ICANN ICANN86 Fellowship Program – 2026 Policy Forum

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Name	Country or region of residence	Working sector and/or area of interest
Ahmed Farag	Egypt	Internet end user, Government
Aida Mahmutović	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Civil society
Ana Teresa Rodríguez Lebrón	Puerto Rico	Academia, ccTLD operations, Internet end user
Ankita Rathi	India	Internet end user
Ashish Agarwal	India	ccTLD operations, Internet end user, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Technical, Security
Ashutosh Maharaj	Fiji	Academia, Internet end user
Askhat Gimranov	Uzbekistan	ccTLD Operations
Charbel Chbeir	Lebanon	ccTLD operations, ICANN contracted party, Intellectual property, Technical, Security
Deepak Desai	United States of America	Academia, Internet End User, Technical, Security
Edowaye Makanjuola	Nigeria	Internet end user, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Government
Eduardo Tome	Honduras	ccTLD operations
Einas Al Shaikh	Oman	Internet end user, Government
Emanuel Lukawiecki	Canada	Academia, Civil society, Internet end user, Government
Filimoni Pelenato	Samoa	Business and Commerce, Internet end user
Firuz Azimov	Tajikistan	Academia, Internet end user, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Technical, Security
Gustavo Adolfo Ortega Alvarado	United States of America	Technical, Security
Houda Chihi	Tunisia	Internet service providers and connectivity providers
Ignacio Sánchez González	Chile	Academia, ccTLD operations, Civil society, Internet end user, Technical
Jelena Šuh	Serbia	Academia, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Technical
Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya	Sri Lanka	Civil society, Intellectual property, Internet end user, Government
Lilian Ivette De Luque Bruges	Colombia	Academia, Internet End User
Maciej Piasecki	Poland	Civil society, Intellectual property, Internet end user, Security
Mansur Mirzoev	Tajikistan	Academia, Intellectual property, Internet end user, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Technical
Mariana Palma Vidotti De Andrade	Brazil	Business and Commerce, Civil Society, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Security
Oliver Risteski	North Macedonia	Internet end user, Security, Government
Rihana Luz Avila Huatuco	Peru	Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil society, Internet end user, Technical
Sachchidanand Upadhyay	India	Internet end user, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Technical, Security
Salavat Ormoshev	Kyrgyz Republic	Civil society, Internet service providers and connectivity providers
Samwel Kinuthia Kariuki	Kenya	Academia, Internet end user, Technical, Security
Shiva Bissessar	Trinidad & Tobago	Business and Commerce, Civil society, Technical, Security
Shreedeep Rayamajhi	Nepal	Academia, Civil Society, Internet end user
Songo Nore	Papua New Guinea	Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil society, Internet end user, Security
Stephen Dakyi	Ghana	Civil society, Intellectual property, Internet end user
Tinuade Oguntuyi	Nigeria	Civil society, Internet end user, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Technical, Security
Tsz Kin Hui	Japan	Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil society, Intellectual property, Internet end user, Security

Note: All information above is self-reported by applicants.

Mentors:

• Jenifer López – ccNSO
• Glen De Saint Géry – GNSO
• Tracy Hackshaw – GAC
• James Olorundare – RSSAC
• Raymond Mamattah – At-Large

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