..................................................................................28
7. List of AMAG Members and Working Groups.........................................................................................30
7.1 AMAG Membership 2014......................................................................................................................30
7.2 AMAG Working Groups........................................................................................................................31
8. Bionotes of Speakers and Collaborators.....................................................................................................33
9. Dashboard of Registration Statistics - 20 November 2014 .......................................................................44
9.1 Registrations by Organization Type......................................................................................................44
9.2 Registrations in Capacity Building Pre-event .......................................................................................44
9.3 Registrations by Country and Gender....................................................................................................45

“Open Invitation”
To all stakeholders, from governments, business sector, civil society, technical
community and academia, and international and regional organizations, as well as
policy and decision makers and experts in the area of Internet governance from
within and outside the Arab region
The Arab IGF Executive Bureau for Joint Coordination, on behalf of the Umbrella Organizations of
the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF), is pleased to invite you to participate in the
Third Annual Meeting of the Arab IGF (AIGF-III) that will be hosted by the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) with the strategic partnership of
the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and Ogero Telecom, at the Mövenpick Hotel in
Beirut, during 26-27 November 2014, and under the joint patronage of H.E. the Lebanese
Minister of Telecommunications Sheikh Boutros Harb and H.E. Executive Secretary of
ESCWA Dr. Rima Khalaf.
The AIGF-III event will be preceded by a capacity building day on Internet governance, on 25
November 2014, that aims to introduce participants to the various aspects of Internet
governance and its sub-themes.
All Arab IGF activities are organized under the joint umbrella of the League of Arab States (LAS)
and ESCWA; in cooperation with the Secretariat, hosted by the Egyptian National
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA), and in consultation with the Arab
Multistakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG).
We look forward to your participation in the AIGF-III event, which will contribute to enriching the
meeting discussions and shaping a promising future of the Internet at the regional and global
levels.
Ayman El-Sherbiny
Chairman, Executive Bureau
Arab Internet Governance Forum

1. Introduction
The Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIGF-III) is hosted by the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) with the strategic partnership of
the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and Ogero Telecom, at the Mövenpick Hotel in Beirut,
during 26-27 November 2014, and under the joint patronage of H.E. the Lebanese Minister of
Telecommunications Sheikh Boutros Harb and H.E. Executive Secretary of ESCWA Dr. Rima Khalaf.
The organization of the event is under the joint umbrella organizations of the Arab IGF process, ESCWA
and the League of Arab States (LAS), and with the close cooperation of the Egyptian National
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) – the host of the Arab IGF Secretariat – and in
consultation with the Arab Multistakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG).
The AIGF-III has received generous financial in-cash contributions from various partners, namely Ogero
Telecom as the National Strategic Partner, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) as the Diamond Partner, the Reseaux IP Europeans Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)
as the Gold Partner, and the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) as the Silver Partner. In-
kind contributions from other partners were also received, including, among others, from Touch mobile
operator in Lebanon, and the contribution of the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information and
Telecommunications Technologies to the 2014 AIGF-III promotional video that was adapted from the
2013 Algeria AIGF-II video.
The AIGF-III event is preceded by a pre-event day on 25 November 2014 for capacity building on
Internet governance, and includes two days, on 26-27 November 2014, of thematic workshops and
plenary sessions under the main theme "Arab Perspective for Shaping the Future of the Internet," and
addressing the following sub-themes:
(a) Internet Infrastructure and Access;
(b) Internet Global Public Policies, and National Policy-Making;
(c) Openness: Rights and Responsibilities; and
(d) Privacy and Rebuilding Trust.
Participation in the 2014 AIGF-III event is open to all stakeholders, from governments, business sector,
civil society, technical community and academia, and intergovernmental organizations; and the event
organizers welcome and encourage the participation of policy and decision makers and experts in the area
of Internet governance from within and outside the Arab region. Additionally, online registration was
available for all participants to facilitate management of participation and access to the event premises.
2. Background on the Arab IGF Process
Establishment
Within the partnership and coordination framework between the Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (ESCWA) and the League of Arab States (LAS) regarding the Arab Dialogue on Internet
Governance initiative and as part of the efforts to implement the 2010-formulated Arab Regional
Roadmap for Internet Governance, ESCWA and LAS held the Conference and Public Consultations to
Establish the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) (Beirut, 31 January-1 February 2012), which
emphasized the need for the Arab IGF process and for consultations on its objectives and mechanisms.
The outcome document of the Beirut Conference was submitted to the meeting of the Executive Bureau
of the Arab Telecommunications and Information Council of Ministers at its thirty-first session (Beirut, 2

February 2012), which supported the establishment of the Forum. Furthermore, ESCWA adopted in its
twenty-seventh session (Beirut, 7-10 May 2012), a resolution to continue its efforts to develop the process
of the Forum, in partnership with the League of Arab States.
Similar to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that was launched by the United Nations
Secretary-General in 2006, following the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) (Tunis, 16-18 November 2005), the establishment of the Arab IGF brings together all
stakeholders in the field of internet policies, including Governments, the private sector, civil society,
technical practitioners, the academic community and regional organizations. The Arab IGF offers a
platform for all these stakeholders to engage in an open dialogue on international internet-related public
policy issues.
Objectives
The Arab IGF aims to establish a mechanism for the implementation of the Arab Regional Roadmap for
Internet Governance and provides a platform for dialogue on issues related to the Internet and to the
priorities of the Arab region, in accordance with the outcomes of WSIS. Furthermore, the Forum
constitutes an effective mechanism for all stakeholders to participate and exchange and express their
various points of view.
The following are the key objectives of the Forum:
1. Discuss public policy issues related to internet governance, in particular those raised within the
global IGF , with a view to promote access to the Internet and ensure its security, stability and
development;
2. Facilitate the exchange of information, best practices, lessons learned, and knowledge,
particularly from owners of the policy, technical and academic expertise ; and disseminate the
discussions and what could be reached of recommendations and proposals;
3. Bring the points of view together towards a common understanding of the Arab region's priorities
for Internet governance and the mechanisms to respond to the specific needs of Arab countries;
4. Discuss emerging technologies and develop relevant recommendations thereon;
5. Contribute to capacity building and development in the area of Internet governance in the Arab
countries, and promote the participation of all stakeholders to fully utilize the available
knowledge and expertise;
6. Disseminate the Arab perspective regarding Internet governance at the global level and support
the role of Arab stakeholders in the formulation of Internet governance public policies, without
having a supervisory role or replacing existing mechanisms, institutions or organizations;
7. Communicate with regional and international forums for Internet governance to facilitate
experience sharing and knowledge transfer.
Key Focus Areas
The Arab IGF process addresses a number of key Internet governance issues in the Arab region, including
the following:
1. Access: Internet infrastructure and critical resources;
2. International and national Internet public policies;
3. Security and privacy: towards a reliable and secure infrastructure;
4. Openness: rights and responsibilities;
5. Internet and youth: a culture of participation and development opportunities.

Key Components
The League of Arab States (LAS) and
ESCWA serve as the Umbrella
Organizations (UOs) of the Arab IGF
process, and the Egyptian National
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
(NTRA) as the Arab IGF Secretariat.
The Executive Bureau for Joint
Coordination (EBJC) of the Arab IGF
process was formed in 2013 between the
main partners, with the leadership of
ESCWA and LAS and the membership of
the Arab IGF Secretariat, NTRA. The
Bureau takes major decisions related to the
overall path of the Arab IGF process,
including identifying the roles of partners,
forming the Forum's Arab
Multistakeholder Advisory Group
(AMAG), and selecting the host entity for
the Forum's annual meeting. The Bureau also coordinates between the main partners, the host entity, and
the AMAG within the preparations for the convening of the Arab IGF annual meeting. It promotes the
wide participation of stakeholders in Internet governance on one hand, and the formal communication
with policymakers on the other, with a view to ensuring the sustainability and success of the Arab IGF
process.
The Arab Multistakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG) is a component of the Arab IGF process, and
comprises representatives of all stakeholders in the region. The AMAG undertakes a number of tasks,
notably the identification of the technical themes of the Arab IGF annual meetings. It was formed in June
2012, and currently includes 34 experts from various stakeholders in the Arab region.
Host Entity is chosen every year by the
UOs ESCWA and LAS.
Arab IGF Annual Meetings
Since its inception, the Arab IGF process has
held two annual meetings. The first meeting,
attended by over 300 participants, was held
in Kuwait and hosted by the Kuwait
Information Technology Society (9-11
October 2012), on the theme “A better Internet for a better Arab world”. Attended by some 800
participants, the second meeting was held in Algeria, hosted by the Ministry of Post, Information and
Telecommunications Technologies (1-3 October 2013) on the theme “Partners for development”.
In 2014, ESCWA is hosting the third meeting with the strategic partnership of the Lebanese Ministry of
Telecommunications and Ogero Telecom, at the Mövenpick Hotel in Beirut, during 26-27 November
2014, and under the joint patronage of H.E. the Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Sheikh
Boutros Harb and H.E. Executive Secretary of ESCWA Dr. Rima Khalaf.

