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Above:
NamesCon/WorldHostingDays
President Soeren von Varchmin
(right) with moderator/attorney Derek
Newman at NamesCon China 2017
today in Shanghai.
Below:
Part of the audience on hand for
NamesCon's 1st event on the
Chinese mainland. (All photos in
this article courtesy of Guta.com).
Above:
After Feng Guo presented a China
Domain Industry & Government
Regulation
Overview
GGRG.com
Founder Giuseppe Graziano
took the stage to talk about Liquid
Domains: Understanding Supply and
Demand of an $8 Billion Market.
Below:
Xianglong Hui was up next
with a report on Chinese TLDs,
followed by Guta.com Founder
George Hong (seen here)
telling the audience Why I am
Passionate about Domaining.
As a seasoned premium domain
investor and broker, George Hong
shared tips based on his personal
experience. He explained the value
of domain names as both assets for
investors and foundations for and
end user enterprises. He also
provided an update on 2017 industry
trends and shared insight on what he
saw as the biggest challenges &
opportunities for domain investors. Hongzhe
Lv followed George on stage,
concluding the morning session with
a Domain Industry Forecast in
an age of loE.
Above
& Below: The 90-minute lunch
break also gave attendees an
opportunity to spend some extra time
in the NamesCon China Exhibit
Hall.
Above:
At 1:30pm attendees were back in
their seats ready to begin a full
slate of afternoon business sessions
that began with Yang Qu
providing an Introduction on
China Domain Registration Authority.
Below:
A 2pm panel discussion then covered
the latest Domain Trends in
China. The experts on stage
for that session (hosted by Bin
Zhu) included Xianglong
Hui,
Guangfeng Li, Yunsheng
Jing
and
Jun Yang.
They were followed by a session on Blockchain
conducted by Mano Samy.
Above:
At 3:20pm the ever popular question What
is My Domain Worth? was
explored in an hour-long panel
discussion that featured George
Hong, Captain, Jiqing
Xu, Junhua Lu, Paul
Nicks (GoDaddy) and Christian
Voss (Sedo). The session was
moderated by Derek Newman
(standing). Derek, a veteran domain
attorney, then closed the show by
bringing Soeren von Varchmin back
onstage to help him explain the ins
and out of issues including Cybersquatting,
Lawsuits and Acquiring Domain
Trademark Rights.
Below:
The day was filled with a wide range
of valuable information and
priceless networking opportunities
that sent attendees home happy - and
eagerly waiting NamesCon's return to
China - a country whose rapidly
growing domain industry has made the
nation an indispensable player on
the world stage.
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