SiGMA East Europe Speakers

Uri Poliavich

Founder & CEO

Soft2Bet

Martin Collins

Chief Business Development Officer

Soft2Bet

David Yatom Hay

General Counsel

Soft2Bet

Balazs Kohut

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador | International Business Affairs Expert

An experienced international affairs expert, specialized on strengthening business cooperation between Eastern European and Italian companies. As former secretary of state and diplomat, Balazs has more than 25 years of experience in international affairs using bothly the diplomatic and the business international channels of his network.

Rossi McKee

Entrepreneur & Founder

Responsible Gaming Foundation

Jad Moubarak

Head of Sportsbook

Betika

Floris Assies

Founder & CEO

Better World Casinos

Todor Minev

CEO

TokaCity

Ilya Machavariani

CEO & Senior Partner

4H Agency

Laura K. Inamedinova

CEO

LKI Consulting

Anna Agu

CEO

Lex Law

Anna is a CEO and co-founder at Lex Law Office, the leading law firm in Fintech and IT space. Anna has extensive experience working for tax authorities and government working groups. Anna also had a government authority working and practice exchange visits in different EU countries. During her career, she has taken part in the development of changes in regulation and cooperation between the public authorities of Estonia. Due to this experience, Anna considers vital the cooperation between innovations start-ups, government authorities and legal experts to provide the elaboration of innovational technology and a supportive business environment. Since 2018 Anna advises companies in the field of cryptocurrency, compliance and Fintech regulation, with a specialization in the Estonian and EU regulation. Anna is also a public speaker and co-organizer of CryptoFin Conference. In 2020 Anna was a member of Virtual assets and Blockchain working Group, who is working on the EU virtual assets regulation and communication with EU government authorities. In 2021-2022 Anna drafted the expert opinion and amendments to the Estonian VASPs regulation and took a part of the round tables and discussions with the legislators in Estonia. Anna assists clients in the legal issues related to finance law, the Money-Laundering regulation, compliance, corporate law, communication with government authorities and regulators.

Attila Pinke

Founder

Blockchainbloom

Attila Pinke is the founder and owner of Blockchainbloom and an author of two cryptocurrency books, from which the first one is already a bestseller in Hungary. He has been in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies for years. In 2020, he started Blockchainbloom YouTube channels, where he posts several crypto related videos every day. The Hungarian channel has become the most viewed crypto YouTube channel in Hungary with more than 9+ million views. He is a regular speaker at the most famous crypto events in Hungary, and even gives lectures at several universities. In addition, he trains himself on the subject on a daily basis and regularly visits professional conferences abroad. His goal is to help as many people as possible to gain their knowledge to become successful in crypto and blockchain.

Elvira Lan

Chief Network Officer

1win

Elya is an Affiliate Marketing expert with over 3 years of experience in iGaming and currently serves as the CBDO at 1win. She is dedicated to making the iGaming industry more inclusive and dynamic for women's leadership. As a public speaker and entrepreneur, Elya advocates for stronger business relations and human connections within tech and gaming. Her passion for empowering women in iGaming is a driving force in her career, and she is recognized as a leading woman in this sector. Elya actively fosters a network that supports diversity and innovation, promoting the contributions and potential of women in tech.

Eugene Ravdin

Communications & Marketing Manager

MightyTips

Before joining MightyTips, I spent 19 years with the UEFA official website in various roles, most notably as the Editor-in-Chief of the Russian-language editorial team. I've worked on men's and women's UEFA EUROs, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals, interviewed the likes of Arsène Wenger and Guus Hiddink, commentated English Premier League and Serie A for Setanta, hosted live sports shows on TV and radio, built UEFA Champions League community on VK from scratch to million followers, and reported from Camp Nou and the City of Manchester Stadium. Strangely enough, I have a degree in IT (although it was long ago) and rich experience as a voice-over artist. I am a father of two and an amateur basketball player.

Daniel Malinovski

CEO

Simplicity Group

Daniel specialises in macro economics and investor philosophy. He is the co-founder and CEO of Simplicity Group. Simplicity Group is a boutique consultancy that specialises in tokenomics and research whilst investing in Web 3 projects with a clear business plan.

Pavel Matveev

Co-Founder & CEO

Wirex

Pavel Matveev is the CEO and co-founder of Wirex Ltd. – an industry-leading blockchain-based payments platform that seamlessly integrates both fiat and cryptocurrencies. Pavel brings 15 years of experience in software development and IT management from his previous work at Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse. He is a firm advocate for the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies, and founded the company as a solution to the then complex and confusing process of buying cryptocurrencies. He has published numerous articles in key international publications, and spoken at various blockchain and payments conferences around the world including Money 20/20 Europe, The Pay Expo, Shift Money and Finsum Japan on topics including cryptocurrency, fintech, business and the economy. Pavel is responsible for the high-level functioning and growth of Wirex, with a specific focus on new product development and platform evolution. Pavel and his co-founder Dmitry Lazarichev brought Wirex to life in the UK in 2014, and has since expanded the service into Europe, North America, Canada, Singapore and Japan. The company currently serves 6 million users in 130 countries and to date, the platform has facilitated over $10 billion in transactions.

