2022 Speakers

Adam joined KPMG in 2011 and is an Director in the Economics team, specialising in microeconomics. He leads the team’s work in the gambling sector, working with clients both in the UK and internationally across a wide range of regulatory and strategic issues. His work in the sector has included competition economics assessments in M&A, the economic estimation of demand, consumer vulnerability and responsibility strategy, market size estimation, game design and risk simulation, and the impact of taxation. Adam is a regular speaker at international gambling conferences.

Karen Marcela Sierra-Hughes is a Panamanian attorney with vast experience in the gaming and lottery sector, accompanying the evolution of the Latin America and Caribbean industry for more than 17 years now at her role at GLI. She has experienced side by side the challenges of the industry while propelling a vision of a duly regulated transformation that is aligned with international best practices.

She has a Master’s in Commercial Law and Specialization in Public Law. Before joining GLI, she practiced Law in one of the most prestigious law firms in Panama and was later appointed as Legal Director of the Panama Gaming Control Board.

She has been with GLI since 2004, driving GLI’s strategy for both regulatory and business development as well as managing GLI´s service delivery to the region’s operators and suppliers. With her law degree and gaming regulatory experience, one of Sierra-Hughes’s main goals is to help the regions’ government agencies in their efforts to improve the regulatory landscape providing valuable advice that will lead to developed laws, decrees and regulations. She is also responsible for all GLI licensing processes throughout the region as well as the GLI brand.

She holds education certificates from international organizations including the FBI, UNLV and US Treasury’s OTA.

In 2019, Sierra-Hughes received Latin American Gaming Hall of Fame’s prestigious Recognition Award at the 2019 Juegos Miami gaming conference and was listed in the iGaming Business Magazine´s 10 Most Influential Women List. Last year she was voted by her industry peers in two categories at the SAGSE Awards, as Top Leader in the Lanbase Gaming Industry and Top Leader in the iGaming Industry.

She is a well-known speaker in international events and conferences, and she is regularly featured in international publications and journals.

Alex joined the firm in 2005 and is a leader within the Risk Consulting Advisory team. His portfolio includes AML Advisory, Internal Audit, Corporate Governance Advisory and Regulatory Compliance services. Alex has worked on a number of AML-related assignments including ones whose objective was to determine alignment with requirements and good practice as well as larger projects designed to assist clients to enhance their controls following their visits by the Regulator. Alex, an accountant by profession, has been involved in assignments within a number of sectors including Gaming, Banking, Financial Institutions, Investment Services and Insurance. He has led a number of engagements in the AML/CFT and ABC space focusing on internal audits of controls, provision of training and enhancements of policies and procedures including Business Risk Assesments. Alex regularly pens articles in local business-related periodicals and is the Chairman to the Committee of the Malta Forum of Internal Auditors. Alex is also the Head of IARCS, KPMG Islands Group.

Over the past 10 years, Steven has been advising business leaders across several industries, predominately enterprises operating within Financial Services and Technology, ranging from start-up ventures to large corporates. His passion, drive and continuous commitment to being a trusted advisor in recruitment services, has always been his primary motivator to maintaining a high-level of service delivery and a long-term impact on his client’s hiring plans. Before joining KPMG, Steven occupied the role of head of talent search and selection advisory within a boutique talent management advisory firm (P5+ Management Ltd) which enterprise he had joined at its’ inception days and has since been instrumental in establishing the foundations of the recruitment advisory operational setup. P5+ Management Ltd was later acquired by KPMG Malta in January 2017. Steven is also a specialist in the provision of invaluable career advice to C-suite executives; through coaching and guidance, he motivates professionals towards leveraging upon their leadership and expert experience, at times moving out of their comfort-zone by embracing change and managing their career aspirations in order to secure seamless career moves that yield to achieving paramount career milestones.

Claudine is a Counselling Psychologist, Executive Coach and Registered Supervisor with a business and commercial orientation. Apart from teaching Psychology and Behavioural Leadership at the University of Malta, she has worked extensively in the area of transformational change and personality and leadership profiling with diverse nationalities in the UK and Malta. Claudine enhances top-leadership capacity and agility at moments of personal and organizational transitions and supports transformational change by catalyzing change agents and embedding behaviors and mind-sets in everyday work. She is passionate about supporting Leaders understand themselves better by building self insight and by taking a closer look at their leadership styles to help them and their teams thrive. She collaborates closely and builds strong rapport with clients, consultants and mentors to facilitate communication and enhance execution of developmental transitions. Her appreciation and interest in cultures and different customs have led to extensive travelling.

Frank A. DiGiacomo is team lead of Duane Morris LLP’s Gaming Industry Group. Mr. DiGiacomo practices in the areas of gaming, entertainment and regulatory law representing many public and private companies both within the gaming industry and which conduct business with the gaming industry.  His clients include public and privately held casino operators, gaming technology providers, interactive gaming and sports-betting operators, financial services companies and lottery companies in connection with licensing, regulatory investigations, compliance matters, financing approvals, equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, technology approvals and other gaming regulatory issues.

Steven is a vastly experienced management professional in the gambling sector previously serving as Managing Director Development and Secretariat, Genting UK covering the EMEA region for 13 years. After leaving Genting, he took a study break and completed a Masters in ‘Major Programme Management’ at the University of Oxford (Graduating 2018) and set up ‘Praxis Consulting and Advisory’. He has over 20 years in the gambling industry and joined Stanley Leisure in 2003 as Development Director.

His skills cover the different disciplines of licensing, public affairs and legal functions along with operations, gaming machine and P&L responsibilities. Steven is also a graduate of University of Nevada Reno’s Executive Development Program where he later taught for 3 years and has substantial experience in giving evidence to numerous Authorities, Governments, Civil servants and politicians.

He is increasingly involved in ESG issues relative to investments and is currently helping several private clients including operators and private equity companies across the EMEA region in the gaming, hospitality and leisure sectors (both online and land-based).

Hermione is a Partner within the Deal Advisory team which she joined at the start of 2007 following completion of her MSc in International Accounting and Finance at Cass Business School, London. Prior to joining KPMG, Hermione gained a number of years of professional experience with another Big 4 firm. Since joining KPMG, Hermione has accumulated a wealth of experience through her involvement in a large number of Deal Advisory assignments. Hermione has taken a lead role in, amongst others, local and cross border vendor and buy-side due diligence assignments for clients operating in various sectors, as well as, financial due diligence assignments for entities seeking to list their securities on the Malta Stock Exchange. She has also managed a number of valuation engagements, including valuation of shares, businesses and real estate and has provided technical assistance relating to valuations for financial reporting and regulatory purposes. Furthermore, over the past years, Hermione has advised clients on financing options available with particular emphasis on tapping the local capital market and assisted clients with the raising of equity finance via an Initial Public Offering and the preparation of business plans and turnaround plans.

