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Antonio Prado

Based in ITALY

I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, with a research focus on Internet Routing Security, where I developed tools and methodologies for the automated verification of BGP configurations. With over 30 years of technical and project experience, I am coauthor of the book BGP from Theory to Practice, aimed at both technical and academic audiences, and of the outreach volume ”Parlami di TEch”, designed to make technology accessible to broader audiences. During the course of my career, I have served as Chief Technical Officer for several Italian ISPs, and have been a MANRS (Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security) Ambassador and member of its Steering Committee, actively promoting global best practices for Internet routing security. Since 2022, I have been a member of the RIPE Programme Committee, contributing to the review and selection of scientific presentations at European community conferences. I have delivered seminars and lectures on Internet and Network Architectures at the University of Camerino and Pescara, and have taught DNS, Internet Governance, and BGP at the Namex School of Advanced Networking, helping to train the next generation of network professionals.

Laura Lorenzo

Based in Lisbon

Alexandra Vos

Alexandra was Events Organiser at the RIPE NCC until 2025.

Ani Oganesian

Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ani is a Communications and Digital Marketing Specialist, with a background in independent journalism in Russia.

Dirk Doesburg

Based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Studied cyber security at Radboud University, and did a MSc thesis at SIDN Labs about PQC for the RPKI.

Nienke Fokma

Based in Netherlands

Security strategist and architect working at the intersection of infrastructure, rights, and resilience. Over 40 years in tech - from Bell Labs to grassroots digital safety for NGOs. Builds public-interest systems with an eye for threat models, human factors, and minimum viable bureaucracy.

Petros Gigis

Based in London, United Kingdom

Petros Gigis is a final-year PhD student in Computer Science at University College London. His research interests include computer networks, Internet routing, and Internet measurements.

Maria Farrell

A graduate of University College Dublin, the Dublin Institute of Technology and the London School of Economics, Maria Farrell has worked in technology policy for over twenty years, including at The World Bank, ICANN, the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, the Confederation of British Industry and The Law Society of England and Wales. She has written for The Guardian, Conversationalist, New European, Slate, Medium, the Irish Times and Irish Independent, and appeared as a tech expert on BBC, Sky News, NBC and TRT. Maria’s viral 2024 article "We need to rewild the internet", written with public interest technologist Robin Berjon, has been translated into three languages and was selected for the French magazine Philosophie's special edition of key ideas for 2025. It will be published in the 2025 anthology, "Best American Science and Nature Writing". Maria is now working on a full-length book titled "Rewild the Internet: This is How We Resist Big Tech".

Romain Bosc

Based in Brussels

Romain Bosc is a Senior Public Policy and Governance Officer at the RIPE NCC. Based in Brussels, he engages with a broad range of stakeholders including the RIPE NCC membership, EU institutions and bodies, national authorities, civil society organisations and academia. Romain joined the RIPE NCC in September 2023. Before this, he held various positions in European public affairs and policy research. His background is in political science and international relations, and he speaks French and English.

Guillermo Pereyra

Based in Uruguay

Guillermo Pereyra is currently security analyst at LACNIC CSIRT, the team responsible for the coordination functions needed to strengthen response capabilities in case of incidents involving Internet resources in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has six years of experience working on security incident response at the national Uruguayan ISP.