The ICE Barcelona 2025 agenda continues this Tuesday (21) at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, in Spain. One of the highlights of this second day will be a discussion about Brazil, with the participation of Lisa Worcman (Mattos Filho) and Regis Dudena (Secretary of Prizes and Bets at the Ministry of Treasury).
Tuesday has a special agenda focused on trends for the Brazilian market with the Brazil Now Seminar, featuring representatives from the sector. According to the organizers, the country is among the nations with the highest number of registrants.
The numbers for the first edition in Spain are already impressive: there are 200 regulators, 800 exhibitors and 14 thousand operators from 150 countries. The event began to be held in 1995, in London (England).
Since then, it has become one of the gaming and betting industry’s main gatherings, attracting exhibitors and visitors from all over the planet. This is the first time that the convention is taking place outside of London.
Now in Spain, the organization’s expectation is to consolidate its position as the main event in the betting and iGaming sector. Therefore, ICE Barcelona 2025 promises to be a milestone for the industry, with relevant themes and comprehensive programming.
ICE Barcelona 2025 agenda this Tuesday (21)
Gaming and eSports Conferences
- Welcome lecture by William Harding, director of emerging technologies and esports at Clarion Events
- Lecture: The current state and future of esports betting: Emerging from the esports winter with Ian Smith, ESIC Commissioner
- Panel: Betting on esports – Is the main prize worth it? with Laila Mintas, Marek Suchar, Paris Smith and Sujoy Roy
- Lecture: Sports for the Screen – Will Millennials’ Betting Habits Reflect Their Gaming Preferences? with Marek Suchar (Odding)
- Lecture: The power of live video – building thriving communities in gaming and esports with Martin Hess (Amazon)
- Lecture: The epicenter of Counter Strike with Maria Hyldal Stage (Better Collective)
- Panel: Betting Synergy: When Operators and Sports Teams Unite with Amir Mirzaee, Marco Mereu, Tom Lemke and Sergey Nevodnichiy
- Lecture: A New Era in Education: Teaching Innovation in Gaming and Esports with Brett Abarbanel with UNLV International Gaming Institute
- Panel: Beyond pixels – The role of AI in shaping the iGaming sector with Cheryl Jones, Izak de Beer, Lulia Andresa Bolea, Niels Berglund and Warren Cho
- Lecture: AI meets esports: Redefining the fan experience with Rishabh Bhansali (Spectatr)
- Lecture: How AI can power the next era of gambling with Pedro Gallego Torrecilla (Mobadoo)
Regulatory challenges around the world
- Panel: Betting on the future: A united team on sporting integrity with Angela Celestino (UEFA), Dieter Braekeveld, John Hagan and Matt Fowler
- Panel: The CEO’s Dilemma – Managing Growth, Risk and Regulation in the Online Gaming Sector with David Briggs, Fabio Schiavolin, Gavin Isaacs and Per Widerström
- Panel: Monopolies versus Market Growth – Creating Sustainable Gambling Through an Emerging Regulatory Framework with Atle Hamar, Daniel Grabher, Denis Mudene, Jay Schall and Kate Fisher
- Discussion about Italy with Alessio Crisantemi, Christian Tirabassi, Marco Tiso and Stefano Sbordoni
- Discussion about Brazil with Lisa Worcman (Mattos Filho) and Regis Dudena (Secretary of Prizes and Bets at the Ministry of Treasury)
- Discussion about the Balkans with Dimitar Platnikov (National Revenue Agency (Republic of Bulgaria)
- Discussion about Peru with Gonzalo Perez (Apuesta Total)
- Discussion about Asia with Daniel Cecílio (PAGCOR)
- Discussion about the UK with Wes Himes (BGC)
- Discussion about Spain with Cecilia Pastor-Pons, Eugenio Fernández and Santiago Asensi
- Discussion about India
World Gaming Forum Africa-focused networking event: The opportunity to make high-level connections with a curated list of experts in the African market.
Brazil Now Seminar
- Panel – Launch in the Brazilian market: Essential insights with Andre Santa Ritta, Hazenclever Lopes Cançado, Hugo Baungartner, Plínio Lemos Jorge and Magnho José
- Panel – Mergers and acquisitions in Brazil: what is stopping it? with Bruno Geraldini, Delano Queiroz and Fabio Kujawski