SPEAKERS
Nicolas Maurer
CEO
Team Vitality
Nicolas Maurer
CEO
Team Vitality
From 2004, Oliver was General Counsel on Commercial and IP for 7 years before becoming Secretary-General of the F1 Teams’ Association in 2011. In 2014, Oliver set up OW Advisory and worked with Formula E,
sports rights owners on fan engagement events, and thereafter worked with Virtually Live as Director of Content (and Sports Rights) on VR and gaming. In 2019 Oliver founded LDN UTD as an esports organization
to promote a healthy lifestyle and social issues.
Spike Laurie
Venture Director
Hiro Capital
Spike Laurie
Venture Director
Hiro Capital
Spike is a games industry and esports professional with experience building production and business infrastructure across three continents and driving large, multi million dollar revenue pipelines.
Spike is Venture Director for Hiro Capital a €100 million venture capital fund investing in the innovators of the future.
David Martin
Director
Esports Global
David Martin
Director
Esports Global
David is a professional services and corporate finance adviser with over 20 years’ experience acquired in government and private enterprise. David has a deep knowledge of the esports sector both in investments and as a co-owner of the London Royal Ravens Call of Duty franchise.
Moritz Maurer
CEO & Founder
GRID esports
Moritz Maurer
CEO & Founder
GRID esports
Moritz Maurer, has more than 8 years of experience pioneering at the intersection of esports, data & betting. After creating the first UK- licenced esports bookmaker – GGwins – and later launching the world first in-play esports betting solution in 2015, Moritz focused on unlocking the potential of official data assets for some of the biggest rights holders in esports.
This vision culminated in the creation GRID, an innovative data & technology platform in esports which is leading the way in data solutions for teams, leagues and brands in esports.
Kirsty Endfield
Founder & Director
Swipe Right PR
Kirsty Endfield
Founder & Director
Swipe Right PR
Kirsty is the Founder & Director of Swipe Right, the leading esports and video game communications agency. Kirsty, has a wealth of experience in marketing and outreach strategies in video games with over ten years experience and was one of PCR's Top 30 Women in Mobile and MCV's 30 Under 30. She set up Swipe Right six years ago after seeing a gap in the market for esports communications. Swipe Right was the first agency to offer dedicated esports communications services alongside video games and the team now manages some of the biggest brands in the industry including Red Bull, FACEIT and Team Vitality supporting esports teams, platforms and 10,000 attendee tournaments.
Tatiana Tacca
Gaming & Esports Consultant
TT.GG Advisory
Tatiana Tacca
Gaming & Esports Consultant
TT.GG Advisory
Tatiana Tacca leads the esports and gaming practice at Momentum Worldwide, delivering consultation, sponsorship strategy, and experiential activation for brands. She is an esports and gaming industry expert with 9 years in the space, managing sponsorship across multiple brand categories including telecom, payment, CPG, airlines, spirits and more. She has worked on and executed deals with multiple esports properties including Activision Blizzard, Twitch, Riot Games, TSM and Cloud9. Before that, she led the marketing strategy, game launches, and content updates of over 20 mobile licensed game titles including Marvel, Disney/Pixar, Halo, Lucasfilm, Fox, NFL, NBA and MLB.
David Gowans
Head of Creative Technologies, Games & Esports
Barclays
David Gowans
Head of Creative Technologies, Games & Esports
Barclays
As Head of Creative Technologies, Games & Esports for Barclays Ventures, David is responsible for leading activity in Barclays, in its work in supporting the Games Industry and activity in Esports.
Brett Abarbanel
Director of Research
UNLV International Gaming Institute
Brett Abarbanel
Director of Research
UNLV International Gaming Institute
Dr. Brett Abarbanel is Director of Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, International Gaming Institute, with a joint affiliate appointment at the University of Sydney, Australia. Dr. Abarbanel's
research covers video games, esports and gambling, gambling policy, operations and technology use, and responsible gambling and community relations. Dr. Abarbanel is the executive editor of the UNLV
Gaming Research & Review Journal, and recently completed a term on the International Advisory Panel for Singapore’s National Council on Problem Gambling. She is a founding director of the Nevada
Esports Alliance, which promotes the development of best practices at the intersection of the esports and regulated gambling industries.
