2019 Speakers
Learn, gain insight, and ask questions of the key executives from brand marketing, television, sports and technology speaking at Esports Business Summit.
Roderick Alemania
CEO
ReadyUp
Naz Aletaha
Head of Esports Partnerships
Riot Games
Nick Allen
SVP, Esports and Partnerships
Popdog
Jacob 'PR' Arce
Broadcaster
Matt Archambault
Head of Partnerships & Business Development - NA Esports
Riot Games
Andy Babb
Executive Vice President and Head of Games
Super League Gaming
Justin Balanon
Associate Director of Influencer Marketing
Bumble
Joe Barnes
Director, Experiential Marketing
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Katie Bedford
Host for Call of Duty Esports
Activision Blizzard
Bonnie Bernstein
Founder, Walk Swiftly Productions
Executive Producer/Good Game: UC Irvine
Dave Bialek
Co-Founder / CEO
ReKTGlobal / Rogue
Christian Bishop
World Showdown of Esports Commissioner
Estars Studios
Paul Brewer
Senior Vice President, Brand Partnerships
ESL North America
Jess Brohard
Esports & Gaming Host
Character Select Agency
Michael Brooks
Executive Director
National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE)
Alan Bunney
CEO
Panda Global
Scott Campbell
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Blizzard Entertainment
James Chang
Counsel
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Josh Chapman
Managing Partner
Konvoy Ventures
Charlie Chappell
Head of Integrated Marketing
Hershey’s
Elaine Chase
VP of Esports
Wizards of the Coast
Garrett Chau
Co-Heads F2K
Shareholder Tyson Entertainment Group
Eunice Chen
Advisor
Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
Tim Clark
Senior Vice President & Chief Digital Officer
NASCAR
Jason Colvin
Senior Director of Gaming & Esports
RedPeg Marketing
Justin Conzemius
Marketing/Business Unit Director - Old El Paso & Totino's Pizza Rolls
General Mills
Bryan Cook
Chief Digital Officer
Joe Gibbs Racing
Lisa Cosmas Hanson
Founder and Managing Partner
Niko Partners
Christopher Crook
Counsel
Venable LLP
Bassem [Bear] Dahdouh
Esports Tournament Director, Player & Streamer
Thunder Gaming
Jackson Dahl
Director of Business Development, Founding Team
100 Thieves
Justin Dellario
Head of Twitch Esports
Twitch
Mark Deppe
Director
UCI Esports and Commissioner at North American Scholastic Esports Federation
Gayle Dickie
Founder & CEO
Gamer World News Entertainment
Jennifer Dill
Vice President, esports
Turner Sports
Andy Dinh
Founder and CEO
TSM
Brendan Donohue
Managing Director
NBA 2K League
Neil Duffy
Chief Commercial Officer
WorldGaming and Collegiate Starleague
Scott Dzierzanowski
Associate Creative Director
Mosaic
Matt Edelman
Chief Commercial Officer
Super League Gaming
Karim Farghaly
Director, Business Development
Bandai Namco Entertainment America
Johanna Faries
Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports
Activision Blizzard
John Fazio
CEO
N3rd Street Gamers
Dan Fiden
President
Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
SVP, Lifestyle Marketing & Branded Entertainment
NCompass International
Steven Flisler
Sr. Director, Esports Product & Operations
Twitch
Miguel Gil
Founder
United States Esports Association (USEA)
Ed Gold
Marketing Director
State Farm
Rob Gonzales
Esports Host/Commentator
Rose Gunson
Gears of War Esports Executive Producer
Microsoft
Ryan Gutierrez
Managing Partner
Cross Counter TV
Christopher Haas
Partnership Manager
Matcherino
Toto Haba
SVP, Global Digital
Benefit Cosmetics
Ann Hand
Chairman and CEO
Super League Gaming
Jud Hannigan
CEO
Allied Esports
Todd Harris
Co-Founder of Hi-Rez Studios
Skillshot Media
Jessica Heasley
Content Director
Event Marketer magazine
Marc Herron
Senior Vice President of Strategy
Sparks
Brad Hiranaga
Chief Brand Officer, North America
General Mills
Robb Hittner
Head of Brand Partnerships
WHIZ BANG
Bob Holtzman
Founder and Principal
Co-op Mode Communications
David Huntzinger
Agent
WME
Arnold Hur
COO
Gen.G esports
Louis J Timchak III
Vice President, Sales
Bent Pixels, LLC
Zsuzsa James
Trade Commissioner for Games & Esports
Consulate General of Finland LA
Demetrious Johnson
Athlete
ONE Championship
Judy Johnson
Director of Gaming and eSports, OMEN
HP Inc.
Maik Kaehler
Chief Creative Officer & Founder
MOON TO MARS
Amanda Kane
Talent & Influencer Marketing Manager
Gen.G esports
Joshua Kell
CEO
Esports Integration (A Horizon AVL Company)
Emily Ketchen
Head of Americas Marketing
HP Inc.
