AGENDA 2021

SiGMA EXHIBITION

09:00 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta' Qali

Explore the expo floor and discover new business opportunities.

CONFERENCE

09:00 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta' Qali

Conference Room

09:00 - 13:00 REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

09:10 - 09:35

Moulding the Future Digital Economy

JUSTINE SCERRI HERRERA

Partner

MK Fintech Partners

09:35 - 10:00

How are Digital Currencies transforming local economies?

10:00 - 10:10

Fiduciary Duty and Blockchain: In Whom Do We Trust?

10:10 - 10:35

Regulatory and Legal Issues with Blockchain: Cross Borders

FRANKLIN CACHIA

Senior Manager Tax & Regulated Industries at CSB Group

10:35 - 11:00

Risks of Regulation of Decentralized Finance

11:00 - 11:10

Following in the footsteps of Japan & El Salvador

11:10 - 11:35

The Evolution of Token Offerings and Regulation Across Europe

11:35 - 12:00

Could Smart Contracts revolutionise Smart Money forever?

12:00 - 12:10

Censorship resistant Bitcoin

12:10 - 12:35

Underlying Frameworks of Regulations: Ethical and Societal

12:35 - 13:00

Completing Malta’s Gaming ecosystem: The Digital Nomad Visa Scheme

IVAN FILLETTI

Head of Business Dev.

Gaming Malta

OLIVER DE BONO

CCO

Condor Gaming

13:00 - 17:00 DeFi & EMERGING TECH

13:00 - 13:10

Opening Keynote: Industry updates

13:10 - 13:35

The reality of Cybercrime: Fact vs Fiction

YAHYA MOHAMED MAO

CMO

MiSANTO AG

ASAF ORPANI

CEO & Founder

Arkhivist

13:35 - 14:00

Money for play: Credit without banks?

DR. SARAH GRACE MANSKI

Professor of Business and Global Affairs

George Mason University

OSCAR CHAMBERS

Co-founder & Co-lead developer

Umbria

14:00 - 14:10

Banking Revolution: trends that shape the future of payments ecosystem

14:10 - 14:35

The challenges of international transactions: new ways of AML implementation

14:35 - 15:00

Mobile Payments: Disruption and Innovation in payments

DR. ALINA KORNIENKO

Co-founder & COO

Quppy

15:00 - 15:10

The Power of Now: The Proven Path to Xcelerate Digital Currency and Empower Lives from Poverty

RONE DE BEAUVOIR

Founder & CEO

XCEL Crypto Partners

15:10 - 15:35

Soft Forks and Privacy: The pros and cons of the Bitcoin Taproot upgrade

15:35 - 16:00

Investing in DeFi: Tokens vs Equity

ADRIAN NICULESCU

CMO EMEA - CloudCoin Consortium

CloudCoin Consortium

ALY MADHAVJI

Managing Partner

Blockchain Founders Fund

DANIEL DABOCZY

CEO

Technicorum

16:00 - 16:10

The Shift Towards Equity – Takeaways from Four Years of Blockchain Related Transactions

GIL SOLOMON

Founding Partner

Gil Solomon & Co

16:10 - 16:35

GovCoins: will CBDC be the bridge to mass adoption or destroy the concept of cryptocurrency?

DR. ILAN STEINER

Founder & COO

SIMETRIA

16:35 - 17:00

Reinventing the banking wheel with DeFi

ELOISA MARCHESONI

Founder & CEO

Def.ai Inc.

ALEXANDER FILATOV

Co-founder & CEO

TON Labs

BARNEY CHAMBERS

Co-founder & Co-lead developer

Umbria

Workshop Room

09:00 - 11:00 NFT Workshop

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11:00 - 13:00 Asia Workshop

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13:00 - 15:00 Focus CIS

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15:00 - 17:00 The Future of iGaming

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17:00 - 18:00 Africa Workshop

17:00 - 17:15

Is Africa the next big iGaming market?

17:15 - 17:30

Optimizing Payment Processing in the African Market

DANIELE ALFONSO

Head of Gaming

TransUnion (formerly iovation)

NICK FRENCH

Founder

Launchsite Capital & Monetize Agency

WILLIAM SCOTT

Executive Director

Warrenside Limited

RUSSELL WAIN

Sales manager

Tola mobile Ltd

17:30 - 17:35

Tailoring your product: The complexity of the African Market

17:35 - 17:50

Developing a friendly ecosystem for gaming in Africa

17:50 - 18:00

Europe vs Africa: How do Igaming companies achieve customer loyalty?

