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