Jason is a recognized leader, speaker and commentator in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. Passionate about equity, mobility and security, he believes that decentralized technology will provide a much needed change for people across the world.

His work has previously been recognized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, winning the Global Development Network Prize for ‘AidDollar’, a novel blockchain-based solution to solve the problems endemic to foreign aid.

Jason is currently immersed in designing and building the ecosystem for the world's leading blockchain gaming company Gala Games. As one of the company's first executives, Jason has been integral to the firm’s explosive growth and is the shepherd, curator and guardian of one of the most active and supportive communities on the internet.

Prior to joining Gala Games, Jason was a technical writer and consultant for several notable cryptocurrency projects. He is also the Director of Quoxent, a cryptocurrency focused on developing a research ecosystem for sustainable energy.

"There is always a solution." This is the most important thing Rob has learned in more than 20 years of internet entrepreneurship, and it's as true today as ever.

He is the CEO and founder of WTFast, a Canadian company that provides an optimized gaming network, also known as the Gamers Private Network (GPN), for MMO, FPS, and MOBA gamers allowing online gamers to access gaming servers with an uninterrupted connection.

Hendrik Menz brings over two decades of expertise in digital strategy, account management, and strategic consultancy to his role at Anzu. He has worked with top international brands such as Deutsche Bank, Samsung, Huawei, Unilever, Mondelez and Procter & Gamble, among others. His deep understanding of activating marketing assets in the evolving media landscape helps Anzu drive company profits. Based in Hamburg, Germany, Hendrik travels extensively for Anzu, connecting with brands uniquely positioned to succeed in the immersive, in-game advertising space.

Josh has been a sports technology entrepreneur since 2013 and has since been focused on the esports and gaming nutrition, and performance market. He founded NutriGMR in 2019, which provides a product portfolio that boosts its customers’ global health, wellness, and performance in the esports and gaming space.

Carlos is the CEO of ONE Esports, the esports joint venture between ONE Championship, Asia's largest global sports media property, and Dentsu, one of the largest advertising and marketing agencies in the world. He is responsible for the overall vision and execution of ONE Esports' strategy and owns the P&L.

Carlos is an investor and mentor in the startup community. He mentored companies at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship’s MIT NYC Startup Studio, as well as the Kaplan TechStars and R/GA Techstars accelerator programs.

He was a McKinsey & Company Fellow during his MBA at MIT Sloan, and he graduated Cum Laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Melita N. Moore is a quadruple board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr. Moore is the CEO/Founder of Levels Unlocked Enterprises, a brand, marketing, and communications firm focused on esports, sports and health and the Executive Director of Health-e-Gamer Foundation, a 501c3 organization with an emphasis on esports and STEM through a wellness lens.

In addition, she is a Member of the Board and Chair of the Health and Wellness Commission for the Global Esports Federation. Her goal is to educate parents, gamers, and stakeholders on the importance of healthy lifestyles in a digital world.

Phang was ‘Marketing Innovator of the Year – Finalist’ in the Marketing Excellence Awards 2020 and is a regular contributor on thought leadership pieces in various leading international marketing publications.

Phang’s esports campaigns was highlighted as a success story and case study in ‘World Federation Advertisers (WFA) - Esports Special Report’ and garnered global coverage; being invited as a keynote speaker in TEDx Talks and global conferences in USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia to share on esports with marketers, business leaders and government officials.

Eric Jou is a business development executive for ESL in Asia Pacific and Japan.

As part of the global commercial team, Eric works on bridging ESL's unique brand of global esports with local brands and companies in Asia Pacific.

Originally from the United States, Eric helped launch the Xbox One in China, operated Hollywood red carpet events in Beijing and Shanghai as well as published mobile games such as Crossy Road.

Adam Whyte, LL.M. MSc. is a former international sports and esports lawyer and an expert in influencer culture.

He is currently leading the charge as the CEO at Edge, an influencer management platform he founded in 2018. Edge is the smartest, fastest and easiest way to influence.

