SPEAKERS
Fall 2021
Erik Anderson
Head of Esports
FaZe Clan
Jimmy Baratta
Chief Gaming Officer
Holodeck Ventures
Paige Bonomi
Director, New Business Development, Esports
SPORTFIVE
Paul Brewer
Chief Revenue Officer
Rival
Mike Bynum
Senior Associate
FedTech
John Cash
Founder & Professor
HBCU Esports & Gaming
Charles Conroy
Vice President, Gaming
The Switch
Jeff Cohen
Vice President Strategy & Investor Relations
Esports Entertainment Group
John Davidson
Board Chair
Esports Trade Association
Rebecca de Freitas
Director, Customer Engagement
Hargrove, LLC
Brett Diamond
Chief Operating Officer
Version1 + Minnesota RØKKR
John Drozd
Medical Psychologist
MCB Clinical Research Centers
Leslie Fitzsimmons
Board Member
ESTA
Anthony Gaud
CEO and Founder
Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group
Joey Gawrysiak
Program Director
Shenandoah University
Scott Greenberg
Co-Founder
Smash INTERACTIVE
Ryan Harbinson
Director Of Business Development
Clearbridge Branding Agency
Sarah Hill
CEO & Chief Storyteller
Healium
Jenna Johnson
Director of Partnership Strategy & Activation
Version1 + Minnesota RØKKR
Lewis Johnson
TV Sports Commentator
NBC Sports
Rob Johnson
CEO
CSL Esports
Gregory Kim
Head
Counter Logic Gaming
Joanie Kraut
Chief Executive Officer
Women in Games International (WIGI)
Chris Lai
Co-Founder
Smash INTERACTIVE
Taryn McCarty
Head of Community Development
Nerd Street Gamers
Lagen Nash
Chief Revenue Officer
Misfits Gaming Group
Josh Otero
Co-Founder and CEO
NutriGMR
Ben Paro
Senior Sales Director - Gaming & Esports, Consumer and B2B Tech
YouGov
Roger Payne
Key Account Director
YouGov
Chris Postell
Business Development
Game Arena
Cameron Reed
Executive Producer of Esports and Broadcast
SURGE Esports Arena
James Santore
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Fubo Gaming
Austin Smith
Co-Founder & CEO
Mission Control GG
Justin Stefanovic
Senior Vice President
Misfits Gaming
Bruce Stein
Principal
Westridge Consulting, LLC.
Wim Stocks
Head of Partnerships & Commercial
Belong Gaming & Vindex
Dustin Sweeney
Associate Director
HKS, Inc.
Megan Van Petten
Managing Director
Esports Trade Association
Greg Via
Head of Partnerships
Cloud9
Donna Walters
Founder
California State University (CSU) Esports Collective
April Welch
Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Illinois Institute of Technology