Associations Advisory Board 2025

Sherene Fernando

Sherene Fernando leads RGC’s Advisory Services team, with over 14 years of specialized expertise in responsible gambling. Her diverse portfolio encompasses strategy and policy development, comprehensive program reviews, as well as the design, development, and evaluation of training programs. Sherene has contributed to problem gambling prevention campaigns, various RGC research projects, and helped operators implement recommendations to improve staff engagement, informed player decisions, and organizational RG culture. She has conducted numerous evaluations of RG programs globally, spanning across various sectors such as casino gaming, ticket lotteries, video lotteries, sports betting, horse racing, and bingo, both in physical establishments and online Read More

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Ekaterina Hartmann

Ekaterina is the Director at the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). She has been with EGBA for 12 years working on legal and regulatory issues in the field of gambling both on an EU and national level. Prior to working at EGBA, Ekaterina worked on complaint and infringement handling in relation to the legislation of DG Health and Consumers at the European Commission. Other work experience includes the European Parliament and in a Brussels-based consultancy. Ekaterina holds a Ph.D in Health Policy from the Medical University- Sofia as well as an LL.M in European Law and a B.A. in Read More