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Rozalina Antonova Yordanova is an experienced legal professional with more than ten years of expertise in gambling regulation, compliance, and administrative law. She is the Head of the Legal Team at WINBET, a Management Board Member of the Bulgarian Gaming Association, and a Legal Advisor at Euro Games Technology. Her public-sector background includes serving as Chief Legal Expert at the State Gambling Commission of Bulgaria, where she represented the country in the European Commission’s Expert Group on Gambling and contributed to drafting and harmonizing national and EU-related regulatory frameworks. Rozalina has extensive experience in legislative drafting, international cooperation, contract law, Read More

Robert Dowling is a Maltese technology entrepreneur, founder of 3rd Party Tech and international iGaming executive with more than two decades of experience in commercial leadership, innovation and business transformation.A passionate advocate for human-centred artificial intelligence, Robert believes technology’s greatest potential lies not simply in improving productivity, but in creating opportunities for people to lead more fulfilling lives.Beyond business, Robert is an enthusiastic endurance walker and supporter of mental health awareness, having completed challenges including the Camino Primitivo and Hadrian’s Wall, using these experiences to encourage conversations about resilience, wellbeing and human connection.His perspective brings together technology, entrepreneurship and a Read More

Roberta Nicholls is an award-winning iGaming executive, entrepreneur and international speaker with more than 20 years of experience spanning finance, audit, governance, operations and AI strategy. Trained at EY and Deloitte, she has held senior commercial and operational roles at Openbox Gaming and Boldplay, developing expertise in compliance, licensing, partnerships and market expansion. She is Founder and CEO of Mela Gaming & AI, Nicholls Advisory, SideCircuit and Neural Jack. Her work helps businesses make commercially grounded decisions about AI and emerging technology, connecting governance, operational improvement and innovation with measurable results. Through Mela Gaming & AI’s partnership with XGENIA, she Read More

Oliver Lietz is the founder and CEO of nanocosmos. For over a decade, nanocosmos has built streaming infrastructure behind live casino, live dealer, and betting platforms worldwide, and has been a market leader in iGaming streaming for more than ten years. Latency isn’t an abstract metric to Oliver. In live dealer gaming, a few hundred milliseconds is the gap between a player reacting to the game and reacting to what already happened. As co-inventor of the patented H5Live technology, he built the foundation that made real-time interaction possible in the first place, and he hasn’t stopped pushing since: nanocosmos was Read More

With over 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, Nino Berezhiani leads brand development and media partnerships at Game Spectrum, a publication covering the gaming industry across the Balkans and beyond. She first worked in the gaming sector in 2002, and her career also includes roles with international IT companies and media organisations. Alongside her work at Game Spectrum, she manages public relations for the Association of Gaming Industry in Bulgaria (AGIB).

Mouhcine Jalili is an iGaming executive with over 15 years of experience in operations, product management and commercial leadership across regulated markets. Having worked with both operators and technology providers, he brings a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities shaping the evolution of the industry. His expertise spans business growth, product strategy, digital transformation and technology adoption across the gaming ecosystem. Passionate about innovation and emerging technologies, Mouhcine explores how advances such as artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming player experiences, operational efficiency and business models. He combines strategic thinking with practical industry experience to drive sustainable growth.

Milka Nikolova is Of Counsel in Kinstellar’s Sofia office, focusing on technology, life sciences and healthcare, and intellectual property and technology (IP&T). Her experience covers electronic communications, platform and media regulation, e-commerce, data protection, cybersecurity, the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital services. She advises on the regulatory, commercial, corporate and contractual aspects of transactions in technology-driven sectors. Milka has contributed to the Bulgarian chapters of comparative international surveys and handbooks on national electronic communications laws. She holds a Master’s degree in Law (2001) and a qualification in Corporate Management (2002) from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. She is a Read More

Milan Černý is Group Head of Content at Allwyn, shaping the iGaming content strategy across the group’s companies and markets. He brings more than 16 years of online gaming experience on the operator side. At Fortuna Entertainment Group, he worked on FortunaWin under a Maltese licence, helped launch the Romanian online casino and led the gaming stream of the Czech business’s move to Playtech. He then spent over six years at Sazka as Casino Manager of Sazka Hry, driving data-led product development and a gamification solution unique on the Czech market. Before his current role, he led iGaming category management Read More

Michael Golod is a senior gaming executive and business leader with 20+ years of experience in the global iGaming industry. He has held senior leadership and CEO-level positions with leading gaming technology companies, where he has been responsible for business strategy, commercial development, organizational growth and international expansion across regulated markets. His experience covers multiple areas of the online gaming ecosystem, including casino, gaming platforms, content, aggregation, B2B solutions and technology-driven gaming businesses. Michael has a strong track record of building strategic partnerships, developing new business opportunities and working with senior stakeholders across the international gaming industry. Combining executive business Read More

Mariana Tabanelli is the CEO of bplay, an iGaming operator within Boldt Group, with operations across multiple jurisdictions in Argentina and Paraguay. She has worked in the iGaming industry since 2021 and has served as CEO since 2023, focusing on Argentina and the broader Latin American market. In her current role, she oversees the company’s strategy, commercial development, marketing, product and operations, with an emphasis on business performance, operational efficiency and sustainable growth. Her responsibilities include navigating highly regulated markets, adapting to evolving regulatory frameworks and managing operations across different jurisdictions. Her areas of interest include market development, regulatory change, Read More