Outside of his entrepreneurial endeavours, Adam is a passionate advocate for a vegan lifestyle, encouraging social mobility through esports and combating loneliness with gaming.

In 2018, Mr. Solomon designed and launched the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF), the nation’s first ever academic approach to esports, whose mission is to provide opportunities for ALL students to use esports as a platform to acquire the skills needed in the workforce of tomorrow. Taking STEM to the next level, NASEF is based upon a credentialed State of Ca approved high school, CTE and middle school curricula. In 24 short months, NASEF is now in 48 states with over 18,000 students in over 1,600 clubs as well as developing affiliates in Japan, Mexico, Israel, the UK, France, Nigeria, South Korea, India and South Africa with expansion continuing globally.

Mr. Solomon was recently appointed as Chair of Global Esports Education at IESF, the global leader in esports with over 100 member countries. He also currently serves as Chair of the University of Ca, Irvine Esports Advisory Board, and on the board of Calif Dept of Education Foundation. He recently completed service on the boards of the Schools of Engineering at UCLA and UCI, the Teacher Advisory Council at the National Research Council within the National Academies, Southern California Grantmakers Assoc., and chair emeritus of the STEM Funders Network.

Tony is a serial entrepreneur and games pioneer and has been involved in gaming, tech and mobile for over 25 years.

In early 2017 Tony co-founded Reality Gaming Group, a world leader in developing new gaming experiences utilizing NFTs and blockchain technology.

Voted a top 25 blockchain games company in the world they work exclusively with several worldwide brands including the BBC and Floyd Mayweather.

Previously Tony was the CEO and Co-Founder of Player X and spearheaded the company from a two person start-up in 2004 and developed it into Europe's largest mobile games distributor.

Vlad Marinescu is a President of International Esports Federation (IESF), Director General of International Judo Federation (IJF) and President of United States Esports Federation (USEF).

He is working in International Sport for over 15 years, he was a Romanian Born, American Raised and Studied in Budapest.

He worked through each level of sport organization, from athlete, to event organizer in all departments, to management of sport organization and sport business. Awarded next 10 under 30 by Sport Business.

He is a former Lionsgate and Gameloft business development executive based in Los Angeles. Brian's contributed to global marketing launches including The Hunger Games, FIFA, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Paranormal Activity, American Horror Story, Asphalt 9 and the Saw franchise.

Brian oversees Brave's Global Gaming initiatives, working closely with blockchain and traditional Gaming studios in LA, SF and APAC.

Brave is a top 5 global web browser, at the same time a top 30 global cryptocurrency (BAT), achieving the first global ad platform based on privacy. Brave's mission is to build a better internet based on user-privacy. Brave Search is Brave Software's proprietary search engine, which is currently in Public Beta.

Business owner by day and esports fanatic by night, Lokesh is literally living his dream! He is Director at Esports Federation of India — the Indian esports federation & Vice President at Asian Esports Federation.

With over 20 years of experience, he is an esports Evangelist, Hustler and a Telecom Veteran. Over the years, he has been part of esports, and across different formats and categories of games, he found that the vertical in India is unstructured & Unexplored, which needed to be developed along professional lines – much in the same way that other forms of sports are being developed in the country.

As one of the country’s leading evangelists of esports, Lokesh continues to play an influential role in actively shaping the future of competitive esports in India. He was the man behind India winning the Bronze medal in Asian Games 2018 where esports was a demonstration title.

His aspiration is to ensure that the category of esports in India is created and managed in much the same way as it is in countries like the United States, European Union, South Korea and China.

A 12-year veteran in the games, esports & influencer industry, Chris is the founder of BIG Esports –An Australian strategic, consultancy & marketing business.

He is also a founding board member for the Esports Games Association Australia AKA INESPORTS Australia.Chris has a history in educating high school students in PC building & technology, completing dozens of speeches over 10 years.

