Michael Riedl
CEO
Team Internet
Michael Riedl is the CEO of Team Internet Group, a global internet solutions company focusing on high-growth digital marketing (Online Marketing segment) and domain name management (Online Presence segment). Team Internet Group's Online Marketing segment generates privacy-safe, AI-driven consumer journeys, while the Online Presence segment serves as a primary distribution channel for various digital products, most importantly international domain names.
https://teaminternet.com
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Team Internet
Nigel Hickson
Senior Adviser on Data Protection
UK DCMS
Nigel Hickson is a Senior Adviser on Data Protection for the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. He was ICANN's Vice President for Europe from March 2012 to January 2020. Mr Hickson has held various technology-related positions for the governments of Bermuda and the United Kingdom for more than 30 years.
https://gov.uk/dcms
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UK DCMS
Lars Jensen
Founder & CEO
ShortDot SA
Lars Jensen is the Founder and CEO of ShortDot SA - The registry that currently owns and operates five New Top-Level Domain Extensions: .icu, .bond, .cyou, .cfd and .sbs.
ShortDot is Headquartered in Luxembourg with a distributed team of highly talented professionals across US, EU, and India.
https://shortdot.bond
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ShortDot SA
Christopher Mondini
VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director - Europe
ICANN
Chris Mondini is Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Europe and Managing Director for Europe, stationed in the Brussels, Belgium office. In his role, Mondini oversees ICANN org’s operations in the region and leads ICANN org’s Global Business Engagement initiatives worldwide.
https://www.icann.org/
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VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director - Europe
ICANN
Munir Badr
Founder
AEserver.com
Munir Badr is a young internet entrepreneur who started a domain registration & web hosting company - AEserver out of his bedroom back in 2005 in the beautiful city of Dubai. With time, the company has positioned itself in the local market at a very high spot and became a trusted source for .ae domain name registrations (the national internet domain of the UAE) for customers in the UAE and abroad (mainly USA and Europe). Today AEserver is the largest private .ae domain name registrar based in UAE according to the market share published in August 2013 by TRA. The company has undergone many changes: In 2008, the .ae namespace has been revolutionised by the government and a new body, the aeDA (ae domain administration) has been setup. AEserver has quickly partnered up with investors, gained access to cash and office space and has applied for it's own independent license to operate in this namespace. This was the official launch of the AEserver brand. Today, AEserver boasts a huge clientele including medium to large companies in the UAE, major airlines, real estate agencies, online shops, government websites and many more. Munir is also a well known public figure in the region who often comments on domain news, domain disputes, sales and also spreading the knowledge and awareness through interviews in the media and digital communities such as Tbreak. On a side note, Munir is a graduate from the American University of Sharjah and holds a bachelors degree in Engineering. Munir has been a UAE resident since 1996 and has seen UAE grow from sands to concrete castles and projects the internet revolution that is yet to come. Munir is fluent in Arabic, English and Russian languages. In 2014, AEserver under Munir's leadership won the most prestigious SME Award in Dubai titled: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) SME Stars of Business Awards in the category of "Best Technology & Online" - 2014.
http://www.aeserver.com
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AEserver.com
Philippe Boos
Founder & CEO
DOMGATE
Philippe has worked as a European Trademark Attorney. He is the founder of Domgate, a company that provides a plugged-in solution for ccTLDs with local presence. Domgate's services include corporate domain names services, such as domain watching, precontentious actions, and URDP/URS procedures.
https://domgate.com
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Founder & CEO
DOMGATE
Ryan De Corsie Ewen
Co-Founder
DOT UK GROUP
An entrepreneur with a strong focus on building brands and a background in UK financial services.
Since December 2021 i have focussed exclusively on buying, selling and brokering digital assets. With over $5m in sales for 2023 - i have grown a large network of buyers and sellers - along with developing marketplaces including www.domainmanage.com, www.brandable.uk & www.flip.uk
https://www.rdce80.com
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Co-Founder
DOT UK GROUP
Frederick (Freddy) Schiwek
Entrepreneur
(various)
Frederick Schiwek is a frequent speaker and adviser to domain name conferences and events. He has personally participated in some significant domain name sales in the recent years. He was a speaker at the DomainFest, DomainingEurope and other Conferences. On Jan 02, 2024 completed a sale of LuxHosting, MonsterHost and Hosting.co.uk to World Host Group.
https://cloudbasedbackup.com
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Entrepreneur
(various)
For more than 25 years, working as a digital transformer and passionate networker, a senior level business developer and hands-on executer with a sound out-of-the-box mindset. Responsible for identifying, defining, creating and executing go-to market strategy with focus on national and International markets, business development and partner strategy. Combines start-up mentality and corporate understanding. Been working, networking and connecting in the domain name and internet industry for more than 25 years! When I`m not working I’m riding bikes on the road, reading and spending time with my family. I split most of my time between Cologne/Germany and all over the world on a pretty regular basis. I consider living passionately a job requirement and don’t separate work and life into two contrasting initiatives - stay crazy and never grow up! And don`t hesitate to get in touch with me if you want to monetize your traffic - Native, Social, Search - just ping me!
