1 00:00:04,250 --> 00:00:12,250 very moving with partners prime movers 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:16,070 all over the world as exhibited 3 00:00:12,250 --> 00:00:17,810 exemplified by our host here this is 4 00:00:16,070 --> 00:00:21,619 what makes the internet work this is 5 00:00:17,810 --> 00:00:25,788 what makes a global community and it is 6 00:00:21,619 --> 00:00:29,600 i think if you share the same feelings i 7 00:00:25,789 --> 00:00:33,580 have the same things that drive all of 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,580 us and motivate us to be involved i 9 00:00:35,290 --> 00:00:41,030 guess i should also add a word of 10 00:00:37,820 --> 00:00:44,840 appreciation as well to the people that 11 00:00:41,030 --> 00:00:48,800 we don't name and give honorific titles 12 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:52,340 to who do all the work i was flashing 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:56,089 back to a time about 30 years ago when i 14 00:00:52,340 --> 00:01:01,520 put a 2 years into helping organize a 15 00:00:56,090 --> 00:01:03,350 meeting in 1985 and the amount of work 16 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:06,259 that goes in behind the scenes is 17 00:01:03,350 --> 00:01:09,049 absolutely incredible meetings all the 18 00:01:06,259 --> 00:01:10,610 time or a continuous basis and then 19 00:01:09,049 --> 00:01:13,909 holding your breath to make sure that 20 00:01:10,610 --> 00:01:17,570 all the pieces come together so personal 21 00:01:13,909 --> 00:01:20,060 thanks to the host to the sponsors and 22 00:01:17,570 --> 00:01:23,869 to the to echo the words that you've 23 00:01:20,060 --> 00:01:26,390 just heard to all of the teams of people 24 00:01:23,869 --> 00:01:28,759 and its multitude of teams it's not just 25 00:01:26,390 --> 00:01:31,729 one set of people it's not just a small 26 00:01:28,759 --> 00:01:33,950 set that take care of every element of 27 00:01:31,729 --> 00:01:36,200 making it possible for us to get 28 00:01:33,950 --> 00:01:39,610 together and do the work that we have to 29 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,610 do here today so thank you again 30 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:52,140 well it was mentioned that this guy 31 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:56,850 named chehade is going to leave pretty 32 00:01:52,140 --> 00:02:00,060 soon I think that makes us all quite sad 33 00:01:56,850 --> 00:02:02,158 actually so while we welcome in a new 34 00:02:00,060 --> 00:02:04,459 era we think I man who's been 35 00:02:02,159 --> 00:02:07,020 instrumental making all of this happen 36 00:02:04,459 --> 00:02:09,899 it's been quite a ride I have to say 37 00:02:07,020 --> 00:02:13,349 again personally this is fadi chehade is 38 00:02:09,899 --> 00:02:15,390 last I can meeting as a CEO it's not 39 00:02:13,349 --> 00:02:17,488 really an understatement to say that he 40 00:02:15,390 --> 00:02:19,708 has transformed I can to a degree that 41 00:02:17,489 --> 00:02:22,260 no one imagined possible when he first 42 00:02:19,709 --> 00:02:24,540 came on board almost four years ago and 43 00:02:22,260 --> 00:02:28,380 let me make that let me emphasize that 44 00:02:24,540 --> 00:02:31,380 personally he often refers to me as his 45 00:02:28,380 --> 00:02:33,630 boss which I always had kind of have a 46 00:02:31,380 --> 00:02:35,280 smile because I don't think that it's 47 00:02:33,630 --> 00:02:39,540 possible to keep up with it much less be 48 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:42,200 in charge of him but I have had the 49 00:02:39,540 --> 00:02:46,078 privilege of having a front-row seat and 50 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:49,108 and pretty good access to him even 51 00:02:46,079 --> 00:02:51,239 though he runs at light speed and the 52 00:02:49,109 --> 00:02:54,660 earliest conversations that I had with 53 00:02:51,239 --> 00:02:56,670 him as he came on board as here's the 54 00:02:54,660 --> 00:02:58,980 situation we're in it I can we have we 55 00:02:56,670 --> 00:03:00,780 have started in 1998 there's a small 56 00:02:58,980 --> 00:03:03,690 detail that we have a contract with the 57 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:08,639 US government see if you can do 58 00:03:03,690 --> 