SiGMA Agenda - November 2021
08:00
DELEGATES FLY TO MALTA
08:00 - 18:00
09:00
MALTA CULTURAL TOUR
09:00 - 13:00
An authentic experience that combines history, traditions, arts, and more
10:00
SIGMA FOOTBALL CUP TOURNAMENT BY ALL-IN GLOBAL
10:00 - 15:00 | Luxol Sports Ground Astro-turf
A competitive kick-about before business dealings and networking begin. For further info or submit your team contact [email protected]
18:00
SIGMA PRE-REGISTRATION & DRINKS RECEPTION
18:00 - 22:00 | The Long Hall
Pre-register for your badge during the networking reception, beating Tuesday-morning queues.
18:00
AGS & AIBC PRE-REGISTRATION & DRINKS RECEPTION
18:00 - 22:00 | Hilton, St Julians – Quarterdeck
Pre-register for your badge during the networking reception, beating Tuesday-morning queues.
19:00
SIGMA EUROPE GAMING AWARDS
19:00 - 23:00 | Hilton Conference Centre, St Julian’s
This evening will celebrate the best of the industry in a record-breaking awards night with a premium guest list.
22:00
Fashion TV VIP Party
22:00 - 01:00 | By Invitation
It's a Fashiontv VIP Party!
SiGMA Gala awards afterparty.
For iGaming C-levels, By invitation only.
Step into the luxurious "FashionTV Gaming World".
To learn more contact
[email protected] [email protected]
09:00
EXHIBITION
09:00 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta’ Qali
Explore the expo floor and discover new business opportunities.
09:00
CONFERENCE - Malta 2021 - Day 1
09:00 - 18:00
1. Main Stage
09:00 - 13:00
Regulation & Compliance (Europe)
09:00
09:05
09:05
Welcome speech
James Scicluna
Co-Managing Partner
WH Partners
09:05
09:30
09:30
Malta 2022 and ahead
Henric Andersson
CEO and Co-founder
Suprnation
Carl Brincat
CEO
MGA
Olga Finkel
Founder & Partner
WH Partners
Christian Sammut
CEO
BMIT
Pontus Lindwall
President/ CEO
BETSSON AB
09:30
09:55
09:55
Market consolidation: Is there any room left for start-ups and a mid-market?
David McLeish
Partner
Wiggin
Nicholas Aquilina
Partner
Brandl Talos
James Scicluna
Co-Managing Partner
WH Partners
Gil White
Managing Parner
HFN
09:55
10:20
10:20
Regulatory update (I) Germany & Netherlands
Roger Tyrzyk
Country Manager
IDnow
Robert Lenzhofer
CEO & Co-Founder
Hölle Games
Dr. Joerg Hofmann
Senior Partner
Melcher Law Firm
Frieder Backu
Partner
Witzel Erb Backu & Partner
10:20
10:45
10:45
Player claims for losses on the increase: What steps can operators take to minimise exposure?
Christian Rapani
Attorney
Law Rapani
Davinia Cutajar
Partner
WH Partners
Claus Hambach
Partner Company
Hambach & Hambach
Matthias Spitz
Senior Partner
Melchers
Peter Higgins
Mediator, Conciliator & Business Director
Cassionpeia Services
10:45
11:10
11:10
Gaming & Tax: Tax aspects of M&A in the online gaming industry
Motti Gil
CFO
Aspire Global
Eduardo Gracia
Head of Tax EMEA
US Ashurst
Ramona Azzopardi
Partner
WH Partners
Daniel Lipman
Partner
HFN
11:10
11:20
11:20
PrimeMinister's Speech
11:20
11:45
11:45
Regulatory update (II) UK & Sweden
Henrik Norsk Hoffmann
Partner
Nordic Gambling
Nick Nocton
Partner
Mishcon de Reya
David Zeffman
Partner
CMS UK
11:45
12:10
12:10
Payments: Payment method innovation in the gaming industry
Elton Dimech
Managing Director
Moneybite
Andreas Glarner
Partner
MME
Erika Federis
CMS UK
Joseph Borg
Partner
WH Partners
Luiz Felipe Maia
Founding Partner
FYMSA Advogados
12:10
12:35
12:35
Regulatory & technical compliance: Can outsourcing play a role in optimising compliance processes?
