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.
Ben Greenstone
Managing Director
Taso Advisory
Ben Greenstone
Managing Director
Taso Advisory
Ben Greenstone is the founder and Managing Director of Taso Advisory, a public policy consultancy with a focus on technology. Before setting up Taso Advisory, Ben was an adviser on technology and creative industries policy to Cabinet Ministers and Ministers in the UK Government.
Helen Sarah Gammons
Media and Entertainment Relationship Manager
HSBC Private Bank
Helen Sarah Gammons
Media and Entertainment Relationship Manager
HSBC Private Bank
Helen looks after a prominent portfolio of professionals within the media and entertainment industry, with the aim to grow, manage and preserve their wealth. Helen has 10 years of niche international relationship
management experience, which includes a specialism for offshore territories including Monaco, Gibraltar, and Switzerland. Helen's family background is in the Music industry both from the creative and
business management side which gives her a unique perspective on wealth management for the industry. Helen is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Analyst in Alternative investments, and a Chartered
Wealth Manager.
Kieran Holmes-Darby
Co-Founder and Esports Director
EXCEL ESPORTS
Kieran Holmes-Darby
Co-Founder and Esports Director
EXCEL ESPORTS
With an entrepreneurial drive and while studying for a law degree, Kieran co-founded EXCEL ESPORTS alongside his brother Joel in 2014. Under his leadership and dedication, EXCEL has grown from a passionate idea into a top organisation with players competing in the world’s biggest esports leagues and competitions.
Having transitioned into the role of Esports Director, Kieran oversees the competitive success of all EXCEL's talent, including its participation in the prestigious League of Legends European Championship, and identifies expansion opportunities to further EXCEL's growth and profile. Kieran’s is a Forbes 30 under 30 honouree and a member of the Sport Industry NextGen Leaders.
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.
Nasim Abu Qouta
Sr. Sales Executive Brand Partnerships
DreamHack
Nasim Abu Qouta
Sr. Sales Executive Brand Partnerships
DreamHack
Activating brands in the world of esports and gaming at DreamHack the worlds largest digital festival. With more than 15 years experience of creative sales and brand partnership in the media and entertainment industry I have for the last 3 years worked dedicated with esports and gaming. I have had the pleasure to work with brands as Stimorol, AXE, Pringles and Samsung with different objectives and activations in gaming and 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.
Tomaso Portunato
CEO & Co-founder
Platform
Tomaso Portunato
CEO & Co-founder
Platform
Co-founder and CEO of Platform / been a gamer my whole life / On a mission to fight the stereotype of who gamers are offer inclusive social experience to the masses
Oskar Fröberg
Founder & CEO
Abios
Oskar Fröberg
Founder & CEO
Abios
With 8 years of esports experience, Oskar Fröberg is the CEO and founder of Abios. The Stockholm-based company was originally founded in 2013 and has since then supplied the esports ecosystem with industry-leading
esports data and technology across the globe.
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.
Patrick"Chief Pat" Carney
CEO
Tribe Gaming Inc.
Patrick"Chief Pat" Carney
CEO
Tribe Gaming Inc.
Patrick “Chief Pat” Carney is the founder and CEO of Tribe Gaming, the leading mobile gaming esports organization. Tribe Gaming fields top competitive mobile esports teams and represents a number of the largest mobile gaming content creators. Under Pat’s leadership, Tribe Gaming has risen to become the most-followed mobile gaming esports organization, and the organization has secured a number of partnerships with major brands – including the likes of OnePlus, Discord, and Secretlab.
Pat was the first mobile gaming content creator to rise to fame on YouTube in 2012, having started his career by posting detailed strategy videos around Clash of Clans. With an audience of over 3M total followers on social media, and has received over 700M video views on his YouTube channel to date, Pat is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in mobile gaming and mobile esports.
Recently, Tribe Gaming raised over $1M USD is a seed investment round which was led by Boston Celtics player Gordon Hayward, Super Evil Megacorp CEO Kristian Segerstrale, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) performer Claudio “Cesaro” Castagnoli, and angel investor Victor Krahn.