Anders Blume
Creative Director
Skybox
Anders Blume
Creative Director
Skybox
Anders has been working as a professional in esports broadcasting since 2013, with companies like: ESL, Dreamhack, MLG, Turner Broadcasting, Blast and many more. Co-founded skybox.gg providing match spectating and analysis solutions for tournaments, broadcasters and players. Passion for esports, tech, gaming and casting.
Tricia Sugita
CEO
FlyQuest
Tricia Sugita
CEO
FlyQuest
Tricia Sugita is the CEO of FlyQuest. She started her career in esports competing in and streaming StarCraft II, then interviewing and hosting major esports events as an interviewer and host for major events, then became the Global Director of Esports at Azubu.tv, where she increased web traffic to over 12 million unique monthly visitors. She then joined Immortals and LA Valiant as the Head of Partnerships, securing major partnerships from AEG Worldwide and Omen by HP.
At FlyQuest, she’s using her decade of industry experience to build out a new kind of esports organization that reflects her core values of kindness, grace, and strength.
Bobby Shen
VP International
RNG
Bobby Shen
VP International
RNG
RNG's international lead, also has helped many western teams unlocked Chinese market
Walter Wang
Head of Operations
TSM
Walter Wang
Head of Operations
TSM
Walter Wang began his career in esports creating and developing the esports/gaming division at HTC from the ground up. There he built a small and agile team that was able to quickly make an impact across the esports industry. In his tenure at HTC, he oversaw the execution of multiple tournaments, including the first 1v1 CS:GO All-Stars Tournament which reached 100k+ concurrent viewers. In addition, under his leadership, HTC produced content such as Team Liquid's Breaking Point, which garnered over 800k+ organic views, and created and managed an influencer portfolio which includes the likes of PewDiePie, Shroud, LIRIK, and Myth.
Walter then brought his valuable expertise to TSM in 2017, the $400 million esports organization named by Forbes as the world’s most valuable, first as an investor and consultant, where he provided strategic guidance to TSM on their Series A $25mm round, their investment into new games such as Fortnite and Rocket League. He transitioned to full time in 2019 as Head of Operations. In his current role, Walter provides key operational oversight of critical departments such as Partnerships, Finance, Operations, Facility, Esports Performance Training Program, and Investor Relations. He was responsible for all aspects of the design and build of TSM’s new state-of-the-art 25,000 square foot Performance Center, the largest of any esports team in North America. He also oversees the management of TSM’s Fortune 500 clients such as Geico, Mountain Dew Amp Game Fuel, Logitech, Lenovo, Grubhub, and more. As part of the executive team, he helped make successful investments into PubG Mobile in India, TSM’s #1 Valorant team, the expansion of the digital platform Blitz, and made key hires such as the Head of Studio Production of TSM and Managing Director of ICON, TSM’s internal influencer agency.
Outside of TSM, Walter also manages the Wang Family Office. Through entities such as WW Capital Group LLC, he spearheads investment opportunities for his family’s portfolio, leading global decisions on over $100M+ USD of family office and family charitable foundation funds.
He lives in Los Angeles.
Daniel Evans
CEO
Reely.ai
Daniel Evans
CEO
Reely.ai
Dynamic entrepreneur and senior executive with a passion for emerging technology, Daniel now sits squarely at the crossroads of Sports and eSports as the CEO at REELY.AI. Reely offers AI-based, real time video analysis and highlights for live stream content as well as marketing automation tools for fan engagement and content generation. Daniel is a 5x founder, lifelong gamer, and autism advocate.
