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session on younger gaming patrons and digital innovation alongside Walter Power, chief executive officer of Grand Ho Tram Resort in Vietnam, and Gregory Hawkins, president and chief operating officer of Bloomberry Resorts Corp, operator of the Philippines’ Solaire Resort. Praveen Choudhary, a gaming analyst at Morgan Stanley, is also scheduled to present on the Asian gaming outlook on 12 May before joining an analysts’ discussion on the financial outlook of the industry with Vitaly Umansky from Seaport Research Partners and George Choi from Citi Research.
Day two turns to casino-floor optimisation and AI applications, with speakers including Ken Jolly, vice president and managing director for Asia at Light & Wonder Inc, and Kurt Gissane, chief revenue officer at Aristocrat Gaming. Day three will focus on regulation, compliance and responsible gaming, with panellists including Rui Proença, managing partner at Macau law firm MdME, Pedro Cortés, managing partner at law firm Lektou - Advogados e Notários, and Joseph Bufalino, executive director of responsible gaming at Marina Bay Sands.
the region are asking for. “We’ve not only been in Macau but we’ve also visited other places, and the feedback we’ve heard has been broadly similar: they’re hoping we can bring some new content,” she said.
“Whether it’s gaming or non-gaming, the two are closely intertwined,” she remarked. “In fact, the non-gaming segment accounts for a larger share of an integrated resort in terms of floor area and staffing. So if we develop content that meets their needs, it will create greater value for… the industry.”
She added they expect the uplift to 8,000 visitors this year to be driven in part by stronger interest from attendees in non-gaming and technology-led content. “We’re seeing a higher share of visitors coming from non-gaming segments,” she illustrated. “It’s something that will take time, but it’s been steadily growing.”
The organisers are also positioning the shows as a value play in a more crowded calendar of regional gaming events. “When we organise these events, we are always improving, and we are always driven by customer value,” Mr Yip added. “We believe that with continuous improvement in customer value and customer ROI [return on investment], the show brand will continue to strengthen every year.”
PACKED CONFERENCE PROGRAMMES
On the conference side, Grant Chum Kwan Lock, chief executive and president of Macau gaming operator Sands China, will deliver a keynote on 12 May to open both programmes. Also on day one of the G2E Asia Conference, Kenneth Feng, chief executive officer and executive director of MGM China, will join a
The three-day Asian IR Summit will open with travel trends and non-gaming innovation, then move into AI in resorts and immersive entertainment on day two. Speakers include Alan Teo, chief executive officer of Hoiana Resort and Golf in Vietnam, and Macau gaming scholar Zhonglu Zeng.
The final day of the non-gaming summit will spotlight sports entertainment and sports tourism, led by a keynote from Mario Yau Kwan Ho, son of the late Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung Sun and chairman and co-chief executive officer of esports firm NIP Group. Other participants slated for day-three panels include Cheng Wai Tong, deputy director of Macau Government Tourism Office, Jeffrey Jiang, executive vice president of entertainment services at Galaxy Entertainment Group, and David He, vice president of entertainment business development at Sands China.
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