Agenda

Moderator: Khalid Samara

• 09:00-09:10: Opening Speech – Hans Petter Holen, Managing Director, RIPE NCC
• 09:10-09:40: IPv6 – MENOG Stats – Alvaro Vives, RIPE NCC
• 09:40-10:10: Routing Security in the Middle East – Jad El Cham, RIPE NCC
• 10:10-10:30: Peering Personals

Moderator: Nishal Goburdhan

• 11:00-11:25: Are We Turning a Corner on BGP Security? – Nina Bargisen, KENTIK
• 11:25-11:50: IPv6 Segment Routing (SRv6): Technology and Deployment Update – Mounir Mohamed, Cisco Systems
• 11:50-12:15: Peering LAN 2.0 – Bernd Spiess, DE-CIX, UAE-IX
• 12:15-12:30: Peering Personals

Moderator: Marco Brandstaetter, DE-CIX Management GmbH

• 14:00-14:25: 10 Years of Peering in Middle East – Where Are We Today? – Bernd Spiess, DE-CIX/UAE-IX
• 14:25-15:20: Panel: Shaping the Future of Interconnection and Peering in Middle East
  Panel discussion in the following topics:
  – How do new Interconnection corridors (Aqaba, Iraq) change the Interconnection landscape
  – Which play will KSA play in future
  – Where does GCC stand today in terms of Datacenter and Internet Exchanges
  – Is there a Gap between GCC and Levant region
  – Chances for Iraq and Aqaba
  – Role of Egypt as Sea Cable passage in future
  Speakers:
  – Mohannad Habaq, Nailtel
  – Naveen Rajagopalan, Kalaam
  – Serkan Sevim, Medianova
  – Taha Hussain, Batelco

• 15:20-15:30: Peering Personals

Let’s celebrate safer routing practices! Join the ROA Signing Party to learn how you can improve your Internet routing security. You will hear real deployment stories and recommendations. We will also guide you through the process of creating and signing Route Origin Authorisations (ROAs).

The objective is to provide a dedicated space for participants to hold meetings between parties interested in peering during the conference. This is a popular networking activity at other peering and interconnection forums.

Moderator: Massimiliano Stucchi

• 09:00-09:30: Can We Trust the IRRs? An Analysis and Comparison of IRR Data Across Databases – Massimiliano Stucchi, Internet Society
• 09:30-10:00: Be the exchange you want to see in this world! – Ruben van den Brink, AMS-IX
• 10:10-10:30: The Impact of Sanctions on Access to the Essential Properties of the Internet in the Middle East – Farzaneh Badiei, Digital Medusa (Remote presentation)

Moderator: Halil Kama

• 11:00-11:30: Too Much Data is no Information – Manuj Marwaha, Netscout
• 11:30-12:00: The Impossible MANRS – Hanna Kreitem, Internet Society
• 12:00-12:15: KINDNS: An ICANN Initiative to Promote DNS Operational Best Practices – Fahd Batayneh, ICANN
• 12:15-12:30: Three Things About Routing You Should Pay Attention To, Right Now – Massimiliano Stucchi, Internet Society

Lightning Talks:

• DNSSEC Validation – Abdalmonem Galila, TRA
• 2021 Survey of Internet Carrier Interconnection Agreements – Sara Hassan, Packet Clearing House

Closing: Hisham Ibrahim, Khalid Samara

The objective is to provide a dedicated space for participants to hold meetings between parties interested in peering during the conference. This is a popular networking activity at other peering and interconnection forums.