Meet the NamesCon 2026 Lineup
Meet the domain name and digital asset professionals who will present at CloudFest Americas and NamesCon Global 2026 to help attendees take advantage of the emerging landscape—from technology and law to investment trends and deal-making. The digital economy is changing fast, and our speakers’ hard-won experience helps domainers make the smartest possible choices for the year ahead.
Here are the first 2026 featured speakers… more updates every week.
Rick Schwartz
Founder & Creator
Beanstalk Challenge
US
Todd Ryan
CEO
American Business Capital Corp
US
David Cattler
Founder and Managing Principal
Ironhelm Works
US
Levi Gundert
Chief Security & Intelligence Officer
Recorded Future
US
Tim Timrawi
CEO
Sharktech Inc.
US
Some of last year’s highlight speakers…
Mike Rodenbaugh
Owner
Rodenbaugh Law LLC
Gherardo Varani
Head of Business Development
Freename
Mark Ghoriafi
Premium Domain Broker
Sedo
Monte Cahn
President
RightOfTheDot
Andrew Rosener
Chairman
MediaOptions
Anthos Chrysanthou
Founder & CEO
Sav.com
Matthew Gould
Founder and CEO
Unstoppable Domains
Braden Pollock
Owner
Legal Brand Marketing
Jeffrey Neuman
Founder and CEO
JJN Solutions
Ron Jackson
Editor & Publisher
DNJournal.com
Matt Barrie
CEO
Escrow.com
Steve Miholovich
Founder & CEO
Name Arena
Andrew Miller
Founder & CEO
ATM Holdings, Inc.
Todd Ryan
CEO
American Business Capital Corporation & ABC Productions
Josh Reason
CEO
DNX.com
Joe Alagna
Chief Strategy Officer
it.com Domains
Christa Taylor
Co-Founder
TLDz
Tim Switzer
Vice President of Business Affairs
Public Interest Registry
John Berryhill
Attorney
Richard Lau
Founder
NamesCon, Resume.com & Logo.com
Jonathan Tenenbaum
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
MediaOptions
Jim Prendergast
President
Galway Strategy Group
Rachel Sterling
Chief Marketing Officer
Identity Digital
Burt Katz
Investor
Naela Sarras
VP, Stakeholder Engagement in North America
ICANN
Matt Holmes
Chief Executive Officer
Handshaking.com
Todd Han
CEO
Dynadot
Martin Kuechenthal
Founder & CEO
LEMARIT GmbH
Boris Kreiman
Founder and CEO
Laws.com
Richard Coggins
VP & Distinguished Engineer
Office Depot
Ralph Quintero
Co-Founder
Purple Horizons
Ammar Kubba
Principal
afterTHOUGHT, Inc.
Andee Hill
Sr. Director, GDD Accounts
ICANN
Andrew Allemann
Publisher
Domain Name Wire
Dave Evanson
Senior Sales & Brokerage Consultant
Sedo
Chad Folkening
Leader
eCorp/AgentDAO
Shane Layman
Manager, Global Industry Relations
MarkMonitor
Wade Smith
Director, Aftermarket Sales
GoDaddy
Tray Bullock
Head of Brand Services
Team Internet
Sara Rego
VP Commercial
Team Internet
Darpan Munjal
Founder and CEO
Atom.com
Aron Meystedt
Owner
Symbolics.com
Daniel Koleshchuk
Senior Associate
Hilco Digital Assets
Jason Schaeffer
Intellectual Property and Domain Name Counsel
ESQwire.com P.C.
Jessica Neer McDonald
Attorney & Founder
Neer McD
Christian Dawson
Executive Director
i2Coalition
Jeffrey Gabriel
CEO
Saw.com
Art Malkov
Co-Founder
Web3Lab
Michael Gilmour
CEO
ParkLogic
Shane Cultra
Founder
DSAD.com
Sammy Ahmed
VP & General Manager
name.com
Tess Diaz
Director of Channel Development
it.com
Loren Stocker
Chief Innovator
Telex, Inc.