3. Programme of AIGF-III
3.1 Agenda of AIGF-III Pre-event
Pre-event: Capacity Building on Internet Governance
(Mistral, Floor 7)
Day 0 - TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2014
09.00-10.00
10.00-10.30
Registration (Levant, Floor 5)
Welcome Note (ESCWA)
Internet Governance" workshop session for all stakeholders
10:30-11:30 Trainers:
- Jane Coffin, Director, Development Strategy the Internet Society
- Fahd Batayneh, Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator of the Middle East, ICANN
Moderator: ESCWA
Discussions cover: Some fundamental parts of the Internet technical infrastructure are covered
in a non-technical way. Trainers take a glimpse behind the scenes and reveal what goes on in the
background when you point your web browser to an address, how does your computer know
where to find that web server and how does the network make sure your data packets arrive at
the correct place?
11:30-12:30 Trainers:
- Hanane Boujemi, Internet Governance MENA Programme Manager, Hivos
- Mounis Alkhatib, Security consultant
Moderator: ESCWA
Discussions cover :
• Openness (Net neutrality, 0-rate, specialized services, platform neutrality) accessing
everything while preserving investments and innovations
• Privacy (data collection, DPI, surveillance, PRISM, targeted marketing) – value of
personal data, business models and human rights
• Cybersecurity (DDoS, botnets, malware, cybercrime) – trust, threats, responsibilities and
ways to build trust
12:30-13: 30 Break
13: 30-15:00 Trainers:
- Qusai Al Shatti, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS)
- Vladimir Radunovic, Coordinator, E-diplomacy Programmes, DiploFoundation
- Fahd Batayneh, Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator of the Middle East, ICANN
Moderator: ESCWA
Discussions cover:
• Overview of existing diplomatic IG processes (UN – WSIS, IGF, CSTD, etc; ITU; ICANN;
other–NETmundial, OSCE, CoE, GIP, etc)
• Developments in the region (Arab IGF, other)
• Importance of multistakeholder model and inter-professional communication

3.2 Agenda of AIGF-III Main Event
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014
08:30 – 09:30 Registration (Levant, Floor 5)
09:30 – 11:30 Opening Ceremony (Mistral, Floor 7)
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Main Thematic Plenary Session (1) (Mistral, Floor 7)
Internet Infrastructure and Access
Description: This session analyses the impact of building scalable, sustainable, and
resilient Internet Infrastructure in the Arab region. Over the years Broadband Internet
and mobile technologies have changed the way that every sector and stakeholder
conducts business. This session attempts to examine these changes up close in an
interactive discussion forum.
Main focus:
- Peering, interconnect and regional internet carriers
- Changing business models of service providers
- Broadband mobile Internet
- Role of Internet infrastructure in boosting innovation
Chairman: Abdel Monhim Youssef, Director General, OGERO Telecom, Lebanon
Moderator: Hosein Badran, Board Member, ISOC Chapter, Egypt
Speakers:
- Hesham El Alaily, Executive President, NTRA, Egypt
- Jane Coffin, Director, Development Strategy the Internet Society
- Yousef Torman, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan
- Rafik Dammak, NTT Communications, Tunisia
- Wassim Mansour, General Manager and Vice-chairman, Touch Telecom, Lebanon
Remote moderator/Rapporteur:
- Hanna Kreitem, ISOC Chapter, Palestine
- Abduljalil Al-Kubati, Yemen Net, Yemen

DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2014 (Cont'd)
13:30 – 14:30 Workshops
WS1: IXPs: The Untapped
Opportunity for the Arab Region
(Mistral, Floor 7)
WS2: Reshaping the way
we think about privacy
(Levant 1, Floor 5)
WS3: Multilingualism
Online: An Arabic Script
Perspective
(Levant 2, Floor 5)
14:30 – 15:30 Lunch break
Internet Global Public Policies and Policy-making
Description: Many recent developments indicate the need to revisit the global policies
governing the Internet. The NTIA announcement of their intention to transfer the IANA
functions, the NETmundial, the Enhanced Cooperation workgroup under the CSTD, the
WSIS+10 outcome, the revision of the Global IGF model and the Snowden Revelations are
recent developments with regard of global public policy. This session addresses these
developments, specifically the Developing Framework of Principles for Internet
Governance; the Transition of the IANA Stewardship; Enhanced Cooperation; and the
Adopting Multi-Stakeholder Processes to develop Internet Public Policy.
Session focuses on:
- NETmundial output, developing framework of principles for Internet governance
- Transition of the IANA Stewardship
- Enhanced cooperation
- Adopting a Multi-stakeholder process to develop Internet public policy
- National jurisdiction within cyberspace
Chairman: Ayman El-Sherbiny, Chief, ICT Policies, UN-ESCWA, Lebanon
Moderator: Qusai Al-Shatti, Deputy Chairman, KITS, Kuwait
Speakers:
- Baher Esmat, VP Stakeholder Engagement for the Middle East, ICANN
- Faycal Bayouli, Director of International Cooperation, MHESR, Tunisia
- Manal Ismail, Executive Director, International Technical Coordination, NTRA, Egypt
- Richard Hill, Association for Proper Internet Governance, Switzerland
- Salam Yamout, IT Adviser, Council of Ministers, Lebanon
Remote moderator / Rapporteur:
- Wafa Ben Hassine, Independent Advocate, Tunisia
- Fahmi Ali Thabit Qasem, ISOC Chapter, Yemen
17:00 – 18:00 Workshops
WS4: Between Protecting Rights of Access
and Openness Online and Combating
Extremism
(Levant 1, Floor 5)
WS5: The continuous attacks on online
activism by various governments in the region
(Levant 2, Floor 5)

DAY 2 - THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014
09:00 – 10:00 Workshops
WS6: Online Content and Social media in
the Arab region: Where are we?
(Mistral, Floor 7)
WS7: Digital Citizens and Digital States:
Protecting civil and political rights and
responsibilities in an Internet Age
(Levant 1, Floor 5)
Openness: Rights and Responsibilities
Description: This session addresses Internet openness including censorship practices from a
human rights perspective. Some legislations and practices in the Arab Countries are enforced
to allegedly protect national security and defend against terrorism. The panel in this session
explores the extent to which these practices infringe on the rights of end users versus the
government’s responsibility to protect its citizens, and attempts to balance between these two
interests.
Questions addressed include: Should there be, and how to develop, a regulatory framework
that respects and protects users’ rights – including offline rights such as the right to secure
livelihoods? "Should online content and access to it be regulated by special laws? Is the end
user’s right to access and produce content absolute? What should the role of social platforms
like Facebook and Twitter when it comes to regulating speech?
Main focus:
- Open data
- Internet multilingualism
- Content regulation
- Human rights on the Internet
- Right to Internet access
- Governance for open innovation
Chairman: Haidar Fraihat, Director, Technology for Development Division, UN-ESCWA, Lebanon
Moderator: Hanane Boujemi, Internet Governance MENA Program Manager, Hivos, Netherlands
Speakers:
- Afef Abrougi, Journalist, Tunisia
- Simon Milner, Director of Policy for UK, Middle East & Africa, Facebook
- Hayder Hamzoz, Coordinator of Iraqi Network for Social Media – INSM, Iraq
- Izzaldin Kamil Amin, GM of National Telecommunications Corporation, Sudan
- Suzan Hajj Hobeiche, Chief, Technical Department, Counter Terrorism Unit, Juridical
Police, Lebanon
- Hafedh Al Yahmadi, CIC – Collaborative Innovation Centre on Technology, Tunisia
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break

DAY 2 - THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 (Cont'd)
Privacy and Rebuilding Trust
Description: Humanity has quickly developed high dependency on networked systems.
Critical infrastructure has come under the control of ever more complex computer
systems. Recent events have shown that the issue of "Internet Control: Between Security
and Privacy" is becoming very central. The panel of this session presents an example and
examine the views of the different stakeholders, i.e.governments, businesses community,
academia, civil society and individuals, of the posed threats from its related perception of
cyberspace.
Questions addressed include: How the privacy concepts are developing, taking into
account the new threats associated to the Internet governance models, as well as latest
technical and application developments?; and To what extend the Internet governance
ecosystem, integrating coherent and efficient privacy and trust approaches and strategies,
may impact the access to information in the Arab region?
Main focus:
- Information & communication privacy and big data analytics
- Internet control between security and privacy
- Child online protection
- Protecting innovation
Chairman: HE Ibrahim Najjar, Former Minister of Justice, Lebanon
Moderator: Ali AlMeshal, Internet Society, Bahrain
Speakers:
- Mounis El Khatib, IT Security Consultant, Palestine
- Nabil Benamar, Professor, Moulay Ismail University, Morocco
- Awatef Homri, IT Security Manager, National Agency for Computer Security, Tunisia
- Reem Almasri, Internet Research Lead, 7iber Dot Com, Jordan
- Adel Abdel Sadek, Ahram Centre for Political & Strategic Studies, Egypt
- Allan Ghazi, Ministry of Telecom and IT, Palestine
13:30 – 14:30 Workshops
WS8: The Middle East Strategy and
ICANN’s Initiatives in the ME Region
(Mistral, Floor 7)
WS9: Copyright law Challenges on the
Internet in the Arab World
(Levant 1, Floor 5)
14:30 – 15:30 Lunch break
15:30 – 17:00 Stock Taking and Way Forward (Mistral, Floor 7)
17:00 – 17:30 Closing Session (Mistral, Floor 7)