Nicolas Estrup
Director of Product & Experience
BLAST
Nicolas Estrup
Director of Product & Experience
BLAST
Nicolas Estrup has worked in esports since the mid 2000’s and has spent nearly two decades working with esports content. He has worked both for his own company and an online content channel as a self taught host, as well as a producing and shooting editor. Later, Estrup focused on commercial productions, corporate content, sports, esports, and documentary work.
At the end of 2016, Estrup was headhunted as one of the first employees at RFRSH Entertainment, now BLAST, where he was part of leading the conceptualization and creation of BLAST and its products. The global esport event circuit, BLAST Pro Series, today known as BLAST Premier, was followed by the creation of BLAST Bounty Hunt in Dota2 and an entry into Valorant, as well.
Today, Estrup oversees all of BLAST’s output with a holistic, systematic, and revenue-driving approach to create emotion triggering do-not-miss experiences. He has been one of the driving forces behind the company's industry leading broadcast and impressive recent viewership figures.
Nick Barton
Director of Business Development
Chess.com
Nick Barton
Director of Business Development
Chess.com
I have over ten years of experience in business development and strategy. I currently head up commercial and industry expansion efforts at Chess.com.
Kaja Snare
Sports Director
Play Magnus
Kaja Snare
Sports Director
Play Magnus
Been working as a sports reporter for 10 years, covering a lot of different sports. In 2014 I was introduced to chess and got hooked on covering this fantastic sports and its original and great players.
Trinity Wu
Head of Overseas Marketing
LGD Gaming
Trinity Wu
Head of Overseas Marketing
LGD Gaming
Game lover and passionate about esports. Have a deep understanding of the esports infrastructure in China and love to share/gain insights globally.
Andrew Peterman
Chief Content Officer
Envy Gaming
Andrew Peterman
Chief Content Officer
Envy Gaming
Andrew oversees content production, marketing, social media, and creator talent for esports and entertainment company Envy Gaming. In more than a decade of esports experience, he has held leadership roles with 360icons and OpTic Gaming. Prior to being named Chief Content Officer at Envy Gaming, Andrew served as Vice President of Business Development for the Dallas-based organization.
Michał Blicharz
VP Product Development
ESL Gaming
Michał Blicharz
VP Product Development
ESL Gaming
Starting out as one of the first esports journalists, Michał transitioned to organizing tournaments in 2009. He led the transition and growth of Intel Extreme Masters events from studios and trade shows to arenas around the world. Currently he designs ESL's products like the ESL Pro Tour. Inducted into the ESI Hall of Fame in 2018.
JMR Luna
CEO
OG Esports
JMR Luna
CEO
OG Esports
JMR’s unique entertainment background and esports experience carved him into the perfect Sunflower Big Boss we could possibly have found.
Film producer for Netflix, MGM and others, member of the Producer Guild in America, former Head of Content at Evil Geniuses, former Vice President of Content and Production at Immortals Gaming Club (IGC), JMR built himself a solid skill set allowing him to think outside the box in pretty much any situation.
Tom Elsden
Senior Business Director
Mailman
Tom Elsden
Senior Business Director
Mailman
Tom Elsden is the Senior Business Director at Mailman, a global sports digital agency and consultancy. Based in Shanghai, Tom is managing some of the world's largest sports organisations including FIFA and PSG, as well as leading the Esports Division. He is regularly featured in global news publications, including the Financial Times, CNN and Forbes.
Miquel Matthys
CEO & Co-Founder
3D Aim Trainer
Miquel Matthys
CEO & Co-Founder
3D Aim Trainer
3D Aim Trainer’s mission is to “inspire gamers to go next level”. As CEO of 3D Aim Trainer, I see myself as a service provider. I use our company’s mission as a personal ambition. I try to inspire not only
the gamers on our platform, but also, my colleagues and business relations to go next level by providing value whenever and wherever I can. If I can help everyone around me to be more successful, I can
safely say I’m going next level as well.
