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Azeem Sajjad

Ministry of IT & Telecom, Government of Pakistan

Joint Director (Internet Governance)

Islamabad, Pakistan

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8:00pm IST

Review of Reviews Update Prep 1

10:00pm IST

Policy Implementation and Reviews: What’s New and What’s Next Prep 1

11:30pm IST

ICANN Planning and Finance Update Prep 1

1:00am IST

Contractual Compliance Update Prep 1

8:30pm IST

Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update Prep 1

10:00pm IST

Policy and Advice Update Prep 1

11:30pm IST

Preparing for ICANN’s Annual Strategy Review Prep 1

8:30pm IST

New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update Prep 1

10:00pm IST

Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update Prep 1

11:30pm IST

Approaching the finish line: Update on the ICP-2 Review Prep 1

1:00am IST

ICANN Grant Program Update Prep 1

9:00am IST

Meet and Greet: Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Programs Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GAC Opening Plenary Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) GNSO: NCSG Interim HRIA DNS Abuse PDP Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO)

10:30am IST

GAC Operational Updates and Meeting with the ASO Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

1:15pm IST

How It Works: ICANN Policy Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) ccNSO: DNS Abuse Standing Committee Work Session Room 204 A/B GAC Discussion on Universal Acceptance Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

3:00pm IST

Get to Know the ICANN Community: GNSO and IPC Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GAC Capacity Development Session (1 of 2) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) GNSO: DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 Working Group Session (1 of 4) Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO)

4:30pm IST

2026 Round: Registry Service Provider (RSP) Evaluation Program Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GAC Capacity Development Session (2 of 2) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) GNSO: DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 Working Group Session (2 of 4) Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO)

5:30pm IST

ICANN85 Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Networking Event Jasmine Hall 1

9:00am IST

How it Works: Internet Identifiers Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) ALAC Open House Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GAC Meeting with the RSSAC Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

10:30am IST

Get to Know the ICANN Community: Noncommercial Stakeholder Group and RSSAC Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GAC Discussion on New gTLD Program Next Round Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

1:15pm IST

Get to Know the ICANN Community: CSG/BC and GAC Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) Joint Meeting: GAC and GNSO Council Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

3:00pm IST

Get to Know the ICANN Community: ccNSO and ISPCP Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GAC Operations Discussion Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

4:30pm IST

2026 Round: 2026 Round Internationalized Domain Name and Variant Applicant Journeys with Q & A Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) How it Works: DNS Fundamentals Jasmine Hall 1D (ccNSO) GAC: Discussion with Cross Community Group on Reviews of Reviews Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

9:00am IST

Welcome Ceremony Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom)

10:45am IST

From Stability to Survivability: ICANN's Role in the Future Of Internet Resilience Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom) ccNSO: Tech Day (1 of 4) Jasmine Hall 1D (ccNSO)

1:15pm IST

2026 Round: 2026 Round Application Submission Overview Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GNSO: DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 Working Group Session (3 of 4) Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO) WSIS+20 Lessons Learned & Next Steps Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom)

3:00pm IST

GNSO: DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 Working Group Session (4 of 4) Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO) Q&A with ICANN org Executive Team Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom)

4:30pm IST

2026 Round: 2026 Round .Brand Applicant Journey with Q and A Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) How it Works: The IETF Room 105 A/B GAC: Discussion on DNS Abuse Mitigation Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) ccNSO: Tech Day (4 of 4) Jasmine Hall 1D (ccNSO)

6:30pm IST

An Evening with Rhythms of Tradition and Musical Fusion GALA (Pavilion 3)

9:00am IST

How it Works: Internationalized Domain Names Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) Joint Meeting: GAC and the ALAC Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

10:30am IST

How it Works: The RIRs Room 104 A/B NextGen@ICANN Presentations (1 of 2) Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) At-Large Plenary: Progressing the DNS Abuse Mitigation Agenda Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GAC: Discussion on WHOIS and Registration Data Issues Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) APAC Space Room 204 A/B

1:15pm IST

2026 Round: TLD Application Management System Introduction & Demo Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) How it Works: Policy at ICANN, from Idea to Implementation Room 104 A/B At-Large Regional Leaders Meeting Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GAC Communique Drafting (1 of 6) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) ICANN Annual Strategy Review Room 206 A/B

3:00pm IST

How it Works: Root Server Operations Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) ccNSO: ccTLD Market Trends Jasmine Hall 1D (ccNSO) Joint Meeting: ICANN Board and GAC Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

4:30pm IST

2026 Round: Geographic Names and Reserve Names Applicant Journeys with Q and A Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) GAC Communique Drafting (2 of 6) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) APRALO Annual General Meeting Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large)

9:00am IST

Enabling Universal Acceptance Adoption Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) Joint Session: ICANN Board and ALAC Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom) Joint Meeting: GAC and the IETF Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

10:30am IST

NextGen@ICANN Presentations (2 of 2) Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) At-Large Preparations for 2026 Next Round of New gTLD Applications Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) Joint Session: ICANN Board and GNSO Council Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom) Emerging Topics for GAC Discussion Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

1:15pm IST

ICANN Board Welcomes Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Participants Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) Joint Session: ALAC and OCTO Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GAC Communique Drafting (3 of 6) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) GNSO: CPH DNS Abuse Community Update: DGAs Room 104 A/B GNSO Council Meeting Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO)

3:00pm IST

APRALO Meets NextGen@ICANN and APAC Fellows Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GNSO: RrSG: CSI ICANN - DNS Abuse Investigators Room 105 A/B GAC Communique Drafting (4 of 6) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

4:30pm IST

2026 Round: 2026 Round Community Applicant Journey & Registry Voluntary Commitments/Public Interest Commitments with Q and A A Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) DNS Women: WSIS+ 20 Next Steps - Views from different regions Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GAC Communique Drafting (5 of 6) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

9:00am IST

2026 Round: 2026 Round Wrap Up and Open Q & A Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO) ICANN85 Fellowship Program Wrap-Up [C] Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) NextGen@ICANN Wrap-Up Session [C] Room 104 A/B Review of Reviews Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom)

10:30am IST

ICANN Public Forum Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom)

1:15pm IST

At-Large Leadership Wrap-Up Session Jasmine Hall 1C (At-Large) GAC Communique Drafting (6 of 6) Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC)

3:00pm IST

GAC Wrap-Up Session - Canceled Lotus Ballroom 1 (GAC) GNSO Council Wrap-Up Session Jasmine Hall 1B (GNSO) ASO Address Council Public Session (2 of 2) Room 105 A/B

4:30pm IST

ICANN Board Meeting Jasmine Hall 2 (Primary Ballroom)

5:30pm IST

Closing Reception Jasmine Hall 1