NamesCon

NamesCon is the 1 #DomainName industry event, exploring emerging #DigitalAssets and setting investors up for success.

11-12 Nov, 2026 | Ice Palace Studio

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#NamesCon Global 2026 is building momentum!

Some of the biggest names in the #domain and #digitalasset industry are joining us in Miami.

We're focusing on what really matters, including:

Domainers Only Meet Ups
@RIGHToftheDOT Domain Auction
Opening and Closing Parties
Expanded Networking Zones Onsite
With much more to be announced...

Are you registered for this years event?

Head to our site to secure your super early bird tickets: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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Your first #NamesCon connection could start on the pickleball court!?

The evening before the main conference kicks off, beginners and experts come together for a tournament you won’t want to miss.

No business cards. No sales pitches. Just friendly competition and face-to-face connections that carry into the conference.

Learn more: https://t.co/hOdDaa6Yfj

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We are thrilled to bring the Women of the Web Lunch back to #CloudFestAmericas and #NamesCon!

Designed as a community gathering rather than simply another conference session, the luncheon creates space for women working across cloud, hosting, domains, agencies, infrastructure, digital services, and the broader Internet ecosystem to meet one another, exchange experiences, and strengthen relationships across parts of the industry that do not always have enough opportunities to connect.

Presenters Include:

Susan Lawrence, DB & Partnerships at @D3inc
Miriam Schwab, Head of WordPress at @elemntor
Rachel Sterling, CMO at @IdentityDig

Sponsored by D3 and Identity Digital Inc.

Learn more here: https://t.co/T4Sx84xG85

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Some early names coming through for the @RIGHToftheDOT Domain Auction 2026 LIVE in Miami!

60 names confirmed so far for pre-bidding and the list is growing by the hour...

AIBootcamps. com
BusinessAppraisers. com
SpiceChat. com
EquipmentAuction. com
DraftPicks. ai
Always. org
...many more to view on the platform.

Head to the ROTD site to get involved with the domain auction of the year: https://t.co/ILvvBsxQ0V

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We built the Internet to remove gatekeepers and accidentally created bigger ones.

The first generation of the Internet expanded participation and empowered new voices. The second concentrated attention, influence, and control into a handful of platforms and chokepoints. The third is still being built.

As AI, digital identity, cloud platforms, and new forms of online interaction reshape the technology landscape, the Internet industry faces a familiar question: are we creating new opportunities, or new chokepoints?

Drawing on his recent work exploring enshittification, despotification, and Internet architecture, Mike Masnick examines how power accumulates online, why centralized systems repeatedly drift toward control and extraction, and what builders can do differently as they help shape the next generation of the Internet.

The future may depend less on the technologies we build than on the incentives and architectures we choose to build them around.

Join Mike Masnick, CEO at @CopiaInstitute / @techdirt for this awesome session at #NamesCon and #CloudFestAmericas

Sign up today: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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Whether you're exploring the domain name industry for the first time or preparing to launch a registrar business, this session provides a practical roadmap to becoming an @ICANN -accredited registrar.

Participants will gain an overview of ICANN's role in the Domain Name System, the benefits and responsibilities of accreditation, and the key steps involved in becoming and operating as an accredited registrar.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions of ICANN staff and an ICANN-accredited registrar, leaving with a clear understanding of the journey from applicant to fully operational registrar.

This session features
@AndeeHill2, Senior Director, GDD Accounts at ICANN
Naela Sarras, VP, Stakeholder Engagement in North America at ICANN

Join this incredible opportunity in Miami: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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The old domain economy wasn’t disrupted. It ended.

As parking revenues declined, search evolved, and AI reshaped online discovery, domain businesses were forced to adapt or disappear. The survivors didn’t just weather the storm. They reinvented themselves.

Join the entrepreneurs, operators, and investors who successfully navigated the industry’s biggest transformation as they discuss what stopped working, what replaced it, and where domain value is being created today.

Speakers:
@darpanmunjal at @atomHQ
Arthur Mai at @InterNetX
Caleb Katz at Digital Estates
Michael Gilmour at Park Logic

Learn more: https://t.co/LbOn6W6zec

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NamesCon Keynote: The First Domain Entrepreneur.

This is a really rare occasion to hear from someone who started it all...

Before domains became digital assets, somebody had to imagine that digital identity itself could become a business.

As founder of @netsolcares , Emmitt McHenry helped transform domain registration from a technical function into one of the foundations of the commercial Internet.

In doing so, he helped create the conditions for entrepreneurship, digital ownership, and an industry that today supports countless businesses around the world.

When will you next get to hear such a story?

Learn more: https://t.co/hFk96kIlF7

[RickSchwartz.com 👑 Domain King® 👑 Since 1995 @DomainKing]

OIL AND WATER ARE MERGING IN MIAMI!! WHAT IT MEANS FOR DOMAIN INVESTORS & OTHERS. WILL YOU PARTICIPATE OR SIT ON THE SIDELINES?

There are 8 billion people on Earth.

Thousands of people in the domain industry saw the same opportunity.

Only 55 builders raised their hands.

What do those 55 builders have in common?

🌱 They recognized an opportunity.
🌱 They took action.
🌱 They did not wait for permission.
🌱 They are self-motivated.
🌱 They brought their own talents, visions and passions.
🌱 They accepted responsibility for turning possibility into reality.
🌱 They kept building while everyone else watched from the sidelines.

Different people.
Different countries.
Different talents.
Different businesses.

But they share the qualities from which nearly every meaningful success begins:

Vision. Initiative. Conviction. Motivation. Action.

