Residence: Hong Kong SAR

Edmon Chung is serving as the CEO for DotAsia Organisation. He also participates extensively in global and regional Internet related groups and contributes his time and expertise to Internet Governance related issues.

Since 2002, Edmon played a leadership role in the region-wide ‘.Asia’ domain extension initiative. He championed DotAsia Organisation as a not-for-profit organization and its mandate to promote Internet development and adoption in Asia. Since the launch of ‘.Asi’ web presence in 2008, DotAsia has contributed significantly to a variety of community projects in Asia, including for example: Go.Asia, ISIF.Asia, NetMission.Asia, MaD.Asia among others.

Edmon is also an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names (IDN) and was involved in making it possible for the introduction of multilingual domain names and email addresses on the Internet. In 2000, Edmon was selected by Canada’s most prestigious and influential news journal, The Globe and Mail, as one of its ‘Young Canadian Leaders’. In 2001, he won the ‘Most Innovative Award’ in the Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Award. Between 2006 and 2010, Edmon served as an elected member on the ICANN GNSO Council and after that he served as an elected member on the ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) from the Asia Pacific Region. Between 2006 and 2011, Edmon also served 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 and Master of Engineering from the University of Toronto.

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Residence: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

With experience of 10+ years in Custom Software Development. The systems that Reyaz has developed has helped Companies (Including Fortune 500) to generate Millions. Robust Algorithm design and implementation are the core of any data driven application and that has been a combination of his primary strengths.

Reyaz first joined DotAsia in 2019 and played a major and leading role in the development of an ENUM-backed system to assist a government initiative to modernize their telecom industry’s SIMM card registry system.

Reyaz holds a B.Sc in BioTechnology and a Master’s Degree in Information Technology.

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Residence: United Kingdom

Pavan Budhrani is the Director of Business Development for .Asia. He started his career at .Asia since 2007, first as a Communication Manager before transitioning to his current role. Pavan serves as the link between .Asia and Asian based registrars and reseller channel partners.

In addition, he also works directly with .Asia users to initiate interesting marketing projects which further help to promote the .Asia brand name. Collaborations such as the Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Awards(https://apea.asia/) and KTA (http://www.kiteboardtour.asia/) were initiated by him.

Pavan speaks English, Cantonese, Hindi, Sindhi and French. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the City University of Hong Kong majoring in Marketing.

Pavan was born and raised in Hong Kong to Indian parents. He spends time every year in different Asian countries, seeing where the next potential for .Asia could be.

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Residence: Hong Kong, SAR

As the Finance & Compliance Officer, Rebecca Chan oversees the policy compliance of the .Asia registry and registrars, as well as the financial operations of the DotAsia Organisation. Rebecca is also the liaison with ICANN and registrars on accreditation and billing processes.

Rebecca has been working in the domain name industry since 1999. Before joining DotAsia, Rebecca worked as an executive of an ICANN Accredited Registrar. Prior to that, Rebecca was the Corporate Resource Manager at a domain registration solutions provider specializing in IDN technologies.

Rebecca has a B.A.Sc. and a M.Eng. degree from the University of Toronto.

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Residence: Hong Kong, SAR

Jennifer Chung is the Vice President, Policy for DotAsia Organisation. She represents .Asia Registry at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and is a Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) councilor, making policies for generic Top-Level Domains (e.g. .com, .org, .asia etc.). She headed the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Secretariat that oversaw the IANA stewardship transfer from the US government to the global multistakeholder community.

Ms. Chung was appointed to the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) (2018-2020), and the 2022 Expert Working Group that developed recommendations on strengthening the IGF. She heads the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA) Secretariat which provides support to the IGF and grants seed funding to National, Regional and Youth Initiatives (NRIs). She has taught at the South School on Internet Governance and Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance, and is a current faculty member for the NetMission.asia Academy, and the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) since its inception, building up the next-generation leaders. She serves in the Asia Pacific Regional IGF Secretariat and works towards amplifying Asia Pacific contributions on Internet governance.

Ms. Chung is on the Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF.asia) Selection Committee that awards grants for research and technical solutions supporting Internet development in Asia Pacific. Representing DotAsia, she is part of the core Secretariat of the Technical Community Coalition on Multistakeholderism (TCCM), a group of critical Internet infrastructure operators dedicated to strengthening the multistakeholder approach to decisions about the Internet’s future and its governance. She works on Internationalized Domain Names policies and supports efforts to achieve Universal Acceptance, a foundational requirement for a multilingual Internet and digital inclusion. 

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Residence: Hong Kong, SAR

Jenna Fung is the Director of Policy Engagement at DotAsia Organisation, where she leads capacity building, policy research, and advocacy across various projects. She oversees NetMission, DotAsia’s flagship digital literacy program that empowers youth in Asia Pacific to actively participate in Internet governance, and manages the editorial and strategic direction of its initiatives.

Since 2018, Jenna has been the Head Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF.Asia) and a core member of the United Nations IGF Youth Track since its inception in 2022. Passionate about youth engagement in digital policy, she also served on the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (YCIG) Steering Committee from 2021 to 2022 and has co-facilitated the IGF MAG Working Group on Youth Engagement since 2024.