Rakele Cini
Consultant
WH Partners
André Wilsenach
Consultant Regulatory Compliance
André Wilsenach
Alexander Tomic
CEO
Alea
Robert Zammit
Partner
WH Partners
Antonio Zanghi
CEO
Maxima Compliance
12:35
13:00
13:00
Data protection & Online Gambling: what are the challenges?
Patrick Massa
Senior Associate
WH Partners
Adriana Minovic
Head of Data Privacy
Betsson Group
Yanica Sant
General Counsel
MGA
Ian Deguara
Information and Data Protection Commissioner
Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner Malta
Gordon Grech
Co-Founder
arkafort
13:00
13:05
13:05
Brief closing remarks, James Scicluna
James Scicluna
Co-Managing Partner
WH Partners
13:05 - 15:00
IMGL MASTERCLASS, SUPPORTED BY WH PARTNERS
13:05
13:10
13:10
Welcome speech IMGL,President Marc Ellinger
Marc Ellinger
President
IMGL
13:10
13:45
13:45
From player protection, to advertising, is responsibility the new key word for a successful long term gambling business?
Santiago Asensi
Asensi Abogados
Simon Planzer
Partners
Planzer Law
Francesco Rodano
Chief Policy Officer
Playtech
KEVIN O’NEILL
Responsible Gaming Foundation - GM
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Chris Elliott
Senior Associate
Wiggin
13:45
14:20
14:20
Advertising: can regulation save the affiliate industry, or will it kill it?
Luís Carvalho
Senior Legal Counsel
Clever Advertising
Susan Breen
Partner
Mishcon de Reya
Quirino Mancini
Partner
Tonucci
Jason Chess
Partner
Wiggin
14:20
14:55
14:55
Regulatory update (V) US & Canada
Jeremy Kleiman
Gaming Attorney
Saiber LLC
Paul Burns
President & CEO
Canadian Gaming Association
Susan Hensel
Co-Founder
Hensel Grad P.C
Marc Ellinger
President
IMGL
Ron Segev
Founding Partner
Segev LLP
14:55
15:00
15:00
Closing remarks of the IMGL President
Marc Ellinger
President
IMGL
15:00 - 18:00
DeFi & EMERGING TECH
15:05
15:25
15:25
Keynoyte by NicK Spanos
Nick Spanos
Co-Founder
ZAP
15:25
15:45
15:45
THE REALITY OF CYBERCRIME: FACT VS FICTION
Yahya Mohamed Mao
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Scientya.com
Asaf Orpani
CEO & Founder
Arkhivist
Kate Baucherel
Digital Strategist
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Steven Walbroehl
Co-Founder and Chief Information Security Officer
Halborn
Robert Edward Grant
Founder, CEO
Crown Sterling
15:45
16:05
16:05
MONEY FOR PLAY: CREDIT WITHOUT BANKS?
Dr. Sarah Grace Manski
Professor of Business and Global Affairs
George Mason University
Oscar Chambers
Co-founder & Co-lead developer
Umbria
Oleg Ivanov
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Nils Tharandt Ortiz
CEO
Pay Politan
TONY GIORDANO
CEO - Giordano Industries
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16:05
16:15
16:15
WHICH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES WILL SHAPE FUTURE CITIES
Phillip Shoemaker
Executive Director/CEO
identity.com
16:15
16:35
16:35
Building blockchain technologies that help us do more for our planet
Kristijan Glibo
Founder Beyondi
Orcain.IO
Meike Krautscheid
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) & Lead Blockchain Consultant
SmartLedger
Justin Goldston, PhD
Professor, Founding Member
SydTek DAO and The Guild DAO
Daniel Thompson-Yvetot
Co-Founder
The Tauri Programme
Niko De Jonghe
CEO
Blockchain Valley
16:35
16:45
16:45
THE SHIFT TOWARDS EQUITY – TAKEAWAYS FROM FOUR YEARS OF BLOCKCHAIN RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Gil Solomon
Founding Partner
Gil Solomon & Co
16:45
17:05
17:05
GOVCOINS: WILL CBDC BE THE BRIDGE TO MASS ADOPTION OR DESTROY THE CONCEPT OF CRYPTOCURRENCY?
