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==GSE==
==GSE==
The '''Global Stakeholder Engagement''' team raises awareness and understanding of ICANN’s role and remit, encourages participation in ICANN policy development
The '''[[Global Stakeholder Engagement]]''' team raises awareness and understanding of ICANN’s role and remit, encourages participation in ICANN policy development
and technical activities, and shares knowledge with ICANN stakeholders. GSE is comprised of 34 staff members in 21 countries. It encompasses Global Business Engagement and Global Civil Society Engagement and works closely with the GE team and other ICANN departments with community-facing roles. In FY20, there were 350 engagement events and 100 capacity development events around the world.
and technical activities, and shares knowledge with ICANN stakeholders. GSE is comprised of 34 staff members in 21 countries. It encompasses Global Business Engagement and Global Civil Society Engagement and works closely with the GE team and other ICANN departments with community-facing roles. In FY20, there were 350 engagement events and 100 capacity development events around the world.


===GSE Roles===
===GSE Leadership===
* ICANN Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager Eastern Europe and Central Asia
{| class="wikitable"
* Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Director - Africa
! Name !! Title
* Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager - Middle East
|-
* Stakeholder Engagement Senior Director- Europe
| [[Sally Costerton]] || Sr. Advisor to the President & SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement
* Stakeholder Engagement Sr Manager
|-
* SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Senior Advisor to the President and CEO
| ''Vice Presidents''
* GSE Regional Specialist
|-
* GSE Programs Manager
| [[Pierre Dandjinou]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa
* VP, Stakeholder Engagement - Africa
|-
* Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager - Caribbean
| [[Rodrigo de la Parra]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
* VP, Stakeholder Engagement - Middle East and Managing Director Middle East and Africa
|-
* Stakeholder Engagement Director - Brazil
| [[Baher Esmat]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Middle East
* Senior Director, Global Stakeholder Engagement
|-
* VP, Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director - Asia Pacific
| [[Jia-Rong Low]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Asia Pacific
* Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe
|-
* Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager – Eastern & Southern Africa
| [[Christopher Mondini]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe & Global Business Engagement
* VP, Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director - Latin America and Caribbean
|-
* VP, Stakeholder Engagement - North America
| [[Naela Sarras]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, North America
* Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager – Nordic and Central Europe
|-
* Global Stakeholder Engagement Regional Specialist, APAC
| [[Savenaca Vocea]] || Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Australasia/Pacific Islands
* VP, Stakeholder Engagement - Oceania
|-
* Global Stakeholder Engagement Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant
| ''Regional Leaders''
* Head of China, Global Stakeholder Engagement
|-
| [[Mikhail Anisimov]] || Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
|-
| [[Yaovi Atohoun]] || Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Director, Africa
|-
| [[Fahd Batayneh]] || Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, Middle East
|-
| [[Andrea Beccalli]] || Stakeholder Engagement Senior Director, Europe (Southern)
|-
| [[Joe Catapano]] || Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, North America
|-
| [[Albert Daniels]] || Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, The Caribbean
|-
| [[Renate De Wulf]] || Global Stakeholder Engagement Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant
|-
| [[Daniel Fink]] || Stakeholder Engagement Director, Brazil
|-
| [[Samiran Gupta]] || Head of India
|-
| [[Magali Jean]] || Regional Office Administrator, EMEA
|-
| [[Patrick Jones]] || Senior Director, Global Stakeholder Engagement
|-
| [[Sabrina Lim]] || Global Stakeholder Engagement Programs Manager APAC
|-
| [[Celine Lioe]] || Regional Office Administrator, APAC
|-
| [[Bob Ochieng]] || Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, East Africa
|-
| [[Adam Peake]] || Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, Civil Society
|-
| [[Seher Sagiroglu]] || Global Stakeholder Engagement, Regional Specialist MEA
|-
| [[Rodrigo Saucedo]] || Senior Manager Strategic Initiatives, Latin America and The Caribbean
|-
| [[Gabriella Schittek]] || Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager – Nordic & Central Europe
|-
| [[Yien-Chin Tan]] || Global Stakeholder Engagement, Regional Specialist APAC
|-
| [[Jian-Chuan Zhang]] || Head of China
|}


