Introduction to platform, creation of virtual business cards & eNetworking

1: Esports Tournament Organisers, Rights Holders and Games publishers – has the pandemic reshaped future in-person esports tournaments?

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Speakers :
Jon Winkle, Managing Director, EPIC.LAN Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation Andrew Haworth, Director of Operations & Production, BLAST TV

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2: Innovations Showcase – Ideas and inspiration for your next esports event

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A unique opportunity for attendees to listen to rapid fire presentations from 7 leading product and service providers from around the world, offering a range of innovative ideas to help take your future esports tournaments and events to the next level!

Includes presentations from Forum by Nowy Styl, IHSE, Luqel, Daktronics, Elan Inventa and StaydiumTravel.com.

3: The evolution of esports venues – latest approaches to both purpose built and mixed use venues

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Speakers :
Dominic Mulroy, Chief Operations Officer, Pure Imagination Studios Marina Papadopoulou, Head of New Business & Esports Development, Church House Westminster Ben Akroyd, Lead Consultant, Arena Consultancy James Fraser-Murison, Director of Esports, Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke

4: LIVE SESSION The Boom in Collegiate Esports Venues

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Speakers :
John Fazio, Founder and CEO, Nerd Street Wim Stocks, Commercial & Partnerships Lead, Belong Gaming & Vindex Chris Postell, Business Development, Esports Foundry Chase Neukam, Director of Esports, St. Ambrose University Phil Englert, Business Development Manager of Global Esports, Ross Video

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5: Community Integration within esports venues

Kieran Sanford, Co-Founder, FORG4MERSake

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6: Broadcasting considerations for esports events

Andrew Colgan, Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer, ES Broadcast

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7: Esports and broadcast technologies – where to next?

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Speakers :
Jonathan Lyth, Group Chief Technical Officer, ES Broadcast Phil Englert, Business Development Manager of Global Esports, Ross Video Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation Michael Spatny, Managing Director/CSO, IHSE Alan Head, Partner Account Manager, Panasonic Broadcast & ProAV

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8: The importance of creating an Immersive Experience for Esports Events

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Speakers :
James Dean, Director UK Strategy and Commercial, ESL Gaming Simon Benson, Founder and CEO, Talent for Tech Wayne Powell, Business Development Manager, d&b audiotechnik GB Limited Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation Jim Sephton, Managing Director, UK HADO Adam Soan, Head of Broadcast & esports Technology, Bendac

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9: LIVE SESSION How to Foster Growing an Esports Community in Today's Landscape

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Speakers :
John Fazio, Founder and CEO, Nerd Street Nicole Du Cane, VP of Business Development & Partnerships, Wisdom Gaming Ed Tomasi, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Subnation Brian Mirakian, Senior Principal, Populous

10: Panel discussion on esports ready venues

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Speakers :
Jon Winkle, Managing Director, EPIC.LAN Dominic Mulroy, Chief Operations Officer, Pure Imagination Studios Chris Grundy, Technology Group Leader, ME Engineers

11: Readiness and Risk – planning for events including pre-event capability testing

Eric Solem, Commercial Director, WeTrack

12: Technology Showcase: Insights into how immersive, hyperreal sound can maximise fan engagement and the in-seat experience for esports events

Scott Wakelin, Business Development Manager, Cruise Ship & Sports Facilities, L-Acoustics

15: Keep them coming back! – Insights and ideas in fan engagement and growing community participation for in-person esports events

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Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation
Sinead Hosey, Co-founder, EPIC Global
Craig Ryan, Director, Pixel Bar Leeds & Manchester
Isobel Robins, Research Officer, Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFÉ)

Speakers :
Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation Sinead Hosey, Co-founder, EPIC Global Craig Ryan, Director, Pixel Bar Leeds & Manchester Isobel Robins, Research Officer, Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFÉ)

16: Esports Hotspots – Destinations bringing Esports front and centre

Speakers :
Martin Omes, Program Logistics Coordinator, Gamers Outreach Foundation Sinead Hosey, Co-founder, EPIC Global John Jackson, CEO, Esports Wales

17: LIVE SESSION Bespoke Esports Venues in North America – an in-depth look

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Speakers :
Wim Stocks, Commercial & Partnerships Lead, Belong Gaming & Vindex Nicole Du Cane, VP of Business Development & Partnerships, Wisdom Gaming Bob Hunter, Senior Vice President, OverActive Media Group Grant Paranjape, VP of Esports Business, Washington Justice Phil Englert, Business Development Manager of Global Esports, Ross Video Brian Mirakian, Senior Principal, Populous