17:05
17:15
17:15
The World in 2029
Lars Rinnan
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2. Workshop Stage
09:00 - 11:00
Tips & Tricks - Scaling Your Blockchain Business
09:00
11:00
11:00
Tips & Tricks | Scaling a Blockchain Business
Sheraz Ahmed
Managing Partner
STORM Partners
Nicola Massella
Legal Partner
STORM Partners
11:00 - 12:00
Akon’s Vision and Roadmap for Crypto Adoption in Africa
11:00
12:00
12:00
Akon’s Vision and Roadmap for Crypto Adoption in Africa
Lynn Liss
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
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Akon
Chairman & Co-founder
Akoin
Jon Karas
Co-Founder & President
Akoin
Sean Salloux
CRO
BAANX GROUP LTD
Kieron Cartledge
Global Sales Director
BAANX GROUP LTD
Garth Howat
Founder & CEO
BAANX GROUP LTD
15:00 - 17:00
Prism Galaxy - Investor Networking Workshop
15:00
15:30
15:30
Opening Remarks
15:30
17:00
17:00
Networking Reception
3. Ikigai Ventures Stage
10:00 - 12:10
M&A AND VENTURE CAPITAL
10:00
10:25
10:25
Finding alpha in today's markets: All-start Venture Capitalists discuss
Rico Pang
Founder & CEO
SANCTUM
Michael Caselli
Founder & Editor in Chief
iGB
Ozge Oz
Partner
QNBeyond Ventures
Alp Pekkan
Advisory Board Member
Kybele Invest
Gulsum Ciraci
Partner
StartupFon
10:25
10:50
10:50
Fireside Chat: Corporate Venture Capital
10:50
11:15
11:15
The Next Frontier: Emerging Investment Areas
Oleg Ivanov
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Mark Blandford
Partner
Burlywood Capital
Carla Marie Vella
iGaming, Fintech & Blockchain Consultant
ConsultXD
Alemsah Ozturk
CEO
Grey
11:15
11:40
11:40
ESG Investing: solving sustainability challenges with investment
Liesbeth Oost
Sustainability Manager
Aspire Global
Simon Wrightson
Director
GreenUp Malta
Philippe Bednarek
CEO
GoldFinX
11:40
23:50
23:50
How to Prepare for M&A, your most likely Exit Avenue
Johan Styren
CEO
Dilanti Media
12:00
12:30
12:30
CEOs at the top of the GAME
Tsachi Maimon
CEO
Aspire Global
Tal Itzhak Ron
Chairman & CEO
Tal Ron Drihem & Co.
Emily Helmer
Head of Compliance & eMerchant Services
Tal Ron Drihem & Co.
Ariel Reem
CEO
Genesis
Vytautas Lapienis
Chairman & CEO
mano.bank
12:30
12:50
12:50
The Future of Igaming and sustainablity
12:50
13:00
13:00
Hit the Gold - what's new in the supply and demand of Slots?
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Jesper Kärrbrink
Executive Chairman
Green Jade Games
14:00
14:20
14:20
Akoin Protocol Announcements
Jon Karas
Co-Founder & President
Akoin
Kavon Soltani
SVP Blockchain and Innovations
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Lynn Liss
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
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Akon
Chairman & Co-founder
Akoin
14:20
14:30
14:30
THE POWER OF NOW: THE PROVEN PATH TO XCELERATE DIGITAL CURRENCY AND EMPOWER LIVES FROM POVERTY
Rone De Beauvoir
Founder & CEO
XCEL Crypto Partners
14:30
15:00
15:00
How to get from Imposter Syndrome to Industry Icon
Dave Crane
CEO
Dave Crane
18:00
19:00
AIBC AWARDS
19:00 - 23:00 | SkyClub, St. Julian’s
This evening will celebrate the best of the Emerging Tech industry in a record-breaking awards night with a premium guest list.
19:30
SiGMA iGathering 1
19:30 - 22:00 | Blue Elephant, Hilton
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
19:30
SiGMA iGathering 2
19:30 - 22:00 | The Westin Dragonara, Pavilion
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
20:30
Exclusive Private Investors Dinner
20:30 - 23:30 | Iniala Harbour House
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
09:30
09:30
DEEP TECH CONFERENCE
09:30 - 18:00
1. Main Stage
09:30 - 14:55
BLOCKCHAIN & THE ECONOMY
09:30
09:50
09:50
How are Digital Currencies transforming local economies?
