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7th Annual GIGSE Conference and Tradeshow
How do you meet over 1000 I-gaming executives from 45 countries at once? The answer is simple: attend GIGSE. Providing a dynamic, quality conference program, GIGSE 2005 continues its expanded format with conference sessions that encompass Monday afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday to address the issues that are critical to operators, suppliers, regulators and industry members. GIGSE has maintained the reputation as the one I-gaming industry event that cannot be missed. For three days out of the year, this amazingly diverse tradeshow becomes the world headquarters for every major company in the business. Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo June 13 - 15, 2005 Palais des Congres Montreal, Canada Your Meeting Place - Your Marketplace - Your Educational Resource -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What they're saying: A good way to meet the players in the industry and exchange ideas. -Miles Benham, MannBenham Limited, Casino-Trade Agenda Quick View Mon., June 13 1000 Registration Desk Opens 1300 Welcoming Remarks 1315 Internet Gambling - Perspectives from Industry Leaders 1415 Refreshment Break Sponsored By: Orbis 1500 Breakout Sessions Operations: Sponsored By: WagerLogic Know Your Customer Payment: Sponsored By: NETELLER Emerging Payment Concepts 1545 Breakout Sessions Operations: Sponsored By: WagerLogic Customer Service Objectives Payment: Sponsored By: NETELLER Fraud and Risk Management Solutions 1700 Breakout Sessions Operations: Sponsored By: WagerLogic Roundtable: Bonus Programs Payment: Sponsored By: NETELLER Roundtable: Payment Processing Challenges 1800 Welcoming Cocktail Reception Sponsored By: Party Poker.com 2030 Conclusion of Reception Tue., June 14 830 Special Pre-Conference Session: DDos Simulation 900 Breakout Sessions Business and Investment Strategies: Opportunities & Risks in Chinese Markets Marketing: Sponsored By: Income Access Developing a Marketing Strategy Special Issues: Sponsored By: iovation Addressing Security Threats 945 Breakout Sessions Business and Investment Strategies: The Art and Science of Negotiating Technology Outsourcing Deals Marketing: Sponsored By: Income Access Roundtable: Affiliate Marketing Special Issues: Sponsored By: iovation, inc. Betting Exchanges - Where Are They Now? 1030 Refreshment Break Sponsored By: RealTime Gaming 1115 Breakout Sessions Business and Investment Strategies: Institutional Investing - Is It Time? Marketing: Sponsored By: Income Access Case Studies in Branding Strategies Special Issues: Sponsored By: iovation, inc. Skill Games - The Next Big Thing? 1230 Expo Hall Opens 1230 Expo Hall - Lunch Buffet 1330 I-Gaming Primer: Jurisdictions - An Overview 1400 I-Gaming Primer - Marketing 1430 I-Gaming Primer - Determining Capital Requirements 1500 Cross-Border Considerations for Advertising 1500 Refreshment Break Sponsored By: RealTime Gaming 1530 Jurisdictions - In Depth 1730 End of Presentations 1800 Accurate Software Drinks Reception Sponsored By: Accurate Software 1800 Expo Hall Closes Wed., June 15 930 Breakout Sessions EU Policy: Policy Session: The UK Gambling Bill Legal/Policy: Policy Session: The US Legal Climate Poker: Sponsored By: PokerNetwork Internet Poker - Considerations for a Growing Segment 1015 Breakout Sessions EU Policy: European Policy: Cross-Border Issues Legal/Policy: Advertising & The Law Poker: Sponsored By: PokerNetwork Internet Poker - Protecting the Player Experience 1100 Refreshment Break Sponsored By: Net Entertainment 1130 Then & Now - How Far Has the I-Gaming Industry Come? 1230 Expo Hall Opens 1230 Expo Hall - Lunch Buffet 1330 Mobile Gambling Track - How to Make Money in M-Gaming Space 1400 Mobile Gambling Track - Taking Poker Mobile 1430 Mobile Gambling Track - Delivering Real-Time Sports Betting through Mobile Channels 1500 End of Sessions 1530 Refreshment Break Sponsored By: Net Entertainment 1600 Charity Event 1700 Conclusion of GIGSE 2005 Directory of Sponsors and Exhibitors Sponsorship: Conference Folders Sponsor Company: Click2Pay Stand: 306 Sponsorship: Conference Gifts Sponsor Company: FirePay Stand: NA Sponsorship: Conference Badge Sponsor Company: NETELLER Stand: 100 Sponsorship: Platinum Sponsor Company: River City Speedway Stand: 108 Sponsorship: Gold Sponsor Company: NETELLER Stand: 100 Sponsorship: Gold Sponsor Company: Playtech Stand: 206 Sponsorship: Silver Sponsor Company: Click2Pay Stand: 306 Sponsorship: Silver Sponsor Company: Orbis Stand: 233 Sponsorship: Silver Sponsor Company: RealTime Gaming Stand: 204 Sponsorship: Bronze Sponsor Company: Gateway Financial Services Stand: 308 Sponsorship: Bronze Sponsor Company: Mohawk Internet Technologies Stand: NA Sponsorship: Bronze Sponsor Company: Net Entertainment Stand: 408 Sponsorship: Luncheon Sponsor Company: Blast Promotions Stand: NA Sponsorship: Opening Reception Sponsor Company: Party Poker.com Stand: NA Sponsorship: Conference Track Sponsor Sponsor Company: Income Access Stand: NA Sponsorship: Conference Track Sponsor Sponsor Company: iovation, inc. Stand: NA Sponsorship: Conference Track Sponsor Sponsor Company: WagerLogic Stand: NA Sponsorship: Onsite Registration Kiosk Sponsor Sponsor Company: Gateway Financial Services Stand: NA Sponsorship: Bags Sponsor Company: PartnerLogic Stand: NA Sponsorship: Massage Therapy Sponsor Company: Ecommerce@Curaçao Stand: NA Exhibitors Company: 1 Gaming Inc. Stand: 515 Company: 192.com Business Services Stand: 302 Company: 888.com Official Affiliate Program Stand: 403 Company: Accurate Software Stand: 404 Company: Alderney Gambling Control Commission Stand: NA Company: AMPM Enterprises, Inc. Stand: 502 Company: Antigua & Barbuda Jurisdiction Stand: NA Company: B2B Poker Stand: 626 Company: Betfair Stand: 126 Company: Bluff Media Stand: 420 Company: Bodog.com Stand: 801 Company: Boss Media Stand: 414 Company: BrazeauSeller LLP Stand: 405 Company: Canvas Systems Stand: 910 Company: CardOne Plus Stand: 201 Company: Casino City Press Stand: 912 Company: Casino Coins Network Stand: 803 Company: Casino Profit Share Stand: 133 Company: CasinoBlasters.com Stand: 223 Company: CasinoPays Stand: 509 Company: Chartwell Technology Inc. Stand: 314 Company: CIT Global Stand: 902 Company: Citadel Commerce Corp. Stand: 120 Company: Colosseum Online Inc. Stand: 904 Company: Crowne Gold Stand: 908 Company: CSB Malta Stand: 304 Company: eGain Stand: 504 Company: EGET Stand: 428 Company: EzyAccount Stand: 534 Company: First Cagayan Leisure & Resort Stand: 402 Company: Full Tilt Poker Stand: 426 Company: Games Marketing Stand: 406 Company: Gametronix Stand: 301 Company: G-Fed Games Stand: 333 Company: Greentube Stand: 128 Company: Hitwise Stand: 628 Company: InsideEdge Stand: 630 Company: Interactive Gaming Council Stand: 507 Company: iovation Stand: 900 Company: Isle of Man Government: e-Gaming Division Stand: 622 Company: KYCOS Ltd. Stand: 435 Company: Laverock von Schoultz Stand: 914 Company: LivePerson Stand: 329 Company: Mahjong Mania Stand: 229 Company: Malta Lotteries & Gaming Authority Stand: 702 Company: Media Hut Stand: 906 Company: Mekensleep Stand: 620 Company: Merchant 2020 Stand: 805 Company: Metacharge Ltd. Stand: 800 Company: Microgaming Software Systems Limited Stand: 214 Company: MidasCashier.com Stand: 505 Company: Navaho Networks Stand: 523 Company: Parlay Entertainment Stand: 320 Company: Parspro Stand: 202 Company: PaySpark Stand: 529 Company: Pentasia iGaming Recruitment Stand: 521 Company: PKF Online Services (Malta) Ltd. Stand: 512 Company: PN2Media Stand: 200 Company: PN2Media Stand: 300 Company: PokerNetwork Stand: 326 Company: Prima Poker Worldwide Network Stand: 321 Company: PXP Play By Play Wagering Stand: 527 Company: RapidSend.com Stand: 506 Company: ReferSpot Stand: 305 Company: River City Group Stand: 501 Company: Sentor Stand: 531 Company: SportsDatabases Stand: 327 Company: Spotted Dog Media Stand: 422 Company: Tain AB Stand: 508 Company: Technical Systems Testing Stand: 221 Company: The Bonalbo Group Stand: 227 Company: Trump World Magazine Stand: 700 Company: TrustMarque International Ltd. Stand: 520 Company: Ukash Stand: 802 Company: Verid, Inc. Stand: 303 Company: vsGaming Stand: 122 Company: Winward Gaming Group Stand: 511 Company: World Gaming Stand: 421 Company: www.GamblingTherapy.co.uk Stand: 703 |
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Exhibitor Info
GIGSE is the only truly global event for I-gaming. With delegates and exhibitors from over 42 countries, an exhibit or sponsorship at GIGSE will help your company reach executives in every corner of the I-gaming world. Whether your company's focus is the U.K., Europe, Australasia, North America, the Caribbean or any place in between, GIGSE's delegates will be your premier prospects. Of GIGSE 2004's almost 900 delegates, nearly 32% were CEO's or high-level executives. GIGSE is also the best value for your company's marketing dollars. With exhibit pricing that has not increased in four years, we have managed to pass along our savings to exhibitors while the value of the audience has increased dramatically. And since entry to the exhibit hall is not free, you can be assured the quality of delegates is unsurpassed in this industry. Click Here to view the pricing and package information for GIGSE Sponsorships and Exhibit Stand Packages. If you are interested in receiving information and pricing on exhibit stands or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Dawn Kirkwood or Nancy Krause. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What they're saying: It's great to get all those igaming pros in one place - very conducive to getting business done, and even discovering things we may not have known about before. -Rick Jessup, Net Entertainment |
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Speakers Directory