Jason has been a leading adviser to the remote gambling industry worldwide for nearly twenty years. He advises some of the largest gambling businesses on their commercial and regulatory affairs as well as media providers and financial institutions.

Marc is a mechanical engineer with an MSc in Data Analytics from the University of Strathclyde Business School. He has extensive experience in the handling and manipulation of data in support of decision-making. With strong foundations in analysis tools and technique he drives for continuous improvement of both himself and his environment.

Since joining KPMG in 2002, Juanita has worked in corporate taxation, providing advice to multinationals seeking assistance in tax matters and related planning. Her work covers both international and domestic tax issues, extending to direct and indirect taxation. She has advised a wide variety of multinationals especially in financial services industry, namely, asset managers, banks, and insurance underwriters. Juanita has also delivered restructuring advice to gaming clients. She leads the Tax Committee at the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners, providing feedback on proposed legislation, including on cryptocurrencies and ICOs, to government authorities. In addition she has assisted clients with effective global tax solutioning, including mergers and acquisitions and advised on access to tax treaties, foreign tax credits, financing and efficient repatriation. She leads the automatic exchange of information service line. Juanita is particularly interested in the EU’s impact on tax matters and has acted as advisor to the Government on various tax-related EU law issues. Juanita regularly delivers presentations on topical tax issues at both local and international fora and has published articles in various international tax journals and reviews. Juanita is a highly-respected specialist in her field, is a member of the International Fiscal Association, and is recognised by Expert Guides and ranked as a Band 1 practitioner of note by Chambers and Partners, where she is highly rated for her "expertise and drive” and as one who “advises a raft of impressive clients on both direct and indirect taxation mandates. She is particularly noted for her work on behalf of leading multinationals.”

Justin Franssen is an attorney at law and partner at Kalff Katz & Franssen, where he leads the Gaming Practice. His comprehensive advisory and litigation practice regularly deals with sector-specific acquisitions and complex public affairs processes.

Prior to his admission to the Dutch Bar, Justin acted as general counsel for a gaming developer in Amsterdam and New York. His career as an attorney at law began at an associate firm of KPMG, where he founded their European Gaming & Entertainment Services Group. He subsequently spent 12 years as head of the Gaming, Sports & Entertainment practice group at a medium-sized law firm in Amsterdam.

Justin regularly publishes in national and international professional journals, is a frequent speaker at sector events and conferences, and is on the editorial boards of Gaming Law Review & Economics and Online Gambling Lawyer. He is a board member of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL). Justin is also member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and holds a seat on the Advisory Board of the International Research Institute for Gambling and Gaming in Bonn.

Justin has received no less than eight consecutive Band 1 rankings in the Chambers Global Guide.

Beate is an experienced tax professional with specialization in international corporate tax. She also has practical experience and in-depth knowledge in transfer pricing, M&A and due diligence projects. Beate joined KPMG in 2021 and is currently a candidate for a Master’s degree in Finance at the University of Aberdeen. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Maastricht University. Following a specialization in transfer pricing, Beate shifted her focus to other international cross-border transactions, and was involved in various structuring, reorganization and due diligence projects, as well as tax risk management. Beate has also presented in several tax seminars in English, Russian and Latvian languages, and she also continues to regularly publish written articles on the current tax topics. Over the years, Beate has enjoyed a very diverse client portfolio and has consulted clients from various industries, including tourism, pharmaceutical, financial, manufacturing and other industries. As a personal interest, Beate closely follows various climate initiatives and actions, with particular interest in sustainable finance.

Trudy, a lawyer, joined KPMG as a tax advisor in 2013. Trudy focuses on the application and interaction of Maltese and European corporate and fiscal legislation in local and cross-border scenarios. She has worked in tax law with international clients for 10 years, assisting both personal and corporate clients to improve their tax efficiency sustainably, particularly in light of the OECD BEPS Project and EU developments. Trudy coaches a team of lawyers focused on fiscal and corporate law, assisting individuals and corporates in applying international, EU and local tax law to their business activities, including through the use of legal relationships such as trusts, foundations, partnerships and joint ventures as is suitable to the case at hand. Since the inception of Malta as a hub for genuine blockchain business, she has been focusing on the fiscal intricacies of DLT assets and transactions. She has attended and given lectures and presentations in connection with local and international tax law, both locally and abroad. Trudy lectures part of the course leading to the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) and the MIT Course on Taxation and is frequently invited to give lectures by the Malta Institute of Management, the Malta Institute of Taxation, the Malta Institute of Accountants as well as other academic organisations. She also sits on the Education Committee of the Malta Institute of Taxation. Trudy was the first administrator, and a board member, of the Malta Association of Family Enterprises, playing a key role in formulating local fiscal proposals to facilitate the inheritance of Maltese family businesses. During this time, she represented the Association in official working groups and meetings and gave presentations and speeches on the Association’s role and proposals.

Curt joined KPMG in 2020 to continue driving forward the firm’s growth ambitions in the digital space. He is a dedicated and results-driven person with a successful background in the achievement of profitable business and growth through effective business management and the creation and execution of successful business strategies. His current focus is developing client relationships and becoming a strategic partner in their digital journey.

He has been working in the ICT industry in access of 25 years. Throughout his career he has been involved in a variety of projects in the private and public sectors. He assisted local and foreign organisations coming from different industries in gaining operational efficiencies and competitive advantage through the leveraging of ICT. This involvement has exposed him to different technical and non-technical roles as well as vendors and technologies.

Curt has extensive experience in working with leading vendors in the ICT sector with the primary focus on delivering business solutions and value whilst exceeding expectations for customer service delivery. In the last few years Curt has been focused on assisting organisations on their digital transformation journeys specifically with adopting cloud and leveraging technologies, tools and methodologies to facilitate the transformation process and allow for faster return on investment.

He also possesses the ability to establish sustainable and profitable relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders at various levels. He enjoys being part of, as well as leading, motivating and training, a successful and productive team, and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments.

