NamesCon Online Agenda
3:00 PM3:15 PM(UTC)
Welcome & Industry Update
Welcome & Industry Update
Kick-off NamesCon Online with a big-picture look at the domaining industry, and set the tone for the next three days of learning, sharing, and networking.
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
3:20 PM4:05 PM(UTC)
GoDaddy
GoDaddy
4:05 PM4:15 PM(UTC)
Networking Break
Networking Break
It’s all about who you know in this person-to-person industry. Hit the Networking Lounge and event chats to make a few new connections.
4:15 PM4:45 PM(UTC)
How to Value Domain Names Step-by-Step with Michael Cyger
How to Value Domain Names Step-by-Step with Michael Cyger
Investing in domain names is similar to investing in other asset classes like physical real estate or company stocks. To become profitable, investors and brokers must understand all of the characteristics that define a domain name, use the characteristics to find relevant, recent and retail-priced comparable sales, and know how to value domain names in the wholesale and retail markets. They must also make educated assumptions about aspects like desirability, traffic and appreciation. Increasing your valuation accuracy can help you make better decisions in both buying and selling domain names. This presentation by DNAcademy founder Michael Cyger will provide both a framework and toolset for doing just that.
Michael Cyger
Founder & Lead Instructor at DNAcademy.com
Founder & Lead Instructor at DNAcademy.com
Michael Cyger
Founder & Lead Instructor
DNAcademy.com
Called "the best educator” in the industry, Michael Cyger teaches investors, startup founders and marketers how to achieve their domain name goals. He is founder and former host of the award-winning DomainSherpa video show and podcast, Domain Hall of Fame inductee, and founder/lead instructor of DNAcademy, an accelerated learning course for domain names.
4:50 PM5:30 PM(UTC)
Finally, Some Real Numbers
Finally, Some Real Numbers
By our calculations, finding real-life numbers around domain portfolio performance can be challenging. Normally, folks play it close to the vest, but no today. Join Mark Levine and Morgan Flatt to get practical about how real names performed in the real market.
Mark Levine
CEO at Domain Theory LLC
CEO at Domain Theory LLC
Mark Levine
CEO
Domain Theory LLC
Mark is a passionate domain investor, who first started buying domains for two different publishing technology companies he founded and later sold to public companies.
In addition to Domain Theory, Mark is co-founder and CEO of DropCap.com. DropCap built a developed a rights management platform that markets and monetizes the translation rights for book publishing companies and authors in the US, Canada, China, Japan, Australia and the UK. DropCap licenses titles buyers representing 120 different countries.
Logan Flatt
Moderator
Andrew Allemann
Editor at Domain Name Wire
Editor at Domain Name Wire
Andrew Allemann
Editor
Domain Name Wire
Andrew is the founder and editor of Domain Name Wire, a trade publication for the domain name industry. Founded in 2005, Domain Name Wire and Andrew have been referenced in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, NPR and more.
5:35 PM6:00 PM(UTC)
Radix
Radix
6:05 PM6:20 PM(UTC)
TBA
6:30 PM7:00 PM(UTC)
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Warm-up with industry experts before the auction begins. Get those last-minute tips and get ready to go big.
7:00 PM8:00 PM(UTC)
RapidFire Domain Auction
RapidFire Domain Auction
Make fast moves to grow your portfolio in this low-reserve auction. Accessibly priced, high-quality names make this the perfect way to get into the domain auction game.
Legend
Networking Break
Hit the Networking Lounge or event chat to make new contacts
Buying
How to invest in the right name for the right purpose
Selling
Understanding and communicating the value in your portfolio
Domain Auction
Use your skills and nerve to grow your portfolio
3:00 PM3:15 PM(UTC)
Welcome & Industry Update
Welcome & Industry Update
Kick-off NamesCon Online with a big-picture look at the domaining industry, and set the tone for the next three days of learning, sharing, and networking.
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
3:20 PM3:50 PM(UTC)
Instant Online Business: Unlocking the Power of Turnkey E-commerce
Instant Online Business: Unlocking the Power of Turnkey E-commerce
Sit down with a leader from a top e-commerce platform to explore the true power of finding your customers where they all now are. From integration and management to the potential for tomorrow, get it straight from the source!
3:55 PM4:35 PM(UTC)
Explore the World of Brandable Domains
Explore the World of Brandable Domains
The highest and best use of a domain is when it’s in the hands of a passionate end user, and brandable domains have the best chance of reaching this stage in their life cycle. Find out how a panel of forward-thinking entrepreneurs went about securing the perfect names for their businesses, and how you can enter the equation.