Han Park
CEO
Payment Labs
Han Park
CEO
Payment Labs
20 Year veteran in gaming and esports. Former President of ESL America. CEO and Founder of Payment Labs focusing on solving payment issues in gaming and social media marketing.
Dr. Darina Goldin
Director Data Science
Bayes Esports
Dr. Darina Goldin
Director Data Science
Bayes Esports
Dr. Darina Goldin is the Director Data Science at Bayes Esports. She started playing competitive Team Fortress 2 in grad school. While no longer an active gamer, she is still an avid Esports fan. At Bayes, she has created numerous predictive models for Counter Strike, Dota2, and League of Legends. When not crunching numbers, you can find her at the gym training Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
Ben 'Noxville' Steenhuisen
Senior Software Architect
Bayes Esports
Ben 'Noxville' Steenhuisen
Senior Software Architect
Bayes Esports
Ben 'Noxville' Steenhuisen works as a Senior Software Architect at Bayes Esports. His first esports love was Counter-Strike 1.6, but also picked up DotA and Dota 2 along the way. He's worked at multiple international esports events doing statistics for the broadcast, and when he's not at his keyboard he's ... actually he's always at his keyboard.
Jonathan Berg
CEO / Co-owner / Head of Dota division
Alliance
Jonathan Berg
CEO / Co-owner / Head of Dota division
Alliance
Jonathan Emanuel Berg - Loda - born March 19, 1988, is a Swedish former professional Dota 2 player. Loda is one of five Swedes who have won a TI in the game Dota 2. Today, Berg is the coach for the current Dota 2 team and co-owner and CEO of the Alliance.
Better known under his alias"Loda" began his professional Dota career in 2006 where he acted as captain of the teams he played under. Berg is considered one of the veterans of professional Dota as he has been in the professional scene for almost 15 years. In Chinese Dota society, Berg is called""L-God"" and is one of the greatest personalities among Chinese and International Dota.
Gene Hladki
CPO
Starladder
Dan Houl
Head of eSports and Gaming
Nuvei
Dan Houl
Head of eSports and Gaming
Nuvei
In his role as Head of eSports and Gaming, Dan is responsible for identifying, establishing, and maintaining Nuvei’s merchants and partners to facilitate payments for esports, video gaming, and iGaming. Dan’s has over a decade of experience and success in diverse roles in large corporations including three on Forbes list of Top 5.
Prior to joining Nuvei, Dan served at VMware, as their Territory Executive Account Manager. He resides in London with his family, enjoying cooking, reading and video games.
Miles Yim
Communications Strategist
The Story Mob
Miles Yim
Communications Strategist
The Story Mob
A former esports journalist for ESPN and The Washington Post, Miles joined The Story Mob seeking to apply his years of insider expertise to broader industry initiatives. Beyond esports, his background includes eclectic stints in independent film finance, public radio production, traditional sports writing and equity options trading. Miles brings a keen editorial eye to every project, always emphasizing the importance of character and story in any successful campaign. In his more esoteric moments, Miles can be found rhapsodizing about gaming as a force for societal good and its potential to spearhead digital entertainment for decades to come.
John Fazio
Founder and CEO
Nerd Street Gamers
John Fazio
Founder and CEO
Nerd Street Gamers
John Fazio is the Founder and CEO of Nerd Street Gamers. John’s idea behind founding the company was born from his first time witnessing an amateur video game tournament in-person at a local video game cafe in Pennsylvania. The experience exposed the lack of opportunities that existed for competitive gamers during that time, and the potential the esports industry could reach in the future by replicating traditional sports pipelines.
The Philadelphia-native created Nerd Street Gamers to provide accessible esports to everyone through its national network of esports training centers (Localhost), tournaments, event support, and content.
Almudena Berzosa
Vice President Investor Relations /Strategy Development
Team Queso
Almudena Berzosa
Vice President Investor Relations /Strategy Development
Team Queso
Almudena Berzosa is a Senior leader with over 20 years of multifunctional executive experience in global roles. Almudena holds an MBA in business administration, an MSc in Psychology and an MSc in Pharma Addictions.