00:03:10,109 something about that had no idea the 59 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:13,680 kinds of things that we're going to come 60 00:03:10,109 --> 00:03:15,870 from that and I try to think as broadly 61 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:18,959 and out of the boxes i can and i still 62 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:22,940 have been surprised in a very positive 63 00:03:18,959 --> 00:03:25,680 sense Julie it's been extraordinary and 64 00:03:22,940 --> 00:03:27,269 that's not all so I have a list of 65 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,239 accomplishments which I'm obliged to go 66 00:03:27,269 --> 00:03:31,470 through he oversaw the largest-ever 67 00:03:29,239 --> 00:03:33,540 expansion of the domain name system by 68 00:03:31,470 --> 00:03:36,450 implementing the new generic top-level 69 00:03:33,540 --> 00:03:38,280 domains program yes that had been in the 70 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:39,780 works for several years but the 71 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,599 execution of it was challenging 72 00:03:39,780 --> 00:03:47,069 nonetheless and we have pulled it off 73 00:03:42,599 --> 00:03:48,660 and I can tell you that even though he 74 00:03:47,069 --> 00:03:50,310 spends almost all of his time on 75 00:03:48,660 --> 00:03:53,040 airplanes he still managed to get some 76 00:03:50,310 --> 00:03:54,190 things done at home and this took quite 77 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,250 a lot of work 78 00:03:54,190 --> 00:04:00,130 he's made us a truly international 79 00:03:56,250 --> 00:04:03,550 organization instituted the concept of 80 00:04:00,130 --> 00:04:06,490 what we call tricorders sort of Smashing 81 00:04:03,550 --> 00:04:08,710 our headquarters in 23 and opening up 82 00:04:06,490 --> 00:04:11,880 hubs in Singapore in Istanbul in 83 00:04:08,710 --> 00:04:15,460 addition to the existing Los Angeles hub 84 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:17,589 to be fair they are not yet totally 85 00:04:15,460 --> 00:04:20,170 symmetric and balanced but we're getting 86 00:04:17,589 --> 00:04:24,489 there and a set a direction that i think 87 00:04:20,170 --> 00:04:27,190 is vital for our mindset and our 88 00:04:24,490 --> 00:04:28,780 operation in the coming years and in 89 00:04:27,190 --> 00:04:31,690 addition to these hubs we have 90 00:04:28,780 --> 00:04:35,320 engagement centers all over the world 91 00:04:31,690 --> 00:04:37,330 and I expect more to come and yet living 92 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:41,710 within our resources I expect it will be 93 00:04:37,330 --> 00:04:43,270 a balanced operation that takes care of 94 00:04:41,710 --> 00:04:45,940 the things that are happening at 95 00:04:43,270 --> 00:04:48,940 breakneck speed on a day-to-day basis 96 00:04:45,940 --> 00:04:52,170 he's all fur coats also oversaw the 97 00:04:48,940 --> 00:04:54,910 formation of a five-year strategic plan 98 00:04:52,170 --> 00:04:57,610 give me that translates into stability 99 00:04:54,910 --> 00:05:00,940 and resilience for both I can and the 100 00:04:57,610 --> 00:05:03,100 DNS the bottom line is that he didn't 101 00:05:00,940 --> 00:05:06,700 just expand the organization but he 102 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:08,890 oversaw its maturation the list of 103 00:05:06,700 --> 00:05:10,810 accomplishments goes on and on but 104 00:05:08,890 --> 00:05:13,630 perhaps the most valuable contribution 105 00:05:10,810 --> 00:05:15,970 to this organization is something that 106 00:05:13,630 --> 00:05:18,010 does not fit easily into a recitation 107 00:05:15,970 --> 00:05:21,760 like this or on to powerpoint slides 108 00:05:18,010 --> 00:05:24,010 he's brought humility and passion to I 109 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,570 can in a remarkable manner and he's 110 00:05:24,010 --> 00:05:28,510 framed it with a sense of human decency 111 00:05:25,570 --> 00:05:31,000 that is simply unmatched what I'm 112 00:05:28,510 --> 00:05:34,390 talking about now is not fatty the CEO 113 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:36,430 but Fadi the man like to show you a 114 00:05:34,390 --> 00:05:39,419 brief video that I believe captures 115 00:05:36,430 --> 00:05:39,419 vaghti the man