Esports Insider (ESI), the UK-based B2B esports events company and publication, has revealed the first wave of speakers at ESI London 2023.
This esports industry conference is ESI’s major flagship event, and this year will take place once again at Boxpark Wembley from October 19th to 20th, with Esports News UK proudly on board as a media partner.
ESI London 2023 will be Esports Insider’s biggest event yet, providing 20,000 square feet for industry esports and video game professionals to network, learn and connect.
Speakers at ESI London 2023 will provide industry insights in the form of sessions, professional lead workshops, panels and presentations (see below). The event will also offer attendees the chance to network with a global attendance of over 700 across brands, teams, publishers, media, creators, investors and more.
There will be PopGolf, Bad Axe Throwing and Meet Space VR for attendees to get involved in, and Lionscreed will be the tournament partner of ESI London.
Lionscreed will host the live finals of their Lions Clash Rocket League collegiate tournament on the evening of October 19th.
ESI London will also feature a monitored safe space (supported by TheGameHers) to allow attendees the option to take a breather and relax away from the main hubbub of the event should they need or wish to do so.
Agenda and speakers at ESI London 2023 confirmed
The esports industry continues to undergo substantial change in 2023. An industry correction after years of rapid growth has birthed changes, challenges and opportunities for stakeholders to traverse.
Nascent themes are also presenting themselves as esports, gaming and the creator economy continue to merge and evolve in exciting new ways. ESI London aims to explore this.
Featuring speakers from companies such as EA Sports, Pringles, Invictus Games, G2 Esports, Logitech G and NASEF, the speakers and agenda will include:
- The future of Counter-Strike esports
- Alex Inglot – Commissioner – ESL Pro League
- Marcus Schön – CFO – 9INE
- The perfect esports venue doesn’t exist?
- Dalian Ghent – Events and Community Coordinator – SideQuest Gamers Hub
- Adam Rydings – Director – Level Tap
- Gaming, esports, recovery and the Invictus Games Foundation
- Daniel Bingley – Network Architect – RBL
- Sam Newell – Director Of Communications – Invictus Games Foundation
- Daniel Penter – Managing Director & Co-Founder – UK Veterans Gaming
- Who’s coaching the coaches?
- FITGMR
- More than just a stream: Innovating the esports experience
- Luka Drezga – Chief Operating Officer – Ars Futura
- EA Sports FC – A new era
- Sam Turkbas – Sr. Director & Commissioner, FC Esports – EA SPORTS
As well as the industry-focused sessions, Day 2 of ESI London will feature Checkpoint, the event for the video game creator economy providing an array of panels and workshops for video game-focused content creators to learn from the industry experts and connect with them including:
- Content creators and esports orgs: Where is the value?
- Alban Dechelotte – CEO – G2 Esports
- Mitsouko Anderson – COO – DotX Talent
- Freeman Williams – Talent Manager – Excel Esports
- Uniting brands and creators: Why work together?
- Morgan Caelum – UK Community and Creator Manager – Logitech G
- Stay in the game: Creator campaigns that Pop!
- David Juvany- Senior Brand Manager – Pringles EU
- Avril Ryan – Asst. Brand Manager Partnerships & Promotions – Pringles EU
- Creator Platforms: A Shifting Landscape
- Imogen Wood – Co-Founder – Socially
ESI London will also host several exhibitors including Canon & WEX, TalkTalk Business, ESG Gaming, Ross Video and more. There will also be a plethora of brand activations and fun immersive activities.
For more information on ESI London 2023, including tickets, click here. The full agenda for ESI London 2023 can be found here.
ESI Summer Social heads to Resorts World Birmingham
Esports Insider has also announced its very first ESI Summer Social on September 6th at Resorts World Birmingham. This exclusive free event will touch on a little of what ESI London is all about with panel insights, F&B, and networking with select attendees in Birmingham which will be ground zero for gaming, esports and creators.
It will take place ahead of Insomnia Gaming Festival i71 and alongside the Apex Legends ALGS Championship in Birmingham.
Register your interest in the ESI Summer Social Birmingham here.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
