Agenda

08:00-09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00-10:15

Introduction to Peering and Peering Forums 101

This session will provide participants with a basic understanding of everything they need to know to start talking about peering and interconnection. It will help explain not only the technical aspects of interconnection but also how to interact with other peering prospects and how to become more involved in the peering ecosystem. The main topics include:

• Peering vs Transit
• Peering economics
• Getting started with tools and databases
• The interpersonal aspect of peering and the importance of 1:1s.

Nishal Goburdhan, Packet Clearing House (PCH)

10:15-10:30

Peering Personals

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break / Parallel High-Level Event (invitation only)

11:00-11:20

Official Opening: High-Level Statements and Updates

Plenary - Grand Ballroom

• Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
• Altynbek Toktorbaev, Chair of the Service for Regulation and Supervision in the Communications Industry under the Ministry of Digital Development of Kyrgyzstan
• Hisham Ibrahim, Chief Community Officer, RIPE NCC
• Shavkat Sabirov, President, Internet Association of Kazakhstan
• Oleg Yemelyanov, President, Kazakhstan Association of Network Operators

11:20-13:00

Next Generation IPv6: Unlocking Kazakhstan's Digital Future (organised by Kazakhstan IPv6 Council)

Plenary - Grand Ballroom

The session will present the White Paper “IPv6: Unlocking Kazakhstan’s Digital Future”, highlighting the strategic role of IPv6 in building the country’s digital ecosystem and enabling sustainable progress. It will showcase national initiatives, including the 2024 launch of a National IPv6 Council to coordinate deployment efforts. Participants will explore global and regional trends in next-generation networks and the integration of IPv6 into AI ecosystem, big data, and innovative services. Implementation scenarios will be discussed to support long-term digital transformation and strengthen Kazakhstan’s position as a regional technology leader. The session will also provide a platform for sharing expertise and outlining the strategic and practical steps needed to develop secure, intelligent networks of the future.

• Damir Saissembekov, Chairman of the Telecommunication Committee, MDDIA
• Nurlan Meirmanov, Chief Director for Innovation, Kazakhtelecom
• Dr.Xipeng Xiao, Director of Datacom SID, IETF, v6ops WG Chair
• Shavkat Sabirov, President of Internet Association of Kazakhstan
• Latif Ladid, Founder and President, IPv6 Forum

Q&A (10 min)

Co-Moderator: Konstantin Savin, ITU

Co-Moderator: Alex Semenyaka, RIPE NCC

Peering Bilateral Meetings

Zurich Meeting Room

The objective is to provide a dedicated space for participants to hold meetings between parties interested in peering during the conference. This is a popular networking activity at other peering and interconnection forums.

13:00-13:10

CAPIF 4 Group Photo

13:00-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

Connectivity in Central Asia and Beyond

In this session, we will be engaging with a few large telecom providers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from the region on the current and future interconnection landscape in Central Asia.

• Connectivity for Central Asia, Paulius Vaina, ICT Policy Component Coordinator at the Team Europe Initiative project “Connectivity for Central Asia“ (15 min)
• Nurlan Meirmanov, Chief Director for Innovation, Kazakhtelecom, (20 min)
• Bakhtovar Abdusattorov, CTO, Tojiktelecom (15 min)
• Aybek Bakanov, Elcat (15 min)
• Parviz Mamadziyoev, CTO, Tcell (15 min)

Q&A (10 min)

Moderator: Vahan Hovsepyan, RIPE NCC

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-18:00

Measuring connectivity and pathways

In this session, the speakers will present their research on connectivity opportunities and developments in Central Asia and beyond the region.

• Measuring Internet connectivity
  practical exploration of free tools, Bayar Batjargal, APNIC (20 min)
• External Internet services view from regional Atlas probes, 2 years later, Alex Semenyaka, RIPE NCC (10 min)
• The Internet Landscape in Kazakhstan: an Infrastructure, Resilience, Regulatory and Policy perspective, Amreesh Phokeer, Internet Society (20 min)
• Backbone connectivity in Russia and CIS, Leonid Konik, Comnews Publishing Group (10 min)
• DNS Without Borders: Uncovering Regional Hubs and Dependencies in K-Root Traffic, James Cowie, RIPE NCC (10 min)
• Measuring Internet Connectivity in Kyrgyzstan, Aliya Mambetaliyeva, Kyrgyztelecom (15 minutes (10 min)