Karl Schranz
CEO
E&S Group
Daniel Doll Steinberg
Co-Founder
Atari Token
Motie Bring
Chief Commercial Officer
Nuvei
Rico Pang
Founder & CEO
SANCTUM
09:50
10:10
10:10
Regulatory and Legal Issues with Blockchain: Cross Borders
Christina Scicluna
Advocate
Ganado Advocates
Dr. Franklin Cachia
Senior Manager Tax & Regulated Industries
CSB Group
Hong Kyun Noh
Accounts Manager
Collective C
Marcin Zarakowski
Director of Legal and Public Policy Management
Bitcoin Association for BSV
Pradeep Goel
CEO
Solve.Care
10:10
10:20
10:20
Keynote by Tone Vays
Tone Vays
Analyst, Derivatives Trader & Event Organizer
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10:20
10:30
10:30
Smart City fireside chat
Dustin Plantholt
Founder & CEO
Crypterns
Akon
Chairman & Co-founder
Akoin
Jon Karas
Co-Founder & President
Akoin
10:30
10:50
10:50
Renewable energy powered crypto mining
Akon
Chairman & Co-founder
Akoin
Jon Karas
Co-Founder & President
Akoin
Dustin Plantholt
Founder & CEO
Crypterns
10:50
11:00
11:00
Fireside Chat
JOSEF HOLM
Founding Partner
Draper Goren Holm
Dustin Plantholt
Founder & CEO
Crypterns
11:00
11:20
11:20
Moulding the Future Digital Economy
Justine Scerri Herrera
Partner
MK Fintech Partners
Tim Heath
General Partner
Yolo Investments
Mike Shafro
CEO
Xpate
Simone Mazzuca
CEO & Founder
Wallex Bank
Ben Putley
Co-Founder and CEO
Alkimi Exchange
11:20
11:30
11:30
De/centralisation, Un/certainty and De/regulation
Joshua Ellul
The inaugural Chairperson
Malta Digital Innovation Authority
11:40
11:50
11:50
Keynote by Silvio Schembri
Hon. Silvio Schembri
Minister for Economy and Industry
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11:50
12:15
12:15
Assurances in Technology
Trevor Sammut
Chief Regulatory Officer
MDIA
Efrem Borg
Chief Technology Officer
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Dr. Ian Gauci
Managing Partner
GTG Advocates & Afilexion
Profs Gordon Pace
Professor of Computer Science
University of Malta
12:15
12:35
12:35
Blockchain as the solution for charity donation transparency
Verlin Sanciangco
CIO
Ruby Family Office
Stefania Barbaglio
Director & Founder
Cassionpeia Services
Brian McGinty
Marketing Advisor
CryptoPerformance
Irina Haever
The Crypto Lawyer
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Richard Buettner
Ambassador
Ruby Family Office
12:35
12:55
12:55
TBA(BLOCKCHAIN & THE ECONOMY)
12:35
12:45
12:45
Unchaining the Blockchain: Gaming As the Tipping Point for Mass Adoption
Brian Rogers
CEO
Neurothink
12:55
13:05
13:05
Impact investing and crypto markets
Philippe Bednarek
CEO
GoldFinX
13:05
13:15
13:15
The role of next generation Blockchains in Industry 4.0
Shirly Valge
COO
Velas
13:15
13:25
13:25
Keynote by Dr. Marwan Alzarouni
Dr. Marwan Alzarouni
CEO
Dubai Blockchain Center
13:25
13:35
13:35
Keynote by David Zou
David Zou
Managing Director
Beacon 256
14:30
15:00
15:00
Fire Side Chat
Michael Saylor
Entrepreneur & Speaker
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Mike Costache
Investor and Entrepeneur
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14:00 - 15:30
SiGMA Start Up Pitch
14:00
15:30
15:30
Startup Pitch
Jon Thompson
Presentor
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15:30 - 18:15
BLOCKCHAIN REGULATION
13:25
13:55
13:55
Did you know that bitcoin mining consumes only 0.11% of the world’s electricity?
Alex Petrov
CIO
Bitfury
16:10
16:20
16:20
Is Web 3.0 really the era of a New World?
Daniele Monteleone
Co-Founder and CEO
Web3 Labs
16:20
16:30
16:30
The Next-Gen of Estonian Blockchain Regulation
Anne Veerpalu
PhD - Chief Law Officer
Betmaster
16:30
16:40
16:40
The impact of tokenised funds
Brian McNulty
CEO
FAC
16:40
17:00
17:00
Could Smart Contracts revolutionise Smart Money forever?
