Off today. Here’s where to see me — NamesCon kicks

I’m hosting two sessions today at NamesCon.

Picture of NamesCon event are with the words Namescon Global May 31-June 3, 2023

The annual NamesCon Global event kicks off in Austin this morning. Over 1,000 people have registered for the event, which is being held in conjunction with CloudFest USA.

I’m hosting two fireside chats today, and I hope you’ll attend if you’re in Austin.

At 11:40 am on the GoDaddy stage, I’m chatting with Kellie Peterson, CEO of Logo.com. Kellie has been in the industry for two decades and has touched many parts of the domain ecosystem: registry, registrar, monetization…you name it. She’s also a domain investor. We will talk regarding what’s changed and what’s remained the same in the domain business over the past 20 years, and how to think regarding things like fresh TLDs. Kellie will also reveal some of her .xyz sales that haven’t been disclosed ahead of.

At 5:20 pm on the Above.con Keynote Hall, I’m hosting a fireside chat with Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. I’ll ask some domain-related questions, and we’ll also talk regarding current topics counting artificial intelligence, government regulations, misinformation, bias and much more.

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