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As we reflect upon the successful conclusion of Next World Forum 2023, it is without a doubt that we have set the benchmark on pushing boundaries and redefining possibility.
This monumental gathering not only bolstered our presence in the global esports and gaming arena but also underlined our unwavering commitment to progress, innovation, and collaboration.
Through the collective efforts of speakers, our partners, and delegates, we've cast a vision for a dynamic gaming future in Saudi Arabia and we thank you for being an integral part of this remarkable journey.
I am especially thrilled to introduce "Next World Forum Labs", our initiative designed to build on the Forum's achievements and sustain the momentum. This platform will be a beacon of knowledge sharing insights, and the latest trends in the industry.
Join us for this exciting new chapter!
H.R.H. Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Al Saud Chairman, Saudi Esports Federation
2023 SPEAKERS
![H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691313831.jpg)
H.R.H Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud
Chairman of Board of Directors,Saudi Esports Federation
![Turki Al Fawzan](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676415.jpg)
Turki Al Fawzan
Chief Executive Officer,Saudi Esports Federation
![David Stelzer](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691466320.jpg)
David Stelzer
Sr. Director of Unreal Engine Business, Games,Epic Games
![Min-Liang Tan](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1692259263.jpg)
Min-Liang Tan
CEO,Razer
![Francois Xavier Deniele](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691466683.jpg)
Francois Xavier Deniele
VP, Global Esports & Competitive Games,Ubisoft
![Tim Scott](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691563232.jpg)
Tim Scott
Director of Public Policy,Roblox
![Kevin Lin](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676544.jpg)
Kevin Lin
Co-Founder,Twitch / Metatheory
![Alberto Gonzalez Lorca](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691462761.jpg)
Alberto Gonzalez Lorca
Vice President of Southern Europe,Bandai Namco
![Badr Almarshoud](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693115219.jpg)
Badr Almarshoud
Head of stc play,stc play
![Michał Blicharz](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691467983.jpg)
Michał Blicharz
VP Product Development,EFG
![James Yang](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693115634.jpg)
James Yang
Director of Global Esports Center, Tencent Games,Tencent
![Wayne Borg](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691462674.jpg)
Wayne Borg
Managing Director - Media, Entertainment, Culture & Fashion Industries,NEOM
![Jamie Ottilie](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472376.jpg)
Jamie Ottilie
Chief Executive Officer,Telltale Games
![Mike Milanov](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693115966.jpg)
Mike Milanov
Advisory Board Member,Qiddiya
![Jan Paterson OBE](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691463280.jpg)
Jan Paterson OBE
Managing Director,NEOM Sport
![Jessica Tams](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470297.jpg)
Jessica Tams
Independent Director, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee,Atari
![Kun Gao](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691459966.jpg)
Kun Gao
Co-Founder, President of Forge,Crunchyroll, GGWP
![Dr. Abdullatif bin Mohammed Al-Abdullatif](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693115896.jpg)
Dr. Abdullatif bin Mohammed Al-Abdullatif
CEO,General Commission for Audiovisual Media
![Jens Hilgers](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691460299.jpg)
Jens Hilgers
Founder,BITKRAFT Ventures, G2 Chairman
![David Higley](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691460709.jpg)
David Higley
Managing Director,Lazard
![Kyu Lee](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691460808.jpg)
Kyu Lee
President,COM2US
![Gareth Bale MBE](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1692340565.jpg)
Gareth Bale MBE
Professional Footballer![Michael Bay](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1692779907.jpg)
Michael Bay
Director / Producer,Bay Films
![Gary Vaynerchuk](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693115802.jpg)
Gary Vaynerchuk
Entrepreneur & Internet Personality![Danni Tang](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691462835.jpg)
Danni Tang
Co-Founder,VSPO
![Timo Krueger](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691462919.jpg)
Timo Krueger
Commercial Director Esports & Gaming,Nielsen
![Alexander Harutyunyan](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693209634.jpg)
Alexander Harutyunyan
Co-Founder,Creta
![Hicham Chahine](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691466090.jpg)
Hicham Chahine
Co-CEO and Founder,Ninjas in Pyjamas
![Mohammed Alotaiby](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693320010.jpg)
Mohammed Alotaiby
COO,SCCC Alibaba Cloud
![Matthew Woods](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691466220.jpg)
Matthew Woods
CEO and Co-Founder,AFK Esports
![Michael Kent](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691466576.jpg)
Michael Kent
Co-Founder,Dexerto
![Todd Harris](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691466862.jpg)
Todd Harris
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,Skillshot
![Clinton Sparks](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691563476.jpg)
Clinton Sparks
Entrepreneur, Esports Business Developer,Clinton Sparks
