DOMAINfest Global Santa Monica: Experts & Panelists

Adam Rioux is the Co-Founder and CEO of OCTANE360, a technology-driven, marketing firm focused on revolutionizing the way businesses capture targeted traffic online. OCTANE360 powers and creates revenue for thousands of websites by leveraging their proprietary technology and outbound sales strategies. Adam is an Internet marketing and advertising veteran with experience that dates back to the mid-1990s. Early in Adam’s career, he was an integral part of taking one of the first online advertising networks from a start-up to a publically traded company. Since then, he has gone on to found, guide, and sell multiple private equity and venture-backed Internet firms.

Alan Hack is the President of Names Plus Marketing. He is a business development consultant and professional coach who helps business owners and professionals increase their productivity and profitability using technology and the Internet. He is also a sales and marketing expert with 25 years of experience creating and implementing successful sales and marketing campaigns. He is known as a tremendous networker and strategic alliance builder with a unique talent for bringing the best contacts and resources needed to develop or expand a business. Alan has over a decade of experience in the acquisition, sales and marketing of Internet domain names. He has been involved in hundreds of domain name transactions including several six and seven figure domain name transactions.

Ari Goldberger has been involved in domain names since 1995 when he registered esqwire.com. In 1996, he successfully defended that purchase against ESQWIRE magazine’s complaint. This led to the creation of ESQwire.com, “the domain name lawfirm, ” which has handled hundreds of domain name disputes and handled millions of domain name transactions. In 2003, Ari founded SmartName, one of the first domain parking companies, which was acquired in 2006 by NameMedia. Ari also has an interest in Anything.com, which has one of the best domain name portfolios in existence, including names like woman.com, home.com, songs.com, medicine.com and stocks.com, among others. Ari is a 1983 graduate of Wharton Business School and earned his JD degree from Rutgers LawSchool in 1992.

Brian Gilbert serves as the Director of Portfolio Growth for Thomason Management, Inc., which manages premium domain portfolios, including Innovation HQ, Inc., the owner of Earth.com, MortgageCalculator.com, Grants.com, and Unemployment.com plus many more premium names. Brian has an extensive IT background and education with the United States Air Force and the National Park Service.

Bruce Clay is President of Bruce Clay, Inc. Since 1996, he has been a recognized leader in the Internet Business Consulting arena and is a popular speaker at conferences, including Search Engine Strategies, PubCon, adtech, and Search Marketing Expo. He hosts SEM Synergy, a weekly half-hour show on WebmasterRadio.fm. Bruce is widely quoted as a search marketing expert and was featured in the NHK 1-hour TV special, "Google's Deep Impact.” Bruce is a Principal Editor and Speaker for SEMJ, a scholarly research journal for search engine marketing. He is the principal author of the SEOToolSet.

Bruce Marler has a long history in the technology field where he has always focused on next generation voice and mobile applications for businesses. Bruce recently launched Localtek, LLC where he focused on developing a network of state wide community sites such as Missouri.me. Localtek also provides online marketing packages includes local SEO, social media, and website development that fit the rural small business needs.

Craig Snyder is the General Manager of Oversee.net’s Registrar and Aftermarket division. He is responsible for management and growth of the company’s SnapNames and Moniker business units. Craig was CEO of Internet REIT and has held senior leadership positions at internet companies Marchex, InfoSpace and Go2Net. Prior to his technology career, Craig was a Managing Director at Citibank and a Territory Director at the Pepsi Cola Company. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

Dan Ho is the General Manager of Domains for Adknowledge, one of the largest privately-owned ad networks in the United States. In this role, Dan oversees day-to-day operations of domain monetization and traffic quality. AdKnowledge monetizes domains using zero, one, and two click implementations. Prior to Adknowledge, Dan was part of Yahoo’s Domain Channel team, where he worked on keyword optimization and international scalability. Dan was also an Associate with Focus Ventures, a Palo Alto venture firm where he worked on investments in networking and Internet technology. Dan studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and has an MBA from Stanford University.

Danny Sullivan is Editor-In-Chief of Search Engine Land, a publication that covers search marketing and search engine news. He is considered a leading search engine expert and journalist. Danny Sullivan has written about search for nearly 15 years. He produces the SMX: Search Marketing Expo conference series and writes a personal blog called Daggle.