https://sedo.com
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CMO
SEDO
Joseph (Joe) Alagna
Director of Sales
it.com Domains
Joe is a 20-year veteran in the domain name business and an expert in branding and marketing.
https://get.it.com/
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Director of Sales
it.com Domains
Jim Davies
IP and Domain Name Solicitor
Self-employed
Domain name and IP lawyer, and commercial adviser. Jim studied science and law at Cambridge, a combination of skills that enabled him to become an early specialist in internet law. A veteran of many of the UK and Australia’s leading domain name disputes, Jim is very experienced in a broad range of IP and company law. A practicing solicitor, he is also a former director of Nominet, the not-for-profit .uk domain registry.
https://jimdavies.co.uk
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IP and Domain Name Solicitor
Self-employed
Karen Bernstein
Managing Partner
Bernstein IP
Seasoned Intellectual Property Attorney & Managing Partner of NYC based Bernstein IP, which counsels & represents clients both transactionally & in litigation matters on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, Internet, First Amendment, defamation, and right of publicity matters.
https://bernsteinip.com
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Bernstein IP
Mike Rodenbaugh
Intellectual Property Attorney
Rodenbaugh Law
Rodenbaugh Law advises and represents clients in transactions and disputes relating to intellectual property and/or internet commerce, specializing in trademark and domain name law and business matters. Since 2007, we have provided legal and consulting services regarding trademarks, domain names, rights of publicity, copyright and internet marketing. Our services focus on global trademark protection, enforcement and strategy advice relating to non-patent intellectual property, particularly trademark and copyright registrations, brand policing to combat infringement, licensing transactions, alternative dispute resolution and litigation in California state courts and in United States federal courts nationwide. We have a vast expert network of colleagues around the world that assist our clients in these endeavors, most of them have worked directly with us for ten years or more. Mike has been named by World Trademark Review as a WTR 1000 top global trademark attorney for many years.
Mike is an expert in domain name matters, including sales and lease transactions, dispute resolution, and consulting with respect to ICANN contracts, compliance and operations of domain name registries and registrars. Since 2011, Mike has been a UDRP dispute resolution panelist for the Czech Arbitration Court, deciding more than twenty UDRP cases. We file UDRP complaints and defend against them, our clients include Hitachi, Ricoh and the University of Phoenix. We also have successfully defended many clients in UDRP and cybersquatting cases. Mike has deeply engaged in ICANN policy development and dispute resolution since 2004, and has much experience representing clients in contract and/or dispute with ICANN. Mike is one of very few attorneys with deep experience fighting ICANN decisions, via its Bylaws, gTLD objection processes, Independent Review Process or otherwise.
https://rodenbaugh.law
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Intellectual Property Attorney
Rodenbaugh Law
Adam Wagner
Director of Sales
ParkingCrew.com
https://www.parkingcrew.com
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Director of Sales
ParkingCrew.com
James Tuplin
Director of Business Development
BODIS
James joined Bodis in September 2015. He brings with him over a decade of domain experience, 7 years of which were spent as the Director of Operations UK for NameDrive and as Senior Account Manager at DomainSponsor. As the Director of Business Development for Bodis James manages some of the largest domain portfolios worldwide. The secret to his success? Transparency and honesty.
https://www.bodis.com
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Director of Business Development
BODIS
Phil Buckingham
Strategic, Financial Advisor
Dot Advice Consultancy
Phil is an accountant by training with over 15 years of experience as a CFO of bricks & mortar global A list restaurants prior the commercialisation of the Internet.
Phil is an entrepreneur in spirit having successful launched a number of SMEs,including family owned retail shops and restaurants as well as providing accounting services, financial management, tax advice to many other SMEs.
Phil was a Domain Name Internet pioneer. Co-Founder,CFO of an Internet start up,very successfully funding,launching,driving and guiding through financial & operational excellence, product development,strategic partnerships and acquisitions via a reverse takeover to an IPO full listing on LSE AIM market within five years, selling out just prior to the 2000 Internet crash.
Phil was a strategic, financial evaluator, advisor to global brands in applying, launching,operating their own Top Level Domain(TLD)in ICANN’s Round 1.
Phil is a very active participant within ICANN in its Domain Name Policy, Development, Process Working Groups ( PDP WGs), including the Subsequent Procedures PDP WG to launch a Round 2 in 2021.
Phil is currently providing business consultancy advice to early stage and seed Tech Start-Ups.
Specialising in:
Strategic & financial advice, complex integrated business models (utilising SaaS metrics),domain brokering, due diligence for business valuations, pitch decks, investor packs for introductions to UK and US tech investors.