Chris Kissack
Esports Advisor
Digital IOM
Chris Kissack
Esports Advisor
Digital IOM
Esports advisor and corporate solutions specialist, Chris is well known within the esports ecosystem for his passion and enthusiasm for supporting grassroots initiatives, future talent and championing authentic growth of the industry. Chris is an advisor to the Isle of Man Government's esports initiatives, raising the Islands profile as an authentic place to do business in esports
Taylor Heitzig-Rhodes
Director of Talent Management
Evil Geniuses
Taylor Heitzig-Rhodes
Director of Talent Management
Evil Geniuses
Taylor has been involved in gaming and esports since 2016. She currently works as agent at Evolved Talent Agency, representing top professional players and streamers. She brings intricate knowledge of esports ecosystems of all the most popular games, such as League of Legends, Fortnite, VALORANT, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Rocket League, Call of Duty, and DOTA. She is working on mastering Chinese, TFT, and gardening.
Josh Williams
Founder & Managing Director
The NUEL
Josh Williams
Founder & Managing Director
The NUEL
Josh founded the UK's university esports league, NUEL, back in 2010 which has grown to become one of the largest student esports communities in Europe. During that time Josh has co-founded the University Esports Masters, the pan-European university championship,
joined the advisory board at the British Esports Association and recently started work with GGTech on growing the University Esports program globally working with brands like Amazon and Riot
Games to expand esports opportunities to students worldwide.
Jonas Gundersen
COO
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Jonas Gundersen
COO
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Professional esports athlete turned pro poker player, then recording artist, turned startup founder followed by 3x startup exec, now building modern esport teams and brands, as COO of iconic @Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Zachary Rozga
Founder and CEO
Thece
Zachary Rozga
Founder and CEO
Thece
Zachary Rozga, is a lifelong entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Thece. He has founded both highly successful product and agency companies at home and overseas. His approach comes from a global perspective,
having worked in over 50 countries, and is based on providing the best consumer experience. He is on a mission to help Livestream content creators build recurring revenue by facilitating easily scalable
brand buys for the Game Viewing Audience. He spends every day helping brands, esports team owners, and content creators partner in meaningful ways for their mutual benefit.
Atle Stehouwer
Founder & CEO
Team Singularity
Atle Stehouwer
Founder & CEO
Team Singularity
Atle S. Stehouwer, 32 Y/O, is the Founder and CEO of Team Singularity. Atle has more than 15 years of experience in the sector of entertainment and events as a project manager and entrepreneur, and have moved +2.500.000 people to events hosted and funded by himself. He founded Team Singularity in 2016 and has focused all his time and energy into growing the potential of the project from the grassroots, and into being one of the most promising new breed of esports organisations on the rise in the global market.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Matthew Woods
CEO, Co-Founder
AFK Creators
Matthew Woods
CEO, Co-Founder
AFK Creators
CEO and Co-Founder of AFK Creators, Matt established an international influencer management and marketing agency following his first-hand experience as a content creator and semi-professional player in League of Legends.
Matt Watson
Head of Research, Learning & Development
International Federation of Esports Coaches (IFoEC)
Matt Watson
Head of Research, Learning & Development
International Federation of Esports Coaches (IFoEC)
In his role as Head of Research, Learning & Development at IFoEC, Matt is responsible for designing and delivering esports coaching and performance programmes in a range of academic and applied settings. Matt has published a number of peer-reviewed scientific articles and leads IFoEC’s research efforts to strengthen the evidence base around coaching and professional practice in esports. Matt is also actively engaged in esports as a performance coach in the NLC.
Dániel Ágoston
CEO & Co-Founder
OMNICOACH
Dániel Ágoston
CEO & Co-Founder
OMNICOACH
A dynamic entrepreneur with a great passion for AI, machine learning technologies, and their adoption to the business world. Daniel has been worked on the utilization of AI for more than 10 years. Now, he is the CEO and one of the cofounders at Omnicoach.
