Beyond the Dot 2015: Are you Ready?
November 6, 2015
By jbourne
Thank you to all who joined us for Beyond the Dot 2015, the 2nd annual conference on global brands, consumer engagement, and Internet expansion. #BeyondTheDot
AGENDA
Registration and Breakfast Reception
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Business Keynote – Getting the Most Out of the Internet
9:15-9:45 a.m.
Where on the Development Spectrum Are We?
9:45-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
How Has the gTLD Program Changed ICANN?
10:45-11:30 a.m.
Policy Keynote: gTLDs and American Foreign Policy: How to Protect and Expand American Commercial Interests
11:30-12:00 p.m.
Lunch
12:00-1:00 p.m.
The Globalization of ICANN, the IANA Transition, and IDNs
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Brands as Registrants
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Why Corporate Strategists are Taking an Interest in .BRANDs
2:30-3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Universal Acceptance
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
4:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Cocktails and Networking
4:15 – 5:00p.m.
SPEAKERS
Akram Atallah
President
Global Domains Division, ICANN
Kathy Baird
SVP
Social@Ogilvy
Judy Frey
Vice President of Digital Design, Development & Operations
Marriott.com & Marriott Mobile
Andrea Fuller
Founder & CEO
Fuller Digital Strategy
Dr. Imad Youssef Hoballah
GAC Representative for Lebanon
Acting Chairman, and CEO
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Dirk Hoerter
Director, Digital Marketing Excellence
Abbott Laboratories
Laureen Kapin
Counsel for International Consumer Protection,
FTC
Sarah Langstone
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Verisign
Brent London
Program Manager
Google
Jeff Moss
Former VP and Chief Security Officer
ICANN
Tom O’Toole
Managing Editor
Electronic Commerce Law Report, Bloomberg BNA
Sanjiv Sarwate
Principal Legal Counsel – Trademarks and Copyrights
Dell
Jim Schrand
Director, Corporate Strategy & Initiatives
Dominion Enterprises
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Thank you to Hotel Monaco, Uber, and United Airlines for their great service and discounts for Beyond the Dot 2015 guests.