Agenda
Tuesday 11th November

Simultaneous translation DE-ENG-DE will be available

Sessions and timings subject to change

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09:00

Doors open

Welcome coffee and registration

10:00

Opening remarks & introduction of the day chair

Willem van Oort, Founder, Gaming in Germany; Peter-Paul de Goeij, former Director ZEAL & Managing Director NOGA

BLOCK 1

Regulatory Developments

10:05

Keynote address

Sebastian Buchholz, Head of Licensing and Market Supervision, Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)

10:25

Regulatory Update

Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm

10:45

The state of Germany's virtual slots market

Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, Deutscher Online Casinoverband (DOCV)

11:05

The state of Germany's sports betting market

Mathias Dahms, President, Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV)

11:25

Coffee break & networking

BLOCK 2

Market data & more

11:50

Germany's iGaming market in numbers

Josh Hodgson, COO, H2 Gambling Capital

12:15

Taxation and market channelization: A data-driven approach

Maximilian Priem, Manager, DIW Econ

INTERMEZZO: Products & service for the German market

12:35

Innovation panel & breakout sessions sneak preview

Anton Bargel, Founder, Absolute Live Gaming; Jochen Biewer, Managing Director, Chevron Group; Rasmus Kjaergaard, CEO, Mindway AI; Mohamed Messaoudi, Director Product Strategy, Docaposte; Magno Neiva, Head of Licensing & Regulatory Compliance, Altenar; Dr. Nepomuk Nothelfer, Ass. Professor, Univ. of Agder & Attorney, Melchers Law Firm, Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk, CCO, Shufti; Nicolai Cleve, Editor, Games und Business (mod.)

13:00

Lunch & networking

BLOCK 3

Countering the black market

14:00

Understanding the black market: An operator's perspective

Ewout Keuleers, former General Counsel, Kindred Group & Chair, International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA)

14:20

Operators taking a stand against the black market
Christian Heins, Director iGaming, Tipico

14:40

Illegal affiliate marketing and the role of Big Tech

Dr. Andreas Ditsche, CEO, iGaming.com

15:00

Media publishing and best practices in B2C customer acquisition

Johannes Brecher, Media & Acquisition Tipico; Dr. Lars Querndt, Senior Legal Counsel, Axel Springer

15:15

Coffee break & networking

BLOCK 4

Evaluating the 2021 State Gambling Treaty

15:45

Operators speak out I: Creating a viable and sustainable regulated iGaming market

Kevin O'Neal, Senior Strategist Germany, Kaizen Gaming

16:05

Operators speak out II: On effective and proportionate gambling regulation

Alex Green, Vice President – Games, ZEAL Network

16:25

Regulation the industry should embrace

Maarten Haijer, Secretary General, EGBA; Birgitte Sand, CEO, Birgitte Sand & Associates

16:45

The political realities of gambling reform in Germany

Julia Lensing, Partner, Public Affairs, Strategy and Communication, ‎von Beust & Coll.; Birgitte Sand, CEO, Birgitte Sand & Associates (mod.)

17:00

Concluding panel: Toward a joint regulatory wishlist

Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, Deutscher Online Casinoverband (DOCV); Luka Andric, Chief Executive, Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV); Christian Heins, Director iGaming, Tipico; Kevin O'Neal, Senior Strategist Germany, Kaizen Gaming; Alex Green, Vice President – Games, ZEAL Network; Birgitte Sand, CEO, Birgitte Sand & Associates (mod.)