This year’s East Coast Gaming Congress & NexGen Gaming Forum will focus on the future of esports as it relates to the gaming industry. A discussion of the phenomenon will include a display of esports in action.
Seven experts from the U.K. to Australia will examine the intersection of esports, gaming, entertainment and sports in a panel designed to answer the core question: What Does Esports in the U.S. Mean for Gaming?
The esports panel, to be held April 27, has been developed by Spectrum eSports Advisors, a division of Spectrum Gaming Group. Speakers are:
- Moderator: Josh Faber, Director of Spectrum eSports Advisors
- Sam Chernak, Senior Vice-President, Complex Solutions and Connectivity, Comcast Business
- Ari Fox, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Gameacon
- Nicholas Heaney, Chief Executive Officer, Skrilla
- Alex Igelman, Principal, Spectrum eSports Advisors, Managing Director Esports Capital Corporation and founder of Millennial eSports Corp
- Aubrey Levy, Vice President of Content & Marketing, theScore
- Louis Rogacki, Deputy Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
- Rohini Sardana, Head of Product Propositions, Sports Information Services
Following the panel, Rob Johnson, a former executive with the Philadelphia Flyers and the COO of Nerd Street Gamers (NSG), a Philadelphia-based esports infrastructure company, will demonstrate the enormous growth of esports, the opportunities in brick-and-mortar, how tournaments work, and offer a peek inside an activation.
The conference agenda also includes eight CEOs from gaming operators, and keynote addresses from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and American Gaming Association CEO Bill Miller.
The event will be held April 27-28 at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. for more information, visit eastcoastgamingcongress.com.