Luis Carbajo
CEO and Founder
VOTTUN
James Bowater
Founder & Editor-at-large
Crypto AM
Eric Wall
CIO (Chief Investment Officer)
Arcane Assets
17:00
17:10
17:10
SafeMoon: Building a Blockchain Innovation Company
John Karony
CEO
SafeMoon
17:10
17:30
17:30
Legal compliance with Identification regulations
Dieter Brockmeyer
Co-Founder & Director Innovation & TIME
Diplomatic World Institute
Adrian Doerk
Business Development Manager
Main Incubator GmbH / Lissi Identity
Frederic Ly
Regional Manager
Jumio
Peter Murray
Head of Gaming
Veriff
Pradeep Goel
CEO
Solve.Care
17:30
17:50
17:50
The evolution of Token offerings and regulation across Europe
Tobias Seidl
Co-Founder
STOKR
Celine Moille
Lawyer
Deloitte
Jaguar-Adva Gal
CEO
Jaguar
Vasilisa Marinchuk
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17:50
18:10
18:10
THE CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS: NEW WAYS OF AML IMPLEMENTATION
Pedro Quiros
Director of European Sales
Acuant
Anna Zotova
Chief Risk Officer
Xpate
Philip Bugeja
Consultalt
IGAML
Warren Russell
CEO & Founder
W2 Global Data Solutions Ltd.
2. Workshop Room
10:00 - 12:00
Innovative Technologies Enabling Mass Adoption
10:00
10:30
10:30
True NFTs, Gamification and Bringing the World On-Chai
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Alexander Filatov
Co-founder & CEO
TON Labs
10:30
10:50
10:50
Future of Elections
10:50
11:10
11:10
Leading decentralized communities
Ron Millow
CBD
Freeton
11:10
11:30
11:30
DeFi and the Future Outlook
Pavel Prigolovko
TON Labs
11:30
12:00
12:00
How blockchain will disrupt every industry requiring trust
Mitja Goroshevsky
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12:00 - 14:00
DAOs - The next sexy thing in Crypto
12:00
14:00
14:00
The next sexy thing in Crypto
Vlad Mercori
Co-founder Stakeborg & Jack of all trades
StakeBorg
Dragos Rizescu
Co-Founder
BarnBridge
Emil Anton
Co-Founder
StakeBorg
3. Ikigai Ventures Stage
09:30 - 14:00
eSports Technology
Chairman
Mario Ovcharov
CEO
UltraPlay
09:30
09:40
09:40
STATE OF ESPORTS WAGERING AND THE FUTURE GROWTH POTENTIAL, WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT
Mario Ovcharov
CEO
UltraPlay
09:40
10:00
10:00
OPERATORS REVIEW: PLAYER RECEPTIVENESS TO VIRTUAL SPORTS
Dario Nanni
Major Account Executive
Akamai
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Alexander Martin
CEO
SKS365
Ollie Ring
Analyst
Regulus Partners
10:00
10:30
10:30
Suppliers sound-off: eSports, Virtual Sports and Live Sports
Tuomas Kanervala
CEO
Untitled
YARIV LISSAUER
CEO
Leap Gaming
Dinos Stranomitis
COO
Altenar
Stephen Shoemaker
CEO
Win Group
Chris Nikolopoulos
CCO
Betby
10:30
10:40
10:40
Betting on Blockchain: The Emergence of Sports Betting in the Blockchain Gaming Vertical
Justin Goldston, PhD
Professor, Founding Member
SydTek DAO and The Guild DAO
10:40
11:00
11:00
STEPPING INTO THE (UN)KNOWN: CASINOS GO DIGITAL WITH SPORTSBOOKS
Stanislav Silin
CEO
Altenar
Alessandro Allara
Digital Managing Director
Lottomatica
Ivan Rozic
Senior Commercial Officer
EveryMatrix
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Robert Brassai
Principle Consultant/Owner
Sense4gaming
Jashwant Patel
Sales Manager
Slotegrator
11:00
11:20
11:20
HOW PLAYER TRACKING IS CHANGING THE WAY BETTORS ANALYSE THEIR BETTING DATA
Kweski Hayford
CSO
Rovermann Production
Bart Barden
COO
Esports Technologies
Flavien Guillocheau
Founder and CEO
PandaScore
Ron Segev
Founding Partner
Segev LLP
11:20
11:30
11:30
THE RISE OF ESPORTS
11:30
11:50
11:50
Keeping your player community happy with business continuity
David Sachs
CEO
Tomobox
Richard Hogg
CEO - Openbox
Openbox Gaming
Shay Shany
Director
Rookout
Diane Abela
Head of Security
GiG
Mark Thorne
CMO
Esports Technologies
Filip Berlikowski
CTO
Genesis
11:50
12:10
12:10
PLAYER INFLUX: WILL ESPORTS GROW OR CONSOLIDATE?
