DOMAINfest announced a great speaker lineup for this month’s conference.
Michael Arrington, editor and founder of the web 2.0 blog, TechCrunch, will top the list of the biggest industry names to speak at the first DOMAINfest Global. Prior to founding TechCrunch, Michael’s background in the domain industry is immense, having founded Pool.com and later consulted for domain industry giants like VeriSign and SnapNames.
Selected DOMAINfest attendees will be able to pitch Arrington on their business idea in a 15-minute window. Participants who want to be selected to pitch Arrington on their business idea should email fastpitch@domainfest.com.
Mike “Zappy†Zapolin will lead the first day off with a morning keynote targeted at visionary brand development. His experience as a brand leader, in development of internet brands like Beer.com, Diamond.com, Computer.com, and Debt.com is vital to an understanding of the domain industry’s potential. As Chief Visionary Officer of InternetRealEstate.com, Zappy has helped to acquire and develop even more brands, including Software.com and Chocolate.com.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is a lead sponsor for the event. DOMAINfest is put on by DomainSponsor, part of Oversee.net, which just announced it received a $60M line of credit arranged by Bank of America Securities.
Other sponsors include Casale Media, Sedo, Klickerz, .mobi, Ask.com, Looksmart, Name.com, and EuroDNS.
DOMAINfest will take place in Hollywood, California January 31-February 3. Details are available at DOMAINfest.com.
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