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DELEGATES: Those wishing to attend conference sessions must register as a delegate. Please choose the delegate category that is appropriate for you. Delegate registration includes all conference sessions, Opening Reception, conference luncheons, Gala Dinner, and the IMGL Closing Reception.

GUESTS: Please register your guest(s) at the same time you register as a delegate. Guest registration includes the Opening Reception, Gala Dinner, and the Closing Reception. Guest registration does not include conference sessions or luncheons.

Next-Gen Lawyers Rates (Under 40)

For eligibility and to register, please contact Brien Van Dyke: brien@imgl.org

Multi-Firm Attendees

Special discounts are available when at least three people from the same firm register.
For more information and to confirm eligibility, please contact Brien Van Dyke: brien@imgl.org

Regulator Attendees

If more than one regulator from your jurisdiction attends the Spring 2023 conference, the aggregate conference rate for two regulators will be the discount rate of $1,200.00 with each additional regulator representative from your jurisdiction being able to attend at a further discount rate of $495.00.

Sponsorships are now available for this conference. For information on becoming a sponsor for this event, contact Brien Van Dyke at brien@imgl.org or Phil Savage at phil@imgl.org

You may review our sponsorship package for Zurich here

Wednesday, 6 September

9:45 am – 2:30 pm
Extra Social Program: Lindt Chocolate Tour
RSVP HERE

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
IMGL Member Meeting

5:00 pm
Transfer to Opening Reception (15min)

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Opening Reception at Die Waid

https://diewaid.ch/en/home-page-englisch/

Thursday, 7 September

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:10 am
Welcome and Conference Overview from IMGL President, Quirino Mancini

9:10 am – 9:40 am
CEO Fireside chat

What have the gaming markets been able to deliver throughout the decades? What are the market conditions that are logical, sustainable, and work for communities, regulators and the industry? This chat will look at the success factors of the past and challenges ahead.

Moderator: Dr. Simon Planzer, Partner, PLANZER LAW, Switzerland
Speakers: TBD

9:45 am – 10:30 am
Keeping the house clean: B2B providers contribution to enforcement against unregulated operators

Platform, content, and payment services providers are key stakeholders in the gaming industry. Should they also be responsible for keeping the house clean and removing unregulated operations? This panel will discuss two sides of the coin: regulators have a duty to create an environment where suppliers are not forced to supply the grey market to turn a profit.

Moderator: Maria McDonald, Partner, Nordic Gambling, Sweden
Speakers:
Peter-Paul de Goeij, Managing Director, Netherlands Online Gambling Association, Netherlands
Daniel Lobo Guerrero, Global Head, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, Sportradar, USA

10:30 am – 11:00 am
Networking Break

11:00 am – 11:45 am
Advertising and social media: preserving and growing revenue streams

Advertising restrictions are not only damaging to regulated operators but a punitive restriction on media who need the revenue streams to fulfil the role of a free press. On the other hand, media and social media networks can become crucial allies for the fight against illegal land based and online gaming and sportsbetting. What role do they all have and how can industry stakeholders can reach out and collaborate for this purpose?

Moderator: Alla Serebrianskaia, Partner, Asensi Abogados, Spain
Speakers:
Patricia LaLanda, Partner, LOYRA ABOGADOS, Spain

11:45 am – 12:30 pm
The Empire strikes back: Record fines issued by regulators in Northern Europe!

Enforcement actions in UK, Netherlands and Sweden. What do they achieve and do they reduce problem gambling risk and support AML compliance? What are the critical compliance breeches from a regulator’s perspective and how can licensed operators improve?

Moderator: Nick Nocton, Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP, UK
Speakers: TBD

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
IMGL Luncheon

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Creating regulation from scratch. Issues faced when regulating new markets and products

There are many different models for gaming regulation from mature and emerging jurisdictions globally, even though, it seems that still many new legislative or regulatory developments start from zero. What had been the experience around that, and how can regulators and industry stakeholders collaborate to overcome this challenge?

