Friends and Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to attend the ICANN73 Middle East Readout session.

When: Thursday 14 April 2022 at 10.00 AM UTC

Where: Virtually over Zoom. Please register at https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-GpqjojE9IL9kLJoZ4ZnTWl3-HQGv-y

The agenda for the session is as follows:

• Opening Remarks | Baher Esmat, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement - Middle East and Managing Director Middle East and Africa, ICANN
• GAC Update | Manal Ismail, Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
• Operational Design Phase (ODP) Update | Patrick Jones, Sr. Director, Global Stakeholder Engagement, ICANN
• DNS Security Threats | Hadia Elminiawi, Director, DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC)
• Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update | Laurent Ferrali, Government and IGO Engagement Sr. Director, ICANN
• IDN Variant Policy work | Sarmad Hussain, Sr. Director, IDNs and UA Programs, ICANN
• Open Floor – All
• Closing Remarks | Baher Esmat | Baher Esmat, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement - Middle East and Managing Director Middle East and Africa, ICANN

We look forward to your participation.

Thank you,

Fahd Batayneh

ICANN