Omnicoach helps esport business leaders to boost fan monetization by connecting brands with gamers in a gamified and authentic way.
Ariane Lim
CEO
AcadArena
Ariane Lim
CEO
AcadArena
Ariane Lim is the CEO of AcadArena, the premiere campus esports program in the Philippines. She first started heading the collegiate program in Garena Philippines before working for Huya/NimoTV and then NetEase Games.
Since co-founding AcadArena in 2019, the brand has become the fastest growing campus esports program in the country. It has run official leagues for more than 6 different esports titles including collegiate Valorant and Wild Rift for Riot Games.
A visionary and innovator, she's driven by her mission to use video games as a tool for character and skills development. Not only has she helped seed and develop the biggest collegiate esports programs in the country, she also developed the first national merit esports scholarship of its kind in SEA.
Pino Barile
Sports Sales Manager
Vizrt
Pino Barile
Sports Sales Manager
Vizrt
Pino Barile has been in the broadcast industry for over 25 years helping some of the largest manufacturers create new solutions and workflows.
In his current role at Vizrt Pino focuses on Sports and eSports properties for broadcasters, teams, leagues and venues. He holds an in-depth knowledge of Vizrt end-to-end workflows, including on-prem and cloud.
Pino prides himself on providing his clients with technology-forward insight – hear about tomorrow, today!
Taryn McCarty
Head of Community Development
Nerd Street Gamers
Taryn McCarty
Head of Community Development
Nerd Street Gamers
Taryn McCarty leads the community development team at Nerd Street Gamers (NSG). Focused on growing NSG’s community, Taryn also identifies opportunities for growth in local municipalities and national organizations—from strategic engagements and product improvements, to ways to further disrupt the industry.
Before joining NSG, Taryn was director of partnerships at Amino Payments, where she led the development of strategic data products and solutions designed to transform the digital advertising industry. Prior to that, she was director of product at Throtle, director of digital product at V12 Group (acquired by DataMentors in 2016) and one of the first account managers at Groupon.
Damian Skoczylas
Managing Director
ICON Agency
Damian Skoczylas
Managing Director
ICON Agency
Damian is an entertainment and media executive born in traditional Hollywood merged with the emerging digital entertainment landscape, focusing on branded entertainment, creative dealmaking, marketing, and representation of top-tier digital-native talent.
Before joining ICON as Managing Director, Damian was SVP of Talent at Bottle Rocket Management, SVP of Talent at Studio71, Head of Talent Development at AwesomenessTV, and Senior Talent Manager at Fullscreen, focusing on digital-native talent growth, development, and revenue generation. Before joining the digital entertainment business, Damian worked at Hollywood Management company, Untitled Entertainment, in Talent and Branded Entertainment departments.
Stephen Ellis
Co-Founder/CEO
Pipeline
Stephen Ellis
Co-Founder/CEO
Pipeline
Stephen is the CEO and Co Founder of Pipeline, a platform dedicated to supporting creators turn their passion into a career. Prior to Pipeline, Stephen worked at Facebook where he led their entry into live game streaming and reignited the moment for gaming internally at Facebook. Before his time at Facebook, Stephen aka Snoopeh was a professional gamer in League of Legends where he competed in over 40 countries over 4 years. In 2012, his team reached 3rd in the World Championships. He was able to turn his into a passion career and is excited by the opportunity with Pipeline to help thousands of others do the same.
Alex Romer
Chief Executive
We Are Nations
Alex Romer
Chief Executive
We Are Nations
Alex Romer is the CEO of We Are Nations and leads the strategic direction of the Company whilst overseeing the day-to-day global operations.
A UK National, Alex has a successful track record of delivering growth in revenue and profit for consumer-focused brands in sport, entertainment and fashion.
Alex has been involved in developing multi-million-dollar consumer products and retail businesses on behalf of high-profile brands and organisations across Europe, North America and Asia including Spalding Sports, Dunlop Slazenger, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, World Wrestling Entertainment, the ATP World Tour and the London 2012 Olympics.
Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge University and a Bachelor of Laws from The Open University.
