OFFICIAL VIDEO DAY 1
OFFICIAL VIDEO DAY 2
PROGRAM
DAY 1: Tuesday 9 September 2025
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Time Finish |
Duration | Style | Title | Speakers conf |
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| 10:30 | 11:00 | 00:30 | Welcome Networking Coffee and Registration | ||
| 11:00 | 11:05 | 00:05 | Remarks | Summit Chairman's Welcome |
ANDREW W SCOTT
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming |
| 11:05 | 11:25 | 00:20 | Keynote | KEYNOTE SPEECH
Appointed Chairman and CEO of PAGCOR in August 2022, Alejandro Tengco has spent the past three years preparing a comprehensive overhaul of the Philippine gaming regulator. Hear his thoughts and insights into PAGCOR’s future and the latest on the many developments taking place within the Philippines’ rapidly expanding gaming industry. |
ALEJANDRO H. TENGCO
Chairman and CEO
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) |
| 11:25 | 12:10 | 00:45 | Panel | SMART TABLES: CHANGING THE GAME
With all six of Macau’s concessionaires as well as operators in Singapore, the Philippines and Australia now enjoying their benefits, the verdict is in: smart table game technology is transforming the industry. Join us as leading proponents of smart tables explain what they have learned during the first years of rollout and how the data this technology is capturing is being utilized to establish more efficient and profitable gaming floors. |
BEN BLASCHKE (moderator)
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
TERRI COOPER
Chief Executive Officer
Paltronics Australasia Pty Ltd
DAVID CROFT
SVP Gaming Optimisation & Strategy
Tangam Systems
GRAEME CROFT
President, Asia-Pacific
Walker Digital Table Systems
BRYAN JENKINS
Managing Director
Angel Australasia Pty Ltd |
| 12:10 | 13:25 | 01:15 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 13:25 | 14:05 | 00:40 | At the bar | By Design: How IR Buildings Are Driving Revenue
This panel brings together leaders in casino and integrated resort design to discuss latest design trends and how player preferences and expectations have shaped the evolution of design. What can we expect from new resort developments? What design paradigms of the past should we leave behind? And what should the prospective buyers of PAGCOR casinos be looking to change up to drive player appeal? |
ANDREW W SCOTT (moderator)
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming
JOEY CRUZ
Partner
HBA
PAUL HERETAKIS
Managing Director
WESTAR Architects |
| 14:05 | 14:45 | 00:40 | At the bar | Remote Gaming: The Philippines' New Battleground
The Philippines' remote gaming model is unique in how it utilizes the existing facilities of land-based operators to provide an online experience to local residents. Find out what operators and regulators are doing to fine-tune this product while keeping up with its explosive growth in a post-POGO world. |
BEN BLASCHKE (moderator)
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
MARK GILBERT
Consultant, Online Gaming
Newport World Resorts
MAGDALENA PODHORSKA-OKOLOW
VP Commercial - MD Europe, iGaming
Light & Wonder
EVAN SPYTMA
CEO
Casino Plus
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| 14:45 | 15:05 | 00:20 | Afternoon Networking Coffee | ||
| 15:05 | 15:45 | 00:40 | Panel | OPTIMIZING THE CASINO FLOOR IN 2025: VIP TO MASS
The Asian gaming landscape is changing with operators across the region shifting their focus from the once dominant VIP sector to mass and premium mass. With junket rooms becoming less prolific, find out from operators and suppliers how they are reconfiguring their products in an ever-more post-junket world to appeal to this changing customer demographic. |
BEN BLASCHKE (moderator)
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
DAVID CROFT
SVP Gaming Optimisation & Strategy
Tangam Systems
MICHAEL KRISPLI
Vice President, EGM Operations
NUSTAR Resort and Casino
CYRUS SHERAFAT
EVP, Head of Gaming
Solaire Resort and Casino
JON WOLFE
President – Global Systems and Services
Light & Wonder
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| 15:45 | 16:25 | 00:40 | Presentation | THE VALUE OF ONGOING GOVERNMENT-OPERATOR ENGAGEMENT AND ALIGNMENT
