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Veni Markovski is a pioneer for internet and information technology from Bulgaria. He is currently the Regional Representative of [[ICANN]] for Russia and CIS, and was a part of [[ICANN]]'s board from 2006 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski Linkedin]</ref> Markovski is the CEO/owner of Global Solutions and Consulting, and has been advising the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since 2009. | Veni Markovski is a pioneer for internet and information technology from Bulgaria. He is currently the Regional Representative of [[ICANN]] for Russia and CIS, and was a part of [[ICANN]]'s board from 2006 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/venimarkovski Linkedin]</ref> Markovski is the CEO/owner of Global Solutions and Consulting, and has been advising the Bulgarian National Cybersecurity Coordinator since 2009. | ||
Markovski was born 1968 in Skopie, Macedonia. He started his work with the internet in 1990, as a system operator of the first Sofia-based bulletin-board system, part of FidoNet.<ref>[http://www.veni.com/cv.html Veni.com]</ref> By 1993 he had founded the second Internet Service Provider in the history of Bulgaria, which later became BOL.BG. In 1995, he founded the non-profit [[ISOC|Internet Society]] of Bulgaria, and is currently chairman of its board.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/markovski.htm ICANN]</ref> | Markovski was born 1968 in Skopie, Macedonia. He started his work with the internet in 1990, as a system operator of the first Sofia-based bulletin-board system, part of FidoNet.<ref>[http://www.veni.com/cv.html Veni.com]</ref> By 1993 he had founded the second Internet Service Provider in the history of Bulgaria, which later became BOL.BG. In 1995, he founded the non-profit [[ISOC|Internet Society]] of Bulgaria, and is currently chairman of its board.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/markovski.htm ICANN]</ref> | ||
He currently lives in Washington, D.C., USA. | He currently lives in Washington, D.C., USA. | ||
==Advisory and Leadership Roles== | |||
Veni Markovski has served on the boards of [[ICANN]], [[ISOC| The Internet Society]], [[CPSR]], Sofia New Symphony Orchestra, and others. In 2003 he ran for mayor of Sofia. In 2006-2009 Veni Markovski supported the work of the Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications by advising its chairman on international ICT related issues. | Veni Markovski has served on the boards of [[ICANN]], [[ISOC| The Internet Society]], [[CPSR]], Sofia New Symphony Orchestra, and others. In 2003 he ran for mayor of Sofia. In 2006-2009 Veni Markovski supported the work of the Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technologies and Communications by advising its chairman on international ICT related issues. | ||
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He has been published in dozens of Bulgarian and foreign newspapers and magazines since 1984, and is a frequent presenter at IT and cybersecurity related conferences around the world, among them [[CFP]] (San Francisco, CA, USA), [[MMAWG]] (Washington, DC, USA), [[WSIS]] (Geneva, Switzerland and Tunis, Tunisia), [[Wizards of OS]] (Berlin, Germany), [[iWeek]] (Johannesburg, South Africa), FBI/Fordham (New York), RANS (Moscow, Russia), Nato Forum on Security (Istanbul, Turkey), Cybersecurity forums (Sofia, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia; Moscow, Russia; New York, USA), and many others. <ref>[http://veni.com/pastwork/voenen_zhurnal.html veni.com]</ref> | He has been published in dozens of Bulgarian and foreign newspapers and magazines since 1984, and is a frequent presenter at IT and cybersecurity related conferences around the world, among them [[CFP]] (San Francisco, CA, USA), [[MMAWG]] (Washington, DC, USA), [[WSIS]] (Geneva, Switzerland and Tunis, Tunisia), [[Wizards of OS]] (Berlin, Germany), [[iWeek]] (Johannesburg, South Africa), FBI/Fordham (New York), RANS (Moscow, Russia), Nato Forum on Security (Istanbul, Turkey), Cybersecurity forums (Sofia, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia; Moscow, Russia; New York, USA), and many others. <ref>[http://veni.com/pastwork/voenen_zhurnal.html veni.com]</ref> | ||
==Education== | |||
*'''St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University''' Msc., Law, 1989-1997 | *'''St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University''' Msc., Law, 1989-1997 | ||
==Career History== | ==Career History== | ||
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[[category: People]] | [[category: People]] | ||
[[category: Bulgaria]] | [[category: Bulgaria]] | ||
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