She has worked with several esports organizations in Spain, US and Switzerland, and was a member of the Swiss Esports Federation leadership team in 2019. Before joining the esports industry she worked for international corporations like Johnson & Johnson (where she lead competitive intelligence and financial risk for global procurement enterprise), Syngenta Crop Protection (where she was responsible for Indirect Market Intelligence in Global Sourcing) or Kraft Foods (where she held different positions in marketing and supply chain).
Almudena is based in Switzerland and speaks Spanish, English, Italian and German.
David Jones
CEO, Agent
OCEANWORX, SPORTEL
David Jones
CEO, Agent
OCEANWORX, SPORTEL
David Jones is an award winning, marketing & media agent specialized in brand development, event organization, media production and content rights, with over 30 years of industry experience. As a former athlete he is considered a pioneer of professional extreme sports media communication and was a key figure in successful projects for clients such as: BUENA VISTA (DISNEY), OAKLEY, RED BULL, SWATCH, ADIDAS, BMW&ORACLE, SALOMON, VOLVO, O’NEILL, RIP CURL, NISSAN, FISA World Rowing, PKRA World Tour, TTR World Snowboard Tour, FIS Freestyle, IFSA, ESWC E-Sports World Cup, WQS, SPORTEL... Since 2011 he was the marketing and sales agent of SPORTEL, developing new communication and business strategies of the world’s leading sports media and tech convention
Hector Rodriguez
CEO
OpTic Gaming
Hector Rodriguez
CEO
OpTic Gaming
Hector"H3CZ" Rodriguez is the CEO of OpTic Gaming. After taking the reins of OpTic in 2007, Rodriguez spearheaded OpTic's ascendancy from Call of Duty sniping team to international esports powerhouse in only a few short years. A respected thought leader in the esports and gaming space, Rodriguez continues to propel the OpTic brand and its #GreenWall forward via the Call of Duty League franchised slot owned by NRG Esports. Most days, you can find him at the HECZQUARTERS in Frisco, Texas.
Matt Hillman
Co-Founder
Zoned Gaming
Matt Hillman
Co-Founder
Zoned Gaming
Matt Hillman is the Co-Founder of Zoned Gaming and its sister agency Cut + Sew. Zoned Gaming is a gaming/esports marketing agency focused on bridging the gap between gaming and culture. Zoned works with, builds, and invests in some of the industry's most exciting companies like HyperX, Mavix, Coca Cola, Queens Gaming, and more. Matt heads up all Business Development and Operations.
Joey Brander
President/Managing Partner
First Serve Partners
Joey Brander
President/Managing Partner
First Serve Partners
Joey Brander has worked in the sports, gaming, and entertainment industries since childhood. By the age of 21, Mr. Brander had covered some of the biggest sports and entertainment events in the world for Disney Channel/Radio Disney as well as for ESPN and CBS affiliates. There, he built relationships with influential industry executives, athletes, and celebrities. Mr. Brander co-founded First Serve Partners, a leading venture capital firm that invests across sports, media, entertainment, and consumer in 2016. FSP's team consists of some of the most recognizable Hall of Fame athletes, business executives, and youth influencers. FSP's Executive Team, Advisory Board, and investor group includes 11 NFL Pro Bowl appearances, 4 NBA/NFL First Round Draft Picks, 2 Super Bowls, 2 national best-selling books, 1 NBA Championship, 1 Hall of Fame induction, 10 Emmy Awards, and an Oscar nomination. Through his firm, Mr. Brander is an active investor in one of the most valuable esports companies, OverActive Media, and is an active part of the ownership group of franchises across each of the four major esports leagues - Overwatch, Call of Duty, League of Legends, and Flashpoint. Mr. Brander brings unique perspective as both a young millennial and esports industry insider. Brander has spoken at over a dozen conferences and universities across four continents on topics related to venture capital, esports, and the democratization of early stage investing. He has also appeared regularly on Cheddar News as an esports business analyst.
