• Gaming as the key economic driver for Asia?
• The convergence and synergy of gaming and tourism in enhancing the attractiveness of cities
• Diversifying the gaming product through partnership with other key stakeholders such as MICE, retail, hospitality
• Lessons from Vegas

• To what extent is Macau’s economy dependent on gaming and tourism?
• Why Macau is hot - ability to create the multiplier effect quickly
• How can investors make the most of available opportunities from casino developments? Related sectors, risks, rewards and regulations
• Labour, regulations, the potential hotel oversupply and infrastructure requirement

• Creating a more diversified product offering - How non-gaming attractions are driving revenues up
• Growing and retaining the customer base with creative and targeted marketing strategies in the heat of increasing local and international competition
• Global trends and overseas opportunities - Asia
  

• How and why the industry has become global
• Who built the industry - A look at the entrepreneurs
• How gaming can transform economies

Followed by networking lunch hosted by

• Macau visitor profile, and how its changing
• Macau visitor spend, and where its headed
• Macau versus Vegas, or Atlantic City? The truth lies in between
• Winners and losers depend on your time horizon

• Global strategic trends among operators - consolidation and expansion
• Regulatory challenges for operators: harmonization across jurisdictions?
• Management models; balancing the business role of the casino with social responsibility; and providing differentiated experiences to a new generation of gamers - what and how
• Escalating costs of and competition for new projects

• Direct casino investment
• Hotel, infrastructure ot other downstream industries
• What about the role of the equity markets?
• Likely returns and possible risks
• New opportunities in Asia - Macau, Singapore, Philippines: What's next? Specific developments?

• Overview: Current political initiative and its prospect
• Timeline and regulatory framework being contemplated for Casinos in Japan
• Bottlenecks, issues to overcome
• How does this affect other forms of gambling and where does the market go?

• Legal framework within the Philippines - scope for change and competition with emerging gaming capitals of Asia?
• Expansion plans for the Philippines’ gaming industry
• Creation of world-class special economic and tourism zones
• Political and economic climate for foreign investors

• Huge potential for tourism in Cambodia - government concentrating efforts on building tourism industry and promoting spending of foreign tourists
• Excellent location - Cambodia close to China, Thailand and Vietnam

• Gaming's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years along with the value of the underlying real estate - how will this sector to develop in the next 5 years?  a look at both old and new gaming markets Las Vegas, Macau, Singapore
• To what extent is the real estate sector dependent on the gaming and tourism sectors?

• Changing face of the gaming product - Collaboration between retail and gaming sector
• Downstream opportunities: Casino-oriented retail well underway and accelerating
• Possibilities of bringing gambling to retail?

• Collaboration between gaming, hospitality and meeting entries
• Results
• Lessions learnt

• How has gaming impacted Australia's hospitality sector
• How can the hospitality sector and gaming attraction complement eeach other and where are the opportunities for partnership
• Global trends and applications and the future for the hospitality sector in gaming

• MICE infrastructure - A principal in destination marketing?
• Stimulating economic growth through convention, business and leisure tourism development - Synergy of meetings and gaming industries
• Aligning with the needs of the business community - Catering to business and convention visitors

• Debt capital raising
• Equity capital raising for casino construction
• Financing in a changing regulatory environment - regulatory backdrop and expansion of gaming around the world; jurisdictional issues

• Total security approach to hospitality and gaming environment
• Making sense of security and surveillance measures
• Justifying your security investments

• Keys to establishing a sustainable competitive advantage in any market
• Building service delivery through employee training; creating a health working environment; importance of incentive design, market research and customer relationship management
• VIP market - Concerns and opportunities
• Achievements

• "Smorgasbord" of current crime & money laundering activity
• Asia-Pacific's fight against money laundering
• Reality versus Hype - What are the key components of an effective AML program?

