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Adiel A. Akplogan is the Chief Executive Officer of AfriNIC Ltd., the Internet Numbers' Resource Registry for Africa since 2004. With more than 15 years experience in the Internet Industry, he has previously worked as New Technology Director at CAFENet (an IT service company based in Togo – 1994-2000), then as Information System Manager of Symbol Technologies in France (2001-2003).
Adiel has served as member of the UN Secretary General Internet Governance Forum Advisors Group (IGF-MAG from 2006-2009), in the African Technical Advisory Committee of the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (ATAC/UNECA from 2005-2006) and in the OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) group of Expert on Internet Governance since 1999.
As CEO of AfriNIC, Mr. Akplogan has served as the Chair of the NRO Executive Council in 2009 (Number Resource Organization – www.nro.net) and was involved with the setting up of several technical coordination bodies in Africa such as the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG) where he serves as a member of the Administrative committee and the African ccTLD Managers Association (AfTLD).
Adiel is an Electrical Engineer and holds a M.Sc. in E-Business and New Technology Management. With a strong passion for Internet technology, he is one of the Internet pioneers in West Africa where, in early 90’s, he setup and managed one of the very first private and independent Internet Service Providers in the region (CAFENet).
Adiel has served as member of the UN Secretary General Internet Governance Forum Advisors Group (IGF-MAG from 2006-2009), in the African Technical Advisory Committee of the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (ATAC/UNECA from 2005-2006) and in the OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) group of Expert on Internet Governance since 1999.
As CEO of AfriNIC, Mr. Akplogan has served as the Chair of the NRO Executive Council in 2009 (Number Resource Organization – www.nro.net) and was involved with the setting up of several technical coordination bodies in Africa such as the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG) where he serves as a member of the Administrative committee and the African ccTLD Managers Association (AfTLD).
Adiel is an Electrical Engineer and holds a M.Sc. in E-Business and New Technology Management. With a strong passion for Internet technology, he is one of the Internet pioneers in West Africa where, in early 90’s, he setup and managed one of the very first private and independent Internet Service Providers in the region (CAFENet).