Michal Noga
CEO & Co-Founder
MADMONQ
Romain Bigeard
Business Development Manager
Riot Games
Romain Bigeard
Business Development Manager
Riot Games
Romain spent the last 7 years working on competitive gaming across the world. He started on the brand side (esport manager for Razer Europe) before joining pro teams in Europe (Team Manager, Unicorns of Love), North America (Team Director, Optic Gaming) and China (Consultant, RNG). He now works in the business development department for Riot Games in Berlin, focusing on the monetization of the League of Legends European Championship.
Nigel Crow
Sports Rights Executive
BBC Sport
Nigel Crow
Sports Rights Executive
BBC Sport
Nigel Crow evaluates and acquires broadcast rights for esports, basketball and other sports. He supervises the commercial exploitation of the BBC Sport archive and liaises with federations like FIFA, IOC and UEFA in order to maximise the value of the BBC rights in their major tournaments across BBC marketing, social media and all areas in between.
Gregory Bolle
Chief Revenue Officer
NICECACTUS.gg
Gregory Bolle
Chief Revenue Officer
NICECACTUS.gg
GrégoryBolle brings with him years of multi-industry experience in both strategy and business development. He is a truly global executive with strong operational and client management experience across Europe, Asia and Middle East. He assumed key management roles with some of the world’s leading advertising agencies including Carat Aegis, Wunderman and GroupM before joining the City Football Group in 2014 and then LaLiga in 2016. He is now the Chief Revenue Officer of Nicecactus.gg - the"All-inOne" esports platform for digital natives.
Charlie Hanley-Nickolls
VP
Grid Esports
Charlie Hanley-Nickolls
VP
Grid Esports
Previous careers in medicine and snowboarding ultimately led to esports. Began with making analytics tools for pro teams and joined Grid two years ago to work with tournaments and publishers.
Kyle Freedman
Broadcast Talent
Kyle Freedman
Broadcast Talent
Kyle Freedman is a college dropout, oldest of five brothers, and an esports lifer. 2013 & 2014 World Champion and 2013 MVP in a forgotten title (Heroes of Newerth). Found middling success as a professional player-captain for Complexity Gaming Dota 2. Since 2018 Kyle has been one of the premiere colour commentators and analysts on the Dota 2 Pro Circuit, working at numerous majors, cons, & Internationals across three continents and twenty countries.
Stephan Schröder
Senior Vice President Global Brand Partnerships EMEA
ESL Gaming GmbH
Stephan Schröder
Senior Vice President Global Brand Partnerships EMEA
ESL Gaming GmbH
49 years old, married and two sons, long term business history in sport business, since October 2019 at ESL Gaming as SVP Global Brand Partnerships EMEA, responsible for all our existing partners and new business activities in the EMEA region
Bo Kryne
Director of Fan Management
Team Liquid
Bo Kryne
Director of Fan Management
Team Liquid
Bo Kryne is Team Liquid’s Director of Fan Management. There, he leads a 30-person fan engagement team focused on innovating and enhancing the way Team Liquid interacts with its growing community. Bo runs
Liquid+, the legacy organization’s new online home that helps celebrate fans while bringing them closer to the teams and athletes they love. Bo holds a bachelors in theoretical physics and psychology,
masters in industrial engineering and clinical psychology, as well as an MBA. He is based out of the Utrecht headquarters. In his spare time, Bo enjoys walking his dog and, well, watching esports.
Alex Coulson
Managing Director
NSE (National Student Esports)
Alex Coulson
Managing Director
NSE (National Student Esports)
Alex is Managing Director of NSE (National Student Esports) which is the official body for university esports and the largest grassroots gaming community in the UK. NSE operates the British University Esports Championship; works with major publishers including Nintendo, Riot Games, and Ubisoft; and has long-term successful partnerships with Barclays, Intel, and Monster Energy.
