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Edmon Chung is a social innovator and entrepreneur. Edmon currently serves as the CEO of DotAsia Organisation, serves on the Board of ICANN, the Executive Committee of Internet Society Hong Kong (ISOC HK), the Board of Make a Difference (MaD) Institute, and heads the secretariat for the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). Edmon served also on the founding board of the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA), continue to support its secretariat, cofounded the annual Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival (KIFF.Asia), and participates extensively on Internet governance and social innovation matters.
Edmon is an inventor of patents of internationalized domain names (IDN) and email addresses technologies, and has served on many global IDN related technical and policy groups, that made possible the introduction of multilingual domain names and email addresses on the Internet. Edmon won the Most Innovative Award in the Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Award in 2001. In 2000, Edmon was selected by The Globe and Mail as one of the Young Canadian Leaders. Between 2006 and 2010, Edmon served on the ICANN GNSO Council, between 2010 and 2012 on the ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), and between 2006 and 2011, as an elected member of the Elections Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Information Technology Subsector.

Edmon has a Bachelor of Applied Science, a Master of Engineering from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts in Theology at the Lutheran Theological Seminary.

Mr. Rathanak Sreang holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and an M.Sc. in IT Engineering from the Royal University of Phnom Penh. With over a decade of experience in software engineering, he now specializes in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, and computer vision. Since 2022, he has led the Applied AI team at Cambodia’s Government Digital Transformation Unit, advancing AI-driven public services. He is also the founder of KhmerLang.com, promoting Khmer-language technology, and a part-time lecturer at University, teaching AI and Data Mining.

Sivhuang Lay is a passionate digital transformation leader and social entrepreneur with over a decade of international experience spanning China, Europe, and Cambodia in technology management for E-commerce, FinTech, and EdTech. As Co-founder and Managing Director of DICHI Academy, she has designed and implemented comprehensive digital capacity building programs that have impacted over thousands individuals and hundreds institutions, bridging the digital skills gap with particular focus on ICT and emerging technologies. Her expertise in strategic partnership development and operational excellence is evidenced by leading foodpanda Cambodia to the largest food delivery platform in the market, while pioneering Cambodia’s FinTech ecosystem through Bongloy Payments. Holding multiple Master’s degrees from prestigious European and Chinese institutions, Sivhuang leverages technology as a catalyst for inclusive economic growth, combining commercial success with social impact to accelerate Cambodia’s digital economy and create pathways for social mobility.

Somphors Yun is a young technologist and educator passionate about helping Cambodian youth become inspiring innovators in the digital world. He graduated in Software Engineering from the Kirirom Institute of Technology and has hands-on experience in data analytics through his internship at AMK Microfinance, where he learned how data and AI shape real-world decisions.

Today, he serves as a Learning Facilitator Assistant at the AUPP Liger Leadership Academy, guiding Grade 9 students in Creative Tech and encouraging them to design and innovate with curiosity, responsibility, and impact. He is also building Outlier Co., a startup that offers UX/UI design services.

Somphors believes that, with the right skills, awareness, and voice, young Cambodians can lead the way in building a safer, more inclusive, more resilient, and innovative digital future.

Pisal is the director of the digital and innovation policy research centre of the cambodia academy of digital technology (cadt). he served as vice director of the asean ict centre of the asean digital sectoral body (adgmin/adgsom) from 2022-2023. prior to this, pisal worked for the ministry of post and telecommunications as an international cooperation officer in charge of asean, mekong cooperation, wto, and trade. he has played an active role in formulating and providing inputs to digital-related policies in cambodia and asean. pisal received his master’s in public policy specializing in economic policy and policy analysis from australian national university, and a master’s in international law from the university of paris 8.

Sin Bolai is an indigenous youth advocate from Cambodia, known for her work with organizations like the Cambodian Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA) and the Conserve Indigenous People Languages Organization.