3.3 Details of Workshops
Workshop 1: IXPs: The Untapped Opportunity for the Arab region
Workshop organizer(s): ESCWA
Workshop Focal Point: Mirna El-Hajj Barbar, barbarm@un.org
Workshop Description: In the Arab region, Internet pricing is considered as relatively high, user experience
is still very modest, and speeds are low when compared to other regions. In addition, most of the regional
traffic is still exchanged over Europe, which means that not only traffic is flowing out of the region but also
millions of dollars. On the other hand, we cannot neglect the fact that the Arab region is experiencing a very
rapid Internet growth and the need for more traffic capacities, to deliver new services with higher quality, is
increasing. In this context, a wise development of IXPs can help not only to change/improve the situation in
the region, by reducing Internet pricing and increasing connectivity speeds but also by improving the user
experience. The challenge in the region is not to make the access available for everyone but to make it
available at the right speed and with high quality of service.
This workshop is based on ESCWA’s study (developed in 2014) on “Internet Exchange Points: The Untapped
Opportunity for the Arab Region”, and covers the following areas:
Globally/Regionally:
• Landscape of IXPs in general and specificities of the Arab region in specific.
• Different business models for IXPs whether national or regional;
• Most common governance structures for those IXPs, and their mode of operation regarding transit
traffic;
• Efforts and activities of ISOC in other regions of the world;
• Efforts and activities of the League of Arab States and ESCWA.
Regionally:
• Selected Arab national experiences and barriers which have hindered the development of IXPs;
• Required national policy for building the regional pan-Arab IXPs .
During this workshop, together with its main partners, ESCWA present/launch its regional initiative in the
field
Moderator: Mirna El-Hajj Barbar (UN-ESCWA, IGO, Lebanon)
Speakers :
• Ayman El-Sherbiny (UN-ESCWA, IGO, Lebanon)
• Khaled Foda (LAS, RO, Egypt)
• Gael Hernandez / Nishal Goburdhan (Packet Clearing House, NGO, USA)
• Jane Coffin (ISOC, Technical Community, USA)
• Nicolas Rouhana, Berytech, Lebanon
• Saleh Jamal Mansour, NGN, Palestine.
Workshop 2: Reshaping the Way We Think About Privacy
Workshop organizer(s): Hivos, MENA region
Workshop Focal Point: Hanane Boujemi, Manager Internet Governance Programme
Workshop Description: Privacy has been a key topic in Internet Governance discussions. The angle of
discussions mainly focused on highlighting the risks and exploring protection tools and mechanisms. This
workshop attempts to look at privacy as an area of opportunity and innovation and if this concept can apply to
the Middle East audience. The current trend of data surge has prompted companies to focus on creating
innovative services and applications which facilitate safe and anonymous online navigation. This shift prompts
changing the focus on privacy protection as an area of governance, or as an obstacle to innovation and sharing
to being viewed as the foundation for the evolution of digital media business models that understand digital
media as an evolving architecture of human social relations, and privacy as a new basic market demand. In this
view, the generation that is growing up with the open online networks is key to our understanding of the

concept of privacy as it evolves today. The way in which young people approach and navigate their online
private and public lives challenge how privacy is currently conceptualized, debated and regulated.
Moderator: Hanane Boujemi, Manager Internet Governance Programme, Hivos MENA region
Speakers:
• Abdallah Absi- CEO Zoomal
• Amr Sader - Univeristy of Torston
• Mohamed al Bashir- ICT Qatar
• EMC data or any other cloud company in MENA
• Youth examples (to be chosen locally)
Workshop 3: Multilingualism Online: An Arabic Script Perspective
Workshop organizer(s): Task Force on Arabic Script Internationalized Domain Names (TF-AIDN)
Workshop Focal Point(s): Noha Fathy, TF-AIDN Member, nofathy@gmail.com, Hazem Hezzah, TF-
AIDN Member, hazem.hezzah@las.int
Workshop Description: During the Arab IGF Algiers 2013, ICANN announced the call for participation for
the TF-AIDN. One month later, the TF was formed and kicked off aiming at focusing on technical issues and
solutions to promote Arabic IDN’s definition, secure deployment and ease of use for the community. This
workshop focuses on how the work done by the TF could benefit the Arabic script community and addresses
the challenges of working on Arabic script that includes community, linguistic and technical state of affairs.
To this end, the workshop brings representatives from the private sector, language community, technical
community, DNS industry, as well as community members to address the following questions:
• What is the status of IDN uptake? And what are the challenges facing it?
• What is the importance of working on IDN linguistic issues to the Internet? What is the value
added to normal Internet users?
• What are the challenges in bringing together a diverse and representative Arabic script
community to work on Arabic Script IDN issues in an aim to develop comprehensive solutions?
• What is universal acceptability of IDNs? What is the current status of Arabic IDN acceptability?
• How can institutions, national and regional bodies contribute to this effort?
The workshop also serves as a venue to attract more volunteers to the work of the TF-AIDN as expertise in
some areas is needed.
Moderator: Fahd Batayneh
Speakers:
• Siavash Shahshahani, .bazar –CORE (private sector)
• Inam Ullah, (linguistic community)
• Tarik Merghani (AfTLD Board member)
• Abdulrahman Al-Ghadir, SaudiNIC (universal acceptance) [remotely]
• Emily Taylor, Director, Emily Taylor Consultancy
Workshop 4: Between Protecting Rights of Access and Openness Online and Combating Extremism
Workshop organizer(s): 7iber Dot Com, Internet Society Palestine Chapter (Civil Society)
Workshop Focal Point(s): Reem Almasri, reem@7iber.com
Workshop Description: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say
it,”(Evelyn Beatrice Hall wrote on her biography on Voltaire -1906). This phrase has been widely used among
advocates of the right to free speech; however some still question its application to all kinds of speech. The
rising of Internet penetration in the Arab world provided a platform for different voices to speak louder, and
communities to mobilize, those that did not have presence in mainstream media, or any access to media tools.
Among the voices that the internet facilitated in spreading and mobilizing was those promoting hate speech
and extremist narratives. The rise of these voices (regardless of their sponsored sources) has led governments

and content hosting platforms to justify placing limitations on the access to the medium or the content. The
government of Iraq, for example, ordered the shutdown of internet services in most governorates of Iraq in the
name of fighting the mobilization of the deemed extremist group ISIS. Governments of Egypt and Jordan are
justifying the surveillance of the digital media platforms to combat sentiments or terror and hate speech.
Jordanian state threatened to legally prosecute any user that expresses ISIS-support sentiments. Also, many
companies that serve as intermediaries between users and content are still debating how to regulate hate
speech, like Facebook case with the Israeli page calling for the murder of Palestinians. This session tries to
answer the question of: should the internet’s basic principle of neutrality and openness be compromised to
combat hate and extremist speech? to what extent? Should the removal of content or the kill switch of the
internet, be justified to prevent extremist groups from using it as a tool to mobilize? What are ideal scenarios
for governments, intermediaries and users to deal with online hate speech and extreme rhetoric?
Speakers:
• Haydar Hamzoz, Coordinator of Iraqi Network for Social Media, Civil Society, Iraq
• Jillian York, Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Ashraf Zeitoon, Facebook's Head of Policy in the Middle East
• Hazem Mohsen, Ministry of Communication, Iraq
• Ahmed Ezzat, Human Rights Lawyer and Activist, Iraq
Workshop 5: The Continuous Attacks on Online Activism by Various Governments in The Region
Workshop organizer(s): Gulf Centre for Human Rights
Workshop Focal Point: Khalid Ibrahim, khalid@gc4hr.org
Workshop Description: The proposed workshop focuses on the ongoing attacks on online activism. The
international human rights organizations including the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) have
documented a clear clampdown on online activism across the region. Any criticism and call for reform by an
e-activist using the various social media technologies could lead to harassment, fabricated charges, trial using
the most politicized judiciary and as we witnessed on various occasions, probably it will be ended up with
torture and imprisonment. Restrictions on the right to freedom of expression on the Internet is taking the form
of prosecutions under libel laws, defamation , trumped up security charges and charges under recent Cyber
Crime Laws. Tightening restrictions on the use of social media reflect government recognition of the power of
such platforms to immediately document and share information on human rights violations, provide a tool for
organizing events, share experiences and call publicly for reform. Experiences in Yemen for example show
that social media can also be hijacked to harass e-activists. The reality governments are buying the most
advanced tools to hack into our e-accounts and trying their best to stop e-activists from conducting their
legitimate and peaceful human rights work. As such this topic needs to be addressed in a way that includes,
showing solidarity with activists who are in prison solely for their peaceful and legitimate online activities,
also to highlight challenges that are facing e-activists and find best ways to protect and support bloggers and
others who are doing their best to use the social media technologies to defend people's rights and to speak out
on behalf of those who have had their freedoms confiscated by repressive measures. The following article
published recently by the GCHR has further information: These 7 Cases Prove That Online Activism is Under
Siege in Saudi Arabia, http://gc4hr.org/news/view/696.
Moderator: Jillian York , EFF
Speakers:
• Khalid Ibrahim, Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
• Samar Badawi, Monitor for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA)
• Maryam Al-Khwajah, Online Activist, MHRSA
Workshop 6: Online Content and Social Media in the Arab region; Where are we?
Workshop organizer(s) : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Egypt), Government,
ESCWA, International and Regional Organizations, Google MENA Policy team, Private Sector

