2023 SPEAKERS

H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud
Chairman of Board of Directors ,Saudi Esports Federation

Turki Al Fawzan
Chief Executive Officer ,Saudi Esports Federation

Alexander Harutyunyan
Co-Founder ,Creta

David Stelzer
Sr. Director of Unreal Engine Business, Games ,Epic Games

Min-Liang Tan
CEO ,Razer

Brian Ward
CEO ,Savvy Games Group

Kevin Lin
Co-Founder ,Twitch / Metatheory

Francois Xavier Deniele
VP, Global Esports & Competitive Games ,Ubisoft

Tim Scott
Director of Public Policy ,Roblox

Alberto Gonzalez Lorca
Vice President of Southern Europe ,Bandai Namco

Michał Blicharz
VP Product Development ,EFG

Jamie Ottilie
Chief Executive Officer ,Telltale Games

Wayne Borg
Managing Director - Media, Entertainment, Culture & Fashion Industries ,NEOM

Jessica Tams
Independent Director, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee ,Atari

Jan Paterson
Director of Sport ,NEOM

Kun Gao
Co-Founder, President of Forge ,Crunchyroll, GGWP

Jens Hilgers
Founder ,BITKRAFT Ventures, EX G2 Chairman

H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz AlZoom
Governer ,General Authority For Competition Saudi Arabia

David Higley
Managing Director ,Lazard

Kyu Lee
President ,COM2US

Gareth Bale MBE
Professional Footballer
Michael Bay
Director/ Producer ,Bay Films

Gary Vaynerchuk
Entrepreneur & Internet Personality
Danni Tang
Cofounder ,VSPO

Timo Krueger
Commercial Director Esports & Gaming ,Nielsen

Abdulaziz Baeshen
CEO and Secretary General ,Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Hicham Chahine
Co-CEO and Founder ,Ninjas in Pyjamas

Matthew Woods
CEO and Co-Founder ,AFK Esports

Michael Kent
Co-Founder ,Dexerto

Todd Harris
Founder & Chief Executive Officer ,Skillshot

Clinton Sparks
Entrepreneur, Esports Business Developer ,Clinton Sparks

Ralf Reichert
Chairman ,ESL FACEIT Group

Lisa Hanson
CEO ,Niko Partners

Christoph Ortlepp
Co-Founder and COO ,Virtex

Stuart Saw
CEO ,RTS

Adisorn Phonnarut
Head of Razer Gold ,Razer

Celeste Koay
Global Head of Marketing, Razer Gold ,Razer

Voon Jia Liang
Senior Director, Global Business Development (Services) ,Razer

Arnab Bhattacharya
Strategy Director ,Qiddiya

Mossad Al Dossary
CEO ,Team Falcons

Joachim Haraldsen
Founder and CEO ,Heroic Group

Chris Busse
Co-Founder & CCO ,Seven Falls

Kate Edwards
CEO, Principal Consultant & Geographer ,Geogrify LLC

Khalid Khalifa
Regional Representative at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ,UNHCR

Michał Kłosiński
Associate Professor ,University of Silesia

Craig Levine
Co-CEO ,ESL FACEIT

Niccolò Maisto
Co-CEO ,ESL FACEIT

Holly Liu
Co-Founder of Kabam ,Kabam / PKO Investments

Boyoung Kim
Investor / Women's Gaming Startup advisor ,Griffin Gaming Partners

Fan Shen
ex-VP of Games ,Dapper Labs

Brian Woodhouse
General Manager ,Lucid Games

Khizer Khaderi
Founder & Director, Stanford Human Perception Lab ,Stanford

Simon Barratt
Co-Founder & CEO ,Cooperative Innovations

Dave Ranyard
CEO ,Dream Reality Interactive Ltd

Przemysław Siemaszko
CEO ,GGPredict

Gregory Menvielle
Co-Founder & CEO ,Okaya

Dr. Jordan Tsai
Respawn Therapy Founder, Physical Therapist, Secretlab Ergonomics Advisory Board Member ,Respawn Therapy, Secretlab

Michael Breus
Psychologist, Board Certified Sleep Specialist ,The Sleep Doctor

Melita Moore
Board Member & Chair, Health & Wellness Commission ,Global Esports Federation

Yat Siu
Chairman and Co-founder ,Animoca Brands

Sebastien Borget
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer ,The Sandbox

Nazih Fares
Head of Localization and Comms ,The 4 Winds Entertainment

Rami Ismail
Executive Director ,Gamedev.world

Paul Dawalibi
CEO ,Holodeck Ventures

Russ Harding
Chief Creative Officer ,Emergent Entertainment

Sam Cooke
Managing Director and Co-Founder ,Esports Insider

Nicolas Hulsmans
Co-Founder ,Dexerto

Ed Fries
General Partner ,1UP Ventures

Steven Huot
CEO ,The 4 Winds Entertainment

Peter Y. Levin
Managing Director ,Griffin Gaming Partners

Matthieu Dallon
Founding Partner ,Trust Esport VC Fund
2022 SPEAKERS

Noura Al Aquil

H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud
,Saudi Esports Federation (SEF), ,
Saudi Arabia

Mario Pérez Guerreira

Grant Johnson
Chairman and CEO, Esports Entertainment Group, Canada
Sayo Owolabi

Chester King

Professor Glenn Platt
Armstrong Chair in Emerging Technology, Co-Founder & Director of Esports Program,Miami University United States
David Schulman
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, United States
Emmanuel Oyelakin
President, Africa Electronic Sports Association & Board Member, International Esports Federation, South Africa
Mo Fadl
Chief Publishing Officer,Bright Star Studios,Denmark
Madiha 'Madi' Naz
Esports Athlete and Esports Relationship Agent,Division, UAE
Mark Cai
Content Creator, Esports and Gaming, United States
Philip Wride
Founder, Cheesecake, Digital & ClassBridges, UAE
Boris Mayencourt
Strategic Advisor, International Relations, Swiss Esports Federation, Switzerland
Dr. Melita N. Moore
CEO, Levels Unlocked Enterprises & Board Member, Chair of Health & Wellness, Global Esports Federation, United States
Matthew Robert Pickering
CEO, Power League Gaming FZ, UAE
Chong Geng Ng
Board Member, Global Esports Federation,Singapore
Yassine Jaada
Chief Gaming Officer, PSG Esports,France
Dr. Chaesub Lee
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU),Switzerland
Christopher Lee
Managing Director, EMEA Populous, United Kingdom
Ian Smith
Commissioner,Esports Integrity Commission, United Kingdom
Houssam Chahine
Chief of PSP – MENA,United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UAE
Dave Harris
CEO, Guinevere Esport, Australia
Sylvia "QueenArrow" Gathoni
Esports Athlete, Tekken Player and Content Creator for UYU, Kenya
Kinda Ibrahim
Director, Global Partnerships – MEA & Turkey,Twitter,UAE
Désiré Koussawo
International Esports,Consultant,France
Mosaad Al Dossary
Team Owner, Team Falcons, Saudi Arabia
Maurice Benayoun
New Media Artist, Theorist and Curator, Hong Kong
Ann Hand
Chair and CEO, Super League Gaming, United States
Fernando Pereira
President, Grow uP Esports, Macau
Jens Hilgers
Founding General Partner, BITKRAFT, Ventures and Chairman, G2 Esports, Germany
Vlad Marinescu
President, International Esports Federation, United States
Paul "The Profit" Dawalibi
CEO, Holodeck Ventures and Host, The Business of Esports, UAE
Joana Perez Martorell

Georgia Tolley
Journalist, MC and Host, UAE
Professor Justin Thomas
Professor of Psychology, Symplex Information Solutions, United Kingdom
Klaus Kajetski
Founder and CEO, YaLLa Esports, UAE
Ralf Reichert
Executive Chairman, ESL Faceit Group, Germany
Vincent Pereira
Head of Virtual Sport and Gaming, International Olympic Committee, Switzerland
Flo Gutierrez
Global Esports Director, Razer Inc., Singapore
Haya Al Qadi
Marketing Manager, Galaxy Racer, UAE
JMR Luna
CEO, OG Esports, United States
Dr. Alex Schudey
Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Middle East, UAE
Brian Ward
CEO Savvy Games Group, Saudi Arabia
CarlosR ocelote
Founding CEO, G2 Esports, United States
Lars Wingefors
Founder and CEO, Embracer Group, Sweden
Lucy Hedges
Technology Journalist and Presenter, BBC / Metro, United Kingdom
Yannick Theler
CEO, Savvy Games Studios, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Aldawood
Managing Director, Qiddiya Investment Company, Saudi Arabia
Benoît Couty
Founder, Museum of Cryptoart, Co-Founder of 0x4rt, NFT Factory Paris & New French Touch, France
Faisal Mohammed Bin Homran
Head of Esports, Saudi Esports Federation, Saudi Arabia
Paul J. Foster
CEO, Global Esports Federation, Singapore
Nadhmi Al Nasr
CEO, NEOM, Saudi Arabia
Pavel Kasperovich
Principal, Boston Consulting Group, Middle East, UAE
Carlos Alimurung
CEO, ONE Esports, Singapore
Tom Dore
Head of Global Esports Academy, Global Esports Federation, Senior Advisor, British Esports Federation, Singapore
Turki Al Fawzan
CEO, Saudi Esports Federation, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Al Rashid
Director, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), Saudi Arabia
John Lee
Angel Invester, Hong Kong
Gareb Shamus
Co-Founder and CEO, HeroMaker Studios, United States
Raymond Yan
Senior Executive Vice President, DigiPen, United States
Frances F. Townsend
EVP for Corporate Affairs, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, Activision Blizzard, United States
Cevat Yerli
CEO, The TMRW Foundation, UAE
Aziza Al Ahmadi
Founder and CEO, Boss Bunny Games, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Al Bishri
COO, Saudi Esports Federation (SEF), Saudi Arabia
H.E. Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Humaidi
Executive Vice President of Business Division, Social Development Bank, Saudi Arabia
Musab Al Malki
CEO, Spoilz, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al Tamimi
Governor Communications and Information Technology Commission Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Al Baqous
Executive Director of Marketing and Corporate, Communications Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Saudi Arabia
Wayne Borg
Managing Director,Media, Industries,Entertainment and Culture NEOM, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Manal Shams
Head, Health and Lifestyle Program, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
CEO and Board Member, Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC), Saudi Arabia
Eike Gyllensvärd
President, Global Esports and Gaming, SPORTFIVE, Germany
Ghada Al Moqbel
CEO, GCON, Saudi Arabia
Kishan Deepak Palija
CEO, Geekay Group, UAE
Danny Tang
Co-Founder, CFO and Head of Global Strategy Office, VSPN, China
Rami El Khalil
CEO, Kafu Games, Saudi Arabia