Speakers by session

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.

Jeremy Gilman joined Pappas Group in 2006 and shortly thereafter began building out the agency's strategy and planning capabilities. As the Strategy Director at Pappas Group, Jeremy leads a multidisciplinary team of professionals that tackle branding and digital and media strategy across all client accounts.

Richard Schreier is CEO of Pool.com, a proxy bidding system for domain names.

Pool.com was launched in 2003 as part of the Momentous.ca family of online enterprises, which includes registrars such as NameScout.com and Internic.ca, as well as Canada’s largest online DVD rental service, Zip.ca.

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.

John Matson is the COO of Architelos and brings 25 years advising Fortune 500 clients on cost structures, margin enhancement, diversification strategies and implementation of new, growth-oriented business models.

Mike Rodenbaugh represents clients in all matters relating to domain names, trademarks, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property, and in e-commerce, licensing and marketing transactions, litigation and alternative dispute resolution efforts.

Sarah Langstone has worked in the ISP and Internet software industry for nearly 20 years. As Director of Product Management for Naming Services, she has held responsibility for several gTLDs and ccTLDs and is currently spearheading Verisign’s new gTLD services.

Richard Wilhelm is Vice President of Engineering at Network Solutions, where he is responsible for the development, quality, and delivery of its online store, domain, email, and hosting platforms for both wholesale and retail channels.

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.

Steve Heflin is Vice President of Sales and previously Senior Director of Business Development at Afilias.

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.

Alexa Raad is one of the foremost experts on the Internet infrastructure industry.

She co-founded the dot-mobi top-level domain, as well as the DNSSEC Industry Coalition and the Registration Infrastructure Security Group (RISG), both international industry groups focused on innovative approaches to resolving security issues on the Internet.

Michael Salazar joined ICANN as Program Director for the New gTLD application process in July 2009. He is responsible for implementing and managing the gTLD program.

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.

Gavin Brown is the Chief Technology Officer for CentralNic, the UK based registry operator. Gavin joined CentralNic in 2001, becoming CTO in 2005.

Bart Lieben is a counsel in Crowell & Moring's Brussels office and is a member of the Brussels bar. He joined Crowell & Moring in 2010 and specializes in (international) commercial law, with a particular focus on IP, telecommunications, media and technology law.

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.

Constantine Roussos has long been on the cutting edge of emerging technologies within the entertainment and Internet industry. He is the architect behind dotMusic (.MUSIC), the community-based top-level domain name and industry standard for official music websites powered by its innovative Patent-Pending TLD Platform.

Lance Wolak is the Vice President of Marketing at .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. He is responsible for the global marketing strategy and functions including brand, public relations, channel development, and product management.

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.

Michael Salazar joined ICANN as Program Director for the New gTLD application process in July 2009. He is responsible for implementing and managing the gTLD program.

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.

Paul McGrady is synonymous with domain name law. In fact, Paul authored the book McGrady on Domain Names, the three-volume definitive treatise on domain name law and practice. Paul is a Shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice of Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office where he focuses his practice on domain name matters.

Gary Kremen is an entrepreneur and angel investor who founded personals site match.com, created legal history with his fight for ownership of sex.com, and registered several premiere domain names in the early days of the internet, including jobs.com, housing.com and autos.com.