THURSDAY ESPORTS CONVENTION
JANUARY 16TH, 2020 >> 18.00 - 21.30
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD OF ESPORTS, AND SIM RACING IN PARTICULAR.
What's happening in the world of esports? Top experts will give you more insight in marketing, current numbers, developments and how to reach the digital generation. And what's about virtual racing? High tech developements in hardware and software, create a very realistic race experience nowadays. The world of racing is opening up to a much larger public, creating new opportunities. Famous race drivers are being spotted online. Top racers and sim racers train together. ‘It is the dream of every boy to become a professional race driver’. Or is it? 'It might be the dream to become world’s fastest gamer?’ A panel of top sim racers, racers and director of the most successful sim racing team in the world, will discus the difference between real racing and sim racing and how this esport is evolving.
IMPRESSIONS
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RENÉ HOOGTERP
Moderator of the Evening
#Chairman of the official sim racing association of the Netherlands
#Commentator Ziggo Sport
#Commentator Ziggo eBattle
#Creative director Roadworks
MARCEL OFFERMANS
'It's more than a game, we simulate a real race'
#Managing Director Studio 397
#Sim racer
#Software architect
#Fellow at Luminis
#Development rFactor 2 ; worlds most realistic racing simulation
KARIN WENZ
'The world of esports'
#Assistant Professor at University Maastricht
# Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
#Answers to digital cultures and society
#Gamer
XAVIER MAASSEN
'The difference between racing and sim racing'
#Race driver
#Sports marketing
#Passion
#Formula 1 analyst for L1
MARCO ALBREGTS
'A new way of marketing via esports'
#Director/Founder Tribal Skills
#Expert in activation of communities, brands and rights holders via esports (o.a. for Ekstraklassa, BMW, Ajax Amsterdam, SAP, Mastercard)
#International playing field in upcoming/growing sports
BONO HUIS
'Life as world champion'
#Formula E Vegas Winner
#5 x FSR World Champion
#McLaren Shadow Driver
JAAP VISSER
'Proof of concepts how brands enter esports and reach the digital generation'
#Founder/Managing Director ESL Benelux
#In esports for 12 years
#Creating legendary moments through esports activation for brands like Mercedes-Benz, MediaMarkt, Deloitte.
#Working on a local and international level in esports
ATZE KERKHOF
'Training worlds best racers and breaking world records'
#Director Team RedLine
#Co-founder Adrenaline Control & Xperience
#Multiple World records sim racing
#World Championship wins in iRacing and FSR
#Former national Speed Skater