Eirik Kristiansen
CEO
Pixel Digital
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Thomas Rosander
CEO
Real Luck Group Limited
Grant Johnson
CEO
Esports Entertainment Group
Marek Suchar
Head of Sales
Oddin
Aaron Speach
CEO
Esports Technologies
12:10
12:30
12:30
ESPORTS VENUES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN BUILT ARE THEY A VIABLE BUSINESS MODEL? DID THEY WORK? WHAT ELSE IS THERE?
Pei Zhi Liou
Cofounder and COO
Vexed Gaming ltd
VENUS BROWN
Owner & CEO
Buddah Brown International
Robert Montgomery
Chairman
GameCo
Ollie Ring
Analyst
Regulus Partners
12:30
12:50
12:50
Esports & Sports: Closer Than You Think.
Magnus Leppäniemi
President of Esports
Esports Entertainment Group
Dr. KIRILL MICALLEF STAFRACE
Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant
Mater Dei Hospital
Kersten James Chircop
Founder
GMR
Adrian Figallo
Co Founder
World Pro Racing
12:50
13:00
13:00
IMMERSIVE TECH: IS 2022 THE BREAKTHROUGH YEAR?
Daniel Bernard
Venture Partner
Mindspring Capital
13:00
13:55
13:55
The Future of Competitive Gaming
Nolan Bushnell
Co-Founder and CEO
Virsix Games
13:55
14:20
14:20
Player attraction & retention: Gamification and Personalisation in 2022.
SHAHAR ATTIAS
CEO - Hybrid Interaction
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Dmitry Starostenkov
Chief Executive Officer
EvenBet Gaming
EMIL CHRISTENSEN
CEO - KD.BET
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Alexis Wicén
Co-Founder
Unibo
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John Gordon
CEO
Incentive Games
15:00 - 17:00
Slots & Casino Trends
15:00
15:10
15:10
Wheels and Reels - should you ever reinvent what works?
Paul Dolman
CEO
G Games
15:10
15:20
15:20
Casino games, isn't it about time we tried something different?
Lloyd Purser
COO
FunFair Technologies
15:20
15:40
15:40
Striking a balance with gamification - Fire side chat
Alexis Wicén
Co-Founder
Unibo
Fiona Hickey
Head of Sales
Push Gaming
12:00
The Akoin's Pitchfest
12:00 - 14:00 | Iniala Harbour House
Want to come pitch Akon and the Akoin team, with partner Baanx, on why your product or service is perfect for the Akoin Marketplace? Space is limited to 13 companies and entry is €500 per company.
18:00
18:00
NETWORKING DRINKS
18:00 - 20:00 | Hilton, St Julians – Quarterdeck
Enjoy a drink and exchange business cards.
19:30
SiGMA iGathering - AGS 1
19:30 - 22:00 | Blue Elephant, Hilton
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
19:30
SiGMA iGathering - AGS 2
19:30 - 22:00 | The Westin Dragonara, Pavilion
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
19:30
SiGMA iGathering - AGS 3
19:30 - 22:00 | Westin: Palio’s
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
09:30
CONFERENCE - Malta 2021 - Day 3
09:30 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta’ Qali
1. Main Stage
10:00 - 12:45
FINTECH & PAYMENTS
10:00
10:10
10:10
The Crypto Bubble and the Monetary Degeneracy
Thierry Arys Ruiz
Chairman & CEO
AgAu AG
10:10
10:45
10:45
Emerging Financial Crime Risks in Online Gaming Fireside Chat
Simon Planzer
Partners
Planzer Law
Manfred Galdes
ARQ Group Managing Partner
ARQ
10:45
10:55
10:55
The Latest Developments in Payments Keynote Address
Olga Bencini
Founder and CEO
AcceptLocal Online Ltd.
10:55
11:20
11:20
The Latest Developments in Payments Panel Discussion
Vytautas Karalevičius
Bankera and SpectroCoin Co-founder
Bankera
Olga Bencini
Founder and CEO
AcceptLocal Online Ltd.
