Meet the Speakers
Mark Cox
Head of Regional Marketing (EMEA)
Dreamhaven
Mark Cox
Head of Regional Marketing (EMEA)
Dreamhaven
Matthew Bintcliffe
Esports and Gaming Consultant
Matthew Bintcliffe
Esports and Gaming Consultant
Laura Louch
Curriculum Project Lead
Dundee & Angus College
Laura Louch
Curriculum Project Lead
Dundee & Angus College
Aston Hollingsworth
Student Groups Coordinator
University of Nottingham Students’ Union
Aston Hollingsworth
Student Groups Coordinator
University of Nottingham Students’ Union
Adam Jones
Junior Account Manager
Swipe Right PR
Adam Jones
Junior Account Manager
Swipe Right PR
Jake Nordland
Features Editor
Esports Insider
Jake Nordland
Features Editor
Esports Insider
Victoria Reile
Community Manager
University of Warwick, Warwick Esports
Victoria Reile
Community Manager
University of Warwick, Warwick Esports
James Law
PR Manager
Safe in our World
James Law
PR Manager
Safe in our World
Abdiqani Hassan Ahmed
Director
Cyberlabs
Abdiqani Hassan Ahmed
Director
Cyberlabs
Jack Fenton
Head of Sales & Partnerships
Esports Insider
Jack Fenton
Head of Sales & Partnerships
Esports Insider
William Huber
Associate Professor of Game Development
Falmouth University
William Huber
Associate Professor of Game Development
Falmouth University
Saara Ruotsalainen
Development Officer
NSPCC
Saara Ruotsalainen
Development Officer
NSPCC
Phil Cooke
Interim Course Director – Esports
Staffordshire University
Phil Cooke
Interim Course Director – Esports
Staffordshire University
Alan Thompson
Associate Director
Tranmere Rovers FC
Alan Thompson
Associate Director
Tranmere Rovers FC
Maya Szollosy
Sponsorships & Publicity Officer
Durham University
Maya Szollosy
Sponsorships & Publicity Officer
Durham University
Fred Gill
Founder and CTO
Antidote Gamers
Fred Gill
Founder and CTO
Antidote Gamers
James Fraser-Murison
Director
Fraser Esports Ltd
James Fraser-Murison
Director
Fraser Esports Ltd
Experienced teacher with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in team leadership and man- management, coaching, organisational development and strategy.
Strong educational professional who believes in growth mindset approaches and hard work. Proud to have helped create the first ever BTEC in esports.
Jackson Armstrong
Director of Business Development
Access Creative College
Jackson Armstrong
Director of Business Development
Access Creative College
Lizzie Squires
CEO & Esports Lecturer
Vulpine Esports
Lizzie Squires
CEO & Esports Lecturer
Vulpine Esports
Benjamin Ogden
Education Sales Manager
Yoyotech
Benjamin Ogden
Education Sales Manager
Yoyotech
Darina Briu
CEO
Dashfight
Darina Briu
CEO
Dashfight
Kevin Strange
EMEA Developer Relations Manager
AMD
Kevin Strange
EMEA Developer Relations Manager
AMD
Tom Dore
Vice President
British Esports Federation
Tom Dore
Vice President
British Esports Federation
Luke Potwarka
Associate Professor
University of Waterloo
Luke Potwarka
Associate Professor
University of Waterloo
Greg Mittler
Coordinator of Esports
University of Waterloo
Greg Mittler
Coordinator of Esports
University of Waterloo
Jack Joseph Williams
Founder & Data Scientist
iTero Gaming
Jack Joseph Williams
Founder & Data Scientist
iTero Gaming
Adam Phillips
Business Development Manager B2B Northern Europe
Corsair
Adam Phillips
Business Development Manager B2B Northern Europe
Corsair
Alice Whorley
Head of Operations
British Esports Federation
Alice Whorley
Head of Operations
British Esports Federation
Alex Coulson
Managing Director
NSE
Alex Coulson
Managing Director
NSE
Stuart Walker
Head of Education UK
Intel
Stuart Walker
Head of Education UK
Intel
Stuart is the Head of Education UK at Intel.
Steven English
Director
Williams Esports
Steven English
Director
Williams Esports
Steven English is the Director of Williams Esports.
Gerald Solomon
Executive Director
NASEF – North America Scholastic Esports Federation
Gerald Solomon
Executive Director
NASEF – North America Scholastic Esports Federation
Gerald Solomon served as the Executive Director of the Samueli Foundation for 13 years managing their global philanthropy, providing grants to innovative entrepreneurial programs in excess of $500 Mil. The focus was on STEM Education, Youth Development, Integrative Health, and Jewish Leadership. During his tenure, he designed and launched the STEM Learning Ecosystem which today consists of over 90 cities across the globe (www.stemecosystems.org) redefining STEM learning in and out of schools with a focus on workforce skills.
In 2018, Mr. Solomon designed and launched the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (www.nasef.org) the nation’s first ever academic approach to esports, whose mission is to provide opportunities for ALL students to use esports as a platform to acquire the STEM skills needed for the workforce of tomorrow. Taking STEM to the next level, NASEF is based upon a credentialed State of Ca approved high school, CTE and middle school curricula. In 36 short months, NASEF is now in 49 states with over 19,000 students in over 2,000 clubs as well as having created NASEF affiliates around the world, including: Japan, Mexico, Australia, Israel, the UK, France, Nigeria, South Korea, India, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Coast Rica, Panama, and South Africa and continuing.
Mr. Solomon was recently appointed as Chair of Global Esports Education at IESF, the global leader in esports with over 110 member countries. He also currently serves as Chair of the University of Ca, Irvine Esports Advisory Board, and on the board of Calif Dept of Education Foundation. He recently completed service on the boards of the Schools of Engineering at UCLA and UCI, the Teacher Advisory Council at the National Research Council within the National Academies, Southern California Grantmakers Assoc., and co-founder and funder as well as chair emeritus of the STEM Funders Network.