First global eSports conference in the region to be held at CABSAT 2019
In collaboration with Dubai World Trade Center a number of leading names in the world of esports, ESME – Esports Middle East will be hosting the first international esports conference in the Arab region through the upcoming CABSAT 2019 Exhibition for multimedia and technology in Dubai
The CABSAT 2019 Esports Pavilion conference will be hosted by a number of VIP guests from the world of competitive video gaming, including UAE Esports Association’s board member and Mohammed Al Banna, The 2015 FIFA Interactive World Champion Abdulaziz Al-Shehri, General Manager of AGC Elie Gemayel, in addition to some international names such as president of IeSF “Colin Webster”, CEO of GINX Esports TV Michiel Bakker and Grow uP Esports president Fernando Pereira.
The guests will discuss a number of topics related to the status of local and global esports. They will also share their experiences discussing possible ways to advance the competitive business to the next level as international recognition is becoming more prominent each day, as was the case a few days ago with Chinese government’s official recognition.
In addition to the esports conference, CASBAT 2019 will feature workshops on various multimedia fields and the latest 5G communication technology and virtual reality, and is to be held March 12-14 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
Esports conference participants include:
- Saeed Sharaf – CEO eSports Middle East & Syrian Electronic Sports Association
- Colin Webster – President – International Electronic Sports Federation
- Fernando Pereira – President of Grow uP eSports
- Michiel Bakker- GINX Esports TV CEO
- Chantelle Tavis – NVIDIA – Marketing Manager MENA
- Luciano Rahal – Director of NASR eSports
- Klaus Kajetski – Founder of YaLLa Esports
- Hashem Alborno – Esports Director at Gamers Lounge
- Mohammad Albanna – Board member – UAE Esports Association / Team captain of vSlash Esports
- Baraa Abdulla – Presenter of Bahrain TV
- Eric Husny – Founder of the Rawa TV Platform
- Abdulaziz (Mr.D0ne) Alshehri – FIFA Interactive World Champion 2015
- • Mohammad Majali – Partner , FATE Esports
- Edouard Griveaud – Esports Manager – UTURN
- Elie Gemayel- General Manager Arab Gaming Championship (AGC)
- Fares Mokhaiber, Head , Team Lebanon
- And more ..
Full conference agenda can be found here : CABSAT 2019 Esports Pavilion agenda
This conference is invite-only and not open for public to attend as the goal is to raise awareness amoung brand, agencies and governments to invest and support esports players, teams, tournament organizers and content creators in Middle East & North Africa region.