Lorne Abony FUN Technologies plc, Canada Skill Games - The Next Big Thing? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Lorne Abony is the CEO, and a Director of FUN Technologies plc ("FUN"). Mr. Abony co-founded FUN (formerly CES Software or "CES") with Andrew Rivkin in June 2002. Prior to co-founding FUN, Mr. Abony was a venture partner at Elucid Technology Ventures, a private equity and venture capital firm in New York focused on technology and software companies. Prior to that, he was the co-founder and former President of "Petopia.com", an online pet food and supply destination that raised over $100 million from Silicon Valley venture capital firms. Petopia.com filed its shares for listing on the NASDAQ, but was sold to Petco in 2000. Prior to Petopia, Mr. Abony practised corporate and securities law at a prominent Canadian law firm. Mr. Abony is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association. He has an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, an LL.B/J.D. from the International Law Center at the University of Windsor and a B.A. with distinction from McGill University. Mr. Abony also sits on the Board of Directors of Cryptologic. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albe Angel AWE Management LLC, USA Moderator: Mobile Gambling Track - How to Make Money in M-Gaming Space Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1330 Mobile Gambling Track - Taking Poker Mobile Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1400 Mobile Gambling Track - Delivering Real-Time Sports Betting through Mobile Channels Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1430 Albert J. Angel is a partner with AWE Management LLC, a venture fund pursuing opportunities in the interactive gaming market. Mr. Angel has been involved as the founder and principal of several successful interactive services businesses, and draws on his background as a telecommunications lawyer and trade association activist. Mr. Angel is the past chairman and founder of Internet Billing Company Ltd. (“iBill”) a leading provider of billing services in the global Internet billing market. iBill was sold to publicly-traded InterCept Inc. in April 2002 for in excess of $100 million cash. Mr. Angel is also a founder and principal in ICN Ltd., a leading nationwide 800/900 audiotex and conferencing service bureau. Mr. Angel’s prior experience in gaming matters includes being the co-founder of the Interactive Gaming Council (“IGC”) and a member of its Board of Directors since inception in 1996. Mr. Angel has testified before several governmental bodies on gaming topics and has been a frequently invited speaker at global gaming conferences. Mr. Angel is active in industry policy development and in addition to the IGC has served on the Boards of several trade associations including the Billing Reform Council, the American Public Communications Council, the Interactive Services Assn. and the National Association of Information Services. Mr. Angel was in private law practice in Washington, D.C. in the late 1980’s, and prior to that, a U.S. Justice Department attorney responsible for litigating a major segment of the landmark U.S. vs. AT&T divestiture case. He is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia and Florida, and holds a Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University, among other degrees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cory Aronovitz Casino Law Group, USA Policy Session: The US Legal Climate Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Cory Aronovitz is the founder of the Casino Law Group where he concentrates in the area of casino and gaming law. He represents riverboat casinos, Indian casinos, Internet casinos and casino service industries including manufacturers and distributors of gaming related equipment. His practice involves appearing before regulatory agencies related to licensing and game approvals, litigation on behalf of the casino industry and providing creative solutions to client needs. Cory is a frequent writer and speaker on various topics related to gaming including contributing co-author to Internet Gambling Report VI; Internet Gambling Report V; International Casino Law third edition; Gambling Public Policies and Social Sciences; and Casino Gaming: Policy, Economics and Regulation; and panelist at the Chapman Law School Gaming Law Symposium and IMGL "Cross-Board Issues in Gaming" seminar. Cory is a member of the Gaming Law Review editorial board, a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, and an adjunct professor of gaming law at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. In August 2000, Cory was named one of the "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40" by the Chicago Law Bulletin for his contributions to the gaming industry and an is a past award recipient of The John Rosecrance Gambling Research Paper Competition hosted by Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvin Ayre BoDog.com, Costa Rica Then & Now - How Far Has the I-Gaming Industry Come? Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1130 One of the pioneers of online gaming, Mr. Ayre founded a software company in 1994 that eventually became BoDog.com Sportsbook & Casino. During this time, the BoDog.com Group of Companies has been responsible for many industry innovations in technology, marketing and business models. Calvin Ayre has a Bachelor's Degree in General Sciences and an MBA in Management Finance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryan Bailey Casinomeister, Germany Moderator: Roundtable: Affiliate Marketing Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 The established entities in the online casino world understand that Casinomeister makes a difference. Casinomeister is one of the first portals established (June 1998). Bryan Bailey, the owner operator, is known for his arbitration skills and for pointing the finger at the evil casinos and scam operations. Besides writing one of the most prolific newsletters available online, he produces a weekly webcast that both informs and entertains listeners concerning the "dos and don'ts" of online gambling. Casinomeister was awarded "Watchdog of the Year" for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 by Gambling Online Magazine's reader's poll for his untiring efforts at mediating player problems. He has a background in teaching English and Creative Writing at numerous colleges and universities in the Southern California area. He also has a military background and was decorated during the First Persian Gulf War. Presently, he resides in Germany. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Baker Cyber World Group, Canada Case Studies in Branding Strategies Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjay Balakrishnan PartyGaming, United Kingdom Internet Poker - Considerations for a Growing Segment Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amrit Bhatta Slickstreet, South Africa Roundtable: Bonus Programs Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Blackledge USA Casino, United Kingdom Then & Now - How Far Has the I-Gaming Industry Come? Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1130 James Blackledge has been closely involved in the marketing of a number of online casino and bingo sites since 1997. He helped to launch and build the USA and New York Casinos brands for InterContinental Casinos Ltd and was an early player in the online bingo scene, helping InterContinental to bring a number of bingo games to market from 2000, including BingoFun, Zany Bingo, Zodiac Bingo and Ruby Bingo. This month ICC added its first poker game USA Poker. Prior to all this, James worked for seven years as a staff reporter, crossing the ethical divide to join a PR consultancy in the mid 70s. In 1983 he was recruited by the UK's largest indigenous PC manufacturer, Apricot Computers, seeing the company through from the launch of its first PC in 1983 to its successful acquisition by Mitsubishi Electric in 1990. As well as responsibility for brand development, player acquisition and retention, James has also been closely involved in the development of online bingo platforms for InterContinental's partners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Blandford Sportingbet Plc, United Kingdom Then & Now - How Far Has the I-Gaming Industry Come? Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1130 Mark Blandford is the Founder and Executive Director of Sportingbet Plc. Previously the owner of a traditional "bricks and mortar" bookmaker's chain for over 15 years, Mark recognised the potential of the Internet in the mid 90's. He sold his chain to Tote Bookmakers in 1997. In October 1998 he launched Sportingbet and in January 2001 the Company floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Bold Betbull - the European betting exchange plc. , Gibraltar Betting Exchanges - Where Are They Now? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 Simon Bold is executive director of betbull - the European betting exchange plc. Launched at the end of 2004, betbull has already emerged as a significant player in the industry, especially within German speaking markets. Simon has more than 30 years' experience in the international betting industry. He has an outstanding track record in founding, growing, and managing companies in the international gaming sector. Simon was the founder and main shareholder of Liverpool-based Mawdsley Bookmakers, a successful national chain of retail betting outlets, later establishing a telephone betting business he was the first to introduce large-scale betting via debit cards in 1989. He moved to Gibraltar in November 1999 to set up Simon Bold (Gibraltar) Ltd. operating telephone and Internet betting, which was subsequently acquired by BETandWIN.com Interactive Entertainment AG. and renamed BAW International Ltd. Simon was retained as MD of the company and has seen BAW become one of the world leaders in online betting and gaming. In July 2004, he joined Betbull - the European Betting Exchange PLC and successfully completed an IPO of the company in October 2004. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bossart Robert Bossart, USA Moderator: Opportunities & Risks in Chinese Markets Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0900 The Art and Science of Negotiating Technology Outsourcing Deals Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 Institutional Investing - Is It Time? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Rob Bossart is of counsel with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. As the co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's International Tax Group, Rob's primary focus is helping multinationals minimize their effective tax rates and costs through creative international and corporate tax planning. He is both a tax attorney and a CPA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Caselli Gambling Online Magazine, United Kingdom Moderator: Internet Poker - Considerations for a Growing Segment Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Internet Poker - Protecting the Player Experience Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Michael Caselli has been involved in the online gaming industry since 1996 when he completed his Masters work at the University of London (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) analyzing the viability of gaming on the Internet. Following his academic career he became a writer and consultant for the online gaming industry advising strategies for startup online casinos and terrestrial casinos considering their future in online gaming. In 1999 Michael Caselli founded Lyceum Publishing LLC, which produces and publishes the Internet Gaming magazines "Online Casino News" and "The Gambling Daily". Lyceum Publishing LLC is a daily content provider online gamblers and the online gaming industry. Lyceum Publishing LLC provides information to approximately 3 million readers monthly. In 2000 Michael was appointed Editor of “Gambling Online Magazine”, the first print magazine dedicated exclusively to Internet gambling. Gambling Online Magazine is distributed throughout the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. Gambling Online Magazine is the market leader and most widely read international online gaming print publication in the world. In 2003 Michael also took on the role of Managing Editor of iGaming Business, a trade magazine for the online gambling industry. iGaming Business is read by terrestrial and online casino professionals and offers operational, management, marketing and legal columns to help them run their interactive gaming businesses more efficiently. iGaming Business is the premier trade publication in the industry. Michael Caselli is considered one of the world’s leading experts on online gaming and has served as chairman of numerous International forums and conferences that focus on electronic gaming throughout Europe, Asia and America. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Catania Catania Consulting Group, Inc., USA Moderator: Emerging Payment Concepts Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1500 Fraud and Risk Management Solutions Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 Roundtable: Payment Processing Challenges Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 Frank Catania is president and a principal in Catania Consulting Group, Inc. of New Jersey, a consulting firm with extensive experience in gaming issues. An attorney, he is also counsel to Catania & Associates, Law Offices, LLC. Mr. Catania’s gaming expertise stems from his years as Assistant Attorney General, Director New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement; Vice President, Compliance Officer, Players International; Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and counsel to the Law Firm of Sterns and Weinroth. He served as the first president of the International Masters of Gaming Law, vice chair and chair, respectively, of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, past chairman of the Forum of American Casino Regulators, and was first President of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), a non-profit association dedicated to the education and advancement of gaming law. Mr. Catania has been published on a wide variety of casino gaming and government-related topics in several national publications, regional newspapers, and trade publications. He is a graduate of Rutgers College and received his JD from Seton Hall University Law School. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Chan G-Master Technology Company Ltd., Macau Opportunities & Risks in Chinese Markets Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0900 Jason Chan is the executive director and founder of G-Master Technology Company Limited established in July 2000 providing comprehensive supporting services to online gambling operators. In Oct 2001, he successful launched G-Win.com, which was immediately recognized by the public as the largest online gambling network in the Chinese communities. With more than 8 years of hands-on experience in the marketing and advertising industry in China, he has full understanding to successfully market any gaming products or services to the Chinese markets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ziv Chen LivePerson, United States Customer Service Objectives Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 As a Senior Account Manager at LivePerson, Ziv works to leverage the company’s existing successes and domain expertise in the gaming industry. He applies a "hands-on" implementation approach evaluating the needs analysis; affiliate traffic to player conversion and player billing technical support. Working closely with gaming operators they create a player to support flow while monitoring and maintaining contact with site visitors throughout every phase of the customer experience; pre-game, installation and download, signup and registration. Ziv concentrates in maximizing traffic to player conversion through traffic source differentiation and rules based, proactive engagement sales campaigns. LivePerson's customer base includes leading casino, wagering and other gaming sites from Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Cooke Newecon, Australia Roundtable: Affiliate Marketing Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 Brian has over 15 years experience in senior marketing and strategic planning roles in Europe and Australia within industries as diverse as Fast moving consumables, Telecommunications, Publishing and Gaming. Brian was one of the original founders of Newecon in June 2000. Prior to NewEcon, he held a number of senior management positions within the Queensland lottery operator, Golden Casket. Brian played a key role in formulating Golden Casket's diversification strategy, which saw it move outside it’s traditional lottery base and establish a number of new ventures in other sectors of the industry. Brian has led multi-disciplinary teams in the areas of Strategic Planning, New Product Development and Organisational Change. After extensively researching e-commerce opportunities and developing the company's online business strategy, Brian founded Interactive Gold Pty Ltd, Golden Casket’s online gaming subsidiary and was appointed General Manager of the company in July 1999. At NewEcon, he is responsible for oversees the marketing and strategy function and consults to a number of online casinos and poker rooms. Brian has an Honours Degree in Commerce (majoring in Economics and Marketing) from University College Cork in Ireland and has also undertaken executive management programs at the Australian Graduate School of Management and at Macquarie Graduate School of Management. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Cullingworth InfoPowa News, South Africa Roundtable: Bonus Programs Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eberhard Duerrschmid Greentube I.E.S. AG, Austria Skill Games - The Next Big Thing? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Eberhard Duerrschmid is CEO and co-founder of Greentube I.E.S. AG, a leading service provider for multiplayer skill gaming solutions. The core products of Greentube are real-time, P2P-skill gaming applications. The VC-backed company supplies technology for web applications, mobile devices and iTV. Greentube’s product portfolio consists of typical games of skill which are perfectly suited to international gambling projects. Its games are embedded into a complex yet easy-to-use back-office system which allows precise monitoring of all that goes on inside the games platform. Greentube has been occupied with the development of interactive internet entertainment applications since 2000, and has constantly improved and enlarged its line-up. Eberhard Duerrschmid has been CEO at Greentube since its founding in 2000, and in its predecessor company. He studied biotechnology at the University of Life Sciences in Vienna and holds a PhD for neural network programming. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Edelbrock CryptoLogic, Canada Internet Poker - Protecting the Player Experience Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Andre Edelbrock joined CryptoLogic Inc. as Director Payment Solutions in 2002. Responsible for CryptoLogic’s payment solution strategy, Andre is the driving force behind the Company’s expanding international payment offering. His hands-on approach includes solution selection, performing process and systems analysis, creating design specifications and project management. Most recently, Andre has played a key role in the expansion of CryptoLogic’s fraud management system through enhancements to existing systems and controls, and integration with external parties. Andre graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering at the University of Waterloo prior to joining Deloitte Consulting in 1998 as a management consultant and quickly rose to manage supplier side business development strategy for Procuron prior to joining CryptoLogic. He currently resides in Toronto and is active in mountain biking, squash, SCUBA and travel. Andre may be reached at andre.edelbrock@cryptologic.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eithan Ephrati Cellectivity, United Kingdom Mobile Gambling Track - Delivering Real-Time Sports Betting through Mobile Channels Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1430 Eithan is a successful serial entrepreneur with over 23 years of expertise in commercial software development. Before founding Cellectivity, he was an EIR at Benchmark Capital, VP R&D at Ariba Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA), and a co-founder and CTO of TradingDynamics (acquired by Ariba). Previously he was in charge of Internet strategy and related projects at Amdocs (NYSE: DOCS) and a founder and Vice President R&D of Agentsoft (acquired by Alcatel Inc. (NYSE: ALA)). Eithan received his PhD, MSc and BSc degrees in Computer Science from the Hebrew University. He is the author of over 30 publications in the fields of artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems and game theory for which he has received many honors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr. American Gaming Association, USA Internet Gambling - Perspectives from Industry Leaders Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1315 Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA). In his role as the chief executive of the AGA, Fahrenkopf is the national advocate for the commercial casino industry and is responsible for positioning the association to address regulatory, political and educational issues affecting the industry. A lawyer by profession, Fahrenkopf gained national prominence during the 1980s when he served as chairman of the Republican Party for six of President Ronald Reagan's eight years in the White House (1983 to 1989). When Fahrenkopf retired in January 1989, he had served as chairman of the Republican National Committee longer than any person in the 20th century (and second-longest in the history of the party) and led the party through two successful presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988. He has been a frequent commentator on political and gaming issues on such network television programs as Crossfire, Inside Politics, Meet The Press, Hardball, Face the Nation, The Today Show, This Week and Good Morning America. Fahrenkopf continues to serve in a variety of political capacities. He presently is co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which conducts the general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. He co-founded the commission in 1986 with Democratic National Committee chairman Paul Kirk. He also was a founder of the National Endowment for Democracy, where he served as vice chairman and a board member from 1983 to 1993. Additionally, he serves as a board member of the International Republican Institute (IRI), which he founded in 1984. He served for many years as chairman of the Pacific Democrat Union and vice chairman of the International Democrat Union, a worldwide association of conservative political parties from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia and 20 other nations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Faust IGN, United States Moderator: Addressing Security Threats Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0900 Betting Exchanges - Where Are They Now? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 Skill Games - The Next Big Thing? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Fred Faust is a freelance writer and consultant who has covered gaming topics since 1992. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, he is a former business reporter and columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and former managing editor of Rolling Good Times Online. He has also written for Interactive Gaming News, Barron’s, The New York Times, The National Law Journal, Resort Management, Slot Manager, and Michael Pollock’s Gaming Industry Observer. He has followed the online gaming industry since 1999, and writes a regular column on Internet Gaming for International Gaming & Wagering Business. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Flynn Poker Network, United Kingdom Mobile Gambling Track - Taking Poker Mobile Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1400 As vice president and director of Ongame development, David Flynn is responsible for directing the development of Poker Network’s games-based studio in Uppsala, Sweden. The 80-person programming team creates both Internet and mobile gambling applications for release worldwide. The most recent release by the group was the first real-money multiplayer mobile poker client available on Poker Network. Before taking his current role, Mr. Flynn was responsible for developing the customer relations group within Poker Network and PokerRoom.com. He strongly believes in customer-focused software development and the most efficient development methods to achieve speed to market. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mario Galea Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority , Malta Jurisdictions - In Depth Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andy Goetsch CryptoLogic, Canada Internet Poker - Protecting the Player Experience Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Andy Goetsch joined CryptoLogic as Vice President, Poker Software Development on December 20, 2004. Andy's extensive strategic planning and poker experience will help CryptoLogic continue the development of its software product plans in the fast-growing online poker market. Andy is an avid poker player who has had several final table appearances, and more than 200 "in the money" finishes in tournaments held both online and around the world, including the main event in the 2004 World Series of Poker. His gaming knowledge extends to both the online poker room environment and consulting for various Internet gaming sites. As a senior executive with 18 years experience in strategic planning, technology, finance and mergers and acquisitions, Andy has increased sales and profits for consumer goods and manufacturing companies and negotiated more than a dozen acquisitions. He obtained his Certified Public Accountant while working at one of the big accounting firms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Grossman DeWitt Grossman, P.L, USA The Art and Science of Negotiating Technology Outsourcing Deals Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 Mark Grossman is a 22-year business lawyer who began focusing on technology about 15 years ago. He is also an author and frequent speaker on technology, business, and the art and science of negotiating deals. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level attainable, and is a member of the Florida Bar’s Computer Law Committee. Further, he was chosen by his peers to appear in the 2003-2004 and, more recently, the 2005-2006 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." Grossman started writing about technology law in 1996, just as technology was exploding and the bubble was beginning. He began his writing career with PC World Magazine and in 1997 created his weekly "CyberLaw" column in South Florida's "Daily Business Review." In 2000, the column was renamed "TechLaw" and moved to the Miami Herald where it remains today. Since the mid 1990s, Grossman has spoken to hundreds of groups domestically and internationally, including multiple appearances at Georgetown University Law Center’s Advanced Computer Law Institute, COMDEX in Las Vegas, and seminars offered by the American Corporate Counsel Association. He has also been a guest on many television and radio shows, including ABC's "Nightline." Grossman's book "Technology Law – What Every Business (and Business-Minded Person) Needs to Know," was published in December 2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Gzesh Truepoker, Costa Rica Internet Poker - Considerations for a Growing Segment Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 David has been a principal and CEO of Truepoker since 2001, and of Yatahay, Ltd., which develops and licenses skins of the Truepoker software. Truepoker software has been a leader in entertaining online poker players since its inception. While the goal historically has been to convert play money players to real gambling, poker as entertainment presents different opportunities from the ongoing growth we see in poker’s mainstream acceptance. David formerly practiced gaming law in Nevada and could not win the 2005 World Series of Poker even if the other players turned their cards face up before the flop. If anyone actually reads this far, he will comp you $25 to try Truepoker. He may be contacted at management@yatahay.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey Haas PokerNetwork, Canada Developing a Marketing Strategy Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wulf Hambach Hambach & Hambach Law Firm, Germany European Policy: Cross-Border Issues Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Dr. Wulf Hambach is a partner of the Hambach & Hambach Law Firm (www.betting-law.com) and attorney at the Munich Bar. The client-base of Hambach & Hambach, which specialises on European and International Gaming Law, mainly consists of European and International gaming companies who are seeking to gain access to or who are already active on the German Gaming Market. He can be reached at (Telephone: +49 (0) 89 / 38 99 75 - 50; email: info@ra-hambach.com). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gord Herman NETeller, Isle of Man Roundtable: Payment Processing Challenges Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 Gord Herman joined NETeller in 2002 as Chief Operating Officer and took over leadership of the company early in 2003 as President and CEO. NETeller is a leading online payment company serving approximately 1,500,000 individual members and 1500 merchants with its trusted payment solutions. Gord is the driving force behind NETeller's international expansion and merger and acquisition programs. His extensive financial and operational background includes executive roles at General Electric, Shell Canada and Trilon Financial. His track record also includes the completion of over 40 acquisitions in his career. In addition to sitting as Chairman of publicly-traded The Maddison Group of Companies, Gord is a former President of GE Capital Canada Leasing Ltd., former Managing Director of Chell Merchant Capital Group, past owner of a number of Canadian insurance brokerages, and former Vice President of Acquisitions for Equisure Canada, Trilon Financial and Richardson Greenshields. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Hernandez First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corporation, The Philippines Jurisdictions - In Depth Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Hewson Barclays Bank PLC, United Kingdom Roundtable: Payment Processing Challenges Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 A relationship director, part of the Corporate Banking Larger Business “Leisure and Hospitality Team.” A director on the team, specialising in all aspects of gaming, both onlne and csino-based business, primarily with UK-based operations, but with worldwide expansion plans. An industry focused specialist within Barclays with a strong working knowledge of all aspects of the gaming industry recognising the demands/opportunities that legislative changes can bring in land-based casinos; interactive gaming and payment processing needs. Able to bring funding partners together with strong experience in the syndicated senior debt market, able to introduce both range of funders and interested sector JV partners. As a part of the leisure team, we have a wide ranging mandate concentrating on all leisure-based activity, either stand-alone or an integrated opportunity including, hotels, restaurants, leisure parks, travel, health and fitness. