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'''Dirk Krischenowski''' is the founder and CEO of [[dotBerlin]], Partner at [[HOTEL]] Top-Level-Domain GmbH and Founder and Partner at [[DOTZON]].<ref>[http://de.linkedin.com/in/krischenowski LinkedIn]</ref>

'''Dirk Krischenowski''' is the founder and CEO of [[dotBerlin]], Partner at [[HOTEL]] Top-Level-Domain GmbH and Founder and Partner at [[DOTZON]].<ref>[http://de.linkedin.com/in/krischenowski LinkedIn]</ref>

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Dirk started his career in various marketing and sales positions at leading national and international pharmaceutical companies. Apart from his marketing duties, he focused on developing global e-business solutions and developing business models for health portals while working for leading European media companies like Bertelsmann.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2010PanelistBioView&wspid=71 intgovforum.org]</ref> He was also a member of the European Commission e-Business W@tch Advisory Board. He is a frequent speaker at e-Business and domain strategy conferences and teaches on a regular basis about virtual communities at the Institute of Electronic Business in Berlin (IEB), which belongs to the University of the Arts.  

Dirk started his career in various marketing and sales positions at leading national and international pharmaceutical companies. Apart from his marketing duties, he focused on developing global e-business solutions and developing business models for health portals while working for leading European media companies like Bertelsmann.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2010PanelistBioView&wspid=71 intgovforum.org]</ref> He was also a member of the European Commission e-Business W@tch Advisory Board. He is a frequent speaker at e-Business and domain strategy conferences and teaches on a regular basis about virtual communities at the Institute of Electronic Business in Berlin (IEB), which belongs to the University of the Arts.  

In 2009, together with the top-level domain initiatives of the City of Paris, the City of Barcelona and initiatives in New York and Hamburg, Dirk founded the [[City Top-Level Domain Interest Group]], which aims to become a registered interest group at international forums and city organizations such as Metropolis, [[UCLG]] and [[ICANN]]. Recently cityTLD initiatives from Rome, Cologne, London, Tokyo and Seoul joined the group.<ref>[http://www.nationbranding.de/site_english/experts/dirk-krischenowski.php nationbranding.de]</ref>

In 2009, together with the top-level domain initiatives of the City of Paris, the City of Barcelona and initiatives in New York and Hamburg, Dirk founded the [[City Top-Level Domain Interest Group]], which aims to become a registered interest group at international forums and city organizations such as Metropolis, [[UCLG]] and [[ICANN]]. Recently cityTLD initiatives from Rome, Cologne, London, Tokyo and Seoul joined the group.<ref>[http://www.nationbranding.de/site_english/experts/dirk-krischenowski.php nationbranding.de]</ref>

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