Engagement
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 |
| Veni Markovski | Vice President, Government Engagement (UN) |
| Christopher Mondini | Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe & Global Business Engagement |
| Elena Plexida | Vice President, Government & IGO 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) |
| Desiree Cabrera | Government Engagement Executive Assistant |
| 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.
GE Roles[edit | edit source]
- Government and IGO Engagement Managers: Alexey Trepykhalin, Vera Julia Major, Nora Mari
- VP, Government and IGO Engagement: Elena Plexida
- SVP, Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement: Mandy Carver
- Government and IGO Engagement Senior Director: Becky McGilley
- Vice President, Government Engagement (UN): Veni Markovski
- Government Engagement Executive Assistant: Desiree Cabrera
Learning and Development[edit | edit source]
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.
Outreach & Education Roles[edit | edit source]
- Learning and Development Director
- Sr. Manager, ERP Systems
- Fellowship Program Manager
- Next Generation Program Manager
- Civil Society Engagement Sr. Manager