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02/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/17/2026 03:30

ICANN Announces NextGen@ICANN86 Participants

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the individuals selected to participate in the NextGen@ICANN Program at the ICANN86 Policy Forum. An independent committee selected the NextGen@ICANN86 participants based on their current studies and interest in Internet governance-related fields.

The ICANN86 Policy Forum will be held in Seville, Spain, 8-11 June 2026 as a hybrid meeting to accommodate both in-person and virtual participation. The 12 NextGen@ICANN participants attend universities in the European region, where they study engineering, political science, technology, and other relevant subjects.

NextGen@ICANN86 Participants

Amaan Ali University College London
Ariba Aleem University of Bonn
Daniel Ahlers Technical University of Munich
Diana Kozlovska Kyiv Aviation Institute
Haoua Annour Nassir Lille University
Hugo Ramirez Queen Mary University of London
Hümay Zehra Özer University of Bern
Iga Sliwska Bocconi University
Kristina Ivanova Obuda University
Omran Adam Kristiania University
Rym Badran Dublin City University
Salsabil Yakoubi KU Leuven Public Governance Institute

For more information, visit the NextGen@ICANN Program webpage.

About ICANN

ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address - a name or a number - into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.
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