KEY ANNOUNCEMENT - March 14, 2023
Founder
Entertainment, Esports, Sports, PPV and Linear broadcast promoter
Founder Duco Events, SKY ARENA, LPL
2018 NZ Marketing Magazine Media Visionary of the Year
2009 NZ Marketing Magazine TV Event of the Decade
Founder and Life Member, New Zealand Esports Federation and Oceania Esports Council
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Founder
Executive Producer - Fox Sports, NRL Media
Chief of Staff, Fox Sports News
Sports Editor, TV3 New Zealand, ESPN USA
20+ years experience in Sports Media
Founder
Founding Partner, Polybit
Chief Product Officer - Mogul
Head of UX - AFL and Tatts Group
Owner, GG EZ Bar [Esports Bar]
World Economic Forum Pioneer Technology Award Winner [Blockchain]
General Consul
Founder, Blackgold Legal
Expertise. ICO, NFT and STO regulation
Expertise, Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency
Commercial and Corporate M&A
Governance
Partner - Lockhart O'Shea Chartered Accountants
Chief Financial Officer, First Capital of Switzerland Limited, Dubai
Executive Director, Finance and Operations, Waqf Trust Services
Deputy CEO, Hamilton Trust Company, Bermuda
Game Designer
Game Economy and Monetization Designer
Knight Watch iOS + iWatch Chess Game
Pyrojump, Battle Royale Tycoon, Eredan
RPG , Social & Collectible Card Game Design
AI and Chess
Artificial Intelligence and Neuromarketing thought leader
Former competitive chess player
CEO & Founder, Decoditive
CEO & Founder, Szuperchess
Advertising and Strategy
CEO and co-founder, Livewire
Campaign Asia 40 under 40
Dentsu Programmatic, ANZ Managing Director
Executive Director, Amplifi
Gaming and Esports
Founder & CEO , Newgen Gaming
Country Manager, Riot Games India
Head of Esports, Reliance Jio
CEO, Red Octane
Sponsorship and Strategy
CEO and co-founder, Livewire
CEO/COO Misfit Gaming
BDM and Esports Lead, AFL Adelaide Crows
VC and Capital Advisor
Chief Strategy Officer, SEISA
Director, INDOCHINO
Principal, Highland Consumer Partners
Tencent Cloud, one of the world's leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries.
Through its extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT and network security.
Its constant mission is to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel and transportation.
The Asian Chess Federation, commonly known by the acronym ACF, is the international governing body of chess across the Asian Continent. Its membership comprises of 53 national associations across Asia, the Middle East and Oceania.
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Founded in 2017 to emulate the Arab Olympic Federation, the Arab Esport Federation consists of 18 countries across the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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ESIC provides oversight of Checkmate Integrity and Fairplay Policy in conjunction with the Asian Chess Federation.
The Mission of ESIC is to be the recognised guardian of the integrity of esports and to take responsibility for disruption, prevention, investigation and prosecution of all forms of cheating, including, but not limited to, match manipulation and doping.
ESIC exists to unite the industry under the shared values and visions essential to fight against corruption in any form. These values form the basis of the ESIC Program of Integrity measures.
Livewrire represents Checkmates online and broadcast assets to Agencies and Brands. Livewire is a global gaming marketing & gametech company that creates integrated gaming marketing strategies, using their experience with gaming publishers, talent, digital platforms and emerging technology to design campaigns and deliver solutions that add value. As the leading gaming & esports ecosystem expert and trusted partner to brands, Livewire helps with entry and strategy across web2/web3 in gaming marketing, delivering evergreen solutions where data informs content, improving performance and engagement
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VADR is an executive production firm that produces and promotes new media, sports and entertainment. VADR has been at the forefront of developing events and content for free-to-air, cable, pay-per-view, OTT and online platforms since 2005.
Our journey in esports began in 2015 when we launched LPL and subsequently grew it into Australia and New Zealand’s largest linear and online esports broadcaster and tournament platform. We are proud to have promoted and managed projects with our partners and clients in Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait , New Zealand, Oman and the United States.
