Major operators head SBC Summit Latinoamérica speaker lineup

SBC Summit Latinoamérica

The speaker line-up for this month’s SBC Summit Latinoamérica conference and exhibition has been further strengthened with the addition of experts from Kindred Group, Retabet, Rivalo, Pinnacle, Betway, Playtech, Fifth Street Gaming, and LOTBA.

The inaugural edition of the event for the sports betting, igaming, and lottery industries in markets across Latin America takes place at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami on October 27-28, 2021.

It features a conference agenda that will examine the major issues facing gambling operators, suppliers, affiliates, and regulators in recently-regulated markets and territories currently trying to design workable regulatory regimes. The agenda is complemented by a roster of speakers selected for their hands-on experience of working in the region.

Newly-confirmed speakers ready to offer insights from the perspective of betting and gaming operators include Alvaro Mosquera Ochoa (CEO, Rivalo), Liv Biessman (group deputy general counsel, Kindred Group), Seth Young (chief strategy officer, Fifth Street Gaming), Pablo Viana (country manager – Peru, Retabet), Cristhian Gomez Villa (LatAm country manager, Betway), Thomas Carvalhaes (regional director Brazil & Latin America, Hero Gaming), and Florencia Brancato (head of Latin America, Pinnacle).

They join the previously announced Xabier Rodriguez-Maribona (CEO, Grupo Retabet), Alberto D’Angelo (CEO, La Tinka), Lourdes Britto (director of omnichannel strategy, Apuesta Total), Andre Gelfi (managing partner Brazil, Betsson), Martin Lycka (SVP for American regulatory affairs and responsible gambling, Entain), Mattias Stetz (COO, Rush Street Interactive), and Alex Fonseca (country manager – Brazil, Kaizen Gaming) on the line-up. 

There will also be strong representation from the region’s lottery sector, including Javier Milián (presidente, Loteria Nacional de Beneficencia de El Salvador), Esmeralda Britton (president, JPS), Moisés Velasco Navarro (director comercial Latinoamérica & Caribe, Expansión Comercial, TuLotero.mx), Sebastián Vivot (gerente de modernización y tecnologías de la informació, LOTBA), Yossi Abadi (CEO, Tenlot), and Rodrigo Cigliutti (director Ejecutivo, CIBELAE). 

To contribute regulatory and legal expertise, Gustavo Guimarães (secretary, SECAP), Orlando Rivera (executive director, Puerto Rico Gaming Commission), and Sérgio Garcia Alves (chair of the gambling law committee, Brazilian Bar Association) will all participate, along with trade association leaders Evert Montero Cardenas (president, Fecoljuegos), and Jorge Hinojosa (director general, Jdigital).

Many of the industry’s most innovative suppliers are also represented, with Ilana Klein (senior LatAm market M&A director, Playtech), Lorelay Carvalho (growth manager – gaming Americas, Facebook), Juan Barrachina (commercial director, Kambi), Ramiro Atucha (CEO, Vibra Gaming), Leo Baptista (CEO, Pay4Fun), Victor Arias (VP Latam, Pragmatic Play), Jorge Morales (sales director, Continent 8), Ricardo Magri (commercial director, Eightroom), and Karen Sierra-Hughes (VP of Latin America & Caribbean, GLI) all taking part. 

Rasmus Sojmark, founder and CEO of SBC, said: “The Latin American betting and gaming industry has huge growth potential, but the information needed to understand the opportunities in the individual markets can be difficult to access. 

“We set out to change that by putting together the strongest possible speaker line-up for the conference element of SBC Summit Latinoamérica. With leading experts ready to share their on-the-ground knowledge of the changing conditions in Latin American markets, all delegates can expect to learn something of real value to their businesses.”

Delegates attending SBC Summit Latinoamérica can also take in an exhibition featuring major suppliers and a full program of networking events, including evening parties sponsored by Betcris, Delasport, and Evolution, and the inaugural SBC Awards Latinoamérica ceremony.

Find out more about SBC Summit Latinoamérica, including details of how to book your pass, at the event’s official website.