Under the motto Leading the journey. Inspiring the future, on October 16-20, the World Lottery Association (WLA) and the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) have once again joined forces for the World Lottery Summit 2022 (WLS),
with the organisational backing of host lottery the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC). The international lottery industry will be meeting in Vancouver, Canada, to look forward for innovative products and technologies, and have a first-rate opportunity to network.
The WLA’s World Lottery Summit is the biennial event coordinated on each continent by a relatively young association, founded in 1999, made up of the lottery operators, WLA partners, and their suppliers worldwide. The Vancouver Convention Centre, with its more than 40,000 square meters of flexible function space, is one of Canada’s largest conferences venues. Located in one of the most breath-taking parts of the city, the centre is sure to set an inspirational tone for WLS 2022.
About the activities, the WLS will comprise Plenary Sessions, Parallel Sessions, the General Assembly, Accompanying Person Program (tours) and Social Programs (networking), as well as present an exhibition area for relevant lottery providers. Moreover, different advertising awards will take place at the closing dinner on October 19th, 2022. This will include the WLA Advertising Awards, the NASPL Advertising Awards, the WLA RG Awards, and the Jean Jorgensen Awards.
About the importance of responsible gaming, Rebecca Paul Hargrove, President, WLA, told G&M News: “The ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of responsible gaming programs as well as predicting and further understanding potential problem play will become even more important in the future. Gambling operators around the world will be required to adapt to these circumstances and to adjust their programs to any new insights they will get as a result. Because as we all know, the only constant is change, and change is happening even faster in a digitised world.”
As a consequence of this, the WLA Responsible Gaming Awards honor the lottery industry’s most outstanding achievements in consumer protection. The awards have been in place since 2008 and showcase how lotteries strive for continuous improvement. There is a “Best Overall Responsible Gaming Program Award”, which aims to recognise excellence. Additionally, there are several awards which distinguish player protection initiatives and innovations, depending on the maturity of a lottery’s responsible gaming program.
You can check on here the complete agenda of the event:
Friday, October 14th, 2022
18:30 – 20:30 General Session Move In. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
Saturday, October 15th, 2022
10:00 – 13:00 Pre-Event Tour (Delegates/Companions). Vancouver Naturally Urban – City Highlights Tour. Meeting Point – VCC South Loading Area
13:00 – 18:00 Registration Desk Open. West Level 1 – City Foyer
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
08:00 – 20:00 Registration Desk Open. West Level 1 – City Foyer
08:00 – 12:00 Contributor Event (Invitation Only)
10:00 – 13:00 Pre-Event Tour (Delegates/Companions). Vancouver Naturally Urban – City Highlights Tour. Meeting Point – VCC South Loading Area
16:00 – 17:00 Keynote Speaker – Catriona Le May Doan. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
17:00 – 18:45 Trade Show Opening & Reception. West Level 0 – Exhibit Hall A
18:45 – 23:00 Opening Dinner. West Level 1 – Pacific Terrace West Ballroom CD
Monday, October 17th, 2022
07:00 – 08:00 Guided Seawall Walk/Run. Meeting point – Olympic Flame
08:00 – 17:00 Registration Desk Open. West Level 1 – City Foyer
09:00 – 09:35 Official Opening WLS 2022 – BCLC Host, WLA President, and NASPL President
West Level 1 – Ballroom AB.
09:00 – 13:00 Accompanying Persons’ Activity – Capilano Suspension Bridge & River Canyon Salmon Adventure. Meeting Point – VCC South Loading Area
09:35 – 10:20 Keynote Speaker – Michel Laprise. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
10:35 – 11:05 Coffee Break. West Level 1 – Ballroom Foyer
11:05 – 11:50 Keynote Speaker – Ayesha Khanna. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
12:05 – 14:00 Trade Show and Lunch. West Level 0 – Exhibit Hall A
14:00 – 15:00 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
15:05 – 16:05 Parallel 1 – Lottery Innovation and Creativity. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
Parallel 2 – Leadership for a Customer-focused Organisation. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 109
Parallel 3 – Diversity and Inclusion. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 110
16:05 – 16:20 Coffee Break. West Level 1 – Ballroom Foyer
16:20 – 17:20 Parallel 4 – Illegal Gaming: How to Counter Non-Authorized Operators. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
Parallel 5 – Marketing: Reaching new audiences. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 109
Parallel 6 – Transformation, Innovation & Security. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 110
17:20 – 18:45 Trade Show and Reception. West Level 0 – Exhibit Hall A
19:00 – 23:00 Contributor Event (Invitation Only) / Open Night
Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
07:00 – 08:00 Guided Seawall Walk/Run. Meeting point – Olympic Flame
08:00 – 17:00 Registration Desk Open. West Level 1 – City Foyer
09:00 – 10:00 Keynote Speaker – Marga Hoek. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
09:00 – 13:30 Accompanying Persons’ Activity – VanDusen Gardens & Savoring Granville Island. Meeting Point – VCC South Loading Area
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break. West Level 1 – City Foyer
10:45 – 11:30 Keynote Speaker – Leonard Brody. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
12:15 – 15:00 Trade Show and Lunch. West Level 0 – Exhibit Hall A
15:05 – 15:50 Keynote Speaker – Jim Harris. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
15:55 – 16:55 Parallel 7 – CSR-RG. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
Parallel 8 – Lottery Workplaces Adapting to a Post COVID World. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 109
Parallel 9 – Sports Data Rights. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 110
17:00 – 17:45 PGRI’s Lottery Industry Hall of Fame. West Level 3 – Meeting Room 301
17:45 – 19:00 Women in Lottery Leadership (WILL). West Level 3 – Meeting Room 306
19:00 – 23:00 Contributor Event (Invitation Only) / Open Night
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
07:00 – 08:00 Guided Seawall Walk/Run. Meeting point – Olympic Flame
08:00 – 15:00 Registration Desk Open. West Level 1 – City Foyer
09:00 – 09:45 Keynote Speaker – Lars Silberbauer Andersen. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
10:00 – 11:00 Lotteries Summit and Pep Talk. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break. West Level 1 – Ballroom Foyer
11:30 – 12:30 Awards Ceremony – WLA Interactive Advertising Awards Session. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 109
11:30 – 13:00 Awards Ceremony – NASPL Advertising Awards. West Level 1 – Ballroom AB
12:30 – 14:45 Tradeshow, Lunch, and Official Closing of Trade Show. West Level 0 – Exhibit Hall A
14:00 – 14:30 Registration for WLA General Assembly. West Level 1 – Lobby of 109-110
14:30 – 16:30 WLA General Assembly, Regional Associations’ Reports, and WLA RG Awards. West Level 1 – Meeting Room 109-110
19:30 – 23:45 Closing Dinner and Awards. West Level 1 – Pacific Terrace West Ballroom CD
Thursday, October 20th, 2022
08:00 – 12:00 Networking Day – From Sea to Sky: Shannon Falls and the Sea-to-Sky Gondola. Meeting Point – VCC South Loading Area