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Faces and Places: esports Rising

Nothing generates conversation these days like esports, and there was plenty to talk about at the first Lagardère Sports esports Rising conference Nov. 9 in Marina del Rey, Calif. Sponsors, leagues, teams and more were on hand for the event.

Getting some gaming in between sessions among the sponsor exhibitions.
Photos: TONY FLOREZ PHOTOGRAPHY
Pete Vlastelica, Major League Gaming
Avi Bhuiyan, Catalyst Sports & Media
Rob Simmelkjaer, NBC Sports Ventures
Peter Levin, Lionsgate
Robert Muller von Vultejus of Lagardère Sports, Germany
Tobias Sherman, Foundry IV
Adrienne Ingoldt, Jack in the Box
Irwin Raij, O’Melveny & Myers
Minard Hamilton of Bitkraft Esports Ventures, Steve Horowitz of Inner Circle Sports and Gordon Saint-Denis of Citizens Commercial Bank

 
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