Agenda
REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS OPEN
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
- Richard Weiss, Publisher, SportsBusiness Daily/Journal - Andrew Pierce, President & CEO, Lagardère Sports, Americas
THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS
FEATURED PRESENTATION: Robert Muller von Vultejus, Managing Director - Lagardere Sports, Germany
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ESPORTS: HYPE, HOPE AND BUILDING THE ESPORTS ECONOMY
- Bryce Blum, Executive Vice President - Catalyst Sports & Media - Jeffrey Clark, Global Director, Strategy and Planning, VR, esports and Gaming - Intel Client Compute Group - Jack Etienne, Co-Founder - Cloud9 - Craig Levine, Chief Executive Officer - ESL North America - Tobias Sherman, Co-Founder & CEO - Foundry IV - Pete Vlastelica, President & CEO - Major League Gaming
NETWORKING BREAK
STRAIGHT FROM THE FAN
A Fan Panel: Hear What Intrigues Fans, Their Likes/Dislikes, Consumption Patterns and Their Hope for the Sport Moving Forward. - Jessamyn Delarmente Acebes, Student - University of California, Irvine - Jonathan Barajas, Student - Orange Coast College - Alexander Chin, Student - University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Will McGirl, Student - University of Oregon - Adam Nelson, Student - Orange Coast College - Damian Maciej Rosiak, Student - University of California, Irvine - Justin Surber, Student - University of Oregon - Guest Moderator: Whitney Wagoner, Director, Warsaw Sports Marketing Center - University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business
ESPORTS AND THE IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT
FEATURED INTERVIEW: Peter Levin, President, Interactive Ventures, Games and Digital Strategy - Lionsgate
ESPORTS TEAM VALUATION: HOW DEALS ARE BEING STRUCTURED
- Avi Bhuiyan, Executive Vice President, esports - Catalyst Sports & Media - Dylan Glendinning, Associate - Inner Circle Sports - Irwin Raij, Partner - O'Melveny & Myers - Ari Segal, President and Chief Operating Officer - Immortals
NETWORKING LUNCH
GOING MAINSTREAM: CONVERTING THE UN-CONVERTED
- Akshay Khanna, Vice President, Strategy - Philadelphia 76ers - Todd Merry, Chief Marketing Officer, Delaware North Companies - Grant Paranjape, Director, esports Business and Team Operations - Monumental Sports & Entertainment - Sebastian Park, Director, esports Development - Houston Rockets - Guest Moderator: Chris Puckett, Overwatch League Presenter - Activision Blizzard/MLG
SHARING A VISION: HOW ESPORTS GAMBLING CAN DRIVE VIEWERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT FOR PUBLISHERS, TEAMS, BRANDS AND THE CASINO INDUSTRY
20 QUESTIONS: Rahul Sood, CEO - Unikrn - Guest Moderator: Christopher Hana, Chief Executive Officer - The Esports Observer
BRAND SPONSORSHIP IN ESPORTS: NOW AND THE FUTURE
- Rick Arpin, Senior Vice President, Entertainment - MGM Resorts International - Mark Coughlin, Board Member, Envy Gaming - Adrienne Ingoldt, Director, Marketing Communications - Jack in the Box - Matt Lederer, Executive Director, Sports Brand Strategy - Comcast - Nathan Lindberg, Director, Global esports Sponsorships - Twitch - Kyle Nelson, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer - MVPindex - Guest Moderator: Kern Egan, President, Lagardère Consulting
NETWORKING BREAK
UNLOCKING THE MEDIA & DIGITAL RICHES OF ESPORTS
- Craig Barry, Executive Vice President, Production & Chief Content Officer - Turner Sports/Eleague - Justin Dellario, Director, Programs - Twitch - Alan Gold, Partner, Evolution Media - Rob Simmelkjaer, Senior Vice President, NBC Sports Ventures
ESPORTS VENUES: CREATING ESPORTS FACILITIES AND HOSTING ESPORTS TOURNAMENTS
- Ron Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer, Business Development - AEG Presents - Paul Ward, Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Esports Arena - Guest Moderator: Christopher Hana, Chief Executive Officer, The Esports Observer
GOING IN-DEPTH: NBA 2K LEAGUE
Brendan Donohue, Managing Director - NBA 2K League
LOOKING AHEAD: THE GROWTH OF ELECTRONIC ARTS' (EA) FUTURE IN COMPETITIVE GAMING
Todd Sitrin, Senior Vice President & General Manager - Electronic Arts Competitive Gaming Division (EA CGD)
PROGRAM CONCLUDES
Networking Cocktail Reception