Program

Monday, October 18th

1. 12:00 pm — 3:00 pm

   WORKSHOP 1

   WORKSHOP 1 | BRAND CAMP

   • 12:15 pm — 12:35 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] OPENING KEYNOTE WITH BUD LIGHT

   • 12:35 pm — 1:15 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] CAN ESPORTS COMPETE WITH OTHER TRADITIONAL SPORT LEAGUES & TEAMS IN THE WORLD OF ROI?

   • 1:15 pm — 1:35 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] THE PROFESSOR IS IN: UNLV'S LATEST RESEARCH ON BRANDS & AUTHENTICITY

   • 1:35 pm — 1:50 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] CASE STUDY SHOWCASE - TYSON BRAND MARKETING BITES INTO ESPORTS WITH FANDOM

   • 1:50 pm — 2:05 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] CASE STUDY SHOWCASE - ENVY/JACK LINK'S

   • 2:05 pm — 2:20 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] SoFi/Misfits Gaming Group

   • 2:20 pm — 2:35 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] Gillette

   • 2:35 pm — 2:50 pm

     WORKSHOP 1

     [BRAND CAMP] TSM/FTX

2. 2:00 pm — 4:30 pm

   WORKSHOP 2

   WORKSHOP 2 | GRASSROOTS & GAMING: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY & EVENTS

   • 2:00 pm — 2:20 pm

     WORKSHOP 2

     [GRASSROOTS & GAMING] Opening Dialogue with Wim Stocks

   • 2:20 pm — 3:20 pm

     WORKSHOP 2

     [GRASSROOTS & GAMING] Building an Esports Hub Showcase: Atlanta, Las Vegas, D.C. & Philly

   • 3:20 pm — 3:55 pm

     WORKSHOP 2

     [GRASSROOTS & GAMING] Team Building: How Local Teams are taking roots in their communities.

   • 3:55 pm — 4:30 pm

     WORKSHOP 2

     [GRASSROOTS & GAMING] 12 Steps to a Perfect Tournament

3. 2:00 pm — 4:30 pm

   WORKSHOP 3

   WORKSHOP 3 | EBS UNIVERSITY: DISSECTING THE NEW UNIVERSITY ESPORTS LANDSCAPE

   • 2:00 pm — 2:20 pm

     WORKSHOP 3

     [EBS UNIVERSITY] Opening Dialogue with Learfield

   • 2:20 pm — 2:55 pm

     WORKSHOP 3

     [EBS UNIVERSITY] Panel: Scouting the Next Generation of Esports Stars

   • 2:55 pm — 3:30 pm

     WORKSHOP 3

     [EBS UNIVERSITY] Spotlight: Innovating Esports Communities through HBCUs

   • 3:30 pm — 4:10 pm

     WORKSHOP 3

     [EBS UNIVERSITY] NACE StarLeague: Powering Up a New Machine

   • 4:10 pm — 4:30 pm

     WORKSHOP 3

     [EBS UNIVERSITY] Panel: Evolution of an Esports Collegiate (ESC) Conference How the Mid-American Conference entered esports and leveled up

4. 2:30 pm — 4:30 pm

   WORKSHOP 4

   WORKSHOP 4 | the*GameHERs Workshop : Making the Esports Industry More Inclusive for Women at Every Level

5. 2:30 pm — 4:30 pm

   WORKSHOP 5

   WORKSHOP 5 | Beyond the Boom: NFTs in Esports

   • 2:30 pm — 2:45 pm

     WORKSHOP 5

     [BEYOND THE BOOM] What are NFTs and how are they created

   • 2:45 pm — 3:10 pm

     WORKSHOP 5

     [BEYOND THE BOOM] How NFTs may transform the eSports and entertainment industry

   • 3:30 pm — 3:45 pm

     WORKSHOP 5

     [BEYOND THE BOOM] Key legal and regulatory issues surrounding NFTs

   • 3:45 pm — 4:00 pm

     WORKSHOP 5

     [BEYOND THE BOOM] Intellectual property considerations raised by NFTs

   • 4:00 pm — 4:30 pm

     WORKSHOP 5

     [BEYOND THE BOOM] Interactive Q&A

6. 4:45 pm — 5:15 pm

   TITAN TALK: RETHINKING ESPORTS INVESTMENT

7. 5:15 pm — 5:45 pm

   Keynotes

   Q&A | NRG's Daequan & Hamlinz

8. 6:00 pm — 7:00 pm

   Networking

   OPENING RECEPTION