CEOs to share post-COVID-19 vision at industry’s biggest online conference

March 27, 2020 5:00 PM
  • CDC Gaming Reports
March 27, 2020 5:00 PM
  • CDC Gaming Reports

Gaming-industry news, media, and events company SBC Events is launching the SBC Digital Summit, the biggest-ever online conference in the betting and gaming industry as it comes to terms with the deep impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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With travel and working restrictions severely limiting interconnection, the SBC Digital Summit will allow delegates to hear from the betting and gaming industry’s leading CEOs about how they’re dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond.

Held across five days from April 27 to May 1, the SBC Digital Summit will feature more than 140 speakers examining the key opportunities for the sector and what tools operators can use to make the most of them. Professionals logging on to the conference remotely can benefit from in-depth content covering the entire betting and gaming industry, with expert panels on sports betting, online casino and slots, poker, virtual sports, lotteries, payments, and digital marketing.

SBC CEO and founder Rasmus Sojmark said: “These are difficult times for every business and we wanted to do something to bring together the industry. The SBC Digital Summit will give more than 10,000 professionals in the sector a chance to benefit. All of this will be available online, allowing people to learn from the best, keep up to date with the latest developments in the industry and stay engaged when we have to learn new ways to stay connected.”

Each day contains a different theme for discussion.

  • Monday: Leadership in Betting
  • Tuesday: Leadership in Gaming and the Latin America Market
  • Wednesday: Lotteries and the U.S. Market
  • Thursday: Payments
  • Friday: Digital Marketing

The speaker line-up includes Carsten Koerl (CEO & Founder, Sportradar), Jesper Svensson (CEO, Betsson Group), George Daskalakis (CEO & Founder, Stoiximan/Betano), Paris Smith (CEO, Pinnacle), Johnny Hartnett (CEO, Superbet), Alexander Stevendahl (CEO, Videoslots), Fabio Schiavolin (CEO, Snaitech), Adam Greenblatt (CEO, Roar Digital), Ariel Reem (CEO, Genesis Group), Tim Heath (CEO, Coingaming Group), Celine Crawford (CCO, Smarkets), JD Duarte (CEO, Betcris), Julio Cesar Tamayo (CEO, Wplay), and Stuart Simms (CEO, XL Media).

To mark the launch of the SBC Digital Summit, all-access five-day passes are available for the price of a day pass until Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.