As ESIC’s Director of Global Strategy and Partnerships, Stephen is responsible for developing ESIC’s strategic outlook. Stephen is an experienced forensic accountant with accompanying legal qualifications. He has extensive experience in the areas of forensic expert work, government and legislative consultancy, and law enforcement coordination. Stephen plays a pivotal role within ESIC, particularly in his pioneering of various technological advancements and forensic practices within ESIC’s global integrity framework.

Jacob is the GM of Esports at ZenSports, a crypto-focused sports betting and esports tournament hosting platform with their own proprietary utility token, SPORTS tokens.

Jacob and the ZenSports team run tournaments on their app every weekend and recently signed a licensing agreement with Splinterlands, the fastest-growing blockchain esports game title.

The team is proving to create a self-sustaining ecosystem around SPORTS tokens and the plethora of uses and rewards it provides in the ZenSports network - betting, daily fantasy, tournaments, nfts - ZenSports has it all!

Tryke has been in the Esports Philippine industry since its very inception and is one of the most explosive and pioneering podcasters in the country. He is also respected by the gaming community thanks to his contributions to the growing local Esports scene in the country.

He is someone who is not afraid to take risks; instead he

would enjoy the new challenges and fight to success.

Carrying forward this attitude made Mr. Abhishek Aggarwal,

the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Trinity

Gaming - India’s largest network of Gaming and Esports

influencers. He thoroughly focused at merging the gaming industry with the media through his initiatives, in which he achieved success at quite an early stage.

He is working towards turning his dream into a reality, to create a healthy esports environment for every gamer.

He aims to create a healthy fan base for the popular creators; which gave birth to HappyFan with the idea to support creators by giving them an additional source of income via promoting their personalized artworks and merchandise.

He is an experienced Talent Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry.

Born in Mexico City, 1958, he is fluent in Spanish, English and German. He is the Chairman & CEO of the Ramos Family Office and has led a top management program at IPADE, Mexico City.

He is a serial entrepreneur and investor both in traditional and startup ventures with strong focus on TMT technologies

He is a founding member of the Angelhub Club, Angel Investment Network based in Monterrey, Mexico; CNCPI and current Chairman of AMACARGA

He is also the Founder and Chairman R2 Logtech Investment Fund (early stage investment in Logistics Startups) as well as R2 Entertainment.

Luke is the Esports Lead for Asia Pacific and drives business development efforts across southeast Asia. He has a proven track record of leading successful strategic projects across the Asia Pacific region and has over ten years experience in production, design , and project management. Luke is an experienced manager, ensuring the seamless development of designs from the concept phase through to final delivery.

Having worked on various global sporting and entertainment events, Luke is highly skilled in delivering smooth pre-show and opening ceremony events including the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, particularly the Opening Ceremony Land of Peace segment. He also provided technical direction for the Porsche launch event held at the Float at Marina Bay, which was for Porsche’s new Taycan car. This launch included a 200-drone show timed with the reveal of the new car and the partnership between Porsche and Disney.

Kevin is the founder and CEO of Semper Fortis Esports PLC and GIMA Group Inc. (an Alternative Investment Advisory based in Newport Beach, California and Dubai, United Arab Emirates), was a co-owner and global general manager of Royal Youth Esports Organization (an Esports franchise in the MENA region), founder of GIMA Esports Agency based in Los Angeles, and president of the California Blockchain Alliance.

Kevin has experience in operating a tokenised blockchain Esports tournament hosting platform. Kevin has a Bachelor of Sciences in International Business & Finance from the University of San Francisco and was working on a Masters at Harvard College.

Keith Harris is an investment banker and financier with over 35 years’ experience as a senior corporate finance and takeover adviser. He has held senior executive positions at leading financial institutions including Morgan Grenfell, Drexel Burnham and was chief executive of HSBC Investment Bank and chairman of Seymour Pierce Holdings.