Previously, Alex spent seven years as Managing Director of Sport Industry Group, a B2B organisation which sits at the heart of the UK and international sport industry and Alex remains an Advisor to the business. Earlier in his career Alex spent well over a decade working for leading sports marketing agencies, his last agency position being Director, PR and Social Media at IMG Consulting.
He has led award-winning communication and sponsorship campaigns in the UK and internationally for a range of clients from blue-chip brands, sponsors, events, international federations, host nations bidding for events and more.
Yang Zhao
Commercial Head of China
Nielsen Sports
Yang Zhao
Commercial Head of China
Nielsen Sports
As the Commercial Head of Nielsen Sports China, Yang has been working in the sports business in China for 10 years, ranging from sports media, agencies to rights holder, and he holds a Master Degree of Sports Administration and a Ph.D. in Sports Sociology. Now he in on a new mission to support the growth of Chinese sports industry by serving brands, sports property, agencies, media and government with abundant data solutions across all commercial areas of sports. The significance of data is becoming indispensable to the growth of Chinese sports ecosystem, along with his teammates, Yang is keen to assisting the industry to unleash its potential with better understanding of the huge consumption market of sports.
Stijn Jacobs
Head of Strategy
Insightful Consulting
Stijn Jacobs
Head of Strategy
Insightful Consulting
Stijn Jacobs has been working in the sports and gaming industry for over 10 years. Insightful Consulting helps brands understand the gaming and esports ecosystem by providing insightful and granular figures in the 20 most important gaming and esports countries.
Our goal is to enable and support our customers to make informed decisions about the esports market based on in-depth reliable data with a focus on accuracy, facts, and transparency. Understand the narrative, captivate your audience and create the right strategy based on the ultimate insights.
Sean M Sullivan
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Sean M Sullivan
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Sean M. Sullivan is a partner at the law firm, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (DWT) and one of the founding members of DWT’s Esports and Video Game division of its Media & Entertainment practice group. He acts as outside counsel for major video game and mobile game companies, media content producers and advertisers counseling on and litigating issues relating to online gaming and gambling laws, having worked with and advised on issues surrounding the legality of various in-game offerings and lootbox-style in-game offerings; advertising and promotion review; analyzing legality of various fantasy and sports and esports betting offerings; counsel and advice on registration and licensure requirements for online gaming and gambling companies; and development of policies and procedures for acceptance of gaming and gambling promotions and offerings.
Henry James
CEO & Founder
Espo
Henry James
CEO & Founder
Espo
Henry is a 10-year founder with experience in sportstech and fintech. His companies have developed new applications that have transformed fan experience in motorsport as well as esports. Today, these technologies are used by fans, talent, teams, brands, event organisers and government around the world. Henry is an advocate for rewarding collaboration between these parties through digital innovations and all within the context of bringing fans closer to their favourite teams and players.
Christine Schröder-Schönberg
Head of Global Sponsorships
DHL
Christine Schröder-Schönberg
Head of Global Sponsorships
DHL
Contributing passionately to making DHL the leading global brand in the logistics industry, Christine is Head of the Sponsorship Team at Deutsche Post DHL Group Global Headquarters since 2012. In her role
she’s committed making the DHL Global Partner Program a key platform for the company’s 360 degree marketing and communications activities. Her team is responsible for establishing the global sponsoring
strategy for DHL and leveraging the partner portfolio in order to emotionalize and profile the DHL brand while differentiating from competitors. Today the portfolio encompasses 14 world-class partnerships
ranging from motorsports and traditional sports, esports, music and arts and fashion. We reach and engage with a global audience, including nearly 8 billion cumulative TV spectators and 630 million fans
online. DHL’s family of divisions offers an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international
express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 360,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories, DHL connects people and businesses in a secure and
reliable way, enabling global trade flows. Christine is a delegate in the S20 Association of German Sports Sponsors.