Yuliya Khrenova

Head of Compliance & DPO

iGaming Academy

Jaime Debono

CEO

iGaming Academy

Jaime Debono has over 11 years of experience within the gaming industry. He co-founder the iGaming Academy in 2015 with a mission to develop and deliver industry specific and regulatory training for operators and suppliers in all major jurisdictions. Today the iGaming Academy is the largest training provider in the industry, training over 60,000 staff across 100s companies each year. In April 2024, SiGMA Group has announced it has acquired a majority stake in iGaming Academy which is set to greatly complement their current portfolio by embedding various forms of industry education throughout SiGMA’s global event schedule and online network.

Ana-Maria Baciu

Managing Partner

Baciu Partners

Unbelievably swift in responding to any requests, no matter how complex”, Ana-Maria is a regulatory and intellectual property lawyer with more than 23 years of professional experience. In the gaming and gambling field, Ana-Maria advises betting and gaming companies, solutions providers, marketing affiliates, and industry associations on the full range of regulatory and operational aspects. Viewed by clients and peers as “a go-to-person in the Romanian market”, she has been named Global Market Leader in Gaming and Gambling by Chambers and Partners and Leading Individual in TMT: Gambling by EMEA Legal 500. She is also recognized as an Intellectual Property Star by all major international independent observers and was recently awarded the Practitioner of the Year in Romania distinction by Managing IP. Also, Who’sWhoLegal acknowledged Ana-Maria Baciu as a professional of reference in sports & gaming law in Romania.

Michael Taylor

Co-Founder

WTG Ventures

Michael Taylor is COO/CDO in the Web3 Space. He has co-founded ventures and led trailblazing government and enterprise projects as partner at Verum Capital. He entered the Web3 space in 2017 as a founding team member of Modum, an early blockchain for supply chain start-up. Here, he gained hands-on experience running a successful ICO and launching a B2B product. As a trained architect, Mike started his career as a design strategist. He has led teams tackling urgent issues like urban mobility, financial inclusion, and migration within conflict zones. His interest in community-driven responses and peer-to-peer solutions led him to blockchain in 2017. He remains committed to the web3 space, believing that trustless systems can empower individuals to transact and interact in new ways that support individual prosperity.

Yaroslav Babych

CCO

ZM

Yaroslav is the CCO of ZM, iGaming media group. He has over 3 years of experience in traffic monetization and managing apps rental service. He has built a powerful team of BDMs, Account and Sales managers and optimized the work of the commercial department. Led by Yaroslav, the commercial department successfully covers all the requests of 100+ media buyers and collaborates with more than 500 direct advertisers, resulting in monthly profits of millions of dollars.

Eli Desatnik

Co-Founder

Pushub.net

Vinícius Moraes De Carvalho

Investment Partner

Ikigai Ventures

Janina Petrowska

MLaw, Partner & Legal Advisor

ZÜGERLAW

MLaw Lucernce, MLaw Moscow, Master of Linguistics (German and English), Novosibirsk, Certified translator (DE, EN, RU) Ms. Janina Pietrowska advises entrepreneurs, startups, scaleups, and large corporations in Swiss and Liechtenstein law, specializing notably in financial market law, capital market law, and corporate law with a focus on IT, fintech, blockchain, tokenization, crypto, SDG, and impact investing projects. With over 10 years of background in international consultancy, Ms. Pietrowska used to advise for years a diverse array of international investors, primarily from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein in CIS countries with all activities regarding their subsidiaries, branches, joint ventures, and M&A deals in the amount up to 150 Million Euro. As one of the pioneering figures in supporting blockchain projects in Switzerland and Liechtenstein since 2017, Ms. Pietrowska has successfully structured over 100 web3 projects across various sectors worldwide at various stages with a major focus on the tokenization of real-world assets like real estate, commodities, diamonds, physical, and digital art. Noteworthy projects between 2017 and 2023 include the resolution of corporate conflicts for a blockchain start-up in Switzerland and Liechtenstein amounting to CHF 30 million, structuring a security token offering in Switzerland and the EU valued at CHF 10 million for a crypto mining company, as well as the structuring of green bonds up to EUR 11 million. Her legal expertise also encompassed assisting with UK real estate tokenization valued at up to EUR 5 million and Cyprus real estate tokenization amounting to EUR 140 million. Janina is dedicated to providing compliant and helpful legal solutions, nurturing long-term relationships with clients based on mutual trust and clear project budgets. Janina also serves as a non-executive Board Member in various companies. Janina is an active participant in prestigious events such as the Blockchain Leadership Summit, Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference, Axess Think Tank, WEF Davos, the St. Moritz Institutional Investors Summit, delivering over 30 presentations.

Romina Camilleri

Partner

Camilleri & Dimech Consultancy

Katerina Shepetenko

Managing Partner

Legal Pilot

Alina Bakeeva

Strategic Partnership Manager

Private inc.