==GE==
==GE==
ICANN’s '''Government and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) engagement team (GE)''' develops and implements a global strategy to engage with governments and intergovernmental organizations.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/how-to-follow-icanns-government-engagement-igo-observations-19-8-2020-en Follow ICANN's GE, ICANN Blogs]</ref> The GE team is comprised of political issue-based subject-matter experts who monitor and analyze government and IGO activities to ensure that ICANN has the necessary information and tools to address geopolitical issues impacting ICANN’s mission. The GE has been covering the discussions at the United Nations in New York since 2014. The GE also leads a multi-year educational effort, including regular workshops and seminars for diplomats as well as for relevant UN agencies, to provide factual information to the people negotiating Internet governance resolutions. The GE identifies potential avenues for collaboration on capacity-building activities for governments as part of a working plan with the [[ITU]]’s Development Sector (ITU-D); UNESCO on [[Universal Acceptance]] promotion; WIPO's Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographic Indications; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development; and OECD through the Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC). Since its inception, the GE has been publishing [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/government-engagement-publications-2020-03-02-en papers on government and IGO deliberations on Internet governance].
ICANN’s '''Government and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) engagement team (GE)''' develops and implements a global strategy to engage with governments and intergovernmental organizations.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/how-to-follow-icanns-government-engagement-igo-observations-19-8-2020-en Follow ICANN's GE, ICANN Blogs]</ref> The GE team is comprised of political issue-based subject-matter experts who monitor and analyze government and IGO activities to ensure that ICANN has the necessary information and tools to address geopolitical issues impacting ICANN’s mission. The GE has been covering the discussions at the United Nations in New York since 2014. The GE also leads a multi-year educational effort, including regular workshops and seminars for diplomats as well as for relevant UN agencies, to provide factual information to the people negotiating Internet governance resolutions. The GE identifies potential avenues for collaboration on capacity-building activities for governments as part of a working plan with the [[ITU]]’s Development Sector (ITU-D); UNESCO on [[Universal Acceptance]] promotion; [[WIPO]]'s Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographic Indications; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development; and OECD through the Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC). Since its inception, the GE has been publishing [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/government-engagement-publications-2020-03-02-en papers on government and IGO deliberations on Internet governance].
 
===Charter===
[[ICANN Organization]] published its [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-org-engagement-govt-standards-charter-25feb19-en.pdf Charter on its Government Engagement Approach] in February 2019.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icann-org-publishes-charter-on-government-engagement-approach-25-2-2019-en GE Charter, ICANN Blog]</ref> In sum, ICANN emphasizes to governments and IGOs that it is a technical organization concerned with the interoperability of the Internet.


===GE Roles===
===GE Roles===
* Government and IGO Engagement Manager
* Government and IGO Engagement Managers: [[Alexey Trepykhalin]], [[Vera Julia Major]], [[Nora Mari]]
* VP, Government and IGO Engagement
* VP, Government and IGO Engagement: [[Elena Plexida]]
* SVP, Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement ([[Mandy Carver]])
* SVP, Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement: [[Mandy Carver]]
* Government and IGO Engagement Senior Director
* Government and IGO Engagement Senior Director: [[Becky McGilley]]
* VP, UN Engagement - New York
* Vice President, Government Engagement (UN): [[Veni Markovski]]
* Government Engagement Executive Assistant: [[Desiree Cabrera]]
 
===Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments===
With [[ICANN 73]], GE began hosting geopolitical updates.<ref>[https://74.schedule.icann.org/meetings/ ICANN 74 Schedule]</ref>
 
==Publications==
===Country/Region Focus Reports===
* China ([https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-010-31jan22-en.pdf 2022])
* The Netherlands ([https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-008-28may21-en.pdf 2021])
* Russian Federation ([https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-006-19jan21-en.pdf January], [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-007-29apr21-en.pdf May 2021])
* European Union
** Priorities in [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-002-03apr20-en.pdf 2020]
** The [[General Data Protection Regulation]] [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-003-07may20-en.pdf 2020 Review]
** The [[Digital Services Act]] in [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-004-15jul20-en.pdf 2020]


==Learning and Development==
===UN Updates===
ICANN also has staffers dedicated to running the programs aimed at strengthening the diversity of the multistakeholder model by fostering opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.  
* [[Cybersecurity]] and [[Cybercrime]] in:
** [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-001-28feb20-en.pdf 2019]
** [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-005-15jul20-en.pdf 2020]
** [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ge-009-03jun21-en.pdf 2021]