David Liu is a Managing Director in the Media Investment Banking Group at Jefferies and leads the firm's practice in the Digital Media and Internet sector. David covers digital media and Internet technology companies, has completed over 50 transactions with Jefferies, and has worked with clients in Asia and Europe. Past clients of the group include aQuantive, CBORD, DICE, D&B, Fastclick, Internet Brands, Name Media, Nokia, Oak Pacific Interactive, Oversee, Reunion, Rosetta Stone, Shutterfly, Sony, Vitacost, and Yahoo! With more than 16 years of investment banking, venture capital, and technology start-up experience, he has advised on a broad range of transactions, ranging from IPOs, follow-on offerings, convertibles, private company sales, tender offers, and restructurings. He founded his own software company and has served on the boards of several technology start-ups. David received a MBA from Harvard Business School and two BS degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael and David Castello are the CEO and COO of the Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc (CCIN.com).The Castello Brothers own and develop some of the most recognized Geo and Generic domain brand names in the world. In 1997, they were the first to significantly monetize a geodomain with PalmSprings.com by generating 100% of its static advertising revenue from local businesses. Today, the Castello Brothers’ portfolio includes over a thousand high-profile brands, including Manicure.com, Nashville.com, Daycare.com, Bullion.com, Acapulco.com, Whisky.com, Cost.com, PalmSprings.com, Sample.com, Rate.com, LagunaBeach.com, Banana.com, Suntan.com, Adopt.com, WestPalmBeach.com, Kennel.com, LongBeach.com, Driven.com, GolfClub.com, Grape.com, Chili.com and Traveler.com. The Castello Brothers are members of ICANN’s Business Constituency. Awards include the Domainers Choice Awards for Rising Star and Domain Ambassador (DOMAINfest), the Geo Hall of Fame (Geo Expo), and the Domainer Hall of Fame (TRAFFIC).

As Senior Manager of Marketing at Oversee.net Emerging Business division, Dorian is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of all Search Engine, Social and Email Marketing for the company's owned and operated network of lead generation businesses.

Over the course of 10 years in the online space he has worked in sales, ecommerce and both search and display marketing with leading internet companies such as LowerMyBills.com and Yahoo! Inc. Dorian is an AdWords Qualified Individual, SEMPO member and regular guest professor at the College of Business and Economics at Cal State University, Northridge.

Douglas McPherson is Managing Director of the New Ventures Group and serves as General Counsel. Prior to joining Idealab, he served as Chief Legal Officer and Vice President, Business Development for Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch and its predecessor company, CitySearch. Before CitySearch, Doug was with the law firm of HellerEhrman LLP. He also served as a law clerk for a federal judge and worked for The Rockefeller Foundation. He holds a BA degree in Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA degree in Ancient History from the University of California, Berkeley, and a JD degree from Stanford Law School where he
served on the Stanford Law Review.

Edmon Chung is the CEO of DotAsia Organisation – registry operator for the ‘.Asia’ regional top-level-domain. Edmon is also an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names (IDN) and email addresses on the Internet. Edmon has served on many global IDN related committees that made it possible for the introduction of multilingual domain names and email addresses on the Internet. Edmon currently co-chairs the ICANN Joint ccNSO/GNOS IDN Working Group and the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group. He is also an elected councilor of the ICANN GNSO Council, and Vice Chair for the Internet Society HK Chapter.

Eric Liaw is a Vice President at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a firm he joined in 2003. With nearly $8 billion in capital under management, TCV is a leading investor in late stage technology companies. Eric is primarily focused on investing in the Internet sector and has been involved with multiple TCV investments, including Adknowledge, Altiris, eHarmony, Fandango, GMI, Intelligent Beauty, Netflix, TechTarget, Tiny Prints, Webroot and Zillow among others. Prior to joining TCV, Eric was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley. He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University.

Frank Schilling is the Founder and Managing Director of Name Administration, Inc. (NAMedia.com), a Caribbean-based company that owns hundreds of thousands of high-quality generic .com domains. Frank is one of the world's most respected domainers and, early on, saw generic domain names as the center of all Internet commerce and a vibrant growth opportunity. Prior to entering the domain business, Frank had several commodity-related careers until he read an article in 2000 about domain names. That changed everything. Frank financed the Caribbean's first ICANN <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN> accredited domain name registrar in 2003, joined as a member of the ICANN business constituency, and co-founded the non-profit Internet Commerce Association (ICA) in 2006. He has been a consistent innovator and constant participant in the domain business for nearly a decade.

