Next week’s Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will feature three mornings of seminar content covering key topics impacting the local gaming industry, including cashless gaming, anti-Money laundering, gambling harm mitigation requirements and Central Monitoring Systems.
The seminars aim to provide insights intto surviving the current global conditions by staying informed, driving innovation, remaining agile and embracing technology to free staff from the mundane and instead focus on improving themselves and the business.
The seminars start from next Tuesday 13 August with an international panel providing insights into the international gaming and hospitality markets, followed by a regulation update on anti-money laundering measures and technology developments to meet these challenges.
On Wednesday 14 August there will be a focus on the Australasian gaming industry plus innovations ahead, uncovering the state of Australia’s economy and tips to survive the cost-of-living crunch and technology to mitigate gambling harm and combat inflation.
The prime initiative on Thursday 15 August will be showcasing female leaders and their achievements in the industry. The day will start with a high-profile women in gaming and hospitality seminar, followed by a presentation about women who are driving industry change and a panel discussing venue initiatives to support and educate their communities on breaking the violence cycle.
Tuesday August 13:
10:15am – The International Gaming and Hospitality Outlook – Panel
Aristocrat Executive Vice President Global Product, Technology and Insights – Victor Duarte.
LNW Gaming Senior Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Nathan Drane
Interblock Vice President Innovation, Jim Preston
IGT Senior Vice President Global Product Management, Domenico Pastia
11:15am – A Regulation Update on Anti Money Laundering – Panel:
Jamie Nettleton, Partner – Addisons.
Lachlan Gepp, Special Counsel – Addisons.
Akash Khushal, Director One AML
Andrew Fernbach, GovLaw
12:15pm – New Technology and Trends including harm mitigation advancements – Panel:
Terry Hartman, Vice President Asia Pacific, Cognitec
Peter Marziano, Director Ottica
Michael Giannak – Patronscan
Emma Allen, Director ChargeBoss EV
Wednesday August 14:
10am – The State of our Economy and how to survive the crunch – Presentation
Don Carducci, Executive Director – Equity Research, J.P. Morgan
11am – Australia’s gaming industry and what’s ahead? – Panel
LNW Gaming Vice President Product Management, Ben Attwood
Aruze Gaming Managing Director, Cameron Louis
Konami Product Manager – APAC, Luke Middleton
CEO ebet – Frank Makryllos
IGT Senior Director Systems – APAC, John van Waard
Aristocrat, Director of Product Strategy – ANZ and Asia, Jess Morse
Ainsworth Game Technology Senior Product Manager – APAC, Rachel McHugh
12pm – QCOM 3 – what are the benefits and how will it help harm mitigation – Presentation
The Queensland experts will speak directly to you and answer any questions you have.
Thursday August 15:
9am – A breakfast Celebrating Women in Leadership and their achievements in the industry.
10am – Women in Leaderships Seminar – Panel
Michelle Baillie – NZ General Manger SkyCity Hamilton
Michelle Pascoe, CEO & Founder O.O.P.S
Amanda Makryllos – Executive Director at Cherryhub.
Lisa Colella – IGT Head of Marketing, APAC.
Daisy Brown – Chief Operating Officer, Hornsby RSL Club.
Lucy Allon – Straight to the Source, Founder and Food expert. Lucy has owned and managed 3 award-winning restaurants in Sydney and was invited to present a dinner at the prestigious James Beard Foundation in New York.
11am – Women Driving Industry Change – Presentation
Ramona Combrink, Executive Director Autom8 – has over 20 year’s experience in recruitment and the restaurant industry before transitioning into the technology world and intelligent automation across Asia.
Matt Ballesty, Managing Director at Three Points Consulting and is a former Chief Casino Officer of SkyCity Auckland and Vice President of UK Crown Resorts.
12pm – “Building Safer Communities – An Industry Response to Domestic Violence” – Panel
1pm – an informal lunch for women of all ages, backgrounds and experience to gather and exchange knowledge