The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the individuals selected to participate in the NextGen@ICANN Program at the ICANN86 Policy Forum. An independent committee selected the NextGen@ICANN86 participants based on their current studies and interest in Internet governance-related fields.
The ICANN86 Policy Forum will be held in Seville, Spain, 8–11 June 2026 as a hybrid meeting to accommodate both in-person and virtual participation. The 12 NextGen@ICANN participants attend universities in the European region, where they study engineering, political science, technology, and other relevant subjects.
NextGen@ICANN86 Participants
| Amaan Ali | University College London |
| Ariba Aleem | University of Bonn |
| Daniel Ahlers | Technical University of Munich |
| Diana Kozlovska | Kyiv Aviation Institute |
| Haoua Annour Nassir | Lille University |
| Hugo Ramirez | Queen Mary University of London |
| Hümay Zehra Özer | University of Bern |
| Kristina Ivanova | Obuda University |
| Maria Pericàs Riera | Technical University of Munich |
| Omran Adam | Kristiania University |
| Rym Badran | Dublin City University |
| Salsabil Yakoubi | KU Leuven Public Governance Institute |
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.