Gregg McNair is Chairman of PPX International Limited of Hong Kong. From a background in stock brokering, investment banking and CEO business education in Australia and Asia, Gregg literally stumbled into the domain industry just 4 years ago. With operations in 7 countries, today the Group has diversified direct business interests within industry sectors including CPA monetization, live online TV streaming, IT integration & consultancy, advertising & digital media, online real estate portals, online affiliate marketing and the world's only Northern Bluefin Tuna breeding hatchery. The PPX International domain management and optimization services are contracted by many major publishers.

Howard Wyner became one of the first online discount fragrance retailers in 1997. He has 15 years in the fragrance business and has become an expert in Internet marketing. Scentiments began in a garage and today is 376 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. The company has earned the Bizrate award for nine straight years. He attributes his success to integrating old school strategies with new age ideas and creative marketing.

Jeff Kupietzky is Chief Executive Officer and President of Oversee.net. Jeff joined Oversee in 2006 as Executive Vice President responsible for DomainSponsor, the company's industry-leading domain monetization business. He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee's owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate.

Prior to joining Oversee, Jeff spent 10 years in executive leadership positions at world-class technology companies, including Digital Insight (Intuit), Loudcloud/Opsware (Hewlett-Packard) and Siebel Systems (Oracle). He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co.  He has an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

Joerg Schnermann is General Manager, DomainSponsor Europe. Schnermann previously was Chief Operating Officer of KeywordDomains.com where he managed and expanded large portfolios of ccTLDs and monetized traffic through multiple channels. Prior to working in the domain business, he was a marketing manager with the Coatings Division of BASF AG, responsible for the development and launch of value-added services in eight European sales organizations. Schnermann also has a corporate banking background with Commerzbank AG. He received his B.A. in European Business from DCU in Dublin, Ireland as well as a "Diplom Betriebswirt" from the European School of Business in Reutlingen, Germany.

John Berryhill, Ph.D., Esq. has represented domain name registrants and trademark claimants in numerous UDRP proceedings and federal court proceedings. John has been a longtime advocate for the rights of domain registrants in ICANN working groups and task forces relating to intellectual property and other domain policy issues, and is a representative in the Registrar Constituency. Having earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, John maintains a “nerds-eye-view” of issues affecting technology and media companies interested in securing and defending their rights in cyberspace.

Jon Nevett is President of Domain Dimensions, LLC, consulting on various domain name issues, including advising clients interested in applying for new Top Level Domains. Most recently, Jon served as Senior Vice President for Policy at Network Solutions. He was Network Solutions’ primary point of contact with the ICANN, the U.S. Congress, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies. He also served as Chairman of the Board of NameJet, Network Solutions’ joint venture to provide domain auction and listing services in the secondary market, and Central Registry Solutions, Network Solutions’ joint venture to provide registry services related to the introduction of new top level domains. In 2009, Jon was appointed to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Online Safety and Technology Working Group, reporting to the Obama administration and Congress about issues of child safety on the Web. Jon received his Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree with honors from Binghamton University.

Kathy Nielson joined Sedo as Director of Brokerage and Acquisitions after working for seven years in online advertising with ecommerce and web publishing companies. Her background of selling and to advertising and creative agencies and their clients as well as her work internally with search and advertising campaigns and content development provides her with the knowledge of how domains are used to help companies succeed. With a BA degree from the University of Minnesota in European Area Studies, Kathy brings the element of global business understanding to the world of buying and selling domains, augmenting Sedo’s reputation for extensive worldwide reach to domain buyers and sellers. Kathy and her expert team of brokerage acquisition consultants are based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, home to Sedo’s North American operations.

Ken Hansen has over 20 years of Internet and telecommunications sales, marketing, and business development experience. He has been in the domain name industry full-time for more than eight years. Ken played a key role in Neustar’s entry into the domain name registry business in the early and mid-2000s, including the award of .BIZ with ICANN and .US award by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to recently rejoining Neustar, Ken was a co-founder of a domain name parking, auction, and online ad network in Beijing, China. At Neustar, Ken is currently focused on working with applicants for new global Top-Level Domains TLDs and in other business development activities aimed at growing Neustar’s domain name registry business.