Moderator: Joe Kelly, Partner, AL Goodbody, Ireland
Speakers:
Dr. Matthias Spitz, Senior Partner, MELCHERS, Germany

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Networking Break

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Channeling through sound regulation and effective enforcement. Learnings from mature jurisdictions

Responsible gambling, money laundering prevention, prevention of player fraud and match fixing. Are regulations and both regulators and industry efforts focusing on prevention to reduce the risk of negative effects from gambling and fighting illegal gaming, instead of remediation? Are definitions and regulations clear enough to support processing and prosecution of illegal gaming? Enforcement is a crucial piece to win that battle and it requires coordinated efforts with other government and judicial entities. Mature jurisdictions will discuss their views on the state of their industries in this sense.

Moderator: TBD
Speakers: TBD

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Gala Dinner – Guild House Zur Meisen
https://www.zunfthaus-zur-meisen.ch/en/

Friday, 8 September

8:00 am – 9:30 am
Continental Breakfast

9:30 am – 9:40 am 
Welcome from IMGL President, Quirino Mancini

9:45 am – 10:30 am
From bricks to clicks: multichannel challenges and opportunities in casino and retail operations

Are cashless technology, game content providers as well as land base and online gaming and sportsbetting vendors ready to offer the omnichannel experience and are there jurisdictions which regulations allow for that to happen? It is not only a matter of technology, but also how they integrate with each other and can be classified within the regulated gaming verticals. Are concerns about integrity, security and auditability addressed in the case that true omnichannel is implemented?

Moderator: Sean McGuinness, Partner, Butler Snow, USA
Speakers:
Hitoshi Ishihara, Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Japan

10:30 am – 11:15 am
Deus ex machina: using technology to improve consumer protection and customer experience

Responsible gaming, data protection, player fraud prevention, and cybercrime are some of the pressing concerns for regulators and our industry. Some of the challenges are finding the right balance for a seamless onboarding experience, while keeping the player safe, and to benefit from the significant amount of data generated from operations, by implementing BIS and AI solutions. This panel will explore how to facilitate these ideas and what further actions must be done to improve consumer protection and the customer experience.

Moderator: TBD
Speakers: TBD

11:15 am – 11:45 am
Networking Break

11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Sport’s relationship with gambling: creating a commercial win-win on sponsorship, IP rights and sports integrity

Sponsorships are not only about the potential revenue that can benefit sport leagues, but also the collaboration to reduce the risk of match fixing and maintain the integrity of sports. Education at the sports leagues and operators’ level, data sharing, and suspected match-fixing alerts are a few of positive impact of industry and sports collaboration. But do different cultural views of gambling make it difficult to interpret data regarding the causes of gambling-related problems?

Moderator: TBD
Speakers: TBD

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
IMGL Luncheon
Lunchtime keynote

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The regulators’ roadmap for a positive future

Establishing policy objectives for gaming legislation is crucial to develop the legal, technical and financial framework for the sustainable grow of the industry. An open discussion about the vision of the industry from regulators around the globe and how stakeholders can come together to maintain its integrity, transparency and safety.

Moderator: Marc Dunbar, Partner, Dean Mead, USA
Speakers: TBD

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Closing Reception
World Football Museum
https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/

Information on conference events will be posted soon. Please check back for event information.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the event of IMGL Conference Zurich 2023 at the Zurich Marriott Hotel! The IMGL has blocked rooms from September 6 – 8 at a nightly rate of CHF365, inclusive of breakfast.

Cut off date for reservations is August 12, 2023. All reservations can be cancelled free of charge until 6 pm the day before arrival. All cancellations at a later stage as well as “No Shows” will be charged with 90% of the room rate. Shall you need any assistance in the booking process, please contact us via the following email address: claudia.mayeruss@marriotthotels.com.

You may book your room here

The IMGL has also secured a secondary hotel at the IBIS Styles Zurich City Center with a nightly rate of CHF220, inclusive of breakfast, from September 6 – 8.  The hotel is within walking distance of the Marriott for your convenience.

You may email Agnese Casarico directly at HB5J7-RE2@accor.com to reserve your room. Please refer to the IMGL Room Block when doing so.

Information on speakers appearing at this conference will be added as it becomes available.
If you are interested in being a speaker at this conference, contact IMGL Director Brien Van Dyke: brien@imgl.org

Information on things to see and do in Zurich will be posted to this website soon. Check back for details as we get closer to the conference date.