Segment 1 - Operators battling the complex legislative environment

Keynote Operators Panel - regulation still the barrier to industry fruition

• Industry leading operators share their view points on the European landscape and how country licensing look like being the future to European expansion
• Learn the lobbying action they are currently committed to and what changes they foresee driving the industry forward over the coming twelve months
• Vibrant discussion on the current business challenges caused by the European Commissions reluctance to open up the market and what impact this is having on further growth
• Get the inside track on what operators think will happen in the US and other emerging markets such as Asia

Petter Nylander, CEO, Unibet

Paul Herzfeld, CEO and Director, Casinos Austria International

Thomas Murphy, General Counsel & Company Secretary, William Hill

Nicolas Béraud, CEO & Founder, BetClic & COO, Mangas Gaming

• Understand what tax frameworks are in place across Europe
• Learn which products are you allowed to offer in the various jurisdictions
• What commitments are the jurisdiction showing to responsible gaming?
• Details on the licensing models that are currently in place

Industry leading Lawyers; straight talking facts on the key western European markets

• Hear Frances amendments to take poker taxation from 2% to 0.9 Euro and hear how sports betting has gone up from 7.5% to 8.5% to give money sport associations. Understand the application process and how licenses you currently have will be considered.
• With William Hill recently announcing their gradual withdrawal from Spain find out the speed you get granted licenses and the hold up of other regions opening up
• Get the latest on the Italian regulator AAMS allowing new games such as online casino, poker and virtual events in 2009 and learn how they are working towards creating more European friendly regulations
• Also receive the latest updates from important gaming market the Netherlands and Germany

Thibualt Verbiest, Partner, Ulys Law Firm

Quirino Mancini, Partner, SCM Partners

Santiago Asensi, Partner, Asensi Abogados

Wulf Hambach, Partner, Hambach & Hambach

Justin Franssen, Partner, Van Mens & Wisselink N.V.

• Although due for release on January 1st 2009 hear how Austria's proposed new law should be in force in 2010 and the lowdown on this extremely lucrative market which is rumored to have Austrians already spending 4 times more money per head for gambling on the internet as the Germans
• Get all the latest updates on the Latvian market as this markets become a more important option for operators to move into
• Compare these emerging markets with the established market of Malta and also learn how this leading jurisdiction into an important base for a number of operators

Signe Birne, Director, Republic of Latvia Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection

Peter Naessens, Staff Member, National Gaming Commission of Belgium

Bernadette Gierlinger, Ministry of Finance, Fiscal and Tax Policy, Gambling Monopoly Austria

Dr. Joseph F. Borg , Director - Legal & Enforcement, Lotteries & Gaming Authority, Malta

• Full details on how Denmark’s draft legislation is currently being tested to allow operators (but doesn't mean the end of the monopoly) and more on how their taxation model will be based on an annual licensing fee
• Get the lowdown from Sweden’s Svenska Spel monopoly and how they don’t foresee many change sin legislation in 2010
• Understand Norway's stringent state monopoly has 90% of the market and how state monopolies are not subject to any forms of taxation, but the surplus from their gambling activities are allocated to good causes

Atle Hamar, Director General, The Norwegian Gaming & Foundation Authority

Rolf Sims, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Culture Norway

Ola Wiklund, Partner, Wistrand Advokatbyrå

• Internet gambling is also offering increasing opportunities in Eastern Europe, with a focus on Slovenia embracing the online gambling revolution by allowing operators other than the state lottery to hold licence's
• Hear how the driver for Poland proposing their new gambling tax law has been the desire to raise a further 91million Euros to fund the Euro 2012  football championship. Also get the lowdown on the Polish proposal to ban igaming
• Bulgaria and Croatia are scheduled to follow suit with new legislation later in 2009.

Jaka Repanšek, Founder, RePublis Consulting

Bartosz Andruszaniec, Senior Lawyer, Allen & Overy

Nadia Hristova, Member of the Board of Management, BTAMOGI

• Is the Santa Casa ruling overrated?
• Progression from Gambelli Placanica to present day
• What does the future hold?

George Mangion, Director, PKF Malta

• Hear how the changes in the regulatory environment within Europe are shaping the future of independent jurisdictions
• Learn the implications cooperating jurisdictions has for both operators and regulators
• Hear how changes in the industry is effecting the regulatory environment
• Get the full update on how Alderney has positioned itself to deal with these changes to aid the industry in moving forward

Andre Wilsenach, CEO, Alderney Gambling control Commission

Robin LePrevost, Director eCommerce Development, States of Alderney

Closing debate - Criminality in Gambling

• Hear case of how the Gambling Commission is now busy prosecuting illegal gambling
• Get the lowdown from the Mets specialist gaming team who made the arrest and gathered the evidence including video footage

Peter Wilson, Partner, Memery Crystal

DC Mat Wake, Metropolitan Police

Segment 3 - European Commission and leading Associations

European Commission standpoint

• This Commission's mandate finishes at end October this year. What can we expect from the new commission?
• Utilise how the ECJ intends to clarify the legal questions raised on the compliance of a gaming monopoly with EU law to understand which markets you should be targeting next
• Learn the ramifications for the Bwin vs Portuguese monopoly case and what this set-backs mean across other emerging markets

Wes Himes, Managing Partner, Policy Action & RGA European Advisor

Associations & Organisations Panel

• Get the latest information on associations lobbying action across Europe and what this means to the growth of Gaming
• Examine specifically the relationships associations are forging with operators and regulators to further open up European markets
• Where next? Hear the industry leading associations and organisations view points on regulation across Europe

Keith Furlong, Deputy Director, Interactive Gaming Council

Nick Hawkins, Barrister, legal Director & Company Secretary Danoptra and Member, BISL

Wes Himes, Managing Partner, Policy Action & RGA European Advisor

Segment 4 - Advertising & Prosecution

Advertising

• The European AVMS Directive in place will open up product placement to gambling companies
• What advertising funding program is in place, what legal constraints will be playing on their marketing mix
• Licensing TV brands costs a lot, the model of spending money on TV advertising to create your own brand loyalty

Jason Chess, Partner, Wiggin

• Learn how ESSA was formed to help combat match fixing by working with operators and professional player federations to aid the industry combat criminality
• Sport integrity; is an association needed to mediate between the two?
• The importance of keeping sports integrity and sports rights apart so that an independent regulator can make unbiased decisions.

Segment 5 - Emerging markets update from outside of Europe

USA

• Learn how although the bills are in place we will be along way from complete legislation across North America
• Is there smoke without fire? How close are California to legalising poker?
• What you’ll need to do to operate in the US – tax and license information across states.

Melanie Brenner, Executive Director, Poker Voters of America

Segment 6 - Country-by-country roundtables

Extended country specific roundtable - FREE legal advice!

This year we have extended the roundtables to over an hour. You'll get the opportunity to spend time with legal experts from right across Europe discussing the jurisdictions that are right for your business. You'll get the opportunity to ask the questions you need answers to, discuss with your peers the challenges you face in the region and build long term relationships. Led by a legal expert from each jurisdiction you get an unrivalled opportunity to insight and advice from those in the know. Essentially you'll receive free legal advice!

Choose from jurisdictions including..