Recently, Jenna has explored alternative education models by joining voluntary research groups on digital policies in Asia Pacific, Paris, and Washington D.C. A 2024 CanStudyUS Fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, Jenna is originally from Hong Kong and now lives in Toronto. Outside of work, she’s a flamenco dancer, avid reader, and proud cat lover.

NetMission
Facebook: https://nma.asia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netmission
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netmission/

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Residence: Hong Kong, SAR

Jasmine is a value-driven and performance-oriented professional in internet governance and social innovation. With 3+ years of experience in startup, commercial and NGO sectors, she is capable of business development by partnership and project management among various stakeholder groups. She aspires to deepen the impacts focusing on digital policy in Asia Pacific regions and impact measurement(carbon footprint) of Internet research, while “Business for Good” movement with B Corp (Benefit Corporate is a legal frame originated from USA)

She practice her belief everyday “Being challenged is inevitable, while being defeated is optional” – she dare to try, fail/ success and learn

What makes her herself today are her core values and supports from her network. She believes in the power of collaboration & co-creation. She seeks opportunities in making a better self and like-minded team for a better community. Recognising the power of words, she put effort to read and write, listen and speak, as her rituals.

— We make a living by what we Get
but We make a life by what we Give —
Respected Winston Churchill

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Residence: Hong Kong, SAR

Clement Leong, more commonly known as “Stinky”, is a passionate esports fan. He plays a supporting role in DotAsia’s various community projects and content creation. Stinky is involved in the DotA 2 esports scene as a tournament organiser, broadcaster and community practice room administrator. He is also a moderator in an unrelated 10 million+ subscriber reddit community. In his free time Stinky enjoys both video and physical games, writing, and 3D animation and looks to applying them in his professional work.

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Residence: Hong Kong, SAR

Aaron SP, Director of Communications at DotAsia Organization, is a key player in the marketing, event and entertainment industries with a multitude of experience in terms of strategic partnership, digital marketing, brand marketing, multimedia, event production, as well as artist management and public relations. Her versatile expertise and 20 years of solid experience is an invaluable testimonial of her ongoing engagement in the industry.

Aaron started her career as the PR manager for CROSS, where she garnered a proven track record of brand management background which enabled her to expand her client portfolio to other global brands and later to the entertainment industry.

In her capacity as Director of Communication at DotAsia, Aaron helped to promote and introduce ‘.Asia’ to Asia’s entertainment industry. Through the years, she has worked with a number of prominent Asian artistes, and acted as the manager for Hong Kong artiste Ella Koon. Aaron has also taken part in organizing a series of groundbreaking international concerts with .Asia such as Kenny G, Wonder Girl, Jay Chou, etc, as well as the star-studded Asian Films Awards and even special projects for world-acclaimed martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.

Her recent accomplishment can be recognized in the successful establishment of the 1st and 2nd HK Kids International Film Awards (KIFF) in 2017 and 2018 respectively, representing .Asia as a co-organizer with Hong Kong’s renowned films distribution company Golden Scene.

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Residence: Myanmar

Phyo Thiri Lwin serves as a Project Coordinator at DotAsia organization. She is an active young woman who was born in Myanmar. She is always eager to spend her time on benevolent works. She has been serving for the local youth community related projects as a project coordinator. She has also participated in the volunteering activities in the local community. Moreover, she has been getting involved in the activities of the local, regional and global Internet governance community since 2020. Her interests are oriented towards Internet governance, technology and innovation, development studies and public policy. She is a life-long learner, content writer and music lover.

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Residence: Toronto

As a Director of Technology in a rapidly growing company, this sports fanatic, graphics designing-techie from Canada has the savoury responsibilities of managing server/audio/visual systems, websites and deployment strategies around them. Kelvin’s enthusiasm for technology and problem-solving coupled with a passion for UI and UX has allowed him to thrive in this high-octane role.

For over 20 years, Kelvin has held a wide range of technical and creative roles within the Information Technology Industry – having worked in major enterprises such as MOJO Radio Station (AM640), Computer City, UPS, and finally IBM where he led major IT projects for 5 years before moving to Hong Kong where he joined an IT startup firm and eventually joining DotAsia Organisation.

Kelvin holds a Business/Marketing Degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and has completed a Web Development program at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada.

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Residence: Hong Kong SAR

I am Ajitora, the official Mascot for .Asia

Stakeholder Engagement Manager, that’s fancy for mascot and friendly face here at DotAsia. I was born from the Cyberspace, and my favorite food is definitely spam! I was born in the year of the Dog (go figure) and my favourite book and movie is ‘Life of Pi’.

My name is made of two parts – “Tora” means “tiger” in Japan, where tigers used to roam a long time ago; and “Aji” is a popular name in Asian cultures and a short-form for “Asia”. Together “aji”+”tora” represents both “King of the Cyber Jungle” (insert thunderous ROAR~) and simply “Asia Tiger”.

I’m more than just a cute face you know, I was appointed as an Ambassador by Wold Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) in 2016 to help highlight the importance of tiger preservation. Just like Leonardo DiCaprio, Leo, if you’re reading this, call me maybe? I also care deeply and support the UN’s SDG Goals.

My day job at .Asia involves a lot of traveling and talking to different people around the world about .Asia domains and conservational collaboration in Asia. Hey, have you found your .Asia domain yet? If not, see if your name is still available here, quick!

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