Well-Run 2024 Domain Summit in London Was Like a Walk in the Park (Literally and Figuratively) 

The 2024 Domain Summit conference in London, England wound up its four-day run Thursday, August 22, with a  Farewell Breakfast at the show hotel, the London Hilton Metropole. After a pair of casual opening day events Monday, Domain Summit swung into high gear with two full business days (followed by evening social events) on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Conference Founder Helmuts Meskonis said about 250 attendees came to the Summit from around the world to take advantage of the face-to-face networking opportunities and industry updates presented in more than 20 business sessions staged during the event. Professional photos from Domain Summit will be coming soon. While waiting for those for our final recap, we gathered a few from social media posts to share with you now.

At right: Domain Summit Founder Helmuts Meskonis (front right) and Freddy Schiwek (Namespace.com) in a group of attendees who closed the 2024 conference with a walk through London's beautiful Hyde Park after breakfast Thursday, August 22.

A couple of the main events on the first business day Tuesday were a morning Keynote Address from Team Internet CEO Michael Riedl and an afternoon Ask Many Anything session (seen above) with ShortDot CEO Lars Jensen fielding questions from the audience and conference moderator Tess Diaz (IT.com Domains).

Above: The Tuesday schedule also included an Address from Nigel Hickson, Senior Adviser on Data Protection for UK DCMS.

Below: One of the most popular panel discussions on Tuesday centered on ccTLDs (country code Top Level Domains). It featured (left to right), Philippe Boos (Founder & CEO, DOMGATE), Kieren McCarthy (Non Executive Director, Nominet), Mark Ghoriafi (Sedo Premium Broker) and moderator Tess Diaz.

Above: A daily lunch was served each day, so attendees didn't have to go offsite to refuel before getting back to business in the afternoon sessions.

Below: Markus Fackler (Senior Partner Manager at InterNetX), at left, catching up with Manmeet Pal Singh, a veteran of India's booming domain industry.

Above: Current trends in domain name parking and monetization is always a hot topic and that was the case at Domain Summit where, left to right, David Thorpe (Team Internet), Ryan Ewen (Dot UK Group), James Tuplin (Bodis) and Shaun Wilkinson (Sedo) provided a thorough update.

Below: In conclusion (for now), Sedo Premium Broker Mark Ghoriafi (at left) and Namespace.com's Freddy Schiwek gave Domain Summit two thumbs up!

(Posted August 23, 2024) 

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