Whether it be a greenfield gaming jurisdiction or an established market, productive engagement and alignment of priorities between the government and its operators is essential in ensuring a healthy, sustainable industry. In this eye-opening presentation, George Tanasijevich – former President and CEO of Marina Bay Sands and a key figure in the development of Singapore’s successful IR model – details the importance of establishing an alignment of interest between operators, government and the public in order to ensure positive results for all. |
GEORGE TANASIJEVICH
Former President and CEO, Marina Bay Sands
Former Managing Director Global Development, Las Vegas Sands
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| 16:25 | 16:30 | 00:05 | Remarks | Summit Chairman's Closing |
ANDREW W SCOTT
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming |
DAY 2: Wednesday 10 September 2025
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| Time Start |
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Duration | Style | Title | Speakers conf |
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| 09:30 | 10:00 | 00:30 | Welcome Networking Coffee and Registration | ||
| 10:00 | 10:05 | 00:05 | Remarks | Keynote Introduction |
ANDREW W SCOTT
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming |
| 10:05 | 10:25 | 00:20 | Keynote | Keynote Speech
Hear from Nilo Rodriguez, the CEO of Newport World Resorts, as he outlines the company's impressive growth over the past two years, how he views the evolution of the Philippines gaming and tourism industries and how his company plans to capitalize on opportunities. |
NILO THADDEUS RODRIGUEZ
President and CEO
Newport World Resorts |
| 10:25 | 10:30 | 00:05 | Remarks | Summit Chairman's Welcome |
BEN BLASCHKE
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming |
| 10:30 | 11:10 | 00:40 | Panel | THE PHILIPPINES: LOOKING AHEAD
The Philippines is already one of the world’s most dynamic gaming jurisdictions, but what will it look like five years from now? This panel brings together experts in land-based gaming operations to delve into how current expansion initiatives and the changing gaming landscape might impact integrated resorts and other casinos in the Philippines of tomorrow. |
ANDREW W SCOTT (moderator)
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming
SEAN KNIGHTS
Chief Operating Officer
NUSTAR Resort and Casino
RONALD PINEDA
Director
Thenix Solutions
EVAN SPYTMA
CEO
Casino Plus |
| 11:10 | 11:30 | 00:20 | Morning Networking Coffee | ||
| 11:30 | 12:10 | 00:40 | At the bar | Suppliers World: Insights and Trends Across the Asia Pacific Region
Leaders in the Asia-Pacific land-based slots space provide insights into the latest player trends across the region and how they are continuing to innovate to maximize engagement and maintain competitiveness with their industry peers. |
BEN BLASCHKE (moderator)
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
EDDIE AUChief Operating Officer
LT Game
DARYL BRUCE
Director, Product Management EGMs (Asia)
Light & Wonder
LLOYD ROBSON
Vice President of Sales & Operations, Asia
Aristocrat Gaming
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| 12:10 | 12:45 | 00:35 | Workshop | AI WORKSHOP: A QUICK AND DIRTY GUIDE ON USING CHATGPT WHILE RETAINING HUMAN QUALITY
Complete Media Group COO & CTO Cory Roberts provides a primer on using ChatGPT in ways that speed up processes and increase your capacity all while retaining your personal voice, which can too often feel overwritten by AI. |
CORY ROBERTS
COO and CTO, Inside Asian Gaming
Publisher, CDC Gaming
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| 12:45 | 14:00 | 01:15 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | 14:30 | 00:30 | Presentation | Legal Implications of Potential Money Laundering Arising from Transborder Online Gambling
In light of the recent arrests and convictions of 10 Chinese nationals in Singapore who were linked to online gambling operations based primarily in the Philippines (among other related crimes), Kok Keng will explore the novel and legally complex issue of whether proceeds derived from online gambling (licensed or otherwise) targeted at and offered to residents of states which prohibit such activities would, if used or converted into other assets in third countries, amount to money laundering in those third countries, and if so, the legal consequences for those involved.
