PAST SPEAKERS & INDUSTRY LEADERS
H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud
Chairman of the Board Directors,
Saudi Esports Federation (SEF),
Saudi Arabia
Grant Johnson
Chairman and CEO,
Esports Entertainment Group,
Canada
Mario Pérez Guerreira
CEO, MENA & Partner,
GGTech,
United Arab Emirates
Sayo Owolabi
Secretary General, Africa Esports
Development Federation (AEDF),
Nigeria
Chester King
CEO, British Sports & Vice-President,
Global Esports Federation,
United Kingdom
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
Noura Al Aquil
Chief Customer Officer & Head of Strategy,
SAP,
Saudi Arabia
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
Director,
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
Chief of Partnerships,
UNICEF,
Jordan
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
Henri Holm
CFO,
Sandsoft Games,
Saudi Arabia