Agenda - NamesCon Europe

Thursday, June 20
Friday, June 21
Saturday, June 22

SessionroomSala das Aias

9:30 AM

Registration and Badge Pick-Up at Exhibition- Meeting Area

9:30 AM10:00 AM

Coffee Break at Exhibition- Meeting Area

10:00 AM10:30 AM

NamesCon Europe: Eurotrip for Domain Investors

NamesCon isn’t just another conference. It’s a quest - a special European adventure designed to help domain investors maximize the value of your business, while having a great time. This session will set you on your journey. Expect an overview of what will happen on your NamesCon EuroTrip, and learn all about the NamesCon Europe Guarantee.

Braden Pollock
Owner at Legal Brand Marketing

Braden Pollock

Owner

Legal Brand Marketing

Braden 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 he got his start in domaining focused on lawyer domains, he's now focused on one-word premium domains.

Monte Cahn
CEO at RightOfTheDot, LLC

Monte Cahn

CEO

RightOfTheDot, LLC

Monte is Founder / President of RightOfTheDot, LLC, with over 20 years of experience as a licensed business & domain auction company, Internet consulting and advisement firm specializing in new and existing TLD strategy, Contention Resolution Services, board advisement, premium domain auctions, market positioning, sales and services.

Moderator

Soeren von Varchmin
CEO at NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin

CEO

NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin is the CEO of NamesCon and CloudFest with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.

10:30 AM11:00 AM

Five Years and Counting

My time in the domain industry and our first launch will both complete 5 years this month. (I joined Radix on June 17, 2014 and Radix's first new extension entered Sunrise on June 24, 2014) A reflection on this journey: learnings, peaks and valleys, and anything else that is worth sharing.

Karn Jajoo
Sr. Manager at Radix

Karn Jajoo

Sr. Manager

Radix

Karn heads Premium Domains at Radix, which, with over 4.3 million domains under management, is one of the most successful new domains operators globally. Radix operates ten of the most popular new top Level domains including, .site, .online, .store, .Website and .tech.

11:00 AM11:20 AM

Liquid Domains; Understanding Supply and Demand of an $8B Market.

What influences the price of short .com domains? The Liquid Domain Market Overview, a collaboration between Escrow.com, GGRG, Intelium and ShortNames, explains all the key metrics that drive the value of the most-traded domains in China so you can anticipate the market and become a successful domain investor.

Read talk

Giuseppe Graziano
CEO and Founder at GGRG.com

Giuseppe Graziano

CEO and Founder

GGRG.com

Giuseppe Graziano is the CEO and founder of GGRG.com and of the recently launched Liquid Domain Market Exchange, LXME.com. With a focus on the 600,000 short .com domain names defined as “liquid”, Giuseppe has brokered over 10 million dollars in domains for his clients, receiving award nominations for “Blogger of the Year“, “Industry Goodwill Ambassador“ and “Broker of the Year“. Escrow.com awarded Giuseppe “Master of Domains”, as one of the top 3 highest grossing domain brokers in the world in 2016. Giuseppe has lived in 5 countries across 3 continents, speaks 5 languages and holds a Master Degree in International Management from the Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

11:20 AM12:10 PM

On the Basis of Trust: What to Look For in a Domain Broker

Having somebody buying or selling your portfolio is an important job that requires trust. Understanding what goes into a good brokerage relationship is one of the most vital aspects of achieving success in domain investing. Learn from people on both sides of that transaction, as top brokers and investors share secrets on what they look for in building successful brokerage relationships.

Alan Shiflett
Sr. Manager at GoDaddy

Alan Shiflett

Sr. Manager

GoDaddy

Alan Shiflett currently serves as a Senior Manager for the Aftermarket at GoDaddy/Afternic. Alan's primary responsibility is managing the relationships/optimization of top Partners- both resellers and sellers. He loves sharing the best techniques sellers can implement to maximize their portfolio sales. Alan is passionate in helping others succeed by leveraging the tools that GoDaddy/Afternic has to sell more domains and grow their portfolios. Previously Alan has served in other Managerial and supervisory roles at GoDaddy during his 10 year tenure with the company.