Kurt Pritz is the Senior Vice President of Services at ICANN where he provides direction for the management of relationships with contracted parties, the IANA function, and several key projects including IDNs and new gTLDs. He is a qualified and practicing attorney with an impressive 20-year corporate career in executive operational roles. As Vice President, Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, Kurt directed the engineering and manufacture of theme park shows worldwide. Prior to that, he worked as Plant Manager supervising over 200 employees for Eaton Corporation, the manufacturer of electronic assemblies and avionics sub-systems. He holds a BS degree and MS degree in Physics, an MBA and a JD.

Larry Fischer is a domain expert who specializes in top-level generic domains. He has participated in some of the largest domain purchases to date, including Home.com, Autoparts.com, Stocks.com, Gadgets.com, and Nursing.com. Larry was a partner in SmartName.com, one of the first domain name parking companies. SmartName was purchased by industry leader NameMedia. Larry is currently developing out some of the valuable domains in which he has an interest. The latest development project is InsuranceQuote.com which was launched in Q4 2008 and has seen a steady rise in user activity and earnings each month since its initiation. Larry operates a popular domain blog at DirectNavigation.com.

Lori Anne Wardi is the Director of Marketing for .CO Internet S.A.S., the administrator of the .CO top-level domain. .CO is the online space where possibility meets opportunity – giving individuals and organizations exciting new choices in branding their online presence with a truly global, recognizable and credible domain name. Lori Anne brings close to 20 years of diverse business experience to her role at .CO Internet. Prior to joining the company, she founded and managed several businesses, including Dream Big Media, Inc., a digital asset strategy consultancy in New York City. Before launching her entrepreneurial career, Lori Anne practiced law for five years at Proskauer LLP, a top tier national law firm, where she counseled executives on the full gamut of federal and state employment laws. Lori Anne has a B.A. in International Relations from Muhlenberg College; a Master's Degree in Human Resources from Cornell University; and a Law Degree from Brooklyn Law School.

Mason Cole is Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for Oversee. He directs public relations for the company and its operating divisions and is responsible for Oversee’s relationships with ICANN, trade associations, and partner companies. He directs the company’s intellectual property efforts and has successfully secured ten patents in the United States, Canada, and China. He joined SnapNames in 2001 as Vice President of Marketing and was editor and publisher of the respected State of the Domain industry analysis newsletter. His previous experience includes marketing and public relations responsibilities in both agency and corporate roles, most notably in the financial services and technology industries. Mason began his professional career on the Washington staff of U.S. Representative Bill Emerson.

Melodie Tao is a Marketing Consultant and Social Media Strategist. She educates and inspires business owners and entrepreneurs to optimize the potential of their online presence to strengthen customer relationships, build strong communities, and become a trusted authority in their industry. In addition, Melodie teaches Marketing courses at Platt College that empower students with technology and social media skills for their career ventures. Having previously spent four years at Clear Channel Communications and two years at online marketing agencies, Melodie successfully launched interactive campaigns, utilizing radio, events, social media and promotions for national brands, including Ralphs/Kroger, Westfield Malls, Colgate Palmolive, Liberty Tax Service, AMC Theaters and Red Bull. Melodie uses her knowledge and experience to create customized solutions that accelerate her client’s business and marketing goals.

Michael Berkens is president of Worldwide Media, Inc., which owns over 75,000 domains and operates a retail site, MostWantedDomains.com. Worldwide Media, Inc. started registering domains in 1997. For over 2 years, Michael publishes a widely-read domain blog, thedomains.com. Michael has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USAToday and the Miami Herald to name a few. Michael was elected to the Domain Hall of Fame and was voted the 2009 Domainer of the Year. Michael's background is in law, he holds a J.D. from Stetson College of Law and a Masters in Tax Law (LLM.) from the University of Florida. Michael just celebrated his 22nd year wedding anniversary to his beautiful bride Judith.

