

Joaquim Agut serves as Managing Director of Cirsa Group and in the BOD of Laboratorios Uriach (pharmaceutical sector) & Copcisa (construction sector). Between January 2004 & June 2006, Joaquim was Chairman & CEO of Endemol, B.V., dutch company leader in th…more ›

Richard Glynn was appointed Chief Executive of Ladbrokes on 22 April 2010. He was Chairman of Sporting Index from November 2008 to April 2010, having been Chief Executive from 2001. In January 2009 Richard founded Alinsky Partners, where he worked with management, finan…more ›

The Wall Street Journal calls Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’. Co-author of the influential book ‘The Future of Music’ (2005, Berklee Press), of ‘Music2.0’ (2008) and ‘The End of Control‘, Gerd's background is in music; in 1985 he won the Quin…more ›

Jim Ryan was Chief Executive Officer of PartyGaming from June 2008 until the completion of the merger with bwin. Prior to joining PartyGaming, he was Chief Executive Officer of St. Minver Limited and he has also held senior posts at three publicly listed companies as Pr…more ›

Emilio Petrone joined Sisal as Chief Executive Officer in May 2008. Since his arrival, the company has enjoyed a rapid turnaround with turnover growing from 5,9 billion euro in 2007 to 9,4 billion euro in 2009. This growth is a result of a significantly reinforced manag…more ›

Craig Abrahams joined Caesars Entertainment in 2006 and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE), a subsidiary of Caesars which is responsible for the World Series of Poker and all Internet, social and mobile gaming for the com…more ›

Hal Bringman is an accomplished media strategist that influential bloggers like BoingBoing called a “Trendspotter” and Paidcontent called “...a PR pro if ever there was one...” and media stalwart The New York Times referred to as “daring” and credited his work for launc…more ›

Walter Bugno is President and CEO of SPIELO International and GTECH G2, subsidiaries of Lottomatica Group. Bugno leads these businesses to capitalize on the many growth opportunities in the gaming industry. He is responsible for managing and overseeing the long-term str…more ›

Jürgen Creutzmann MEP is Member and ALDE Coordinator in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Rapporteur for the Parliament's report on online gambling in the internal market. Between 1973 and 2006 Mr. Creutzmann worked at BASF SE, la…more ›

Richard Flint is Sky’s Managing Director of Betting and Gaming, responsible for all of Sky’s online betting and gaming activities including Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Poker, Sky Bingo and Oddschecker. Richard has been at Sky for 10 years, joining from flutter.com (which …more ›

Coming from a background in advertising, Ron Goudsmit has been involved in the casino industry for almost 35 years. He started his career as a dealer with Holland Casino Zandvoort back in 1976 when casinos were legalized in the Netherlands. Since then he has held variou…more ›

One of the most respected figures in the gaming industry, Malcolm joined PKR as Chief Executive Officer in January 2006. Ultimately responsible for the launch of PKR, Malcolm’s role includes coordinating the process that ensures PKR secured a gaming license in a leading…more ›

Peter has 25 years of experience in the casino industry. After holding several managerial positions in the gaming industry with Austrian casino companies (incl. Deputy CEO of Casinos Austria International) he co-founded Century Casinos, Inc. in 1993. In his career, Pete…more ›

After studying law at the University of Bonn and graduating from the HEI (University of Geneva), Bijan Khezri built the technology practice within the Equity Capital Markets Group of Paribas (now BNP Paribas) in London. Since 1998 Mr. Khezri has invested as Chairman, Ch…more ›

Henning is the CEO of MegaZebra, one of Europe's leading social gaming companies. MegaZebra not only develops it's own games, but also publishes 3rd party games on Facebook. For more than 10 years, Henning has been actively involved in the fields of innovation a…more ›

Björn Krantz has more than ten years of international experience in the fields of sales and marketing management. Björn has several years’ experience from the telecom industry, including Swedia Networks in London and Ericsson in Sweden, London, USA and Austria…more ›

Mr. Pontus Lindwall serves as Chief Executive Officer of Intact Technology Stockholm AB. Mr. Lindwall served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Betsson AB (formerly Cherryföretagen AB). He joined Cherryföretagen AB in 1991. He founded Net Entertainmen…more ›

Barak Matalon founded NeoGames in 2005 with the vision to create a market for online scratch cards. Prior to establishing NeoGames, Mr Matalon was part of the management team of a leading Internet service provider and held a position as VP of Sales and Marketing in one …more ›

Tony is a partner in Lewis and Roca’s Las Vegas office and Practice Group Leader of the Gaming Law group. He helps clients in the areas of gaming law, Internet gambling, sweepstakes and contests. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Chambers Global awarded him the coveted “star” rat…more ›

Bill Mummery has been involved in the eGaming industry since 1998 when he helped float one of the 'first to market' entrants on AIM in 2000. Prior to this, he had a long International Career as overseas MD for a major UK PLC in both Africa and the Far East. He…more ›

Since 2006 Eric Olders is a Board Member (and a minority shareholder) of the JVH gaming & entertainment group, the leading private casino and arcade company in The Netherlands. From 2006 till 2008 was CFO of JVH gaming. In 2008 he was appointed CEO and Chairman of t…more ›

Ian is the CEO of Sportech PLC, and has led its strategic repositioning and business turnaround into one of the world's largest pools and tote betting organisations, focusing on highly regulated markets worldwide. Sportech provides pari-mutuel batting on football, h…more ›

Jim Reid joined Deutsche Bank in September 2004. Jim is a Managing Director and head of the Fundamental Credit Strategy Group. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Jim worked for Barclays Capital for nine years where he had been a Credit Strategist since 1998. Between 1995 -…more ›

Francesco, born in Rome, Italy, in 1970, is Head of Remote Gaming at AAMS (the Italian gaming and tobacco regulatory authority). Ha has a Degree in Statistics and began working very early for a publishing house, soon focusing on the technological aspects of the publica…more ›

Mor was appointed as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer in May 2007. Prior to this he was the chief executive officer of one of the Group’s subsidiaries, Techplay Marketing Ltd which required him to oversee the Group’s licensee relationship management, product manageme…more ›

Jim Wilkinson, aged 42, joined Sportingbet Plc as Group Finance Director in February 2008, prior to which he held the same position at Johnson Services Group plc between 2004 and 2007. As a Chartered Accountant, Jim qualified with Touche Ross before moving to Informa Gr…more ›

Roger started his career with Booz, Allen & Hamilton as an international management consultant and, subsequently, has over 30 years experience in the leisure and gaming industries. In 1973, Roger joined Ladbrokes where he held a number of senior positions in the boo…more ›

Dr. Franz Wohlfahrt, born in 1959, was appointed General Manager of Novomatic AG in 2004. Under Dr. Wohlfahrts management, Novomatic, with headquarters in Austria, has undergone continuous growth and has come to be one of the worlds leading integrated gaming groups. D…more ›
Now in its 5th year, the World Gaming Executive summit is an exclusive gathering of the leading gaming CEOs. With 90% of the delegation coming from boardroom level executives, the event brings together the leaders and innovators of the casino, lotto, i-gaming and sportsbetting industries to answer your questions and help you capitalise on the opportunities in the year ahead.
The opportunities from changes in regulation, Facebook and customer engagement are top of the agenda for CEO’s in 2012. With IPO’s, the global economic situation, lotto partnerships and the future of sportsbetting, it is an exciting time for the industry.

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