Unlocking Tomorrow
Coming Home to Miami in 2025
The #1 Event for the Domain Name Industry where investors, brokers, technologists and service providers connect to pick up new tools, gain the latest insights and add value to their portfolios
Happy 40th Anniversary, Domainers!
1985 was foundational for the domain name industry, with the first .com registered to Symbolics.com, and others like HP.com and Think.com getting in early on the action.
Now, 40 years young, the industry continues to grow and innovate, adapting to AI, Web3 and awaiting the 2026 expansion of the gTLD program.
Unlocking Tomorrow — In Miami 🌴
The 2025 NamesCon Global conference will explore all the ways the domain community is working to define the future of the industry. We look forward to welcoming the entire community to Miami, Florida—a city that’s already at the heart of the domain name industry
The Industry’s Response to Moving to Miami:
“NamesCon in Miami will be a great experience that brings the old and new together in the world’s best city. URLs, Crypto, AI all booming in South Florida and home to the world’s top domain investors. Will be a do not miss event…See you in Miami in November,” – Chad Folkening, eCorp / AgentDAO
“The move to South Florida marks an exciting new chapter for NamesCon, bringing the industry back to its roots where the first domain conferences began. It’s a fitting location to celebrate the growth and evolution of our industry,” – Monte Cahn, RightOfTheDot
What is NamesCon?
NamesCon Global brings together the domain investors and service providers who build and grow the digital asset industry—from domain names to emerging digital assets. Get ready to think very far outside the box! Partner with us to find new customers and build the relationships that drive this person-to-person business.
Keynotes
Insights and inspiration from industry heavyweights and global thought leaders.
Panels
Deep discussions on pressing topics in the industry with a diverse group of experts.
Workshops
Interactive session with actionable outcomes
Face to Face
Networking as it’s meant to be: bond with your peers at social activities and parties to close deals and form new partnerships.
Auction
Grab once-in-a-lifetime premium names at this domain industry cornerstone.
Exhibition
Meet your most motivated customers face to face in a high-energy environment.
NamesCon Global 🤝 CloudFest USA
Bringing the NamesCon and CloudFest USA communities together worked brilliantly—we’re only wondering why we didn’t think of it sooner! Here’s what you can gain by connecting with North America’s cloud computing leaders:
Registrars have not only millions of domains under management: they also own many premium domains, which the NamesCon community can help them turn into a proper business vertical
CloudFest USA’s core audience of MSPs and CSPs hold the keys to millions of end customers and SMBs: these seem like companies that motivated domain sellers would REALLY want to meet
CloudFest USA attendees are experts in selling to SMBs and larger end customers—in other words, the buyers in the largest domain deals
Many NamesCon partners sell into both domaining and Cloud markets—why not reach both in one place?
Who You’ll Meet At
NamesCon
NamesCon is the most important event for the domain name industry. We connect domain name investors with the forces that advance this important area of the tech world. There’s a lot of hype around digital assets, and at NamesCon you’ll cut straight through it and get to the genuinely valuable insights. Once you get to NamesCon Global, you’ll meet:
Registries
Registrars
Service Providers
Brokers
IP lawyers & brand protection
Governing bodies
Investors
Brands & Startups
2024 Sponsors
Partner Testimonials
“Its great to see everybody from the Domain Industry from all over the world coming together to one place.”
“Everybody is here for a reason and we’re all here to talk to each other…those connections that you make are invaluable.”
“There’s so much value in that in-person connection and building that rapport and like truly getting to know the awesome people in the industry ”
“People are here from Europe, Asia, all over the U.S…to be at NamesCon is all about getting this community together…the community is here in flying colors.”
GoDaddy
ShortDot
Dynadot
Hilco Digital Assets
2024 Speakers
Haydn Simpson
Head of Brand Services
Team Internet
Luke Burgess
Director of Product
Dynadot
Ajene Watson
Managing Director
Dot Hip Hop, LLC
Jesse Friedman
Head of WP Cloud
Automattic
Vito Peleg
Co-Founder & CEO
Atarim
Jeffrey Neuman
Founder & CEO
JJN Solutions, LLC
Brooke Hernandez
Senior Domain Broker
Saw.com
Brian Lonergan
VP of Product Strategy
Identity Digital
Andrew Merriam
COO
Porkbun
Nat Cohen
Director
Internet Commerce Association (ICA)
2024 in Numbers
550+
Domainers
510+
Investors
70+
Nationalities
35+
Experts Sessions
4
Days
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