Monte Cahn
CEO at RightOfTheDot, LLC

Monte Cahn

CEO

RightOfTheDot, LLC

Michael Gargiulo
CEO at VPN.com

Michael Gargiulo

CEO

VPN.com

Michael is currently the CEO at VPN.com, which he acquired for $970,000 in 2017. He has built many highly trafficked websites with premium exact-match domains, which still continue to reach over 800 million visitors per year. Michael aims to grow VPN.com to over 200 million visitors per year who are looking for research and purchasing information on which VPN, software or domain name to buy. At VPN Domains, he has a dedicated team of domain brokers who help large brands spend millions of dollars each year acquiring domains. They seek out visionaries who understand and value the digital real estate required to sustain the next 100 years of innovation. Michael enjoys skiing, shooting pool, and playing with his dog Grace. He loves his Creator, family and making deals, in that order.

Dave Evanson
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.

Andrew Rosener
CEO at MediaOptions

Andrew Rosener

CEO

MediaOptions

Andrew Rosener is CEO of MediaOptions, an industry leading domain broker firm, as well as an active domain investor, angel investor and serial-entrepreneur. Andrew and his company have won Domain Broker of the Year 4 times, as well as numerous other accolades. He is a recognized thought leader in domain value & domain sales.

Moderator

Braden Pollock
Owner at Legal Brand Marketing

Braden Pollock

Owner

Legal Brand Marketing

12:10 PM1:00 PM

Frank Schilling: Conversation with a Domain Investing Titan

Frank Schilling
Founder / CEO at Uniregistry

Frank Schilling

Founder / CEO

Uniregistry

Frank Schilling is an experienced technology entrepreneur, angel investor and important thought leader in the domain name industry. As the founder and CEO of Uniregistry, Frank is behind the creation of dozens of new domain name endings (such as .cars, .photo and .game) as well as the fastest-growing domain name registrar and aftermarket sales platform in the world. His instincts and passion have inspired a team of engineers, brokers and designers to create products and services that are shaping the future of how people launch new businesses and get online.

Moderator

Soeren von Varchmin
CEO at NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin

CEO

NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin is the CEO of NamesCon and CloudFest with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.

1:00 PM2:30 PM

Lunch at Exhibition- Meeting Area

2:30 PM3:30 PM

Dark Horses & Long Shot Opportunities: Where to Invest in Today’s nTLD Market

It’s clear that not every nTLD dream is panning out. However, some are doing quite well, and there are even hidden opportunities in some of the nTLDs that are not working out so well. Join us for a panel in which experts will help you figure out where the gold is today. Missing out on this one is literally like leaving money on the table!

Jeff Sass
CMO at .Club Domains

Jeff Sass

CMO

.Club Domains

Jeff Sass is Chief Marketing Officer, .CLUB Domains, and author of "Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I Learned from THE TOXIC AVENGER." Jeff has over 35 years of experience in the technology and entertainment industries and has co-founded several startups. He joined the .CLUB team in March 2012, and has led the company's marketing efforts throughout the process of acquiring, launching, and operating the .CLUB top-level domain. Jeff has also written and produced for film and television. A graduate of Cornell University, Jeff is a frequent speaker and panelist on domain names, mobile marketing, digital music, entrepreneurship, branding, and social media. Jeff currently serves as a board member of The Domain Name Association (TheDNA.org), and Tech Lauderdale (TechLauderdale.org).

Rolf Larsen
CEO at .GLOBAL

Rolf Larsen

CEO

.GLOBAL

Rolf is a disruptive innovator and a long-standing, recognized pioneer in Internet access, registrar and web hosting services in Europe and Scandinavia. He has founded multiple technology businesses, has 25 years of experience in the domain industry and is currently CEO of the .GLOBAL registry and co-founder of RegistryOffice.

Toby Hall
CEO at MMX

Toby Hall

CEO

MMX

Toby Hall is a highly experienced marketeer who has supported a series of fast growth public and private businesses in the Internet and natural resources sector over the last twenty years. He was formally appointed to the Board of Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX) as Chief Executive Officer in April 2016 and has led the Group as it restructured into a pure-play registry and successfully opened up the China market through the launch of .vip which received Chinese Government MIIT approval in December 2016. Under his stewardship, MMX has continued to grow its market presence and operating profits through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisition and innovation. Toby divides his time between the US, Europe and Asia.

