Domain Summit Europe 2026 - Kempten, Germany

Event Information

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM to Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM CEST

Die Bitcoin Metropole, 2, Kempten (Allgäu), BY, 87435, Germany.

Domain Summit Europe 2026 is a business-first event for the global domain industry, taking place on August 17-18, 2026 in Kempten (Allgäu), Germany, with a special accent on the DACH market. The conference language is English.

This edition moves to a smaller, more selective format focused on quality conversations, trusted introductions, and meaningful business exchange. Attendance is limited to 60 participants.

We welcome domain name registries, registrars, hosting companies, security experts, lawyers, and domain investors who understand the value of time, trust, and meaningful exchange.

Mission: to deliver more meaningful connections for more and better business. Succeeding, one Summit at a time.

The event is mostly invitation-only and free for invited guests. For those who wish to attend but are not invited, tickets are available at EUR 2,500.

Venue: Die Bitcoin Metropole, Rathausstraße 2, 87435 Kempten (Allgäu), Germany

Schedule:

August 16 (Sunday): Neuschwanstein Castle group tour (planning mode)
August 17-18: conference, meetings, and networking
August 19: local beer brewery group tour

First confirmed attendees and speakers include:

Frederick (Freddy) Schiwek, Business Development at hosting.de
Martin Steinkamp, Founder of DomainProfi / NicSell
Sven Echternach, Founder of EWBCD & DNC.de
Thomas Medard, COO at Nicky.me

By bringing Domain Summit Europe to Kempten, we begin rotating the event around Europe while keeping its global outlook and business-first character.

Speakers

Freddy served as CEO of Zonat Sàrl, overseeing Luxhosting, Hosting.co.uk, and MonsterHost. These brands were acquired by World Host Group in December 2023, with the deal officially announced on 2 January 2024. In August 2024, Freddy began his role as Manager of Business Development at Namespace Holding S.A., where he works closely on the growth of Hosting.de. He previously held the position of EVP at EuroDNS, with a strong track record in scaling hosting businesses across Europe.

Peter focuses on domain law, unfair competition, international trademark and trade name counseling and litigation, including the development and management of international trademark portfolios and the enforcement of trademark rights in cyberspace.

Specialties: Litigation and advice regarding all aspects of intellectual property (especially copyright, trademarks, design protection, unfair competition, domain names, alternative dispute resolution); Alternative Dispute Resolution proceedings for domain names (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), usTLD Dispute Resolution Policy (usDRP), .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (inDRP), ADR.EU, Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (SDRP), etc.)

Igor Motsnyi (Mocni) is an intellectual property, trademark and domain name consultant with more than two decades of international experience in trademarks, domain disputes, brand protection and internet governance. Founder of Motsnyi IP, he serves as a UDRP panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court and ADNDRC, and as a URS examiner at MFSD. He is also an active contributor to global policy discussions through ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency, ECTA and ITechLaw, and is a frequent speaker and writer on trademarks, cybersquatting and digital IP issues.

Experienced Digital Executive and Tech Entrepreneur with a high drive, strong execution capability and proven leadership skills. Led the process of building a world-class webhosting software for online presence at One.com, during the scale-up to successfully serving 1.5 million customers, and has for the past 3 years utilized my experience to serve as senior digital advisor for several clients globally and as CTO at a Fashion Tech start-up.

Helmuts Meskonis is the founder of Domain Summit, a series of annual global B2B events serving the domain name industry through Domain Summit Europe, Domain Summit Asia, and Domain Summit Africa.

He is also the owner of several long-established domain name forums, including DNForum.com (est. 2001), AcornDomains.co.uk (est. 2004), ConsultDomain.de (est. 2002), ForumNDD.com (est. 2008), NameSlot.com (est. 2004), and others. Through these platforms and events, he helps connect professionals across the global domain name industry.