Robert is the IT Advisory Lead at KPMG Digital Solutions. With roots in software development, gradually evolving into IT Governance, Security & Project Management, he has held CIO, ISO and Chief Projects Officer positions at several local and international financial services organisations.

Robert is a certified Agile practitioner specialises in organisational transformation, and business process re-engineering. He has successfully envisioned, built, and managed IT Departments, directly responsible for the leadership of IT strategy, infrastructure, security, budget, and human resources. Robert has played pivotal cross-departmental roles, conceptualising, and managing wide-scale organisational transformation, including massive levels of re-engineering and automation. He has managed diverse insurance, consumer finance-related commercial, operational, and strategic projects in conjunction with different stakeholders across far-reaching geographical areas.

Marco is a Senior Low-Code Developer at KPMG Malta. He has a strong background connecting Business and Technology, with an extensive experience in project management and process analysis along with ERP implementation and B.I. development for data analysis in different industries. Excellent results developing solutions to support companies on making use of technology to facilitate processes and provide crucial information for decision making.

Michaela Meilinger has been with KPMG since 2013 specialising in the betting and gaming industry and being responsible for different, market leading operators in that field. Michaela continues to constantly educate herself further on the topic by attending national and international conferences on Gaming and Betting as attendee as well as speaker. While working full-time at KPMG she finished her career parallel master’s degree program in European Economy and Business Management with honours. Additionally since 2015 Michaela has been assigned to several project in the field of fiscal criminal law and procedural law enabling her to provide an efficient combined service regarding legal and tax matters. Moreover, Michaela Meilinger is one of the authors of the Austrian Gaming Act commentary that was published in 06/2021.

Paul was an Equity Analyst in the City for over 10 years, among the first to be focused on the gambling sector. He researched and reported on small and large gambling company stocks, as well as advising many companies in relation to IPO and M&A. During his time in the city he worked for a number of Investment Banks, most recently Investec and Collins Stewart (now Cannacord). Following on from this, he moved into the industry, as Corporate Development Director for leading gambling company William Hill, advising on retail strategy, regulatory issues, the racing industry, supply chain management, and M&A. Paul has proven strategic and analytical skills, as well as in depth sector knowledge and a broad range of industry and professional services contacts.

Richard Schuetz in the owner of Schuetz LLC, a gaming and regulatory consulting entity. Prior to this he was Executive Director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, a position he held from 2015 to 2017. Before Bermuda he served a four-year engagement as a commissioner for the California Gambling Control Commission. Also, during his tenure in California, he was the consultant to the Governor’s office and the Senate Government Organizational Committee on Internet gaming. Prior to this, Mr. Schuetz served for over 30 years in the casino industry, and in academic positions relating to the industry and its regulation. Mr. Schuetz entered the industry working nights as a blackjack and dice dealer while attending college, and has since served in a great many capacities within the industry including operations, finance, and marketing. He has held senior executive positions in numerous jurisdictions across the United States, including the gaming markets of Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno/Tahoe, Laughlin, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In addition, he has consulted around the globe. In Las Vegas he was the President and CEO of the Stratosphere Tower Hotel and Casino, a facility with over 1,000 rooms, 8 food outlets, a casino, and the tallest observation tower in the United States. The facility had over 3,000 employees. He also held executive positions with resorts chaired by Mr. Stephen Wynn, Sheldon Adelson, William Boyd, and others. During his tenure in Las Vegas he was the executive that oversaw the casino operations at the Stardust, a hotel casino complex that had the largest sports betting operation in the US. Mr. Schuetz has served on the boards of Shuffle Master Gaming, the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino (where he was also President & CEO), and Casino Publishing. He sat on the International Advisory Board for the Institute for the Study of Gambling & Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno, and was the Co-moderator of the Institute’s Executive Development Program, with Dr. William Eadington. He was named an Honorary Professor of Casino Marketing at the Baron N. Hilton School of Hotel Administration at the University of Houston; was the marketing columnist for Casino Executive Magazine; and has taught Casino Management & Regulation at the Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne in Switzerland, and at the University of Macau and Macau Polytechnic Institute in Macau, SAR China. Richard was the consultant to the City of Detroit as that city introduced casino gaming, and served in a like position for the state of Kansas as that state introduced casinos. He has lectured throughout the world on the topics of gaming, gaming regulation, and casino marketing. Mr. Schuetz received his degree in Business from the University of Nevada, Reno, and holds a Masters in Philosophy specializing in economic analysis from the University of Utah. Mr. Schuetz is also ABD PhD in Economics from the University of Utah, and his dissertation topic was on the Nevada Experience in Gaming Regulation for the period of 1945-1966. Mr. Schuetz has submitted gaming applications in over 120 jurisdictions around the world and never been declined or withdrawn a license with prejudice. Mr. Schuetz has published over 100 articles on gambling, gambling regulation, problem gambling, diversity, and casino marketing. Mr. Schuetz currently lives in Florida and Pennsylvania.

Reuben is the co-founding partner of Afilexion Alliance, a firm which provides advisory services to the technology related sectors, including online gambling, gaming, fintech, telecoms, media, eCommerce and IT. Reuben is a former CEO of the Malta Gaming Authority (Mar 2009 – Nov 2013), and a former board trustee with the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

He held senior management consultancy roles with Arthur Andersen, held C-Level positions in the ICT sector with the Malta IT Agency (MITTS Ltd) and with the Siemens part owned Datatrak Holdings plc (now Loqus). He is also the co-founding partner of Caledo, an MFSA licensed Virtual Financial Assets Agent, whilst he also forms part of GTG Advocates.

Ranked amongst the 2013 '50 most influential executives in the gaming industry' by Gaming Intelligence and was awarded as the 2018 iGaming Consultant of the Year by iGaming Idol, Reuben is recognized as one of the key figures in gaming regulation and policy, where he also was engaged by the European Commission on a study of gaming technical requirements in force in EEA countries. As from 2014, Mr Portanier sits on the Malta Football Association's board on Match Fixing cases. Reuben is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL).