Kathy Nielsen
Director, Premium Domains and Channel Relations at Neustar

Kathy Nielsen

Director, Premium Domains and Channel Relations

Neustar

Kathy began her digital career in 2001 in online publishing, building digital advertising sales teams in the US and Europe. After learning the tricks of the online trade as well as what it takes to be a successful online business, she moved to origins of it all - the domain name industry. Kathy began working with Sedo.com, a global leader in premium domain brokerage, to develop and grow their brokerage and auction divisions. This evolved into premium name work and marketing with both legacy and gTLD registries. Now at Neustar, the largest provider of core registry and digital naming services, she continues her work with registries; developing premium name and pricing strategies, marketing strategies and channel partnerships for Neustar’s owned and operated TLDs as well as consulting with Neustar’s registry services clients.

Moderator

Braden Pollock
Owner at Legal Brand Marketing

Braden Pollock

Owner

Legal Brand Marketing

3:30 PM5:00 PM

Expert Roundtables at Exhibition- Meeting Area

3:30 PM5:00 PM

Coffee Break at Exhibition- Meeting Area

3:30 PM4:00 PM

Ask me anything about GoDaddy’s Aftermarket or Afternic

We will open it up to the audience to get their questions answered and share best practices around buying and selling on these platforms.

Joe Styler
Sr. Manager Aftermarket Community at GoDaddy

Joe Styler

Sr. Manager Aftermarket Community

GoDaddy

Joe Styler currently serves as Community Manager for the Aftermarket at GoDaddy. He is primarily responsible for the voice of the customer. Previously Joe has served in other Director and supervisory roles at GoDaddy during his 14 years at the company. He is a frequent blogger, speaker, and enthusiast of education around domain name investing. His passion is seeing customers become successful in their business goals when using the Aftermarket to find that next great domain to build their business on or sell as an investment. He has been helping people with transactions on the Ineternet for over 20 years.

Paul Nicks
VP & GM, Aftermarket at GoDaddy

Paul Nicks

VP & GM, Aftermarket

GoDaddy

As senior director of GoDaddy‘s aftermarket division, Paul sets the strategic direction for the product, sales, and support teams that are key to GoDaddy’s focus on domain investors. Prior to joining the GoDaddy family in 2007, Paul spent seven years as a software engineer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Capella University and an MBA from Arizona State University. Paul enjoys spending his free time with his wife of 14 years and his two sons.

Alan Shiflett
Sr. Manager at GoDaddy

Alan Shiflett

Sr. Manager

GoDaddy

5:00 PM7:00 PM

RightOfTheDot Domain Auction

It’s the event you’ve all been waiting for! Our live auction comes to its suspenseful climax with some of the hottest names available coming under the gavel. Come to bid, or just to see what the domain investor VIP life is like. To complement the VIP experience, we’ll have premium tapas and wine. Once the gavel comes down for the last time, we’ll have a bit more wine and lounge music as we enjoy the wonders of a beautiful Portuguese evening.

Submission Page: rotd.com/auction-submission/

Page to register, bid an view: www.namejet.com/Pages/Login.aspx?page=/featuredauctions/liveauction

7:00 PM9:00 PM

Domain Auction Reception

Celebrate your auction wins with some world-class Portuguese tapas and premium wine among new and old friends.

Legend

Panel

Session

Expert Roundtables

Domain Auction

Domain Auction Reception

SessionroomSala das Aias

9:30 AM

Registration and Badge Pick-Up at Exhibition- Meeting Area

9:30 AM10:00 AM

Coffee Break at Exhibition- Meeting Area

10:45 AM11:50 AM

At One with the Forces of Nature: A Conversation with Pro Surfers Andrew Cotton and João de Macedo

Andrew Cotton
Pro-Surfer

Andrew Cotton

Pro-Surfer

Andrew Cotton is a professional big wave surfer, top-level athlete, adventurer, and guest speaker. He is now one of the world’s most respected big wave surfers, basing himself in Nazare, Portugal and West Ireland for much of the big wave season. He also travels the globe surfing some of the biggest and heaviest waves on the planet, such as Peahi in Hawaii, Mavericks in California, and The Right in Western Australia.