Oliver Weingarten
Founder/CEO
LDN UTD
Oliver Weingarten
Founder/CEO
LDN UTD
General Commercial Counsel at the Premier League. Secretary General of the F1 Teams' Association. Spent a few more years in motorsport and sports tech. Set up LDN UTD as a grassroots esports org to unite with social issues.
John Nelson
Senior Director and Commissioner
Apex Legends Competitive Gaming
John Nelson
Senior Director and Commissioner
Apex Legends Competitive Gaming
John Nelson is the Senior Director & Commissioner of Apex Legends Competitive Gaming at Electronic Arts, a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. In his role, Nelson oversees the Apex Legends Global Series. Nelson has nearly two decades of experience in esports and gaming. Prior to joining EA in 2016, he served as the Director of League Operations for Activision Blizzard, where he designed global competitions for Halo 5: Guardians and other top titles. Previously, Nelson was the Commissioner for Major League Gaming, where he helped the MLG team to grow grassroots esports tournaments into international events with millions of spectators. Nelson graduated from The University of Georgia in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
Nils"Nurok" Gebhardt
Liquid+ Coordinator
Team Liquid
Tammy Brandt
CLO
FaZe Clan
Tammy Brandt
CLO
FaZe Clan
Tammy is Chief Legal Officer; Head of Business and Legal Affairs at FaZe Clan, Inc., a prominent and influential gaming organization. Prior to joining FaZe, Tammy was the Chief Legal Officer at Dreamscape Immersive, a leading location-based virtual reality company. Tammy currently manages legal, business affairs, human resources and facilities. Previously, Tammy served in roles of increasing responsibilities in the legal department of Computer Sciences Corporation, which became DXC Technology, a Fortune 100 company with over 150,000 employees, serving clients in over 100 countries. Tammy’s last role was Chief Corporate Counsel, the #2 corporate lawyer of the company, with primary legal responsibilities for corporate securities, governance, finance, treasury, tax, executive compensation, and global leader on all M&A transactions. Tammy is well-known for working at emerging companies who are focused on disruption and transformation in their industry.
Before joining Computer Sciences Corporation, Tammy was general counsel at ServiceMesh, Inc., a leading enterprise software company in the cloud management space. She successfully led ServiceMesh’s fundraising and successful exit to Computer Sciences Corporation with responsibility for legal, human resources, real estate, facilities and internal operations. Tammy spent the earlier part of her career working at leading global law firms Jones Day and Sheppard Mullin. She has extensive experience in emerging company matters handling needs across a large spectrum from contract negotiation of commercial and real estate agreements, managing intellectual property portfolios and running the human resources department. Tammy has also been recognized by numerous publications and organizations for her work with emerging companies and pro-bono work with the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Tammy grew up on a farm in Ohio growing corn, wheat and soy. She is passionate about her 3-year old son Bobby and golf.
Irymarc A. Gutierrez
CEO
Tier 1 Entertainment Inc
Irymarc A. Gutierrez
CEO
Tier 1 Entertainment Inc
Tryke has been in the Philippines Esports industry since its very inception. He was here during the days where the term Esports wasn't even a term yet. Known as One half of the most explosive and pioneering shoutcasters in the country. Tryke is respected by the gaming community thanks to his contributions in the growth of the local Esports scene in the country. From his early shoutcasting days, to his founding MSI's first professional gaming team, to his organizing of the biggest tournaments in the country, the community has seen him grow with the industry that he loved and supported.
Sidney Fohrman
Esports & Games Team Leader, Partner
Sheppard Mullin
Sidney Fohrman
Esports & Games Team Leader, Partner
Sheppard Mullin
Sid represents a diverse client base comprised of public and private companies, on and off-screen talent, artists, influencers, and entrepreneurs across the full spectrum of the entertainment industry, including, music, esports, fitness, sports, technology, event, film and television industries. He often acts as outside general counsel to music and entertainment companies, and regularly handles multi-faceted corporate and entertainment transactions. Sid advises on new media business models and joint ventures, and handles content and licensing deals related to technology and new media exploitation; endorsement and sponsorship deals; publishing, licensing and other copyright and trademark transactions; and production, labor, trade and venue matters in connection with live events.
