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10:00	Keynote: Not Just the LCS: Growing the North American Esports Ecosystem Chris "Chopper" Hopper Head of Esports for North America at Riot Games
10:00	Keynote: Not Just the LCS: Growing the North American Esports Ecosystem Chris "Chopper" Hopper Head of Esports for North America at Riot Games	Keynote: Not Just the LCS: Growing the North American Esports Ecosystem Chris "Chopper" Hopper Head of Esports for North America at Riot Games	Keynote: Not Just the LCS: Growing the North American Esports Ecosystem Chris "Chopper" Hopper Head of Esports for North America at Riot Games	Keynote: Not Just the LCS: Growing the North American Esports Ecosystem Chris "Chopper" Hopper Head of Esports for North America at Riot Games	Keynote: Not Just the LCS: Growing the North American Esports Ecosystem Chris "Chopper" Hopper Head of Esports for North America at Riot Games
11:00	The Female Faces of Esports Kat Gunn Gaming Influencer Sofia Hariz Entertainment Journalist and Video Editor Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey Professional Esports Athlete, Gaming Icon and Brand Influencer Michele Morrow Producer / Actress / Host Mandie Roman (Moderator) Host / Consumer Products Consultant	The Unseen Traits of Successful Esports Teams Tricia Sugita COO, FlyQuest Andrey Yanyuk (Reynad) CEO of Tempo Storm Sabrina Wong League of Legends Team Manager for 100 Thieves Chris Lloyd Chief Strategy Officer, Evolved Talent Agency Evan Burk (Moderator) Leadership Coach with LA Gladiators	Raising the Floor: Avoiding the Failures of Short Term Success Mark Deppe Director at UCI Esports Hillary Phan UCI Esports Player Support Services	How to Embrace the Next Generation of Esports Professionals Susie Kim Director of Youth Esports Education and Training at Cloud9 Duran Parsi CEO, Collegiate Starleague Zynab Makki Champlain College Esports Advisor, Business Student Michael Brooks Executive Director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Nikki Shum-Harden VP Partnerships and Strategic Marketing Super League Gaming Mark "Garvey" Candella Director of Strategic Partnerships for Twitch Kevin Hoang (Moderator) Twitch Partnerships Account Manager
11:30			The Olympics Movement Found In Esports - Real Social Value As An Official Sport Cheolhag Kim Secretary General, Korea e-Sports Association
12:00	LUNCH
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1:00	Video Games, Esports, and Art Alicia Marie Costume creator, cosplayer and designer Nate Eckman Co-founder / CCO Ultimate Media Ventures Lana Bachynski Senior Animator at Blizzard Entertainment Matt Buchholtz (Moderator) Head of Social Media at DeviantArt	What do Esports Casters Do All Day? Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles Esports Broadcaster Jason O'Toole AKA Moses Esports Commentator and Analyst D'Ron "D1" Maingrette Twitch Partnerships Community Program Manager Chris Puckett Broadcaster Brian Kibler Broadcaster Erik Lonnquist (DoA) (Moderator) Esports Commentator	What it Takes to Build a Top-Tier Collegiate Esports Program Joe “Joemeister” Gramano Overwatch Head Coach Chad "History Teacher" Smeltz Director of Esports at Harrisburg University Mark "Garvey" Candella (Moderator) Director of Strategic Partnerships for Twitch	Inside the LCS Control Room Chloe Sevilla Stats Lead of the LCS Anthony Rogers Graphics Producer for the LCS Arthur Chandra Senior Broadcast Producer for the LCS Dave Stewart LCS Executive Producer Mandie Roman (Moderator) Host / Consumer Products Consultant	Esports Athletes: Optimizing Performance and Overall Health David Amirrezvani Esports Medicine and Performance Specialist
1:30			Echo Fox Fireside Chat Pineaqples Content Creator for Echo Fox Jared Jeffries President of Echo Fox
2:00	Mobile Esports: The World's Largest Niche Community Patrick “Chief Pat” Carney CEO/Founder of Tribe Gaming Flannery Dunn Publisher Developer Relations Manager at ESL Matthew Jones Vice President of Operations, Nova Esports Jeff “SuiJeneris” Chau (Moderator) Mobile Esports Commentator, 18th Asian Games	The Esports Conundrum: Building an Authentic Brand When Everyone's Doing the Same Thing Mateus Portilho Social Media Manager at Cloud9 Emily Gonzalez-Holland Community Manager at Cloud9 Jason Moore Co-founder/President of APE (Agency for Professional Esports) Lauren Gaba Flanagan Creative Strategist and Art Director Mychal "Trihex" Jefferson Livestreamer / Twitch Partner & Broadcaster / Entertainer Riley Jamison Creative Director & Content Lead for La Gladiators Alberto Rengifo (Moderator) Co-Founder of APE	How to Get Valuable Feedback in a Career No One's Done Before Erik Lonnquist (DoA) Esports Commentator	K/DA - POP/STARS: Creating a Moment for Players Toa Dunn Head of Riot Music Group (Riot Games) Andrew Conti Marketing Director, Esports at Riot Nikki Lewis Head of Marketing, League of Legends Franchise Mandie Roman (Moderator) Host / Consumer Products Consultant	Is What You See What You Get? The Costs and Fair Values of Influencer Marketing in Esports Felix LaHaye Founder & CEO United Esports
