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Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh  |

7 - 8 September, 2022

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Center Point, 2239 King Fahd Rd, 
AlOlaya, Riyadh 12214
Saudi Arabia

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GAMING & ESPORTS
UNLEASHED

The Next World Forum – Gaming & Esports Unleashed – hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation is a new gaming and Esports ecosystem gathering place designed to focus on the new horizons and opportunities around the burgeoning Esports economy and gaming as the fastest growing media sub-sector globally. With distinct yet integrated ecosystems, gaming and Esports are combining to present a sector that offers both rich opportunities for industry and governments – but also new expectations from gamers around business models.

The Forum will also feature a series of activations, bilateral meetings, and the game-changing opportunities that exist to fast-track sector growth through investment and collaboration, across two days.

1,000+ DELEGATES

     50+ SPEAKERS

     10+ ACTIVATIONS

     20+ PARTNERS   

HIGHLIGHTS AT THE NEXT WORLD FORUM

Key tech development challenges affecting the shifting landscape of the gaming and Esports ecosystem.

The rise of thinking around impact-driven gaming, real-world impact, and gaming for innovation across multiple sectors.

The emerging Saudi market landscape and opportunities to be part of its story.

Trends including cloud gaming, distribution platform development, appetite for fresh content.

Solution-based discussion on government attitudes to gaming, ecosystem talent development, and infrastructure development.

Esports genre innovations, regulations, and legislations.

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ABOUT SAUDI ESPORTS FEDERATION:

The Saudi Esports Federation is the regulating body in charge of nurturing elite gaming athletes and developing the gaming community and industry in Saudi Arabia. 

The Federation’s activities are categorized into two complementary streams. The first stream works to develop all levels of competitive gamers starting with the grassroots community level and moving up to professional esports athletes that can achieve global excellence. The second stream works to develop the entire gaming/esports value chain by catalyzing the industry and enabling talent.

Since its establishment in late 2017, the federation has organized multiple world-class national and international tournaments and events attracted investment from local private sector actors and worked with international developers on opportunities in the Saudi market. READ MORE

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The Next World Forum – Gaming & Esports Unleashed – hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation is a new gaming and Esports ecosystem gathering place designed to focus on the new horizons and opportunities around the burgeoning Esports economy and gaming as the fastest growing media sub-sector globally. With distinct yet integrated ecosystems, gaming and Esports are combining to present a sector that offers both rich opportunities for industry and governments – but also new expectations from gamers around business models.

The Forum will also feature a series of activations, bilateral meetings, and the game-changing opportunities that exist to fast-track sector growth through investment and collaboration, across two days.

1,000+ DELEGATES

     50+ SPEAKERS

     10+ ACTIVATIONS

     20+ PARTNERS   

• Key tech development challenges affecting the shifting landscape of the gaming and Esports ecosystem.

• The rise of thinking around impact-driven gaming, real-world impact, and gaming for innovation across multiple sectors.

• The emerging Saudi market landscape and opportunities to be part of its story.

• Trends including cloud gaming, distribution platform development, appetite for fresh content.

• Solution-based discussion on government attitudes to gaming, ecosystem talent development, and infrastructure development. 

• Esports genre innovations, regulations, and legislations.

HIGHLIGHTS AT THE NEXT WORLD FORUM

NEXT WORLD FORUM HIGHLIGHTS

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Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh  |

Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh

1,000+ DELEGATES

     50+ SPEAKERS

     10+ ACTIVATIONS

     20+ PARTNERS   

The Next World Forum – Gaming & Esports Unleashed – hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation is a new gaming and Esports ecosystem gathering place designed to focus on the new horizons and opportunities around the burgeoning Esports economy and gaming as the fastest growing media sub-sector globally. With distinct yet integrated ecosystems, gaming and Esports are combining to present a sector that offers both rich opportunities for industry and governments – but also new expectations from gamers around business models.

The Forum will also feature a series of activations, bilateral meetings, and the game-changing opportunities that exist to fast-track sector growth through investment and collaboration, across two days.

GAMING & ESPORTS UNLEASHED

HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz 

His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud is the president of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation since their establishment in 2017. He is also the Vice President of the Global Esports Federation since December 2021, and the Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group since its establishment.

Under his leadership, the federation quickly grew the range of its activities to become the leading Saudi entity in charge of growing the Saudi esports industry. Initially, the federation focused on providing gamers with platforms to become athletes. Now, the SEF lives at the center of the Saudi esports ecosystem, to open doors and enable all that want to grow it.

His vision for the federation is to create an impact that generates a ripple effect, evolving sectors, and services that were traditionally thought to be unrelated to esports. He moved the federation from its original model of one-time large events to a sustainable and long-lasting model of creating IPs that will grow with time and provide a stable career path in the many disciplines that surround professional competitive gaming.

As a result, today the Saudi Esports Federation is seen as the subject matter expert in gaming and esports that is coordinating government action, guiding investors, and providing gamers with platforms to compete and socialize in Saudi Arabia. 

HRH Prince Faisal is a believer in the power of esports and aims to show the world how it can be a force for good. In 2020, he led the federation in designing the first-ever partnership between UN-humanitarian aid organizations and a gaming event, Gamers Without Boarders, which became the world’s largest gaming esports charitable event. The partnership resulted in donations of $20 million for organizations such as UNICEF, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, and the International Medical Corps in its two editions.

Yet, long before his official role as the leader of the Saudi and gaming and esports movement, HRH Prince Faisal has always had a passion for the industry. An avid gamer from youth and a believer in the storytelling power of video games, HRH always believed that the Arab world could be the source of some of the best stories to be told via this medium.

“What is known as the Arab world is the cradle of civilization, at a point in time we have been known as the keepers of history. For centuries we have been known for our storytelling. I believe we can create the most captivating stories that form the basis of video games. Through them, we can share tales of culture and societies.” – HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud

As the son of HRH Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States of America from 1983 – 2005, Prince Faisal spent much of his early years in the US, where he graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 2003 with BA in telecommunications.

THE PRESIDENT

“It doesn’t matter if you’re big or small, young or old, male or female in esports, skill is the only differentiator.”  – HRH Prince Faisal

MEET THE SPEAKERS & INDUSTRY EXPERTS

H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud

Chairman of the Board Directors,
Saudi Esports Federation (SEF),
Saudi Arabia

Chester King

Mario Pérez Guerreira

Sayo Owolabi

Grant Johnson

MEET THE SPEAKERS 

H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Esports Federation (SEF), Saudi Arabia

Chester King

Mario Pérez Guerreira

CEO, MENA & Partner, GGTech, 
United Arab Emirates

Sayo Owolabi

Grant Johnson

Secretary General, Africa Esports Development Federation (AEDF), Nigeria

Chairman and CEO, Esports Entertainment Group, Canada

CEO, British Sports & Vice-President,
Global Esports Federation (SEF),
United Kingdom

CEO, MENA & Partner,
GGTech,
United Arab Emirates

Secretary General, Africa Esports
Development Federation (AEDF),
Nigeria

Chairman and CEO, 
Esports Entertainment Group,
Canada

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