A nationally-recognized top music lawyer, Sid’s practice is anchored by his significant experience representing both talent and institutional clients in all aspects of the music industry. He has represented some of the world’s largest media companies and most prominent artists and producers on recording and music publishing agreements, content licensing, composer and producer agreements for film and television, and has represented live event promoters in connection with all aspects of music festivals and live concert events.
Sid brings to his transaction practice extensive prior experience as a commercial litigator in which capacity he represented public and private companies in complex contractual disputes, business torts, copyright and trademark infringement, antitrust, and finance. He has appeared before state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels, and has considerable experience with alternative dispute resolution.
Vincent Vercelli
Head of Incubation
Level 256
Vincent Vercelli
Head of Incubation
Level 256
Vincent has been passionate about gaming and esports since his youth. He started his career as a business lawyer specializing in private equity. He then joined Level 256, the first innovation platform dedicated to esports, as Head of Incubation, to help startups grow and maximize their chances to succeed.
Christoph Timm
Co - Founder
Team Nigma
Annabel Lawday
International Portfolio Manager
Pearson Education
Annabel Lawday
International Portfolio Manager
Pearson Education
Annabel has over fifteen years of experience, in international education. She now works within Pearson’s workforce skills division. Her role supports Pearson’s growth of their vocational education portfolio
globally, with a focus on employability skills generated by learners taking BTEC qualifications internationally Pearson supports the evolution of subject areas, such as esports, as it sits at the forefront
of a changing landscape of subjects demanded by students.
Justin Stefanovic
VP Partnerships
Misfits Gaming Group
Justin Stefanovic
VP Partnerships
Misfits Gaming Group
Gaming industry expert with over 13 years of experience. Digital marketing specialist and business partner builder.
Kimmo Leinonen
Esports Planner
City of Espoo
Kimmo Leinonen
Esports Planner
City of Espoo
I was born in 1990 in Northern Finland, where there was not much to do, so gaming became an important part of my life at a young age. My interest in competitive gaming began in 2007 with Defense of the Ancients,
and I have been following DotA and esports ever since. My first experience with esports as a job came through an esports project started by my local football club in 2017. Through a couple of minor successes,’
I decided to apply to an open esports project coordinator position in the city of Espoo’s Youth Work Department. I was chosen for the position and began working there in the fall of 2019 and was able
to convince city officials that esports is worth investing in and that the city should hire someone to lead the esports development in the city structure and offer support to regional operators. After
the project ended, I was hired as a fixed employee under the title of Esports Planner to work for the city's Sports Department, where I have been since January 2021. My experience and interests involve
esports' impact on society and what can be done about it. I'm also a board member of the Finnish Esports Federation.
Erik Lydecker
Founder/CEO
Pluck GG
Erik Lydecker
Founder/CEO
Pluck GG
Husband, father of four, and an innovation artist with an academic background in medical biochemistry and a 15-year long professional background in IT with a major in user experience-research and interface architecture.
Renan Philip
Co-Founder
3C Gaming
Renan Philip
Co-Founder
3C Gaming
Previously led esports organizations such as Vivo Keyd and paiN Gaming from their inception to their current states, and the esports business development operations for Twitch and IGC in Brazil. Currently
runs 3C Gaming, the agency behind Brazil's largest gaming content creators in Nobru and Cerol, as well as their esports team Fluxo and other projects such as Fortnite's Flakes Power Cup and Garena's
Latin America Clash.
Brian Gamo
VP, Video Production
Super Gaming League
Brian Gamo
VP, Video Production
Super Gaming League
Brian Gramo is a producer and director with over fifteen years of experience, best known for his expertise in live streaming production. In 2007, he founded the stream.tv, a network of live streaming shows. Previously, Brian served in a multitude of roles, including showrunner, technical director, director of photography, unit production manager, 1st assistant director, editor, and post-production supervisor. He served as Producer and Director of Syndication for SpinMedia Group, producing live multi-camera video content for their wide range of entertainment and music properties. In addition, Brian has produced major events for celebrities and large-scale brands.
