The 9th edition of EY! Encuentro Yogonet begins today

The event is being backed by SAGSE Buenos Aires and sponsored by top-level firms such as Konami, IGT, BMM, JCM and GLI. The first conference to be held is Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Keys to making secure and reliable decisions when renovating the slots theme.”

Speakers for this include such notable industry figures as  Eduardo Aching (Konami, Vice President International), Sebastián Salat (WMS Gaming, President International), John Connelly (Bally, Vice President, Business Development) and Sabby Gill (IGT, Vice President International Sales), with moderation by César Augusto Dechat (Trilenium Casino, Slot Manager).

The next conference, at 10.30 a.m., is entitled “Slots: How to take advantage of the player preferences to draw his attention.” This will be led by Robin Loyed (Global Operator Marketing, IGT); following this, at 11,45 am., Cristián Galarza (CEO, ASAP Comercio Exterior) will be among those discussing “Key import and export considerations in Argentina.”

The day will then wrap up with the conference “What and how much information do we need to take the right decision on our gaming operation”, which gets underway at 12.45 p.m.  The key speaker on this will be Andrew Cardno, inventor of more than 60 patents, winner of two Smithsonian Awards, and advisor to international companies such as Harrah’s Entertainment, IGT, Trump Entertaiment Resort, Best Buy, Wall-Mart and Penn National Gaming.

“We are really very satisfied with the turnout this year. More than 250 executives are registered to attend today and they’re among the most qualified visitors we have ever had, with more than 60% representing private and state gaming companies from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Peru, among other regional countries - befitting of the fact that EY! Encuentro Yogonet is a top-level training space for the Latin American gaming sector,” added the event organizers.