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Tom Lemke (General Manager at Unikrn Germany) to join the eSport panel at VIGE2018

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Vienna – 2 May 2018 – The second edition of Vienna International Gaming Expo is going to be held on the 31st of May at Melia Vienna and promises to bring yet another quality day of learning and networking.

The agenda of the event will focus on the latest developments in terms of compliance in Austria, Malta, Italy and Romania and will feature panel discussion about fraud detection, customer retention, artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, casino technology, eSports, daily fantasy sports, cryptocurrency and use of blockchain.

You can view the detailed agenda on the following link.

The latest announce speaker will you the “eSports – growth opportunity for European operators” panel discussion.

eSports is a rapidly expanding industry with widespread popularity across the globe. In fact, according to a recent study by Super Data Research, based in the US, the market scraped in a value of $892 million (around £717.6m) in 2016. They believe that this year this figure will soar to over $1 billion.

The panelist are going to give their insights of the industry in Europe and the confirmed speakers are: Daniel Sherlock (Founder of Game Mentorz), Manuel Haselberger (Head of Communications and PR at Austria’s national eSport Federation “eSport Verband Österreich – ESVÖ”), Niklas Timmermann (Vice President of the German eSports Association – ESBD) and Tom Lemke (General Manager at Unikrn Germany).

Tom Lemke (General Manager at Unikrn Germany)

Tom has been an active participant in the esports world since 1999, playing Counter-Strike on the highest German level, co-founding teams such as Mousesports and BIG. In 2007 Tom began his career in the betting industry, starting out as a live-trader for football, while studying journalism and Korean history in Berlin. In 2012 he created a comprehensive esports book, offering Starcraft 2, League of Legends, Dota2 and Counter-Strike, developing submarkets such as “First Blood” and “Pentakill”. In 2015 he joined the Seattle Start-Up “Unikrn” as their Vice President of Business Development. He got promoted to General Manager in 2017, overseeing the betting operation in Europe and leading the German Unikrn team.

About Unikrn

Unikrn is the worldwide leader in esports betting. You can bet legally, for free, anywhere in the world using Unikoins, our virtual tokens. Back your picks with Unikoins or real money and feel the rush when you watch the next big match.

For more details visit https://unikrn.com/

Make sure you register in order to get a chance to networking with the representatives of top companies of the gambling industry from around the world and explore the demo zone.

Register here!

Zoltán is a self-taught publisher and events organizer who has developed several brands and services that have increased the notoriety of his company within multi-billion dollar industries. In 2018, he has become a TEDx speaker and talked about reputation management in the digital era. As Co-Founder of HIPTHER Agency, Zoltan has helped develop highly respected online news portals, virtual and in-person conferences that cater to multiple industries on 5 continents. Among the developed brands and services you can find online news portals that cover several tech industries, gaming, blockchain, fintech, artificial intelligence, and more. In parallel, the company has built a portfolio of annually organized boutique-style conferences in Europe and North America. All the events organized by his company focus on bringing a wealth of information about the latest innovation in several industries such as Entertainment, Technology, Gaming and Gambling, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Quantum Technology, Legal Cannabis, Health and Lifestyle, VR/AR, eSports and many more. Zoltan enjoys writing articles on all portals owned by the HIPTHER Agency, talking at conferences, hosting the weekly HIPTHER Talks Podcast, and loves spending time with his family. Zoltan is a duathlete who enjoys training for different international competitions which include running and cycling.

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