Workshop Focal Point(s) : Yomna Ahmed Shawky Omran, MCIT Egypt, yshawky@mcit.gov.eg, Khaled
Koubaa, MENA Policy Manager , Google, khaledk@google.com
Workshop Description: The Internet has become the most important method of content creation and
distribution. Creators, producers, distributors, publishers, consumers as well as regulators become more and
more interacting in this very dynamic ecosystem searching for a balance between creative innovation and
economic incentive. The proposed workshop discusses patterns of online content and social media usage in the
Arab region and compares them to those of developed countries. In light of the widespread use of Internet
services in the Arab world and the broadband penetration in a number of countries as well as the rapid spread
of new technologies in personal computers or smart phones - with all of those factors and others, the use of
social networks spread widely among Arab users especially among young people and children. This rapid and
unconditional spread of technology is not necessarily accompanied with the dissemination of the proper use of
these technologies and a comprehensive understanding of the primary purpose of social media, and the
importance of following security and confidentiality rules for each user to avoid threats and risks that could
arise while using social media. The importance of the proposed workshop lies in the following:
• Monitoring the patterns of online content and social media usage in the Arab world
• Drawing scholars and researchers' attention to focus on studies and surveys on Internet usage in
Arab countries
• Raise their awareness of the importance of keeping their privacy protected and following
regulations provided by the social media networks in creative and interactive ways.
• Drawing educators awareness to these emerging needs in the curricula.
Moderator: Mirna El-Hajj Barbar
Speakers:
• Farouk Kammoun, President SESAME University, Tunisia
• Mohamed El Bashir, ICT Qatar, Qatar
• Yomna Omran, MCIT, Egypt
• Nada Hamzeh, Social Media Strategist, Lebanon
• Ayman Itani, Digital Media Strategist, Lebanon
Workshop 7: Digital Citizens and Digital States: Protecting civil and Political Rights and
Responsibilities in an Internet Age
Workshop organizer(s) : SMEX, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Workshop Focal Point(s): Jessica Dheere, Mohamad Najem, Jillian York
Workshop Description: This workshop focuses on existing legal limitations to free speech and their
application to the online space, as well as the effects of new antiterrorism and cybercrime laws and
developments in the area of surveillance. We share SMEX’s existing research on legal provisions and use it to
provoke discussion on the contradictions between constitutions, laws, and international conventions and how
civil society, government, and other actors can begin a dialogue on legal reform. We also discuss efforts to
create and provide better educational resources in these areas to promote inclusive conversations on Internet
governance.
Moderator: Jillian York, Director for International Freedom of Expression Electronic Frontier Foundation
(civil society)
Speakers:
• Matt Duffy, Assistant Professor, Berry College (journalist)
• Mohamad Najem, SMEX, (civil society)
• Walid Karam, Ministry of Telecommunications, Lebanon (government)
• Charbel Kareh, Head of Communications, Syndicate of Lawyers, Lebanon (civil society)
• Renata Avila, Global Campaigns Manager, Web Foundation (civil society)

Workshop 8: The Middle East Strategy and ICANN’s Initiatives in the ME Region
Workshop organizer(s) : ICANN
Workshop Focal Point: Fahd Batayneh, fahd.batayneh@icann.org
Workshop Description: When the Middle East Strategy document was finalized during Q2 2013, the working
group that developed the strategy decided to implement its outcomes on annual basis as annual implementation
plans. While July 1, 2013 marked the beginning of the execution of Implementation Plan for the first year, July
1, 2014 marked the beginning of the execution of Implementation Plan for the second year. The session
intends to cover the following items:
• The Middle East Regional Strategy, Year 1 and Year 2 Implementation Plan;
• Update on the ME DNS Forum, New gTLDs, and Opportunities for Business in the
• Domain Name Industry;
• Capacity Building and Train-the-Trainer Model;
• Dedicated Outreach Efforts;
• Update on the Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on IG (MEAC-SIG) and the
• Importance of IG Capacity Building in the Region; and
• Developing National and Regional Multi-stakeholder IG Bodies.
Speakers :
• Fahd Batayneh, Coordinator, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East, ICANN, Tech'l Co
• Christine Arida, External Relations Manager, Egyptian NTRA, Government
• Nabil Bukhalid, President, ISOC Lebanon, Civil Society
• Mahmoud Lattouf, Executive Director, AG-Domains – Business
• Walid Al-Saqaf, Researcher, Orebro University, Academia
• Hania Dimassi, Research Assistant, ESCWA, IGO
Workshop 9: Copyright Law Challenges on the Internet in the Arab World
Workshop organizer(s): SOAS University of London. (Academia), Jordan Open Source Association
(Civil Society)
Workshop Focal Point: Riyadh Al Balushi, Riyadh.albalushi@gmail.com
Workshop Description: Copyright law cannot be further from the reality of how of Arabs use the internet
today and there is very little respect for this area of law by young and adult users alike. This could be due to
the lack of legal alternatives to pirated content in the Arab World, the lack of enforcement mechanisms for
copyright law on the internet, the lack of awareness of the law, and the failure of copyright law to create a
balance between the right of authors for protection and the right of society to have fair and reasonable access
to culture in the digital age. The lack of respect for copyright law can make it difficult for individuals and
businesses in the Arab world to innovate as their works will hardly be protected online and they might not be
able to make a living out of their creative craft, but attempting to establish strict rules can also easily stifle
innovation as it may block access to fundamental sources of knowledge necessary for young Arabs to learn
how to create something of their own. The panelists on this workshop explore the challenges that face
copyright law in the Arab world through a number of case studies in the government, private sector, and civil
society and attempt identifying potential solutions to ensure that copyright laws in the Arab world succeed in
providing individuals and businesses with an incentive to create.
Moderator: Riyadh Al Balushi - Phd Student at SOAS University of London (Academia)
Speakers :
• Issa Mahasneh, President of Jordan Open Source Association (Civil Society)
• Fahad Al Saidi, Project Manager at Information Technology Authority of the Sultanate of Oman
(Government)
• Dr Fawzi Baroud, A. Vice President, Information Technology, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
• Dhouha Ben Youssef, Regional Business Developer at Yala Music (Private Sector)

4. Organizing Committee and Collaborators
I –Organizing Committee
Ayman El-Sherbiny Chairman
Mirna El-Hajj Barbar Vice-chair
Zahr Bou-Ghanem Substantive Coordinator
Issa Toubbeh Protocol and Conference Servicing Coordinator
Manal Tabbara Administrative Coordinator
Marwan Salman Technical Coordinator
Bernard Sadaka Remote Participation Coordinator
Martti Antola Partnership Officer
Hany Abouyoussef Budget and Finance Officer
Emile Aoun Design and Production Officer
Javier Sola Asensio Conference Affairs Officer
Rabie Mahshi Web administrator
Rana Touma Database Developer
Rima Sawaya Graphic Artist
Elsy Assaker Graphic Artist
Mitri Najjar Procurement
Sami Daouk WebEx Administrator
Mirane Abi-Zaki Information Assistant
Maryam Sleiman Information Assistant
Mazen Akra Access Control
II- Collaborators
Members of League of Arab States Team
Khaled Foda Head, League of Arab States Team
Hazem Hezzah Member, League of Arab States Team
Members of Arab IGF Secretariat Team
Christine Arida Head, Arab IGF Secretariat – NTRA
Hisham Aboulyazed Executive Coordinator, Arab IGF Secretariat – NTRA
Ahmed Farag Coordinator, Arab IGF Secretariat – NTRA
Members of Government of Lebanon Team
Rabih Itani Secretary General, Ogero Telecom
Toufic Chebaro IT Manager, Ogero Telecom
Imad Abourached Procurement Manager, Ogero Telecom
Issam Mhanna Commercial Manager, Ogero Telecom
Gebran Khoury Administrative Manager, Ogero Telecom
Hassan El Taki Internal Inspection Manager, Ogero Telecom
Jenny Jemayel Head of Marketing Unit, Ogero Telecom
Zeina Bouharb Commercial Affairs Consultant, Ogero Telecom
Nathalie Boustany Marketing Manager, TRA
Lea Chahine Marketing Executive, TRA
Members of UN-ESCWA Management Team
Karim Khalil Secretary of the Commission
Tarcisio Alvarez Chief, Planning and Monitoring
Ramla Al-Khalidi Chief, Strategic Directions and Partnerships
Carlo Reitano Chief, Budget and Finance
Ahed Sboul Chief, Conference Services
Federico Cocchioni Chief, Information and Communication Services
Rakan Assaf Chief, Procurement Unit
Nabil Abu Dargham Chief, ESCWA Communication and Information Unit
Edgardo Garcia Pereyra Deputy Chief, Safety and Security

