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In
another example below,
two of the first people to hit town for Nordic
Domain Days were Australia's David Warmuz
(left) and Nathan Parker. As most of you
know, David is the Founder of Trillion.com
and their many well-known brands, including Above.com.
Nathan is the General Manager of Above's Marketplace
and Brokerage.
Above,
the first order of business at Nordic Domain Days
is bringing people together right off the bat so
they can start getting to know each other or
re-connecting before the two full business days that
followed. So opening day, Sunday April 27, was
devoted completely to welcoming drinks at 5pm,
followed by a VIP Dinner at the Clarion.
(Photo from Sedo).
Business
got underway on day 2, Monday morning, April 28 with
nine illuminating business sessions spread across
the day. In one of those, above,
Gabriella Schittek, ICANN Stakeholder Engagement Director Nordic & Central Europe,
presented an overview of the topics that ICANN
currently is focusing on, including the next
round of new gTLDs, DNS Abuse and Internet
Governance matters. (Photo credit: Martin Steinkamp)
Below:
The final business session Monday featured the
well-known trio from The Breakfast Club
podcast, Alan Shiflett (GoDaddy), Braden
Pollock (LegalBrandMarketing.com) and Giuseppe
Graziano (GGRG.com). They shared their proven
strategies for building and managing a successful
domain name portfolio, along with insights into the
latest industry trends. (Photo credit: Jack Dai)
Another
opening day highlight Monday was a presentation
titled Where Web2 Meets Web3 from Freename.io
CEO & Founder Davide Vicente (above).
Davide detailed how traditional domain systems are
converging with blockchain technology, creating new
possibilities for domain resolution and trading
across both ecosystems. Below:
Both business days included a traditional Swedish
Fika - a coffee break featuring hot drinks and a
smorgasbord of sweet delights. Taking some of that
time to catch up are (left to right), Brady
Anthony-Brumfield (Unstoppable.com), James
Iles (GoDaddy) and Jack Dai (DN.com). 
Attendees
also enjoyed a 10th Anniversary Nordic Domain Days
Dinner and entertainment Monday night. The next
morning it was time for another full day of
business, Tuesday, April 29, with Policy &
Tech matters being the focus of the day - one
that was hosted throughout by Lars Steffen
(ECO).
The
second day was even busier than the first with more
than a dozen sessions presented. One major topic was
How to implement NIS2
in the domain industry. Above,
Thomas Rickert (ECO, topDNS) provided a deep dive
into The Network and Information Security (NIS2)
Directive that brings significant cybersecurity
obligations to the domain name industry. Below,
after Thomas's session, Hilde Thunem, the
Marketeing Director for Norid (the
administrator of Norway's .no ccTLD)
presented further insight into NIS2 from her
country's perspective. Hilde discussed how a ccTLD
registry may approach registration data verification
and handling requests for access to customer data,
while not putting an undue burden on the legitimate
registrants of the TLD. (Photos above and below
courtesy of Lars Steffen).
After
the final session Tuesday, some attendees headed
straight to the airport to catch flights to their
scattered home around the world but others decided
to stay over for the Farewell Dinner and take
advantage of the opportunity to spend another day in
the Scandinavian paradise that is Stockholm
before saying goodbye. For
NDD Founder LG Forsberg, being able to
celebrate his 10th anniversary event with people who
came from around the world to help him do it,
was a testament to how well he has turned his
vision for the Nordic region into a lasting and
treasured reality that will continue to be a
highlight on the global industry calendar for years
to come.
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