Tim French

Solution Consultant

Greco

Christos Zoulianitis

Director of Market Strategy

Playson

An experienced iGaming professional, Christos has more than nine years’ experience in the online gambling industry, whilst also having acquired knowledge in the lottery, retail and land-based casino sectors. Since joining Playson in 2018, Christos has played an important role in supporting Playson’s commercial growth, managing key accounts in Europe, LatAm, CIS and Baltic markets. In recent years, his hard work secured some major deals for the company, bringing in VIP partners such as 888 Group, Betflag, Snai, Kaizen, OPAP, MeridianBet, and many others. In his new role as Director of Market Strategy, he will oversee the entire network of operator partners, building and maintaining relationships in all regulated markets, whilst spearheading the company’s entry into new regions.

Vlad Utikalov

Head of Affiliates

Bets.io

Andrei Cosma

Managing Associate

Baciu Partners

Vasilii Gamov

CEO

PeakyAds

Vasilii Gamov has been working in advertising for 13+ years. He has experience in iGaming, finance, crypto, e-commerce, video production, health, beauty, and education industries. He’s come a long way from scratch to C-level positions and launching new businesses. Now he’s CEO at PeakyAds, a marketing agency. They provide marketing and media services all around the world.

Viktor Radics

Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution

DLA Piper

As a dispute lawyer, Viktor Radics is active in domestic and cross-border litigation, and domestic and international commercial arbitrations (ICC, UNCITRAL, VIAC). He has robust experience in infrastructure, energy, finance and capital markets, gambling, pharma and real estate disputes whether contractual (delay, warranty, interpretation, damages), product liability or corporate. Viktor frequently acts in private international law-based cases that are affected by the laws of more than one country.

Torben Friis

Managing Director

Match Liquidity DMCC

Anton Golub

Venture Partner

Full Stack VC

Anton Golub is a Venture Partner at Full Stack VC and a strategic advisor to Pazar and SwissAssetDAO. Anton is a founder of flovtec, a Swiss market-maker, Trust Square AG, a pre-eminent blockchain hub located in Zurich, and Lykke Corp, a crypto exchange.

Yuriy Romanyukha

Managing Partner

ICLUB Global

Arina Ru

Legal counsel & AML compliance expert

Sumsub

With nearly five years of experience providing corporate legal support for an all-in-one KYC/AML solution, Arina brings broad expertise, detailed knowledge, and strong problem-solving abilities to compliance issues. As a CySEC certified AML compliance officer, Arina possesses a deep understanding of legal and regulatory obligations, as well as fraud prevention and risk mitigation measures.

Grzegorz "Greg" Flor

Co-Founder & CPO

THNDR

Greg, Co-Founder and CPO at THNDR Ltd., a financial technology platform with a gaming core. Greg was previously the Co-Founder of Datastrophic Games and the Lead Game Designer for Blackout Age (Map-Based, RPG Multiplayer Survival Game). With over 12 years in gaming, he serves as a Project Manager and Economy Designer, specializing in MMO F2P, Collective Cards, and Casual games, having worked for companies such as Huuuge Games and Reality Games. Having contributed to 10 gaming companies, Greg excels in Game Design, Analytics and Monetization. Proficient in Agile-SCRUM, TBP-Kaizen, and Green Belt methodologies, he has successfully delivered 6 games and 4 demo games, with "Landlord Go – Real Estate Tycoon" being one of the most recognized titles. Greg consistently showcases his ability to merge gaming with new technologies like geo-location, AR, AI, and currently, Bitcoin. Holder of a Master's Degree in Applied Psychology from Jagiellonian University, with over 12 years of experience in managerial positions at Toyota and Philips. Greg is currently passionate about revolutionizing the global payment system for iGaming, e-sports, SaaS, and digital assets trading through THNDR's groundbreaking payment infrastructure. As the Co-Founder and CPO, he continues to drive innovation at the intersection of gaming and financial technology.

Mariusz Gąsiewski

CEE Mobile Gaming & Apps Lead

Google

Inna Gagarin

Co-Owner & CEO

G.Partners

Anastasiia Shcherbyna

CMO

MelBet Partners & Affiliates

Marko Tomić

Attorney-at-law & Partner

Law Firm Anđelović, Siketić & Tomić

Marko has over 10 years’ experience of advising clients on cross-border M&A transactions, corporate structuring and workout. Besides heading AST’s Corporate and Commercial area of law, Marko advises the Firm’s clients in IT, Digital Media and Services and Data Protection sector, and also advises key market players in the gaming industry. He was educated at Central European University, Budapest (LL.M), University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law (mag.iur.) and Karl Franzens Universität, Graz (mag.iur.). Marko has a deep understanding of economic circumstances and industries, and unique approach in the attorney-client relationship while providing tailor-made solutions, making him one of the leading lawyers in the Croatian corporate and commercial field. By advising and supporting his clients from the stages of innovation to realization, Marko builds sustainable partnership with his clients, who often consider him as their external in-house.

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