Phil currently sits on the Advisory Boards of a number of Tech Start Ups & Tech accelerator cohorts.
He is actively involved with Start Up Grind, Tech Nation, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Tech London Advocates as an Advisor,Mentor and Investor in FinTech, EdTech start ups in the UK.
https://www.dotadvice.co.uk/
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Strategic, Financial Advisor
Dot Advice Consultancy
Stefanus Hadi, Ph.D.
Domains Manager
DreamHost
Stefanus Hadi, Ph.D., is Product Research Manager at DreamHost. He is responsible for directing and managing the company’s partnerships with various domain registries, including those that control TLDs like .com, .online, .shop, .xyz, .club, .art, .io, .co, .me, and many others. In his free time, Stefanus enjoys outdoor activities, visits national parks regularly, and serves as a member of a Los Angeles high school support group.
https://www.dreamhost.com
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Domains Manager
DreamHost
Charlotte Riedl
Speaker
Charlotte Riedl
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Charlotte Riedl
Claus Barche
Head of Sales
InterNetX.com
My name is Claus and my passion is helping people to gain success on the internet through domain names. As a global domain name registrar, we partner up with corporates, hosting providers, agencies, IP protection firms, domain investors as well as other domain registrars or Certificate Authorities to support them with smart and trusted platforms, API - as well as dedicated project solutions. So in general, I ?? domain names!
https://www.internetx.com/
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Head of Sales
InterNetX.com
Werner Staub
Chair
CORE Association
https://corenic.org
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Chair
CORE Association
Steven Wright
Advisor
Clear Connect
Steven is customer focused COO and Nominet's Non-Executive Director, with extensive advisory role experience.
Having a proven track record of achieving target outcomes while remaining focused under intense pressure and considerable time constraint, delivering customer, business and shareholder value. An adaptive style to different business and cultural approaches both within the UK and internationally.
https://www.cogendo.com
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Advisor
Clear Connect
Kalin Karakehayov
Founder
Seo.Domains
Founder @ Edoms, a 120+ people domaining and SEO startup. Check our SEO focused brand Seo.Domains. Edoms (under the brand Seo.Domains) is the worlds largest supplier of expired domain names with SEO value - Age, Backlinks and Authority in most price ranges.
https://seo.domains
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Seo.Domains
Braden Pollock
Entrepreneur & Investor
Legal Brand Marketing, LLC
Braden is an Angel Investor having invested in a couple of dozen technology start-ups. Has also purchased more than a dozen small companies that have been rolled up into existing companies that he owns and operates. In addition, he invests in high-value domain names as an alternative asset class.
https://www.legalbrandmarketing.com/
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Entrepreneur & Investor
Legal Brand Marketing, LLC
Mark Ghoriafi
Premium Domain Broker
Sedo
Mark Ghoriafi is Sedo’s Premium Domain Broker, focusing on high-value sales and stealth acquisitions, achieving record success in the domain industry the past decade. Known as “Mr. Premium”, Mark exclusively utilizes outbound efforts and methods resulting in millions-of-dollars of completed deals, totaling into the 8-figures.
Now a key member of the Sedo team, Mark has undeniably earned the respect of the global domain community through his passion, patience and persistence, alongside his innovative style and unique marketing which continues to generate impactful impressions and consistent results.
https://sedo.com
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Premium Domain Broker
Sedo
Dario has been the CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum since February 2019. Dario’s experience in the mobile industry goes back to 1999, first as an analyst for the market research company Ovum where he was advocating for to the nascent Mobile Service industry. Later he launched the first Mobile Internet service in Europe with the T-Mobile group.
https://mobileecosystemforum.com
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CEO
MEF
James Williams
Founder & CEO
MrConnectivity
Whilst studying for his degree in European Business and German in Nottingham (UK), James Williams fell rather by accident into the world of Telecommunications - and 30 years later he is still going strong!
Known by the industry as ‘MrConnectivity’, James is now VP of Business Development for leading number intelligence company XConnect. His multi-faceted role encompasses sales, supply and brand presence and he is definitely no stranger to speaking at industry events around the world…
A little-known fact is that James is also a fully qualified personal trainer so if you’re looking for someone to quite literally give you the runaround, then you might just have met your match! Plus – and very fitting given this event – he is a hobby domainer!
