Esports Insider has announced the return of business conference ESI London 2024, as well as a brand new Counter-Strike focused community evening event.
ESI Events has announced that ESI London 2024 will take place on Thursday June 13th, 2024 as a one-day event, featuring stage panels, discussions, meetings, roundtables and workshops.
Alongside this, attendees can look forward to “An Evening With” for the first time. This inaugural community event will ‘celebrate the rich history and vibrant present of Counter-Strike’ (CS) and take place at Boxpark Wembley. It will last for around an hour to an hour and a half.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and engage with Christopher ‘GeT_RiGhT’ Alesund, a legend in the world of CS who is a former pro player and now a streamer.
He’s a CSGO major winner, 2x HLTV Player of the year and 10x HLTV MVP, and was also an integral part of the famous NiP roster that went on their acclaimed 87-0 map win streak.
The Evening With event will include a talk and Q&A from GeT_RiGhT, a CS pub quiz with prizes, food and drinks, and activities at Boxpark Wembley including Pop Golf, MeetSpaceVR and PlayBox.
The CS event aligns with the Blast Premier Spring Final, the CS tournament taking place at the OVO Arena in Wembley from June 12th to 16th.
“We’re excited to bring the Counter-Strike community together for An Evening With Christopher ‘GeT_RiGhT’ Alesund. GeT_RiGhT’s impact on the game is immeasurable, and this event offers fans a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the greatest players in Counter-Strike history. An Evening With promises to be an unforgettable experience for all attendees and we can’t wait to see everybody there!”, said Sam Cooke, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Esports Insider.
ESI London 2024
As for ESI London 2024, the event is set to bring together 500+ industry professionals, with four main stage sessions and four roundtable sessions, ‘business speed dating’ meetings, food and beverages, plus social events like pop golf and VR gaming.
“We’re thrilled to unveil the revamped ESI London 2024, designed to maximise value and engagement for our attendees,” added Sam Cooke, Managing Director & Co-Founder at Esports Insider. “With a renewed focus on meaningful conversations and strategic partnerships, coupled with exciting collaborations with Blast , we’re set to deliver an unforgettable experience for the esports and gaming community.”
Pricing is £210 for ESI London 2024 (early bird rate until April 15th), £65 for an ESI London student pass, and £20 for the CS community event (or £35 for the same event with food and drink vouchers), pre-VAT.
Thanks to ESI Events’ partnership with Blast, An Evening With premium and ESI London ticket purchases will be granted one free ticket to the BLAST Premier Spring Final on Friday June 14th. This is limited to first 500 tickets purchased for ESI London and An Evening With (Premium) – Friday entry only.
There’s more info on the official ESI London 2024 web page and the page for ‘An Evening With’ CS community event.
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.
