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CEEGC 2018

Ray Wilson (AMLGS), Francesco Baranca (Federbet), Jack Symons (gamban) and Nikos Roumnakis (EOGL) to speak at CEEGC 2018 Budapest

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Budapest – 4 September 2018 – With just 3 weeks until the 3rd edition of CEEGC Budapest opens its doors, we are honored to introduce 4 more experts who will join the “Horus Session” panel discussion which will focus on Responsible Gambling, AML and Match-fixing.

We are gearing up for a very busy and +35 experts from around the world will give their insights into various topics such as compliance, innovation, the above mentioned Responsible Gambling, AML, KYC, Match-fixing and more.

The conference will be held on the 25th of September at The Ritz-Carlton Budapest and you can view the full agenda of CEEGC 2018 on the following link

REGISTER HERE, to benefit of an exclusive of 15% for your ticket(s). Make sure you use the “CEEGC2018” promo code when registering.

The above mentioned panel discussion will be moderated by Dan Iliovici, former Romanian regulator and the dialogue will be among the already confirmed speakers Ray Wilson (Anti-Money Laundering Global Solutions Ltd), Bahar Alaeddini (Harris Hagan), Francesco Baranca (Federbet), Jack Symons (gamban) and Nikos Roumnakis (EOGL).

You can find the biographies of the expert below and make sure you register and gain access into the insights of the conference.

About Dan Iliovici (Moderator)

Dan Iliovici is Vice President of ROMBET – Romanian Gambling Organizers’ Association, one of the most important association of the industry.

With a rich experience in the gambling industry, former President of the Romanian gambling regulator – The National Gambling Office, Dan Iliovici is one of the personalities who contributed the most to industry’s professionalization. Along the years, he was involved in the Romanian market transformation into a consolidated and transparent industry, with a strong focus on responsible gambling.

 

About Ray Wilson

Ray specialises in assisting regulated sector businesses prevent money laundering and financial crime in its varying forms and has a very unique insight that is hard to find.

Ray worked for various Law Enforcement Agencies for over a decade and has been involved in multiple high end money laundering investigations. As well as having worked for several years as part of the United Kingdom’s Financial Intelligence Unit as a Financial Investigator, Ray spent much of his career working as part of the covert operations unit portraying many different roles, including the role of a high end money launderer. This unique insight into the mind of a criminal allows institutions to see the vulnerabilities and risks from a new angle. Ray advises a large number of organisations with regards to their AML/CTF compliance programmes and has lectured extensively in the UK and across Europe.

About Jack Symons

Jack is the founder and CEO of gamban®. Formed as a result of his own experience with problem gambling and his dissatisfaction with existing self-exclusion options, Jack brought the most affordable, effective and lightweight gambling-blocking software to the market. The aim is help individuals stop gambling and organisations (businesses, operators and education institutions) improve sustainability.

 

 

About Francesco Baranca

Francesco Baranca (Chairman of Committee on Ethics and Fair Play of Football Federation of Ukraine)

Secretary General, FederBet (Austria & Belgium)Francesco Baranca is an expert in detecting fixed matches, who has revealed hundreds of matches featuring unfair players and teams over the years of his work.

Francesco is an Italian national who is the Secretary General of FederBet, an anti match-fixing organization based in Brussels.

He was head of the legal department of Stanleybet Malta Ltd. from 2001 to 2006, GoldBet Sportwetten GmbH from 2006 to 2009, and SKS365 GmbH from 2009 to 2013.

He has a Masters Degree in Law from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, in Milan.

He speaks Italian, English, French, Spanish and German.

Francesco has been newly elected as Chairman of the Committee for Ethics and Fair Play of the Football Federation of Ukraine.

About Nikos Roumnakis

Nikos Roumnakis is a highly motivated, C level executive with extensive domestic and global experience in online gaming, casino and VLTs market. Moreover, he specializes in gambling law, compliance, e-commerce, product/brand marketing and development and he has been involved in nationally regulated gaming markets acquiring valuable hands-on experience in regulatory compliance for on-line sports betting, gaming and lottery.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MBA from the Athens University of Economics and Business. Former CEO of Hellenic Horse Racing Company, he now serves as President of the European Organization for Gaming Law.

With more than 20 years of experience as senior manager in local and international companies he possesses strong skills in creating new business opportunities and building new markets together with remarkable planning and execution capabilities.

REGISTER HERE, to benefit of a quality lineup of speaker and networking with C-level delegates during the 3rd edition of CEEGC Budapest. Make sure you use the “CEEGC2018” promo code when registering.

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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