The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the individuals selected to participate in the NextGen@ICANN Program at the ICANN85 Community Forum. An independent committee selected the NextGen@ICANN85 participants based on their current studies and interest in Internet governance-related fields.
The ICANN85 Community Forum will be held in Mumbai, India, 7–12 March 2026, as a hybrid meeting to accommodate both in-person and virtual participation. The 12 NextGen@ICANN participants attend universities in the Asia Pacific region, where they study engineering, political science, technology, and other relevant subjects.
NextGen@ICANN85 Participants
| Aung Si Kyaw | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| Bernhart Farras Sukandar | Tsinghua University |
| Ehsan Amini Baghbaderani | Imam Sadiq University |
| Huy Nhat Nguyen | Duy Tan University |
| Ilham Sutoyo | The University of Sydney |
| Purnika Khanal | Tribhuvan University |
| Rohan Sachdeva | La Trobe University |
| Rupam Barui | National Forensic Sciences University |
| Srijan Rai | National University of Singapore |
| Sudip Dhungana | Tribhuvan University |
| Surya V S | University of Delhi |
| Taruna Kaur Bamrah | DAV College |
For more information, visit the NextGen@ICANN Program webpage.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.