Moderator: Milad Afshari, CAPIF 4 PC member

19:00-00:00

Social dinner

Nur Tau Golf Club

09:00-09:30

Networking Coffee

09:30-09:35

IXP Day: Opening and Introduction

Vahan Hovsepyan, RIPE NCC

09:35-09:45

Peering Personals

09:45-11:00

Space Internet: Beyond the Last Mile

Plenary - Grand Ballroom

The session will focus on various aspects of space Internet infrastructure development beyond the last mile. Speakers will be discussing how traditional Infrastructure elements like IXPs and datacenters are forming the next generation of space digital architecture

• Ivo Ivanov, DEC-IX (remotely) (15 min)
• Nikita Tsaplin, RUVDS (remotely) (15 min)
• Vitali Kirschenya, Cloudflare (15 min)
• Dmitriy Vetlugin, Eutelsat OneWeb (15 min)

Q&A (15 min)

Moderator: Mikhail Anisimov, ICANN

11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 -12:30

IXP Panel

Plenary - Grand Ballroom

In this session, different IXPs from the region will come together to discuss issues related to starting an IXP, acquiring the necessary resources, navigating legislative and regulatory frameworks, and exploring possible ways to contribute to regional Internet development.

• MSK-IX, Aleksandr Ilin (20 min)
• State Technical Service, Maxat Nassipbekov (30 min)
• Kyrgyzstan IXP update, Salavat Ormoshev, Association of Telecom Operators of Kyrgyzstan (20 min)
• Interconnectivity in Central Asia and with other regions, Raushan Belekova, Piter-IX (20 min)

Moderator: Bakhrom Nasirjanov, CAPIF 4 PC member

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:00

Measuring and Securing the Internet, IPv6 implementation in the region

Plenary - Grand Ballroom

This session will focus on different tools and methods to measure the Internet, its stability and resilience, as well as regional practices to deploy IPv6.

• Advancing Internet Technologies in Central Asia: RPKI and IPv6 Uptake, Anastasiya Pak, Qasim Lone, RIPE NCC (20 min)
• Multi Path TCP revolutionising Internet connectivity, Ehsan Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, Team lead/Tech lead at Cafebazaar Cloud (20 min)
• IPv6 deployment in .uz, Rasuljon Kodiriy, Uzinfocom (20 min)
• IPv6 Only Deployment, Seyed Pouria Mousavizadeh Tehrani, Hoopad Cloud (20 min)
• Implementing Soft-Unicast to Solve IPv4/IPv6 Limitations for Egress Traffic in CDN Infrastructure, Saber Mesgari, IRNOG (20 min)
• Beyond Prefixes: The Power of Routing Policies & IRRs, Milad Afshari, Enterprise Network Planning Manager at MTN Irancell (20 min)

Moderator: Aziz Akhundjanov, Director of Telecommunications, BCC Group; CAPIF 4 PC Member

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:30

RIPE Community Talk Plenary - Grand Ballroom

In this session, the RIPE community and the RIPE NCC members can address their questions and suggestions to the RIPE Chair and the representatives of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and the Executive Team.

• Mirjam Kühne, RIPE Chair
• Piotr Strzyżewski, RIPE NCC Executive Board Member
• Hisham Ibrahim, Chief Community Officer

Moderator: Vahan Hovsepyan, RIPE NCC

17:30-18:30

IPv6: The Network for the AI Era (organised by Kazakhstan IPv6 Council) Plenary - Grand Ballroom

This session will feature a technical session focused on the practical aspects of deploying IPv6. Key topics will include addressing, routing, security, and real-world use cases across telecommunications, the public sector, transportation, and industry.

Special attention will be given to the intersection of IPv6 with AI and machine learning. Experts will discuss how new network capabilities enable intelligent traffic management, IoT, smart cities, and cloud platforms, laying the foundation for predictive analytics and future digital ecosystems.

• Yiou Deng, Secretary-General of NIDA
• Sucheng Liu, Industry Development Vice President in Data Communication Network Area, Huawei.
• Shavkat Sabirov, President of the Internet Association of Kazakhstan
• Konstantin Savin, ITU
• China Telecom operator
• Publishing Ceremony of white paper “Metropolitan Area Network for the AI Era”
• Using peering networks of operators for the development of smart city environments, Anna Yurchenko, AIPIX (10 min)
• Creation and Delivery Network - a new acronym for CDN. How GenAI changes CDN business, Yaroslav Gorodetsky, General Director, CDNvideo. (10 minutes)

18:30-18:40

Closing Ceremony

• Hisham Ibrahim, Chief Community Officer, RIPE NCC

18:40-20:00

Closing Reception