Russell is an Economist and Associate Director at KPMG, specialising in the iGaming sphere. Russell provides insight on the industry externalities and commercial strategy for KPMG and our clientele across the board. He founded the KPMG Malta eSummit and co-leads the KPMG Global Gaming team. Russell is dedicated to all aspects of the Gaming industry as a whole. He strives to remain on top of all externalities on a Global scale, in order to best advise KPMG and its clients on opportunities within the industry alongside best guidance techniques. Within the gaming space, new trends, licensing, strategic opportunities, compliance, M&As, competing jurisdictions, disruptive technologies, crypto currencies and gamification are some of the aspects that Russell focuses on, whilst keeping a macroeconomic perspective in hand. Russell is currently working on numerous techniques to help raise the bar and champion Malta as the jurisdiction of choice, including holding regular meetings with the Regulator at the Malta Gaming Authority and other industry stakeholders and speaking at high profile conferences and other international events. Bringing conferences of calibre to the island, round tables and aligning the efforts of the KPMG Global Gaming network, are amongst some of the activities that Russell undertakes, in order to keep stakeholders up-to-date on emerging markets, opportunities and industry hot topics.

Nick Hill is a seasoned iGaming professional with over 20 years of experience, including as Chief Operating Officer at gaming operator and platform provider EveryMatrix. Nick has singular insight into the needs of the gaming industry and an ability to anticipate emerging trends as a result of his work on the development and launch of the first fully automated sportsbook; unique processing products; and content aggregation platforms making use of innovative technologies.

Nick has used these insights to identify the specific issues of the iGaming industry that can be solved using blockchain technology. As nChain’s Sales Director, Nick has successfully introduced blockchain technology to industry participants to address supply chain management (SCM), responsible gaming (RG), anti-money laundering (AML), know your customer/business (KYC/B) guidelines, and source of funds identification.

Santiago Asensi is the Managing Partner of Asensi Abogados, a boutique law firm in the Gaming and Gambling sector with offices in Spain and Colombia. He provides legal advice to a large number of gambling operators (online and terrestrial), software providers, slot suppliers with interests located in Spain, Europe and Latin America as well as to gaming jurisdictions.

Santiago is a Trustee at the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and one of the European co-partner law firms of the portal Gaminglaw.eu. He is also general member for the IMGL.

He is co-author of the Gaming Law Book and The Spanish Gambling Market Report, and member of the industry associations IAGA, IMGL, J-Digital, Bet on Ceuta and the portal Gaminglaw.eu.

Santiago is included in the independent publications Chambers & Partners and Who’s Who Legal. He is frequent speaker at the major international gaming conferences and publishes articles about the gaming industry on a frequent basis.

Peter is Head of Suntera Forensics and leads a forensic team specialising in the Gaming sector. He is a Certified Open-Source Intelligence Analyst, a Certified Social Engineering Expert, a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator, and a Certified Blockchain Expert.

He has 14 years of experience providing forensic services to some of the biggest online gaming platforms, casino software developers, casino operators and casino back-office operations.

He specialises in investigating cloned gaming infrastructures and games, high-value data breaches and hunting down perpetrators in hostile jurisdictions to retain the stolen intellectual property. He works closely with local and international law enforcement agencies to detain perpetrators and to support their successful extradition and prosecution.

He has successfully led local and international search and seizure operations of private residences, business premises and internet service providers, in order to retain stolen intellectual property and secure evidence that perpetrators leave behind. He often has to deal with the complexities of foreign jurisdictions and the impact of data protection legislation.

He has wide experience of dealing with crisis management situations and together with specialised professionals takes care of coordinating the key aspects of resolving the crisis and protecting the client’s position at all times.

His Gaming practice delivers forensic services in four central pillars:
 • Corporate intelligence
 • Cybercrime
 • Financial crime
 • IP protection

The key areas of specialisations are of the gaming practice is:
 • Stolen infrastructure and games
 • Data breaches and the theft of IP
 • Strategic intelligence on counterparties
 • Pre-licensing due diligence on entities and individuals
 • Social media monitoring of your brand and employees
 • Protecting your IP using forensic tokens and seeds
 • Enhanced due diligence of entities and individuals
 • Vulnerabilities in your infrastructure and systems
 • Cryptocurrency investigation and analysis
 • Threat intelligence and threat hunting
 • Forensics and incident response
 • Ransomware investigations

Valentina is a lawyer and Senior Manager at KPMG Malta, specialising in the iGaming sphere. Valentina has been active in the industry for several years. She regularly advises clients on a wide variety of areas, such as regulatory requirements, licence acquisitions and compliance obligations, safer gambling, management consultancy, growth strategies, due diligence and AML/CFT. Valentina is a member of a core group of professionals that specialise in remote gaming within the KPMG network globally. She works cross-functionally alongside KPMG’s dedicated teams of individuals who provide industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to a large and varied client base across the gaming industry, both locally and internationally.

Alexia has over 10 years of experience specialising in business process improvement and automation projects using tools such as Blue Prism and Microsoft Power Platform. Alexia has lead projects within the BPR and Automation spectrum in various industries both locally and internationally. Throughout her career Alexia delivered projects and advised clients across various industries such as Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, Banking and Gaming, both locally and internationally, guiding the projects from the preliminary analysis stages to the final go-live stage..

Dr. Wulf Hambach is one of the founding partners of Hambach & Hambach.

He regularly publishes articles in national and international legal media. Furthermore, he is a co-publisher and one of the authors of the legal commentary “Glücks- und Gewinnspielrecht in den Medien” (Gambling and Sweepstakes Law in the Media, C.H. Beck Verlag). Dr. Hambach is a sought-after lecturer at leading international conferences and board adviser of leading internet service companies.

He was i.a. honoured by Chambers and Partners and ranked by WHO’s WHO LEGAL.

Dr. Hambach is one of the founders of the European portal Gaminglaw.eu (www.gaminglaw.eu), as well as being a member of the European Advisory Committee of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and General Member of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL). He is also member of the board of the German Association for Telecommunication and Media (DVTM) as well as the editorial board of the Online Gambling Lawyer magazine.

Liesbeth Oost is the Sustainability Manager at Aspire Global, the leading B2B-provider of iGaming solutions. She focuses on the sustainability strategy, at the heart of which is responsible gaming. Liesbeth has a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from the University of Groningen, and is a Certified Investor Relations professional (CIR®). Before her career in online gaming she worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As part of Play’n GO executive board and performing the role of Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Sissel Weitzhandler leads the company’s strategy in risk, regulation, legal and compliance matters. Given her extensive experience managing international teams, she became an essential and important pillar for the growth of the company. Along with the expertise, her knowledge of market requirements, regulatory dynamics and business acumen have increasingly improved allowing her to successfully secure and maintain gaming licenses across the globe.