Andrew Rosener
CEO at MediaOptions.com
CEO at MediaOptions.com
Andrew Rosener
CEO
MediaOptions.com
Andrew Rosener is the founder & CEO of DomainX, LLC (MediaOptions.com), the World’s #1 Domain Broker. Since 2008 Rosener has personally assisted in the purchase & sale of well into the 9 figures in dollar sales of domain names for both startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Escrow.com has recognized Andrew as the #1 or #2 Domain Broker in the World since 2014 when they began the Award.
Andrew is a pioneer in domain valuation methodology & has created a formula for establishing the objective value of a domain which the industry named “The Rosener Equation”.
You can read more at Drew.com!
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
4:35 PM4:45 PM(UTC)
Networking Break
Networking Break
It’s all about who you know in this person-to-person industry. Hit the Networking Lounge and event chats to make a few new connections.
4:45 PM5:30 PM(UTC)
TBA
5:35 PM6:15 PM(UTC)
What’s Up With .IO?
What’s Up With .IO?
.IO is so freakin’ hot right now—but why? This ccTLD was assigned to British Indian Ocean Territory, but it quickly found a home in the startup world. Explore the dynamics of .IO’s pricing and use cases, and how these factors can work in your favor as a domain investor or entrepreneur.
James Booth
CEO at MediaX.com
CEO at MediaX.com
James Booth
CEO
MediaX.com
James Booth is a Global Top 3 awarded Domain Broker based in Dubai. James is the CEO of DomainBooth.com and Co-Founder of MediaX.com. James Booth has sold thousands of domain names including names such as DO.com, FO.com, IJ.com, IX.com, NN.com, VZ.com, ZO.com, AZ.com, over 300 3 letter .com domains and many premium 1 word .com domains such as Claim.com, White.com, Cactus.com, FireFly.com, Yellow.com, Pack.com, Jones.com, Pisces.com and many more. James has over 14 years experience in sales and investments and has worked in the UK, Cyprus, Singapore, Manila and Dubai.
Morgan Linton
Co-founder & COO at Bold Metrics Inc.
Co-founder & COO at Bold Metrics Inc.
Morgan Linton
Co-founder & COO
Bold Metrics Inc.
Co-founder at Bold Metrics - using AI to help some of the world's largest brands unlock the power of body data. Previously at Sonos. Angel Investor - GrideWise, MetaSaaS (acquired by Flexera), Sandbox Commerce, Sila Money. Bay Area native but I spend as much time as possible hiking, biking and exploring the world.
Braden Pollock
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at Legal Brand Marketing
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at Legal Brand Marketing
Braden Pollock
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Legal Brand Marketing
BRADEN POLLOCK is the owner of Legal Brand Marketing. He is a technology angel investor, serial entrepreneur and domain investor who owns several companies, both online and off. Among his businesses is Legal Brand Marketing, LLC, which focuses primarily on lead generation for attorneys in various legal practice areas. While, many years ago, he got his start investing in lawyer-related domains, he’s now focused on premium one-word domains.
Mark Ghoriafi
Founder at MrPremium.com
Founder at MrPremium.com
Mark Ghoriafi
Founder
MrPremium.com
Mark Ghoriafi is the Founder of MrPremium.com, a record-breaking domain name brokerage, completing $600,000+ .iO sales the past year, & $Million's in total domain sales.
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MrPremium.com is home to:- the world's most elite .iO selection
- iconic exact-match gTLD's
- 1 & 2 word .COM's
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Mark has worked in Managerial & Director positions at the .CLUB and .GLOBAL domains registries, as well as with AFILIAS (now Donuts), setting and breaking records for .iO .BET .POKER .PRO .MOBI .BLACK .CLUB & .GLOBAL domain extensions.
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Christa Taylor
Founder at dotTBA Inc.
Founder at dotTBA Inc.
Christa Taylor
Founder
dotTBA Inc.
Christa Taylor is passionate about domains and their value to organizations. Adept in utilizing data to develop business intelligence that drives strategic initiatives and competitive advantages along with business and marketing strategies that positively impact the bottom line. She is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) with a master’s degree in eBusiness (MBA) and a second master's in predictive analytics (MSPA).
6:30 PM7:00 PM(UTC)
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Warm-up with industry experts before the auction begins. Get those last-minute tips and get ready to go big.
7:00 PM8:00 PM(UTC)
RapidFire Domain Auction
RapidFire Domain Auction
Make fast moves to grow your portfolio in this low-reserve auction. Accessibly priced, high-quality names make this the perfect way to get into the domain auction game.
