The RIPE Programme Committee
The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is responsible for ensuring that the RIPE Meeting programme consists of interesting, relevant and inspiring content. We recruit, select and schedule the plenary of the RIPE Meeting.
Comprised of up to 12 volunteers from different parts of the RIPE community, the RIPE PC plans and develops the programme for each RIPE Meeting.
The current PC members are:
Osama Al-Dosary
MENOG Representative
Osama is a seasoned professional with an extensive engineering background, currently serving as an Independent Advisor for organizations and consulting firms in the technology and telecommunications sectors.
Mikhail Anisimov
CAPIF Representative
Mikhail Anisimov is an independent expert working at the intersection of Internet infrastructure, interconnection, technical identifiers, and Internet governance.
Babak Farrokhi
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 93
Babak is the Director of Operations at Quad9, a free and widely trusted Protective Public DNS Resolver that safeguards millions of users globally against cyber threats.
Annika Hannig
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 95
Annika's introduction to the RIPE Community was the IXP-Tools Hackathon prior to RIPE73 in Madrid in 2016, which led to the creation of the Alice BGP Looking Glass.
Paulius Judickas
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 96
Paulius Judickas is VP of Strategic Alliances at IPXO, where he works on IP address management, monetisation strategies, and enterprise relations.
Brian Nisbet
PC Vice Chair, RIPE Working Group Chair Representative
Brian Nisbet is the RIPE Working Group Chairs representative on the RIPE Programme Committee.
Matt Parker
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 95
Matt is an Internet infrastructure professional with a strong focus on technical training, data analysis, and community engagement.
Amedeo Beck Peccoz
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 94
Amedeo is currently serving as Head of Strategy at ESpanix, the largest IXP in Iberian Peninsula.
Antonio Prado
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 93
An open source enthusiast, Antonio Prado is currently the Chief Technology Officer at AS59715.
Massimiliano Stucchi
RIPE PC Chair
Term ends: RIPE 96
Massimiliano “Max” Stucchi runs Glevia GmbH, an organisation providing training and consulting related to networking. In his spare time, he also runs AS58280 as a hobby ASN, and participates in both the CH-IX and IXP.ge NOCs.
Clara Wade
RIPE PC Member
Term ends: RIPE 94
Since 2022, Clara has been helping develop the IP address strategy at AWS, where she is also an inclusion ambassador.
Jan Žorž
RIPE PC Vice Chair, SEE Representative, BCOP Task Force Chair
Jan Žorž is a VP of 6connect Labs, working on the development of various protocols and network solutions to accelerate the global deployment of IPv6.