Sissel is a member of the international Masters Gaming Law, holding a post grad in War Studies from Kings College London as well as an undergraduate in International Relations from London’s University of Westminster. Also, she has been a member in various forums and specialist groups including EU Commission round-table workshops.

Lara has a wealth of experience in navigating companies through complex finance transformation projects, designing highly efficient reporting systems and guiding corporate mergers and acquisitions including post-merger integrations. Lara has served as a C-level executive in both the B2C and B2B online gaming sectors, for both public companies and fast growing startups.

Having more than 10 years’ experience in strategic roles, most recently as COO of Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG) and previously as Group Commercial CFO of Netent AB (NETB:SS), Lara has led many strategic initiatives that have had positive impact on multiple business areas, driving down costs, increasing revenue as well as improving overall performance of various business units. She was instrumental in selling the business to Evolution Gaming.

Prior to this role Lara was the Group CFO of Red Tiger Gaming. Her responsibilities included achieving financial performance records, driving radical growth and building a world class financial infrastructure as well as optimizing staff performance. Red Tiger was subsequently acquired by Netent in Sept 2019.

Lara occupied other roles including CFO of Evoke Gaming Limited which was acquired by Mr. Green and was also the Group Financial Controller at King.com (KING:US) where she played an instrumental role in launching King’s IPO on the Nasdaq and later formed part of the M&A team which led to King.com’ acquisition by Activation Blizzard (ATVI:US).

Lara trained as an Accountant with Ernst & Young and is ACCA qualified.

During 2020, Lara was named in iGB’s Most Influential Women list and Gaming Intelligence’s Hot 50 2021 list.

Global Head of the Gaming & Gambling practice.

20+ years of experience as a gaming law specialist.

Acts for most foreign-based companies operating in the Italian gaming market handling the local licensing process as well as advising on the intended business model (online and/or land-based) and its subsequent implementation, delivery and ongoing operation including any related contracts and licensing arrangements.

Alongside a vast, consolidated and diversified legal and regulatory practice he also offers a bespoke matchmaking and business strategy service aimed entailing introduction and facilitation of dealings with the local regulatory authorities and banks as well as research, scouting and suitability checks on potential business partners.

Advises market analysts, banks, investment houses and venture capital funds directly or indirectly involved in the Italian and other European gaming markets.

Regular speaker at the most important international gaming conferences as well as member of the editorial board of various sector magazines and publications.

Co-founder and editor of www.gaminglaw.eu, a pan- European information and commentary portal focusing on legal and regulatory issues under European and national gaming laws.

Vice-President and fellow member of the Leadership Committee of the International Masters of Gaming Law, a worldwide organisation gathering regulators, lawyers and advisors, in-house counsels and educators engaged in the gaming business.

Background
Tom is a managing director in our Deal Advisory & Strategy practice and provides merger and acquisition advisory services for both strategic and financial buyers. He has over 15 years of public accounting experience in advisory and assurance. Prior to joining Deal Advisory, Tom spent his first five years in a Big Four audit practice. He has assisted private companies, publicly listed U.S., and foreign clients with financial reporting and technical accounting issues, as well as the implementation of and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requirements (“SOX”).

Professional and Industry Experience
Since 2007, Tom has specialized in financial due diligence and advises his strategic corporate and private equity clients in buy-side and sell-side transactions. Tom assists his clients throughout the full deal cycle and leverages our full suite of service lines to appropriately advise clients and optimize transactions.
Tom leads the US Casino & Gaming industry team and is also part of the broader Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (“TMT”) industry group, primarily serving Technology and Business Services clients. Additionally, Tom has deal experience and is well versed in diligence issues across other industries, such as: Travel & Hospitality, Chemicals, Industrial Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Distribution, Life Science / Medical Devices, Aerospace & Defense, and Logistics.
Tom has been involved with gaming clients for over 13 years. As the US Casino & Gaming industry lead, he is responsible for executing financial due diligence and is also part of other aspects of KPMG’s delivery, communications, and utilization as a subject matter expert. Tom has gaming experience across a broad range of gaming areas including: Casinos, social/digital, horse racing, and other online and gaming technology. Early in Tom’s professional years he led the Tropicana AC audit team and was involved in the development of the SOX internal control methodology and regulatory audits for the Casino Reinvestment & Development Authority (“CRDA”) in New Jersey. In addition to this audit and regulatory experience, Tom has M&A experience within the casino, leisure/hospitality, and technology sectors. This enables him to assist clients with various perspectives on the gaming market and advise clients in a multitude of areas, while also connecting clients to specialists across KPMG.

Representative Clients
AgroFresh, Apple Leisure Group, Bain Capital, Bayer, BDP International, Boeing, Chemours, DuPont, Edmund Optics, Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc., IKEA, IBM, IMPAX, Johnson & Johnson, Knoll Inc., Kynetic, Milestone Partners, Paychex, Penn National Gaming, IQVIA (fka Quintiles / IMS Health), Rainforest Alliance, Solvay, Sonepar, and Triumph Group.
Tom leads our KPMG Casino & Gaming industry team in the US and also advises clients within technology and consumer market sectors. Tom has taken his multi-faceted experience in working with US casino operators and other leisure clients to assist company’s evaluate strategic positioning as the US gaming markets evolve and considering sports and online expansion. These market disruptors have caused even more focus on potential profitability and Tom spearheaded the development of a data analytics platform to assist company’s as they assess how best to navigate their path forward.

Claudio Caruana is a warranted lawyer and responsible for legal & compliance at GiG. Claudio has a wide understanding of various regulations that apply to operators and as part of his role oversees all areas of compliance at GiG including AML, Responsible Gaming and Data Protection. He graduated in law from the University of Malta and specialised in Internet Law and Policy at the University of Strathclyde.

Todd Haushalter has been Chief Product Officer at Evolution since 2015. Todd oversees all aspects of Evolution’s games and product development, including many of the industry’s most celebrated games. Having previously worked as Corporate Vice President of Gaming at MGM Resorts and as Vice President of Business Strategy at Shuffle Master, he has a wide and varied knowledge of the casino industry.

Rick Arpin is the US Gaming Leader for KPMG and Managing Partner for the firm’s Las Vegas office. Rick is a recognized gaming expert, having been in the industry for over 25 years. He has been an auditor and consultant serving the largest gaming companies. He spent 15 years at MGM Resorts in a variety of finance capacities, and also led the corporate sports and entertainment function, where he led the development and opening of T-Mobile Arena. Rick joined KPMG in early 2020 to lead the Las Vegas office and grow the firm’s capabilities and leadership in the gaming industry.