Wayne Kimmel
Managing Partner
SeventySix Capital
Kevin Knocke
Chief Creative Officer
ReKTGlobal
Michael Kogan
Managing Director
Canaccord Genuity
Brent Koning
FIFA Competitive Gaming Commissioner
Electronic Arts
Michael LaBelle
Professional Esports Athlete
New York Red Bulls
Felix LaHaye
Founder and CEO
United Esports
Jason Lake
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Complexity Gaming
Nicole LaPointe Jameson
Chief Executive Officer
Evil Geniuses
Brett Lautenbach
President
NRG Esports
Matt Lederer
Vice President, Xfinity Brand Partnerships
Xfinity
Mike Lee
Agent
United Talent Agency
Aubrey Levy
VP, Marketing & Partnerships
theScore, Inc.
Michael Lewis
Host of Fanalytics Podcast
Professor of Marketing and Faculty Director of the Marketing Analytics Center at Emory University
Nathan Lindberg
Sr. Director, Global Sponsorship Sales
Twitch
Stuart Lipson
Executive Director
Esports Ad Bureau
Scott London
Founder
Metarama Gaming + Music Festival
Kevin Lopes
Director Of Business Development
ESPN
Manny Lorras
Director, Team Marketing & Business Operations
NBA
Benjamin 'DrLupo' Lupo
Professional Gamer
Akif Malik
Partner
Podium VC
Christopher Mann
Vice President of Partnerships
Dignitas
Jonathan Marshall
Executive Director
Race Team Alliance
Yvette Martinez-Rea
Chief Executive Officer
ESL North America
Jonathan McCune
Director of Product Management, AV and Infrastructure
Black Box
Eryn McVerry
VP, Marketing
Vision Venture Partners
Kurt Melcher
Executive Director, Esports
Intersport
Alex 'Goldenboy' Mendez
Global Icon, National Treasure
Character Select Agency
Justin Miclat
Founder and CEO
The Kinetic Group
Michele Morrow
Final Boss
Under Pressure Productions
Saira Mueller
Founder Women of Esports, Director of Content
Gen.G esports
Travis Mynard
Esports Agent
United Talent Agency
Calvin Nelson
Counsel
Venable, LLP
Arda Ocal
Broadcaster
ESPN
Jonathon Oudthone
President
Esports Stadium Arlington
James O’Connor
President, Co-Founder and Co-Owner
Pittsburgh Knights
Gregory A. O’Dell
CEO
Events DC
Chris Park
CEO
Gen.G esports
John Pierce
Partner, Managing Director
Player 2
Nicole Pike
Managing Director, Esports
Nielsen
Pete Powell
Human Resources Director
N3rd Street Gamers
Stan Press
Industry Consultant/Advisor
Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico
Veteran Esports & Gaming Host
Character Select Agency
Andrew Robinson
Director of Technology
Event Dynamic
Adam Rosen
Former Senior Manager, Business Operations
Blizzard Entertainment
Kevin Rosenblatt
VP Product & Content
ESL
Dan Rossetti
Principal Consultant
Prodigy Sports
Chris Schneider
Senior Associate Commissioner, Sport Administration and Championships
BIG EAST Conference
Ari Segal
CEO
Immortals Gaming Club
Jordan Sherman
Head of Revenue Operations & Sponsorships
Gen.G esports
Michael Sherman
Head of College, Riot Scholastic Association of America
Riot Games
Brad Sive
CRO
TSM
Greg Skasko
CEO
Abacus3
Colin Smith
President
704Games
Robert Smith
Founder/CEO
Event Dynamic
Christie St. Martin
Director of Gaming
IMC: An Experience Studio
Wim Stocks
CEO
WorldGaming & Collegiate Starleague
Jed Strong
General Manager – Esports
Intersport
Tatiana Tacca
Director of Esports
Momentum Worldwide
Zorine Te
Marketing Manager
Player 2
Anthony Theoharis
Director of Global Partnerships & Sales
Activision Blizzard
Andrew Tomlinson
Owner / Founder
Character Select Agency
Michael Tubman
Vice President of Partnerships and Business Development
Wombo Sports
Jordan Udko
EVP Commercial Partnerships
Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
Leslie Vesper
Senior Marketing Director, Doritos Brand
Frito-Lay North America
Greg Via
Global Director – Head of Sports, Esports and Entertainment
The Gillette Company / P&G
Pete Vlastelica
CEO of Esports Leagues
Activision Blizzard
Johannes Waldstein
Founder & CEO
FanAI
Johnny Ward
Co-Founder / CEO
Damage: The Esports Agency
Zach Wigal
Founder
Gamers Outreach
Branden Williams
Senior Manager, Consumer Innovation
Nascar
Jake Williams
Founder
Salt Lake Gaming Con
Patrick Wixted
SVP
Ketchum Sports & Entertainment
Ryan Wyatt
Global Head of Gaming and AR/VR, Content and Partnerships
YouTube Gaming
Darren Yan
Head of Talent
FaZe Clan
Chris Yemma
Communications Director
Frito-Lay North America