Georgina Warren
Director of Major Events & City Experience
London & Partners
Georgina Warren
Director of Major Events & City Experience
London & Partners
Georgina has worked in the events industry across a range of national and international campaigns and projects for 15 years including the Euros, Major League Baseball London Series, MTV EMAs, F1 Live, Rio
2016, Lumiere London, Prudential RideLondon, Le Tour de France, London 2012, the Beijing Games, London Fashion Week and Shanghai Expo. Georgina has spent most of her working life championing the contribution
events make to the economy and the global competitiveness of the city but more importantly to the lives of Londoners. From developing major events prospects and city partnerships through to oversight
of strategic comms and delivery, Georgina oversees a portfolio spanning sport, culture & entertainment, esports, and ceremonial events. Outside of work, Georgina is a guest lecturer at a number of
London Universities; mentors young people starting off in their careers; is a proud founder member of The Ministry and co-founder of London & Partners’ Women’s Network. She is passionate about the
live experience whether at a festival, a rugby match “or anything immersive”.
Masashi Yamazaki
Chief Operating Officer
DETONATOR (GamingD Co., Ltd)
Masashi Yamazaki
Chief Operating Officer
DETONATOR (GamingD Co., Ltd)
GamingD is Japan total game solution company. Advertising with Japan top streamers, Education market with Omnicoach Ai Coaching, and Town development with gaming.
Joe Marsh
CEO
T1 Entertainment & Sports
Joe Marsh
CEO
T1 Entertainment & Sports
Joe Marsh is CEO of T1 Entertainment & Sports, a global esports joint venture created by Comcast Spectacor and SK Telecom in October 2019. In this role, he oversees operations based in Seoul, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and is responsible for the growth and optimization of T1’s global presence and expansion into new businesses and revenue streams surrounding competitive gaming culture and lifestyle, content, and merchandise.
Joe previously served as Chief Business Officer of Comcast’s Spectacor Gaming division and the Philadelphia Fusion esports franchise that competes in the Overwatch League.
Joe was named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Fusion in 2018, providing direct oversight of financials for the team, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. Prior to joining Spectacor Gaming and the Philadelphia Fusion, Joe held several finance positions at Comcast Spectacor, where he was responsible for the development, coordination, consolidation, and communication of the company's annual budgeting, long-range planning, and forecasting functions for Comcast Spectacor’s core businesses. Joe graduated with a degree in Marketing from Millersville University and later earned his MBA in Finance, Analytics, and Strategic Management from Villanova University. Joe currently serves as a strategic advisor to Spectacor Gaming and the PhiladelphiaFusion. Joe formerly served on the Board of Nerd Street Gamers. Joe lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two daughters.
Nick Volante
Sales Agent
SPORTEL
Nick Volante
Sales Agent
SPORTEL
Nick has 15+ years of sports commerce and marketing experience with global sports properties, media rights buyers, and sponsorship brands from across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. He is currently
MD of SSM, a sales, consultancy, and investment company privileged to have established a strong network of decision-makers representing the leading names of the international sports media & technology
industry. SSM is proud to be a part of the SPORTEL Team responsible for delivering SPORTEL's global commercial strategy and sales objectives.
Michal Blicharz
VP Product Development
Carmac
Michal Blicharz
VP Product Development
Carmac
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.
Gui Barbosa
Global Gaming Partnerships Lead, LATAM
ByteDance
Gui Barbosa
Global Gaming Partnerships Lead, LATAM
ByteDance
Regional Gaming lead for ByteDance. Before ByteDance, worked at PUBG Corp (now Krafton), nøline and ESL Brasil (BBL).