Rick has spoken at numerous industry conferences and events, and written many articles on a variety of gaming-related subjects. He serves on the Gaming Conference Committee (and has been Chair of the planning committee three times) for the Nevada Society of CPAs, and has been the Chair and member of the planning committee for the AICPA’s Hospitality Conference. He is a regular contributor to Gaming & Leisure Magazine.

Robert is a Partner in KPMG’s Stamford Business Tax Services practice with nearly 20 years of experience in ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109), federal & state income tax compliance, and tax consulting. He serves domestic and multi-national clients in a wide range of industries but specializes in gaming and technology businesses.

David Flynn is a management executive with over 17 years of iGaming experience, most recently as the CEO of Glitnor Group. Before joining Glitnor, David held C-Suite roles at JPJ Group plc, (Gamesys Plc), NYX Gaming Group (sold to Scientific Games for $573m), and Microgaming. He also held C-level roles at Ongame AB (sold to Bwin for $542m, now a part of Entain Plc), and technology firm Vision IQ. David holds a Masters in Meteorology from Reading University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Wolverhampton.

She has over 10 years’ experience within the Financial Services sector with foreign and local entities. From within the Financial Services industry, Deborah has gained knowledge and expertise in Transactions Monitoring, Suspicious Reporting, Analysis and Investigations, AML Advisory, Client Sanctions Screening, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Regulatory Compliance, AML/CFT Training, and other areas within Financial Crime Compliance. Deborah has over 11 years' experience in the AML/CFT field and before joining KPMG, Deborah worked for over 2 years with the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) as a Compliance Officer within the Unit’s Compliance Section. She has extensive experience in carrying out Compliance on-site and off-site examinations with the different subject persons; reviewed, assessed and evaluated inspection reports and implemented any necessary corrective measures and procedures; represented the FIAU in EU and Moneyval working groups and committees in the domestic and foreign fora; developed sectoral guidance for the financial and non-financial sectors; and advised and assisted subject persons to establishing appropriate AML/CFT internal structures and controls. At KPMG, Deborah works extensively in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. She has managed local and foreign AML projects and assisted entities to comply with regulatory obligations specifically on AML/CFT. These projects include assisting with the drafting and/or review of AML/CFT-related policies and procedures, training, review of processes, GAP analysis, Customer Risk Assessments and Business Risk Assessments. Deborah also participates in delivering AML/CFT presentations in KPMG’s AML Roundtables and provides training on various AML/CFT topics with KPMG's Learning Academy.

Ivan is the Chief Operations Officer for the Gaming Malta Foundation. Prior to joining GamingMalta, Ivan was CEO for advertising agency, TBWA/ANG across both Malta and Greece. He was instrumental in leading his agency to winning major new business accounts including Bank of Valletta and servicing blue chip clients such as McDonald’s, Nissan and Mr Green. During his tenure, the agency gained international recognition for a McDonald’s Quality campaign and Nissan brand positioning for Malta. He has also held senior marketing roles in the private sector focusing on beverage and retail specifically with Simonds Farsons Cisk pls, Malta’s largest brewer.

Carl Brincat is the Chief Executive Officer at the MGA; he joined the MGA’s legal team in 2014, eventually leading the department as Chief Legal & Enforcement Officer. He formed part of the strategic direction of the Authority and its high-level regulatory committees for several years, until his appointment as CEO in 2021. Carl is a lawyer by profession and sits on the Board of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit; he is a member of the Chamber of Advocates (Malta), the International Masters of Gaming Law IMGL, and the International Association of Gambling Regulators (IAGR). Carl has also been a regular speaker in both local and international conferences relating to gaming and international regulatory issues.

Adam is a tax manager in KPMG Malta assisting the International Tax team with transfer pricing related queries. Adam is a specialist in Transfer Pricing, bringing over 8 years of professional experience within this area, previously assisting large multinationals in multiple industrial sectors in Italy, i.e. Real Estate, Automotive, Pharma, Energy and Luxury Goods sectors. In particular, Adam has assisted in design and development of adequate TP documentation following the EU TP Code of Conduct and the OECD BEPS Action Plan, assisted clients in negotiated settlements (APAs, MAPs), M&A due diligence support, transfer pricing policy planning and business (re)structuring. Adam has an extensive experience and knowledge of Transfer Pricing requirements and regulations locally and in various countries such as Italy, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom and Hungary. Advising local and foreign Multinational Entities on Country-by-Country (CbyC) documentation, supporting them with the local CbyC Reporting and Notifications.

Georges provides IFRS and GAPSME advice and delivers accounting topic papers to his clients on complex technical accounting matters. He also assists clients in the preparation of separate and consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS or GAPSME, including groups operating in sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, gaming, international business, construction, and financial services. His area of focus in these diverse industries includes IFRS consolidations and implementation of recently issued IFRSs such as IFRS 16 Leases, IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and IFRS 9 Financial Instruments for non-financial institutions. Georges also implements Excel-based consolidation tools to large groups to improve their consolidation reporting process, with a focus on quality and complex accounting requirements and reducing reporting timeframes. He has also developed an IFRS 16 Leases tool to assist clients in transitioning to the new leases standard, with focus on automation and timely reporting. Georges delivers technical training and presentations on IFRS matters both internally to his colleagues and to his clients, and delivers lectures on the Financial Reporting and Strategic Business Reporting modules to students as part of their studies in fulfilment of the ACCA qualification.

Jonathan leads a team of professionals within the Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) Team at KPMG in Malta. At KPMG, Jonathan has assisted various clients, both local and international with respect to IFRS advice and IFRS adoption. He was responsible for advising a multi-national group of over 150 subsidiaries in its adoption of IFRS and the preparation of the group’s first IFRS consolidated financial statements. Before returning to KPMG, Jonathan set up the Malta Institute of Accountants’ Technical Department which he led for seven years. During his term of office Jonathan wrote a number of technical pronouncements on the application of IFRS to specific local circumstances, was responsible for the drafting of GAPSE (an accounting standard for Maltese SMEs), and he also represented the Institute on local and international fora. Before joining the Institute, Jonathan also worked for a number of years with KPMG in Malta and in Dublin during which he was assigned on a number of audits of high level clients both locally and overseas. Jonathan was the editor of the MIA journal the Accountant for seven years. Jonathan has been specialising in IFRS since 2008; he has lectured on IFRS in various countries, ran various IFRS courses for KPMG and the Malta Institute of Accountants and has given presentations at various events and conferences. He lectures on advanced financial reporting in the Master in Accountancy post-graduate degree at the University of Malta.