These 55 builders are the advance party.

In November, the next group will come off the sidelines.

For 30 years, domain investors and builders have been the oil and water of the Internet.

Domain investors accumulated extraordinary digital land.

Builders, engineers and technologists possessed the talent to build on it.

They occupied the same Internet, but rarely shared the same language, incentives or destination.

They were almost polar opposites.
That is changing.

OIL AND WATER ARE MERGING!

@NamesCon and @CloudFest are bringing these 2 worlds together in Miami.

One side controls extraordinary digital assets.

The other side knows how to build, develop, and operate.

For the first time, they have every reason to move into the future together.

I have watched this evolution from the front row for 7 months.

It did not begin this way.
It revealed itself one builder at a time.

The Beanstalk Challenge has already demonstrated what happens when domain assets, builders, technology, vision, sweat equity and shared economics come together.

November is where the larger merger becomes visible.

I have not attended an industry show since I closed T.R.A.F.F.I.C. in 2014.

Why am I attending now?

Because there is finally a reason to go, and it extends far beyond the Beanstalk Challenge.

The domain industry has been STUCK for YEARS! It is no longer stuck!!

Displacement creates opportunity.

This show will not merely help determine the remainder of 2026 or even 2027.

It could help determine the direction of the next 5 years.

There will be two groups afterward:

Those who recognize the magnitude of this merger and participate in it.

And those who remain exactly where they are.

For the NEXT 30 years, people will offer all kinds of reasons why they missed this moment. Some reasons will be completely valid. I get that.

But if your excuse is not valid, think carefully.

The train is already moving.

The question is:

Do you want to participate in the next phase, or watch it happen from the sidelines?

#NamesCon #CloudFest #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains #DomainNames #Builders #Startups #Entrepreneurs #DigitalAssets #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #DomainKing

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@abcproductions (Todd Ryan) is all set for NamesCon Global.

He's doing a session that will "knock your @GoDaddy socks off"...

Only in Miami! Ticket prices increase tonight, hurry and lock yours in: https://t.co/s32E2T9S7B - clock is ticking!

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The countdown is ON!

12 hours until the #CloudFestAmericas and #NamesCon ticket prices increase.

Miami is calling all CSPs, MSPs, web hosts, agencies, open-source pros, infrastructure leaders, developers, investors, corporate IT, domainers, registrars and registries for the ultimate networking and collaboration event. You in?

Check out this all-star list of speakers taking to the stage. It's going to be EPIC!

Sign up and save big: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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@ALPHAUS_ @Sullys_Blog 👀

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We're heading into the final hours!

This November, #NamesCon takes over Miami’s Wynwood district.

The domain investors, brokers, marketing agencies, SEO companies, registrars, registries, and builders shaping the future of digital identity will be in the same room.

Registrations are well ahead of this time last year, and the opportunities to connect are growing with them.

Big ideas. Real deals. Connections that turn into business.

Sign up and save big: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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The Internet economy is expanding. AI is driving demand, infrastructure is being pushed further, and digital identity matters more than ever.

Who will shape what comes next?

Join the operators, investors, and builders at #CloudFestAmericas and #NamesCon in Miami this November.

Now is the time to save big!

The prices increase Friday, September 25. Grab yours before it's too late: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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Another big industry name telling us why he's taking the time to head to Miami this year. Shane @cultra, Partner at @winterline !

Shane will also be speaking on the panel with @DomainSherpa - Right before the Domain Auction with @RIGHToftheDOT !

Save big and register today: https://t.co/Zwh4M0hnD1

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We're excited to put it all together in Miami this year. Thanks @DNJournal for the feature!

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Last Call for Discounted NamesCon Global Tickets - Final Early Bird Offer Expires Friday Night: https://t.co/bTbs9NZVvH

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There is a reason our first Hotel Block already SOLD OUT! Attendance is currently 56% ahead of this time last year!

The entire industry is heading to #NamesCon and #CloudFestAmericas in Miami. Don’t be the one hearing about it afterward.

Prices increase THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. Don't miss out! Grab your pass now: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

November 11–12 | Miami.

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Richard Lau, Domain Broker at Short .com and DomainEasy is ready to meet the awesome community at #NamesCon!

"Come hang out with the entire domain industry, sit in on some amazing sessions, and make some deals happen. If you're in domains or digital assets, you should be there. And who doesn't love Miami?"

Head to the site and grab your tickets before the price increase, Friday September 25!

Lock in your ticket and save big: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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Hear what Chad Folkening is excited about and why he's heading to #NamesCon this year!

"Everyones going to be there, launching new products, everyones going to by synching up and it's Miami so there's parties going on, it's the vibe, it's the tech...

we're in a transition period here, I think now is the time to get in and get going..."

Ticket prices increase this week: September 25.

Lock in your ticket today: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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A quick snapshot at some of our featured attendees heading to #NamesCon this November! We're excited to welcome the industry to Miami once again...

⭐ ATTENDANCE IS 56% AHEAD OF THE SAME WEEK LAST YEAR ⭐

Want to join them?
Register today before ticket prices increase Friday, September 25: https://t.co/whjlDdSdUy

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Why does @BradenPollock, Owner at Pollock Fund and Legal Brand Marketing always head to #NamesCon?

Well, he can tell you himself...

Just 7 weeks to go!

We're working hard to get everything in order for our attendees heading to Miami this year.

Ticket prices increase this week (Friday, September 25). Secure your pass today: https://t.co/whjlDdSLK6