NETWORKING DRINKS

18:00 - 20:00 | Hilton, St Julians - Quarterdeck

Enjoy a drink and exchange business cards.

IGATHERING DINNER

19:00 - 23:00 | Nori, Balluta Bay

Several exclusive dinners will happen during the evening to facilitate networking among delegates. Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact events@sigma.world.

AIBC AWARDS

19:00 - 23:00 | Hilton Business Center, St Julian's

This evening will celebrate the best of the Emerging Tech industry in a record-breaking awards night with a premium guest list.

AIBC EXHIBITION

10:00 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta' Qali

CONFERENCE

10:00 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta' Qali

Conference Room

10:00 - 14:00 GAMING REGULATION

Conference Chair

JAMES SCICLUNA

Co-Managing Partner

WH Partners

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10:35 - 11:00

Gambling tourism as an important indicator of economic growth

10:00 - 10:10

REGULATORY UPDATE

10:10 - 10:35

European Regulatory Round Table: What the legislators brought on the table?

11:00 - 11:10

Economic impacts of the legalisation and regulation of gaming

11:10 - 11:35

Keeping up with Taxation - Are they having the reverse effect?

LEVGENIIA DERBAL

CLO

Parimatch Tech

11:35 - 12:00

Self-regulation - the consensus between regulating bodies and the operators

ANDREW NAUDI

Partner

Nouv

12:00 - 12:10

The transition from grey to white markets

12:10 - 12:35

Battle of the protocols

12:35 - 13:00

Enforce responsible Gambling - The Big Debate

ALEXANDER TOMIC

CEO

Alea

13:00 - 13:10

Legal & creative solutions to bypass the reduction of bonuses for new players

13:10 - 13:35

AML Compliance: On a rescue mission?

13:35 - 14:00

Dramatic Changes in Licensing Gambling and Betting Operations

14:00 - 16:35 CASINO TRENDS

14:00 - 14:10

Is AI helping Casinos become safer?

14:10 - 14:35

A banner year for M&A transaction in the Gaming and sports betting - are there any targets left?

DAVID FLYNN

CEO

Glitnor Holding Plc

14:35 - 15:00

Product Development: Can a broader outlook improve product diversification?

FABIO DE SIO

Public Speaker & LGBTQ Business Coach

15:00 - 15:10

Hit the Gold - what's new in the supply and demand of Slots?

15:10 - 15:35

The Future of iGaming

15:35 - 16:00

Player attraction & retention: Gamification and Personalisation in 2022

ALEXIS WICÉN

Co-Founder

Unibo

DMITRY STAROSTENKOV

CEO

Evenbet Gaming

DAVID MANN

CCO

Swintt

16:00 - 16:10

Optimising game aggregation from multiple developers

16:10 - 16:35

What Land-Based operators can learn from the online Gaming industry

16:35 - 18:00 SiGMA Pitch

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Workshop Room

10:00 - 12:00 Workshop by FreeTon

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12:00 - 14:00 Deep-Tech

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14:00 - 16:00 Investment and Venture Capital

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16:00 - 18:00 AI

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NETWORKING DRINKS

18:00 - 20:00 | Hilton, St Julians - Quarterdeck

Enjoy a drink and exchange business cards.

IGATHERING DINNER

19:00 - 23:00 | Blue Elephant, Portomso, St Julian's

Several exclusive dinners will happen during the evening to facilitate networking among delegates.

Official Malta Week Party

21:00 - 04:00 | Hilton, St Julians - GrandMasters Suite

Let off some steam after hard days of business deals.

EXHIBITION

10:00 - 18:00 | MFCC, Ta' Qali

CONFERENCE

10:00 - 18:00

MFCC, Ta' Qali

Conference Room

10:00 - 14:00 SPORTS BOOK, E-SPORTS & TECH

10:00 - 10:10

State of esports wagering and the future growth potential, why is this important

10:10 - 10:35

Operators review: Player receptiveness to virtual sports

10:35 - 11:00

Suppliers sound-off: Virtual Sports vs Live Sports

DINOS STRANOMITIS

COO

Altenar

11:00 - 11:10

Are antiquated tax laws aiding the offshore market?

11:10 - 11:35

Stepping into the (un)known: Casinos go digital with sportsbooks

11:35 - 12:00

How Player Tracking is changing the way bettors analyse their betting data

12:00 - 12:10

The rise of eSports

DAVID MELTZER

Co-Founder

Sports 1 Marketing

12:10 - 12:35

Player influx: will esports grow or consolidate?

THOMAS ROSANDER

CEO

Real Luck Group Limited

GRANT JOHNSON

CEO

Esports Entertainment Group

12:35 - 13:00

Esports venues in the United States have been built are they a viable business model? Did they work? What else is there?