Digital Marketer by day and esports fanatic by night, Tarun is literally living his dream! He is Founder at Ultimate Battle — India’s first ever online esports platform.

With over 20 years of experience, he is an esports Evangelist, Hustler and a Digital Marketing Veteran.

Ultimate Battle is the result of Tarun’s dream and determination. Since its inception in the year 2017, he has guided the development from a four-person operation into an exciting and dynamic workforce catering to the online gaming needs of Indian Gamers. Being the driving force, his main responsibilities include creating technology that will enhance the gaming experience, setting long-term goals, working with the development team to define business unit goals, and also the execution and monitoring of such goals.

It is his innovative & marketing gimmick that Ultimate Battle, as an esports ecosystem also caters to the Esports community with Gaming News, Content and E-commerce portal which currently no other homegrown Gaming Platform is doing in India. This helps in provisioning a 1-stop platform for game enthusiasts to get everything of their need at a single Click. India is one of the key market for esports as Indian Online Gaming Community is pegged at around "300 Mn” and is an every growing market with unlimited potential. And Ultimate Battle will only focus to increase the excitement with the introduction of his unique platform to the Gamers in India and abroad.

Jassem is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Semper Fortis Esports PLC & GIMA Group Inc. (an Alternative Investment Advisory based in Newport Beach, California and Dubai, United Arab Emirates).

A consultant in the financial services sector, Jassem has over 10 years’ experience in investment management, having previously held positions at Rocket Internet, a European Internet company; and PHD, a company under the Omnicom Media Group umbrella, a global advertising conglomerate.

Jassem is an experienced mentor and investor in early stage ventures with expertise in operational strategy, process and business model innovation. Jassem holds a bachelors degree in International Business from the University of San Francisco.

Marie-Claire Isaaman is an award winning diversity and digital education pioneer.

CEO of Women in Games (WIGJ) a not for profit organisation working for equality and fairness in the games and esports industries.

With a mission to establish a gaming industry, culture and community free from discrimination, where full equity of opportunity, treatment and conditions empowers all girls and women, from all ethnicities, of all orientations, to achieve their full potential in the games and esports industries.

Since 2019 she is an ‘Industry Fellow’ for InGame, Creative Industries Cluster Programme funded by the AHRC and UKRI and as part of her role a CEO is Project Director for the Innovate UK 2020/21 Business-led innovation competitive grant in response to global disruption for: The Women in Games Global Conference 2020 and Festival Director for the Women in Games Festival September 2021.

Ravi Kiran Polimera, is a serial entrepreneur in the gaming and esports domain.

Winner of more than 25 startup awards in India, the GoLive group of companies has been a constant force in the gaming and esports initiatives in India.

In his past avatars, he has set up and managed games divisions at Hitachi Consulting, Hike Games and RockYou India.

Seasoned serial entrepreneur, active business investor, recognized global woman leader, women empowerment champion, innovative education exponent, social enterprise and sustainability advocate, entrepreneurial leadership thought leader, governance and fair-trade policy proponent, international technology transfer and innovation promoter, corporate citizenship and ESG advocate.

With more than 20 years of hands-on experience and solid track record in investing, building, growing and/or exiting successful startups and scaleups, in such areas as education, food, fashion, pharmaceutical, ecommerce, esports, information technology, artificial intelligence and robotics, human resources development, and executive education, among others.

Held senior executive positions (at CEO/CXO levels) and board directorships in private and public sectors across Asia Pacific. Involved with philanthropic causes and voluntary organizations related to children’s education, youth development, women empowerment, community building, digital literacy and entrepreneurship education.

Tobias Bauer is the Principal at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in and venture builds top-tier startups. He is a Startup Mentor for 500 Startups, APX, PlugAndPlay, NUMA New York, Alchemist Accelerator, and a Venture Partner of Republic.

He worked in the investment team of Chinaccelerator, one of the global elite accelerator programs operated by the venture fund SOSV with $907M+ AUM in China.