5. Profile of Contributors and Sponsors
5.1 National Strategic Partner
OGERO Telecom – Lebanon
https://www.ogero.gov.lb/
OGERO (Organisme de Gestion et d'Exploitation de l'ex Radio Orient) was founded
by the Lebanese state in 1972 to continue the work of the former French company
Radio Orient. Since then OGERO work has evolved to become the main operator of
the fixed telecommunications network in Lebanon for the benefit of the Lebanese
Ministry of Telecommunications. OGERO, which has a staff of 3,000 employees,
manages and maintains the fixed telephone network in all its components. OGERO
provides its services through a network of 50 Point of Sales deployed on all
Lebanese territories, along with a call center, 1515, which is considered as the largest and most performing
call center in Lebanon. OGERO, engine of MoT, constitutes the backbone infrastructure for all telecom
networks including Mobile Operators, Data Service Providers (DSPs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and
others.
As the future core of Liban Telecom., Ogero will become the incumbent Lebanese operator and will
continually expand its customer base and its portfolio of value added services. In recent years, Ogero proved
to be more dynamic and always committed to provide services meeting the more demanding customer
needs (the latest service being the “One Stop Shop” with the hosting of the mobile operators in its Sales
Offices). Ogero continues to improve and expand its portfolio of services including Voice and Data services
mainly based on Fiber (FTTx). In the near future, Ogero, will move from connectivity offers to converged
packages (Voice, Internet, TV Programs, Info, Movies). End users will have the ability to set their own
packages and can use a variety of devices from any fixed or mobile access.
On the international arena, Ogero is proud to be currently member of many regional and international
specialized organizations such as ITU, IMEWE, GMSA, Arab IGF and others.
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https://www.ogero.gov.lb/
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‫زم‬ * ‫إذ‬ ‫د‬ ‫ر‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رو‬ ‫أو‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫ت‬ ' ‫أ‬ ،‫رة‬ D‫ا‬ ‫وات‬ )‫ا‬ !‫ر‬ D‫ا‬ ‫ن‬ '‫ا)ز‬ ‫ت‬ 0‫إ‬ '* ‫ت‬ ‫د‬ ‫ر‬ !‫و‬ ' ‫دا‬
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‫4ددة‬ )‫ا‬ ‫ط‬ ‫ا)و‬(multimedia content)‫'ت‬ ‫ل‬ ‫إ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫أي‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وع‬ )‫ا‬ ‫وى‬ 0 )‫ا‬ ‫ھذا‬ :)‫ا‬ ‫ول‬ ‫ا)و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ث‬ 0'
‫*وي‬ ‫أو‬.
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5.2 Diamond Partner
ICANN - Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers
www.icann.org
ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet.
To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an addressinto
your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so
computers know where to find each other.
ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without
that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet.
ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participantsfrom all overthe
world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and
develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers.
ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the
Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet'snaming system, it does have an important impact
on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.
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www.icann.org
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‫وا0دة‬ ) ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ ‫إ‬.
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‫دام‬.
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‫ط‬ )‫ا‬‫رھ‬ ‫طو‬ ‫و‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ 8‫ا‬ ' ! @ ‫و‬ )‫ا‬ ! ‫م‬ )‫ا‬ ‫رھ‬ ‫ت‬ ?.

5.3 Gold Partner
RIPE NCC - The Reseaux IP Europeans
Network Coordination Centre
www.ripe.net
RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation
that supports the infrastructure of the Internet through technical
coordination in Europe, Middle East and parts of Central Asia.
The most prominent activity of the RIPE NCC is to act as the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) providing global
Internet resources and related services (IPv4, IPv6 and AS Number resources) to members in the RIPE NCC
service region. The RIPE NCC also provides services for the benefit of the Internet community at large.
The RIPE NCC operates from its main office in Amsterdam and by expanding its presence in the Middle East,
the RIPE NCC hopes to meet increased demand for region-specific support in an area experiencing
continuous growth in the Internet and related fields.
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www.ripe.net
‫ان‬ ‫ب‬ ‫را‬)RIPE NCC(! ( )‫ا‬ ‫ق‬ )‫ا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ ) 0 )‫ا‬ ')‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫د‬ W'‫ا)ر‬ ‫دف‬ . *( ‫ظ‬ ‫ھ‬
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‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ .‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ?‫ار‬ ‫ل‬ * )‫ا‬)IPv4 & IPv6(‫ا)ذا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ظ‬ )‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ?‫وار‬)AS numbers(! 6. ' * (‫ط‬ ! 6 ‫ا‬ :)‫ا‬
) ‫رى‬ ‫ا‬ ‫دة‬ ‫د‬ ‫ت‬ ‫د‬ :)‫ا‬‫ل‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ .‫ا‬ @ W).
(‫ط‬ )‫ا‬ ‫د‬ ) '‫د‬ ! *?‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ :)‫ا‬ ! 6‫ا‬ ‫دا‬ )‫ھو‬ ‫ـ‬ ‫ردام‬ ‫ا‬ ! ‫ان‬ ‫ب‬ ‫را‬ ‫ظ‬ ) ‫ا)ر‬ ‫(ر‬ )‫ا‬ @(
‫ط‬ ‫ا.و‬ ‫رق‬ )‫وا‬ '‫ا)4ر‬.
‫ول‬ 0*) '‫ا)4ر‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ .‫ا‬ @ ‫و‬ 6 ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬ ‫د‬ ‫زا‬ )‫ا‬ ‫ا)ط*ب‬ '* ) '‫د‬ ! ‫ان‬ ‫ب‬ ‫را‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ !‫ا‬ ‫و‬
ً‫ا‬‫و‬ ‫د‬ (‫ط‬ ! * )‫ا‬ ‫ذات‬ ‫م‬ ‫وا)د‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ .‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫د‬ :*"‫را‬"L ‫د‬ ‫و‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ .‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ ‫?ط‬ !.

5.4 Silver Partner
KITS - Kuwait Information Technology Society
http://www.kits.org.kw/
Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) is a Non-
Governmental Organization in the State of Kuwait established
on March 7, 1982. It is one of the NGOs in Kuwait that acquired
the UN ECOSOC special consultative Status. KITS is concerned
with all activities that improve the professional level of workers & members in the field of information
technology along with activities that raises public awareness in computer usage and the Internet. Since its
establishment, KITS made several contributions such as organizing Kuwait First Computers Conference in
March 1989, Kuwait First Conference on the Internet in November 2001; and the First Arab IGF in October
2012. KITS Further organizes and conducts many lectures, seminars and different training courses such as
The Annual Meeting Of Decision Makers In Information Technology Field and the Middle East and Adjoining
Countries School of Internet Governance which took place in May 2014. KITS objectives are: (1) Contribute
to the scientific and technical progress in computer applications; both in Kuwait and in the world; (2)
Develop the professional and scientific level of those working in the computer field; (3) Step-up cooperation
and exchange of expertise among computer staff in different technical, scientific and professional aspects;
(4) Extend counsel to individuals, companies, and public establishments and agencies in the field of
computers.
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http://www.kits.org.kw/
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5.5 In-kind Contributor
Touch – Lebanon
http://www.touch.com.lb
On June 1, 2004, Zain the leading telecommunicationsmobile operator
in the Middle East and Africa, was tendered a 4-year agreement by the
Lebanese government to manage one of the country’s two existing
mobile networks (Mobile Interim Company 2).
In collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications,
touch continues to enhance its network capacity while consistently
providing its customers with cutting-edge products and services.
Touch also seeks to improve the quality and variety of its services, without compromising on cost-effective
pricing modules. With a strong commitment to the local workforce, 100% of touch’s employee base is
comprised of highly qualified Lebanese.

6. Bionotes of Main Partners of the Arab IGF Process
ESCWA Arab IGF Team
Ayman El-Sherbiny, Chief, ICT Policies Section in the Technology for Development
Division (TDD) of ESCWA, and co-founder of the Arab IGF. He has more than 20 years
background in the region, with sound experience as a development strategist and a former
senior management executive and business leader. Before joining ESCWA, he has been
highly recognized as one of the renowned Telecom sector young business leaders during the
nineties, innovating, building and leading several successful ICT companies. As CEO and
Managing Director, he effectively transformed emerging technologies into sound business
innovations and hundreds of sustainable job opportunities. One year before the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS), he became one of the founding experts that started-up the newly created ICT
Division in ESCWA, where he participated in setting objectives, strategies and work plans aiming at building the
Arab Information Society, before, during and after the WSIS process. He has done extensive work related to
Internet Governance (IG), ICT Infrastructure, Broadband for development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
Venture capital. His recent research work focused on Competitiveness, Smart Sectors, Smart Societies,
Knowledge Economy, Innovation, e-government, m-government and e-governance. He spearheaded the
establishment of several regional and global working-groups on the use of Arabic script in Internet Domain
Names. He has recently led the strategic conception of the Arab Top Level Domain Names Registry Project
“.arab”, in close cooperation with the League of Arab States. His achievements in the IG field include
development of an Arab Regional Roadmap for Internet Governance as well as the launching the Arab Dialogue
on Internet Governance Initiative and most importantly the inception and establishment of the Arab IGF process.
Mirna El-Hajj Barbar, Information Technology Officer, ICT Policies Section, TDD,
UN-ESCWA, Lebanon. She joined ESCWA in 2007, where she carries out analytical
studies and conducts regional analysis in the area of ICT for Development. As Executive
Coordinator of the ESCWA Arab IGF Team, she contributed to the establishment and
development of the Arab IGF process since 2012. Currently, she serves as the Vice-chair
of the AIGF-III organizing committee and Chief Operating Officer of the event. She is also
managing the project entitled "Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders in the
ESCWA region" (AIGLE). In her position, she contributes to ESCWA initiatives related to
ICT strategies and policies, cyber legislations, and Child Online Protection. Before joining ESCWA, she was
an assistant professor in Computer Science at the Lebanese University, and ICT Advisor at the Lebanese
Ministry of Social Affairs in charge of designing and implementing an ICT master plan for the Ministry
departments and social services centres. She has more than 10 years of experience, a number of scientific
publications in e-learning and system engineering. She holds a PhD in Computer Science with distinction from
Paris 8 University and a Master degree in Business Administration from Bordeaux IV University, France.
Zahr Bou Ghanem, Research Assistant, ICT Policies Section, TDD (formerly ICT
Division), ESCWA, Lebanon. She has been working with ESCWA Sustainable
Development and Productivity Division (2001-02), and with the ICT Division, from its
formation in 2002. As a member of the ESCWA Arab IGF team since its establishment in
2012, she currently serves as the Substantive Coordinator for the AIGF-III. She assists on
the implementation of the ICT Academy "AIGLE"; contributes to publications and project
concept notes and to the preparations for and reporting on meetings and conferences. She
serves as a focal point for web-content management and public information. Before
joining ESCWA, she served as an engineer with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture Green Plan Authority
(1997-2001), assisting on the implementation of a World Bank-IFAD financed project "Agriculture
Infrastructure Development Project". She holds an MPhil in Land Economy, University of Cambridge, England
(1995), and an MSc in Crop Production, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1993).