João de Macedo
Pro-Surfer

João de Macedo

Pro-Surfer

João de Macedo began his surfing adventure at seven years old, bodyboarding at Praia Grande, Portugal. There in the rough Atlantic, he found his lifetime passion. This passion became a career connected to the sea: he was the first Portuguese—and European—professional surfer to qualify for the WSL Big Wave Tour, which he finished in the Top 5 in 2012/2013 season. De Macedo got his Economics degree in 2000, and in the same year he founded Surf Academy (surfacademia.com) in Praia Grande and Carcavelos. In California, he became the co-founder and project manager of the World Surfing Reserves (worldsurfingreserves.org). João de Macedo is also known for riding the giant waves of North Beach.

Learn more about João de Macedo

Moderator

Soeren von Varchmin
CEO at NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin

CEO

NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin is the CEO of NamesCon and CloudFest with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.

11:50 AM12:20 PM

Using tools to better track your domain sales funnel

Read talk

Morgan Linton
Co-founder & COO at Bold Metrics Inc.

Morgan Linton

Co-founder & COO

Bold Metrics Inc.

Morgan is the co-founder of Bold Metrics, a San Francisco-based software company that has become the global leader in algorithmic body measurement prediction. Prior to starting Bold Metrics Morgan was an early employee at Sonos where he spearheaded the company’s international expansion into Asia, Australia, Latin America, and Canada. In 2007 Morgan started buying and selling domain names and blogging about it on his blog - MorganLinton.com. Over the last twelve years Morgan has been tapped by some of the top founders in Silicon Valley to acquire their primary domain name. From Medium.com to Branch.com Morgan has played a role in helping some of the world’s most iconic brands secure their brand online. Morgan currently lives in San Francisco, California.

Learn more about Morgan Linton

12:20 PM12:40 PM

Making Domains Simple Again

Pavel will give a practical demonstration of unique solutions to issues faced when managing large portfolios of domains. Drawing on many years' experience building bulk tools for some of the world's leading investors, this session will be a preview of innovations that the industry will introduce in the future to tackle the growing challenges of compliance, privacy and information overload! Come along and learn some great tips for making domains simple again.

Read talk

Pavel Ciocan
Head of Development at Internet.bs

Pavel Ciocan

Head of Development

Internet.bs

Pavel Ciocan is Head of Development for Internet.bs and a leading Engineer within the CentralNIC Group. He has spent the last 10 years lovingly crafting the Internet.bs platform for domain investors and comes to Namescon to look for opportunities to develop more bespoke solutions for investors in the community.

12:40 PM1:00 PM

DomainSherpa Review

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? Elevate your game by walking through the process with 3 industry experts as they examine real domains on the market and discuss what may make a good investment for you.

Moderator

Tess Diaz
Executive Producer at Domain Sherpa

Tess Diaz

Executive Producer

Domain Sherpa

Tess values community, learning and transparency. She consulted as Executive Account Manager at Go Daddy (2006-2012) and advised GoDaddy's product development org regarding domain names (2010-2012). Since then, she has been Business Development Coordinator for Media Options. In 2017, Media Options acquired DomainSherpa, the free educational resource teaching domain investors to discover, acquire, manage, monetize and sell domains. Tess is Executive Producer and host, interviewing experts who intersect with the domain industry while having a lot of fun along the way!

1:00 PM2:30 PM

Lunch at Exhibition- Meeting Area

2:30 PM3:30 PM

No Exit: How to Maximize your Portfolio’s Value Without Selling

Your domain assets may be far more valuable generating recurring revenue than they are on the auction block. No matter what monetization strategy you are using today, there’s likely to be ways to hone what you’re doing to improve your recurring capital. Experts will share some of their best tricks of the trade, and hopefully show you ways to begin earning more money with your held assets right away.

David Warmuz
CEO at Above.com

David Warmuz

CEO

Above.com

David is the CEO of Trellian, a pioneer in developing domain name portfolio optimization and management tools founded in 1997. These were initially designed to optimize Trellian’s owned and operated portfolio, but were later made freely available to domain investors in 2008 under the Above.com brand name. At the same time Trellian launched Direct Search Network, a real time bidding platform that enables premium advertisers to bid directly on domain traffic. This proprietary technology, together with a strong focus on ensuring traffic quality, has helped Above.com’s clients significantly increase their domain traffic RPMs. Today, Above.com offers a variety of powerful, free tools and services including Monetization, Registrar, Marketplace and Brokerage.

