G2E Asia 2022 Special Edition Singapore

56 G2E ASIACONFERENCE 2022 | asgam.com MICHAEL REILLY Founder and CEO ENDEMIC Panel session: WorkingwithStreamers and Influencers – thevoicesof the community Time: Thursday 25 August, 14:45 – 15:30 Michael Reilly is the Founder andCEOof ENDEMIC, a LosAngeles-based eSports organization he co-ownswith seven-timeNBAAll-Star andOlympicGoldMedallist, Paul George. ENDEMIC currently competes in several titles across multiple genres, including Hearthstone, Fortnite, Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear, Magic The Gathering and Mortal Kombat 11. In the four years since its inception, ENDEMIC has already won two Major Championships and has competed at three World Championships in three separate titles. As a result of these accomplishments, Reilly and ENDEMIC have been featured by several publications and media outlets, such as ESPN, CNN, InvenGlobal and Sports Business Journal . Before founding ENDEMIC, Reilly spent over a decade at Apple, where he focused on B2B solutions for companies in the Film, Television, Music, Gaming, and Sports industries – advising clients such asDisney, NBCUniversal, Jordan Brand and theOrlandoMagic on howto integrate Apple’s technology into their respective workflows. During his time at Apple, Reilly maintained his responsibilities to the company while simultaneously utilizing weekends and days off to compete in professional gaming tournaments held across the globe; a community he has been a part of since hewas 15 years old. This longhistory incompetitivegamingmadehis entry into theeSports industrywithENDEMIC a natural transition, and he firmly believes this competitive perspective gives him a unique advantagewhenworkingwith talent as a leader in the business. SPEAKERPROFILE