Meet the .Asia Team
We are a tribe of Asians living in different parts of the world working together to bring a touch of Asia online.
Edmon CHUNG
Position: CEO
Location: Hong Kong
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 ‘.Asia’ 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.
Reyaz BEIGH
Position: Senior IT & Systems Architect
Location: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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.
Pavan BUDHRANI
Position: Director of Business Development
Location: Hong Kong, China
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.
Rebecca CHAN
Position: Finance & Compliance Officer
Location: Hong Kong, China
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.
Jennifer CHUNG
Position: Director of Corporate Knowledge
Location: Hong Kong, S.A.R
Jennifer Chung is the Director of Corporate Knowledge for DotAsia Organisation. She was an appointed member on the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) from 2018-2020 which advises the UN Secretary General on the annual global UN IGF agenda. Chung heads the Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA) which provides support to the global UN IGF and grants seed funding to National, Regional and Youth Initiatives (NRIs). She is also a part of the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) organizing team. She hopes to drive greater participation in the APrIGF Synthesis Document process and believes that this can amplify the Asia Pacific views and contributions on Internet governance.
Chung represents .Asia Registry in the multistakeholder bottom-up policy development processes in the Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG) at ICANN. She previously headed the Secretariat for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) that oversaw the transfer of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority’s (IANA) stewardship from the US government (NTIA) to the global multistakeholder community.
An avid supporter of innovative technology, Chung has worked on Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) related projects since 2003 and is currently on the ICANN IDN Expedited Policy Development Process (IDN EPDP) which will make policy recommendations on the definition and management of IDN variant Top Level Domains. She supports the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) to achieve Universal Acceptance of domain names, a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages.
Jenna FUNG
Position: Digital Policy & Community Relations Manager
Location: Hong Kong, China
Jenna Fung is the Digital Policy & Community Relations Manager of DotAsia Organisation who oversees the youth program, NetMission Academy, and other regional community projects. She has been involved in Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific as coordinator since 2018. She is also representing NetMission.Asia as one of the ALS Representatives at Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation (APRALO) at ICANN. She is also an elected YCIG steering committee member for the Asia Pacific group for 2022. She has also been engaged in the secretarial team of the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) and part of the organizing committee of the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) since 2019.
She is passionate about data privacy and protection, surveillance, social innovation and digital sustainability. She has been interned in different fields including business management, company secretarial services, and marketing and public relations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Seville. In her personal life, she enjoys dancing, reading and traveling.
NetMission
Facebook: https://nma.asia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netmission
Twitter: https://twitter.com/netmission
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netmission/
Jasmine KO
Position: Stakeholder Relation and Project Manager
Location: Hong Kong, China
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
Clement (Stinky) LEONG
Position: Community Development
Location: Hong Kong, China
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.
Aaron SP
Position: Director of Communications
Location: Hong Kong
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.
Phyo Lhiri Lwin
Position: Project Coordinator
Location: Myanmar
Phyo Thiri Lwin serves as an Executive assistant 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.
Kelvin TRUONG
Position: Director of Technology
Location: Toronto, Canada
As a Web Technologist in a rapidly growing company, this graphics-designing snowboarder from Canada has the savoury responsibilities of managing server/audio/visual systems and websites, for DotAsia Organisation. Kelvin’s enthusiasm for technology and problem-solving coupled with a passion for design 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.
Ajitora
Position: Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Location: Hong Kong, China
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”.
These are the things I’m interested in, when I’m not working:
>I volunteer X number a week / I’m passionate about.
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!
At DotAsia, we value diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative working environment. Do you have a passion for the Internet and its inner workings? Do you want to be part of the Asia the Internet community? If you can answer “yes” to these questions, you’ll find a rewarding career with us!
Available positions will be posted below. You may also contact us about other employment opportunities!
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