Nicolas Cortes
Managing Director
Rsquare Entertainment ventures
Nicolas Cortes
Managing Director
Rsquare Entertainment ventures
28 year old entrepreneur from Colombia
Avid gamer, crypto enthusiast & investor
Founder @ggslatam
Consultant for leading brands in Latin America
Partner & managing director leading the portfolio group of companies in Rsquare entertainment
Ajay Jilka
Director of Regional Esports Partnerships
MOONTON Esports
Ajay Jilka
Director of Regional Esports Partnerships
MOONTON Esports
Born and educated in the UK, I have spent the past 10+ years navigating Asia's sports marketing, media and entertainment landscape, with a recent focus around videogame and esports brand marketing. I am currently based in Singapore overseeing MPL Brazil as well as Asia BD + Marketing endeavours for MOONTON Esports.
Katie Cohen
Project Manager - Fan Engagement
Team Liquid
Katie Cohen
Project Manager - Fan Engagement
Team Liquid
Katie Cohen is a project manager in Team Liquid’s fan engagement department where she focuses on when, where and how the organization interacts with its growing community. In this capacity, she helps manage programming for the Liquid+ platform.
Previously, Katie served as a digital product coordinator, where she helped launch and roll-out the first-of-its-kind fan offering that acts as a virtual stadium.
Before that, Katie was a production assistant with NVE Experience Agency.
She graduated from the University of Toronto.
Guillermo Medina Gamboa
Esports Manager
Chivas Esports
Guillermo Medina Gamboa
Esports Manager
Chivas Esports
I started casually playing videogames when I was 4, that changed with the raise of online multiplayer games with which I became more of a planner than a player.
My first contact with esports was with Clash Royale when large multigaming organizations joined the competitive scene, and because of my work on CR I joined Chivas on February 2020
Roberto Hernández Wesche
Chief Operating Officer
Master League
Roberto Hernández Wesche
Chief Operating Officer
Master League
Motivated esports/business professional,
Experienced in top industries, with a focus on mobile, technology, media, MKT, & Digital transformation.
Expert on project deliverables for e-commerce and gaming, as well as business development and product management.
Leeston Bryant
Senior Marketing Manager – Esports
McLaren Racing
Leeston Bryant
Senior Marketing Manager – Esports
McLaren Racing
Leeston started his career working in some of the best and most awarded UK Advertising Agencies across retail, lifestyle, telecoms and fashion brands. Here he achieved an excellent education in brand strategy and creative development.
Leeston has always been a huge gaming fan especially fighting games and RPG’s. For the last few years, Leeston has been heading up McLaren’s esports offer. Managing a global esports competition and sponsorship platform as well as an esports team and everything in between. Leeston sees esports and more broadly gaming as excellent way to push the boundaries of technology and also make motorsport more accessible.
Kevin Spiteri
Co-founder / Director
Level Academy
Kevin Spiteri
Co-founder / Director
Level Academy
As a life-long gamer myself I took an interest in esports and competitive gaming from a young age. Over the past 2 years I have become professionally involved in both the local
and foreign esports scene. I am currently a co-owner and director of EEG Events Ltd.
(http://eeg.gg) a European online tournament organiser that focuses mainly on the Call of Duty amateur to semi-professional scene. I am also the founder and director of Level Academy (http://levelacademy.com.mt), a local esports academy that runs short courses, online and face to face, on esports athlete development and job specific courses related to the esports industry. We also organise tournaments on a local and foreign level and focus on a range of games including but not limited to League of Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, Rocket League, Fortnite,Tekken, Apex Legends, Splitgate and Valorant.
Justin Mifsud
Founder & CEO
World Pro Racing
Justin Mifsud
Founder & CEO
World Pro Racing
Justin Mifsud is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of World Pro Racing. He has been in esports for over twenty years, played professionally in the early 2000s with various professional teams at the time. He has been in Motorsport at a young age. His life is all about esports, Motorsport and giving opportunities to promising athletes.
Before going full time in esports, Justin worked as a technology professional, spending 12 years teaching Information Technology in various schools focusing on web development and design and have extensive experience in the broadcasting industry.