• A look at current legislative and regulatory structures across Australia and the necessary framework/ structures that already or must be in place
• What makes a conducive environment for gaming?
• Balancing the economic benefits and socio-political impacts of gaming - creating consciousness in responsible gaming through public education and public-private partnerships

• What are the potential impacts of smoking ban on casino earnings?
• A comparison of impact on casinos to other gaming facilities
• Drop in play of non-casino gaming machines, the most harmful form of gambling - A positive?

Asian Casinos Executive Summit is the strategic platform for the gaming industry to converge, discuss, debate and share insights into issues relevant to the tourism, leisure and entertainment industry. Delegates have the option to choose from 6 different topic areas with each topic led by an industry chosen expert to lead the discussion. This interactive round table discussion is set up specifically for delegates to come away with different insights into issues that like-minded companies are also facing.

Roundtable 1: Marketing your casino property
Jonathan Galaviz, Partner, Globalysis

Roundtable 2: Casino Project Financing
Richard Weissmann, Managing Director - Head of Lodging & Co-Head of Gaming, Goldman Sachs

Roundtable 3: Game Protection
Ciaran Carruthers, General Manager, Galaxy Casino S.A., Macau

Roundtable 4: Gaming euqity market valuations
Edward King, Executive Director, US Gaming & Leisure, Morgan Stanley
George Taylor, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Equity Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

• Overview of current gaming landscape and opportunities for online growth
• Regulatory outlook
• Future for online gaming in Asia - possibilities

• The Chinese markets 2 years ago
• How it evolved - e.g. in terms of punters' behaviour and products offered by operators - Today
• What it will be like in 2 years' time

• Key factors that determine your choice of software partner
• Factors: Longevity & reputation; scalability & flexibility; cross platform adaptability; Market knowledge; operator communications; banking & security
• How can a software provider maintain a competitive advantage

• Growing and maintaining market leadership; strong brand management and loyal customer based in the UK and beyond - vision and strategy in diversification, jurisdictions and distribution channels (quality and branding)
• In-running betting: Risks and returns
• Business integrity and positives from the current regulatory environment
• The impact of mobile wireless technology on sports betting

Session sponsored by:

• Reaching the masses: What are the marketing strategies behind successful online gaming businesses? A look at affiliate marketing
• Conception and implementation
• What are the marketing tools/channels apart from Search Engines?
• Building a global brand

The internet gaming industry has fought long and hard against cross-border online gambling bans, and the Antigua versus US case is a classic example.

• How will this impact other open offshore gaming jurisdictions e.g. the UK
• Implications for online gaming businesses that rely heavily on players from the US
• Exit strategies: expansion to other markets - the UK and Asia
• What if the US poses sanctions on other jurisdictions? Impact on international trade standards?

• What are some of the economic and social benefits of regulating online gambling?
• Impacts on the grey market?
• Business opportunities for online businesses and moving from land to online gaming
  

• Addressing the problems of underaged play - How operators are tackling underaged play
• Overcoming the challenges - Strategies and solutions available in the market and how accurate/useful they are

• Fraud and charge-backs are a huge problem in the internet gaming sector
• How to counter the modern fraudster?
• Strategies for managing risks and online payments
• What are some of the structures and technology solutions that must be in place to tackle fraud?

• Trend towards convergence of the brick-and-mortar gambling business with online gaming
• Where does interactive fit into the plan of the land gaming company?
• Lessons learnt from online gambling - adapting online gambling to mobile gambling
• Advantages of offering mobile gambling services

• How interested are mobile operators in mobile gambling?
• Mobile gambling on the rise and biggest growth expected to take place in Asia
• Overview of global and regional industry - players, forms/game type, jurisdictions and legislation limitations, strength, revenue forecards
• Understanding how m-gambling is shaping traditional/internet gambling, and the telecommunications industry

• iTV games and gambling markets
• Key developments in the iTV games market
• Future competitive dynamics and market growth
• Business models and gaining a foothold in this challenging sector