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Gaming: ‘Bedroom’ hobby to boardroom priority - Part 2

Featuring

  • John McCarthy, reporter, The Drum
  • Will Kassoy, president, ex-Activision Blizzard and Adcolony, Omaze
  • Glen Calvert, chief operating officer of esports team Fnatic and founder of Affectv, Fnatic
  • James Draper, chief executive officer, Bidstack
  • Charlotte Cook, VP Gaming, Bidstack
  • Derek Wise, Chief Product Officer, Oracle Data Cloud
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Top figures in the gaming industry assemble to explain the sector's journey from a ‘bedroom’ hobby to a boardroom priority in entertainment. The panellists share their experience in the space, lay-out the trends, and hint at future developments. Our gaming veterans will also give guidance on marketing opportunities, be it in gaming or esports, brand integration, or in-game placements. Oh, we'll be talking about games a lot too. And we mean a lot.

Speakers

John McCarthy
reporter, The Drum
Will Kassoy
president, ex-Activision Blizzard and Adcolony, Omaze
Glen Calvert
chief operating officer of esports team Fnatic and founder of Affectv, Fnatic
James Draper
chief executive officer, Bidstack
Charlotte Cook
VP Gaming, Bidstack
Derek Wise
Chief Product Officer, Oracle Data Cloud

The live event evolution

Entertainment

Featuring

  • Stephen Lepitak, executive editor, The Drum
  • Jon Ola Sand, executive supervisor of the eurovision song contest and head of live events, EBU/Eurovision
  • Samantha Fay, svp global brand strategy, Guiness World Records
  • Oliver Davies, head of marketing and development, Edinburgh Festival
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Why Korean drama is dominating streaming

Entertainment Media

Featuring

  • Shawn Lim, reporter, APAC, The Drum
  • Virginia Lim, chief content officer, Viu
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Lights, camera, diversity!

Entertainment Marketing

Featuring

  • Charlotte McEleny, deputy and Asia Pacific editor, The Drum
  • Liz Murphy, director, Sweetshop
  • Catherine Lees-Millais, director, MediaMonks
  • Meena Ayittey, film director, Great Guns
  • Eileen Hanna, Baileys marketing manager, Diageo PLC
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Esports: behind the headlines

Entertainment Retail

Featuring

  • Shawn Lim, reporter, APAC, The Drum
  • Jasper Mah, director of esports, APAC, SPORTFIVE
  • Lawrence Chan, managing director, MyRepublic Singapore
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