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Founder & CEO
MrConnectivity
Kieren McCarthy
Non Executive Director
Nominet
Kieren is a journalist, author and policymaker, specialising in the internet and its governance. He has written for a wide range of national and international newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, Independent, New Scientist, New Statesman, as well as online news sites including The Register and Techworld. Kieren has lengthy experience in public policy and engagement. He was ICANN’s general manager of public participation, ran his own internet policy and conference company, and is currently executive director of IFFOR. He wrote a book on a fight over the internet’s most valuable address, Sex.com. Kieren is a Member of the Nominations Committee and the Public Benefit Committee.
https://www.kierenmccarthy.co.uk/
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Non Executive Director
Nominet
John Bruner
CEO
Aegis Mobile
John Bruner has held various positions in the technology industry since 2000. John began their career at Fannie Mae, where they served as Director of Enterprise Information from 2000 to 2005. John then moved to Director of IT Innovation and Strategy and Director of Business Analysis and Data Strategy until 2009. In 2009, they joined Alion Science and Technology as Corporate Vice President of Corporate Business Information Solutions. In 2012, they became President and CEO of Aegis Mobile, LLC.
https://aegismobile.com
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CEO
Aegis Mobile
Claudine Bell
Partner Business Manager - Messaging & Payments (Wholesale)
Virgin Media O2
Throughout her career Claudine has helped to shape all sides of the messaging ecosystem. Launching her journey with such early groundbreaking campaigns as live tv voting for “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here” in 2002, FMCG on pack promotions, broadcast and print media as well as enterprise messaging. Claudine has played a key part in the evolution of business messaging and platforms. From her time as Commercial Director providing SaaS services to carriers globally, to now working at one, Claudine has lead on all aspects of commercial modelling, procurement, contracts and strategy. Currently Claudine is a key leader in the strategy for A2P RCS at Virgin Media O2 and works closely with partners across the ecosystem to help shape the future of messaging.
https://www.virginmediao2.co.uk
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Partner Business Manager - Messaging & Payments (Wholesale)
Virgin Media O2
Filip Borcov
Incredible
Site.Pro
Site.Pro is a 100% White Label Website Builder for Hosting Providers. Everybody can easily make a website, landing page, e-commerce. Filip Borcov is IT-superman with 20 years practice, mostly working on Site.pro website builder (leading white label solution). Team and Filip spread Product mindset & Growth hacking methodology online and offline (GH.lt). Filip Borcov is a professional traveller who has visited 120+ countries around the world: Borcov.com/Travel.
https://site.pro
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Incredible
Site.Pro
Ayoub Kehel
Founder
Arab Domain Academy
Founder of the Arab Domain Academy - teaching domain name investing in Arabic and English ? arabdomainacademy.com
https://arabdomainacademy.com
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Founder
Arab Domain Academy
Alan Woods
General Counsel
CleanDNS
Alan Woods is the General Counsel for CleanDNS, which provides a service an platform that supports the running of a safer domain name system (and beyond) by standardizing and streamlining abuse remediation. He has expertise in the area of data protection and have obtained a Professional Certificate in Data Protection from University College Dublin/Institute of Bankers. Also, Alan Woods is the current Data Protection POC for CleanDNS Inc.
https://cleandns.com
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General Counsel
CleanDNS
Daniel Stanica
Founder
COMPETICO
After a 20-year career in IT and 10 years dedicated to digital marketing and competitive intelligence, Daniel Stanica founded COMPETICO, a company that assists digital businesses in speeding up their growth. Additionally, Daniel manages several digital communities in different niches under the ALT Media Brands umbrella, providing a safe place to connect, discuss, and research earning opportunities.
https://competico.com
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COMPETICO
David Barnett
Brand Protection Strategist
Stobbs
20 years' experience in the online brand-protection industry, serving clients across a range of sectors and industries. Experienced thought leader, with extensive portfolio of articles and experience of speaking at industry events, and author of 'Brand Protection in the Online World' (2016) and 'Patterns in Brand Monitoring' (2024). Graduate of the University of Cambridge, with an MA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Planetary Geophysics. Additional experience in climate change research.
https://www.iamstobbs.com
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Brand Protection Strategist
Stobbs
Cosmin Elefterescu
COO
Titan Research
As a domain name data company, Titan Research offers a Domain Name Intelligence API that provides businesses and organisations with up-to-date intelligence on any domain name. Their Domain Name Management Service provides a comprehensive solution for streamlining the management of large domain name portfolios.
https://www.titanresearch.com
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COO
Titan Research
Tess Diaz
Director of Channel Development
it.com Domains
I live in sunny Arizona, often hiking the local mountains. I’ve been in the domain industry since 2006, and specialise in sales, consultancy and business development, from startups to enterprise organisations. What I value most is growing the community, building long-term trusted relationships focused on developing and executing winning strategies and partnerships.
https://get.it.com
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Director of Channel Development
it.com Domains
Helmuts Meskonis
Founder
Domain Summit
Helmuts is the Founder of the London Domain Summit as well as the owner of AcornDomains.co.uk & DNForum.com. Also, the Founder of Maria Ecosystem: HostMaria.com + $Maria coin + MariaBuy.com / in dev: MariaPay (payment gateway) + MariaCX (exchange).
https://www.domainsummit.com
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Domain Summit
