Today, we have the pleasure of announcing that Robert Jacobi, currently Chief Experience Office (CXO) at Botguard, will return as the stage host of our Domain Industry Update and "The future of the Internet" segment at NDD2025. 

As President of Joomla, Robert Jacobi ran 3.5% of the internet. As Director of WordPress, Cloudways, he was instrumental in DigitalOcean's $350 million acquisition of Cloudways. Today, he returns to industry analysis at RobertJacobi.com and as Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at BotGuard.

With 20 years of experience and two successful acquisitions, Robert is an open-source executive and entrepreneur who focuses on strategy and marketing. He has worked with startups and Fortune 500 companies to increase revenue and market awareness.

Robert is an international, well-known, and respected speaker. He has served in multiple industry and open source roles, including President of Open Source Matters, member of Make WordPress Hosting, contributor to ICANN At-Large, and former Chair of the Technical Outreach Working Group of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition.