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