2:30					Why Collegiate Esports Broadcasts Need to Level Up Sam Morris Space Productions Co-Founder
3:00	The Fashionable Intersection of Esports and Streetwear Rachel Feinberg CEO / Cofounder Ateyo Mandie Roman Host / Consumer Products Consultant Steve Nabi CEO Meta Threads Trenton Pierson SVP, Strategy at We Are Nations Nate Eckman Co-founder / CCO Ultimate Media Ventures Trisha Hershberger (Moderator) Gaming/Tech Host	Pro Players and Streamers: What's the Difference? Chris Lloyd Chief Strategy Officer, Evolved Talent Agency	Video Games: A Trojan Horse for STEAM Education Constance Steinkuehler Professor of Informatics, UCI Bethany Pyles Esports Coaching Coordinator Gerald Solomon Executive Director, Samueli Foundation Samantha Anton Chief Operating Officer, NASEF Tom Turner Executive Director, Educational Services, Orange County Department of Education Susie Kim (Moderator) Director of Youth Esports Education and Training at Cloud9	Efficient, Organized, Happy: How to Engineer Teamwork Between Players Ricky Gonzalez VP of Content, FlyQuest Matt Dillon CEO Ghost Gaming Brett Lautenbach President NRG Esports & The San Francisco Shock Sandra Chen Social Media Coordinator at Clutch Gaming Justin Ju Heon Lee League of Legends General Manager, Echo Fox Erik Lonnquist (DoA) (Moderator) Esports Commentator
3:30		Online Journalism: A View of the Esports Journalism Landscape from the Trenches Duncan "Thorin" Shields Esports historian, journalist and content creator
4:00	Gaming Lifestyle: A Cultural Evolution Chris Mann President at ULTIMATE Evan Frasca Marketing Specialist, Philadelphia Fusion Tia Smith Account Manager - Esports Joy Chao Director of Marketing Communications at the Los Angeles Gladiators Jeff Shine Vice President of Sales - -DC SHOE CO USA Nate Eckman (Moderator) Co-founder / CCO Ultimate Media Ventures	Esports Journalism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles Esports Broadcaster Richard Lewis Esports Journalist Duncan "Thorin" Shields Esports historian, journalist and content creator Nick D'Orazio Director of Strategic Content at Inven Global Yoonsup "Locodoco" Choi (Moderator) Content Creator / Personality	The Smash Bros: How an Unsupported Nintendo Game Survived as an Esport Kashan "ChillinDude" Khan Pro Smash Bros. Player Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman Professional Gamer and Content Creator DaJuan "Shroomed" McDaniel Super Smash Bros. Melee Competitor Roger DiLuigi (Moderator) Content Creator	The Intersection of Traditional Sports and Esports David Lee VP of Operations at ESP Gaming Scot Thor Vice President, Content at KemperLesnik David Amirrezvani Esports Medicine and Performance Specialist Cayle Drabinsky Director of Business Operations for Milwaukee Bucks Bob Holtzman (Moderator) Founder and Principal of Co-op Mode Communications
4:30	Knee's Secrets to Success as a Fighting Game Competitor ROX Knee Professional Tekken player
5:00	Jumping on the Bullet Train of Esports Investments Andrey Yanyuk (Reynad) CEO of Tempo Storm Delilah Panio Vice President, Capital Formation Khalid Jones Co-Owner Echo Fox Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles (Moderator) Esports Broadcaster	How to Succeed in Esports When You're Bad at Video Games Ricky Gonzalez VP of Content, FlyQuest Jared Jeffries President of Echo Fox Alicia Marie Costume creator, cosplayer and designer Chris Puckett Broadcaster Trisha Hershberger (Moderator) Gaming/Tech Host	Immortal Fighting Games: How One of the Oldest Esports Genres Has Survived Generations Alex Valle CEO / Business Development / Community Manager Level Up Jimmy Nguyen Level Up President and COO D'Ron "D1" Maingrette Twitch Partnerships Community Program Manager James Chen Commentator Nick D'Orazio (Moderator) Director of Strategic Content at Inven Global	Always On: Perspectives on Training for High Performance Dr. Charles Samuels Medical Director, Centre for Sleep and Human Performance & Red Bull Esports Performance Team Member Brandon Di Marco Content Creator Doug Gardner Owner, ThinkSport Consulting Amine Issa (Moderator) Mobalytics Founder
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