RIPE -- the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre – is one of the five regional Internet registries that allocates Internet numbering resources that help the Internet run.We’ll be moderating a panel that brings together people from RIPE’s Middle East, Eurasia, and South Eastern European regions.On its own this sounds like a lot of other panels at a lot of other events.But this one, at least for me, is something special.It will bring together people from very different RIPE regional communities. They come together at this important convening event of the full RIPE community to build...

We all know that the Internet is one of the most important tools of our time – but we can’t afford to take the Internet -- or its future -- for granted.There are uncertainties facing the Internet – and how they evolve will have a profound impact on society and our ability to solve some of the world's biggest challenges.How might the Internet of the future look different than today?How might key trends and uncertainties unfold to create different future paths?What may be at risk and what could be impacted?To help answer these and other questions, the Internet Society is embarking on...