
Craig Ryan
Director Pixel Bar Leeds & ManchesterPixel Bars are city centre venues dedicated to video gaming and esports. Bringing social gaming, community watch parties and competitive offline tournaments to the UK public 7 days a week. Pixel provides a communal space for existing esports fans and also helps to introduce the general public to the scene in a fun and accessible environment.
Craig is one of the three founders of Pixel Bar, previously working in transport consultancy. He and the team have used their passion and understanding of the esports scene to create an authentic and engaging environment that appeals to die-hard esports fans and casual gamers alike. Craig continues to explore new avenues to ensure that esports venues can be profitable 365 days a year and not solely dependant on major events.
Speaker Sessions
Wednesday 25 May
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15: Keep them coming back! – Insights and ideas in fan engagement and growing community participation for in-person esports eventsSPONSORED BY Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation
: 3:26pm UK / 10:26am EST
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2022 Speakers
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Ben Akroyd
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Simon Benson
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Graham Brown
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Andrew Colgan
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James Dean
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Nicole Du Cane
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Phil Englert
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John Fazio
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James Fraser-Murison
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Chris Grundy
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Andrew Haworth
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Alan Head
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Sinead Hosey
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Bob Hunter
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John Jackson
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Jonathan Lyth
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Brian Mirakian
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Dominic Mulroy
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Chase Neukam
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Martin Omes
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Marina Papadopoulou
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Grant Paranjape
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Chris Postell
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Wayne Powell
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Ewan Prentice
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Isobel Robins
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Craig Ryan
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Kieran Sanford
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Jim Sephton
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Adam Soan
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Eric Solem
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Michael Spatny
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Wim Stocks
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Ed Tomasi
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Scott Wakelin
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Jon Winkle