Michael and David Castello are the CEO and COO of the Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc (CCIN.com).The Castello Brothers own and develop some of the most recognized Geo and Generic domain brand names in the world. In 1997, they were the first to significantly monetize a geodomain with PalmSprings.com by generating 100% of its static advertising revenue from local businesses. Today, the Castello Brothers’ portfolio includes over a thousand high-profile brands, including Manicure.com, Nashville.com, Daycare.com, Bullion.com, Acapulco.com, Whisky.com, Cost.com, PalmSprings.com, Sample.com, Rate.com, LagunaBeach.com, Banana.com, Suntan.com, Adopt.com, WestPalmBeach.com, Kennel.com, LongBeach.com, Driven.com, GolfClub.com, Grape.com, Chili.com and Traveler.com. The Castello Brothers are members of ICANN’s Business Constituency. Awards include the Domainers Choice Awards for Rising Star and Domain Ambassador (DOMAINfest), the Geo Hall of Fame (Geo Expo), and the Domainer Hall of Fame (TRAFFIC).

Monte Cahn is the Founder of Moniker.com. He has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare, high-technology and Internet fields. Monte has also owned several businesses and significantly contributed to the successful initial public offerings of Pyxis Corporation and MedicaLogic, Inc. Monte graduated from University of Kentucky with degrees in marketing, biology, and business administration.

Nico is CEO of Zeifang.com GmbH in Germany. He has been involved in the domain industry since 2002 and has since become a well-known player. His main focus lies on the German and other European markets where he has accumulated a generic portfolio including such gems as Bodybuilding.de which he is slowly building out into fully functional e-commerce platforms. While growing his domain business Nico has also obtained a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland as well as a Masters degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Paul Keating has been practicing law since 1983. He was an equity partner at Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, a 93-attorney firm where he was responsible for their business, taxation, and IP group. In 2004, he relocated to Barcelona, Spain and has since begun Renova Ltd., a new rapidly growing law firm. Renova represents a select group of businesses and individuals, including virtually all of his former CB&M clients. Paul’s practice emphasizes intellectual property, transactions, liability structuring, international tax planning, and finance. He continues to represent domain portfolio holders and registrars on all matters related to their activities, including business structure, taxes, financing, licensing, and IP transfers as well as UDRPs and related litigation.

Peter Celeste heads Oversee's Monetization Services division, responsible for operations of DomainSponsor, Oversee's Owned and Operated portfolio, and the company's International expansion efforts. Prior to joining Oversee in 2008, Peter was GM of MyCorporation, an online incorporation business in Intuit's small business division. He was also Regional General Manager for Yahoo!'s Search and Search Marketing business in the Americas, a regionally-based organization providing search services in five countries to more than 50 distribution partners and nearly 20,000 marketers. Prior to Yahoo! Search and Search Marketing, Peter spent five years in sales management. He received his MBA in International Management from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.

Reed Shelly has been with Oversee.net for three years and currently heads up the Business Development, Sales and Account Management efforts for their Emerging Businesses division. His responsabilities include Oversee's flagship lead generation website, Lowfares.com, as well as all their efforts in new web site build out. Reed began his online management career at Overture and continued with Yahoo! Search marketing after the acquisition. Previous to his career in the internet space, Reed worked extensively in traditional media, first working as a Television Development Executive at Fox Studios, then continuing on as a Development Executive, Supervising Producer, Story Editor and Writer.

Richard Jalichandra is a veteran Internet executive whose media experience includes leadership roles across the media spectrum as a client, at an agency, as a publisher, and with an advertising network. Currently, he is the President and CEO of Technorati Media, the largest blog and social media ad network. Prior to Technorati, he worked as an M&A and strategy consultant for several Internet properties and investment firms. Richard has also served as SVP of Corporate Development for Exponential Interactive, Tribal Fusion’s parent company. Previously, he was SVP of Business Development for Fox Interactive Media and was the Vice President of Business & Corporate Development at IGN Entertainment (acquired by Fox Interactive) where he led the company’s M&A, business development, and international activities. He has a BS degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Richard Morganstern has over thirty-five years of business, legal, and finance experience. He was the former Managing Partner of a Beverly Hills-based intellectual property law firm. He was the former Chairman of a NASD licensed investment banking firm that arranged funding for early stage technology companies. He is the co-founder of Language Weaver, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of statistically-based natural language translation systems. Richard is the immediate past President and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Tech Coast Angels whose members are the leading source of angel funding and guidance for early stage, high growth companies in Southern California. He serves as a member of the Advisory Board of USC’s Center for Technology Commercialization, a guest lecturer for the California Institute of Technology Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program, and a Distinguished Speaker at USC’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Richard received a BSEE degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a JD degree from Cornell University.