Legend
Income
Making your portfolio do as much of the hard work for you as possible
Buying
How to invest in the right name for the right purpose
Networking Break
Hit the Networking Lounge or event chat to make new contacts
Domain Auction
Use your skills and nerve to grow your portfolio
3:00 PM3:05 PM(UTC)
Welcome Back
Welcome Back
NamesCon Advisory Board Chairman Soeren von Varchmin welcomes you to Day 2 of NamesCon Online with the rundown on what to expect—and you should expect the unexpected!
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
3:05 PM3:35 PM(UTC)
Domainers and Daily Fantasy Sports
Domainers and Daily Fantasy Sports
Andrew Miller and Roman Edmond are two of the most successful domain name investors and deal-makers, but they've also both won multiple high-paying daily fantasy sports tournaments. In this first-of-its-kind NamesCon offering, Andrew and Roman provide some basic DFS education and strategies on how to win a big-money, large-field NFL tournament on Draftkings and Fanduel.
Roman Edmond
Andrew Miller
President at ATM Holdings Inc
President at ATM Holdings Inc
Andrew Miller
President
ATM Holdings Inc
Andrew Miller has been a principal in many of the most prominent high value domain transactions, including recent blockbuster deals for Home.com, Tours.com,Candy.com,and Universal.com. Andrew is the Founder of CreditCards.com, sold to Austin Ventures; InsuranceQuotes.com, sold to BankRate, and an investor in Thrasio, the fastest profitable company to a $3b value in US history. ATM Holdings oversees strategic domain name related transactions for Fortune 500 management, Venture capital & PE firms. Andrew is also a multi time tournament winner and expert in daily fantasy sports on Draftkings.
3:40 PM4:10 PM(UTC)
Develop your Domain Portfolio, Tommy Butler, Glasgow.com
Develop your Domain Portfolio, Tommy Butler, Glasgow.com
Taking domains and turning them into an online business. Driving revenue, sales, increasing the value of your domain by having social platforms that match your domain. This all helps turn domaining into an online brand and business.
Tommy Butler
4:10 PM4:15 PM(UTC)
Networking Break
Networking Break
It’s all about who you know in this person-to-person industry. Hit the Networking Lounge and event chats to make a few new connections.
4:15 PM4:45 PM(UTC)
The Art of Collaboration
The Art of Collaboration
Kate Buckley
CEO at Buckley Media
CEO at Buckley Media
Kate Buckley
CEO
Buckley Media
Kate is the CEO of Buckley Media, specializing in Premium Domain Brokerage, Naming and Branding. She has brokered millions in both private and public top domains sales, and regularly speaks about the industry including keynoting NamesCon Global, as well as features on DNJournal, Domain Name Wire, Domain Sherpa, and TheDomainShow.com, among others. A member of the ICA, Kate is also a member of ICANN Business Constituency.
Kate holds a BA in Advertising/PR, an MFA in Creative Writing, and is a Certified Professional Coach, Public Speaker (AMA), and is also an award-winning poet and writer.
4:50 PM5:35 PM(UTC)
Decoding the Domain Name Leasing Agreement
Decoding the Domain Name Leasing Agreement
ICA's General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch, with the help of Nat Cohen and the ICA Legal Advisory Group, created an Annotated Domain Name Lease Agreement. The Annotated Domain Name Lease Agreement contains both a comprehensive domain name lease agreement, as well as commentary and guidance on each of the included provisions. During the session, domain name leasing experts will explain what goes into a comprehensive domain name leasing agreement and canvass some of the issues that can commonly arise. By attending this session, you will obtain a fundamental understanding of what goes into a professional domain name lease agreement and an appreciation for some of the issues that arise and commonly need to be addressed. It is an excellent primer for those looking forward to entering into domain name leasing arrangements.
Stevan Lieberman
Member at Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC
Member at Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC
Stevan Lieberman
Member
Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC
Stevan Lieberman is a Washington D.C.-based attorney who spends most of his professional time focused on the prosecution (applying for Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights), litigation in intellectual property law, especially domain name / Internet law and Internet Technologies and contractual issues. He has also been instrumental in other aspects of the domain name industry; including both registrar & registry setup and management, foreign corporation setup, participation in the Internet Commerce Association as well as representation of numerous members of the community on various matters
Jason Schaeffer
Counsel at ESQwire.com P.C.
Counsel at ESQwire.com P.C.
Jason Schaeffer
Counsel
ESQwire.com P.C.
