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Michael Berkins, Worldwide Media Michael Berkens
CEO
Worldwide Media

Michael H. Berkens is the Co-Founder of Right of the Dot, which consults with new gTLD registries to help them understand and navigate the requirements needed to successfully launch a new domain registry and to drive demand through the domain industry channel.

MARKETING: Getting investors, winning customers
John Berryhill John Berryhill
Attorney
John Berryhill LLC

Dr. John Berryhill is an engineer and attorney with extensive experience in internet-related intellectual property disputes. Based in Philadelphia, known as "The City of Brotherly Love," John is frequently reminded that Cain and Abel were brothers.

MARKETING: How to differentiate yourself
POLICY: Application rules
Mason Cole, Oversee.net Mason Cole
Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations
Oversee.net

Mason Cole is Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for Oversee. He directs public relations for the company and its operating divisions, and is responsible for Oversee’s relationships with ICANN, regulatory agencies and international governments.

IMPLEMENTATION: Working with registrars
Chris Disspain, auDA Chris Disspain
CEO
auDA

Chris Disspain is CEO of auDA, the self-regulatory body governing the dot-au domain name space and managing the domain name system in Australia.

Back to the Future
Reality Check: Turning the dream into reality
Jothan Frakes Jothan Frakes
Owner
Jothan.com

Jothan Frakes is a Senior Executive with over 15 years of experience in leadership roles within the domain name industry and 25 years working with technology companies.

Jothan is a significant contributor to the .nxt conference event, a member of the Internet Socisty, and a member of the local San Francisco Internet Society.

IMPLEMENTATION: Running a registry
Kieren McCarthy Kieren McCarthy
General manager
.nxt conference

Kieren McCarthy is the General Manager of the .nxt conference, as well as the Global Internet Business Coalition (GIBC). Both jobs are dedicated to bringing greater awareness of important Internet policy and governance issues to broader society and, in particular, business.

MODELS: Trust and community
Cade Metz, The Register Cade Metz
US editor
The Register

Cade Metz is the US Editor of The Register, one of the world's largest science and technology news sites. He covers Google, things people insist on calling clouds, and various other internet areas of internet. Previously, he was senior writer and editor at PC Magazine.

POLICY: How and when to apply
Derek Newman, Newman and Newman Derek A. Newman
Attorney at law
Newman and Newman

Derek Newman advises businesses about domain-name law and policy, and represents them in domain-name disputes. His clients include TLD registries, registrars, new-TLD applicants, back-end registry service providers, and brand owners. Derek has negotiated agreements for clients with ICANN, and has represented parties in litigation against ICANN concerning DNS policy issues.

MODELS: New extensions, new opportunities