The full line-up of Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers has been announced as the event goes fully online-only.
The inaugural event of the International Federation of Esports Coaches (IFoEC) was previously due to take place at the University of Northampton in the UK this September, but organisers say it’s now switched to online to involve more speakers and reduce prices.
Tickets are now priced from £25 (recordings only, sent post-event) to £30 (two-day student pass) and £40 (regular two-day pass).
There are more than 25 Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers, including Ismael Pedraza (Performance Coach at G2), Parth Naidu (former General Manager at TSM) and Dr Caitlin McGee (Co-Founder at 1hp).
Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers
The speaker line-up features industry figures, applied performance practitioners and senior researchers from around the world. It includes:
- Bernadette Ramaker, performance coach, Koi
- Ismael Pedraza, performance coach, G2 Esports
- Dr Caitlin McGee, co-founder and COO, 1hp
- Parth Naidu, founder and CEO, Sido
- Julius Ylanne, head of esports, G2 Esports
- Dr Oliver Leis, research assistant, Leipzig University
- Lars Robl, sports psychologist and performance coach, Team Vitality
- Dr Phil Birch, senior lecturer in sport and exercise psychology, University of Chichester
- Casey Thomas, director of nutrition, 1hp
- Ben Hawkins, head of performance/head coach – esports, Williams Racing
- Damien Andrews, strength and conditioning coach, Guild Esports
- Callum Abbott, sport psychologist, Endpoint/Akolyte
- Dr Benjamin T.Sharpe, cognitive psychologist, University of Chichester
- Danny ‘tehda’ Squibb, academy development manager, Guild Esports
- Nati Zakalski, performance coach/psychologist, Team Liquid
- Jack J Williams, CEO and data scientist, iTero Gaming
- Youenn Rocaboy, performance manager, Fnatic
- Evie ‘Slumpii’ Leonard, Rocket League player, Endpoint
- Peter Varga, senior engineer, ex-Fnatic
- Sam Hine, data analyst, FlyQuest
- Jon ‘JustJon’ Ellis, League of Legends coach and mentor
- Dr Lucy Zhu, lecturer in esports, University of Northampton
- Fabian Broich, founder, Achieveminds
- Olafur Steinarsson, co-founder, Esports Coaching Academy
- Dr Dylan Poulus, lecturer in psychology, Southern Cross University
- Martina Cubric, senior manager, performance systems, Overactive Media
The full Esports Coaching & Performance Summit speakers list, agenda and schedule is available on the IFoEC Summit page.
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.