Over the past decade, Jason has worked in the domain name space as counsel and advisor to some of the largest domain name portfolio owners in the world. He has handled over 150 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) cases, and managed many seven figure Domain sales. Since 2011 Jason has addressed nearly all facets of the ICANN new gTLD process, worked with parties in connection with the resolution of nearly 10 string contentions, and has advised multiple Registry Operators. He remains active with ICANN by participating in working groups and as a sub-chair to review RPMs.
Nat Cohen
Founder at Telepathy, Inc.
Founder at Telepathy, Inc.
Nat Cohen
Founder
Telepathy, Inc.
Domain investor with an interest in domain name policy. Founded Telepathy, Inc. in 1999. Focus on one-word and acronym dot-com domain names. Long-time Board Member of the Internet Commerce Association. Member of ICANN's Business Constituency. Live in Washington, DC.
Moderator
Zak Muscovitch
General Counsel at Internet Commerce Association
General Counsel at Internet Commerce Association
Zak Muscovitch
General Counsel
Internet Commerce Association
Zak Muscovitch has practiced international domain name law since 1999 and is General Counsel to the Internet Commerce Association (the “ICA”). The ICA, based in Washington DC, has been the voice of the domain name investment community since 2006, and advocates for domain name registrant rights.
Zak was lead counsel in numerous precedent-setting court cases and has handled hundreds of domain name disputes.
Zak is an expert in domain name leasing and domain name purchase transactions.
5:40 PM6:25 PM(UTC)
BODIS
BODIS
6:30 PM7:00 PM(UTC)
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Warm-up with industry experts before the auction begins. Get those last-minute tips and get ready to go big.
7:00 PM8:00 PM(UTC)
Domain Auction
Domain Auction
Put your skills—and your nerves—to the test as you go head to head for super-premium digital assets against your fellow NamesCon attendees as well as bidders around the globe. A high-stakes, high-reward auction for the cream of the crop in digital real estate.
Legend
Income
Making your portfolio do as much of the hard work for you as possible
Networking Break
Hit the Networking Lounge or event chat to make new contacts
Deal-making
How to make win-win deals happen
Legal
Understanding the complexities of internet and intellectual property law
Domain Auction
Use your skills and nerve to grow your portfolio
3:00 PM3:05 PM(UTC)
Welcome Back
Welcome Back
NamesCon Advisory Board Chairman Soeren von Varchmin welcomes you to Day 2 of NamesCon Online with the rundown on what to expect—and you should expect the unexpected!
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
3:05 PM3:45 PM(UTC)
The Traffic Jam
The Traffic Jam
If you the freshest insights on domain monetization, you gotta jam with the best. This expert panel brings together the masters of traffic, who will help you get your monetization strategy into high gear.
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
3:50 PM4:30 PM(UTC)
From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Strategies to Make it Happen!
From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Strategies to Make it Happen!
Ever wonder why some startups make it and others don’t? Why do some verticals explode, while others implode? This talk explores how certain verticals, particularly those that were already beginning to grow before COVID, have accelerated tremendously due to the ubiquitous digitalization due to the pandemic. It's these new verticals that are bringing in the venture capital and lots of domain acquisitions as they compete to become leaders in their spaces, such as eCommerce, Online Gaming, Media, Healthcare, Crypto, Online Education, Health, Food, US Infrastructure, Biosciences, AI. Startup sectors: Cloud, Social, Delivery.
Nick Hansen
CEO at Luxor Technnology
CEO at Luxor Technnology
Nick Hansen
CEO
Luxor Technnology
Nick mined his first Bitcoin in 2012 and has since developed a deep passion and understanding of blockchain technology and consensus algorithms. With his enterprise software engineering background and fundamental knowledge of blockchain technology, Nick hopes to span the gamut from crypto-enthusiast to institutional investor.
Andrew Rosener
CEO at MediaOptions.com
CEO at MediaOptions.com
Andrew Rosener
CEO
MediaOptions.com
Andrew Rosener is the founder & CEO of DomainX, LLC (MediaOptions.com), the World’s #1 Domain Broker. Since 2008 Rosener has personally assisted in the purchase & sale of well into the 9 figures in dollar sales of domain names for both startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Escrow.com has recognized Andrew as the #1 or #2 Domain Broker in the World since 2014 when they began the Award.
Andrew is a pioneer in domain valuation methodology & has created a formula for establishing the objective value of a domain which the industry named “The Rosener Equation”.
You can read more at Drew.com!
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
4:30 PM4:40 PM(UTC)
Networking Break
Networking Break
It’s all about who you know in this person-to-person industry. Hit the Networking Lounge and event chats to make a few new connections.
4:45 PM5:25 PM(UTC)
What’s my domain worth?
What’s my domain worth?