Furthermore, he worked for the German Government in Thailand where he co-organized the NSTF, a career fair with 1.1M visitors, in order to enable students to build their professional career. In the past, he has lived in 9 different countries across 15 cities and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English and German.

Tobias holds a MSc. in Management + CEMS Master’s in International Management with Distinction from National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University (清华大学) and a Bachelor’s in Management and Law with Distinction from Management Center Innsbruck and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

Jesse Hynes is Chief Legal Officer at Gala Games, an innovative blockchain gaming company building a decentralized blockchain gaming ecosystem. Jesse helps Gala Games to navigate the complex world of legal issues surrounding pioneering in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world.

Jesse Graduated summa cum laude from Seton Hall University with a major in Psychology Honors, thereafter graduating from Wake Forest University School of Law with his Juris Doctor. After law school, Jesse opened his own law firm, incorporating the up and coming cryptocurrency space by helping clients with the complex questions surrounding digital assets, taxation and ownership of cryptocurrency.

Binh Tran is the co-founder and General Partner of Ascend Vietnam Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm investing in Southeast Asia's next wave of market leading tech companies that begin their journey in Vietnam.

Prior to Ascend Vietnam Ventures, he was the co-founder and General Partner of 500 Startups Vietnam, the first tech focused seed stage VC firm in Vietnam. Prior to that, Binh co-founded Klout, the Kleiner Perkins-backed social analytics company in San Francisco that was acquired for over USD$200M. Binh has completed over 50 seed investments since 2012 and currently resides in Ho Chi Minh City.

Abhisek Moharana is the founder and CEO of United Gamers Hideout, India's first esports organization monetizing professional gaming in India. In his past avatars, he has been the captain of India's best Rainbow Six Siege team, he has set up and managed the esports division at GoLive Games.

Magnus is a gaming industry veteran since 1996 working both with sales and marketing of games, both physically and digitally since 2004.

He has also sold and managed Global Strategic Esports Partnerships for global brands and partners.

As a zealous gamer since childhood, Mr Shivam Rao turned his passion into a career and is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Trinity Gaming India – a gaming and esports marketing firm founded in the year 2019.

In the past, he had closely worked in Robotics Process Automation for one of the global giants known as Volkswagen and he has 5 years of experience in the professional industry. He is an Experienced Talent Manager with a demonstrated history in working towards making esports and gaming a profession with a satisfying future for the new age India.

He strongly believes in the power of Creativity and works on expanding his imagination to power house the young minds who are seeking gaming as a serious profession in this era.

He developed a passion to strengthen the backbone of Streamer community India. Becoming Partner Program Manager for Facebook was one of his achievements that he cherishes the most.

He is a graduate from The Northcap University, Gurgaon, Haryana. He also co-founded Happy Fan which supported streamers to get a secondary income via personalized artworks and merchandise.

John Osvald has a 15-year history in the gaming industry focused on free-to-play, joining Zynga as product manager in the early days. There he was a pioneer of free-to-play and data driven product design, instrumental in some of Zynga's biggest hits including Farmville, Cafe World, FrontierVille and CastleVille.

John left Zynga as Senior Vice President of games, joining former EA and Zynga COO John Schappert to found Shiver Entertainment, working with Nexon on mobile real-time strategy. Along with Gala CEO and Zynga co-founder Eric Schiermeyer, John then founded Carnivore Studios, which made Clan HQ, a mobile messenger for mobile gaming clans, as well as Rival 1v1, a head-to-head platform that let users bet against each other in top mobile games.

After raising two rounds for a total of over $10M from top investors Sequoia Capital and the Mayfield Fund over three years, John moved on to return to direct game development. As Head of Product for Electronic Arts newly formed Mobile Division, John provided central product management structure across the portfolio, as well as product specific development guidance for games across the production spectrum.

Jamie is a recognised thought leader in the esports health and performance space. He is the co-founder of Gscience, a health and performance consultancy/technology company that works with some of the best teams, orgs and players in the world.