G2E Asia 2022 Special Edition Singapore

30 G2E ASIACONFERENCE 2022 | asgam.com SPEAKERPROFILE BRETTABARBANEL Director of Research UNLV International Gaming Institute Presentation: What does it mean to be authentic in eSports? Time: Thursday 25 August, 13:45 – 14:00 Panel session: Esports Connect Asia RegulatoryWorkshop -Workshop 1: The Regulatory Challenge of Esports and VideoGames Time: Friday 26 August, 09:00 – 10:30 Brett Abarbanel is director of research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), International Gaming Institute and associate professor in the UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, with an affiliate position at the University of Sydney. Her research covers video games, eSports and gambling, operations and technology, and responsible gambling and community relations. Dr Abarbanel is the executive editor of the UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal , sits on the editorial board at International Gambling Studies and Harvard University’s Brief Addiction Science Information Source, and recently completed a term on the International Advisory Panel for Singapore’s National Council on Problem Gambling. She is a founding director of the Nevada Esports Alliance, which promotes development of best practices at the intersectionof theeSports and regulatedgambling industries, and is an inaugural member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Esports Technical Advisory Committee.