Real-time, no-BS domain name valuation, with case studies from high-profile sales—and names from your own portfolio—by a panel of leading experts. See why this is an attendee favorite year after year!
Josh Reason
Founder at DNWE.com
Founder at DNWE.com
Josh Reason
Founder
DNWE.com
Josh Reason is the Founder of DNWE.com and Producer of the Josh.co podcast. DNWE is a curated wholesale marketplace for domain name investors while the Josh.co podcast focuses on domain industry commentary and interviews.
Dave Evanson
Senior Broker at Sedo
Senior Broker at Sedo
Dave Evanson
Senior Broker
Sedo
Dave Evanson has over 35 years of experience in high level consumer, B2B marketing and strategic planning. He joined Sedo.com in 2010 and has brokered tens of millions of dollars in premium domain names. Prior to Sedo, Dave brokered independently while running a global management consulting firm for 20 years. Before that, he worked at Senior Vice President, Marketing level for two of the nation's largest banks.
Evanson has been honored with The Domain Broker of the Year Award in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Leanne McMahon
Domain Investor at Pixel Corp
Domain Investor at Pixel Corp
Leanne McMahon
Domain Investor
Pixel Corp
Leanne is a web designer and domain investor currently using outbound to flip domains to fund her long-term portfolio expansion.
Alan Shiftlett
Director at GoDaddy
Director at GoDaddy
Alan Shiftlett
Director
GoDaddy
Alan Shiflett serves as Director for the Aftermarket at GoDaddy. He is passionate about helping people sell their domains and currently leads the Afternic and GoDaddy Aftermarket sales teams. During his over 12-year tenure at GoDaddy, Alan has served in a variety of directorial and supervisory roles. He loves diving into the details of domain portfolios and helping sellers of all sizes succeed.
Moderator
Braden Pollock
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at Legal Brand Marketing
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at Legal Brand Marketing
Braden Pollock
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Legal Brand Marketing
BRADEN POLLOCK is the owner of Legal Brand Marketing. He is a technology angel investor, serial entrepreneur and domain investor who owns several companies, both online and off. Among his businesses is Legal Brand Marketing, LLC, which focuses primarily on lead generation for attorneys in various legal practice areas. While, many years ago, he got his start investing in lawyer-related domains, he’s now focused on premium one-word domains.
5:30 PM6:15 PM(UTC)
DAN.com
DAN.com
6:30 PM7:00 PM(UTC)
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Auction Red Zone Countdown
Warm-up with industry experts before the auction begins. Get those last-minute tips and get ready to go big.
7:00 PM8:00 PM(UTC)
Domain Auction
Domain Auction
Put your skills—and your nerves—to the test as you go head to head for super-premium digital assets against your fellow NamesCon attendees as well as bidders around the globe. A high-stakes, high-reward auction for the cream of the crop in digital real estate.
Legend
Income
Making your portfolio do as much of the hard work for you as possible
Buying
How to invest in the right name for the right purpose
Networking Break
Hit the Networking Lounge or event chat to make new contacts
Selling
Understanding and communicating the value in your portfolio
Domain Auction
Use your skills and nerve to grow your portfolio
3:00 PM3:05 PM(UTC)
Welcome Back
Welcome Back
NamesCon Advisory Board Chairman Soeren von Varchmin welcomes you to Day 3 of NamesCon Online with the rundown on what to expect—and you should expect the unexpected!
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
3:05 PM3:35 PM(UTC)
TBA
3:40 PM4:20 PM(UTC)
Are We About to Meet the Wal-Mart of Domaining?
Are We About to Meet the Wal-Mart of Domaining?
Consolidation is sweeping the industry, and it’s led to the creation of full-spectrum companies. Ongoing consolidation has led to complex marriages between back-end, registry, registrar, and domain portfolio management services. So, is this a good thing? If so, for whom?
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
Moderator
Christian Dawson
Co-founder of Open-i Advisors, Inc., & Executive Director and Co-founder of the i2Coalition
Co-founder of Open-i Advisors, Inc., & Executive Director and Co-founder of the i2Coalition
Christian Dawson
Co-founder of Open-i Advisors, Inc., & Executive Director and Co-founder of the i2Coalition
Christian Dawson is the co-founder of Open-i Advisors, Inc., and Executive Director and Co‐founder of the i2Coalition. Dawson is the former President of innovative web hosting provider ServInt. Dawson has a degree in leadership from the University of Richmond and an MBA from the University of Maryland. As an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building multiple businesses, he has a background in developing business models, go-to-market strategies and marketing campaigns. Christian excels at walking companies through the process of finding and actualizing their goals—developing mission and vision statements, performing SWOT analyses, and other business exercises designed to put businesses on the path to success.
