Laina Raveendran Greene: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
===International Representation=== | ===International Representation=== | ||
Laina Raveendran Greene is the founding Secretary of [[APIA]], which is the Asia Pacific Internet Association. She served her first term from 1996 to 1997, and immediately served a second term from 1997 to 1998.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> She was also Singapore’s representative to PECC Infocomm Advisory Committee, and an International Advisory Panel member of the Asia Pacific Development Information Program (APDIP).<ref>[http://www.streeshakti.com/Laina-Greene.aspx Streeshakti.com]</ref> She served as a Policy Advisor to [[APNIC]] from 1997 to 1999.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> | Laina Raveendran Greene is the founding Secretary of [[APIA]], which is the Asia Pacific Internet Association. She served her first term from 1996 to 1997, and immediately served a second term from 1997 to 1998.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> She was also Singapore’s representative to PECC Infocomm Advisory Committee, and an International Advisory Panel member of the Asia Pacific Development Information Program (APDIP).<ref>[http://www.streeshakti.com/Laina-Greene.aspx Streeshakti.com]</ref> She served as a Policy Advisor to [[APNIC]] from 1997 to 1999.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> | ||
Ms. Greene was the only representative of the Baha'i International Community to the Tunis Conference of the [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society]]. She was called upon as a SE Asian IT expert and representative of ASEAN nations for [[UNCTAD|United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]]; this involved extensive international travel to present and meet with various national IT regulators.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/laina LinkedIn.com]</ref> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 26 July 2011
 |
 |
| Country: | USA |
| LinkedIn: |  [Laina Raveendran Greene Laina Raveendran Greene]
|
Laina Raveendran Greene has extensive experience working as a ITC consultant and starting and running media start-ups. She currently serves as a Strategic Accounts Manager with Internet Systems Consortium, as CEO and lead consultant with G-ET-IT, as a Board Member for Emota.net, and as an Instructor and Entrepreneur in Residence for Stanford University's Global Entrepreneur Marketing Program.[1]
Ms. Greene has been involved in Internet developments, participation in the RFC series, and Internet governance since the 1990s. She is one of the organizers for the International Forum on the White Paper,[2] and has worked with several prominent international Internet fora, such as APIA and APNIC.[3]
She was born and raised in Singapore, though she now resides in the U.S.A.[4]
Career History
GetIt & Green ICT
Laina Raveendran Greene is the founder and was the CEO of GetIt Multimedia from 1998 to 2006. The company initially focused on consulting with regards to transforming businesses through visual and communications technology. She sold the business to a group of investors in 2006, though she continues to work as its CEO and Principal Consultant.[5] It is now known as G-ET-IT, which stands for Green Energy Technology and Information Technology, and their focus has moved to consulting on how to make ICT companies more viable through progressive energy usage.[6]
She has since become more deeply involved in the green movement within the ICT industry; Ms. Greene has even co-produced a TV documentary on that topic. She has consulted for a number of prominent companies; organized Green Telecom seminars at International conferences; chaired special panels on Green ICT; and participated in a variety of ways as both a consultant, participant, and leader at these events.[7]
Ms. Greene's home is solar powered.[8]
International Representation
Laina Raveendran Greene is the founding Secretary of APIA, which is the Asia Pacific Internet Association. She served her first term from 1996 to 1997, and immediately served a second term from 1997 to 1998.[9] She was also Singapore’s representative to PECC Infocomm Advisory Committee, and an International Advisory Panel member of the Asia Pacific Development Information Program (APDIP).[10] She served as a Policy Advisor to APNIC from 1997 to 1999.[11]
Ms. Greene was the only representative of the Baha'i International Community to the Tunis Conference of the World Summit on the Information Society. She was called upon as a SE Asian IT expert and representative of ASEAN nations for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; this involved extensive international travel to present and meet with various national IT regulators.[12]
External Links
- ITU TELECOM Africa 2008: Interview with Laina Raveendran
- Communic Asia 2010 - Laina Raveendran Greene
References
- ↑ Mailman.APNIC.net
- ↑ ICANN 41 Interview
- ↑ ICANN 41 Interview
- ↑ LinkedIn.com
- ↑ GetIt.org
- ↑ LinkedIn.com
- ↑ ESBRI.se
- ↑ ICANN 41 Interview
- ↑ Streeshakti.com
- ↑ ICANN 41 Interview
- ↑ LinkedIn.com