Mark Edward Irvine Cole
Chief Executive Officer
Dragoni Technology LTD
Mark Edward Irvine Cole
Chief Executive Officer
Dragoni Technology LTD
Has worked in horse racing for the last 10 years, and through that, has intimate knowledge of betting as well because of the prevalence of betting in the horse racing industry. Has been an avid gamer and has watched esports from it origins to now. Experience in digital media and b2b publishing as well as Research and development.
Kersten James Chircop
Director
GMR Entertainment Ltd.
Kersten James Chircop
Director
GMR Entertainment Ltd.
Kersten is one of the many passionate minds behind GMR Entertainment. After occupying the industry for 15 years, he still stays true to the goal in mindset when the company was initially conceived. The aim sounds simple; to create a portal for Maltese gamers to collaborate and thrive under a common dedication to esports expressed in a multitude of ways.
Missy Sanchez Lee
Head of LATAM expansions
Supercell
Missy Sanchez Lee
Head of LATAM expansions
Supercell
Missy is a broad professional with over 10 years in Gaming companies (Eg. EA, Zynga, Supercell) being part of the Art, Entertainment, Production & Licensing departments. As well as being a expirenced Graphic designer.
Alexis Nohn
CEO
Astero Partners
Alexis Nohn
CEO
Astero Partners
NY bar lawyer with international trade and investment experience / Spent three years with Lagardère Sports as chief of staff for Europe and Africa / Combines a strong knowledge of the deals mechanics to operational experience in the sports business
Carsten Salling
VC Investor Board Member
DREAMCRAFT Ventures
Carsten Salling
VC Investor Board Member
DREAMCRAFT Ventures
General Partner and Investment Manager at Dreamcraft, managing our investment operations and building a platform for our team to create maximum value for our portfolio companies. I love to invest, innovate and build high performing teams, so I have found my sweet spot as a VC.
International experience from leadership roles in Danish Army and Maersk e.g. within strategic sourcing, innovation and business development. Alumni from Danish Army Officers Academy and Copenhagen Business School. Investor since highschool – in startups since 2018.
Cody Luongo
Senior PR Associate
JSA+Partners
Cody Luongo
Senior PR Associate
JSA+Partners
Cody Luongo is a Senior PR Associate and Content Specialist at JSA Strategies, leveraging his background in communications, media, and journalism to help clients achieve their PR goals. Mr. Luongo provides strategic counsel and proactive media relations for the firm’s esports and gaming clients. This includes developing engaging content, leading targeted media outreach, and inserting clients in key industry conversations to elevate executive thought leadership.
Prior to joining the team at JSA Strategies, Mr. Luongo spent several years as an esports industry reporter, providing in-depth coverage of both the business and consumer-facing areas of esports for publications such as ESPN and Esports Insider. Mr. Luongo served as Head of Communications for Ultimate Gaming Championship (UGC) where he developed and executed PR campaigns for live events, oversaw brand development, and curated a number of key partnerships.
Mr. Luongo earned a Master of Science in Communications and Media with a specialization in Digital Media from Lynn University.
Wim Stocks
SVP Partnerships & Commercial
Belong Gaming Arenas
Wim Stocks
SVP Partnerships & Commercial
Belong Gaming Arenas
Wim Stocks is the SVP Partnerships & Commercial at Belong Gaming Arenas – the B2C division of esports and technology company Vindex – which creates and connects communities of gamers from around the world through its experiential gaming centers. In his role, Stocks leads and manages all of the partnership activity across the Belong brand, working with teams, brands, and stakeholders to enhance the experience and offering of the Arenas and the communities they’re situated in.
Stocks is a veteran of the gaming & competitive gaming industry, having founded WorldGaming in 2009 as well as acquiring the collegiate esports league CSL Esports in 2013, leading the company and two divisions through 11 years of growth and development prior to joining Belong and Vindex. As he accomplished with WorldGaming & CSL Esports, Stocks will continue to play a key role in increasing competitive opportunities and building organizational infrastructure in support of amateur and aspirational players in North America and globally through Belong Gaming Arenas.
Stocks is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota.
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