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evan Hoff Quest Limited , United Kingdom Know Your Customer Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1500 Evan spent the early part of his career at Price Waterhouse where he trained as a chartered accountant and worked in corporate finance. He went on to co-found forwardSLASH, one of the first and today leading outsourcing and marketing providers to the online gaming industry. In addition to other interests, Evan is an executive of Quest Limited, a London, UK-based due diligence and intelligence firm servicing major UK corporates and professional firms. Quest has recently set up a specialist gaming team focused on player due diligence, risk analysis and investigations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nikolaus Hottenroth MSc i-SEC Consult, Canada Special Pre-Conference Session: DDos Simulation Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0830 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey Houle Greenberg Traurig, LLP, United States I-Gaming Primer - Determining Capital Requirements Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1430 Jeffrey R. Houle is a founder of Greenberg Traurig's Northern Virginia office and was instrumental in the founding of its Boston and Palo Alto offices. His practice involves representing public and private companies, both domestically and internationally, in complex acquisition and disposition programs, such as mergers, joint ventures, tender offers, and asset and stock sales. These transactions have involved companies operating in a variety of industries, including software, information technology, defense and government contracting, financial services, telecommunications, real estate, enterprise software, biotechnology, and online gaming. Jeff has also represented issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements. He is experienced in organizing private domestic and offshore investment funds and representing such funds, and a diverse mix of individuals, sponsors, lead investors and placement agents in connection with venture capital, strategic debt and equity investments, and financing transactions. His experience is global in scope, having represented clients throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, Australia, India, Japan, China, Korea, and the Pacific Rim region. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Jameson Accurate Software, United Kingdom Roundtable: Payment Processing Challenges Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 Peter Jameson joined the business development team at Accurate in October 1999 with primary responsibility for the UK corporate sector, including retail and leisure. Since then, Peter has successfully managed the application of Accurate’s business solution to the sports betting and gaming sectors, and has been instrumental in establishing relationships with organisations including Betfair, BetFred, Party Gaming (formerly iGlobalMedia), Camelot and most recently Pinnacle Sports. With specific expertise and extensive experience in reducing operational risk, Peter is well positioned to comment on the issues faced by online gaming organisations in today’s global market place. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Hasu Jani Direct Merchant Services, United Kingdom Then & Now - How Far Has the I-Gaming Industry Come? Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1130 Hasu Jani is the Director of Business Development (International) for Direct Merchant Services. A broad-based backbone of his knowledge is the extensive research program carried out by his company in e-commerce and the invaluable experience gained in the "non face to face" acquiring and credit card member industry where he has worked for last 20 years. Having been involved in all aspects of credit/debit card acquiring - technology and business, a strong interest of Hasu's is to further the company's understanding of how far e-commerce can be stretched to provide new applications to business solutions for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) and PLC's. Associated with these goals is the need to investigate new approaches and technologies to contribute to the understanding of advancement in card technology. To this end, his company is actively involved not only in providing e-commerce acquiring and its solutions, but is also actively developing new avenues to address the requirements of 'cashless' trading. Direct Merchant Services is available for consultation in the following areas: Card plastics (Visa, MasterCard and others members); Acquiring (E-commerce, International & domestic); Issuing (card affiliated programs, co–branding, private labelling); B2C & B2B; IPG (Internet Payment Gateway); Fraud controls & Security. Phone: +44 (0) 1604 637748 Email: hasu@directmerchantservices.com Web: www.directmerchantservices.com or www.aumec.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marty Jensen Main Street Group, Canada Roundtable: Bonus Programs Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Kenny Tecbet, United Kingdom Emerging Payment Concepts Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1500 Every year Tecbet helps I-gaming operators acquire and retain many thousands of new customers worldwide by implementing both package and customised payment and anti-fraud solutions that are effective even in hard-to-crack geographies. Tecbet's clients include Betfair, Victor Chandler International, Betinternet and other successful innovators. Before founding Tecbet in 2002, Thomas was vice president, e-business with Citibank in London. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Lipton Elkind Lipton & Jacobs LLP, Canada Moderator: Policy Session: The US Legal Climate Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Advertising & The Law Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Michael Lipton established the firm of Elkind & Lipton in 1970 now known as Elkind, Lipton & Jacobs LLP where he is Senior Partner and Chair of the Firm’s Gaming Practice Group. Michael has been engaged as senior counsel on numerous regulatory matters on behalf of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations of Ontario. In addition, he has served as senior counsel on several gaming matters including advising on Requests for Proposals from government to operate commercial and charitable casinos and advised applicants regarding registration with the various Gaming Commissions throughout Canada’s provinces. He has acted as senior counsel in advising gaming license holders throughout North America in respect to gaming compliance and policy issues as well as advising charitable organizations, associations, public and private corporations and institutions in respect to the provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code relating to gaming. Mr. Lipton is counsel to the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association and has counselled the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario on Canada’s new "Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act". Mr. Lipton is a member of the editorial board of the Gaming Law Review, World Online Gambling Law Report and the International Travel Law Journal. He have authored a number of papers and articles on gaming law which have been published in several national publications and regional newspapers. Mr. Lipton is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and currently its Vice-President. He is a member of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys, Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association, and New York State Bar Association. He serves as a director of the Responsible Gaming Council of Canada and as a director of the Interactive Gaming Council. Mr. Lipton was educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School and called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada with honours in 1967. He was appointed as a Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario in 1967 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979. He is certified as a specialist in civil litigation by the Law Society. He is also a member of the Bar of New York State. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quirino Mancini Sinisi Ceschini Mancini , Italy European Policy: Cross-Border Issues Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 - Partner at Sinisi Ceschini Mancini (www.scm-partners.it), a general practice firm with offices in Rome, Milan, Genoa, and the Republic of San Marino. Main areas of practice: telecommunications (joint-venture agreements; licensing), new media (e-commerce, domain protection and registration, IP-related disputes on the Web), sports & entertainment (film and television distribution, production & co-production deals; legal counsel to various professional sports bodies & clubs: engagement, sponsorship, and endorsement deals on behalf of professional athletes; copyright and image rights; contract litigation before national labour courts, federal & industry arbitration panels). - Over the past decade, he has developed an almost unique knowledge and practice in matters related to national/EU gaming & gambling legislation, assisting several Internet and land-based casinos, gaming houses and sports betting agencies in connection with their Italian operations and market entry projects as well as advising on the related local marketing and advertising campaigns both on and off-line. - Mr Mancini has been directly involved in the recent flotation of the largest online gaming companies on the London Stock Exchange. - Mr Mancini is a regular speaker at the most important sector conferences and annual expos such as the Global Gaming Expo (Las Vegas), the European Internet Gaming Conference (Barcelona), the Virtual Gaming Forum (London). He is an author of several articles and papers in the most authoritative gaming law publications as well as a contributor to various worldwide gaming law handbooks and Internet gambling reports - General Counsel to the Interperformances Group, the biggest European basketball players’ agency, with offices in Italy, San Marino, and the USA. - Member of the board of directors of Rimini Basket Crabs (First National Division). - Member of the editorial boards of the WorldOnline Gaming Law Report and World Sports Law Review. - Fellow member of: International Bar Association; International Masters of Gaming Law; Sports Lawyers Association; Computer Law Association E-mail: qmancini@scm-partners.it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Mangion PKF Malta, Malta Cross-Border Considerations for Advertising Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1500 George Mangion is managing partner of PKF in Malta a audit and business advisory firm. He has over thirty years experience in accounting, taxation, financial and consultancy services. His efforts have seen that PKF Malta has been instrumental in establishing many e-Commerce, online betting and gaming companies in Malta and has developed relationships with market leaders in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada USA, Belgium, Italy ,Germany and Scandinavian countries. George is a regular contributor to local newspapers on business, i-gaming and e-Commerce. He has also lectured and delivered presentations at numerous seminars and conferences worldwide. Recent events include: the "Small Jurisdictions i-Gaming Seminar" (also organised by PKF Malta), precursor to EIG in Barcelona; "Law of Internet Gambling: From National Regulation to Global Solutions" in Lausanne, Switzerland; the "3rd Annual World Interactive Gaming Summit" in Miami, Florida and at the InterGame seminar – "How do we regulate Internet Gambling?" held in London. Another show last year was the "Jurisdiction Showcase" jointly with Igaming Magazine held at British Science Museum London and this year at the event called Regulation, Taxation and Location in conjunction with eGaming Magazine at PKF Farringdon Place London. He may be contacted at gmm@pkfmalta.com or cell +356 99486848 or booth 512. Visit www.maltaconference.