Emerson Zammit joined KPMG during 2018 after completing the Master in Accountancy Degree at the University of Malta. Emerson holds the role of an Assistant Manager within the firm’s Accounting Advisory Services team and has assisted a wide range of clients across different industries with complex financial reporting matters and other tailor-made solutions in compliance with IFRS. Emerson delivers technical training to both local and international clients on specific accounting matters.

Kimberley Broad is a passionate leader in compliance, bringing expertise and staunch dedication to her teams. With a strong foundation in business management, Kimberley began her regulatory career more than a decade ago working within the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission.

Kim joined Microgaming in 2015 as a regulatory compliance manager within the corporate affairs team. In just four years, Kimberley was named Director of Compliance with responsibility for leading compliance and risk agendas and instilling a strong compliance culture across the business. She nurtured a strong team and provided accessibility, transparency and communication across the business.

Kim’s passion, knowledge, relationships and dedication to all things compliance are unparalleled, and in 2021, Kim joined Games Global as Chief Compliance Officer.

Fabio Schiavolin has been CEO of Snaitech since November 2015. Born on 1969 in Padova, Schiavolin, after a master’s degree in business administration from Università of Bologna, started his career in Cirsa.

In 2003 he launched an equity crowdfunding campaign, partnering with Gtech, leading to the creation of Cogetech, key player in the Italian gaming machines market. In 2015, following the merger between Snai and Cogemat/Cogetech group, he is appointed CEO of Snaitech.

In 2018, Schiavolin participated in a new and important step for the Snaitech Group expansion: the merger with Playtech plc, listed company specialised in gambling technologies with international footprint and operations in 26 countries.

Maris Bonello currently occupies the role of Head of Responsible Gaming and Research at Kindred. She started as a Risk and Fraud Analyst with Kindred and after receiving her Psychology MSc from the University of Leicester, took on the role of Responsible Gaming Manager. She has a Diploma in Gambling Addiction Counselling and Psychology, and is now reading for her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Mark Griffiths, focusing primarily on the analysis of the early signs of online problem gambling, responsible gaming tools and responsible gaming promotion.Whilst recapitulating research for her role, she has started an innovative detection tool with Kindred, known as PS-EDS (Player Safety – Early Detection System). This has shown an impressive advantage in the company both from a commercial perspective and also internally addressing Corporate Social Responsibility. This same PS-EDS has won the EGr Innovation of the Year award in 2014. The current RG approach within Kindred has also won several industry awards including in 2017 GIA Socially Responsible Operator of the Year, Global Regulatory Awards and Women in Gaming awards in 2017.

Nicholas Aquilina is a partner at BRANDL TALOS specialising in international gaming, betting and entertainment law, EU law, social, skill and fantasy gaming, e-sports, payment and gaming litigation.

He provides regulatory, corporate and transactional advice, and regularly represents clients before national courts and regulators, European associations, EU institutions and the CJEU. Nicholas and his team are currently handling mass litigation for international gaming and betting providers primarily in relation to claims filed by customers. Besides regulatory and litigation advice, Nicholas has assisted clients in several licensing procedures across Europe and the US, and advised on large-scale transactions in the gaming and betting sector.

Nigel is a Transaction Services Director with over 14 years of M&A experience, advising clients on buy side, sell side, cross border, carve out, capital markets and refinancing transactions. Nigel leads KPMG’s National Markets gaming business having previously spent four years within the corporate development function of a global gaming business. As a consequence he possesses an operator’s view on some of the key challenges currently facing the sector.

Morten Ronde is the founder and Managing Partner of Nordic Gambling, a new law firm focusing on the Nordic region. Nordic Gambling has offices in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

He is also CEO of the Danish Online Gambling Association (DOGA), a trade association for the licensed online gambling operators in Denmark.

Morten has 18 years of experience in the gambling industry. He worked 12 years as legal counsel to the Danish Gambling Authority where he drafted the Danish online gambling reform that allowed for open licensing and betting and online casino operators in Denmark.

Morten received the “European Regulator of the Year” award in 2010 from the International Masters of Gaming Law for his achievements in the Danish government.

Since 2012 Morten has been working in the private sector of the gambling industry and has been advising clients in all sectors of the industry on regulatory affairs issues. During 2018 Morten was involved in advising a large number of gambling operators and suppliers entering the Swedish market.

Morten is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Rachel is a chemist and chartered environmentalist, having 16 years’ experience in the environmental sector. She joined KPMG in 2022 as Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) lead, after having worked in both the environmental consultancy and regulatory sectors. Throughout her career, Rachel has worked with Government entities and companies in various sectors, including in construction, waste management, energy, and manufacturing. Her specialisations include environmental permitting, reporting, and auditing, as well as air quality monitoring and impact assessment.

Rachel is also a skilled trainer and communicator, having lectured at various levels in academic settings, and published articles online and in print.

Adi Dhandhania joined Bally’s Corporation in 2019 and currently serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer for North America’s Interactive business. In his current role, Adi is responsible for the company’s operations and execution of the digital business. Previously Adi managed Bally’s transition towards an interactive gaming and digital first organization. He led the effort to expand the company’s market access footprint, partnership with Sinclair to launch Bally Sports, acquisition of Bet.Works, Monkey Knife Fight, Telescope, AVP, LATB and SportCaller, to position the company as a vertically integrated omnichannel gaming organization.

Maria McDonald is one of the founding partners of Nordic Gambling. She is a Swedish lawyer, with extensive experience as in-house counsel with international operators. Maria is specialized in all legal matters related to gambling, sports, media and sponsorships but also has extensive experience of working with dispute resolution, IT and data protection.

Maria has during the majority of her career worked as in-house legal counsel and as the Head of Legal in Unibet and as General Counsel in Lagardère Sports Scandinavia. Maria has also previously acted as Chairman of the Danish Online Gambling Association and treasurer of the Swedish Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS).

Maria is also the author of the chapter about Sweden in the publication "Gambling laws and Regulations Sweden 2022.

Owen joined Pressenter Group in 2021 as Senior Compliance Manager with specialization in Anti-Money Laundering compliance, Data Protection compliance, implementing automated controls for compliance and Information Security Management Standards.

