Top Technology Experts Featured at Gaming Technology Summit
LAS VEGAS (April 22, 2010) – Many of the gaming industry’s leading technology experts will be showcased at the eighth annual Gaming Technology Summit, May 25-26 at the Green Valley Ranch here. They head a roster of more than three dozen confirmed speakers for the event, a list that is still growing daily.
“Gaming Technology Summit always attracts the most innovative and experienced people in the gaming and information technology industries, and our lineup this year will be no exception,” said Saverio R. Scheri III, Managing Director at WhiteSand Gaming, co-producer of the Summit along with BNP Media. “They represent a strong mix of casino resort operators and industry suppliers, so attendees will benefit from all the angles.”
Speakers already confirmed from casino resort operators include:
• Marshall Andrew, Chief Information Officer, Cosmopolitan
• Lyle Bell, Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Seminole Gaming
• Katrina Lane, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Harrah's Entertainment
• Michael K. Morgan, Chief Financial Officer, Desert Diamond Casinos
• Steve Murphy, Acting Vice President of International IT Operations, MGM Mirage
• Bill Oliver, Chief Information Officer, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Jeffrey Pepple, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Scott Reinhardt, Executive Director of Database Marketing and Innovation, Barona Resort & Casino
• Bobby Soper, President, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
With technology innovations often coming from the supply side of the industry, the Summit speaker lineup also includes the following high-level executives:
• Willy Allison, President, World Game Protection
• Adrian Marcu, Vice President, Architecture, IGT
• Mark Pace, Vice President of Network Gaming Engineering and Operations, WMS Gaming, Inc.
• Andy Preas, President, Service Tracking Systems
• Javier Saenz, Vice President Network Systems, IGT
• Jonathan Seigle, Vice President Casino & Resort Division, MICROS Systems, Inc.
• Paul C. Steelman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Steelman Partners
In addition, the Summit welcomes keynote speakers Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor of the City of Las Vegas and Rich Schneider, Senior Vice President, Server Based Applications for IGT.
The Summit offers 30 information-packed conference sessions and keynote presentations during its two-day run. In addition, presenting sponsor Gaming Standards Association will offer a workshop on May 24 that is open to all Summit attendees. For the complete program and to see a current speaker list, please visit www.gametechsummit.com.
With the proven ability of the Summit to reach leading technology professionals, vendors have a unique opportunity to reach key customers through exhibit booths and sponsorships. Any company interested in being a part of GTS should contact BNP Media’s Lesley Grashow, (203) 938-2782 or grashowl@bnpmedia.com.
The Summit is co-produced by WhiteSand Gaming, which provides strategy, operations and technology consulting services to the gaming and hospitality industries; and BNP Media Gaming Group, the leading producer of trade magazines, newsletters and trade shows serving the gaming industry around the world.
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Media contacts: Charles Anderer, Group Publisher, Gaming, BNP Media, (914) 948-5758, andererc@bnpmedia.com; Jim Nickerson, Director, WhiteSand Gaming, (702) 798-0647, jnickerson@WhiteSandGaming.com.
LAS VEGAS (April 22, 2010) – Many of the gaming industry’s leading technology experts will be showcased at the eighth annual Gaming Technology Summit, May 25-26 at the Green Valley Ranch here. They head a roster of more than three dozen confirmed speakers for the event, a list that is still growing daily.
“Gaming Technology Summit always attracts the most innovative and experienced people in the gaming and information technology industries, and our lineup this year will be no exception,” said Saverio R. Scheri III, Managing Director at WhiteSand Gaming, co-producer of the Summit along with BNP Media. “They represent a strong mix of casino resort operators and industry suppliers, so attendees will benefit from all the angles.”
Speakers already confirmed from casino resort operators include:
• Marshall Andrew, Chief Information Officer, Cosmopolitan
• Lyle Bell, Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Seminole Gaming
• Katrina Lane, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Harrah's Entertainment
• Michael K. Morgan, Chief Financial Officer, Desert Diamond Casinos
• Steve Murphy, Acting Vice President of International IT Operations, MGM Mirage
• Bill Oliver, Chief Information Officer, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Jeffrey Pepple, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Scott Reinhardt, Executive Director of Database Marketing and Innovation, Barona Resort & Casino
• Bobby Soper, President, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
With technology innovations often coming from the supply side of the industry, the Summit speaker lineup also includes the following high-level executives:
• Willy Allison, President, World Game Protection
• Adrian Marcu, Vice President, Architecture, IGT
• Mark Pace, Vice President of Network Gaming Engineering and Operations, WMS Gaming, Inc.
• Andy Preas, President, Service Tracking Systems
• Javier Saenz, Vice President Network Systems, IGT
• Jonathan Seigle, Vice President Casino & Resort Division, MICROS Systems, Inc.
• Paul C. Steelman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Steelman Partners
In addition, the Summit welcomes keynote speakers Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor of the City of Las Vegas and Rich Schneider, Senior Vice President, Server Based Applications for IGT.
The Summit offers 30 information-packed conference sessions and keynote presentations during its two-day run. In addition, presenting sponsor Gaming Standards Association will offer a workshop on May 24 that is open to all Summit attendees. For the complete program and to see a current speaker list, please visit www.gametechsummit.com.
With the proven ability of the Summit to reach leading technology professionals, vendors have a unique opportunity to reach key customers through exhibit booths and sponsorships. Any company interested in being a part of GTS should contact BNP Media’s Lesley Grashow, (203) 938-2782 or grashowl@bnpmedia.com.
The Summit is co-produced by WhiteSand Gaming, which provides strategy, operations and technology consulting services to the gaming and hospitality industries; and BNP Media Gaming Group, the leading producer of trade magazines, newsletters and trade shows serving the gaming industry around the world.
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Media contacts: Charles Anderer, Group Publisher, Gaming, BNP Media, (914) 948-5758, andererc@bnpmedia.com; Jim Nickerson, Director, WhiteSand Gaming, (702) 798-0647, jnickerson@WhiteSandGaming.com.
