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Domain industry professionals from across the Baltics will once again come together this autumn for Baltic Domain Days, the region’s leading domain industry event, which will be held for the sixth time this year.
The event brings together top-level domain registries and registrars, Internet infrastructure and cybersecurity experts, policymakers, and other industry professionals from the Baltics and beyond. It provides a platform for exchanging expertise and discussing key developments, challenges, and emerging trends shaping the domain name industry.
The Baltic Domain Days programme is jointly developed each year by the three Baltic country-code top-level domain registries from Latvia (.lv Registry), Lithuania (DOMREG .LT), and Estonia (Estonian Internet Foundation .ee), bringing together perspectives and expertise from across the region. The event every year is supported by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which has been a long-standing partner of Baltic Domain Days, contributing to international cooperation and strengthening the Baltic region’s engagement with the global domain name ecosystem.
In 2026, Baltic Domain Days will be held as a thematic parallel session within the international cybersecurity conference CyberChess 2026, taking place on October 14–15 in Riga - Hotel Radisson BLU Latvia (Elizabetes street 55, Riga). Based on previous years, the event is expected to attract more than 800 participants from dozens of countries in person.
In recent years, CyberChess has become one of the leading cybersecurity events in the Baltics, bringing together:
technical experts and policymakers,
representatives from the military sector,
internet and telecommunications service providers,
top-level domain registries and other industry stakeholders.
The conference focuses on cybersecurity at a time when geopolitical risks and digitalization make security critically important for both countries and businesses.
This year, Baltic Domain Days will form one of the parallel sessions of CyberChess — #BalticDomainDays. Baltic and international industry experts will discuss the development of the Baltic domain space and cooperation between registries, the future of ccTLDs and the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, DNS security and resilience, NIS2 requirements, user verification, internet governance, the next round of new gTLDs, intellectual property protection, and the impact of regulation on the domain name industry.
09:00 – 11:00 OPENING PLENARY
11:30 – 13:00 PARALEL SESSIONS
| Time | Domain session: Opening |
|---|---|
| 11:30–11:35 |
Opening remarks Katrīna Sataki (.LV) |
| 11:35–11:50 |
Trends and insights from the European ccTLD market Patrick Myles (CENTR) |
| 11:50–12:20 |
One Internet. Three Registries. Many Opportunities – Part I Moderator: Katrīna Sataki (.LV) Panelists: Heiki Sibul (.EE), Tomas Mackus (.LT) |
| 12:20–13:00 |
One Internet. More Registries. More opportunities – Part II Moderator: Katrīna Sataki (.LV) Panelists: Heiki Sibul (.EE), Tomas Mackus (.LT), Barbara Povše (Register.si, Arnes, SI), Roelof Meijer (.NL, SIDN) |
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30 PARALEL SESSIONS
| Time | Domain session: CENTR R&D |
|---|---|
| 14:00–14:30 | TBC |
| 14:30–15:00 | TBC |
| 15:00–15:30 | TBC |
15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 17:30 PARALEL SESSIONS
| Time | Domain session: Is There Life Outside the Baltic Domain Space? |
|---|---|
| 16:00–16:15 |
Who governs the internet? Jānis Kārkliņš (ICANN) |
| 16:15–16:30 |
The Next Round of gTLDs: Opportunities, Risks, and What ccTLDs Should Know Aysegul Tekce (ICANN) |
| 16:30–17:00 |
Protecting Intellectual Property in the DNS: New Trends Charlotte Spencer (WIPO) |
| 17:00–17:30 |
The “World-wide Web” of Regulations Moderator: Barbara Povše (.SI) Panelists: Jānis Kārkliņš (ICANN), Charlotte Spencer (WIPO), Iveta Skujiņa (.LV), Helen Aaremäe-Saar (.EE), Tomas Mackus (.LT) |
17:30 – 21:30 SOCIAL EVENT (ALL PARTICIPANTS)
09:00 – 11:00 OPENING PLENARY
11:30 – 13:00 PARALEL SESSIONS
| Time | Domain session: A Safer and More Resilient Baltic Domain Space |
|---|---|
| 11:30–12:00 |
Does NIS2 make ccTLDs more secure and resilient? Patrick Fältström (NETNOD AB) |
| 12:00–13:00 |
Verify at any cost: security solution or compliance illusion? Moderator: Katrīna Sataki (.LV) Panelists: Iveta Skujiņa (.LV), Monika Nowikowska (.PL, NASK), Timo Võhmar (.EE), Tomas Simonaitis (.LT) |
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30 PARALEL SESSIONS
| Time | Domain session: Closing |
|---|---|
| 14:00–14:20 | See it. Share it. Stop it. Jakob Bring Truelsen (Punktum dk) |
| 14:20–14:50 |
What will “trusted” mean in 2030? Moderator: Helmuts Meškonis (Domain Summit) Panelists: Roelof Meijer (.NL, SIDN), Monika Nowikowska (.PL, NASK), Andriy Khvetkevych (NicNames & NIC.UA), TBC |
| 14:50–15:20 |
Closing discussion: What’s the next move? Moderator: Lars ‘LG’ Forsberg (iQ) Panelists: Katrīna Sataki (.LV), Heiki Sibul (.EE), Tomas Mackus (.LT) |
| 15:20–15:30 |
Closing speech Katrīna Sataki (.LV) |
15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 17:30 CLOSING SESSION
In addition to BalticDomainDays, the CyberChess 2026 program will feature several thematic tracks:
#CyberChess – plenary sessions, opening and closing, dedicated to strategic policy topics with a focus on cybersecurity development at national and European levels.
#CyberStory – industry trends and experience sharing.
#CyberShock – in-depth technical sessions and practical demonstrations.
Key Topics This Year:
Additionally, the conference will feature CTF (Capture the Flag) competitions, where cybersecurity enthusiasts will tackle practical technical challenges in web security, digital forensics, cryptography, and other categories.
More about the conference, programme and registration: cyberchess.lv
Admission to the event will be free of charge and limited to registered participants. Registration will open in the second half of summer. Follow updates on our website or social media channels.