Agenda

08:00-09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00-10:15

Introduction to Peering and Peering Forums 101

This session will provide participants with a basic understanding of everything they need to know to start talking about peering and interconnection. It will help explain not only the technical aspects of interconnection but also how to interact with other peering prospects and how to become more involved in the peering ecosystem. The main topics include:

• Peering vs Transit
• Peering economics
• Getting started with tools and databases
• The interpersonal aspect of peering and the importance of 1:1s.

Nishal Goburdhan, Packet Clearing House (PCH)

10:15-10:30

Peering Personals

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break / Parallel High-Level Event (invitation only)

11:00-11:20

Official Opening: High-Level Statements and Updates

• Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
• Hans Petter Holen, Managing Director and CEO, RIPE NCC
• Shavkat Sabirov, President, Internet Association of Kazakhstan
• Oleg Yemelyanov, President, Kazakhstan Association of Network Operators

11:20-13:00

Measuring Connectivity and Pathways

In this session, the speakers will present their research on connectivity opportunities and developments in Central Asia and beyond the region.

• Interconnectivity in Central Asia and with other regions, Raushan Belekova, Piter-IX (20 min)
• Interconnectivity in Central Asia: Four years later, Alex Semenyaka, RIPE NCC (25 min) (TBC)
• Measuring Internet connectivity
  practical exploration of free tools, Bayar Batjargal, APNIC (20 min)
• Open Slot for presentation (20 min)

Q&A (15 min)

Moderator: Shavkat Sabirov, Internet Association of Kazakhstan, CAPIF 4 PC member

13:00-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

Connectivity in Central Asia and Beyond

In this session, we will be engaging with a few large telecom providers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from the region on the current and future interconnection landscape in Central Asia.

• Kyrgyztelecom, Kyrgyzstan (TBC) (20 min)
• Nurlan Meirmanov, Chief Director for Innovation, Kazakhtelecom, Kazakhstan (20 min) (TBC)
• Bakhtovar Abdusattorov, CTO, Tojiktelecom (20 min) (TBC)
• Uzbektelecom (20 min) (TBC)

Q&A (10 min)

Moderator: Vahan Hovsepyan, RIPE NCC

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:30

Peering Bilateral Meetings

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.

19:00-00:00

Social dinner

09:00-09:30

Networking Coffee

09:30-09:35

IXP Day: Opening and Introduction

Vahan Hovsepyan, RIPE NCC

09:35-09:45

Peering Personals

09:45-11:30

IXP Challenges and Capacity Building

This session will highlight some of the challenges and opportunities for the development of the peering landscape in the region

• Maxat Nassipbekov, State Technical Service (20 min) (TBC)
• The Internet Landscape in Kazakhstan: an Infrastructure, Resilience, Regulatory and Policy perspective, Amrees Phokeer, Internet Society (20 min)
• PCH Peering Survey Results (2021), NIshal Goburdhan, PCH (20 min)
• Role of satellite systems in connectivity of critical systems Dmitriy Vetlugin, Eutelsat OneWeb (20 min)
• Unlocking Central Asia’s Connectivity Potential, Marco Brandstaetter, DE-CIX (15 min)

Q&A (10 min)

Moderator: Bahrom Nasirjanov, Manager, TT Mobile, CAPIF 4 PC Member

11:30-12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 -13:00

IXP Panel

In this session, different IXPs from the region will come together to discuss issues related to starting an IXP, acquiring the necessary resources, navigating legislative and regulatory frameworks, and exploring possible ways to contribute to regional Internet development.

Moderator: Nikolay Metlyuk, Piter-IX

13:00-14:30

Lunch

14:30-15:30

Measuring and Securing the Internet

This session will focus on different tools and methods to measure the Internet, as well as its stability and resilience.

Moderator: Aziz Akhundjanov, Director of Telecommunications, BCC Group; CAPIF 4 PC Member

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

View from Iran

This session will present several visionary messages and pieces of research from Iran.

Moderator: Milad Afshari, MTN-Irancell, CAPIF 4 PC Member

17:00-18.00

DNS Management, Security and Resilience of the Internet

This session will focus on security and resilience of the Internet

• DNS resolution quality in the region (the RIPE Atlas use case), Alex Semenyaka, RIPE NCC

Moderator: TBC

18:00-18:10

Closing Ceremony

• Hisham Ibrahim, Chief Community Officer, RIPE NCC

18:10-20:00

Closing Reception