4:20 PM4:35 PM(UTC)
Networking Break
Networking Break
It’s all about who you know in this person-to-person industry. Hit the Networking Lounge and event chats to make a few new connections.
4:35 PM5:15 PM(UTC)
The Match Game: Ignite Explosive Value When You Hit the Bullseye
The Match Game: Ignite Explosive Value When You Hit the Bullseye
The right name can become a game-changer. This panel of expert brokers and daring end-users explores how exact-match category domain names are adding exponential value to the investors bold enough to buy them.
Amanda Waltz
Co-Founder at Saw.com
Co-Founder at Saw.com
Amanda Waltz
Co-Founder
Saw.com
With over twenty years internet sales experience, Amanda’s sales strategy skills have made her one of the top domain brokers in the world.
Speaker TBA
Moderator
Andrew Miller
President at ATM Holdings Inc
President at ATM Holdings Inc
Andrew Miller
President
ATM Holdings Inc
Andrew Miller has been a principal in many of the most prominent high value domain transactions, including recent blockbuster deals for Home.com, Tours.com,Candy.com,and Universal.com. Andrew is the Founder of CreditCards.com, sold to Austin Ventures; InsuranceQuotes.com, sold to BankRate, and an investor in Thrasio, the fastest profitable company to a $3b value in US history. ATM Holdings oversees strategic domain name related transactions for Fortune 500 management, Venture capital & PE firms. Andrew is also a multi time tournament winner and expert in daily fantasy sports on Draftkings.
5:20 PM6:05 PM(UTC)
Don’t @ Me: What We Learned about Millennials’ Shopping Behavior on Domains vs Social Media
Don’t @ Me: What We Learned about Millennials’ Shopping Behavior on Domains vs Social Media
Social media platforms like Instagram have become key places for businesses to communicate with customers and even sell directly to consumers. Yet when it comes to actually making a purchase, do consumers trust a social media site over a domain? This presentation from The Domain Name Association (part of the i2Coalition) features original research that will benefit anyone who sells online or helps others sell online.
6:10 PM6:50 PM(UTC)
Flip the Script: Impactful Methods to Shift Negative Perceptions of the Domain Industry
Flip the Script: Impactful Methods to Shift Negative Perceptions of the Domain Industry
“Cybersquatter” is the dirtiest word in the domain industry. As such a niche community within internet commerce, domain name investors—and the value they add—are frequently misunderstood or overlooked. It’s time to flip the script. Whether it’s the ICA making tremendous inroads at ICANN among larger stakeholders, or ethical, professional domain brokers selling domains via an educational, consultative approach, we examine today’s most impactful methods for shifting negative outside perceptions of the domain industry, effecting wins all around.
Tessa Holcomb
Founder & CEO at Domain Advisors | Igloo.com
Founder & CEO at Domain Advisors | Igloo.com
Tessa Holcomb
Founder & CEO
Domain Advisors | Igloo.com
Pioneering the concept of boutique domain brokerages, Tessa founded Domain Advisors, then Igloo.com contributing to over $200 Million in domain sales including names like IG.com, Paris.com, Pro.com and Talent.com. Tessa’s drive has been consistently fueled by her passion to address the need for more awareness and education on the intrinsic value of domain names. She currently works with select clients on sales and acquisitions, provides consulting on branding and domain strategy and serves on the Internet Commerce Association board advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners.
Speaker TBA
Doron Vermaat
Co-Founder at Efty
Co-Founder at Efty
Doron Vermaat
Co-Founder
Efty
Doron is the co-founder and head of product of the leading domain name SaaS investing platform Efty Investor and the world's largest commission-free domain name marketplace at Efty.com
Moderator
Ron Jackson
Editor & Publisher at DNJournal.com
Editor & Publisher at DNJournal.com
Ron Jackson
Editor & Publisher
DNJournal.com
Ron Jackson is the Founder, Editor and Publisher of the domain industry news magazine Domain Name Journal at DNJournal.com. Jackson was a television reporter before entering the domain business in 2002. When he discovered this industry had no trade magazine of its own he established DNJ on New Year's Day 2003 and the publication rapidly became an industry institution. DNJournal provides in-depth pro
les of industry leaders, coverage of all major conferences, invaluable weekly domain sales reports and daily news updates about people, companies and events in the global domain industry.
