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'''Ms. Sophia Bekele''' is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, executive, and policy adviser.<ref>[http://www.aitecafrica.com/user/view/Sophia+Bekele Aitec Africa]</ref> She is the founder and CEO of [[CBS International]].<ref>[http://cbsegroup.com/main.html?src=%2F85001%2F88022.html#1,0 CBS International]</ref>
'''Ms. Sophia Bekele''' is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, executive, and policy adviser.<ref>[http://www.aitecafrica.com/user/view/Sophia+Bekele Aitec Africa]</ref> She is the founder and CEO of [[CBS International]].<ref>[http://cbsegroup.com/main.html?src=%2F85001%2F88022.html#1,0 CBS International]</ref>
==ICANN Work==
==ICANN Work==
Ms. Bekele was nominated to serve on [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]] policy board from 2005-2007, under the term and Chairmanship of [[Dr. Vinton Cerf]].
Ms. Bekele was nominated to serve on [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]] policy board from 2005-2007, under the Chairmanship of [[Dr. Vinton Cerf]].
In this position, Ms. Bekele contributed to global public policies that guide the development of the Internet. During her tenure, Sophia was instrumental in initiating policy dialogue over [[IDN]]s as well as the formation of a [[IDN]] working group to focus on [[IDN]]s within [[ICANN]]. She was later credited for championing the inclusion of the global [[IDN]] community within this policy dialog. As a result, Ms. Bekele was also nominated to chair [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN Working Group]]. She was one of the co-authors of [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN]] policy guidelines.
In this position, Ms. Bekele contributed to global public policies that guide the development of the Internet. During her tenure, Sophia was instrumental in initiating policy dialogue over [[IDN]]s as well as the formation of a [[IDN]] working group to focus on [[IDN]]s within [[ICANN]]. She was later credited for championing the inclusion of the global [[IDN]] community within this policy dialog. As a result, Ms. Bekele was also nominated to chair [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN Working Group]]. She was one of the co-authors of [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN]] policy guidelines.