League of Arab States Arab IGF Team
Khaled Hazem Foda, Manager for ICT Development, League of Arab States (LAS).
He graduated from the American University in Cairo Jan 1989, majoring in Computer
Science and with a minor study of Electronics. He started his career as a project based
programmer at IBM WTC Egypt branch till he moved to the LAS Documentation Center
as a support engineer for MINISIS data base management system, and stayed for many
years gaining experience in the work of LAS and its development role, until 2010 where
he was appointed as the Manager for ICT Development at the League, and held the
responsibility of the Technical Secretariat for the Arab Telecommunications and
Information Council of Ministers, and he is also the LAS representative at the ICANN GAC.
Hazem Samir Hezzah, IT Expert for ICT development, LAS. Mr Hezzah graduated
from the Faculty of Engineering in Cairo June 1991, holding BSc in Electronics with
Major in Computer Engineering. Throughout his 20+ years of experience he worked as a
Technical support engineer, network administrator, system developer and solution
designer and finally as a project team leader. He moved to LAS as an IT network
administrator, and working since 2012 as an IT Expert for ICT development at LAS
responsible for several subjects related to the Internet community.
Arab IGF Secretariat Team – Egypt National Telecom Regulatory Authority NTRA
Christine Arida, Executive Director for Telecom Services and Planning, NTRA,
Egypt. Ms. Arida has over 20 years of experience in the field of Internet development
and public policies. She has lead the drafting of Egypt’s National Broadband Plan
“eMisr” In Nov 2011and has participated to the launching of Egypt’s IDN ccTLD
“dotMasr” in 2010. She has worked from 2001 to 2006 for the Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology. She started her career at the Cabinet's
Information and Decision Support Center, where she worked on introducing the Internet
in Egypt (1992). Ms. Arida has participated in establishing the Arab IGF and presently leads its secretariat.
She serves as chair of the Arab gTLDs Project Steering Committee. She is a founding member of AfriNIC
and has been a member of the IGF MAG from 2007 to 2012. She holds a BSc in Electronics and
Communication Engineering from the Faculty of Eng., Cairo Univ.
Hisham Aboulyazed is Senior Manager for Internet Governance and WSIS Affairs at
NTRA-Egypt. He also serves as Executive Coordinator of the Arab IGF. Hisham is a
founding member of Internet Masr NGO, and Internet Society Egypt Chapter, and a
member of ICANN's Middle East Capacity Building Task Force. With more than 14
years of experience in ICT policy, he is responsible for global Internet policies with
deep engagement in activities of United Nations IGF, the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development (CSTD), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He was
appointed by ITU as Vice-Chairman of the Expert Group on International Telecommunication Regulations
(ITRs), and as Vice-Chairman of the Working Group on the World Conference on International
Communication (WCIT). Hisham holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
Ahmed Farag is Coordinator at Arab IGF Secretariat. He has 10 years' experience
working at NTRA in Egypt which hosts the Arab IGF Secretariat since 2012. Ahmed is
deeply involved in the preparations of Arab IGF annual meetings, AMAG work, as well
as the running of Arab IGF e-presence. He first joined NTRA as ERP Application
Consultant in 2004, He Contributed on the business automation process for many
departments. Ahmed holds a Bachelor Degree from the Faculty of Commerce, Ain-
Shams University.

7. List of AMAG Members and Working Groups
7.1 AMAG Membership 2014
Name Nationality Affiliation Stakeholder Group
Imad Youssef Hoballah
(Chairman)
Lebanon TRA – LEBANON Government (Gov)
Charles Shaban (Vice Chair) Jordan Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual
Property (AGIP)
Private Sector (PS)
Mohamed El Bashir Ahmed
(Vice Chair)
Qatar/ Sudan Ministry of Information and
Communications Technology -
Qatar
Gov
Fateh Allah Merazga Algeria Algeria Telecom PS
Ali Jawad Ali AlMeshal Bahrain Bahrain Internet Society Civil Society (CS)
Paul Rendek Canadian/Du
tch/Slovak
RIPE NCC International/
Regional
Organization (IRO)
Christine Arida Egypt NTRA Gov
Adel Abdel Sadek Mohamed
Algakha
Egypt Ahram Center for Political &
Strategic Studies
Technical
Community/
Academia (TC/A)
George Salama Egypt SAMENA Telecom Council PS
Hisham Ibrahim Egypt AfriNIC IRO
Hosein Farid Badran Egypt Board Member, ISOC Egypt
Chapter
CS
Kamal Nabil Fahim SEDRA Egypt Development &
Institutionalization Support
Center DISC
CS
Sayed Ahmed Gouma
Mohamed
Egypt Egyptian State Council IRO
Hazem Abdulsaheb muhsen Iraq Ministry of communication Gov
Fahd A. Batayneh Jordan (ICANN) IRO
Reem Almasri Jordan 7iber Dot Com CS
Yousef Torman Jordan Arab States Research and
Education Network – ASREN
IRO
Qusai Ibrahim AlShatti Kuwait Kuwait Information Technology
Society
CS
Nizar Zakka Lebanon The Arab ICT Organization
(IJMA3: Union of Arab ICT
Associations)
IRO
Salam Yamout Lebanon Internet Society Lebanon Chapter CS
Omar Shuran Libya Libyan Internet Society CS
Hanane Boujemi Morocco Hivos CS

Name Nationality Affiliation Stakeholder Group
Nasser Kettani Morocco Microsoft PS
Allan Ghazi Allan
Salahaldeen
Palestine Ministry of Telecom and IT Gov
Hanna Kreitem Palestine Internet Society Palestine Chapter CS
Tarik Babaikir Merghani
Hassan
Sudan National Telecommunication
Corporation NTC - Sudan
Gov
Hago Dafalla Sudan Faculty of Engineering and
Technology, University of Gezira
TC/A
Fadi Salem Syrian Mohammed Bin Rashid School of
Government
TC/A
Faysal Bayouli Tunisia Ministry of Information &
Communication Technologies
Gov
Hafedh Gharbi Al Yahmadi Tunisia CIC – Collaborative Innovation
Center on Technology
TC/A
Ridha Guellouz Tunisia Tunisian ICT Association
(ATTIC)
CS
Wafa Ben Hassine Tunisia/
American
independent advocate CS
Abduljalil Abdulwali Al-
Kubati
Yemen Yemen Net PS
Fahmi Ali Thabit Qasem Yemen ISOC – Yemen Chapter CS
7.2 AMAG Working Groups
WG1: Internet Infrastructure and Access (WG-Infrastructure)
Coordinator Hisham Ibrahim
Substitutes Hosein Badran, Mohamed El Bashir
Members Abduljalil Abdulwali Al-kubati, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Christine Arida, Fateh Allah
Merazga, Fayçal Bayouli, Hanna Kreitem, Manal Tabbara, Mirna Barbar, Nasser Kettani,
Ridha Guellouz, Salam Yamout, Wafa Ben Hassine, Yousef Torman, Zahr Bou-Ghanem
WG2: Global Public Policies and Policy-Making (WG-Policies)
Coordinator Qusai AlShatti
Substitutes Fayçal Bayouli, Salam Yamout
Members Adel Abdel Sadik, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Christine Arida, Fahd A. Batayneh, Hago Dafalla,
Hanane Boujemi, Hosein Badran, Manal Tabbara, Mirna Barbar, Nasser Kettani, Omar
Shuran, Ridha Guellouz, Sayed Ahmed Gouma, Wafa Ben Hassine, Zahr Bou-Ghanem
WG3: Openness: Rights and Responsibilities (WG-Openness)
Coordinator Hanane Boujemi
Substitutes Qusai AlShatti, Tarik Merghani
Members Adel Abdel Sadik, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Hafedh Al Yahmadi, Hago Dafalla, Hanna
Kreitem, Kamal Sedra, Manal Tabbara, Mirna Barbar, Nasser Kettani, Omar Shuran,
Reem El Masri, Ridha Guellouz, Sayed Ahmed Gouma, Wafa Ben Hassine, Zahr Bou-
Ghanem