Adam Kling
CEO
FYX Gaming
Adam Kling
CEO
FYX Gaming
Adam is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in building various successful projects from the performance marketing industries. Being amazed when bitcoin dominated the headlines in 2013, he has been following blockchain technologies ever since and trying to find that perfect fit of technology and market fit. Combining competitive gaming & bitcoin opens up new worlds that he intends to take on with a passion.
Adam leads the team building the FYX game technology company and platform. The FYX platform was born when they realized Ethereum/Enjin was a dead-end technology with scaling issues and could finally start imagining how esports and competitive gaming could be in the future using Bitcoin SV. CryptoFights, the first game to be released on the platform, is a turn-based fighting game based on D&D mechanics that will demonstrate that gaming and esports can be transformed with BSV by offering players game integrity, ownable items, cash tournaments, and eventually the metaverse.
Laura Byrne
Account Executive
Swipe Right PR
Laura Byrne
Account Executive
Swipe Right PR
Laura is an Account Executive at Swipe Right PR where she works with some of the biggest and best names across esports and gaming. Before transitioning to the world of PR, Laura worked as an esports journalist covering all areas of the industry. Laura currently works with the likes of Team Vitality, Esports Awards, PUBG MOBILE, EXCEL ESPORTS, Coffee Stain and more.
Tom Daniels
Sub-editor
Esports Insider
Tom Daniels
Sub-editor
Esports Insider
Sub-editor for leading esports business news website Esports Insider.
Andreas Billker
Senior Marketing Activation Manager DACH
Kellogg Deutschland GmbH
Andreas Billker
Senior Marketing Activation Manager DACH
Kellogg Deutschland GmbH
Experiences Leader with background in FMCG Marketing and Sales within global players like Kelloggs, GSK, BAT, General Mills. Pioneering Digital Pop Culture Potentials.
Adam Weinstein
CEO
ThriveFantasy
Adam Weinstein
CEO
ThriveFantasy
NY born and raised. Went to UMass Amherst where I received a B.S. in Sports Management. Worked at the Yankees in sales for 3 years before leaving to found ThriveFantasy in 2016.
Sabrina Ratih
Commercial Director
G2 Esports
Sabrina Ratih
Commercial Director
G2 Esports
With over a decade of experience working in Marketing, Sports, Media, Sales, Partnership and Account Management across a variety of industries, Sabrina has a track record in translating brand assets into commercial propositions, Sales and client retention. Sabrina is successful in forming strategic agreements and orchestrating cross-functional teams to realise projects with strong attention to detail and the power to inspire. She also formed and managed the first global partnership team at Red Bull before founding her own business. Part of her remit is managing all things Business Development at G2 Esports in addition to her role as Interim Commercial Director for G2.
Danny Rensch
Chief Chess Officer
Chess.com
Danny Rensch
Chief Chess Officer
Chess.com
Daniel (Danny) Rensch is an International Chess Master, Esports Chess Broadcaster and Chief Chess Officer for Chess.com. Danny was a 7-time All-American Chess Player and a multiple time National Scholastic Chess Champion. He started his a “chess coaching” business out of high school before ultimately joining Chess.com to lead their vision for the best playing and learning experience for chess online.
Martin"Styko" Styk
Esport athlete
FunPlus Phoenix
Martin"Styko" Styk
Esport athlete
FunPlus Phoenix
25 years old professional CS:GO player for FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) from Slovakia
Valentyn Shevchenko
Head of Business Development
WePlay Esports
Valentyn Shevchenko
Head of Business Development
WePlay Esports
Valentyn Shevchenko, head of business development at WePlay Esports.
His key areas of work are developing sales strategy for the company’s products, product development, and market launch, attracting new partnerships, and developing existing ones.
Valentyn Shevchenko graduated from the project management and consulting course at Kyiv National Economic University. Until 2019, Valentyn held the position of head of acquisitions at the Novy Canal television channel.
He dreams of creating cases that will be noticed in the media rights market, both locally and globally.
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