Jonathan Camilleri Bowman
CEO & Project Visionary
Sekuritance
Kamran Hedjri
Founder & Group CEO
PXP Financial
Vasilije Lekovic
Director of Gaming
Trustly
11:20
11:45
11:45
The Future Of Betting And Payments In The Quantum Computing Era
Bryan Blake
CEO & Founder
Hexopay
Charles Donly
Head of R&D
ADX Labs, Inc.
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Mickael Marceau
HEAD OF PAYMENTS
Kindred
Dmitry Nazarov
CEO
Pion Finance
Adriaan Brink
CEO
FUNToken
11:45
11:55
11:55
Monetization of Waste & Proof of Eco Action
Nabil Ael Aichaoui
CCO
3WM Group
11:55
12:20
12:20
BANKING NIGHTMARES IN MALTA: IS PSD2 OPEN BANKING THE ANSWER?
Reece Delia
Head of Business Development
KSi Malta
JP Fabri
Partner
Seed
Julian Goffin
CEO & Director
Finductive
Christopher Vella
Chief Executive Officer
Polymath and Boffin
12:20
12:45
12:45
Payments, Management & Legal - How To Run Your Online Business Properly
Tal Itzhak Ron
Chairman & CEO
Tal Ron Drihem & Co.
Genia Gurevitz
Head of Banking & Payment Services
Tal Ron Drihem & Co.
Ido Hachmon
CTO
Greenhouz Apps
Paula Zulonė
Head of Accounts
ConnectPay
12:45
12:55
12:55
Crypto technologies, blockchain & betting
Sean Mac
Co-Founder
Gambl.io
12:45 - 14:00
Defi Conference
12:50
13:00
13:00
The future of DeFi and NFts is Regulation
Eneko Knörr
Senior Partner
Woonkly
13:00
13:20
13:20
REINVENTING THE BANKING WHEEL WITH DEFI
Eloisa Marchesoni
Founder & CEO
Def.ai Inc.
David Orban
Managing Partner
SiGMA Agenda | November 2021
Alexander Filatov
Co-founder & CEO
TON Labs
Barney Chambers
Co-founder & Co-lead developer
Umbria
13:20
13:40
13:40
INVESTING IN DEFI: TOKENS VS EQUITY
Adrian Niculescu
CMO EMEA
CloudCoin Consortium
Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner
Blockchain Founders Fund
Frédéric Chesnais
CEO
atari
Rémy Ozcan
Tozex Managing Director
Tozex
13:40
13:50
13:50
The sorry state of Decentralized Finance Security
Stefan Beyer
Founder
Oak Security
13:50
14:00
14:00
Reducing gas prices by increasing TPS—like making roads wider to reduce traffic?
Eric Wall
CIO (Chief Investment Officer)
Arcane Assets
14:00 - 15:30
AIBC Start Up Pitch
14:00
15:30
15:30
Startup Pitch(AIBC)
Jon Thompson
Presentor
SiGMA Agenda | November 2021
15:30 - 16:30
Metaverse - AIBC Brand
04:30
16:40
16:40
How Metaverse can change Social Media"
Daniele Monteleone
Co-Founder and CEO
Web3 Labs
15:30
15:40
15:40
The future that we are living in. Play To Earn gaming, Metaverses , NFTs and more…”
Evan Singh Luthra
Investor and Consultant
SiGMA Agenda | November 2021
15:40
16:00
16:00
the Spatial Web and it’s integration with blockchains, AI and the metaverse
Dan Mapes
President
Verses Technologies Inc.
Mario Nawfal
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
NFT Techonologies
Kate Baucherel
Digital Strategist
SiGMA Agenda | November 2021
CLAUDIO CHIFA
Founder
DLT CODE
16:00
16:10
16:10
Crypto + Metaverse = Next level economy
Felix Mago
Co-Founder of DASH
DASH
16:10
16:30
16:30
The future of liquidity: CeFi or DeFi
Justine Scerri Herrera
Partner
MK Fintech Partners
Marcello Mari
Chief Executive Officer
SingularityDAO
Christof Waton
CEO
ADA FINANCE
Mariana Gospodinova
G Manager
crypto.com
2. Workshop Stage
10:00 - 13:00
Focus North America - Masterclass
10:00
10:20
10:20
Overview of the US Regulatory Landscape - the essentials you need to know
Susan Hensel
Co-Founder
Hensel Grad P.C
10:20
22:35
22:35
Understanding the Differences Between Tribal and Commercial Gaming
Loretta Tuell
Managing Principal
Tuell law P.C.
10:35
10:50
10:50
What’s Happening in Canada, Eh?
