CONFERENCE CORNER
24 July 2009
Impressive speaker list for EiG Copenhagen
With the European iGaming Congress and Expo only eight
weeks away - it takes place 15 to 17 September in
Copenhagen this year - organisers Clarion Gaming have
issued the program.
EiG 2009 will be opened by
Denmark’s Minister of Taxation, Kristian Jensen, who is
leading the proposed changes to Denmark’s regulation of
online gaming…one of many major announcements expected
to be made at EiG.
David Yu, CEO of Betfair, will
provide his insights on the future of iGaming as part of
the strongest ever line-up of online gaming leaders.
Sitting with him on the Industry Leaders’ CEO Panel is
Norbert Teufelburger, co-CEO of Bwin, voted the most
influential igaming company in 2009 in the Power 50.
They will be joined by 888 Group’s CEO, Gigi Levi;
PartyGaming’s CEO Jim Ryan; Ed Andrewes, MD, Ladbrokes
eGaming; and Henry Birch, CEO, William Hill Online.
Other notable news makers speaking at EiG comprise
the former CEO of PartyGaming, Mitch Garber, who now
heads up Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment; and
Elizabeth Parize, the CEO of acquisitive Mangas Gaming
group who have made several high-profile purchases
lately, will be speaking about her view of the macro
environment in online gaming to 2012.
The full
speaker line-up for EiG 2009 is comprised of over 90 of
the world’s industry experts including top-level
decision makers from Betclick, Blue Square, PKR,
Intertops, Poker Heaven, eGaming 2.0, Virgin Games, Paf,
Barriere Interactive Gaming, Bodog, Sbobet and dozens
more.
Key topics to be discussed at EiG include
customer retention and acquisition; the ever fragmented
and shifting regulatory landscape across Europe and the
world; and a focus on product innovation and
distribution channels to reach a wider audience.
Keith McDowell, Managing Director, Bodog Europe and a
speaker at EiG comments: “I look forward to attending
this year's event in Copenhagen and providing some
thoughts around how we see gambling and mainstream
entertainment converging over the short- to medium-term
future.”
Another influential EiG speaker, Clive
Hawkswood, is Chief Executive of the Remote Gambling
Association and comments: “Probably more than ever, the
industry is faced with a whole range of opportunities
and challenges in the EU, the US and elsewhere. EiG has
become established as the international event where
every sector of the industry comes together to take
stock and consider how best to address those issues.”
Looking outside the industry, the organisers have
managed to secure a keynote from renowned author of
“Billion Dollar Lessons – What you can learn from the
most inexcusable business failures of the last 25 years”
and business expert, Paul B. Carroll who will offer
practical advice on business mistakes to avoid as EiG
delegates plan for the future.
Christian Lindholm,
the ‘godfather of mobile phone users’ and creator of the
Nokia Series 60 user interface, will offer a further
keynote on the evolution of mobile gaming; while
Google’s James Cashmore, key decision maker behind the
reversal of banning online gaming adwords, will be a
Keynote for the Online and Affiliate marketing track.
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