Before joining the iGaming industry, Owen worked with international software companies since 2002 eventually moving to an IT Audit role. Since 2014, Owen worked with the largest operators in the iGaming industry eventually gaining industry certifications and experience as a Governance, Risk and Compliance professional. In his AML work experience, he served as an MLRO, managed AML compliance programs, AML training and several projects to automate AML controls in compliance with jurisdiction requirements also outside of the EU.

Dr Alan Littler is a Gaming Lawyer at the Gaming & Gambling practice group of Kalff Katz & Franssen.

Having completed a PhD at Tilburg University on the regulation of gambling and EU law, Alan moved over to private practice a decade ago. The focus of Alan’s work is for remote gambling operators and adjacent activities, such as (social) gaming. He also advises those providing services to the sector, such as software providers and payment services providers. The majority of his work consists currently consists of licensing work, amongst broader regulatory and compliance matters.

Alan is a member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, and regularly contributes to industry events and key publications.

Frank Tolboom is partner at the Gaming & gambling practice group of Kalff Katz & Franssen. He has a strong focus on regulation, licensing and compliance and has been involved in various sanction proceedings.

For more than 10 years Frank has been advising clients active in the (social) gaming and gambling industry and related sectors (media, payments and (e)sports) primarily on regulatory and compliance matters, licence application proceedings and civil and administrative litigation.

Frank is general member of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) and AIJA. He regularly speaks as gaming & gambling law expert at major industry conferences and contributes to key trade journals.

Motti has been Aspire Global Group’s CFO since 2016 and the Chief Officer of Responsible Gaming since 2018.

He has a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Israel.

Some of his previous positions included senior roles at several technology enterprises (from startups to public companies); CFO of GoNet Systems (2010-2016) and Vice President of Finance and CFO of IXI Mobile (2007-2009).

Dr Trevor De Giorgio is currently employed at Relax Gaming Limited as Director of Regulatory Compliance. In his current role Trevor focusses on Regulatory Affairs for the Company, including researching different markets / jurisdictions which exist in the online gaming sector and providing feedback on the current regulatory scenarios in such markets / jurisdictions. Furthermore Trevor oversees the Due Diligence processes within the Company and provides various insights on a number of legal and regulatory matters.

Prior to joining Relax Gaming Limited Trevor worked as Chief Legal officer for IZI Group PLC and before that as Chief Legal Officer for Greentube for over 11 years. In this role, Trevor focused on international regulatory and public affairs for Greentube as well as all legal matters pertaining to the Company and its subsidiaries. Trevor also investigates the different markets / jurisdictions which exist in the online gaming sector and following an in-depth analysis pushes forward the projects associated with obtaining a license in a particular market and subsequently ensure full compliance, together with the compliance team, within such markets. Trevor also worked on developing and building up an AML team within Greentube to adapt to the new realities in the Legal and Regulatory areas.

Before joining Greentube, Trevor worked within the Lotteries and Gaming Authority's Legal department paying particular attention to EU Affairs and Developments. In this role Trevor drafted the LGA's position on several European Issues as well as attending European Council meetings in Brussels. Prior to this Trevor was employed as a Parliamentary Assistant to Dr. Simon Busuttil MEP at the European Parliament in Brussels followed by a year long experience at Ganado Sammut Advocates.

Trevor was conferred with an MA in European Law and at the University of La Sapienza (Rome). Earlier, he was awarded an LL.D. from the University of Malta, after writing and successfully defending his thesis entitled, The Constitutional Implications of a Hung Parliament'. In November 2003, Trevor graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Legal and European Studies.

Trevor was also a Local Councillor in his locality, Balzan.

Specialties: European Union Law, Gambling Law, Regulatory and Compliance Affairs

Joanna is a Partner in KPMG Canada’s Governance, Risk & Compliance Services (GRCS) practice in Toronto, who has dedicated her career to helping organizations manage risk in their pursuit of success. Joanna has over 15 years of leadership experience in the field of regulatory compliance, governance, internal audit and internal controls. She is dedicated to serving clients in the technology, media and gaming sectors. With the recent opening of the igaming and esports betting market in Ontario, Joanna is currently working with operators as a key advisor on their regulatory compliance and internal audit needs.

Christine Chou is the Director of Retention and Player Engagement for the Asia and ROW markets at Bally’s Interactive. In her current role, Christine oversees the end-to-end player journey, from CRO, player engagement, to the development of bespoke rewards products.

Christine has also chaired Bally’s Global League of Women network since 2020. This internal network is available to all Bally’s Interactive employees and aims to promote gender equality in the organization. The network hosts various events to showcase inspirational women within Bally’s and creates trainings that highlights how everyone can speak up and step up in their support for gender equality.

Ozric Vondervelden and Edward Dickerson, co-founders of Greco, have spent over a decade specialising in igaming-focused promotional abuse and fraud. Having helped over 35 operators, platforms and content creators, they’ve become the industry go-to for all things risk management.

They have a demonstrable history of finding innovative solutions to long-standing problems, empowering operational teams through education whilst harnessing the power of data to drive meaningful change and technical solutions.

Simon Lidzén Co-Founder & CEO Fast Track Simon is a specialist in technology, product development, innovation and organisational scalability, with over 15 years of experience in iGaming. Having held senior positions at Betfair and within the Betsson Group, he co-founded Fast Track in 2016 as a direct response to the challenges that operators face in running an efficient, scalable business. He is now on a mission to digitalise the iGaming industry.

Rudolf is a Manager within the Supervision Section of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) overseeing the team for Investments, VFAs and Gaming Supervision. In his current role, in these past 3 years Rudolf has been responsible for the supervisory efforts aimed at the adherence of AML/CFT obligations for subject persons within the sectors of Gaming, Investments and VFAs. Looking back at 18 years of experience within Investment Services, traditional brokerage houses and online setups, Rudolf joined the unit in 2019 as a Compliance Manager. In his previous engagements he has worked in various leading roles, amongst which also the MLRO function.

Jessica Maier heads Government Affairs at Play’n GO. In her role, she works closely with regulators and legislators, cultivating and maintaining meaningful and sustainable partnerships and leading the process to develop, grow and sustain a formal posture for the company’s public policy initiatives. Before joining Play’n GO, Jessica was Chief Risk Officer, Head of Legal and Compliance at Push Gaming, and prior to that a partner at a German law firm specialising in gaming law, where she offered risk assessment strategy as well as regulatory development and licensing advice to numerous B2B and B2C clients. Jessica is a member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and Global Gaming Women (GGW).