The Esports Business Summit Announces Its 2019 Board Of Advisors
Leading executives across Brands, Media, Teams, Leagues, Publishers, Venues, Investment Firms, and Technology will gather in Las Vegas this September.
NORWALK, Conn., March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cynopsis Sports, Chief Marketer, and Event Marketer, three of the largest media brands covering sports business, television and marketing, announced today the 2019 Board of Advisors for their Esports Business Summit—a first-of-its-kind event focusing on the business of esports. Esports, which encompasses competitive online gaming, is tracking to generate more than $2 billion in global revenue in 2020, which translates to countless business and marketing opportunities for companies that understand the industry and the unique audience that esports attracts.
The Esports Business Summit will take place September 10-12 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, and will focus on several key areas, including emerging trends, production technologies, marketing strategies, content building, measurement, venue selection, budgeting and more.
The reach and industry relationships that Access Intelligence's media brands have cultivated across key sectors of the esports business landscape will benefit attendees and sponsors by delivering unique access to participants from all sectors of the esports industry and providing a forum for sharing insights and exploring business opportunities and strategic partnerships.
Leading the content programming for EBS is Chris Pursell, Director of Sports Content for Cynopsis Sports and Jessica Heasley, Content Director of Chief Marketer and Event Marketer. These media brands reach more than 300,000 executives across sports, television and marketing via their eletters, magazines, websites and events. The EBS speaking faculty will be comprised of key executives from brand marketing, television, leagues, teams, sports and technology organizations who are growing their businesses by leveraging the passionate global audience that esports delivers.
The EBS content team has assembled an all-star Board of Advisors representing a cross-section of the esports ecosystem including publishers, leagues, marketing agencies, brands, television, consulting firms and other key constituencies who have agreed to provide input on the content program and overall conference experience. The 2019 EBS Board of Advisors includes:
- Paul Brewer, SVP, Brand Partnerships, ESL
- Brendan Donohue, Managing Director, NBA 2K League
- Ryan Fitzpatrick, SVP, Lifestyle Marketing & Branded Entertainment, NCompass International
- Ed Gold, Marketing Director, State Farm
- Ann Hand, Chairman & CEO, Super League Gaming
- Neil Johnson, Director of Global Sales, MGM Resorts International
- Matt Lederer, Executive Director, Partnership Marketing, Xfinity
- Nathan Lindberg, Director, Esports, Twitch
- Kurt Melcher, Executive Director, Esports, Intersport
- Michele Morrow, Host/Producer
- Ben Nichol, Head of Events and Business Development, New York Excelsior
- Robert Occhialini, VP, esports Products and Technology, Turner Sports/ELEAGUE
- Nicole Pike, Managing Director, Esports, Nielsen
- Pete Vlastelica, CEO of Esports Leagues, Activision Blizzard
"We are honored and thrilled to see so many board members return for a second year, not to mention the new faces who have joined to make September's Summit even more compelling," said Pursell. "To have such accomplished names from all sides of this business reflects how integrated and unique the event is to this industry, providing knowledge, connection and diverse opportunities as this industry matures."
The Esports Business Summit is geared towards executives at consumer and business brands, marketing agencies, television companies, esports teams and leagues, sponsorship firms, game publishers, streaming companies, consulting firms, VC and investment firms, venues, sports marketing agencies, professional sports teams, and any business professional looking for education and connections in the esports marketplace.
Online registration is open, as well as exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, which can be accessed at esportsbizsummit.com. The complete curriculum, speaker roster and networking events schedule will be announced in May.
Access Intelligence, is a privately held, b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, Ad Exchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, AviationToday, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and Electric Power.
Cynopsis and Cynopsis Sports, are read by more than 100,000 executives in sports and television in over 58 countries. Cynopsis eSports offers exclusive Q&As, expert data insights, the top business stories of the week, hot trailers and coming events in order to connect the dots for the gaming industry, brands, technology, media and audiences.
Chief Marketer's 200,000 annual readers and attendees come from all marketing functions and levels at consumer package goods & manufacturing, retail, media & entertainment, financial, business services, hi-tech, as well as travel & hospitality companies, and the agencies that serve them.
Event Marketer serves the information needs of strategic brand-side event marketers and agency executives across the spectrum of face-to-face marketing. EM's portfolio includes the flagship magazine, EM Buzz enewsletter, the annual Experiential Marketing Summit executive conference, the Ex Awards, the annual EventTech technology conference and Experience Design & Technology Awards and more.
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