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Marcus Adsdotcom Ltd., United Kingdom Roundtable: Bonus Programs Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 I-Gaming Primer - Marketing Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1400 Peter Marcus is the marketing director for Adsdotcom Ltd. and a spokesman for InterCasino Group. He joined Adsdotcom Ltd, a marketing agency representing The InterCasino Group, as marketing director in August 2004. This role incorporates all of InterCasino properties around the world (North America, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, China & Japan) alongside poker, bingo and lottery. Prior to this, Peter was VP International Marketing for the Fortune Lounge Casino Group, an online casino group, launching casinos in the UK, Asia, and Israel and poker outside North America. He is also a former director of account management of Europe, Middle East & Africa at DoubleClick (online advertising technology) and formerly worked for Rand Group Plc and El Al Israel Airlines. Born in London, Peter went to the Manchester Business School (part of Manchester University) to study Management Science, graduating with a BSC hons 1st Class. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaye McDonald Antigua Financial Services Regulatory Commission , Antigua and Barbuda Policy Session: The US Legal Climate Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Kaye McDonald is the director of gaming for Antigua's Financial Services Regulatory Commission -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David McDowell GameAccount Global Limited , United Kingdom Skill Games - The Next Big Thing? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 David is COO and co-founder of both GameAccount Global Ltd. and GameAccount Global N.V. GameAccount (www.gameaccount.com) is a leading provider of P2P skill games solutions to the betting and gaming industry. It operates multi-lingual, multi-currency white-labeled channels for over 100 global partners and integrated single-wallet channels for more than a dozen bookmakers and gaming brands. David is a pioneer of the skill games industry and has been building GameAccount since 2000. He has been instrumental in defining the company and the industry through product leadership and distribution strategy. David helped GameAccount to become the first multi-currency skill games company, and he implemented the industry’s first single wallet integration of a skill games channel and the industry’s first truly white-labeled skill-games channel. Prior to starting GameAccount, David co-founded and was CFO for a Toronto-based computer services company called Student On-site Solutions and later became a management consultant providing “value-based management” solutions to global clients while working for Stern Stewart Europe Ltd. David holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute and an MBA from London Business School. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Mendel Mendel Blumenfeld, LLP, United States Policy Session: The US Legal Climate Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Mr. Mendel has practiced law for almost 25 years, concentrating in international finance, securities, venture capital and private equity, trade and business transactions. He has raised equity and debt capital for clients in the international debt and equity markets, including the listing of securities on United States and European exchanges, syndicated international secured and unsecured financings, offerings of governmental debt and other complex transactions. He is currently lead counsel to the government of Antigua and Barbuda in its case against the United States at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Mendel is licensed in the State of Texas and lives in County Cork, Ireland. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idan Miller Zone4Play, Israel Mobile Gambling Track - How to Make Money in M-Gaming Space Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1330 Mr. Miller joined Zone4Play in May 2004 with 10 years of experience managing TV and Internet technology projects. He was president and CEO of Oraios, a NYC-based company that developed e-commerce, community and e-gaming enabling technologies for the Internet. He had previously managed Zinc Media, a cross-platform (TV, Internet, mobile) development house for interactive applications. As such, Mr. Miller has worked with some of the largest e-commerce Web sites in the world. He was head of business development - iTV gaming at NDS, a News Corp. company (a world leader in security systems and middleware technologies for the TV market) and vice president of marketing for Intech Capital (an investment house for Internet enterprises). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Morgan RAL Interactive, United Kingdom European Policy: Cross-Border Issues Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Mummery Isle of Man Department of Trade and Industry, Isle of Man Jurisdictions - In Depth Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melford Nicholas Cable & Wireless, Antigua & Barbuda Jurisdictions - In Depth Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel Payne Sportingbet Plc, United Kingdom Institutional Investing - Is It Time? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Nigel Payne is Group Chief Executive of Sportingbet Plc, one of the largest Internet sports betting business in the world and quoted on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Nigel joined Sportingbet in May 2000 as Group Finance Director and successfully steered the Company through three fundraisings, the Listing on Aim and the acquisition of two major businesses serving the Australian and American markets. Nigel was promoted to Group Chief Executive in November 2001. Between 1994 and 2000 Nigel was Group Finance Director of Polestar Magazines, Europe’s largest magazine printer. Nigel has also held senior Directorships at Scottish & Newcastle and Brann Direct Marketing. Nigel qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984. Married with two children, Nigel’s hobbies include Formula 1 Motor Racing, Table Tennis, Cinema, eating the very best food and drinking fine wines. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Pedley Gaming Associates, Australia I-Gaming Primer: Jurisdictions - An Overview Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1330 Alan pioneered all technology-based gambling regulation in the Northern Territory, establishing the world’s first regulated internet gambling requirements and industry. Alan has been auditing interactive wagering control systems since the mid-1990's, consulting to some of the world’s leading wagering and gaming companies since December 1998, in relation to information governance and risk management. Alan established the world's first internet gambling regulations enabling regulated interactive gambling industries. Alan is recognised internationally as a leading expert of information governance in technology-based wagering and gaming industries. He has appeared as an expert witness before government reviews into technology-based gambling since early as 1995 (including the Australian Senate Review into Australia’s Online Gambling Industry). Alan is a principal consultant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Pierson iovation, USA Know Your Customer Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1500 Prior to founding iovation, Greg Pierson was CEO and founder of ieLogic, a software firm specializing in Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) applications. He’s also the lead inventor of the technology now used with iovation’s Device Reputation Authority™. Before founding ieLogic, Pierson served as Global Retail Practice Manager with Accenture. iovation, based in Portland, Oregon, develops fraud-management systems for companies besieged by significant online fraud issues, particularly stolen credit cards, chargebacks and cyber-crime rings. The company has pioneered a unique online fraud-detection technology that links users and their accounts with physical devices. iovation currently manages the reputation of nearly 2 million devices in the gaming market. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Rickborn Verid, Inc., USA Fraud and Risk Management Solutions Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 Chris leads Verid’s strategic vision of knowledge-based authentication strategies, helping to protect businesses and consumers from identity thieves and building trust and confidence among valued customers. In addition to setting the company direction and managing all aspects of operations at Verid, Chris serves on the Company’s Board of Directors. Chris brings 13 years of experience in technology and business services with an extensive background in helping client organizations in a variety of vertical markets adapt easily to new solutions for improving key business processes. Prior to joining Verid, Chris was COO of Equitrac Corporation. Chris received a B.B.A. in management and marketing from Mercer University. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Romano BoDog Group, Canada Roundtable: Bonus Programs Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Schneider River City Group, USA Welcoming Remarks Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1300 Internet Gambling - Perspectives from Industry Leaders Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1315 Then & Now - How Far Has the I-Gaming Industry Come? Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1130 Sue Schneider is the CEO/President of River City Group LLC in St. Louis, Mo. The company publishes a sub....ion-based electronic magazine, Interactive Gaming News (www.igamingnews.com) as well as syndicated research reports. It offers a wide range of industry-related services such as market research, regional and international Summits, executive placement and brokerage services. She wrote a monthly column on interactive gambling for International Gaming and Wagering Business (IGWB) magazine for several years and now writes for Global Gaming Business magazine. She has been a contributing writer for each edition of the Internet Gambling Report; originally published by Trace Publications, her company has now taken over publication of that book. Schneider served as Chairman of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), a trade association, since its inception in l996 until 2004. IGC has a Code of Conduct for its members which aims at enhancing consumer protection as well as a Code of Practice for advertising and Responsible Gaming Guidelines. She is a frequent speaker at international gaming conferences and has testified to both the US Senate, the US House of Representatives as well as the National Gambling Impact Study Commission in that country. She is determined to stay on the information side of the gaming industry after her previous experience in gaming which was a six year stint running charitable bingo. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobias Schreyer PartyGaming, Gibraltar Roundtable: Payment Processing Challenges Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 Tobias Schreyer is the director of payments for PartyGaming in Gibraltar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicky Senyard Income Access, Canada Moderator: Developing a Marketing Strategy Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0900 Roundtable: Affiliate Marketing Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 Case Studies in Branding Strategies Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Nicky is the CEO of Income Access, an online marketing company formed in 2002. She has built the company from four staff and two clients to 21 staff, over 20 clients and four brands including a new non gaming network called Share Results. Income Access, is an affiliate network designed specifically for the online gaming industry and is the industry's only independent affiliate network, providing profitable affiliate program management for top gaming clients and over 8,000+ affiliates. Nicky comes with over 15 years experience in the management and marketing both offline and online in Australia, the U.K and Canada. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mridul Sharma eGain Communications, United States Customer Service Objectives Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 Mridul Sharma has been involved with the Internet and software industry as an evangelist for improving the quality of customer service. Providing effective service and building customer relationships is crucial for building a thriving online customer base, by attracting new customers as well as ensuring satisfaction and repeat business from existing customers. He has been involved in the software industry for more than 10 years, as a Consultant, Business Development Manager and most recently as Director, North America for eGain Communications. In this role he has worked and helped companies providing Online Gaming services to create and operate successfully truly multi-channel contact centers while increasing customer satisfaction and reducing costs. eGain's online gaming customer base includes iGlobalMedia (Ivy Comptech), Playtech, Tropical Paradise (paradisepoker.com), eWorld (Ultimatebet.com), Absolute Entertainment (absolutepoker.com). eGain is a leading provider of customer service and contact center software for in-house or on-demand deployment. Trusted by prominent enterprises and growing mid-sized companies worldwide, eGain has been helping customer service organizations, help desks and e-business operations achieve and sustain service excellence for more than a decade. 24 of the 50 largest global companies rely on eGain to transform their traditional call centers into multichannel customer interaction hubs, and to extend their service-based competitive advantage. eGain Service 7™, the company's software suite includes integrated, best-in-class applications for web self-service, email management, knowledge management, live web collaboration through chat and cobrowsing, automation of fax and paper-based service interactions, case management and service fulfillment. These robust applications are built on the eGain Service Management Platform™ (eGain SMP™), a scalable next-generation framework that includes end-to-end service process management, multichannel, multisite contact center management, and certified out-of-the-box integrations with leading call center, content and business systems. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, eGain has an operating presence in 18 countries and serves over 800 enterprise customers worldwide. To find out more about eGain, visit http://www.eGain.com or call the company's offices: United States: 800-821-4358; London: 1753-464646; Tokyo: 3-5778-7590. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Sharma GMP Securities, Canada Institutional Investing - Is It Time? Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Ray Sharma joined GMP in January 2004. Over his nine years in technology equity research, Ray has worked with major investments banks both in the United States and Canada (Credit Suisse First Boston’s Technology Group and BMO Nesbitt Burns as a Vice President and Managing Director, respectively). Ray is consistently regarded as a top-ranked technology analyst in Canada placing in the top tier of rankings in a number of industry surveys, including Greenwich, Brendan Woods and Reuters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debbee Silverman GoneGambling.com, Australia/USA Moderator: Roundtable: Bonus Programs Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1700 U.S.-based Advertising and Marketing director. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.J. Slivinski WagerLogic Limited, United Kingdom/Cyprus Moderator: Customer Service Objectives Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 Know Your Customer Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1500 AJ Slivinski is Managing Director of WagerLogic Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic Inc., which is the largest publicly traded software developer and supplier to the global online gaming market. WagerLogic is responsible for the licensing of its e-gaming software and services (customer support/ e-cash) to an internationally recognized blue chip customer base including William Hill, The Ritz Club London, InterCasino, Littlewoods Gaming, UKbetting plc and Betfair. AJ joined CryptoLogic in January, 2003 as Vice President of Business Development, bringing more than 15 years of North American and international experience in sales and marketing. Previously, he held senior positions with Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and Luigino's Inc. AJ was appointed to Managing Director of WagerLogic in August, 2004 to assist in the transfer of the call centre from London Uk to Cyprus and to expand and oversee the company's customer service operations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hilary Stewart-Jones Berwin Leighton Paisner, United Kingdom Advertising & The Law Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Hilary Stewart-Jones is a partner at the legal firm Berwin Leighton Paisner where she specialises in betting and gaming. She regularly advises on floats, acquisitions, tax structures, as well as all commercial and regulatory elements of the online and idTV betting and gaming industry. Her experience is non-jurisdiction specific, although the majority of her work has related to the advising of US and UK companies. Before joining BLP in October 2000, Hilary spent 5½ years with Hilton Group PLC as Head of Legal for Betting and Gaming and was responsible for the Hilton/Ladbroke betting and gaming interests worldwide. Hilary sat on the board of Ladbroke Casino Holdings Ltd (the then holding company of the gaming interests worldwide) and enjoyed a wider commercial role than that normally experienced by UK in-house lawyers. From 1999, she became heavily involved with their new e-gaming team, setting up the structure and affiliation deals for its online offerings. This had extended to idTV and WAP applications by the time of her departure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Tottenham iGGBA, United Kingdom Moderator: Jurisdictions - In Depth Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1530 Cross-Border Considerations for Advertising Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1500 Mr. Tottenham is currently serving on the council of iGGBA, the Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association, a UK-based organization representing the trade, particularly in the formulation and maintenance of formal regulation in the UK. Andrew started in the gaming industry in 1975 and has worked in both the UK and the USA. In 1986 he started a gaming consulting business, Tottenham & Co., which grew into one of the most well respected consulting firms specialising in the international gaming industry. The company advises governments, regulatory bodies, suppliers and operators of both terrestrial and remote based gaming in all continents. Previous and current clients include; Caesars, Rank, Gala, IGT, Harrahs, British Telecom, Sheraton Hotels. Mr. Tottenham has given evidence three times to the Pre-legislative Scrutiny Committee and testified before various US senate committees on the impact of gambling and has spoken at many industry events. He has been widely quoted in leading international newspapers, and magazines such as; The London Times, The New York Times, Newsweek and Time. Andrew is co-author and editor of International Casino Law, a book discussing the laws and regulations pertaining to casino gaming in jurisdictions around the world, now in its third edition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Tuttle WinnerOnline, Canada Roundtable: Affiliate Marketing Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley Vallerius Interactive Gaming News, USA Case Studies in Branding Strategies Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1115 Bradley Vallerius is a staff writer for Interactive Gaming News (www.igamingnews.com), a sub....ion-based online publication that provides daily news for the remote gambling industry. Over the last two years he has written extensively on interactive gaming topics, including technological developments, market trends, and regulatory issues and legal cases in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thibault Verbiest ULYS, Belgium/France Moderator: European Policy: Cross-Border Issues Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Thibault Verbiest is a founding partner of the Law Firm ULYS (www.ulys.net), one of the leading gaming law firms in Europe (www.ulys.net and www.droit-technologie.org). ULYS represents major European casino groups and bookmakers. Thibault Verbiest is a member of the Bars of Brussels and Paris, specialised in gaming and information society law. He is professor at the Universities of Liege and Paris I Sorbonne, and former chairman of the federal agency Internet Rights Observatory (www.internet-observatory.be ). He can be reached at thibault.verbiest@ulys.net. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence Walters Weston, Garrou & DeWitt, USA Advertising & The Law Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 1015 Lawrence G. Walters, (www.gameattorneys.com) is a partner with the national law firm of Weston, Garrou & DeWitt. His practice focuses on gaming, advertising, and Internet law. He represents clients involved with all aspects of the online gambling industry. The Firm has existed for over 4 decades, and has handled cases in virtually every United States’ jurisdiction, including 7 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Walters has developed an international reputation on Internet law issues, and has appeared as a commentator in the national media on numerous occasions including appearances on 48 Hours, 20/20, Fox Files and The O’Reilly Factor. He has written extensively on the issue of online gambling advertising, including a chapter in the widely-read Internet Gambling Report, and an article in the Gaming Law Review. Larry is a frequent spokesperson at gaming industry conferences, and regularly publishes articles of interest to the online gambling community, including a monthly legal update column on www.GamblingLawUpdate.com. Mr. Walters can be reached at Larry@LawrenceWalters.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kolin Whitley CIT Global, United Kingdom Emerging Payment Concepts Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Wilsenach Alderney Gambling Control Commission, Alderney, Channel Islands Policy Session: The UK Gambling Bill Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Jurisdictions - In Depth Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 1530 Andre Wilsenach has been the CEO of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, since 2002. This is an independent and non-political regulatory authority in the Channel Islands, established to license and regulate interactive gaming and betting in Alderney. He is also rendering advice and support services to the Guernsey Gambling Control Commission, which is a separate body established to license and regulate terrestrial casino gaming in Guernsey. Andre is an economist by training, and worked for the Africa Institute of South Africa, the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Ernst &Young, South Africa from 1982 to 1994. In 1994, he was appointed as a member of the Commission that investigated and recommended the legalisation of gambling in South Africa. During the period 1995 to 2000 he was the CEO of one of the South African provincial gaming boards and a member of the National Gambling Board of South Africa. In 2001 he was appointed as the CEO of Zonke Monitoring Services, a private company established to render electronic monitoring services to the National Gambling Board of South Africa. He is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, the Steering Committee of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, the Gaming Regulators European Forum and former Chairman of the Southern African Gambling Regulators Association. Tel: +44(0)1481 823967 Fax: +44(0)1481 823978 E-mail: andre@gamlingcontrol.org PO Box 15, Alderney, Channel Islands, GY9 3HT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrea Wilson First Atlantic Commerce Ltd., Bermuda Fraud and Risk Management Solutions Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 Andrea is CEO, Director and Co-founder of First Atlantic Commerce Ltd, a Bermuda based offshore ecommerce solutions company founded in 1998. Andrea has extensive experience with international and offshore ecommerce payment and risk management solutions, including Verified By VISA and MasterCard SecureCode. FAC provides payment and risk management solutions to both merchants and acquiring banks in the Latin America/Caribbean, Central America and European Regions. Andrea is an Executive Director on the Board of the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA), and was recently appointed Chairman of the Bermuda Government’s Electronic Commerce Advisory Board. Andrea was named winner in the e-commerce/ I.T. category of Business Excellence Awards 2005 headed by European CEO editor and senior business writer of the Daily Telegraph, Richard Northedge and Alexander Redcliffe, economic editor at World News Media. Commenting on the award, Mr. Redcliffe said Andrea was selected for her contribution in delivering ground-breaking solutions to the e-commerce industry internationally. Under the leadership of Andrea, the FAC team has approached the many challenges of the e-commerce industry and has provided dynamic solutions of real integrity that satisfy the need of both vendors and customers alike. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Wilson Tarlo Lyons, United Kingdom Policy Session: The UK Gambling Bill Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 Time: 0930 Peter Wilson leads Tarlo Lyons' specialist Hotel, Leisure and Gambling Group. Peter is a gambling law specialist with over fifteen years experience of acting for clients within the gambling sector. He has represented clients from across the gambling spectrum, including the amusement machine industry, bingo, casinos, pools promotion, bookmaking, poker tournaments, lotteries and prize competitions. He has experience in appearing before the Gaming Board of Great Britain on a number of occasions and he is very familiar with the standards and requirements of operating within the British gambling industry. Peter has also been advising on internet gambling for a number of years now and has assisted several clients in setting up betting exchanges and other cutting edge online offerings. He is the author of "Gambling on the Internet" for Sweet and Maxwell's Encyclopedia of E Commerce Law looseleaf which forms the basis of this guide. He was previously a columnist for Coinslot, Leisure Link and Bingo Link magazines and has written articles on gambling for a number of other publications over the years. He has spoken at many events on gambling and is a member of Society for the Study of Gambling. Peter can be contacted by email at peter.wilson@tarlolyons.com, telephone: +44 (0)20 7814 6850 or mobile: +44 (0)7900 245984. Tarlo Lyons is a commercial law firm based in the city of London that focuses on the following market sectors: banking, insurance and financial services; gambling, hotels and leisure; information technology services, e-commerce and outsourcing; developers in healthcare and retail; business and tax investigations. The firm offers a range of services in commercial, corporate, property, litigation, employment, IP and tax law. The ethos of the firm is to be accessible, responsive and modern with an emphasis on delivering creative solutions for technology driven businesses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franz Wohlfahrt Novomatic AG, Austria Internet Gambling - Perspectives from Industry Leaders Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1315 Dr. Franz Wohlfahrt has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novomatic AG since 2004. A longstanding corporate and gaming counsel to Novomatic Group of Companies, Dr. Wohlfahrt is a renowned expert in national and international gaming laws and a member of IAGA (International Association of Gaming Attorneys) and IMGL (International Masters of Gaming Law). Dr. Wohlfahrt is the author of many publications in the field of gaming and wagering law. He also is co-author of a legal commentary to the Austrian Gaming Act. Dr. Wohlfahrt is a member of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the Federation of Austrian Industry. He is a regular speaker at lectures and international conferences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gareth Wong GamBond, United Kingdom Fraud and Risk Management Solutions Day 1: Monday, June 13 Time: 1545 Gareth Wong is the founder and CEO of GamBond, a company that aims to bring Global Trust & Confidence to the remote gaming gambling industry. GamBond brings 35+ years of credit/insurance market experience to help the gaming industry to overcome the trust & confidence barrier by providing the industry with a world first variable, simple and transparent "bond guarantee". GamBond's initiatives will serve multiple levels, from inducing further trust of gaming brands in front of the sceptical non-gaming consumers to potentially improving the credit transparency when dealing with bricks and mortar institutions. GamBond's team is also well positioned to help gaming companies to manage balance sheet risk, to advise and work with governments in putting together 'financial responsibility' directives. Gareth has over 10+ years experience in high value B2B Telecommunication sales & business development (EMEA & Asia Pacific), and has spent over 3 years in the remote interactive gaming/gambling, from consulting roles to heading up a new operation (devising, implementing & launching a "fun, skill & gamble" strategy for online, mobile & iTV gaming back in 2003). With GamBond's initiative, Gareth and his team have been in contact with all key partners like governments, banks, bank processors, and e-wallet providers. Gareth will bring some of those insight based on public information to the risk management discussion. GamBond is constantly looking to work with companies within the market to move up the industry lifecycle, if you have not spoken with us yet, please do get in touch with us at gigse@gamsure.com to arrange a meeting. More information about Gareth Wong can be found on www.GarethWong.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Zetterlund Sentor MSS AB, Sweden Addressing Security Threats Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 Time: 0900 Martin Zetterlund has a long and unique experience in assistant large multinational companies in mitigating and handling security incidents. As a co-founder of Sentor, Martin has been responsible for establishing the company's managed security services. He has been a key contributor in building the structures and processes of the Sentor Security Operation Centre. Martin is now heading the UK operations of Sentor and during the last 18 months has specialized in threats and attacks against online business in general and the I-gaming industry in particular. Together with Sentor's partner, Globix, Martin has also been a vital part in establishing a DDoS mitigation service. |
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