The schedule for the conference can be found below:
10:15 – 10:45 / Panel – Licence to Launch: Winning Strategies for Entering Regulated Markets
Moderator: Quirino Mancini, Group Strategic Advisor – Gambling, Media and Sport (WH Partners)
Panellists: Dario Evangelista, Deputy General Counsel (Betsson Group); Ray Lee, Director of Business Development (TaDa Gaming); Marcus Hanna, CEO (BetToMax); Revaz Chkuaseli, CEO (VBET Romania)
10:50 – 11:15 / Panel – Media, Tech, and Gaming: Inside the New Wave of M&A
Moderator: Andrea Marchetti, Partner & Director (WH Partners Italy)
Panellists: Luís Portela de Carvalho, Partner (Lektou); Demos Katsis, Deputy Mayor of Limassol, Cyprus; Dmitry Belianin, Founder (Menace)
11:15 – 11:45 / Panel – The Industry’s Role in the Regulatory Debate
Moderator: Cosmina Maria Simion, Managing Partner (WH Simion & Partners)
Panellists: Simon Planzer, Partner (Planzer Law); Charles Mizzi, CEO (Malta Gaming Authority); Patricia Lalanda Ordóñez, Partner (Loyra Lawyers and Advisors); Geanina Oprita, Compliance Manager (Kaizen Gaming International)
11:50 – 12:10 / Fireside Chat – Level Up Your Risk Strategy: Tax Insurance in Gaming
Participants: Mark Galea Salomone, Managing Associate (WH Partners); Tim Dobbing, Director (HWF Partners)
12:45 – 13:15 / Panel – North American Gaming Regulation in Focus: Legal and Cross-border Perspectives
Moderator: Robert Zammit, Partner (WH Partners)
Panellists: Ron Segev, Founding Partner (Segev LLP); David Yatom Hay, General Counsel (Soft2Bet); Rodrigo Galván Graf, Partner (L&BC)
On the 6th of November, Quirino Mancini will also join the IMGL Masterclass Talk titled “Practical Tools to Support Responsible Gambling and Player Protection,” part of the International Masters of Gaming Law’s global effort to promote balanced and sustainable gaming regulation.
AIBC panel discussion
As part of the upcoming AIBC Europe Summit on the 4th of November, Joseph F. Borg, Partner at WH Partners, will be participating in the panel “Crypto, Gaming & AML: Beyond MiCA”. The discussion will explore the implications of MiCA’s strict rules for crypto businesses in the EU, focusing on compliance strategies, licensing timelines, and effective risk controls to stay ahead of regulatory scrutiny.
