Introduction: Karla Valente

Moderator: Nick Wood - Managing Director, Com Laude
Intro: Kurt Pritz - ICANN Senior VP

Panelists:

• Richard Waterhouse - Chief Executive, RIBA Enterprises (Royal Institute of British Architects)
• Caroline Perriard - Brand Intellectual Property Counsel, Nestle
• Debra Hughes - Senior Counsel, American Red Cross
• Susan Payne - Brand Protection Manager, BBC
• Kristina Rosette - Special Counsel, Covington & Burling
• David Taylor - Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP

Agenda:

• Introductions & questions to panelists for discussion, for example:
• What is your view regarding new gTLD expansion?
• How do you see new gTLDs impacting on your brand and your business in five years time?
• Do you expect new gTLDs to enhance your brands? To drive revenues? To be too expensive to implement on a large scale because of the number of marks you have?
• Additional comments/questions focusing on pre-launch considerations
• Q&A

To access the new version of the Applicant Guidebook go here: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/dag-en.htm
For general program updates see: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm