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While we've never seen anyone try to produce a
top level domain conference with an advance notice
of just two months, Helmuts already had some key
people in his corner that are making this
possible, led by DN.com
Founder Jack
Dai who partnered with Helmuts to pull
it off. The conference will be held in a venue owned
by a friend of Jack's, a hall at 88 Wing Lok Street
that is well known for hosting art auctions in
Hong Kong. 
Helmuts
Meskonis & Jack Dai at the 2025
Domain Summit in London where they agreed
to
work together to produce the first Domain Summit
Asia in Hong Kong Nov. 17 & 18, 2025.
DotAsia CEO Edmon Chung is also
playing an invaluable role as a speaker and supporter
of Domain Summit Asia's outreach campaign. Another
major player in the region's domain industry, Eric
Yang, will serve as moderator. The added
twist that will help make it work within the
short time frame available is a different format for
the initial Asia event. It will run as an invitation-only
conference with the goal of having an exclusive 80-person
gathering for registries, registrars, platforms,
and investors (an invitation can be requested here: https://luma.com/j77apjqw).
Helmuts told us, "Domain Summit Asia
is deliberately small by design. We’re
putting together a room of decision makers
where operators, platforms, and serious
investors can talk openly, create
partnerships, and leave with decisions made -
not just business cards. As for the city of
the choice, Hong Kong is one of
the main "windows to the world" for
Chinese businesses, making it a natural
meeting point for the region’s Internet and
domain communities." Helmuts
also explained the reason for moving
quickly to establish this event. "The
domain market is both large and continues
growing - and no-one knows how many new
gTLD applications (opening next year) will
arise from Asia and how this will impact the
global domain name industry." The region
is enjoying accelerating
growth. As of April 2025,
Asia-Pacific ccTLDs experienced median growth
of 3.7%, more than doubling from 1.7% a
year prior, according to CENTRstats. |
Hong
Kong skyline (Photo credit:
Bigstock.com) |
The opening
day of Domain Summit Asia (November 17) will
feature talks and sessions with industry experts,
focusing on the Asian domain landscape and global
opportunities. Day 2 will be devoted to a
group walk through Hong Kong, blending networking
with an authentic local experience. Additional
agenda details can be seen here.
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