Experts

Alexis Tello
Current CEO and founder of Tellotech, Alexis Tello has an extensive professional career of over 16 years in the gaming industry. He served as Slots Manager, and also as Manager and IT Project Director in the main global companies in the sector. Besides, he was in charge of the daily…

Alvaro Paz-Lopez de Ayala
Recognized as expert in iGaming with more than 10 years of experience in the industry, Alvaro Paz-Lopez de Ayala is consultant for the Latin American online gaming market. Previously, he worked as Regional Director for LatAm at TechSolutions Group (owner of the brands 22Bet, 20Bet, Bizzo Casino and National Casino),…

Anne-Marie Furtschegger
Anne-Marie Furtschegger looks back at over twenty years of experience in online gambling in different roles, from marketing to policy. She has accompanied the regulatory processes in many European jurisdictions and has also represented the interests of the sector as Secretary General of APAJO, the Portuguese trade association. Today, she…

Carla Vicente
Holding a degree in Law, with two Postgraduates Courses in European Law and a Postgraduate Course in Administrative Law, in the last ten years, Carla Vicente has specialized in Gambling Law, focused on the protection of players and the implementation of responsible gaming policies. As Legal Advisor at the Ombudsman’s…

Connie Burstin
Born in Peru, Connie Burstin is an expert in Affiliate Marketing within the online casino gaming industry, boasting 25 years of experience. Her journey into the gaming world began after graduating with a degree in Marketing from Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology (Toronto, Canada) in 1997, at which…

Eduardo Morales Hermo
Eduardo Morales Hermo is a 50-year experience businessman who has extensively worked as executive in corporation management and product development. For the last ten years, he has been advisor and consultant in the gaming industry, both in-person and via interactive channels. He graduated in Management Studies; Marketing and Organization Behavior;…

Egber Hernandez Diaz
For over 19 years, Egber Hernandez Diaz has been applying his knowledge and skills in marketing, sales and customer service in important gaming companies, such as the Mexican operator Logrand Entertainment Group, and in respected companies of other industries. He masters issues such as online & offline marketing and market…

Emiliano Sanchez
Emiliano Sanchez is a seasoned iGaming professional with vast experience in B2B and B2C operations. He is currently working as CCO at Mancala Gaming, and is a Business Development Consultant at Mobius Interactive Ltd.

Francisco Vidal Caamaño
Francisco Vidal Caamaño is a specialist in global gaming. During a professional career in the industry that extends for 20+ years, he has held the role of director of operations in some of the main companies in the sector, such as Cirsa, Codere, Luckia, Logrand Entertainment Group and Novomatic, in…

German Catzman
German Catzman is a specialist in marketing and business development in the gaming and betting industry, with over 17 years of experience. Early in his career, he founded the largest BTL company in Latin America, working with major brands like Disney, PepsiCo, and Delta Airlines. He began his journey in…

Gricelda Soledad Ruibal
With more than 15 years of professional experience advising companies in the gaming sector (in legal, technical and accounting aspects), among others, currently, Gricelda Soledad Ruibal if founding partner at Play In Group Consulting and Director of Institutional Relations at Gaming Solution Technology. From her extensive resume, it should be…

Ingrid Alvarado Lopez
Ingrid Alvarado is partner at iGamingColombia, a consulting firm based in Colombia and Malta, specialized in assisting European iGaming operators and providers interested in expanding their activities in Latin America, particularly in Colombia. She holds a bachelor degree in Law from Externado University (Colombia), and a Master’s degree in International…

Iryna Mohutova
Iryna Mohutova has worked in product leadership roles across iGaming companies, from B2B platforms serving 50+ operator brands and millions of active players to customer-facing solutions. Before that, she created solutions for gaming providers. Now, she is Head of Product at The Playa, which offers AI-powered personalization solutions for iGaming…

Jorge Armando Quintero
With a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad de los Andes (Venezuela), Jorge Armando Quintero has more than ten years of experience in the betting segment. He developed a successful career in the gaming industry in Venezuela, in firms such as Betcris, Latinbet and Grupo Cordialito. Currently, he is…

Korbi Carrison
From January 2018, Korbi Carrison is serving as Event Director for G2E show, organized by Reed Exhibitions. Since then, Carrison has been designing, building and delivering a dynamic experience to the thousands of gaming-industry professionals who travel from around the world to attend G2E in Las Vegas each year. Korbi…

Leonardo Baptista
Leonardo Baptista is CEO and Co-founder of the Brazilian payment platform Pay4Fun, based in São Paulo, Brazil. He has over 15 years of experience in the gaming, gambling and information technology industries, as well as in the sports betting sector, being responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company. He…