Paul Burns
President & CEO
Canadian Gaming Association
10:50
11:40
11:40
Executive Discussion: The Reality of Doing Business in the US
Itsik Akiva
Online Gaming & Marketing Consultant
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Jason “Wolf” Rosenberg
CEO
SiGMA Agenda | November 2021
Michael Bauer
CFO
Greentube
Quincy Raven
Managing Director – US
Aspire Global
Rikard Vikstrom
CEO
Internet Vikings
11:40
12:10
12:10
California Dreaming (about sports betting) and Other US Updates
Loretta Tuell
Managing Principal
Tuell law P.C.
Richard Schuetz
CEO
Schuetz
12:10
12:40
12:40
Affiliate Marketing in the US
Benjamin Truman
Co-Founder
MediaTroopers
Thomas Vermeulen
Affiliate & Internationalisation Manager
Smarkets
Erica Anderson
Director of Marketing
Income Access
13:00 - 14:00
Women in iGaming (WiiG)
13:00
14:00
14:00
What makes a good work/life balance? How do you succeed in your career and still maintain a healthy personal life?
Petra Maria Poola
Head of Business Development and Operations
OneTouch
Roberta Genovese
SEO Manager
Blexr
Lee-Ann Johnstone
CEO & Founder
Affiliate Insider
Rhi Burns
Chief Commercial Officer
Zimpler
3. Ikigai Ventures Stage
10:00 - 12:00
eSports Betting Conference
10:00
10:20
10:20
Esports trends and Opportunities
Marcel Sema
Founding Partner
Wolfpack Management
10:20
10:45
10:45
The Malta Experience and Ecosystem
Kersten James Chircop
Founder
GMR
Edward Cachia
Founder
NGEN
Kurt Bonnici
Esports Director
Malta Football Association
Kevin Spiteri
Co Founder
Level Academy
10:45
11:05
11:05
Full Thrust in Virtual Racing
Justin Mifsud
Founder & CEO
World Pro Racing
11:05
11:25
11:25
Breaking Boundaries and Forging International Partnerships
Ivan Filletti
COO
Gaming Malta
Daniel Finkler
CEO
Berlin International Gaming
Sergey Bidzan
CEO
Eden Esports
Arne Peters
Esports & Gaming
11:25
11:45
11:45
Maximising Branding Opportunities in Esports
Jaap Visser
Managing Director
ESL Benelux
11:45
12:05
12:05
Affiliates in Esports
Mark O’Sullivan
Industry Specialist
KPMG
Savak Limbuwala
CMO
Winners.Bet
Marc Burroughes
CCO
GameScoreKeeper
Marek Suchar
Head of Sales
Oddin
12:00 - 13:20
HR
12:10
12:20
12:20
2X Your Digital Performance
Hassan Bash
CEO
Bash Revenue Digital
12:20
12:40
12:40
THE FUTURE OF REMOTE HIRING
Dr. Elaine Dutton
Head of HR and Employment Advisory Services
CSB Group
Berthold Glass
Entrepreneur & Speaker
Unlimited Success
12:40
13:00
13:00
TALENT ACQUISITION: HOW THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS EMPLOYEE TURNOVER
Anneli Nilsson
Recruitment Director
JobMatchingPartner Ltd
Adam Woodley
Global Head of Recruitment
Betsson Group
Piret Ploom
Head of People to Chief People & Culture Officer
Head of People
12:50
13:00
13:00
The Power of the Spoken Word – Make or Break your employees
MEGAN EASEY
Operations -Condor Gaming
SiGMA Agenda | November 2021
13:10
13:20
13:20
Properties rental prices for igaming worker - Statistics
Jeffrey Buttigieg
Co-Founder of Remax - Malta
Remax
10:00
18:00
NETWORKING DRINKS
18:00 - 20:00 | Hilton, St Julians – Quarterdeck
Enjoy a drink and exchange business cards.
19:00
NETWORKING DRINKS
19:00 - 23:00 | The Long Hall
Several exclusive dinners will happen during the evening to faciliate networking among delegates
19:30
iGathering SiGMA
19:30 - 22:00 | The Westin Dragonara, Pavilion
Only by Invite depending on the sponsor. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
18:00
Valletta VIP Reception Closing iGathering
18:00 - 23:30 | The Canberra
Bring the curtain down on Sigma Week at our VIP Reception at Valletta’s most prestigious business location; “The Canberra” by Iniala. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected]
