The Munich Conference on new Top-Level Domains - 2011

September 25, 2011

Time	Pre-conference events at Sofitel Bayerpost Hotel - Foyer
17:00 - 19:30	Pre-conference registration desk opens
17:30 - 18:30	Speakers Briefing
18:30 - 20:00	informal Get together with Speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and guests

• LEGEND:
• Trademarks & Legal Issues
• Implementation
• Marketing
• Policy

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September 26, 2011

Time	Channel A	Channel B
07:30 -	Registration desk opens at Sofitel Bayerpost Hotel - Foyer
09:00 - 09:15	Slot 1.0 Welcome and opening remarks Dr. Melinda Crane
09:15 - 09:45	Slot 1.1 Keynote: New gTLDs: Innovation and Protection Dr. Stephen Crocker - ICANN
09:50 - 10:30	Slot 1.2 Introduction: The new gTLD program Kurt Pritz - ICANN	Slot 1.3 Lessons learned from previous TLD introductions Roland Laplante - Afilias Limited
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:40	Slot 1.4 How to protect your brand in new gTLDs Presentation: Dr. David Taylor - HoganLovells	Slot 1.5 Panel: New business models and financial considerations Moderator: Monte Cahn - Right of the Dot Panelists: Norbert Grey - Architelos Antony Van Couvering - Minds + Machines Phil Buckingham - dot Advice Ltd.
11:45 - 12:30	Panel discussion: Moderator: Dr. David Taylor - HoganLovells Panelists: Dr. Markus Bahmann - Maiwald Dr. Torsten Bettinger - BSS Valentina Schulte-Braucks, LL.M. - Noerr LLP Jonathan Robinson - IProta Ltd.	Slot 1.7 Panel: New gTLD operators - Legal challenges for future registries Moderator: Thomas Rickert - eco e. V. Panelists: Dr. Tobias Mahler - NRCCL David W. Maher - PIR Dr. Lambert Pechan - weber & sauberschwarz
12:30 - 13:45	Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:10	Slot 1.8 Keynote: More freedom on the Internet - challenges and opportunities by new Top Level Domains Franz Josef Pschierer - CIO and IT-delegate of the Bavarian State Government, State Secretary of Finance
14:15 - 14:40	Slot 1.9 Registry services: Stability and security Ram Mohan - Afilias Dr. Paul Twomey - former CEO, ICANN	Slot 1.10 The future of internet policy Brian Cute - .ORG
14:45 - 16:00	Slot 1.11 Panel: Registry: Outsourcing to an established registry provider Moderator: Sebastian Ritze - united-domains AG Panelists: Richard Wein - nic.at Sarah Langstone - VeriSign Liz Williams - Sedari Limited Jim Rogers - Neustar Elmar Knipp - Tango Registry Services Peter Hupfauer - registry.net	Slot 1.12 New gTLDs: Implications on secondary market Tim Schumacher - sedo GmbH Panel: The Impact of new gTLDs on Domain Name Registration Strategies Moderator: Kevin Murphy - domainincite.com Panelists: Tim Schumacher - sedo GmbH Monte Cahn - Right of the dot, LLC Michael Berkens - Right of the dot, LLC
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:25	Slot 1.13 Panel discussion: Ask the experts Moderator: Dr. Melinda Crane Panelists: Peter Dengate Thrush - minds + machines Jothan Frakes Tina Dam Dan Schindler - Donuts Inc.	Slot 1.14 Panel: Getting your own .brand - Marketing opportunities, new channels, benefits Moderator: Alexandra Dellmeier - LexDellmeier Panelists: Ben Crawford - centralNIC Katrin Ohlmer - DOTZON GmbH Jean-Christophe Vignes - OpenRegistry Stephane Van Gelder - Indom
17:30 - 17:45	Slot 1.15 Day 1 closing remarks Dr. Melinda Crane
18:15 - 18:55	Event: Sightseeing tour through Munich on a historic streetcar ("tram")
19:00 - 23:00	Event: Reception and dinner at the "Hofbräukeller"

Day 2, September 27, 2011

Time	Channel A	Channel B
09:00 - 09.15	Slot 2.0 Opening remarks Dr. Melinda Crane
09:15 - 09:45	Slot 2.1 Using new TLDs for a social cause: .hiv – the red ribbon of the digital era Dr. Michael Trautmann - kempertrautmann Dr. Bernd Kundrun - gut.org gAG	Slot 2.2 Finding investors for your gTLD initiative Dirk Krischenowski - PUNKTBERLIN GmbH
09:50 - 10:45	Slot 2.3 Panel: Registry - registrar relations - optimizing sales channels Moderator: Sarah Langstone - VeriSign Panelists: Thorsten Smeets - Key-Systems GmbH Steve Heflin - Afilias Stefan Legner - InterNetX Mike Zupke - ICANN	Slot 2.4 Investors Panel for new gTLDs Moderator: Dirk Krischenowski - PUNKTBERLIN GmbH Panelists: Jose Ignacio Rasco - Straat Investments Kai Romberg - HgCapital Dr. Jochen Haller - exchangeBA AG
10:45 - 11:10	Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:30	Slot 2.5 Application process overview Introduction: Kurt Pritz - ICANN Panel discussion: New gTLD Application Process & Applicant Guide Book: Guidance for Applications Panelists: Olof Nordling - ICANN Kurt Pritz - ICANN	Slot 2.6 How to successfully build a community around your TLD Introduction: Rajesh Chharia - ISPAI Panel discussion Moderator: Lance Wolak - .ORG Panelists: Lothar Kunz - Punktbayern Alexander Schubert - dotgay LLC Sophia Bekele - dotConnectAfrica Constantine Roussos - .MUSIC Rajesh Chharia - ISPAI Trevor Bowden - .ECO
12:30 - 13:45	Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:40	Slot 2.7 Report: Our .brand initiative Carrollanne Lindley, Kilburn & Strode LLP Tom Cowling, Ecotricity	Slot 2.8 bayme vbm IT Roundtable: Neue Top Level Domains - Quo Vadis Mittelstand? Begrüßung: Josef Stakemeier - bayme vbm Impulsvortrag: Heiko Borchert - partnering UG Moderation: Markus Eggensperger - united-domains AG Panelists: Dr. Torsten Bettinger - BSS Philipp Grabensee - Afilias Limited Elmar Knipp - Tango Registry Services Richard Wein - nic.at Ingolf Brauner - BDS Bayern
14:45 - 16:10	Slot 2.9 Apps & Facebook vs. Domains - proprietary systems vs. own internet infrastructure Moderator: Dr. Melinda Crane Panelists: Kevin Murphy - domainincite.com Tim Schumacher - sedo GmbH Dominik Grollmann - Internet World Business Manfred Kohlen - NetMediaEurope Michael Heller - SHSG lawyers
16:15 - 16:30	Slot 2.10 Wrap up and closing remarks Dr. Melinda Crane
18:00 - 23:00	Event: Oktoberfest (Hippodrom), eligibility requirements apply