WG4: Privacy and Rebuilding Trust (WG-Trust)
Coordinator Ridha Guellouz
Substitutes Adel Abdel Sadik, Nasser Kettani
Members Allan Salahaldeen, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Fahmi Ali Thabit, Hafedh Al Yahmadi, Hago
Dafalla, Hanane Boujemi, Hosein Badran, Kamal Sedra, Manal Tabbara, Mirna Barbar,
Reem El Masri, Wafa Ben Hassine, Zahr Bou-Ghanem
WG5: Workshops Track (WG-Workshops)
Coordinator George Salama
Substitute Hanna Kreitem
Members Allan Salahaldeen, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Christine Arida, Fateh Allah Merazga, Manal
Tabbara, Mirna Barbar, Reem El Masri, Tarik Merghani, Yousef Torman, Zahr Bou-
Ghanem
WG6: Day Zero Pre-event (WG-Day0)
Coordinator Mirna Barbar
Substitutes Fahmi Ali Thabit, Hago Dafalla
Members Allan Salahaldeen, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Fahd A. Batayneh, Hisham Ibrahim, Kamal
Sedra, Manal Tabbara, Ridha Guellouz, Zahr Bou-Ghanem
WG7: Fellowships (WG-Fellowships)
Coordinator Hazim Hezzah
Substitutes Ahmed Farag
Members Allan Salahaldeen, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Fahmi Ali Thabit, Hafedh Al Yahmadi, Hago
Dafalla, Manal Tabbara, Mirna Barbar, Mohamed El Bashir, Omar Shuran, Tarik
Merghani, Yousef Torman, Zahr Bou-Ghanem
WG 8 & 10 (Merged): Marketing, Media, Sponsorships & Funding (WG- Marketing and Funding)
Coordinator Zahr Bou-Ghanem
Substitute Salam Yamout
Members Abduljalil Al-kubati, Adel Abdel Sadik, Allan Salahaldeen, Ayman El-Sherbiny, Fahd A.
Batayneh, Fahmi Ali Thabit, Kamal Sedra, Manal Tabbara, Mirna Barbar, Omar Shuran,
Reem El Masri, Yousef Torman
WG 9: Global IGF Workshop (WG-Global WS)
Coordinator Mohamed El Bashir
Substitute Charles Shaban, Mirna Barbar
Members Aymam El Sherbiny, Fahd A. Batayneh, Fayçal Bayouli, Hago Dafalla, Hanane Boujemi,
Hisham Aboulyazed, Hisham Ibrahim, Hosein Badran, Kamal Sedra, Manal Tabbara,
Reem El Masri, Ridha Guellouz, Salam Yamout, Sayed Ahmed Gouma, Wafa Ben
Hassine, Zahr Bou-Ghanem

8. Bionotes of Speakers and Collaborators
The list below includes only the bionotes received from speakers and collaborators, and is sorted by
alphabetical order of the first name.
Biographies
Abdel Monhim Youssef, Director General, OGERO Telecom, Lebanon. Dr.
Youssef is an Engineer from the Ecole Supérieure d' Electricité–Supelec in
Paris, France, and graduated as a Telecommunication Engineer in 1985. He
received his PhD with the degree of excellence in Satellite Communications
from École Centrale de Paris, and the University of Paris VI, in 1989. He
worked at the French National Center for Research on Telecommunications
(CNET), at France Telecom, in Paris during the years 1989 to 1995. Recorded,
through the researches that he carried out, nine patents in satellite equipment &
electronics that are registered in the United States, Japan, Canada and the
European Union. Dr Youssef was appointed as the General Manager for
Exploitation and Maintenance in the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications
during the period 1996 to 1999. He was responsible for the follow up and management of the
telecommunications re-infrastructure projects in the land-line and GSM sectors in Lebanon, as well as the
introduction of Internet services and Data Transmission services for the first time in Lebanon in 1996.
Occupying since October 2005 to date the position of General Manager for Exploitation and Maintenance
in the Ministry of Telecommunication and the CEO of OGERO Telecom. He is one of the founders of the
Arab Organization for Communication and Information Technology in the Arab League, and the author of
its internal rules of procedures. He was elected as its president for two sessions, throughout the period
2006 - 2010. He is Board member of Arabsat during the years 1996-1998 and during the years 2006-
2010. He headed some General Assembly meetings of the Arabsat during the period 1996–2010, and
some meetings of the Council of Arab Telecommunications Ministers in the League of Arab States for
several sessions during the years 2006-2010. He is also the Vice President of the Advisory Council of the
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) based in Washington - USA, during the
years 2006-2008. He is one of the founders of the intercontinental submarine cable project IMEWE,
which was put in service in 2010, and has headed many regional and international conferences of ITU
during the years 1996-2014, and represented Lebanon in numerous regional and international conferences
and organizations. He also has taught in the school of engineering, in several British, French, and
American universities since 1990, and has issued several scientific researches and articles in the field of
Telecommunications technology and services in specialized global scientific journals (IEEE, etc.).
AbdulRahman I. Al-Ghadir, Domain name researcher, Communications and Information Technology
Commission (CITC). IDNA Researcher in SaudiNIC working on different topics related to Arabic:
Working in finding a solution for handling variants in IDNs and applying it on IDN ccTLD;
Studying the similarity of Arabic script characters and defining variants tables. Participated in
multiple IETF mailing groups related to IDNA, and provided consultation on IDNA related subjects
in SaudiNIC.

Biographies
Adel Abdel Sadek, Expert at Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies - Unit
security and strategic studies, and Project Manager, Arab Center for cyberspace
Research (ACCR), Egypt - www.accronline.com. Adel holds a Master degree in
political science from faculty of economic and political science, 2009, Faculty of
economic and political science, Cairo University, and a PhD in political science, 2014.
He won prizes like the award for best Arab cultural project for 2011 and the prize of
His Highness Sheikh Salem Al Ali Al Sabah Informatics in Kuwait in March 2012 for
a project of the Arab Center for Cyberspace Research, and the book prize of the
Republic in communication and information technology about a study "digital democracy and the political
role of the Internet in the Arab world in May 2010.
Afef Abrougi, Journalist, Tunisia. Afef Abrougui is researcher and consultant on
ICTs and human rights. She focuses on freedom of expression and the right to privacy
on the Internet.
Ali Al-Meshal, is currently the Business Relationship Manager at CrediMax. In this
role, he is responsible for managing, directing and participating in growing the
merchant base through different channels (E-com & Others). He is also responsible
for establishing and maintaining current top tier client accounts and acquiring new
major potential client relationships. Prior to this, Mr. Ali AlMeshal was Head of IT
and Project Manager at CrediMax, Bahrain, responsible for the IT infrastructure and
all other business IT related projects.
Awatef Homri, IT Security Manager, National Agency for Computer Security, Tunisia. Ing. Awatef
Homri specializes in IT risk assessment, gap analysis, IT Security compliance with international
standards, policy content development, awareness training, security strategy development and
implementation. With more than 10 years experience in IT, Awatef is a certified ITIL and ISO 27001
Lead Auditor and ISO 27005 Risk Manager, she builds and contributes to enhancement of several projects
such as setting up procedures for the Tunisian CERT, establishing the regulatory audit and auditor’s
certification framework, conducting a study to issue a security label for websites, assisting the Tunisian
PKI to be compliant with WEBTRUST. She also provided several academic and professional courses
about IT Security Gouvernance and Risk Management.
In addition, Awatef holds membership in the IT Security Observatory related to the professional
association of banks and financial institutions and is member of the technical committee “Information
Security” related to the National Institute of Standards.
Baher Esmat, is the Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for the Middle East at
ICANN. In November 2012, he was promoted from Manager of Regional Relations
with the Middle East to his current position, which reports to Sally Costerton and is
part of CEO Fadi Chehadé's goal to expand ICANN outreach and involvement to the
developing world and improve the international makeup of the organization. Esmat is
a former member of the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), and
served as Chair of the Egyptian IPv6 Task Force before he joined ICANN. His area of
interests include Internet policies relative to ICANN's authority regarding DNS and IP
addresses, and areas like access, mobility, and security. He received a bachelors degree in Electronics and
Communications Engineering from Cairo University in 1993, and a masters degree in Computer Science
from the American University in Cairo in 1999.

Biographies
Emily Taylor is an author and internet governance expert. She has worked in the
domain name industry since 1999. She is a member of the Global Commission on
Internet Governance Research Advisory Network. Her research publications include
the annual World Report on Internationalised Domain Names (lead author), various
reports on Internet protocols for the UK regulator, Ofcom, and a review of ICANN's
policy development process. She teaches courses on Internet Law and Governance
at the College of Europe in Bruges, and University of Pisa S. Anna. She chaired the
independent WHOIS Review Team for ICANN, and served on the Internet Governance Forum’s
Multistakeholder Advisory Group. For 10 years, she was at Nominet as Director of Legal and Policy,
where she devised and implemented the award winning Dispute Resolution Service, and the .uk WHOIS
opt out policy. She writes a regular blog on Internet law and governance, www.emilytaylor.eu.
Fahd Batayneh, joined ICANN in October 2013 as a Stakeholder Engagement
Coordinator for the Middle East. Prior to ICANN, he held several positions within
Jordan's National IT Center (NITC) last of which was managing both the ccTLD and
IDN ccTLD of Jordan. Fahd has attended ICANN meetings on regular basis since
2008, and was active in several working groups. Other than his day job with the
government of Jordan, Fahd has provided many consultancies related to Internet
Governance, New gTLDs, and Internet Policies. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer
Engineering with honors, and an MBA. He is married, and has two sons. Fahd is based in Amman, Jordan.
Fahmi Albaheth (Ali Thabit Qasem), co-founder of the Internet Society-Yemen
Chapter (ISOC-YE), blogger, and media activist. Fahmi is working as consultant in
social media and E-marketing. In addition to his interest in freedom of opinion and
expression, he is human rights trainer, and working to help activists and human rights
defenders to increase their safety and knowledge in the digital world. He has several
local and regional contributions in the Internet governance issues, and working to
establish the Yemeni Internet Governance Forum.
Faysal Bayouli, Director in the International Cooperation and External Relations
Bureau, Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Information and
Communication Technologies, Tunisia. Member of, the Tunisian Multistakeholder
Advisory Group (MAG), the Arab MAG, the ITU Council Working Group in charge
of the follow-up of the implementation of the outputs of WSIS, the Commission
Sciences & Technologies for Development (CSTD) and the CSTD Enhanced
cooperation Working Group.
Gaël Hernandez, Research and Outreach Specialist, Packet Clearing House. Mr
Hernández is the primary liaison contact of Packet Clearing House with Internet
service providers, regulators and IXP operators in Latin America, Europe and the
Middle East. He is involved in policy discussions with a diverse range of
stakeholders, teaches policy workshops on Internet infrastructure and represents the
organisation at international conferences. Gaël also leads the research team working
on the Global Infrastructure Database and prepares papers and briefs on economic
and policy issues regarding network interconnection, Internet development and cyber
security. He joined the PCH team in 2012. Before, he worked as ICT for Development consultant and
technical advisor in an international development NGO in Europe and Africa, and as software engineer in
the private sector in Spain. Gaël speaks fluent English, Spanish and French and holds an MSc in
Telecommunications Engineering and a Master in International Development.

