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Cologne, May 27th and 28th | | | | | | Schedule | | Tuesday, May 27th (Workshops in English) | | | | | | 3.00 pm | | Entrance |
4.00 - 7.00 pm | |
eSports-Connection (EA Sports-Bar) - only invited Teams and Companies
Participating Teams & Companies: SK-Gaming, Fnatic, Meet Your Makers, Mousesports, Gamevibes, n!faculty, E-Sports Promotion Group, arvato systems, Sellando, Sports Men Group, EMP Merchandising, Abit, Plantronics, Triple Point
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4.00 - 6.00 pm | |
closed Workshop - international eSports associations (Room A)
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Workshop "eSports Yellow Press - Blessing or Curse?" (Room B)
Attendees: David Hiltscher (Turtle Entertainment)
Simon Wondracek (Fragster)
David Abel (Readmore)
Morris Wink (Mousesports)
Jan Odendahl (Cologne 99ers)
Michal Blicharz (Carmac Media)
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Workshop "Status Quo - How far away is eSports from athletic sports?" (Room C)
Attendees: Prof. Dr. Wagner (Donau University-Krems)
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kollmann (University Duisburg-Essen)
Rolf Kretschmann (University Stuttgart)
Simon Papendorf (Sport+Markt)
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller-Lietzkow (University Paderborn) |
6.15 - 7.00 pm | |
Presentation Workshops - Results and Discussion (Room 1) |
7.00 - 9.00 pm | |
ESCONF Reception (powered by Electronic Arts & Samsung) - EASports-Bar | | | | |
| | | | | Schedule | | Wednesday, May 28th
(All lectures be will in Room 1 | All lectures will be in English) | | | | | | 9.30 am | | Entrance |
10.00 - 10.10 am | |
"Welcome"
Dirk Schülgen (Head of PM, Electronic Arts)
Thomas Jarzombek (Representative of CDU)
Helmut Blömeke (Representative of the City Cologne)
Frank Sliwka (CEO, Global Games Media) |
10.10 - 10.50 am | |
"The Use of Sport Simulations in the course of training of professional teams"
Jens Brämer (CEO, Basketball Cologne 99ers)
following discussion with:
Jens Brämer (Basketball Köln 99ers)
Lars Leese (Professional Soccer Player)
Björn Vöcking (Senior of PM, Electronic Arts)
Moderation: Sven Wedig (Target Group) |
11.00 - 11.30 am | |
"Quo Vadis, Digital Sports Games? Virtualized Sports vs. "Real" Sports"
Rolf Kretschmann (Assistant Professor, University Stuttgart) |
11.40 am - 12.10 pm | |
"Poland's internet cafes as a deliverer of eSports stars"
Michal Blicharz (Carmac Media)
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12.10 - 1.30 pm | |
Lunch |
1.30 - 2.00 pm | |
"Aimbots and Wallhacks before the court – a glimpse back on the first anti-cheat lawsuit of eSports history"
Konstantin Ewald (Partner, Osborne Clarke) |
2.10 - 2.40 pm | |
"Establishing an eSports business – Challenges, Chances and Risks"
Jens Hilgers (CEO, Turtle Entertainment)
Michael Kuhl (Director HR & Process, Turtle Entertainment) |
2.50 - 3.20 pm | |
"The Tipping Point of Esports"
Ari Wegter (CEO, ESNation A/S, Meet Your Makers) |
3.20 - 4.00 pm | |
Coffee-Break |
4.00 - 4.30 pm | |
"The entire overview about eSports in South Korea - today and tomorrow"
Noha Park (Korea e-Sports Association) |
4.40 - 5.10 pm | |
"Being a lobbyist in gaming – how to make eSports a political matter!" (be held in German)
Ibrahim Mazari (Director Communications, Turtle Entertainment) |
5.20 - 6.00 pm | |
"Future of eSports - Trend and Perspective"
Discussion with:
Jelle Ketelbuters (Belgian Electronic Sports Federation)
Jens Christian Ringdal (Danish eSports Association)
Frank Sliwka (German eSports Association)
Noha Park (Korea e-Sports Association)
Stefan Baloh (Electronic Sports Association Austria)
Alexander T. Müller (G7)
Moderation: David Hiltscher (Turtle Entertainment) |
6.15 pm | |
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