IAGR announced 2012 conference sessions and speaker list

The 2012 event also marks the first time an IAGR conference will be held in Asia.

The conference will focus on challenges faced by regulators as they seek to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of gambling oversight.  Expected to attend the annual gathering are IAGR members who represent gaming jurisdictions from throughout the world including those in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Central America, Caribbean and South America.  Industry representatives are also invited to attend this year’s conference.

Opening the conference will be Singapore’s Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry, Mr. S. Iswaran.  Attendees will also hear from a range of experts on the following topics:

•Developments in Asian Gaming: The World's Largest Market?
•Social Gaming: A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing?
•Future Trends in Gaming: Challenges and Opportunities
•International Transfer of Test Results
•Understanding and Mitigating Money Laundering / Terrorism Financing Risks in Casinos
•Sports Betting and Integrity - The Role of the Gambling Regulator
•Responsible Gambling
•International Developments: A Pathway to Cooperation?

The IAGR Conference panelists include:

•Susan Hensel, IAGR President & Director of Licensing, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
•Lau Peet Meng, CEO, Casino Regulatory Authority, Singapore
•Fernando Vitoria, Legal Adviser, DICJ – Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macao SAR
•Andre Wilsenach, CEO, Alderney Gambling Control Commission
•Melissa Blau, Director, iGaming Capital
•Julian Harris, Attorney at Law, Harris Hagan
•Jenny Williams, CEO, Gambling Commission (UK)
•Roger Withers, Chairman, Playtech
•James Maida, CEO, GLI
•Mark Lipparelli, Chairman, Nevada State Gaming Control Board
•Tan Boon Gin, Director, Commercial Affairs Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
•Nick Tofiluk, Director of Regulation, Gambling Commission (UK)
•Mike O’Kane, European Sports Security Association
•Robert Chappell, Director, Independent Gambling Authority, Australia
•Dr. Alex Blaszczynski, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia
•Dr. Jon Kelly, CEO, Responsible Gambling Council of Canada
•Richard Guay, Assistant Director General, Ministry of Public Safety, Province of Quebec
•Fortune Sekgaphane, CEO North West Gambling Board (South Africa)
•Wes Himes, Managing Partner, Policy Action
•Stephen Martino, Director, Maryland Lottery

The IAGR Conference will be immediately followed by the International Association of Gaming Advisors’ conference, which will be held in Singapore from October 23-25, 2012.

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