6:50 PM7:00 PM(UTC)
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
Legend
Industry
Understand and harness the forces that shape the domaining world
Networking Break
Hit the Networking Lounge or event chat to make new contacts
Deal-making
How to make win-win deals happen
Legal
Understanding the complexities of internet and intellectual property law
3:00 PM3:05 PM(UTC)
Welcome Back
Welcome Back
NamesCon Advisory Board Chairman Soeren von Varchmin welcomes you to Day 3 of NamesCon Online with the rundown on what to expect—and you should expect the unexpected!
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
3:05 PM3:45 PM(UTC)
From the Horse’s Mouth: Interview with end users
From the Horse’s Mouth: Interview with end users
As domain brokers that specialize in outbound sales, we talk to thousands of end users every year. As we know, some buy and some don't, so in this session we interview some of our clients on why they bought what they bought. From .com to .ai to .co, we interview them in order to help you understand their thought process and what really moves the needle in making a decision to buy a particular domain name.
Speaker TBA
Speaker TBA
3:50 PM4:35 PM(UTC)
Domain Court: Arguing a Real-Life UDRP Case
Domain Court: Arguing a Real-Life UDRP Case
For the first time ever, actual domain name lawyers, trademark lawyers, and UDRP panelists will conduct a UDRP hearing based on a real high-profile case. Each side will present oral arguments and the Panel will decide the case. You will get to see how lawyers argue a UDRP case and how panels deliberate and decide a UDRP case. Court is in session!
Kamila Sekiewicz
Executive Director at Internet Commerce Association
Executive Director at Internet Commerce Association
Kamila Sekiewicz
Executive Director
Internet Commerce Association
Kamila is the Executive Director of Internet Commerce Association. She has over 10 years of domain industry experience in account management and business development roles with Sedo and NameDrive. She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and did genetics research prior to starting her career in the domain name industry. A native of Poland, she currently resides in New Jersey. She is uent in Polish, German and English.
Francine Tan
Director at Francine Tan Law Corporation
Director at Francine Tan Law Corporation
Francine Tan
Director
Francine Tan Law Corporation
Francine hails from Singapore and founded her eponymous law firm in 2010. Francine is an INTA Board member and has served as a panelist for WIPO, the ADNDRC, and NAF for many years.
She has conducted workshops for clients on the UDRP and in 2018 represented INTA in Kuala Lumpur, at the AIAC training program on domain name disputes.
Francine and her firm have received industry accolades for their work. She was identified as one of the top 250 Women in IP in 2020. In the same year, the firm had the honor of winning the IAM/WTR Global IP award for the Singapore trademark firm of the year.
Gerald Levine
Managing Partner at Levine Samuel, LLP
Managing Partner at Levine Samuel, LLP
Gerald Levine
Managing Partner
Levine Samuel, LLP
Intellectual property counsel, New York City, representing clients in trademark and cybersquatting disputes, negotiating publishing contracts, copyright issues, etc. Author Domain Name Arbitration (Legal Corner Press, 2019); forthcoming book Clash of Trademarks and Domain Names (Legal Corner Press, Spring 2021). Numerous online and print articles and essays.
Karen Bernstein
Managing Partner at Bernstein IP
Managing Partner at Bernstein IP
Steven Levy
Attorney at FairWinds Partners, LLC
Attorney at FairWinds Partners, LLC
Georges Nahitchevansky
Moderator
Zak Muscovitch
General Counsel at Internet Commerce Association
General Counsel at Internet Commerce Association
Zak Muscovitch
General Counsel
Internet Commerce Association
Zak Muscovitch has practiced international domain name law since 1999 and is General Counsel to the Internet Commerce Association (the “ICA”). The ICA, based in Washington DC, has been the voice of the domain name investment community since 2006, and advocates for domain name registrant rights.
Zak was lead counsel in numerous precedent-setting court cases and has handled hundreds of domain name disputes.
Zak is an expert in domain name leasing and domain name purchase transactions.
Moderator
Lori Schulman
Senior Director, Internet Policy at INTA
Senior Director, Internet Policy at INTA
4:35 PM4:45 PM(UTC)
Networking Break
Networking Break
It’s all about who you know in this person-to-person industry. Hit the Networking Lounge and event chats to make a few new connections.
4:45 PM5:25 PM(UTC)
Blockchain Panel
Blockchain Panel
The pace of new blockchain-only top-level domains is accelerating. Attend this panel session moderated by Thomas Barrett, Chair of the Blockchain Committee of the International Trademark Association and President of EnCirca.
Blockchain domains involve alternatives to the traditional DNS managed by ICANN. These alternative DNS frameworks include: Ethereum Naming Service, Handshake Naming Service, Butterfly Naming Service, Polkadot Naming service and many more. Some of these strive to be complementary to the traditional DNS and some are directly competing with it.