Luis Ayestaran
Luis Ayestaran is a renowned executive in Argentine gaming. For 5 years (2015-2020), he was the head of the Rio Negro Province Lottery. During that time, he helped positioned it as one of the best and most advanced regulators in Argentina and Latin America, with huge international consideration for its…

Malcolm Rutherford
Malcolm Rutherford has been involved in the casino industry since 1988, initially in Operational Gaming and thereafter in Surveillance and Investigations, an area where he is an acknowledged expert. Over the last years, he has been responsible for Strategy Operations at the technology manufacturer eConnect. Previously, at the Galaxy Entertainment…

Maria Luiza Kurban Jobim
Maria Luiza Kurban Jobim is a gaming lawyer at Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados in São Paulo, Brazil, the renowned law firm founded by partner Luiz Felipe Maia. She studied Law and Economics of Regulation, and has an MA in International Business Law (Canterbury). At the same time, she worked seven years…

Nicolas Seccatore
Nicolas Seccatore has been involved in the gaming industry for over 13 years, primarily working in B2B companies that offer sportsbook, lottery, and casino verticals. His strategic vision and analytical capabilities have enabled him to support various brands in their regional expansion. In recent years, he has played an active…

Ramiro Atucha
With more than 20 years of experience in software development (11 of which are related to online gaming), Ramiro Atucha has shown drive and creativity to create companies that launched innovative products. With a vision that includes the conception of content and the operation, Atucha founded Leander Games in 2012,…

Rosa Maria Ochoa
Rosa Maria Ochoa is a seasoned gaming industry executive with over 20 years of experience in the lottery and casino sectors. Her expertise includes B2B/B2C lead generation, traditional and electronic lottery product development, tendering, technology project implementation, compliance processes and best practices, communication campaign management, online gaming, and the launch…

Santiago Marin
Santiago Marin is an international business consultant. For over two decades, he has worked in different aspects of business development for global firms. With proven experience in marketing, sales, and partnerships, Marin’s interests lean heavily towards how IT impacts different industries and geographies. In recent years, he had the opportunity…

Solsiree McGowan
Solsiree McGowan was born and raised in the small town of La Chorrera, west of Panama City. Since childhood, she always had goals and a clear objective of becoming a successful executive, so she graduated from Industrial Engineering and decided to migrate to the United States to study and learn…

Stephen Crystal
Stephen A. Crystal is a seasoned expert in the global gaming industry. With a solid academic background at Dartmouth College and American University Washington College of Law, he accumulates over 30 years of experience representing, advising, and investing in gaming clients worldwide, specializing in casino, sports betting, and iGaming. Stephen…

Steven Vallis
Steven Vallis is a Content and AI Strategist with more than seven years of experience across global iGaming markets. He has led content operations, SEO strategy and multi-market localization for casino and sportsbook brands in Europe, LatAm and Asia. Steven specializes in player-centric content models, AI-assisted workflows, and scalable retention-focused…

Suren Khachatryan
Suren Khachatryan has been leading Technamin to success since its inception in 2020, yet his experience in the iGaming industry spans more than a decade. Before establishing Technamin, Suren was one of the major driving forces behind prestigious iGaming companies in the region. His contribution to those companies was all-encompassing,…

Tatiana Paredes Castañeda
A Peruvian executive with more than 15 years of experience in large companies in the entertainment, education, services, advertising and consulting industries, this year, Tatiana Paredes Castañeda took over as Gladcon Group’s Online Channel Manager. Now, she is also working as Business Intelligence Manager. She is a Computer and Informatics…

Thomas Carvalhaes
Thomas Carvalhaes is a Brazilian iGaming industry executive with over 10 years of experience in the acquisition and retention segments. He successfully launched several online betting companies, such as sports betting sites and online casinos in Brazil and Latin America. He has also been a speaker at international events of…

Tracey Chernay
Tracey Chernay, Senior Vice President, Global Casino and Gaming, is responsible for developing and executing TransAct’s global business strategies for TransAct’s Global Casino and Gaming sales division, including sales, marketing, and product development planning for the company’s Epic line of printer hardware and Epicentral software. Chernay manages the global gaming…

Victor Egoavil
Victor Egoavil is a Business Administrator from University of Piura, one of the main business study establishments in Peru. Even so, Victor divides his experience on 10% theory and 90% practice. He has worked for over 6 years on issues related to Fintech and 4+ years on Blockchain and cryptocurrencies.…






