NamesCon Global 2024 Speakers
Meet the domain name and digital asset professionals who presented at NamesCon Global 2024 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.
Meet the Speakers
In Person – In Austin
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Andrew Rosener
CEO
MediaOptions.com
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Vint Cerf
VP & Chief Internet Evangelist
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Matt Mullenweg
Founder and CEO
Automattic
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Sally Costerton
Sr. Advisor to President & SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement and Interim President & CEO
ICANN
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Jack Dai
CEO
DN.com
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Andrew Miller
Managing Director
Hilco Digital Assets
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Paul Mockapetris
Inventor DNS & Chief Scientist
Threatstop
![Rolf Larsen](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rolf-Larsen.jpg)
Rolf Larsen
CEO
CALL.COM
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Jason Schaeffer
Counsel
ESQwire.com P.C.
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Braden Pollock
Owner
Legal Brand Marketing
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Hallie Cao
Vice President of Aftermarket
Dynadot
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Shane Cultra
Founder
UpHoney.com / DSAD.com
![Kevin Kopas](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kevin-Kopas.jpg)
Kevin Kopas
Chief Operating Officer
ShortDot
![Andrew Merriam](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Andrew-Merriam.jpg)
Andrew Merriam
COO
Porkbun
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Opeyemi Awoyemi
President
OlaCV Inc
![Jacueline Daly](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jacueline-Daly.jpg)
Jacqueline Daly
VP of Marketing
DynaDot
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Simon McCalla
CEO Online
Team Internet Group PLC
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Steve Webb
Co-founder
Impervious
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Christian Jaeger
CEO
CloudFest
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Matt Holmes
CEO / Founder
Handshaking.com
![mattg](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mattg-1.jpeg)
Matthew Gould
Founder and CEO
Unstoppable Domains
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Mark Daniel
Managing Director
Domain Holdings Group
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Brian Harbin
Broker
Grit Brokerage
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Tess Diaz
Director, Channel Partnerships
it.com
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Ronnie Burt
Head of Gravatar
Automattic
![Carla Bourque](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Carla-Bourque.png)
Carla Bourque
CEO
Rebrandly
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Shayan Rostam
Founder
Internet Naming Co., D3 Global
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Brooke Hernandez
Senior Domain Broker
Saw.com
![Johannes Steck 1](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Johannes-Steck-1-1.jpg)
Johannes Steck
Head of Reseller
Team Internet
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Jonathan Tenenbaum
COO/GC
MediaOptions
![Rachel Sterling](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rachel-Sterling.jpg)
Rachel Sterling
Chief Marketing Officer
Identity Digital
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Ammar Kubba
Principal
afterTHOUGHT, Inc.
![chad folkening](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/chad_folkening.jpeg)
Chad Folkening
Leader
eCorp
![jessefriedman](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jessefriedman.jpeg)
Jesse Friedman
Head of WP Cloud
Automattic
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Vaughn Liley
General Manager
Nova Registry (.link)
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Nat Cohen
Director
Internet Commerce Association (ICA)
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Alison Simpson
Corporate Domain Services
Defining.com
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Claus Barche
Head of Sales
InterNetX GmbH
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Jeffrey Neuman
Founder & CEO
JJN Solutions, LLC
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Marc McCutcheon
Business Head, Moniker.com & Head of Retail, Team Internet's Online Division
Moniker.com
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Brian Lonergan
VP of Product Strategy
Identity Digital
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Dave Evanson
Senior Broker
Sedo
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Vito Peleg
Co-Founder & CEO
Atarim
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Maxam Magnata
President
DomainGems.com
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Joey Naber
Domain Investor
DomainJoey
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Ron Jackson
Editor & Publisher
DNJournal.com
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Art Malkov
Co-Founder
Lever.io
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Dennis Tinerino
Founder
Domain Smoke
![Luke Burgess](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1206.jpg)
Luke Burgess
Director of Product
Dynadot
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Kate Buckley
Founder/CEO
Defining.com
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Jeffrey Gabriel
CEO
Saw.com
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Kirstin DiCecca
COO
Hilco Streambank
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Jen Sale
CEO
Evergreen.com
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Todd Ryan
CEO
American Business Capital Corporation & ABC Productions
![todd henderson](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/todd_henderson.jpeg)
Todd Henderson
Senior Partner
Defining.com
![Sandy Carter headshot](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sandy-Carter-headshot.jpg)
Sandy Carter
COO
http://unstoppabledomains.com
![Wold Jonathan 1](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Wold-Jonathan-1.jpeg)
Jonathan Wold
Co-Founder
Guildenberg, Inc
![IMG 0627](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0627.jpg)
Bruce Breger
Owner
Web Real Estate, LLC
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Bill Hartzer
CEO
Hartzer Consulting
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Soeren von Varchmin
Chairman of the Advisory Board
CloudFest & NamesCon
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Frank Michlick
Chief Domain Nerd
WHC.ca
![Marco Hoffmann InterNetX Profile Picture](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Marco-Hoffmann_InterNetX_Profile-Picture.jpeg)
Marco Hoffmann
Head of Domain Services
InterNetX
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Marie Lanyon
Chief Marketing Officer
OpusDNS
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Haydn Simpson
Head of Brand Services
Team Internet
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Louis Pickthall
Co-Founder & Vice President
BrandForce.com
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Mark Ghoriafi
Premium Broker
Sedo
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Elisabeth Klughardt
Founder
Finding Betty
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Ben Gabler
CEO
Rocket.net
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Christian Dawson
Executive Director
i2Coalition
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Elie Eweka
Author & Investor
Namevase
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Daniel Koleshchuk
Domain Advisor
Hilco Digital Assets
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Joe Styler
Senior Marketing Manager – Domain Academy
GoDaddy
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Francesco Cetraro
Global Head of Strategic Alliances
Freename AG
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Larry Fischer
Director
GetYourDomain.com
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Darpan Munjal
Founder & CEO
Atom.com
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Yue Dai
CEO
DN.com
![Monte Cahn](https://namescon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Monte-Cahn.jpg)
Monte Cahn
President
RightOfTheDot
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Abigail Harris
Vice President
DomainGems.com
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Ajene Watson
Managing Director
Dot Hip Hop, LLC
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Andrew Allemann
Publisher
Domain Name Wire