IMGL Masterclass Isle of Man

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iGaming Summit
November 10 – 11
Douglas, Isle of Man
Produced by KPMG

Monday, November 10th 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Cross-border Cooperation by Regulators
Moderator: Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner, Melchers and President, International Masters of Gaming Law, Germany
Speakers: Steve Brennan, CEO, Gambling Supervision Commission, Isle of Man
Birgitte Sand, Director, Danish Gambling Authority, Denmark
Guido Schluetz, Senior Government Official, Gambling Regulation and Supervision, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 
Hillary Stewart-Jones, Partner, DLA Piper UK, United Kingdom
Jenny Williams, Commissioner & Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, United Kingdom 

Tuesday, November 11th

9:30 am – 10:00 am
The Controversial Image of Gaming in the Face of the Media and the Public Opinion: What, if Anything, is the Industry Doing to Redress It?
The controversial image of gaming in the face of the public opinion: a risky and addictive vice, a popular form of entertainment, a lucrative and unrenounceable source of tax revenue and jobs for the governments or a bit of everything? What, if anything, is the gaming industry doing to effectively redress an often biased, misjudged and distorted view largely pushed and supported by the media across the world?
Presenter: Quirino Mancini, Partner, SCM Lawyers, Italy  

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Implications of Operating in Grey Markets
Moderator: Wulf Hambach, Partner, Hambach & Hambach, Germany
Speaker: Susannah Fitzgerald, Q.C., Barrister, Lord Grabiner's Chambers, United Kingdom 
Nick Nocton, Consultant, Mishcon de Reya, LLP, United Kingdom

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
US Regulatory Scheme and the Emerging Market Issues
Presenters: Richard Schuetz, Commissioner, California Gambling Control Commission 
Bill Gantz, Partner, Dentons US LLP, Massachusetts 
Ernest C. Matthews, IV, President/General Counsel, ISI – Maritime/Islands, Ltd., California/ Peru