DomainSponsor Announces Speakers for DOMAINfest Europe Conference in Prague

Wednesday Morning Agenda Highlights

• Welcome Remarks

Peter Celeste, SVP and GM, DomainSponsor

• Opening Presentation – Five Myths About the Domain Industry

Jeff Kupietzky, CEO & President, Oversee.net

• Featured Presentation: European Internet Vital Signs – Paul Goode, Head of Industry Relations at comScore.com, will present the latest trends in European user and advertising trends. Paul's current focus is the unified measurement of panel and census data for both online and mobile.

• Keynote Presentation:  The Future of Search -- Bas van den Beld is a search and social expert, trainer, and well-respected blogger. Bas is the owner of StateOfSearch.com and NetTraject.nl, a Dutch company that advises on international search matters and provides training in search engine marketing and project management.  

Wednesday Afternoon Agenda Highlights

Panel and Power Networking Sessions - Meet the Experts

Brief panel discussions with the experts will set the groundwork for one-on-one power networking between attendees and panelists.  Topics and experts include:

• European ccTLD and IDN Opportunities

Attendees can refine their ccTLD and IDN plans by joining fellow attendees and respected experts in discussing these opportunities.

• Hennie Lipman is a domain investor from the Netherlands.  He is the world's largest trader in .mobi domains and a major player with rollouts of numeric .nl domain and short .de domains. His company, Pidom BV, is a registrar for .nl domains and owner of NL.com.

• Sergey Gorbunov is Senior PR Manager for RU-CENTER, the biggest registrar in Russia and CIS. Sergey has worked for RU-CENTER since 2007, promoting the company's services abroad and coordinating PR activities with its foreign partners.

• Daniel Dryzeck is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ddfund.eu, a domain development fund. A ten-year domain industry veteran, Daniel's plan is to build a multi-service ccTLD conglomerate in Europe to include a domain fund, auctions, brokerage, appraisals, domain marketplace and registrar.

• Christoph Grueneberg is the Co-Founder of DomainvermarkterForum, Germany's largest domain conference that began in 2006. Christoph is also the managing director of Domainvermarkter Ltd. & CO. Kg.  

• Alternative Ways to Monetize Domain Traffic

Attendees can listen and learn from each other and from invited experts about monetization alternatives such as CPA, affiliate networks, and lead generation.  

• Frederick Schiwek is Managing Director & Founder of DomainInvest (DI SA), which was started in 2007 and has become one of the leading European domain companies. He joined Netline S.A., a Luxembourg ISP in 2001, as International Business Development Manager. Frederick then worked with Xavier Buck and Marco Houwen to develop EuroDNS' international business.

• Gary Bicker is Publisher Services Director, Affilinet Ltd. Gary is responsible for the delivery of all publisher related activity including negotiating & securing the best possible commercial arrangements for publishers, ensuring that all client campaigns are given the best possible exposure across the publisher base and developing the service & technology offerings to be best of market.

• Selecting Keywords That Produce Traffic

Experts will discuss European keyword tools and strategies that can help maximize the success of SEO, SEM, and domain name buying efforts.  

• Florian Stelzner is a SEO Consultant for The Reach Group (TRG), which specializes in search engine optimization (SEO). With over ten years in the online industry, Florian has worked with companies including Beate Uhse, Immonet and Europe's leading social business network, XING, where he was personally responsible for the strategic planning of all SEO initiatives.

• Thomas Bindl is Founder and CEO of Refined Labs (www.refinedlabs.com), as well as author of various publications and books.  He is also an Advisory Board Member at Search Engine Strategies and speaker at industry-leading events worldwide. He has been active in the Search Industry for over a decade.

• Matej Novak is an Account Director for Ogilvy Interactive in the Czech Republic. His past experience includes working as a Search Strategist and Senior SEO Consultant at Ataxo as well as a Web developer at Planstudio. His background includes strong strategic experience and he is highly respected as a PPC specialist, balancing business objectives with SEO solutions.

• European Legal Issues Impacting Domain Investors

This is an opportunity to get free advice on the latest European legal and tax issues impacting domain investment decisions.  

• John Berryhill, Ph.D., Esq. has represented domain name registrants and trademark claimants in numerous UDRP proceedings and federal court proceedings.  John has been a long-time advocate for the rights of domain registrants in ICANN working groups and task forces relating to intellectual property and other domain policy issues, and is a representative in the Registrar Constituency. 

• Paul Keating has been practicing law since 1983. He was an equity partner at Carroll, Burdick & McDonough where he was responsible for their business, taxation, and IP group. In 2004, he relocated to Barcelona, Spain and has since begun Renova Ltd., a new rapidly growing law firm that emphasizes intellectual property.

• Christian Kerschbaum has a legal background that focuses on IT Law, domain law, and copyright law. He has extensive technical know-how in the fields of computer technology, domain names and Internet.