Dana Farbo
Brantly Milligan
Director of Operations at Ethereum Name Service (ENS)
Director of Operations at Ethereum Name Service (ENS)
Mike Carson
Founder at impervious.com
Founder at impervious.com
Moderator
Thomas Barrett
President at EnCirca
President at EnCirca
Thomas Barrett
President
EnCirca
Tom Barrett is President and Founder of two ICANN-accredited domain name registrars founded in 2001: EnCirca, and Name Share. EnCirca’s business specialty is partnering with restricted top-level domain registries, such as .CPA, .BANK. .BOT, .REALTOR and .REALESTATE.
EnCirca is also an active reseller of over 800 Blockchain-based top-level-domains, including .nft and .forever.
Tom also serves as the Chair of the Blockchain Subcommittee for the International Trademark Association.
Tom has engineering degrees from MIT and WPI and lives north of Boston, Massachusetts.
5:30 PM6:10 PM(UTC)
Are Legacy Domain Names the Original NFTs?
Are Legacy Domain Names the Original NFTs?
Don’t get blinded by buzzwords: understanding the foundations of legacy domain names will help you understand the dynamics around NFTs. As digital assets explode, let’s look at the fundamentals of buying, selling, and owning something that has no physical form.
Shane Cultra
CEO at Uncomfortable.com
CEO at Uncomfortable.com
Shane Cultra
CEO
Uncomfortable.com
Former trader, current nurseryman, and investor in domains for over a decade. Decent at most things, great at nothing. Living a balanced life. Partner at DSAD.com a blog that specializes in the Domain Aftermarket.
Andrew Rosener
CEO at MediaOptions.com
CEO at MediaOptions.com
Andrew Rosener
CEO
MediaOptions.com
Andrew Rosener is the founder & CEO of DomainX, LLC (MediaOptions.com), the World’s #1 Domain Broker. Since 2008 Rosener has personally assisted in the purchase & sale of well into the 9 figures in dollar sales of domain names for both startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Escrow.com has recognized Andrew as the #1 or #2 Domain Broker in the World since 2014 when they began the Award.
Andrew is a pioneer in domain valuation methodology & has created a formula for establishing the objective value of a domain which the industry named “The Rosener Equation”.
You can read more at Drew.com!
Jason Sheppard
Domain Investor at Personal Investor
Domain Investor at Personal Investor
Jason Sheppard
Domain Investor
Personal Investor
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Jason switched careers from DJing to full-time domain name investor. Domaining was a great fit for this former IBM IT Architect and had already turned into a profitable side hustle when he decided to "go pro".
Jason manages a personal portfolio of about 6,700 domain names, and a separate partnership portfolio of about 1,500 domain names.
Jason is a graduate of the DNAcademy Accelerator batch #1, co-instructor of batch #2, and lead instructor for Batch #3. He has a passion to help new investors fast-track their domain investing skills.
6:15 PM6:55 PM(UTC)
Where Have All the Good Names Gone?
Where Have All the Good Names Gone?
Domain investors around the world are saying that it is harder than ever to find quality domain names available for purchase. What happened to the good inventory? It seems that much of the activity is at the lower end, which is costing the market some of its dynamism. Discover where the new opportunities are when the most premium domain names are not available.
Anuj Bahl
Josh Reason
Founder at DNWE.com
Founder at DNWE.com
Josh Reason
Founder
DNWE.com
Josh Reason is the Founder of DNWE.com and Producer of the Josh.co podcast. DNWE is a curated wholesale marketplace for domain name investors while the Josh.co podcast focuses on domain industry commentary and interviews.
Deepak Daftari
CEO at eSiksha.com
CEO at eSiksha.com
Deepak Daftari
CEO
eSiksha.com
Deepak Daftari is the CEO of eSiksha.com, an active Domain Investor & Angel Investor
He is an expert in Domain Brand Consulting and Internet Branding
He buys and sells very valuable Domain Names and web based online business
He’s an active Domain Investor and has bought and sold multiple six figure names in the last few years.
Deepak has invested in a couple of Start-ups in India and has had successful exits too.
In his spare time he mentors a lot of start-ups and helps them in their growth journey and raising funds.
6:55 PM7:00 PM(UTC)
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
NamesCon
Soeren von Varchmin is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of NamesCon with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.
Legend
Deal-making
How to make win-win deals happen
Legal
Understanding the complexities of internet and intellectual property law
Networking Break
Hit the Networking Lounge or event chat to make new contacts
Industry
Understand and harness the forces that shape the domaining world
Buying
How to invest in the right name for the right purpose