Subject: IAGR 2018 Copenhagen - Program Updates & Live Polling



IAGR Copenhagen 2018


Dear Delegates,

We are less than one week away from the IAGR 2018 Copenhagen Conference being held over 17-20 September at the Hotel Scandic Copenhagen. 

Program At-A-Glance
Please find the IAGR 2018 Copenhagen Conference Program At-A-Glance for the week's activities. Details of the sessions and speakers appear on the Program page.

Kindly note that times may have changed from previous published summaries of the program schedule, including an earlier start time on Monday.



THEME: Let Us Make Great Regulation - Together

Monday, September 17
  • 8.00 AM  Registration Opens
  • 9.00 AM  IAGR Board of Trustees Meeting
  • 12.30 PM  IAGR 2018 CONFERENCE PROGRAM BEGINS
  • 12.30 PM  Opening of the IAGR 2018 Copenhagen Conference: Welcome & Introduction
  • 12.40 PM  Host's Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • 12.50 PM  Keynote Session: Referees and Players: the Power of Synergy
  • 1.30 PM  IAGR statistics - 2017 survey
  • 2.00 PM  Refreshment Break
  • 2.15 PM  Sanctions - exploring the wide range and effectiveness of different sanctions imposed on licensees or illegal operators
  • 3.15 PM  Payment Blocking - Success or Failure?
  • 3.45 PM  GREF and GRAF greetings
  • 4.00 PM  End of Day Remarks
  • 5.00 PM  Delegates gather for departure to Opening Reception
  • 5.30 PM  Opening Reception: Copenhagen Town Hall
  • 7.30 PM  Delegates return to hotel
Tuesday, September 18
  • 7.30 AM  Registration Opens
  • 8:20 AM  Opening Remarks & Announcements
  • 8:30 AM  Welcome Address: The Minister for Taxation Karsten Lauritzen
  • 8.45 AM  Regulating gambling: a job for state / government or the industry? A debate illustrated by the topical example of India
  • 9.30 AM  Regulatory Dilemmas
  • 10.15 AM  Refreshment Break
  • 10:30 AM  Sports Betting in Africa
  • 11.15 AM  Gambling Developments in Latin America
  • 11.55 AM  Group Photo
  • 12.10 PM  Luncheon
  • 1:00 PM  Loot boxes - are you ahead of the game?
  • 1.45 PM  Gambling-Related Harm: Merits and Challenges Around Defining and Measuring Harm
  • 2.30 PM  Refreshment Break
  • 2.45 PM  Crisis and emergency management - Law enforcement oversight and crisis & emergency management in casinos
  • 3.35 PM  End of Day Remarks
  • 4.10 PM  Delegates gather for departure to Canal Cruise Networking Event
  • 4.20 PM  Buses depart for Canal Cruise
  • 4:50 PM  Social Networking Function: Canal Cruise
  • Evening on your own
Wednesday, September 19
  • 7.00 AM  Guided Walk/Run around Lakes of Copenhagen (next to hotel)
  • 7.30 AM  Registration Opens
  • 8.20 AM  Opening Remarks & Announcements
  • 8.30 AM  The importance of dialogue - what’s in it for regulators and the industry
  • 9.10 AM  Advertising ban - does that do the trick?
  • 9.55 AM  Refreshment Break
  • 10.15 AM  Sustainable Gaming Environment and Effective Regulation Through Social License and Risk Communication Strategies
  • 11.05 AM  Bonuses - Debate with Industry
  • 11.35 AM  New Sports Betting Opportunities in North America
  • 12.15 PM  Luncheon
  • 1.15 PM  Open Microphone (IAGR Members Only)
  • 2.15 PM  Refreshment Break
  • 2.30 PM  IAGR Annual Members Business Meeting (IAGR Members Only)
  • 3.30 PM  End of Day Remarks
  • 5.20 PM  Delegates gather for departure to Gala Dinner
  • 5.30 PM  Departure to Gala Dinner
  • 6.30 PM  IAGR Gala Dinner
  • 10:30 PM  Delegates return from Gala Dinner
Thursday, September 20
  • 8.00 AM  Registration Opens
  • 8.55 AM  Opening Remarks & Announcements
  • 9.00 AM  GLI Regulators Seminar: Welcome and Opening Remarks - What’s New and What’s Not
  • 9.15 AM  GLI: Information Security: Autopsy of a Cyber attack
  • 10.15 AM  Refreshment Break
  • 10.30 AM GLI: Ask the Experts: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Virtual Reality, Fantasy Sports, Loot Boxes
  • 11.15 AM  GLI: Workshop 1: Bulletproof Services – Top 5 Gaming Cybersecurity Issues
  • 11.15 AM  GLI: Workshop 2: GLI University® Training Program
  • 11.15 AM  GLI: Workshop 3: Advance Game Concepts & Skill-Based Gaming
  • 11.45 AM  GLI Regulators Seminar: Final Questions
  • 12.00 PM  Morning Session Closing Remarks from IAGR President Dale Fuga
  • 12.00 PM  Luncheon
  • 1:00 PM  IMGL Masterclass: How Can the Industry be Truly Socially Responsible
  • 2.20 PM  Refreshment Break
  • 2.40 PM  IMGL Masterclass: The Gaming Industry in 2018 - Where to Now?
  • 4.00 PM  IAGR 2018 Copenhagen Conference Closing Remarks

Sli.do Live Poll

Delegates will have the opportunity to provide feedback during sessions with the Sli.do live-polling program. Further details will be shared at the conference.

Open Mic Session:  IAGR Member Call to Action
IAGR Members are invited to 'take the mic' during this IAGR Members-only session to share a challenge. Please contact Conference Co-Chairs Birgitte Sand or Trude Felde within the next week to take an active role in this session. 
Key Links
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Hotel  

The IAGR 2018 Copenhagen Conference is open for registration by all interested parties and not only for regulators (IAGR Members and Non-Members).
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