At a Glance

Event Schedule 2026

May 24, 2026 - Welcome

17:00

Welcome to Stockholm!

Meet & Greet at Living Room Bar, Clarion Stockholm

20:00

VIP Dinner

The Dining Room, Clarion Stockholm

22:00

Karaoke Party

Living Room Bar & Main Stage

May 25, 2026 - Business

08:00

Doors Open

Registration & Coffee

09:00

Opening & Welcome

Lars "LG" Forsberg

Domain Industry Update

Host: Robert Jacobi · 09:05–10:30

09:05

Thick vs Thin Registries

Kristian Ørmen, Internetstiftelsen

09:35

To Be Announced

TBA

10:05

The 2026 Round

Raymond King, Porkbun

10:30

Swedish Fika

Fresh pastries, cinnamon buns & proper Swedish coffee

Domain Industry Update Cont.

Host: Robert Jacobi · 11:00–12:00

11:00

ICANN Keynote

Theresa Swinehart, ICANN

11:30

Expansion of Domain Names

Aysegul Tekce, ICANN

12:00

Lunch

Swedish quality ingredients, cooked to perfection

The Future of the Internet

Host: Robert Jacobi · 13:00–15:00

13:00

Who is winning the AI arms race in Europe?

Nadya Frost, ShareShift.io

13:30

The invisible infrastructure powering the AI boom

Pawel Rzeszucinski, WebPros

14:00

Launching a New Registrar in Today's Landscape

Marco Hoffmann, OpusDNS

14:30

To Be Announced

TBA

15:00

Swedish Fika

Afternoon treats to power through the day

Domain Investment

Curator: Giuseppe Graziano · 15:30–17:00

15:30

The Breakfast Club

Giuseppe Graziano, Alan Shiflett & Braden Pollock

16:15

What Decades in Domains Teach You

Giuseppe Graziano (mod), Monte Cahn, Kimberly Darwin & Yiqiu Tao

17:00

After Work

Living Room Bar, Clarion Stockholm

20:00

Meatball Buffé

The Dining Room, Clarion Stockholm

21:00

Grand Social Event

Living Room Bar & Main Stage

May 26, 2026 - Policy, Tech & Workshops

08:00

Doors Open

Registration & Coffee

Main Stage

Second Floor

Policy, Legal & Abuse

Host: Lars Steffen · 09:00–10:30

09:00

Internet Infrastructure Forum Update

Keith Drazek & Bertrand de la Chapelle

Second Floor, C10

Master Class: Crypto Agility

Richard Hall & Philip Batic

09:30

Introducing the Trusted Notifier Network

Henry Chan, TNN

10:00

The DNS Abuse Landscape

Rowena Schoo, NetBeacon Institute

Second Floor, C10

Master Class #2

To Be Announced

10:30

Swedish Fika

Day two fika! Sweet & savory Swedish delights

Main Stage

Second Floor

Policy, Legal & Abuse Cont.

Host: Lars Steffen · 11:00–12:00

11:00

Rights Protection Mechanisms in the Context of New gTLDs

Prudence Malinki, MarkMonitor

Second Floor, C10

Master Class: The AI Toolkit for Domain Investors

Alan Shiflett, GoDaddy

11:30

Policy, Practice, and Progress: DNS Abuse and Cybersecurity Compliance

Thomas Rickert, eco

12:00

Lunch

Another warm, hearty meal. We won't let you go hungry

Main Stage

Second Floor

Tech!

Host: Ulrich Wisser · 13:00–15:00

13:00

Hackathon Results Recap

Kristian Ørmen, Internetstiftelsen

13:30

New Guidelines on DNSSEC Automation

Peter Thomassen, deSEC

Second Floor, C10

Abuse Workshop: E-Evidence Regulation

eco topDNS & iQ Global. Full agenda

14:00

How stories and emotions shape technical standards adoption

Barbara Jantzen, deSEC

14:30

Insights into operating an Anycast DNS service

Christian Schopp, nic.at / rCodeZero

15:00

Swedish Fika

One last fika before we wrap up NDD 2026

Main Stage

Second Floor

Tech! Continued

Host: Ulrich Wisser · 15:30–17:00

15:30

Dead Links, Live Threats: Dangling DNS

Ivan Hadzhiev & Mohammed Zaman, DMARC Advisor

Second Floor, C10

Abuse Workshop Cont.

Plenary & recommendations. Full agenda

16:00

From Certificate Chaos to Crypto-Agility

Richard Hall & Philip Batic, DigiCert / Excedo Networks

16:30

The DNS Health Dividend

Billy McDiarmid, Red Sift

17:00

After Work

Raise a glass and say your farewells the proper way

19:00

Farewell Dinner

One last meal together. Until next year

For the complete schedule including all sessions, speakers, and breaks, please refer to the detailed program.