• Gaming industry as a social stability factor
• Gaming industry as a catalyst for economic development
• Effects of a native enterprise on the gaming industry

• Growing popularity for leisure integration and the need to adopt new strategies for resort development
• Key considerations and strategies for development in Asia
• The future for multi-component resorts in Asia

• Overview of Macau, Philippines, Korea, Malaysia
• What have been and are the expectations for these markets and have these been matched?
• Identifying the highs and lows of the past year and looking at the future outlook of the current hot markets

• Financial Expectations and results
• Capital Structure and Resources
• Predictions and outlook for the future

• Review of past quarter and past year
• Current market trends and their impact on gaming stocks
• The likely future gaming growth in Asia

• Current profitability vs heavy expenditure for long term benefits
• The ‘cost’ of pursuing growth and the draw for private equity funds. High cash flow
• Balancing the need for private funding with the need to preserve integrity and stability of gaming
• Adapting to the regulatory demands of private capital

• Debt capital raising
• Equity capital raising
• Regulatory backdrop and impact that this has on financing issues

• Current political initiative of Japan and other countries in northern Asia
• What will be the future of the casino industry in Northern Asia
• Highlighting the timeline for future development in Northern Asia

• China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam - Current position on gaming
• What are the opportunities for investment
• What opportunities will gaming create for other industries in these countries

• The effects and results of a thoughtless new gaming law in Russia
• What happens to an $8billion a year gaming business under threat of closure?
• Expanding into Asia and beyond

Table 1: Casino design
Paul Steelman, President and CEO, Paul Steelman Design Group, USA

Table 2: Gaming technology and the latest developments
Sean Manchanda, Managing Director, Goldstrike Capital Plc, USA

Table 3: Leadership styles - Charismatic vs corporate
Ben Lee, Vice President - Casino Projects, Diamond Casinos Group, Macau

Table 4: Putting together the best bid for new projects in Asia
Robert Stocker, Vice President, International Masters of Gaming Law, USA

Table 5: Forming strategic partnerships with hotels and airlines
Jonathan Galaviz, Partner, Globalysis

• Underfloor systems, lighting and interiors. Looking at the challenges and benefits
• How does casino design and décor differ between jurisdictions?
• Cultural considerations when deciding on design and décor

• Device convergence and the “Thumbs Generation” - Implications for game developers of a tech-savvy generation
• “Content is King” - Extending the reach of traditional video slots
• Regulatory and legal implications - Licensing, brands and IP protection

• The benefits of branded online and mobile games for the land based casino
• Importance of keeping in line with current legislation whilst focusing on new regulations in the future
• Developing ‘play for free’ or ‘play for prizes’ style games to stay within the law

• Where does the revenue come from
• The merits and pitfalls of different players
• How does the Asian player shape up

• Benefits of mass market players
• Best practices for attracting mass market
• Future shape of the Asian player

Chairman

Adam Rossenberg, Managing Director, Co-Head of Gaming Group, Goldman Sachs

• Creating destinations within destinations and converging themed attractions and gaming as an economic activity
• Increasing the "fun quotient" in the destinations - food, beverage and entertainment
• Establishing competitive advantages
• The Sentosa Case Study - Its a destination more than just a mega development

• Potential for generating revenue through MICE
• How will an increase in MICE guests impact on other revenue streams in a destination
• Strategies for achieving a successful and sustainable MICE element in a destination

• Increasing player numbers through retail themes and where do the opportunities lie in the casino/retail mix?
• What will be the impact of retail on the Asian player profile?
• How will the retail evolve within the casino environment?

• Latest changes and advancements and the implications for operators
• How will these changes impact on players and player loyalty
• What changes are predicted for the future

• Scams doing the rounds
• How to spot them
• Importance of Education at all levels

Chairman

Michael Caselli, Managing Editor, iGaming Business Magazine, UK

• Will Asia become the next online gaming hub?
• How will do Asian players differ to western players and what will be some of the important considerations for operators moving into Asia
• How will a rise in online gaming in Asia impact on both the economy and Asian society

• Online Gambling: The situation in America and is the bill just symbolic?
• Circumventing prohibition and gaps in the law. Has the US Bill only driven online gambling into darker corners as gamblers move to unregulated sites?
• The impact of the bill on public vs private companies
• Looking forward. Will the US eventually legalize online gambling?

• Payment, card, security issues and money laundering
• Combating the insider risk
• Best prevention strategies

• Identification of fraudulent activity and identification of a modus operandi
• Use of computer forensic information and information sharing
• Collation and preparation of evidence
• Outcomes and values

• Vulnerabilities and areas of greatest risk
• Importance of staff training and education in identifying and preventing fraud and money laundering
• Other strategies for minimising the risk and achieving long term prevention

• A review of the current online gaming environment in Asia
• Possible challenges that online gaming companies will encounter in Asia
• Mapping the future landscape of online gaming in Asia. Which countries are looking likely to accommodate online gaming in the near future?

• Success factors: Poker’s rise in the West
• Regionalisation: Will Asia learn Poker
• Adaptation: Finding “Poker” success factors in Asian Games

• Identifying the need for  different kinds of online Asian games in Asia
• Legal and cultural considerations for the development of these games
• What will be the future trend for online games in Asia

• Current regulatory environment
• Looking at how the regulatory environment in Asia impacts on operators moving to the region
• How and where are regulations concerning gaming likely to change in the near future

• Possibility of sudden governmental changes of heart
• Asian player preferences - Prefer to play with players of the same ethnic background
• Preference for card games over machines

• The exchange phenomena - A history of the success story to date
• Looking at Asia's current position on betting
• Key strategies for developing a successful betting exchange in Asia

• The current trends in the Asian mobile gaming industry
• What do Asian players want from mobile gaming and need to know success factors and pitfalls of mobile gaming
• Strategies for long-term growth and success

• Single channel vs Multi-channel
• Multi-channel clients, incremental or canabalising traditional gaming revenue?
• Where should one invest for the future?

• Different types of payment systems available and the hidden benefits of each
• Protection from charge backs and using payment systems to satisfy regulatory requirements
• eWallet payment systems and their use as customer base marketing tools

• Requirements of a good game server
• Benefits of virtual, shared and dedicated hosting
• Rent vs own and other important considerations

• Player collision
• Software programs
• Server manipulation
• Hacking