13:00 - 13:10

Immersive tech: is 2022 the breakthrough year?

DANIEL BERNARD

Venture Partner

Mindspring Capital

13:10 - 13:35

Will Quantum Computing Make Gambling More Fair?

13:35 - 14:00

How Machine Learning Is Transforming the Online Gambling Sector

14:00 - 16:35 PAYMENTS: GAMING & TECH

14:00 - 14:10

Crypto technologies, blockchain & betting

14:10 - 14:35

The Future Of Betting And Trading In The Quantum Computing Era

MICKAEL MARCEAU

HEAD OF PAYMENTS

Kindred

14:35 - 15:00

Banking Nightmares in Malta: is PSD2 Open Banking the answer?

JP FABRI

Partner

Seed

15:00 - 15:10

Biometric authentication

15:10 - 15:35

From surviving to thriving: automation as a foundation for success in the next normal

15:35 - 16:00

Getting out of the MATCH list and the black list, Dealing with BRAM, Releasing Funds blocked by Visa and Mastercard - How To Do it Properly

When dealing with sensitive issues like the MATCH list, Blocked funds, or BRAM procedure – you need seasoned professionals who have the right connections. We discuss staying away from the MATCH list; what the implications of being on it and on other black lists are; what you can do in order to retrieve your blocked funds; and more.

TAL ITZHAK RON

Chairman & CEO

Tal Ron Drihem & Co.

GENIA GUREVITZ

Head of Banking & Payment Services

Tal Ron Drihem & Co.

16:00 - 16:10

Latest news on Micropayments

16:10 - 16:35

Fintech in the new era of gaming

16:35 - 18:00 AIBC Pitch

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Workshop Room

10:00 - 11:00 Intro to Blockchain & Crypto

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11:00 - 13:00 North America

11:00 - 11:10

Transition to iGaming

11:10 - 11:20

Regulating online gaming in the U.S.

11:20 - 11:40

Sportsbetting

11:40 - 12:00

Indian Gaming: Update on California market

12:00 - 12:10

The reinvention of the Integrated Resort Experience

12:10 - 12:30

Canada: Sports Betting & iGaming update

12:30 - 12:50

iGaming Deep Dive

12:50 - 13:00

TBA

13:00 - 15:00 HR

13:00 - 13:10

How does remote working impact productivity?

MARTIN COLLINS

Director of Business Development

GiG

13:10 - 13:30

The intersection between HR Onboarding & Employer Branding

KRISTYNA BABULIKOVA

HR Manager

Endorphina

13:30 - 13:50

The Future of Remote Hiring

CORDELIA MORGAN - COOPER

Talent Acquisition Manager

Catena Media

ADAM WOODLEY

Global Head of Recruitment

Betsson Group

JULIAN PERIGO

Managing Director

Boston Link

13:50 - 14:10

Talent Acquisition: How the working environment impacts employee turnover

14:10 - 14:20

TBA

14:20 - 14:40

Addressing the shortfall in human resources

Human resources are scarce and turnovers high. It's time to come up with a plan of action.

Dr. ELAINE DUTTON

Head of HR and Employment Advisory Services

CSB Group

14:40 - 15:00

HR: A Women's World in iGaming?

16:30 - 16:50

Employer branding, public perception

Nowadays a company's reputation matters more than ever. Let's look at this from the public's point of view.

15:00 - 16:00 The Women in iGaming (WiiG) meetup

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15:00 - 16:00

What is a good work/life balance? How do you pursue a successful career along with a healthy personal life?

16:00 - 18:00 Slots Games

16:00 - 16:20

Understanding the impotance of RTP

What is RTP? Does RTP impact slots & winning?

16:20 - 16:40

Innovation in slots: Developer & operator's perspective

How can slots developers & operators remain competitive and creative despite the threat of copycat games? How do they differentiate themselves? What are the barriers that developer & operators are facing today? How can they overcome them?

16:25 - 16:50

Mobile slots: A new paradigm

17:00 - 17:20

Do slots require unique marketing methods?

How to promote your slots online and beyond. Should marketing startegies change?

17:20 - 17:40

Striking a balance with gamification

17:40 - 18:00

Optimising the lifetime value of players

How to hold onto players and maximize their value?

NETWORKING DRINKS

18:00 - 20:00 | Hilton, St Julians - Quarterdeck

Enjoy a drink and exchange business cards.

IGATHERING STANDING RECEPTION

19:00 - 23:00

Several exclusive dinners will happen during the evening to facilitate networking among delegates.