Biographies
Hafedh AL Yahmadi, International ICT strategist with 23 years of engineering
experience in ICT business development projects. With a strong passion about the role
of internet and technology, the potential of ICT in emerging markets and the
importance of diversity and inclusion in the internet governance design.
Haidar Fraihat, Director, Technology for Development (TDD), UN-ESCWA,
Lebanon. Dr. Haidar Fraihat has a Ph.D. in Management Science/MIS from Illinois
Institute of Technology, IL. USA, an MBA from the University of Bridgeport. USA
(1987), and a B.A. in Business and Accounting from Yarmouk University, Jordan
(1984). Before leading the TDD of ESCWA in Beirut, Dr. Fraihat held two
government posts in Jordan including the Director General of the Jordan Department
of Statistics and the Director General of the Jordan National Information Technology
Center (the Government CIO) since 2006. He also served as advisor/consultant to several government
ministers. Dr. Fraihat has about 10 years of college education. He became an associate professor of
Management Information Systems (MIS) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM),
Saudi Arabia in 2005. He also worked as Professor of Business Administration/MIS at Mutah University
in Jordan, in addition to Sohar University in Oman, as well as several USA universities. Dr. Fraihat has
more than 50 research outputs including 13 published research papers and several papers presented in
conference proceedings. Dr. Fraihat has more than 20 conference papers, three (3) authored textbooks in
MIS and Operations Research, and numerous technical papers and research projects and grants, not to
mention his extensive work on statistical matters.
Hanane Boujemi, Manager of Hivos’ MENA region programme on Internet
Governance. She is responsible for the design and implementation of the programme
in the Arab region. Ms. Boujemi worked a senior policy analyst with International
Communication Union (ITU) and she was associated with DiploFoundation as a tutor
in the capacity building program on Internet Governance and as the coordinator of
Internet Governance Research Projects. Ms. Boujemi is a regular contributor to
GISWATCH annual report on Internet Rights.
Hania Sabbidin-Dimassi, Innovation Section, Technology for Development
Division. Ms. Sabbidin Dimassi has been involved in research activities at the United
Nations ESCWA for over ten years focusing on building the information society,
narrowing the digital divide, using ICT for development, and enhancing regional
integration wihtin the framework of the WSIS. Her main area of expertise is
promoting the digital Arabic content industry through projects that support
entrepreneurship including capacity building and awareness raising events. Ms.
Sabbidin Dimassi has also co-authored articles, reports, and policy notes on a variety of subjects including
cyber legislation and online cultural and linguistic diversity. She is also involved in ESCWA’s activities
for profiling the information society in the Arab region and supporting the use of the Arabic language in
domain names.

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Hayder Hamzoz, works at IWPR's ICT Coordinator & Trainer in Iraq. Hamzoz is a
leading young Iraqi blogger who has made use of digital media and social networks to
broaden the information available to citizens in his country. Hamzoz is also the
founding and coordinator of a network of bloggers and citizen journalists called Iraqi
Network for Social Media.
Hazem Muhsen, has a Master degree in communication engineering from brunel university west London
working for the iraqi goverment as Newtwork administrator In the IT.Dep ministry of communication
Iraq.
Hesham El Alaily, Executive President, NTRA, Egypt. Hesham El Alaily has been
holding his current as the Executive President of the National Telecom Regulatory
Authority (NTRA) of Egypt since 17/7/2013. Owing to his extensive international and
leadership experience that spans over 29 years, he was appointed in several managerial
and executive positions in Operations, Customer Services, International Carrier
Relations, Sourcing and Supply Chain, Strategic Partnership up to the CEO level. El
Alaily held several managerial posts in Egypt, Arab and European countries as he
served in France Telecom as Vice President as well as CEO of TeleYemen (Managed
by France Telecom) where he managed to achieve, within less than a year, a myriad of
strategic objectives and won the TeleYemen contract management RFP for the following five years against
DT and C&W- Monaco Telecom. Prior to this, he was appointed VP Telecom Sourcing, Supply Chain and
Strategic Partnership for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Region. He led the transformation of
the Telecom Sourcing team in the EMEA region and identified synergy and capitalized on the group
telecoms spend. He also implemented innovative concepts with carriers based on MPLS interconnect that
have improved access P&L. Moreover, he sourced the GSM suppliers and secured the network
implementation and commercial launch of new GSM affiliates (Tunisia & Uganda and other green field
operators). All these successes realised, under Eng. El Alaily's leadership, contributed to the achievement of
the Group's objectives and doubled the performance of its departments. He had also served in Equant Paris
for several years as Business Planning Director, EMEA Director Customer Services and as a General
Manager Telco & Access Management for EMEA Region (115 countries). Hesham El Alaily obtained his
Executive MBA from ESCP-EAP (Paris) in 1998, as well as his BSc in Telecom Engineering from Cairo
University (Faculty of Engineering) in 1984. He is fluent in three languages: Arabic, English and French,
and fairly proficient in German.
Hosein Badran, Director at Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), is an internationally recognized
C-level telecommunications expert with broad experience in telecommunications networks technologies,
mobile and fixed IP NGN architectures and services, cloud-based architectures and services, IoT and
machine-to-machine communications, Internet Governance, Technology Policy, Internet Safety, and ICT
for Development.
Imad Hoballah, Chairman and CEO, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority,
Lebanon, since April 2010 & the Head of Telecom Technologies Unit since March
2007. He chairs various organizations such as the Lebanese National Committee for
the Transition to Digital TV and the AMAG of the Arab IGF. Dr. Hoballah was
Lebanon’s ITU Representative during 2012-2014 and he has been Lebanon’s
Representative to the Government Advisory Committee of ICANN. He has also been
since 2008 the Vice chairman of the Arab Spectrum Management Group, involved in

Biographies
Spectrum Management activities, World Radiocommunication conferences and spectrum coordination
projects. He received a Program for General Development Diploma from IMD Lausanne; a Master’s
Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University, an Executive Masters of
Business Administration from Columbia University, a Ph.D. in EE/Communications from Syracuse
University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, as well as a B.S in Chemistry from
the Lebanese University.
Inam Ullah, Mother Tongue and Heritage for Education and Research (MOTHER).
Mr. Inam Ullah is born and raised in Swat Pakistan. A high school teacher by
profession and a freelance lexicographer of a previously oral language, Torwali. His
dictionary project has won recognition from UNESCO in its ‘Register of Good
Practices in Language Preservation’. He undertook various projects of language
documentation. He heads an umbrella organization MOTHER (Mother Tongue and
Heritage for Education and Research) of community based organizations, advocating
for the protection and promotion of smaller languages in the north of Pakistan. He is closely associated
with Forum for Language Initiatives (based in Islamabad) and Center for Language Engineering (based in
Lahore). He can speak Torwali, Pashto, Urdu and English.
Issa Mahasneh is an Open Source advocate and president of the Jordan Open Source
Association, an Amman- based NGO that promotes Open Source, Open Content and
the Open Web in Jordan. He is a frequent speaker and organizer of FLOSS -related
events, in 2009 he was a speaker in the Internet Governance Forum about Arabic
Open Content, he also led the efforts to build the first Arabic OER platform and to
boost Creative Commons licenses in the Arab World. Working with different
organizations to promote the use and adoption of Open Source, he first created, then
led several local communities around Linux, Drupal and Mozilla. An Internet freedom
and free culture activist, he co-managed different campaigns in support of Internet Freedom and digital
rights in Jordan, taking a stand against net censorship and surveillance. Issa holds a B.Sc. in Computer
Science from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST).
Issa M. Toubbeh, Protocol and Conference Servicing Consultant. Mr Toubbeh
joined ECWA in 1974, and served in the field of Administratinon, and was appointed
as ECWA’s Liaison Officer in 1976 and in 1981. Played a leading role in the
establishing and moving of ECWA/ESCWA Offices to/from Amman, Beirut,
Baghdad, Amman and then in Beirut. He was Chief of Purchase and Transportation
for several years since 1999 and thereafter Chief of Protocol, Meeting and Publishing
until retirement in 2009. He conducted training seminars in organizing and conducting
large conferences, and serviced all the ECWA/ESCWA Ministerial Inter-governmental sessions from
1974 until 2009, and in 2014 in Tunisia where he was responsible for all Protocol, Conference and
Logistical Support services.
Jillian York, is Director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic
Frontier Foundation. She specializes in free speech issues, with a focus on the Arab
World. Jillian is a frequent public speaker and has written for numerous publications,
including the New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Atlantic, the Guardian, Foreign Policy,
and CNN.

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