Rick Waters is the CEO and owner of Webcast 1, Inc., a web media company offering full service web development, web video production, and SEO services via its network of brands, including Webcast1.com, Logodesigners.com, and SearchWiz.com. Established in 1996, the Webcast 1 Network (W1N) employs Rick's 'Formula for Success' - "Interface + Infrastructure x Marketing = Internet success.” Rick leads a team of SEOs who have marketed premium domains for clients, including Zig Ziglar, CaribbeanVacations.com, Bugs.com, CallCenter.com, BassGuitar.com, CarDeals.com, SunTan.com, and Skateboards.com. Rick has also directed design, video, and web marketing projects for numerous national firms, including Pepsico, Moen, Verizon, and Johnson and Johnson.

Ron Sheridan joined Oversee.net as the company’s first employee and took over business development efforts. Ron remains a major shareholder in and consultant to Oversee.net. In 2002, Ron launched and expanded DomainSponsor.com, the domain industry’s largest domain-parking platform. In 2006, he created what has become the largest domain industry trade show, DOMAINfest.com. Ron is an advisor to and an angel investor in AboutUs.org. He recently acquired the domain rss.com and is presently engaged in developing an RSS-related business around the name.

Rory Holland joined Credit.com in 2009 to oversee sales, marketing and business development. Rory has over 15 years of multi-faceted experience in online lead generation and direct response marketing with an emphasis in the financial services industry. Prior to Credit.com, Rory co-founded blueSky Marketing, a leading automotive lead generation company. Other leadership roles include, SVP, Marketing at Bar None, VP, Operations at Impulse Marketing Group and VP, New Business at iD8 Marketing. He also co-founded Telling, a brand licensing company that was acquired in 1998. Rory attended Michigan State University.

Ryan Berryman is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Oversee.net. He has 16 years of experience in growing and managing technology companies. Previously, he was Director of Product Management at Digital Insight where he grew their consumer Internet banking business to over 5 million end-users. Prior to Digital Insight, he was an Associate at Rader Reinfrank & Co. (now Clarity Partners). Ryan has also served as an Investment Banking Associate for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He received an MBA from MIT and earned B.A. degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Occidental College, graduating Magna Cum Laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

Steve Atlee is a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP who litigates intellectual property, class action and other complex commercial matters. He has experience in a variety of areas, including trademark, unfair competition, trade secrets, contract disputes, consumer class actions, securities fraud, telecommunications and property disputes. He has represented clients in bench and jury trials, mediations, and arbitrations. Mr. Atlee is a member of the Planning Committee for the USC Intellectual Property Institute. He received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, from Yale College in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California in 1990.

Todd Greene is currently Oversee.net's Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary responsible for all legal, policy and compliance matters for Oversee and its operating companies. He previously served as General Counsel for all of Oversee's domain-related businesses. Prior to joining Oversee, Todd was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Bingham McCutchen LLP specializing in M&A transactions, venture capital and debt financings and general corporate work. He has represented a large number of private equity firms and public and private companies across a number of different industries and in all stages of development. Prior to joining Bingham, Todd practiced law at two other national law firms in New York City. Todd has a B.S. from Cornell University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Tony Hsieh is the CEO of Zappos, one of the most respected and successful business innovators in the new economy. Founded in 1999 on the basis of new approaches to marketing, human resource management and customer service, Zappos grew to a $1 billion-a-year (Gross Sales) online retailer. Hsieh and his team recently sold Zappos to Amazon.com for more than $850 million. A 35-year-old Harvard graduate, he has been developing innovative business approaches since the height of the first Internet era. Hsieh built the Web advertising company LinkExchange into a multi-million dollar enterprise before selling it to Microsoft for $265 million in 1998. He Zappos recently purchased Clothes.com for $4.9 million, again signaling his understanding of the connection between Internet real estate, marketing and brand power.

William A. Delgado is a magnum cum laude graduate of the New York University School of Law. He is currently a partner and Chair of Intellectual Property at the law firm of Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb LLP, a Los Angeles firm focusing exclusively on commercial litigation. Over the last several years, Will has litigated numerous domain name cases across the country including in California, Washington, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Florida and Illinois and has handled various UDRP proceedings before WIPO and the National Arbitration Forum. Earlier this year, he secured a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming his earlier trial victory in a trademark trial in the Central District of California.