![Ralf Reichert](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691467381.jpg)
Ralf Reichert
Chairman,ESL FACEIT Group
![Lisa Hanson](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691467747.jpg)
Lisa Hanson
CEO,Niko Partners
![Christoph Ortlepp](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691467857.jpg)
Christoph Ortlepp
Co-Founder and COO,Virtex
![Stuart Saw](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676599.jpg)
Stuart Saw
CEO,RTS
![Adisorn Phonnarut](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691563422.jpg)
Adisorn Phonnarut
Head of Razer Gold,Razer
![Celeste Koay](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676444.jpg)
Celeste Koay
Global Head of Marketing, Razer Gold,Razer
![Voon Jia Liang](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691563671.jpg)
Voon Jia Liang
Senior Director, Global Business Development (Services),Razer
![Arnab Bhattacharya](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691681137.jpg)
Arnab Bhattacharya
Strategy Director,Qiddiya
![Mossad Al Dossary](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691565203.jpg)
Mossad Al Dossary
CEO,Team Falcons
![Joachim Haraldsen](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676523.jpg)
Joachim Haraldsen
Advisor,Steinbukken
![Chris Busse](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691469377.jpg)
Chris Busse
Co-Founder & CCO,Seven Falls
![Kate Edwards](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691469484.jpg)
Kate Edwards
CEO, Principal Consultant & Geographer,Geogrify LLC
![Khalid Khalifa](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691469669.jpg)
Khalid Khalifa
Regional Representative at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),UNHCR
![Michał Kłosiński](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676568.jpg)
Michał Kłosiński
Associate Professor,University of Silesia
![Craig Levine](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691469899.jpg)
Craig Levine
Co-CEO,ESL FACEIT
![Niccolò Maisto](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470000.jpg)
Niccolò Maisto
Co-CEO,ESL FACEIT
![Holly Liu](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470196.jpg)
Holly Liu
Co-Founder of Kabam,Kabam / PKO Investments
![Boyoung Kim](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470397.jpg)
Boyoung Kim
Investor / Women's Gaming Startup advisor,Griffin Gaming Partners
![Fan Shen](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470471.jpg)
Fan Shen
ex-VP of Games,Dapper Labs
![Brian Woodhouse](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470770.jpg)
Brian Woodhouse
General Manager,Lucid Games
![Khizer Khaderi](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470856.jpg)
Khizer Khaderi
Founder & Director, Stanford Human Perception Lab,Stanford
![Simon Barratt](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691470982.jpg)
Simon Barratt
Co-Founder & CEO,Cooperative Innovations
![Dave Ranyard](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691471086.jpg)
Dave Ranyard
CEO,Dream Reality Interactive Ltd
![Przemysław Siemaszko](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1692779538.jpg)
Przemysław Siemaszko
CEO,GGPredict
![Gregory Menvielle](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691471295.jpg)
Gregory Menvielle
Co-Founder & CEO,Okaya
![Dr. Jordan Tsai](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691471417.jpg)
Dr. Jordan Tsai
Respawn Therapy Founder, Physical Therapist, Secretlab Ergonomics Advisory Board Member,Respawn Therapy, Secretlab
![Michael Breus](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691563625.jpg)
Michael Breus
Psychologist, Board Certified Sleep Specialist,The Sleep Doctor
![Melita Moore](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691471856.jpg)
Melita Moore
Board Member & Chair, Health & Wellness Commission,Global Esports Federation
![Yat Siu](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691676643.jpg)
Yat Siu
Chairman and Co-Founder,Animoca Brands
![Sebastien Borget](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472031.jpg)
Sebastien Borget
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer,The Sandbox
![Nazih Fares](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472177.jpg)
Nazih Fares
Head of Localization and Comms,The 4 Winds Entertainment
![Rami Ismail](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472283.jpg)
Rami Ismail
Executive Director,Gamedev.world
![Paul Dawalibi](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472553.jpg)
Paul Dawalibi
CEO,Holodeck Ventures
![Russ Harding](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472656.jpg)
Russ Harding
Chief Creative Officer,Emergent Entertainment
![Sam Cooke](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691563836.jpg)
Sam Cooke
Managing Director and Co-Founder,Esports Insider
![Nicolas Hulsmans](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691472985.jpg)
Nicolas Hulsmans
Co-Founder,Dexerto
![Ed Fries](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691473067.jpg)
Ed Fries
General Partner,1UP Ventures
![Steven Huot](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691473173.jpg)
Steven Huot
CEO,The 4 Winds Entertainment
![Peter Y. Levin](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1691473271.jpg)
Peter Y. Levin
Managing Director,Griffin Gaming Partners
![Flo 'ElChikito' Gutierrez](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693220461.jpg)
Flo 'ElChikito' Gutierrez
International Independant Esports Expert,CHIKIT
![Fabian Furch](https://survey.gamers8.gg/uploads/Speaker/1693116277.jpg)
Fabian Furch
Co-Founder & MD,Early Game Group