===Outreach & Education Roles===
==GE vs. GAC==
* Learning and Development Director
At [[ICANN 72]], [[Mandy Carver]] explained the difference between the [[GAC]] and GE. She said that many representatives in GAC come from regulatory bodies and is focused on technical capacity building for governments and IGOs. The GE tracks, analyzes, and interacts with representatives of governments' legislative bodies.<ref>Q&A with ICANN Org Executive Team, ICANN 72</ref>
* Sr. Manager, ERP Systems
* [[Fellowship Program]] Manager
* [[NextGen@ICANN|Next Generation Program]] Manager
* Civil Society Engagement Sr. Manager


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:50, 8 August 2022

ICANN's Engagement Teams are responsible for leading outreach with stakeholders on ICANN and its mission around the world. The teams deliver on ICANN's commitments and core values.[1]

GSE[edit | edit source]

The Global Stakeholder Engagement team raises awareness and understanding of ICANN’s role and remit, encourages participation in ICANN policy development and technical activities, and shares knowledge with ICANN stakeholders. GSE is comprised of 34 staff members in 21 countries. It encompasses Global Business Engagement and Global Civil Society Engagement and works closely with the GE team and other ICANN departments with community-facing roles. In FY20, there were 350 engagement events and 100 capacity development events around the world.

GSE Leadership[edit | edit source]

Name Title
Sally Costerton Sr. Advisor to the President & SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement
Vice Presidents
Pierre Dandjinou Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa
Rodrigo de la Parra Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
Baher Esmat Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Middle East
Jia-Rong Low Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Christopher Mondini Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe & Global Business Engagement
Naela Sarras Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, North America
Savenaca Vocea Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Australasia/Pacific Islands
Regional Leaders
Mikhail Anisimov Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Director, Africa
Fahd Batayneh Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, Middle East
Andrea Beccalli Stakeholder Engagement Senior Director, Europe (Southern)
Joe Catapano Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, North America
Albert Daniels Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, The Caribbean
Renate De Wulf Global Stakeholder Engagement Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant
Daniel Fink Stakeholder Engagement Director, Brazil
Samiran Gupta Head of India
Magali Jean Regional Office Administrator, EMEA
Patrick Jones Senior Director, Global Stakeholder Engagement
Sabrina Lim Global Stakeholder Engagement Programs Manager APAC
Celine Lioe Regional Office Administrator, APAC
Bob Ochieng Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, East Africa
Adam Peake Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, Civil Society
Seher Sagiroglu Global Stakeholder Engagement, Regional Specialist MEA
Rodrigo Saucedo Senior Manager Strategic Initiatives, Latin America and The Caribbean
Gabriella Schittek Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager – Nordic & Central Europe
Yien-Chin Tan Global Stakeholder Engagement, Regional Specialist APAC
Jian-Chuan Zhang Head of China

GE[edit | edit source]

ICANN’s Government and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) engagement team (GE) develops and implements a global strategy to engage with governments and intergovernmental organizations.[2] The GE team is comprised of political issue-based subject-matter experts who monitor and analyze government and IGO activities to ensure that ICANN has the necessary information and tools to address geopolitical issues impacting ICANN’s mission. The GE has been covering the discussions at the United Nations in New York since 2014. The GE also leads a multi-year educational effort, including regular workshops and seminars for diplomats as well as for relevant UN agencies, to provide factual information to the people negotiating Internet governance resolutions. The GE identifies potential avenues for collaboration on capacity-building activities for governments as part of a working plan with the ITU’s Development Sector (ITU-D); UNESCO on Universal Acceptance promotion; WIPO's Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographic Indications; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development; and OECD through the Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC). Since its inception, the GE has been publishing papers on government and IGO deliberations on Internet governance.

Charter[edit | edit source]

ICANN Organization published its Charter on its Government Engagement Approach in February 2019.[3] In sum, ICANN emphasizes to governments and IGOs that it is a technical organization concerned with the interoperability of the Internet.

GE Roles[edit | edit source]

Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments[edit | edit source]

With ICANN 73, GE began hosting geopolitical updates.[4]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Country/Region Focus Reports[edit | edit source]

UN Updates[edit | edit source]

GE vs. GAC[edit | edit source]

At ICANN 72, Mandy Carver explained the difference between the GAC and GE. She said that many representatives in GAC come from regulatory bodies and is focused on technical capacity building for governments and IGOs. The GE tracks, analyzes, and interacts with representatives of governments' legislative bodies.[5]

References[edit | edit source]