Agenda 
Tuesday 5th November

08:30 

Doors open

Welcome coffee and registration

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09:30

Opening remarks​

Willem van Oort, Founder, Gaming in Germany

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BLOCK 1

Germany's regulated online gambling market: An update 

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09:45

Regulatory Update​

Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers Law Firm 

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10:00

​Germany's online gambling market in numbers 

Ed Birkin, Managing Director, H2 Gambling Capital 

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BLOCK 2

Marketing & media in Germany's regulated iGaming environment 

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10:25

Affiliate marketing in the German marketDr. Andreas Ditsche, CEO, iGaming.com

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10:45

Coffee break & networking​

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11:15

Panel: Google, ad restrictions, and the black market 

Dirk Makritzki, CEO, Eurostream GmbH; other speakers TBA ​

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11:40

Synergies between sports media & iGaming

Dr. Matthias Kirschenhofer, Co-CEO, Sport1 Medien AG; Quirino Mancini, Global Head of Gaming & Gambling, Tonucci & Partners​

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12:00

Lunch & networking

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BLOCK 3

Regulatory restraints and market sustainability

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13:00

Keynote speech

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

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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; other speakers TBA

 

14:00

​The state of Germany's virtual slots market

Dr. Dirk Quermann, President, Deutscher Online Casinoverband 

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14:15

​The state of Germany's sports betting market

Mathias Dahms, President, Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) 

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BLOCK 4

Operations: Practical restraints & technical solutions

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14:30

Advanced data analytics: Practical use cases for your iGaming operations 

Stanisław Szostak. CEO, Astral Forest​

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15:00

Coffee break & networking​

 

​15:30

Understanding problem gambling: Basic & effective prevention approaches 

Annika Lindberg, Psychologist & Trustee at Gordon Moody

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15:50

Translating RG insights into practical business solutions 

Speaker TBA

 

16:10

Panel: Expanding Germany's betting catalogue 

Christian Vorhauer, MD, Betkick Sportwettenservice; Magno Neiva, Head of L icensing and Regulatory Compliance, Altenar; Florian Grün, Public Affairs Manager, DSWV

 

BLOCK 5

In summary

 

16:35

Panel: In conclusion: Moving forward in the German market 

Speakers TBA​

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17:00

Closing remarks

Willem van Oort​

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17:30

Networking Drinks