James Tuplin
Director of Business Development at Bodis.com

James Tuplin

Director of Business Development

Bodis.com

As the director of business development for Bodis, James manages some of the largest portfolios in the world. James joined Bodis in September 2015 and brings with him 11 years experience working within the domain parking industry, having previously worked at both NameDrive and DomainSponsor. James and Matt (The CEO of Bodis), are present at Namescon and look forward to demoing the new Bodis platform features designed to help domain owners monetise, manage, optimise and sell their domains.

Dave Roberts
CEO at Protected Parking

Dave Roberts

CEO

Protected Parking

Dave founded one of the UK’s first ISPs in 1997 and in 1998 launched a content site which now generates over £100m pa in revenue. Dave has over two decades of Internet experience and was one of the founding team behind Barefruit, the International DNS resolution company with clients in Europe, USA, LATAM, India and the Middle East and Asia.

Yancy Naughton
Founder at HasTraffic

Yancy Naughton

Founder

HasTraffic

Longtime advertising industry veteran, founder and partner of HasTraffic, WantsTraffic, CPC Email Exchange, Namerific, HasOffice. Full Time contractor on launches of Elephant Traffic (2010) and ZeroPark (2012). Early adopter of multi channel performance based advertisement as founder of NSRS (1992 to 1998, now move.com) Golfer Magazines (1994 to 2003, now Golfer Guide) and The Real Estate Book. Yancy Naughton is also a frequent speaker and presenter at various new media conferences.

Moderator

Braden Pollock
Owner at Legal Brand Marketing

Braden Pollock

Owner

Legal Brand Marketing

3:30 PM5:00 PM

Coffee Break at Exhibition- Meeting Area

3:30 PM5:00 PM

Expert Roundtables at Exhibition- Meeting Area

5:00 PM6:00 PM

Navigating Appraised Value vs. Market Value of Your Domain

So you want to build your income from your portfolio, right? It’s important to have a good appraised value of your assets. It’s another thing to determine the monetization value of your asset, both in what you can draw from the held asset and what you can expect the market to actually bear when you are ready to part from it. Experts will describe the difference between your appraised and market value, and help you sharpen your expectations when it comes to turning your portfolio into cash when you need it.

Joe Styler
Sr. Manager Aftermarket Community at GoDaddy

Joe Styler

Sr. Manager Aftermarket Community

GoDaddy

Andrew Rosener
CEO at MediaOptions

Andrew Rosener

CEO

MediaOptions

Morgan Linton
Co-founder & COO at Bold Metrics Inc.

Morgan Linton

Co-founder & COO

Bold Metrics Inc.

Learn more about Morgan Linton

Ammar Kubba
Investor & Entrepreneur at afterTHOUGHT

Ammar Kubba

Investor & Entrepreneur

afterTHOUGHT

Ammar Kubba is a Director at DomainTools, the Principal and CEO of Thought Convergence, and co-Founder and CEO of afterTHOUGHT. He is considered one of the most influential people in domain and traffic monetization. He is also Founder and CEO of Agreed, an online Data Escrow provider.

Moderator

Braden Pollock
Owner at Legal Brand Marketing

Braden Pollock

Owner

Legal Brand Marketing

6:00 PM6:10 PM

Closing Remarks – Program for Saturday

Soeren von Varchmin
CEO at NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin

CEO

NamesCon and CloudFest

Soeren von Varchmin is the CEO of NamesCon and CloudFest with a robust career in and an in-depth knowledge of the global cloud, hosting, internet infrastructure and domaining space.

Legend

Panel

Session

Expert Roundtables

Beach

10:00 AM11:00 AM

Shuttle Pick Up > Beach

11:00 AM2:00 PM

Beach Party

Activities at the Beach: - Surf Class - Beach Volleyball - etc. - Drinks at the Bar(s)

2:00 PM3:00 PM

Lunch at Bar do Guincho

3:00 PM5:00 PM

Beach Party

Activities at the Beach and Drinks at the Bar(s)

5:00 PM6:00 PM

Shuttle back > Pestana Cidadela Cascais