Email Security and Digital Sovereignty: Opportunities through your own Domains and Top-Level Domains

Date 2025/11/19 5:30 AM - 9:00 PM time ics/ical Download the ics/ical
Location IPB Internet Provider Berlin Lützowstraße 106 10785 Berlin
Organizer eco – Association of the Internet Industry & ICANN Org
ICANN80 Readout: Highlights & Take-Aways from the Policy Forum

 

19 November 2025
Starts at 6:00 p.m.

(Admission from 5:30 p.m.)

Email Security and Digital Sovereignty: Opportunities through your own Domains and Top-Level Domains

ICANN Org, IPB Internet Provider Berlin & eco – Association of the Internet Industry

invite you to a panel discussion on Wednesday, 19 November on the topic of ‘Email Security and Digital Sovereignty: Opportunities through Own Domains and Top-Level Domains,’ followed by a reception.

Control over digital identities and communication channels is becoming increasingly important for companies and organisations, as well as cities and regions. Own domains and top-level domains (TLDs) are more than just addresses on the internet – they are a strategic tool for digital sovereignty, security and trust.

In an exclusive panel discussion, we bring together experts from politics, business and technology to shed light on key issues:

  • What role do proprietary domains and TLDs play in digital resilience?
  • What advantages do proprietary TLDs offer specifically for email security – for example, through better enforcement of standards such as SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and through the clear distinction between legitimate senders and phishing domains?
  • What opportunities do domains and TLDs open up for sovereignty in the digital space?
  • How do own domains strengthen provider independence by enabling free choice and switching of digital services?
  • What best practices already exist – nationally and internationally?

Please note that space is limited and registration is required to access the venue.

The event will be held in English.

We look forward to your participation!

AGENDA (Englisch)

    • 17:30
    • Admission & Registration
    • 18:00
    • Welcoming address

       

      Thomas Rickert
      Director Names & Numbers, eco - Association of the Internet Industry

    • Impulse: An Evolution for Domain Names: The Next Round of new gTLDs

       

      Christopher Mondini
      Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe ICANN Org

    • Impulse: Email security in the context of digital sovereignty

       

      Caroline Krohn
      Head of Digital Consumer Protection, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

    • Discussion: Email Security and Digital Sovereignty: Opportunities through own Domains and Top-Level Domains

       

      André Görmer
      Senior Director, Global Services, Mapp Digital Services
      Head of the Email Competence Group, eco – Association of the Internet Industry

      Caroline Krohn
      Head of Digital Consumer Protection, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

      Dr. Michael Littger
      Strategy Director, cyberintelligence.institute

      Katrin Ohlmer
      CEO, dotBerlin & DOTZON

       

      Moderators:

      Christopher Mondini
      Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe ICANN Org

      Thomas Rickert
      Director Names & Numbers, eco - Association of the Internet Industry

    • 19:30
    • Empfang / Networking & Drinks
    • 21:00
    • Ende der Veranstaltung
  • SPRECHER

    André Görmer
    André Görmer

    Senior Director, Global Services, Mapp Digital Services
    Head of the Email Competence Group, eco – Association of the Internet Industry

     

    Caroline Krohn
    Caroline Krohn

    Head of Digital Consumer Protection, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

     

    Katrin Ohlmer
    Katrin Ohlmer

    CEO, dotBerlin & DOTZON

    Dr. Michael Littger
    Dr. Michael Littger

    Strategy Director, cyberintelligence.institute

    HOSTS

    Christopher Mondini
    Christopher Mondini

    Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe, ICANN

    Thomas Rickert
    Thomas Rickert

    Director Names & Numbers, eco – Association of the Internet Industry

    PARTNER

    SPONSORS

    We thank the sponsors for their support of eco's ICANN78 Accompanying Programme

    MEDIA PARTNER

    LOCATION

    IPB Internet Provider Berlin
    Lützowstraße 106
    10785 Berlin

    Registration

    If you have any questions, please send us an email at events@eco.de

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