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LAU KOK KENG
Partner, Head of Gaming Law
Rajah & Tann Asia |
| 14:30 | 15:10 | 00:40 | Panel | LEVERAGING NON-GAMING TO DRIVE GAMING
The Macau government is requiring its concessionaires to invest billions into non-gaming amenities over their current 10-year concession period to help diversify the economy. Is there method to the madness? We ask experts with decades of experience in the worlds of hospitality and entertainment in Macau and elsewhere how they utilize non-gaming offerings to complement the gaming product of their integrated resorts.
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ANDREW W SCOTT (moderator)
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming
DAVID BAXLEY
Regional Vice President – Entertainment
Sands China Ltd / Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
DR. IWAN DIETSCHI
Senior Vice President of Hospitality
MGM
ROGER LIENHARD
Executive Vice President - Hospitality
Galaxy Macau |
| 15:10 | 15:30 | 00:20 | Afternoon Networking Coffee | ||
| 15:30 | 16:10 | 00:40 | At the bar | Foreigner-Only Casinos: Embracing the Challenges and Opportunities
The pandemic highlighted some of the many unique challenges faced by the region's foreigner-only casinos in countries like South Korea and Vietnam, but operators are finding new ways to attract international visitors to their property while developing non-gaming amenities for locals. This panel explores some of their latest initiatives. |
BEN BLASCHKE (moderator)
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
CHEN SI
Chief Executive Officer
INSPIRE Entertainment Resort
ALAN TEO
Chief Executive Officer
Hoiana Resort and Golf |
| 16:10 | 16:15 | 00:05 | Remarks | Summit Chairman's Closing |
BEN BLASCHKE
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Alejandro H. Tengco
Chairman and CEO
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)
Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez
President and CEO
Newport World Resorts
CHAIRMEN
Day 1
Andrew W Scott
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming
Day 2
Ben Blaschke
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
SPEAKERS
Eddie Au
Chief Operating Officer
LT Game
David Baxley
Regional Vice President – Entertainment
Sands China Ltd / Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
Daryl Bruce
Director, Product Management EGMs (Asia)
Light & Wonder
Terri Cooper
Chief Executive Officer
Paltronics Australasia Pty Ltd
David Croft
SVP Gaming Optimisation & Strategy
Tangam Systems
Graeme Croft
President, Asia-Pacific
Walker Digital Table Systems
Joey Cruz
Partner
HBA
Dr. Iwan Dietschi
Senior Vice President of Hospitality
MGM
Mark Gilbert
Consultant, Online Gaming
Newport World Resorts
Paul Heretakis
Managing Director
WESTAR Architects
Bryan Jenkins
Managing Director
Angel Australasia Pty Ltd
Sean Knights
Chief Operating Officer
NUSTAR Resort and Casino
Michael Krispli
Vice President, EGM Operations
NUSTAR Resort and Casino
Lau Kok Keng
Partner, Head of Gaming Law
Rajah & Tann Asia
Roger Lienhard
Executive Vice President – Hospitality
Galaxy Macau
Ronald Pineda
Director
Thenix Solutions
Magdalena Podhorska-Okolow
VP Commercial – MD Europe, iGaming
Light & Wonder
Cory Roberts
COO and CTO, Inside Asian Gaming
Publisher, CDC Gaming
Lloyd Robson
Vice President of Sales & Operations, Asia
Aristocrat Gaming
Cyrus Sherafat
EVP, Head of Gaming
Solaire Resort and Casino
Chen Si
CEO
INSPIRE Entertainment Resort
Evan Spytma
CEO
Casino Plus
George Tanasijevich
Former President and CEO, Marina Bay Sands
Former Managing Director Global Development, Las Vegas Sands
Alan Teo
Chief Executive Officer
Hoiana Resort and Golf
Jon Wolfe
President – Global Systems and Services
Light & Wonder
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