Agenda 
Tuesday 5th November

08:30 

Doors open

Welcome coffee and registration

​​

09:30

Opening remarks​

Willem van Oort, Founder, Gaming in Germany

​​

BLOCK 1

Germany's regulated online gambling market: An update 

​

09:45

Regulatory Update​

Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm 

​

10:00

​Germany's online gambling market in numbers 

Josh Hodgson, Senior Associate, H2 Gambling Capital 

​​​

​

BLOCK 2

Marketing & media in Germany's regulated iGaming environment 

​​

10:25

Affiliate marketing in the German market

Dr. Andreas Ditsche, CEO, iGaming.com

​

10:45

Coffee break & networking​

​

11:15

Panel: Google, ad restrictions, and the black market 

Dirk Makritzki, CEO, Eurostream GmbH; Michelle Hembury, Senior Attorney, Melchers Law Firm; Jochen Weiner,  Chief Regulatory Officer, Tipico​

​

11:40

Synergies between sports media & iGaming

Dr. Matthias Kirschenhofer, Co-CEO, Sport1 Medien AG; Quirino Mancini, Global President, IMGL & Partner and Director WHP Italy​

​

12:00

Lunch & networking

​

BLOCK 3

Regulatory restraints and market sustainability

​​

13:00

Keynote speech

Ronald Benter, Co-Chair, Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)

​

13:20

Dialogue: "Market supervision & market sustainability

Ronald Benter, Co-Chair, GGL; Birgitte Sand, CEO, Birgitte Sand & Associates

 

13:40

Panel: Market regulation, supervision, and public policy goals
Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm; Stefano Sbordoni, Partner at Sbordoni & Partners; Pierre Tournier, International Director, Betting and Gaming Council; Roberto Fanelli, former Director of Gaming, Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli (via video) 

 

14:00

​The state of Germany's virtual slots market

Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, Deutscher Online Casinoverband 

​

14:15

​The state of Germany's sports betting market

Mathias Dahms, President, Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) 

​

BLOCK 4

Operations: Practical restraints & technical solutions

​​

14:30

Advanced data analytics: Practical use cases for your iGaming operations 

Stanisław Szostak. CEO, Astral Forest​

​

15:00

Coffee break & networking​

 

​15:30

Understanding problem gambling: Basic & effective prevention approaches 

Annika Lindberg, Psychologist & Trustee at Gordon Moody

​​

15:50

Responsible gambling as a business imperative

Britt Boeskov, Non-Executive Director at Mindway AI 

​

16:10

Panel: Expanding Germany's betting catalogue 

Christian Vorhauer, MD, Betkick Sportwettenservice; Magno Neiva, Head of Licensing and Regulatory Compliance, Altenar; Florian Grün, Public Affairs Manager, DSWV; Michelle Hembury, Senior Attorney at Melchers Law Firm (mod.) 

 

BLOCK 5

In summary

 

16:35

Panel: In conclusion: Moving forward in the German market 

Mathias Dahms, President, DSWV; Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, DOCV; Maarten Haijer, Secretary General, EGBA; Birgitte Sand, CEO, Birgitte Sand & Associates (mod.)​

​

17:00

Closing remarks

Willem van Oort​

​

17:30

Networking Drinks