Category: Speakers 2025

Wojciech Trzaska is a skilled communications & PR strategist with over 16 years of expertise in the iGaming. As Chief Communications Officer at SB Software, he is the architect behind the company’s compelling brand narrative, communication strategies and impactful messaging that drive business growth. With a professional history at renowned iGaming companies like Bet-at-home.com, Cashpoint (Merkur Group) and Greentube (Novomatic Group), Wojciech combines advanced industry and operational competence with strategic communication expertise to elevate brand visibility and turn it into a powerful tool for the company’s success. 

With over 11 years of experience in the betting industry, including 7 years as a marketing specialist, Vasko Ilijevski is the founder and, since 2017, the President of the Macedonian Sports Betting Association (MSBA). As President, his primary focus is on advancing the betting industry by elevating the standards and professionalism within betting shops. This includes promoting globally recognized best practices in gaming, educating players on responsible gaming, and organizing initiatives to underscore the importance of adherence to laws and regulations. He is dedicated to enhancing both legal and regulatory frameworks in the industry to ensure a safer, more transparent Read More

Since 2020 governments around the world realized, despite intense bank lobbying, they cannot ban innovation in finance any longer. Crypto and AI regulations started rolling in, opening the road to mass institutional adoption. Since then Stoyan Atipov is one of the global pioneers leading the way, designing the tools and products of the first licensed crypto-native financial institutions in Singapore and Europe. He is a founder and member of a number of professional organizations, including PAN Blockchain Association and Composite Finance Institute and a PhD candidate in applications and regulation of disruptive innovation in finance. Today he is working with Read More

Simon Thomas is Executive Chairman and majority shareholder of Hippodrome Casino limited, the extensive leisure casino complex in Leicester Square. It is the West End’s premier entertainment venue. 80,000 ft2, employing over 820 people, and entertains over 32,000 customers a week. It has three casinos, ten bars, two restaurants, a theater currently hosting Magic Mike Live, a poker suite, outdoor terraces, private dining rooms, a sports bar and more. He is the chairman of the UK casino industry section of the Betting and Gaming Council and a director of the European Casino Association. Simon has served on the GamCare board Read More

Rossi McKee is an entrepreneur, investor and owner of group of companies focused on online and land-based gaming, digital technologies and etc. As a co-founder and vice president of Telematic Interactive, CT Interactive and CT Gaming she oversees the Company’s global strategy and operation. Her gaming background and experience has been instrumental in opening new markets and leading the expansion in South and North America. Market acquisition for the online gaming and betting vertical are currently in focus as she seeks opportunities and builds partnerships, increasing the number of live markets and driving sales efforts in the region. Her attention Read More

Quirino Mancini is a Director and Partner at WH Partners Italy as well as a co-founder of SBC Advisory, a gaming & media business consultancy house based in London. He is one of the leading Italian media & gaming lawyers with a robust specialist practice of more than 20 years. He acts for many Italian and foreign-based companies active across various European and international regulated markets, advising on business strategy, legal and regulatory compliance and other operational matters. Quirino is the immediate past President of the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) and a long-standing member of its Executive Committee.  Read More

Pieter is Founder of Assissa Consultancy Europe. He is a veteran in the area of responsible gambling, consultancy and training of gambling industry professionals. He has been involved in projects with the gambling industry since 1989. Besides Pieter is a consultant worldwide for as well as the gambling and betting industry land based and online, casinos, slot machine arcades and lotteries and for regulators and other governmental bodies.  He is a member of the Executive Committee and serves as Secretary General of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) since 1997.  In 2003 he was the initiator of Read More

Petar Iliev is a digital marketing expert with over nine years of professional experience. He began his career in 2015 as a Freelance SEO Specialist. In 2017, Petar joined Netpeak Bulgaria — one of the leading performance marketing agencies in Eastern Europe — as a New Business Manager. In this role, he focused on building partnerships with new clients and supporting businesses in their digital transformation journey. His work included developing customized marketing strategies to help companies adapt to new trends and enhance their online presence through SEO, PPC, CRM marketing, and mobile app promotion. Today, Petar holds the position Read More

Seasoned professional in strategic and operational risk management, with over a decade of experience in regulatory compliance across both B2C and B2B sectors within the online gambling industry. Fluent in Bulgarian, English, and Spanish, with extensive experience navigating diverse regulatory frameworks across Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

Joseph Borg heads both the Fintech and the Gaming and Gambling practices of WH Partners. Joe is ranked in the prestigious Chambers FinTech 2022 guide in the FinTech Legal practice area in Malta. He is also ranked as a “Leading Individual” in the FinTech practice area in Malta by Legal 500 EMEA 2022 guide, where WH Partners is listed as a Tier 1 law firm in Malta. Joe also practices in the areas of Esports, Corporate, IT, Telecoms and Intellectual Property Law. He is a Co-Founder and currently the Vice-President of Bitmalta, which is a non-profit organization with a mission Read More